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         SUPER S2DL3

 SUPER 370DL6
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USER’S MANUAL

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Summary of Contents for SUPER 370DL3

Page 1: ...SUPER S2DL3 SUPER 370DL6 SUPER 370DL3 SUPER 370DLE USER S MANUAL Revision 1 0 SUPER...

Page 2: ...ILITY 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 TH...

Page 3: ...at should be included in your mainboard box describes the features specifications and performance of the SUPER S2DL3 370DL6 370DL3 370DLE mainboard and provides detailed information about the chipset...

Page 4: ...r s Manual Chapter 4 includes an introduction to BIOS and provides detailed information on running the CMOS Setup utility Appendix A gives information on BIOS error beep codes and messages Appendix B...

Page 5: ...s LE Chipset System Block Diagram 1 16 Motherboard Features 1 17 1 2 Chipset Overview 1 19 1 3 Special Features 1 19 ATI Graphics Controller 1 19 BIOS Recovery 1 19 Recovery from AC Power Loss 1 19 1...

Page 6: ...3 Wake On LAN 2 13 Wake On Modem 2 13 Power Supply Fail Header 2 14 SLED1 SCSI LED Indicator 2 14 2 7 DIP Switch Settings 2 15 DIP Switch 1 Core Bus Ratio 2 15 2 8 Jumper Settings 2 16 CMOS Clear 2 16...

Page 7: ...S Features 4 2 4 3 Running Setup 4 2 Standard CMOS Setup 4 4 Advanced CMOS Setup 4 5 Advanced Chipset Setup 4 9 Power Management 4 10 PCI Plug and Play Setup 4 13 Peripheral Setup 4 16 Auto Detect Har...

Page 8: ...Notes SUPER S2DL3 370DL6 370DL3 370DLE User s Manual viii...

Page 9: ...following items have all been included with your motherboard If anything listed here is damaged or missing contact your retailer One 1 Supermicro Mainboard One 1 ribbon cable for IDE devices One 1 fl...

Page 10: ...08 895 2008 E mail marketing supermicro com General Information support supermicro com Technical Support Web site www supermicro com European Office Address Super Micro Computer B V Het Sterrenbeeld 2...

Page 11: ...Chapter 1 Introduction 1 3 Introduction Notes...

Page 12: ...SUPER S2DL3 370DL6 370DL3 370DLE User s Manual 1 4 Introduction SUPER S2DL3 Figure 1 1 SUPER S2DL3 Image...

Page 13: ...Chapter 1 Introduction 1 5 Introduction SUPER 370DL6 Figure 1 2 SUPER 370DL6 Image...

Page 14: ...SUPER S2DL3 370DL6 370DL3 370DLE User s Manual 1 6 Introduction SUPER 370DL3 Figure 1 3 SUPER 370DL3 Image...

Page 15: ...Chapter 1 Introduction 1 7 Introduction SUPER 370DLE Figure 1 4 SUPER 370DLE Image...

Page 16: ...CI 4 J26 WOL PCI64 1 3 3V J15 CPU 2 FAN Bank0 Bank2 Bank3 Bank1 PWR_SEC CF1 CF2 CF3 IDE 1 IDE 2 JBT1 JA3 JP7 1 JP3 ULTRA III LVD SE BIOS JP8 J24 J23 JF1 U43 JP12 JP4 JP13 JL1 JA2 JA1 J104 Ethernet SLE...

Page 17: ...RAM Slots p 2 6 CHASSIS FAN 4 ea Chassis Fan Header p 2 12 COM1 COM2 COM1 COM2 Serial Port Connector p 2 12 CF1 CF2 CPU1 CPU2 Fan Header p 2 12 CF3 Thermal Control Fan Header p 2 12 J23 J24 IDE Hard D...

Page 18: ...lel Port FLOPPY 10 25 ATX POWER CPU FAN J28 FCPGA Processor CPU FAN CHASSIS FAN BANK0 PWR_SEC Thermal Fan IDE 1 IDE 2 1 JP2 J26 JA5 JA4 J14 J24 ULTRA160 LVD SCSI JBT1 JF1 JP13 JP7 WOM 12 J38 VGA Ether...

