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Chapter 7: BIOS/Setup

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BIOS

Hard Disk Drives

Use this screen to view the hard drives that have been auto-detected or

entered manually on your system.

Removable Devices

Use this screen to view the removable devices that have been auto-de-

tected or entered manually on your system.

ATAPI CDROM Drives

Use this screen to view the ATAPI CDROM drives that have been auto-

detected or entered manually on your system.

3rd Boot Device

The settings for the 3rd Boot Device are Removable Device, ATAPI CDROM,

Hard Drive and Disabled.

Summary of Contents for SUPER P3TDLR

Page 1: ... SUPER P3TDLR USER S MANUAL Revision 1 0a 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: ...g 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 and the twisted wires for the power supply the reset button the keylock power LED the speaker and the key board If...

Page 4: ...es 1 9 ATI Graphics Controller 1 9 BIOS Recovery 1 9 Recovery from AC Power Loss 1 9 1 4 PC Health Monitoring 1 10 1 5 ACPI PC 98 Features 1 11 1 6 Power Supply 1 13 1 7 Super I O 1 13 Chapter 2 Installation 2 1 Handling the P3TDLR Motherboard 2 1 Precautions 2 1 Unpacking 2 2 2 2 Motherboard Installation 2 2 2 3 Connecting Cables 2 3 Connecting Data Cables 2 3 Connecting Power Cables 2 3 Connecti...

Page 5: ...2 14 DIP Switch 1 Core Bus Ratio 2 14 2 9 Jumper Settings 2 15 Explaination of Jumpers 2 15 Front Side Bus Speed 2 15 PCI64 Speed Setting 2 15 CMOS Clear 2 16 Over Heat Alarm 2 16 LAN1 Enable Disable 2 16 LAN2 Enable Disable 2 16 SCSI Enable Disable 2 17 Onboard VGA Enable Disable 2 17 Watchdog Reset Enable Disable 2 17 2 10 Floppy Hard Disk and SCSI Connections 2 18 Floppy Connector 2 18 IDE Conn...

Page 6: ...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 Main BIOS Setup Menu 4 3 4 4 Advanced BIOS Setup 4 4 4 5 Chipset Setup 4 15 4 6 PCI PnP Setup 4 17 4 7 Power Setup 4 21 4 8 Boot Setup 4 24 4 9 Security Setup 4 26 4 10 Exit Setup 4 28 Appendices Appendix A BIOS Error Beep Codes and Messages A 1 Appendix B AMIBIOS Post Checkpoi...

Page 7: ...ollowing items have all been included with your motherboard If anything listed here is damaged or missing contact your retailer One 1 Supermicro Mainboard Two 2 Supermicro Heatsinks Retail Only One 1 ribbon cable for IDE devices One 1 floppy ribbon cable for 1 5 25 inch floppy and 2 3 5 inch floppy drives One 1 I O backpanel shield SCSI Accessories depending on motherboard One 1 68 pin LVD SCSI ca...

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Page 9: ...Chapter 1 Introduction 1 3 Introduction SUPER P3TDLR Figure 1 4A SUPER P3TDLR Image ...

Page 10: ... BATTERY J27 Parallel Port FLOPPY 10 5 ATX POWER CPU FAN J28 FCPGA Processor CPU FAN CH FAN BANK0 IDE 1 IDE 2 1 JP2 J23 ULTRA160 LVD SCSI JBT1 JF1 JP7 JP7 WOM 12 NIC1 COM2 FCPGA Processor J12 J15 PCI 1 PCI 2 PCI64 1 PCI64 2 J14 BIOS SOUTH BRIDGE WOL JA2 1 SLED 1 AIC 7892 SUPER I O BANK3 BANK2 BANK1 THRM FAN CHASSIS FAN CH FAN J11 SW1 NORTH BRIDGE JP24 JP8 S UPER P3TDLR NIC2 VGA J26 J24 JP1 1 JP11 ...

Page 11: ... 2 19 Open Disabled DIP Switches Description Default Setting SW1 1 4 CPU Core Bus Ratio see p 2 16 Connectors Description ATX Power 24 pin ATX Power Connector p 2 11 DIMM0 DIMM3 Memory SDRAM Slots p 2 9 COM1 2 COM1 COM2 Serial Port Connector p 2 14 CPU FAN 2 ea CPU1 CPU2 Fan Header p 2 14 Fan Headers 5 ea Chassis thermal and blower p 2 14 J23 J24 IDE Hard Disk Drive 1 2 Connectors p 2 20 J26 Flopp...

