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UPER P4DE8/P4DEI/P4DEE

User’s Manual

3rd Boot Device

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

CDROM, Hard Drive and Intel UNDI PXE-2.0 (build 082).

Hard Disk Drives

Use this screen to view the boot sequency of hard drives that have been

auto-detected or entered manually on your system.

Removable Devices

Use this screen to view the boot sequency of the removeable devices that

have been auto-detected or entered manually on your system.

ATAPI CDROM Drives

Use this screen to view the boot sequency ofthe ATAPI CDROM drives that

have been auto-detected or entered manually on your system.

Summary of Contents for SUPER P4DE8

Page 1: ... SUPER P4DE8 SUPER P4DEI SUPER P4DEE USER S MANUAL Revision 1 0 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: ...ns 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 front control panel functions the speaker and the keyboard If you encounter any...

Page 4: ...Chipset System Block Diagram 1 12 1 2 Chipset Overview 1 13 1 3 Special Features 1 13 ATI Graphics Controller 1 13 BIOS Recovery 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 16 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 I...

Page 5: ...6 Onboard Indicators 2 13 LAN Port LEDs 2 13 2 7 DIP Switch Settings 2 13 DIP Switch 1 Processor Speed 2 13 2 8 Jumper Settings 2 14 Explanation of Jumpers 2 14 CMOS Clear 2 14 VGA Enable Disable 2 15 Watch Dog Enable Disable 2 15 Fan Status Select 2 15 LAN1 Enable Disable 2 15 LAN2 Enable Disable 2 16 SCSI Termination Enable Disable 2 16 SCSI Enable Disable 2 16 2 9 Parallel Port Floppy Hard Disk...

Page 6: ...stions 3 3 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 19 4 8 Boot Setup 4 21 4 9 Security Setup 4 23 4 10 Exit Setup 4 25 Appendices Appendix A BIOS Error Beep Codes A 1 Appendix B BIOS POST Codes B 1 SUP...

Page 7: ...ll 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 floppy ribbon cable One 1 I O backpanel shield One 1 Supermicro CD or diskettes containing drivers and utilities One 1 User s BIOS Manual Two 2 fan heatsink assemblies Fan 042 retail only Two 2 sets of heatsink retention clip...

Page 8: ...Europe Address SuperMicro 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 Technical Support rma supermicro nl Customer Support Asia Pacific Address SuperMicro Taiwan D5 4F No 16 Chien Ba Road Chung Ho 235 Taipei Hsien Taiwan R O C Tel 886 2 8226 3990 Fax 886 2 8226 3...

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

Page 10: ...1 4 Introduction SUPER P4DE8 P4DEI P4DEE User s Manual Figure 1 1 SUPER P4DE8 Image ...

Page 11: ...Chapter 1 Introduction 1 5 Introduction Figure 1 2 SUPER P4DEI P4DEE Image P4DEI shown The P4DEE has the same layout but includes only a single 10 100 Mb LAN port ...

Page 12: ...ettings and pin definitions Keyboard Mouse J11 Parallel Port COM1 VGA USB0 1 LAN2 DIMM1 LAN1 ATX POWER SEC POWER AIC 7902 J6 CPU1 CPU2 North Bridge PCI 1 Rage XL SW1 COM2 BIOS IDE 1 IDE 2 FLOPPY BATTERY CHS Fan 1 SUPER P4DE8 SCSI CH B SCSI CH A SEC POWER U222 SCSI CH B JA2 JA3 PCI 2 PCI 3 PCI 4 PCI 5 PCI 4A JA1 CHS Fan 2 DIMM4 DIMM3 DIMM2 IPMI J18 J19 J12 OH CHS Fan 3 J21 JF1 CPU CHS Fan 2 CPU CHS...

Page 13: ...er CPU CHS OH FAN CPU Chassis Overheat Fan Headers CPU1 CPU2 CPU1 and CPU2 Sockets DIMM1 DIMM4 Memory SDRAM Slots IPMI IPMI 1 5 Slot for daughter card JA1 JA2 JA3 Ultra320 LVD SCSI CH A B Connector JF1 Front Control Panel Headers JF2 Speaker PWR LED Headers J5 Primary ATX Power Connector J6 Secondary ATX Power Connector 4 pin J7 Secondary ATX Power Connector 8 pin J8 Power Supply Fail Header J9 Pa...

Page 14: ...rts and Front Control Panel JF1 JF2 connectors and for details on jumper settings and pin definitions Keyboard Mouse J11 Parallel Port COM1 VGA USB0 1 LAN2 DIMM1 LAN1 ATX POWER SEC POWER J6 CPU1 CPU2 North Bridge PCI 1 Rage XL SW1 COM2 BIOS IDE 1 IDE 2 FLOPPY BATTERY CHS Fan 1 SUPER P4DEI SEC POWER U222 PCI 2 PCI 3 PCI 4 PCI 5 PCI 4A JA1 CHS Fan 2 DIMM4 DIMM3 DIMM2 IPMI J18 J19 J12 OH CHS Fan 3 J2...

Page 15: ...at Fan Headers CPU1 CPU2 CPU1 and CPU2 Sockets DIMM1 DIMM4 Memory SDRAM Slots IPMI IPMI 1 5 Slot for daughter card JF1 Front Control Panel Headers JF2 Speaker PWR LED Headers J5 Primary ATX Power Connector J6 Secondary ATX Power Connector 4 pin J7 Secondary ATX Power Connector 8 pin J8 Power Supply Fail Header J9 Parallel Printer Port J10 Chassis Intrusion Header J11 PS 2 Keyboard Mouse Ports J12 ...