Page 19: ...ontrol Fan Header p 2 12 CHASSIS FAN 4 ea Chassis Fan Header p 2 12 COM1 COM1 Serial Port Connector p 2 12 COM2 COM2 Serial Port Header p 2 12 CPU FAN 2 ea CPU1 CPU2 Fan Header p 2 12 J23 J24 IDE Hard...

Page 20: ...J26 JA5 JA4 J14 J24 ULTRA160 LVD SCSI JBT1 JF1 JP13 JP7 WOM Also see the figure on page 2 7 for the locations of the I O ports and 2 8 for the Front Control Panel JF1 connectors 12 J38 COM2 Ethernet P...

Page 21: ...ry RAM Slots p 2 6 CF3 Thermal Control Fan Header p 2 12 CHASSIS FAN 4 ea Chassis Fan Header p 2 12 COM1 COM1 COM2 Serial Port Connector p 2 12 CPU FAN 2 ea CPU1 CPU2 Fan Header p 2 12 J23 J24 IDE Har...

Page 22: ...KB MOUSE BATTERY J 1 9 Parallel Port FLOPPY 10 25 ATX POWER CPU FAN J28 FCPGA Processor CPU FAN CHASSIS FAN BANK0 PWR_SEC Thermal Fan IDE 1 IDE 2 1 JP2 J26 JA4 J24 JBT1 JF1 JP13 JP7 WOM 12 J38 COM2 Et...

Page 23: ...s Description BANK0 BANK3 Memory RAM Slots p 2 6 CF3 1 ea Thermal Control Fan Header p 2 12 CHASSIS FAN 4 ea Chassis Fan Header p 2 12 COM1 COM2 COM1 COM2 Serial Port Connector p 2 12 CPU FAN 2 ea CPU...

Page 24: ...See next page for details on processor support CNB30LE Host North Bridge Xeon or Pentium III FCPGA CPU OSB4 OSB5 South Bridge 133 100 MHz Host Bus PC133 PC100 Registered DIMMs USB Ports BIOS 4Mb Flash...

Page 25: ...3 100 MHz memory bus speed depends on processor front side bus speed Chipset ServerWorks ServerSet III LE see page 1 19 for details Expansion Slots S2DL3 370DL3 370DLE 370DL6 Two 64 bit 66 33 MHz PCI...

Page 26: ...face up to 2 88 MB 2 Fast UART 16550A compatible serial ports 1 EPP Enhanced Parallel Port and ECP Extended Capabilities Port supported parallel port PS 2 mouse and PS 2 keyboard ports 2 USB Universal...

Page 27: ...the PCI clock as a timing reference This serial bus uses a single pin on both bridges to send a 4 bit word for transmitting commands back and forth 1 3 Special Features ATI Graphics Controller 370DL6...

Page 28: ...rol The PC health monitor can check the RPM status of the cooling fans The onboard 3 pin CPU and chassis fans are controlled by the power management functions The thermal fan is controlled by the over...

Page 29: ...Regulator for the CPU Core The auto switching voltage regulator for the CPU core can support up to 20A current and auto sense voltage IDs ranging from 1 4V to 3 5V This will allow the regulator to run...

Page 30: ...p and the LED will automatically stop blinking and remain on Main Switch Override Mechanism When an ATX power supply is used the power button can function as a system suspend button When the user depr...

Page 31: ...ended that you use a high quality power supply that meets ATX power supply Specification 2 02 or above Additionally in areas where noisy power transmission is present you may choose to install a line...

Page 32: ...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 com...

Page 33: ...Put the motherboard and peripherals back into their antistatic bags when not in use For grounding purposes make sure your computer chassis provides excellent conductivity between the power supply the...

Page 34: ...e DRM See Figure 2 2 Before mounting the retention base you first need to mount the fans if needed in their proper locations Screw the base retention parts into the four Slot 2 mounting holes Note The...