Page 12: ...tails on actual processor support and PCI slots for your motherboard CNB 30LE Host North Bridge Pentium III FCPG A CPU O SB4 O SB5 South Bridge 133 100 MHz Host Bus PC133 PC100 Registered DIMMs USB Ports BIO S 4M b Flash RO M 1 5 Mb sec Pentium III FCPG A CPU ATA33 IDE Ports 64 bit PCI Slots 133 100 MHz 66 33 MHz 32 bit PCI Slots 33 MHz Ultra160 SCSI Slot ...

Page 13: ...side bus speeds are synchronized If PC133 memory is used with a 100 MHz FSB the memory will run at 100 MHz See page 3 3 for details Chipset ServerWorks ServerSet III LE see page 1 19 for details Expansion Slots Two 64 bit 66 33 MHz PCI slots Two 32 bit 33 MHz PCI slots BIOS 4 Mb AMI Flash BIOS APM 1 2 DMI 2 1 PCI 2 2 ACPI 1 0 Plug and Play PnP PC Health Monitoring Seven onboard voltage monitors fo...

Page 14: ...upport Ultra DMA 33 1 floppy port interface 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 4 USB Universal Serial Bus ports Other Selectable CPU and chassis fan speed control set in BIOS Internal external modem ring on Recovery from AC power loss control Wake on LAN ...

Page 15: ...serial bus that uses 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 The P3TDLR has an integrated ATI video controller based on the Rage XL graphics chip The Rage XL fully supports sideband addressing and AGP texturing An 8 MB graphics memory chip has bee...

Page 16: ...nitor 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 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 thr...

Page 17: ...tor 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 cooler and thus make the system more stable 1 5 ACPI PC 98 Features ACPI stands for Advanced Configuration and Power Interface The ACPI speci fication defines a flexible and abstract hardware interface tha...

Page 18: ...n ATX power supply is used the power button can function as a system suspend button When the user depresses the power button the system will enter a SoftOff state The monitor will be suspended and the hard drive 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 required circuitry in the s...

Page 19: ...wer supply that meets ATX power supply Specification 2 02 or above Additionally in ar eas where noisy power transmission is present you may choose to install a line filter to shield the computer from noise It is recommended that you also install a power surge protector to help avoid problems caused by power surges 1 7 Super I O The disk drive adapter functions of the Super I O chip include a flopp...

Page 20: ...atible 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 Configuration and Power Interface which includes support of legacy and ACPI power manage ment through an SMI or SCI function pin It also features auto power manage ment to reduce power consumption The IRQs DMAs and I O ...

Page 21: ... prevent damage to any printed circuit boards PCBs it is important to handle them very carefully see previous chapter Also note that the size and weight of the motherboard can cause it to bend if handled improperly which may result in damage To prevent the motherboard from bending keep one hand under the center of the board to support it when handling The fol lowing measures are generally sufficie...

Page 22: ...unting the motherboard onto the motherboard tray Carefully mount the motherboard to the motherboard tray by aligning the board holes with the raised metal standoffs that are visible on the bottom of the chassis Insert screws into all the mounting holes on your motherboard that line up with the standoffs and tighten until snug if you screw them in too tight you might strip the threads Metal screws ...

Page 23: ...o keep them routed as they were originally after reconnecting them make sure the red wires connect to the pin 1 locations The following data cables with their locations noted should be con nected See the layout on page 5 10 for connector locations l IDE Device Cables J23 and J24 l Floppy Drive Cable J26 l Ultra 160 LVD SCSI Connector JA1 l Control Panel Cable JF1 Supplied with Supermicro Servers s...

Page 24: ... as marked on the board The other end connects to JP4 of the Control Panel PCB board located just behind the system status LEDs on the chassis The control signals are all on the even numbered pins See pages 5 12 to 5 14 for details and pin descriptions In addition to the 2 pin Power LED header on JF1 there is a 3 pin header for the same function at JP61 on the motherboard which is located near JF1...

