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Chapter 4: BIOS

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BIOS

CPU Sleep Pin Enable

The settings for this option are 

Enabled or Disabled

.

Green PC Monitor Power State

This option specifies the power state that the green PC-compliant video

monitor enters when AMIBIOS places it in a power savings state after the

specified period of display inactivity has expired.  The settings are

Standby

Suspend

 or 

Off

.

Video Power Down Mode

This option specifies the power conserving state that the VGA video sub-

system enters after the specified period of display inactivity has expired.  The

settings are 

Disabled

Standby

, or 

Suspend

.  

Note: The Optimal

default setting for this option is Suspend and the Fail-Safe

default setting is Disabled

.

Hard Disk Power Down Mode

This option specifies the power conserving state that the hard disk drive

enters after the specified period of hard drive inactivity has expired.  The

settings are 

Disabled

Standby

, or 

Suspend

.  

Note: The Optimal

default setting for this option is Suspend and the Fail-Safe

default setting is Disabled

.

Hard Disk Time Out (Minutes)

This option specifies the length of a period of hard disk drive inactivity.  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 intervals.

Display Activity

This option specifies if AMIBIOS is to monitor display activity for power

conservation purposes.  When this option is set to 

Monitor

 and there is no

display activity for the length of time specified in the Standby Timeout

(Minutes) option, the computer enters a power savings state.  The settings

are 

Monitor

 or 

Ignore

.

Manual Throttle Ratio

Throttling is used to lower power consumption and reduce heat.  This

option allows the CPU to operate at a reduced average power at a

sacrifice in performance.  The settings for this option are 

87.5%, 75.0%,

62.5%, 50%, 37.5%, 25% 

or 

12.5%.

Summary of Contents for SUPER 370SWD

Page 1: ...SUPER 370SWD SUPER 370SWT SUPER 370SWM USER S AND BIOS MANUAL Revision 1 2 SUPER...

Page 2: ...hine without prior written consent IN NO EVENT WILL SUPERMICRO COMPUTER BE LIABLE FOR DIRECT INDIRECT SPECIAL INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING FROM THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THIS PRODUCT...

Page 3: ...g the mainboard in the chassis Also refer to this chapter to connect the floppy and hard disk drives the IDE interfaces the parallel and serial ports and the twisted wires for the power supply the res...

Page 4: ...Notes iv SUPER 370SWD 370SWT 370SWM Manual...

Page 5: ...pset System Block Diagram 1 12 Motherboard Features 1 13 1 2 Chipset Overview 1 15 1 3 PC Health Monitoring 1 16 1 4 ACPI PC 98 Features 1 18 1 5 Power Supply 1 20 1 6 Super I O 1 21 Chapter 2 Install...

Page 6: ...11 Keyboard Wake Up 2 11 TV Out Mode 2 12 2 8 Parallel Port AMR Floppy and Hard Disk Drive Connections 2 12 Parallel Port Connector 2 13 Floppy Connector 2 13 IDE Connectors 2 13 AMR Connector 2 14 2...

Page 7: ...al Setup 4 18 Auto Detect Hard Disks 4 21 Change User Supervisor Password 4 21 Change Language Setting 4 21 Auto Configuration with Optimal Settings 4 22 Auto Configuration with Fail Safe Settings 4 2...

Page 8: ...Notes SUPER 370SWD 370SWT 370SWM Manual...

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Page 11: ...Chapter 1 Introduction 1 3 Introduction SUPER 370SWD Figure 1 1 SUPER 370SWD Motherboard Image...

Page 12: ...SUPER 370SWD 370SWT 370SWM Manual 1 4 Introduction SUPER 370SWT Figure 1 2 SUPER 370SWT Motherboard Image...

Page 13: ...Chapter 1 Introduction 1 5 Introduction SUPER 370SWM Figure 1 3 SUPER 370SWM Motherboard Image...

Page 14: ...JF1 JF2 IR CON PW_ON RESET IDE LED KEYLOCK SPEAKER JP26 J19 FLOPPY IDE2 IDE1 1 1 J18 FAN2 Chassis Fan 1 WOL FAN3 ICH GMCH J35 Parallel Port JP28 JP11 1 J28 9 6 7 0 J1 J9 BATTERY FAN2 JPWAKE 1 1 1 1 1...

Page 15: ...l Port Connector p 2 8 COM2 COM2 Serial Port Header p 2 8 FAN1 CPU Fan Header p 2 8 FAN2 Chassis Fan Header p 2 8 FAN3 Thermal Control Fan Header p 2 8 GAME Game Port J18 J19 IDE Hard Disk Drive Conne...