Page 35: ...lot 2 Back view of motherboard When mounting the motherboard to the chassis please note there are three holes specifically for mounting the Slot 2 DRM as well as an ATX Standard hole that serves to se...

Page 36: ...er settings See Figure 2 3 for views of the 370 pin FCPGA socket before and after processor installation Mounting the Motherboard in the Chassis All motherboards have standard mounting holes to fit di...

Page 37: ...Chapter 2 Installation 2 5 Installation Figure 2 3 FCPGA Socket Empty and with Processor Installed screwed in tightly Then use a screwdriver to secure the motherboard onto the motherboard tray...

Page 38: ...installing or removing DIMM modules to prevent any possible damage DIMM Installation See Figure 2 4 1 Insert DIMMs as required for the desired system memory 2 Insert each DIMM module vertically into...

Page 39: ...ctor Locations The I O ports are color coded in conformance with the PC 99 specification See Figure 2 5 below for the colors and locations of the various I O ports Parallel Port Burgundy COM1 COM2 Key...

Page 40: ...f the speaker overheat LED keyboard lock I2 C USB3 reset power on hard drive LED and power LED headers which are all located on JF1 Please note that even and odd numbered pins are on opposite sides Re...

Page 41: ...20 5V Secondary Power Connector Use of the Secondary Power con nector PWR_SEC is recom mended when a heavy load of pe ripherals has been added to the motherboard Note Be sure to use a 6 pin connector...

Page 42: ...tor Pin Definitions JF1 Reset The Reset connection is located on pins 15 and 17 of JF1 This connector attaches to the hard ware reset switch on the com puter case See Table 2 7 for pin definitions Pin...

Page 43: ...ylock Table 2 10 Keyboard Lock KL Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Number 22 24 Definition 5V GND Overheat LED OH Connect an LED to the OH connec tion on pin 26 of JF1 to provide advanced warning of chassis ov...

Page 44: ...The CPU 2 ea and chas sis fan headers 4 ea are desig nated CPU FAN and CHASSIS FAN respectively Refer to Table 2 14 for pin definitions Serial Ports Two connectors for the COM1 and COM2 serial ports a...

Page 45: ...to Table 2 18 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 Wake On Modem The Wake On Mod...

Page 46: ...feature is only available when using Supermicro power supplies See Table 2 20 for pin definitions Table 2 20 Power Supply Fail Header Pin Definitions JP11 Pin Number 1 2 3 4 Definition P S 1 Fail Sig...

Page 47: ...us Ratio refer to Table 2 22 for the correct settings of DIP Switch 1 Note Most Intel processors have a fixed Core Bus ratio that will overwrite the setting of DIP Switch 1 DIP Switch 2 Only DIP switc...

Page 48: ...CMOS Clear Position 1 2 Position 2 3 Normal CMOS Clear 2 8 Jumper Settings Explanation of Jumpers To modify the operation of the moth erboard jumpers can be used to choose between optional settings J...

Page 49: ...ingle channel Ultra160 JA2 370DLE N A Jumpers JA2 and JA3 allow you to enable or disable termination for the SCSI connectors The normal default position is open to enable SCSI termination See Table 2...

Page 50: ...nt of a power supply failure This feature assumes that three power supply units are installed in the chassis with one acting as a backup If you only have one or two power supply units installed you sh...

Page 51: ...8 DIR 20 STEP 22 Write Data 24 Write Gate 26 Track 00 28 Write Protect 30 Read Data 32 Side 1 Select 34 Diskette Table 2 30 Floppy Connector Pin Definitions JP26 Pin Number Function 1 Reset IDE 3 Host...

Page 52: ...41 ATN 42 GND 43 BSY 44 ACK 45 RST 46 MSG 47 SEL 48 C D 49 REQ 50 I O Ultra Wide SCSI Connector Refer to Table 2 33 for the Ultra Wide SCSI pin definitions The connector is located at JA5 Pin Number...

Page 53: ...2 23 24 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 TERMPWR TERMPWR RESERVED GROUND ATN GROUND BSY ACK RST MSG S...