Page 25: ...k attached keeping the notched corner oriented toward pin one on the socket Make sure the processor is fully seated in the socket and then close the lever You can also install a single processor on the motherboard without changing any jumper settings See Figure 5 4 for views of a 370 pin FCPGA socket before and after processor installa tion 2 4 I O Ports The I O ports are color coded in conformanc...

Page 26: ...eat sink Make sure that you apply the compound evenly and that good contact is made between the CPU chip the die and the heat sink Insufficient contact or improper types of heat sinks and thermal com pounds can cause the processor to overheat which may crash the system 4 Removing the processors To remove the processors from the motherboard simply follow the installation process in reverse order Fi...

Page 27: ...ttention to the orientation of the two notches along the bottom of the module to prevent inserting a DIMM module incorrectly Gently press down on the DIMM module until it snaps into place in the slot see Figure 5 4 4 Memory Position The capacity of the memory modules can be mixed however the memory speeds should all be the same for best results CAUTION Exercise extreme care when install ing or rem...

Page 28: ...ser s Manual To Remove Use your thumbs to gently push each release tab outward This should release the DIMM from the slot Top View of DIMM Slot Release Tab Release Tab Figure 2 5 Side View of DIMM Installation into Slot ...

Page 29: ...ons T able 2 1 AT X Pow er Supply 24 pin Connector Pin Definitions AT X PO W ER Pin Number Definition 1 3 3V 2 3 3V 3 Ground 4 5V 5 Ground 6 5V 7 Ground 8 PW R_OK 9 5VSB 10 12V 11 12V 12 3 3V Pin Number Definition 13 3 3V 14 12V 15 Ground 16 PS_ON 17 Ground 18 Ground 19 Ground 20 Res 21 5V 22 5V 23 5V 24 Ground T able 2 2 AT X Pow er Supply 20 pin Connector Pin Definitio ns AT X PW R 1 AT X PW R 2...

Page 30: ...eader is used to indicate network activity on LAN Ethernet port 2 See Table 2 7 for pin definitions and Figure 2 2 for pin locations Power LED The Power LED connection is lo cated on pins 15 and 16 of JF1 When illuminated this LED indi cates that power is applied to the system There is also a 3 pin header for the Power LED located at JP61 See Tables 2 4a and 2 4b for pin definitions and Figure 2 2...

Page 31: ...wer Button Mode set ting in BIOS To turn off the power when set to suspend mode hold down the power button for at least 4 seconds See Table 2 10 for pin definitions and Figure 2 1 for pin locations Overheat LED Pins 7 and 8 of JF1 are for the Overheat LED which provides you with advanced warning of chas sis overheating This LED will also illuminate if the blower fan fails which will cause the chas...

Page 32: ... fan head ers If used a blower fan should be connected to the chassis fan header located near the JF1 header See the motherboard lay out on page 2 9 for locations Refer to Table 2 11 for pin defini tions Note The maximum current limita tion for the onboard fans is 0 6 amps for each not to exceed 1 25 amps for any two fans I e both CPU fans both chassis fans or both over heat fans T able 2 11 Fan H...

Page 33: ... located beside the VGA port on the I O backplane These ports accept RJ45 type cables There are two jumpers for the LAN1 LAN2 ports JP8 NIC 1 Enable Disable Open enable JP24 NIC2 Enable Disable Open enable Each indicate a success ful connection yellow and activ ity green RJ45 Ethernet Port Extra USB Connectors J105 J106 J105 is USB3 and J106 is USB4 You will need a USB cable not in cluded to use t...

Page 34: ...uspend state Refer to Table 2 16 for pin definitions You must also have a WOM card and cable to use WOM Wake On LAN The Wake On LAN WOL header allows the system to be woken up upon receiving an appropriate sig nal via the LAN You must enable the LAN Wake Up setting in BIOS to use this feature and have a LAN card with a Wake on LAN connector and cable Refer to Table 2 17 for pin definitions Pin Num...

Page 35: ...in of a two pin jumper Connector Pins Jumper Cap Setting Pin 1 2 short 3 2 1 3 2 1 Front Side Bus Speed JP2 sets the FSB speed CPU speed FSB x Core Bus ratio Core Bus Ratio settings are de scribed in Section 2 9 See Table 2 19 for jumper settings PCI 64 Speed Setting JP13 sets the speed PCI 64 When JP13 is set to open the PCI speed is set 66MHz and when the JP13 is closed the PCI speed is set to 3...