Page 16: ...F2 IR CON PW_ON RESET IDE LED KEYLOCK SPEAKER JP26 J19 FLOPPY IDE2 IDE1 1 1 J18 FAN2 Chassis Fan 1 WOL FAN3 ICH GMCH J35 Parallel Port 1 J28 9 6 7 0 J1 J9 BATTERY FAN2 JPWAKE 1 1 1 1 LINE OUT LINE IN...

Page 17: ...or p 2 8 COM2 COM2 Serial Port Header p 2 8 FAN1 CPU Fan Header p 2 8 FAN2 Chassis Fan Header p 2 8 FAN3 Thermal Control Fan Header p 2 8 GAME Game Port J18 J19 IDE Hard Disk Drive Connectors p 2 13 J...

Page 18: ...PCI 2 PCI 3 JF1 JF2 IR CON PW_ON RESET IDE LED KEYLOCK SPEAKER JP26 J19 FLOPPY IDE2 IDE1 1 1 J18 FAN2 Chassis Fan 1 WOL FAN3 ICH GMCH J35 Parallel Port 1 J28 9 6 7 0 J1 J9 BATTERY FAN2 JPWAKE 1 1 1 1...

Page 19: ...l Port Connector p 2 8 COM2 COM2 Serial Port Header p 2 8 FAN1 CPU Fan Header p 2 8 FAN2 Chassis Fan Header p 2 8 FAN3 Thermal Control Fan Header p 2 8 GAME Game Port J18 J19 IDE Hard Disk Drive Conne...

Page 20: ...IC ICH 241 BGA SDRAM 100 66 MHz Host Bus PCI Slots USB ATA66 33 IDE Ports BIOS 4Mb FWH 4MB Display Cache 33 MHz PCI Bus 100 MHz SDRAM Bus SuperI O LPC 1 5 Mb sec AC 97 AMR 100 MHz Bus Note The 4 MB di...

Page 21: ...for details 370SWD 82810DC 100 GMCH w 4MB display cache 82801AA ICH 370SWT 82810L GMCH 82801AA ICH 370SWM 82810L GMCH 82801AB ICH0 Expansion Slots 3 PCI slots 1 AMR slot BIOS 4 Mb Firmware Hub AMI Fla...

Page 22: ...e 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 1 infrared port sl...

Page 23: ...ost bridge of the 810 chipset and provides the intercon nect between the SDRAM and the rest of the system logic It includes a system memory DRAM controller which supports a 64 bit 100 MHz DRAM array a...

Page 24: ...t be running ACPI for this feature to take effect See page 1 19 for details on initiating ACPI All drivers and add on cards must be ACPI supported for STR to function Recovery from AC Power Loss BIOS...

Page 25: ...turn on the thermal control fan to prevent any overheat damage to the CPU The onboard chassis thermal circuitry can monitor the overall system temperature and alert users when the chassis temperature...

Page 26: ...ing Voltage 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 3V to 3 5V This will allow the regu...

Page 27: ...that the CPU is in suspend mode When the user presses any key the CPU will wake up and the LED will automatically stop blinking and remain on BIOS Support for USB Keyboard If the USB keyboard is the...

Page 28: ...ur power supply must be ATX 2 01 or higher and must provide a minimum standby voltage of 720 mA case the system malfunctions and you want to turn off the power just depress and hold the power button f...

Page 29: ...e FIFO a programmable baud rate generator complete modem control capability and a processor interrupt sys tem Both UARTs provide legacy speed with baud rate of up to 115 2 Kbps as well as an advanced...

Page 30: ...SUPER 370SWD 370SWT 370SWM Manual 1 22 Introduction Notes...

Page 31: ...al object before removing the board from the antistatic bag Handle the board by its edges only do not touch its components peripheral chips memory modules or gold contacts When handling chips or modul...

Page 32: ...and then close the lever See Figure 2 1 for views of the PPGA 370 pin socket before and after processor installation 2 2 Processor Installation When handling the processor package avoid placing direc...

Page 33: ...nclude a variety of mounting fasteners made of metal or plastic Although a chassis may have both types metal fasteners are the most highly recommended because they ground the motherboard to the chassi...

Page 34: ...iew of DIMM Installation into Socket DIMM PC100 Notches PC100 Notches 2 4 Installing DIMMs CAUTION Exercise extreme care when installing or removing DIMM modules to prevent any possible damage DIMM In...

Page 35: ...re 2 3 I O Port Locations and Definitions VGA Monitor Port Blue Line Out Line In Mic Front Control Panel Speaker IR Conn Power On X Reset JF2 JF1 X Power LED 1 1 Hard Drive LED Keyboard Lock JF1 and J...