Page 54: ...t 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 7 Driver Tool Installation Display Screen Click the icons sh...

Page 55: ...ose for the 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...

Page 56: ...eseller for troubleshooting services They should know of any possible problem s with the specific system configuration that was sold to you 1 Please go through the Troubleshooting Procedures and Frequ...

Page 57: ...d by e mail at support supermicro com or by fax at 408 895 2012 3 3 Frequently Asked Questions Question What are the various types of memory that the S2DL3 370DL6 370DL3 370DLE motherboard can support...

Page 58: ...hing procedure failed To remedy this first clear CMOS per the instructions in this manual and retry the BIOS flashing procedure If you still do not have video please use the following BIOS Recovery Pr...

Page 59: ...r invoice marked with the date of purchase is required before any warranty service will be rendered You can obtain service by calling your vendor for a Returned Merchandise Authorization RMA number Wh...

Page 60: ...3 6 SUPER S2DL3 370DL6 370DL3 370DLE User s Manual Troubleshooting Notes...

Page 61: ...e at least 64 kbytes of CMOS RAM which is usually part of the Real Time Clock Many systems have 128 kbytes of CMOS RAM How Data Is Configured AMIBIOS provides a Setup utility in ROM that is accessed b...

Page 62: ...itoring chips When a failure occurs in a monitored activity AMIBIOS can sound an alarm and display a message The PC Health Monitoring chips monitor Four CPU temperatures System Overheat Chassis intrus...

Page 63: ...ction Disabled Month Jan Dec ESC Exit Sel Day 01 31 PgUp PgDn Modify Year 1901 2099 F2 F3 Color AMIBIOS HIFLEX SETUP UTILITY VERSION 1 18 1998 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserved STANDARD CMOS...

Page 64: ...inch or 2 88 MB 3 inch Note The Optimal and Fail Safe settings for Floppy Drive A are 1 44 MB 3 1 2 inch and for Floppy Drive B are Not Installed Pri Master Pri Slave Sec Master Sec Slave Type How to...

Page 65: ...s per track SCSI and IDE drive may have even more sectors per track Boot Sector Virus Protection This setting allows you to prevent any data from being written the boot sector of the hard drive While...

Page 66: ...Device are Disabled 1st IDE HDD 2nd IDE HDD 3rd IDE HDD 4th IDE HDD Floppy ARMD FDD ARMD HDD ATAPI CDROM SCSI Network or I2 0 The options for the 2nd Boot Device are Disabled 1st IDE HDD 2nd IDE HDD...

Page 67: ...message screen If Silent is selected the POST will start with the Supermicro screen Display Mode at Add On ROM Init The settings for this option are Force BIOS or Keep Current If Force Bios is select...

Page 68: ...OS 2 The settings are No or Yes CPU Microcode Updation This option allows the BIOS to update the CPU Microcode The settings for this option are Disabled and Enabled Processor Serial Number Intel inclu...

Page 69: ...ched The default is Disabled for all settings except C000 C400 C8000 CC00 which are Cached for default When set to Disabled the contents of the video ROM are not copied to RAM When set to Enabled the...

Page 70: ...eAct The settings for this option are 2CLKS and 1CLKS SDRAM CAS Latency The settings for this option are CAS Latency3 and CAS Latency2 ISA IO Cycle Delay The settings for this option are Full Delay 1...

Page 71: ...ity When this length of time expires the computer enters the power conserving state specified in the Hard Disk Power Down Mode option The settings are Disabled and 1 Min through 14 Min in 1 minute inc...

Page 72: ...IRQ3 The settings are Ignore and Monitor IRQ4 The settings are Ignore and Monitor IRQ12 The settings are Ignore and Monitor IRQ14 The settings are Ignore and Monitor IRQ15 The settings are Ignore and...

Page 73: ...es the latency timings in PCI clocks for all PCI devices The settings are 32 64 96 128 160 192 224 or 248 PCI VGA Palette Snoop The settings for this option are Disabled or Enabled When set to Enabled...