Page 36: ...able 2 23 for jumper settings LAN 2 Enable Disable Use jumper JP24 to enable or disable the onboard LAN 2 Ethernet port The default setting is enabled See Table 2 24 for jumper settings Jumper Position Open Closed Definition Disabled Enabled T able 2 22 O ver Heat Alarm Jum per Settings JP7 Jumper Position Open Closed Definition Enabled Disabled T able 2 23 LAN 1 Enable Disable Jum per Settings JP...

Page 37: ...26 for jumper settings Watchdog Reset Enable Disable Jumper JP210 allows you to en able or disable the Watchdog func tion The normal default position is open to disable Watchdog See Table 2 27 for jumper settings Jumper Position Pin 1 2 Pin 2 3 Definition Enabled Disabled T able 2 25 SCSI Enable Disable Jum per Settings JP1 Jumper Position Closed Open Definition Enabled Disabled T able 2 26 O nboa...

Page 38: ... GND 3 GND 5 Key 7 GND 9 GND 11 GND 13 GND 15 GND 17 GND 19 GND 21 GND 23 GND 25 GND 27 GND 29 GND 31 GND 33 GND Pin Number Function 2 FDHDIN 4 Reserved 6 FDEDIN 8 Index 10 Motor Enable 12 Drive Select B 14 Drive Select A 16 Motor Enable 18 DIR 20 STEP 22 W rite Data 24 W rite Gate 26 Track 00 28 W rite Protect 30 Read Data 32 Side 1 Select 34 Diskette T able 2 28 Floppy Connector Pin Definitions ...

Page 39: ... O DB 8 DB 9 DB 10 DB 11 Connector Contact Number 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 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 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 4...

Page 40: ...d appear If this display 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 6 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 on it allows you to view the entire contents of the CD Video driver ATI B...

Page 41: ...hose 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 as well No Power 1 Make sure no short circuits exist between the motherboard and the chassis 2 Verify that all jumpers are set to their default positions 3 Check that the 115V 230V switch on the pow...

Page 42: ... 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 Frequently Asked Question FAQ sections in this chapter or see the FAQs on our NOTE If you are a system integrator VAR or OEM a POST diagnostics card is recommended For I O port 80h codes refer to App B Memory Errors ...

Page 43: ... department We can be reached by e mail at support supermicro com or by fax at 408 503 8019 3 3 Frequently Asked Questions Question What are the various types of memory that the SUPER P3TDLR motherboard can support Answer The SUPER P3TDLR has four DIMM slots that support 168 pin registered DIMMs with ECC only Note that since the motherboard has a 133 MHz memory bus both PC133 and PC100 memory are ...

Page 44: ...nswer 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 procedure If you still do not have video please use the following BIOS Recovery Procedure First make sure jumper JPWAKE is set to pins 1 2 Then turn your system off and place the floppy d...

Page 45: ...ur 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 When returning to the manufacturer the RMA number should be prominently displayed on the outside of the shipping carton and mailed prepaid or hand carried Shipping and handling charges will be ap plied...

Page 46: ...3 6 SUPER P3TDLR User s Manual Troubleshooting NOTES ...

Page 47: ...ower 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 Set...

Page 48: ...onitoring 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 intrusion detector Five positive voltage inputs Two negative voltage inputs Three fan speed monitor inputs 4 3 Running Setup Optimal default settings are in bold text unless otherwise noted The B...

Page 49: ... 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 screen is displayed below BIOS...

Page 50: ...nfiguration 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 Configuration IDE ...

Page 51: ... 4 and 3 Select the desired setting and then press Enter Serial Port 2 Address This option specifies the base I O port address of serial port 2 The settings for this item include Disabled 2F8 3E8 and 2E8 Select the desired setting and then press Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Configure Nat 317 Serial Port s and Parallel P Serial Port1 Address Serial Port1 IRQ Serial Port2 Address Serial Port2 I...

Page 52: ...the user to set the Parallel Port IRQ The settings for this item include 5 and 7 Parallel Port 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 Con...

Page 53: ... is a 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 a...

Page 54: ... MWDMA0 through MWDMA2 to set Multi word DMA0 through 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...