Page 36: ...le 2 3 PW_ON Connector Pin Definitions JF2 2 6 Connecting Cables see previous page for locations Power Supply Connector After you have securely mounted the motherboard memory and add on cards you are...

Page 37: ...Drive LED The hard drive LED is located on pins 1 to 4 of JF1 Attach the hard drive LED cable to pins 1 and 2 See Table 2 5 for pin definitions Speaker Connector The speaker connector is located on p...

Page 38: ...on FAN3 The CPU and chas sis fan headers are located on FAN1 and FAN2 respectively Refer to Table 2 12 for pin definitions Universal Serial Bus USB The two Universal Serial Bus con nectors are locate...

Page 39: ...s Pin Number 1 2 Definition 12VDC OH Active Table 2 14 Overheat LED Pin Definitions JOH Chassis Intrusion The Chassis Intrusion header is lo cated on JL1 See the board layouts in Chapter 1 for its loc...

Page 40: ...the actual CPU speed for each FSB speed option selected The FSB speed is set with JP11 See Table 2 17 for jumper settings Note If the system does not reboot after changing the CPU speed either 1 clear...

Page 41: ...Up function in BIOS see page 4 20 Enable both the jumper and the BIOS setting to configure the system to be woken up by depressing a key on the keyboard See Table 2 21 for jumper settings Your power s...

Page 42: ...tings 370SWD 370SWT only The 80 wire ATA66 IDE hard disk drive cable that came with your system has two connectors to support two drives This special cable should be used to take advantage of the spee...

Page 43: ...D 36 Addr 2 38 Chip Select 1 40 GND Table 2 25 IDE Connector Pin Definitions J18 J19 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 Dat...

Page 44: ...B8 B9 B10 B11 B12 B13 B14 B15 B16 B17 B18 B19 B20 B21 B22 B23 Signal AUDIO_PWRDN MONO_PHONE GND 5Vdual 5VSB USB_OC GND USB USB KEY KEY GND S P DIF_IN GND 3 3Vdual 3 3VSB GND AC97_SYNC GND AC97_SDATA_...

Page 45: ...een Click the icons showing a hand writing on paper to view the readme files for each item Click the tabs to the right of these in order from top to bottom to install each item one at a time After ins...

Page 46: ...2 16 SUPER 370SWD 370SWT 370SWM Manual Installation Notes...

Page 47: ...ck all jumper settings as well 5 Install a single memory module and make sure it is fully seated 6 Check the power supply voltage 115V 230V switch No Power 1 Make sure no short circuits exist between...

Page 48: ...the specific system configuration that was sold to you 1 Please go through the Troubleshooting Procedures and Frequently Asked Question FAQ sections in this chapter or see the FAQs on our web site htt...

Page 49: ...ed ECC or EDO memory Note that whether running at 66 or 100 MHz FSB speed the memory must be PC100 compliant Because ECC is not supported using ECC memory will result in non ECC operation Question How...

Page 50: ...r floppy drive starts reading Your screen will remain blank until the BIOS program is done If the system reboots correctly then the recovery was successful The BIOS Recovery Procedure will not update...

Page 51: ...udio cable not included from your CD unit to either the CD or CD_1 header on the motherboard See page 2 9 for details Question I installed my microphone correctly but I can t record any sound What sho...

Page 52: ...eturning to the manufacturer the RMA number should be prominently displayed on the outside of the shipping carton and mailed prepaid or hand carried Ship ping and handling charges will be applied for...

Page 53: ...en the computer is turned off The original IBM AT had 64 kbytes of non volatile memory storage in CMOS RAM All AT compatible systems have at least 64 kbytes of CMOS RAM which is usually part of the Re...

Page 54: ...g 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 Additional temperature sensors Chassis int...

Page 55: ...ector Virus Protection 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 Reser...

Page 56: ...a list of drive parameters appears Click on OK to configure the drive Type How to Configure SCSI Select Type Select Not Installed on the drive parameter screen The SCSI drivers provided by the SCSI ma...

Page 57: ...per track SCSI and IDE drive may have even more sectors per track Capacity The formatted capacity of the drive is Number of heads x Number of cylinders x Number of sectors per track x 512 bytes per se...

Page 58: ...options for the 1st Boot Device are Disabled 1st IDE HDD 2nd IDE HDD 3rd IDE HDD 4th IDE HDD Floppy ARMD FDD ARMD HDD ATAPI CD ROM SCSI Network or I2 0 The options for the 2nd Boot Device are Disabled...

Page 59: ...en Floppy Access Control The settings for this option are Read Write or Read Only Hard Disk Access Control The settings for this option are Read Write or Read Only S M A R T for Hard Disks S M A R T S...