Page 74: ...l bus This is necessary to support non compliant ISA IDE controller adapter cards If an offboard PCI IDE controller adapter card is installed in the computer you must also set the Offboard PCI IDE Pri...

Page 75: ...nnels control the data transfers between the I O devices and the system memory The chipset allows the BIOS to choose which channels to do the job The settings are PnP or ISA EISA IRQ3 IRQ4 IRQ5 IRQ7 I...

Page 76: ...r DC000 Peripheral Setup Onboard SCSI This setting enables or disables the onboard SCSI The settings are Enabled and Disabled Onboard LAN This setting enables or disables the onboard LAN The settings...

Page 77: ...ort 1 The settings are Disabled 3F8h 2F8h 3E8h and 2E8h OnBoard Serial Port2 This option specifies the base I O port address of serial port 2 The settings are Disabled 3F8h 2F8h 3E8h and 3BC Onboard P...

Page 78: ...isk drives on your system After highlighting this option hit Enter and wait momentarily while BIOS performs the auto detect You will soon see the disk drives appear properly configured Change User Pas...

Page 79: ...Future releases may support other languages Auto Configuration with Optimal Settings The Optimal default settings provide optimum performance settings for all devices and system features Auto Configu...

Page 80: ...SUPER 2DL3 370DL6 370DL3 370DLE Manual 4 20 BIOS Notes...

Page 81: ...on the screen Fatal errors are those which will not allow the system to continue the boot up procedure If a fatal error occurs you should consult with your system manufacturer for possible repairs Th...

Page 82: ...the root directory 2 beeps BIOS file SUPER ROM absent or not in root directory 4 beeps Flash program successful 5 beeps Floppy read error 7 beeps No flash part detected The BIOS cannot be updated 8 b...

Page 83: ...A BIOS Error Beep Codes APPENDIX A If you hear it s because 5 short and 1 long beeps no memory is installed 6 short and 1 long beeps EDO memory detected 7 short and 1 long beeps SMBUS System Manage me...

Page 84: ...SUPER S2DL3 370DL6 370DL3 370DLE User s Manual A 4 APPENDIX A Notes...

Page 85: ...isabling cache memory 06 Uncompressing the post code unit next 07 Next initializing the CPU init and the CPU data area 08 The CMOS checksum calculation is done next 0B Next performing any required ini...

Page 86: ...ializing the chipset 14 The 8254 timer test will begin next 19 The 8254 timer test is over Starting the memory refresh test next 1A The memory refresh test line is toggling Checking the 15 second on o...

Page 87: ...control to BIOS POST Performing any required processing after the video ROM had control 2E Completed post video ROM test processing If the EGA VGA controller is not found performing the display memor...

Page 88: ...ry wraparound at 0 0 next 45 Data initialized Checking for memory wraparound at 0 0 and finding the total system memory size next 46 The memory wraparound test has completed The memory size calculatio...

Page 89: ...zed Adjusting the displayed memory size for relocation and shadowing next 51 The memory size display was adjusted for relocation and shadowing Testing the memory above 1 MB next 52 The memory above 1...

Page 90: ...s started Clearing the output buffer and checking for stuck keys Issuing the keyboard reset command next 81 A keyboard reset error or stuck key was found Issuing the keyboard controller interface test...

Page 91: ...PS 2 mouse check and extended BIOS data area allocation check next 8C Programming the WINBIOS Setup options next 8D The WINBIOS Setup options are programmed Resetting the hard disk controller next 8F...

Page 92: ...g any required initialization after the Coprocessor test next 9E Initialization after the Coprocessor test is complete Checking the extended keyboard keyboard ID and Num Lock key next Issuing the keyb...

Page 93: ...elay is starting Next the initialization cade checksum will be verified D1h Initializing the DMA controller Performing the keyboard controller BAT test Starting memory refresh and entering 4 GB flat m...

Page 94: ...SUPER S2DL3 370DL6 370DL3 370DLE User s Manual B 10 APPENDIX B Notes...

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