Page 55: ... Enabled allows the drive to be used normally read write and erase functions can all be performed Disabled prevents the hard disk from being erased This function is effective only when the device can be accessed through BIOS ATA PI Detect Timeout Set this option to stop the system search for ATAPI devices within the specified number of seconds The options are 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 and 35 seconds Most...

Page 56: ...cessed through BIOS Floppy Drive Seek Use this option to Enable or Disable the floppy seek routine on bootup Boot Settings Configuration Quick Boot This option allows the BIOS to skip certain tests that are normally performed 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...

Page 57: ...Slow 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 ...

Page 58: ...tion is for enabling or disabling the internal CPU L1 cache Settings include Disabled Write Thru and 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 Though ca...

Page 59: ...d the plus and minus keys to change the option setting The settings are described on the following 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 ...

Page 60: ...e levels and temperatures System Overheat Warning This option allows you to Enable or Disable a system overheat warning signal used to notify you in the event of a dangerous rise in heat levels Overheat Warning Temperature This option allows you to specify the temperature threshold that when exceeded will trigger the overheat warning alarm The rest of the Health Monitor menu lists various voltages...

Page 61: ...Shadow Cached WP C800 16k Shadow Disabled CC00 16k Shadow Disabled D000 16k Shadow Disabled D400 16k Shadow Disabled D800 16k Shadow Disabled DC00 16k Shadow Disabled Act to Deact 6 CLKS Act to Read Write 3 CLKS RAS Precharge Time 3 CLKS RA Cycle Time 8 Write to Deact 3 CLKS SDRAM CAS Latency 3 ISA IO Cycle Delay 1 5 BCLK MPS 1 4 Support Enabled Options for MCH Select Screen Select Item Change Opt...

Page 62: ...s option are 3 CLKS and 2 CLKS SDRAM CAS Latency This settings for this option are CAS Latency 3 and CAS Latency 2 CAS stands for Column Address Strobe DC00 16k Shadow These options specify how the 16 KB of video ROM at each of the above addresses is treated When Disabled the contents of the video ROM are not copied to RAM When Enabled the contents of 16 KB of video ROM beginning at the above addr...

Page 63: ...AN2 IRQ preference PCI Slot 3 IRQ preference PCI Slot 4 IRQ preference Onboard SCSI IRQ preference No No 64 Yes Disabled Disabled Auto Enabled Auto Auto Auto Auto Auto Auto Auto Auto No lets the BIOS configure all the devices in the system Yes lets the operating system configure Plug and Play PnP devices not required for boot if your system has a Plug and Play operating system Select Screen Select...

Page 64: ...A adapter card if used The settings are Yes and No Palette Snooping When enabled this option informs PCI devices that an ISA graphics device is installed The settings are Disabled and Enabled This does not neces sarily indicate a physical ISA adapter card The graphics chipset can be mounted on a PCI card Always check with your adapter card manuals first before modifying the default settings in the...

Page 65: ...he BIOS assign the IRQ Onboard LAN1 IRQ Preference This option allows you to change the IRQ for the onboard LAN1 The settings are Auto 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 and 15 The Auto setting lets the BIOS assign the IRQ Onboard LAN2 IRQ Preference This option allows you to change the IRQ for the onboard LAN2 The settings are Auto 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 and 15 The Auto setting lets the BIOS assign the IRQ PCI...

Page 66: ...oard SCSI IRQ Preference This option allows you to change the IRQ for the onboard SCSI The set tings are Auto 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 and 15 The Auto setting lets the BIOS assign the IRQ IRQ 3 IRQ 4 IRQ 5 IRQ 7 IRQ 9 IRQ 10 IRQ 11 IRQ 14 IRQ 15 ...

Page 67: ...tton on the computer chas sis functions When set to On Off depressing the power button turns the computer on or off When set to Suspend depressing the power button places the computer in Suspend mode or Full On power mode The Standby setting places the computer in Standby or Full On mode BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced Chipset PCIPnP Power Boot Security Exit ACPI Aware O S Power Management Power ...

Page 68: ... Disk Power Down Mode This option specifies the power conserving state that the hard disk drive s enters after the specified period of inactivity has expired The settings include Disabled Standby and Suspend Sleep Button Enable This option is to enable the use of the sleep button The settings are Suspend and Disabled This option specifies the length of hard disk inactivity time that should expire ...