Page 60: ...led WriteThru or WriteBack System BIOS Cacheable When set to Enabled the contents of the F0000h system memory segment can be read from or written to cache memory The contents of this memory segment ar...

Page 61: ...led to enable the USB keyboard and mouse CPU Latency Timer See details on setup secreen The settings for this option are Enabled and Disabled Dram Page Closing Policy See details on setup secreen The...

Page 62: ...e display data The settings are 32MB and 64MB CPU Speed at 100 66 MHz This option allows you to change the CPU speed The Reserved settings will cause no change The other settings list the CPU speeds t...

Page 63: ...modem The settings for this option are Auto or Disabled AC97 Audio Controller This setting is used to switch the onboard audio on and off The settings for this option are Auto or Disabled SMBus Contr...

Page 64: ...t will have no effect Standby Time Out This option specifies the length of a period of system inactivity while in the full power on state When this length of time expires the computer enters a standby...

Page 65: ...has expired The settings are Disabled Standby or Suspend Note The Optimal default setting for this option is Suspend and the Fail Safe default setting is Disabled Hard Disk Time Out Minutes This optio...

Page 66: ...d Disabled TCO Logic SMI Enable This allows the TCO logic to generate a System Management Interrupt when a century rollover occurs The settings are Enabled and Disabled Advanced Resume Event Controls...

Page 67: ...settings for this option are Enabled and Disabled SMBUS Resume This allows you to wake up the system from a system management bus device The settings for this option are Enabled and Disabled LAN Wake...

Page 68: ...bled For example if there are two VGA devices in the computer one PCI and one ISA and this option is disabled data read and written by the CPU is only directed to the PCI VGA device s palette register...

Page 69: ...INTA INTB INTC or INTD PCI Slot1 IRQ Priority PCI Slot2 IRQ Priority PCI Slot3 IRQ Priority PCI Slot4 IRQ Priority Use these options to specify the IRQ priority for PCI devices installed in the PCI e...

Page 70: ...or 64K Reserved Memory Address This option specifies the beginning address in hex of the reserved memory area The specified ROM memory area is reserved for use by legacy ISA adapter cards The setting...

Page 71: ...ttings are Disabled 3F8h 2F8h 3E8h and 2E8h Serial Port 2 Mode The settings for this option are Normal IrDA1 6ms IrDA3 16 ASKIR ASKIR500 ASKIRDem and ASKIRD500 When set to Normal the IR Duplex Mode be...

Page 72: ...y available if the setting of the parallel port mode op tion is ECP The settings are 0 1 2 3 5 6 and 7 Power Loss Control This option specifies what state the system returns to after losing power The...

Page 73: ...press Enter when the password prompt appears The password check option is enabled in the Advanced Setup by choosing either Always or Setup The password is stored in CMOS RAM You can enter a password...

Page 74: ...e safest set of parameters Use them if the system is behaving erratically They should always work but do not provide optimal system performance characteristics Save Settings and Exit Highlight this an...

Page 75: ...he 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 These f...

Page 76: ...ror 6 8042 Gate A20 Failure The keyboard controller 8042 contains the Gate A20 switch which allows the CPU to operate in virtual mode This error means that the BIOS cannot switch the CPU into protecte...

Page 77: ...r replace the keyboard fuse if the keyboard has one 8 times there is a memory error on the video adapter Replace the video adapter or the RAM on the video adapter 9 times the BIOS ROM chip is bad The...

Page 78: ...2 Timer Error Most ISA computers include two times There is an error in time 2 CMOS Battery State Low CMOS RAM is powered by a battery The battery power is low Replace the battery CMOS Checksum Failu...

Page 79: ...and follow the screen instructions Display Switch Some compters require a video switch on the Not Proper motherboard be set to either color or monochrome Turn the computer off set the switch then pow...

Page 80: ...r No ROM BASIC Cannot find a bootable sector on either disk drive A or hard disk drive C The BIOS calls INT 18h which generates this message Use a bootable disk Off Board Parity error in memory instal...

Page 81: ...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 82: ...et 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 off time next 23 Re...

Page 83: ...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 memory...

Page 84: ...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 calculation has been complet...

Page 85: ...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 86: ...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 command next 82 T...

Page 87: ...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 88: ...tialization 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 keyboard ID command ne...

Page 89: ...DMI B1 Copying any code to specific areas D0h The NMI is disabled Power on delay is starting Next the initialization cade checksum will be verified D1h Initializing the DMA controller Performing the k...

Page 90: ...BIOS Manual B 10 APPENDIX B If either Ctrl Home was pressed or the system BIOS checksum is bad next the system will go to checkpoint code E0h Otherwise going to checkpoint code D7h...

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