Page 69: ...RQ12 IRQ14 IRQ15 With the above options you can monitor each interrupt request and resume the system s normal power up state when activated Settings are Ignore and Monitor All IRQs are defaulted to Ignore except for IRQ 1 12 and 14 which default to Monitor ...

Page 70: ...e available system devices The settings for the 1st Boot Device are Removable Device ATAPI CDROM Hard Drive and Disabled 2nd Boot Device The settings for the 2nd Boot Device are Removable Device ATAPI CDROM Hard Drive and Disabled BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced Chipset PCIPnP Power Boot Security Exit Boot Device Priority Hard Disk Drives Removable Devices ATAPI CDROM Drives Select Screen Select ...

Page 71: ...le Devices Use this screen to view the removable devices that have been auto de tected or entered manually on your system ATAPI CDROM Drives Use this screen to view the ATAPI CDROM drives that have been auto detected or entered manually on your system 3rd Boot Device The settings for the 3rd Boot Device are Removable Device ATAPI CDROM Hard Drive and Disabled ...

Page 72: ...ecurity 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 Pass word Keep a record of the new password when the password is changed If you forget the password you must erase the system config...

Page 73: ... a warning when any program or virus issues a Disk Format command or attempts to write to the boot sector of the hard disk drive Change User Password ously Clear User Password Use this option to clear the user password so that it is not required to be entered when the system boots up This option allows you to change a user password that was entered previ Change Supervisor Password This option allo...

Page 74: ...m 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 Discarding Change...

Page 75: ... and 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 77: ... process The error messages normally appear 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 These fatal errors are usually communicated through a series of audible beeps The numbers on the following page correspond to the number of beeps for the error...

Page 78: ...ay memory read write error The system video adapter is either missing or its memory is faulty This is not a fatal error Bootblock Error Beep Codes 2 beeps BIOS ROM file absent the BIOS was unable to find the specific file name required to flash the BIOS 4 beeps Flash program successful 5 beeps Media read error The floppy or ATAPI media is not present or cannot be read 7 beeps Flash not present The...

Page 79: ... Error Beep Codes APPENDIX A If you hear it s because 5 short and 1 long beeps no memory detected in system 6 short and 1 long beeps EDO memory detected in system 7 short and 1 long beeps SMBUS System Management Bus error ...

Page 80: ...SUPER P3TDLR User s Manual A 4 APPENDIX A Notes ...

Page 81: ...disabling 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 initialization before keyboard BAT command is issued 0C The keyboard controller I B is free Next issuing the BAT command to the keyboard controller 0E The keyboard controller BAT command result has been...

Page 82: ...ipset 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 Reading the 8042 input port and disabling the MEGAKEY Green PC feature next Making the BIOS code segment writable and performing any necessary configuration before initializing the interrupt vectors ...

Page 83: ...d 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 read write test next 2F The EGA VGA controller was not found The display memory read write test is about to begin 30 The display memory read write test passed Look for retrace checking next 31 The ...

Page 84: ...t 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 calculation has been completed Writing patterns to test memory next 47 The memory pattern has been written to extended memory Writing patterns to the base 640 KB memory next 48 Patterns written in base memory Determining the ...

Page 85: ...ized 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 MB has been tested and initialized Saving the memory size information next 53 The memory size information and the CPU registers are saved Entering real mode next 54 Shutdown was successful The CPU is...

Page 86: ...ing 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 The keyboard controller interface test completed Writing the command byte and initializing the circular buffer next 83 The command byte was written and global data initialization has been completed ...

Page 87: ...e 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 The hard disk controller has been reset Configuring the floppy drive controller next 91 The floppy drive controller has been configured Configuring the hard disk drive controller next 95 Initializin...

Page 88: ...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 keyboard ID command next A2 Displaying any soft errors next A3 The soft error display has completed Setting the keyboard typematic rate next A4 The keyboard typematic rate is set Programming the memory wait states next ...

Page 89: ...delay 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 mode next D3h Starting memory sizing next D4h Returning to real mode Executing any OEM patches and setting the stack next D5h Passing control to the uncompressed code in shadow RAM at E000 0000h The i...

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