Page 16: ...AM Chipset ServerWorks Grand Champion SL Expansion Slots Three 64 bit 33 MHz and two 32 bit 33 MHz PCI slots plus one slim slot BIOS 4 Mb AMI Flash ROM APM 1 2 DMI 2 3 PCI 2 2 ACPI 1 0 Plug and Play PnP SMBIOS 2 3 PC Health Monitoring Onboard voltage monitors for 2 CPU cores chipset voltage 5V 12V 12V 3 3V and 2 5V Fan status monitor with firmware software on off control Environmental temperature ...

Page 17: ...oppy port interface up to 2 88 MB 2 Fast UART 16550A compatible serial ports 1 EPP ECP Enhanced Parallel Port Extended Capabilities Port PS 2 mouse and PS 2 keyboard ports 4 USB Universal Serial Bus ports USB 1 1 Other Internal external modem ring on S1 state support only Recovery from AC power loss control Wake on LAN WOL Console redirection CD Diskette Utilities BIOS flash upgrade utility Device...

Page 18: ...B6 USB Ports SMBus Thin IMB SIO ATI XL VGA PCI Bus LPC Bus Serial Port Parallel Port Floppy Port LAN 32 bit 33 MHz PCI 64 bit 33 MHz PCI SCSI Figure 1 5 ServerWorks Grand Champion SL Chipset System Block Diagram Note This is a general block diagram Please see the previous Motherboard Features Section for details on the features of each motherboard ...

Page 19: ...rs and the LPC Bus 1 3 Special Features ATI Graphics Controller The P4DE8 P4DEI P4DEE has an integrated ATI video controller based on the Rage XL graphics chip The Rage XL fully supports sideband addressing and AGP texturing This onboard graphics package can provide a band width of up to 512 MB sec over a 32 bit graphics memory bus BIOS Recovery The BIOS Recovery function allows you to recover you...

Page 20: ...hermal fan is controlled by the over heat 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 threshold The overheat circuitry runs independently from the CPU It can continue to monitor for overheat conditions even when the CPU is in sleep ...

Page 21: ...dard way to integrate power management features throughout a PC system including its hardware operating system and application soft ware This enables the system to automatically turn on and off peripherals such as CD ROMs network cards hard disk drives and printers This also includes consumer devices connected to the PC such as VCRs TVs tele phones and stereos In addition to enabling operating sys...

Page 22: ...seconds This option can be set in the Power section of the BIOS Setup routine External Modem Ring On Wake up events can be triggered by a device such as the external modem ringing when the system is in the SoftOff state only S1 state is supported Note that external modem ring on can only be used with an ATX 2 01 or above compliant power supply Wake On LAN WOL Wake On LAN is defined as the ability ...

Page 23: ...e 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 floppy disk drive controller that is compatible with industry standard 82077 765 a data separator write pre compensation circuitry decode logic data rate selec tion a clock generator drive interface control logic and interrupt and DMA logic The wide range of func...

Page 24: ...uper I O provides functions that comply with ACPI Advanced Con figuration and Power Interface which includes support of legacy and ACPI power management through an SMI or SCI function pin It also features auto power management to reduce power consumption The IRQs DMAs and I O space resources of the Super I O can flexibly adjust to meet ISA PnP requirements which suppport ACPI and APM Ad vanced Pow...

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: ...White pegs 8 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 bracket in p...

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

Page 28: ...hassis match Although a chassis may have both plastic and metal mounting fasteners metal ones are highly recommended because they ground the motherboard to the chassis Make sure the metal standoffs click in or are screwed in 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...

Page 29: ...om TECHSUPPORT FAQs Memory_vendors htm CAUTION Exercise extreme care when installing or removing DIMM modules to prevent any possible damage DIMM Installation See Figure 2 2 1 Insert one to four memory modules Memory is not interleaved so you can add any number of DIMMs into the slots in any order 2 Insert each DIMM module into its slot Note the notch at the bottom of the module to prevent inserti...

Page 30: ...OM2 is a header on the motherboard See the Motherboard Fea tures section in Chapter 1 for the types of LAN ports on each board 2 4 IOPorts Control Panel Connectors The IO ports are color coded in conformance with the PC 99 specification See Figure 2 3 below for the colors and locations of the various IO ports Figure 2 3 IO Port Locations and Definitions ...

Page 31: ... single bundled wire connection See Figure 2 4 for the pin locations of the various front control panel buttons and LED indicators Refer to the follow ing section for descriptions and pin definitions Figure 2 4 JF1 Header Pins Power Button Overheat LED 1 L1 LED Reset Button 2 Power Fail LED L2 LED HDD LED Power LED Reset Pwr Vcc Vcc Vcc Vcc Vcc Ground Ground 19 20 Vcc X NMI Ground X JF1 ...

Page 32: ... Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions IDE HDD L ED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Number 13 14 Definition 5V HD Active 2 5 Connecting Cables Primary ATX Power Connection The power supply connector at J5 meets the SSI Superset ATX 24 pin specification however it also supports a 20 pin power sup ply connector Make sure that the orientation of the PS connector is correct See the table on the ...

Page 33: ...s 9 and 10 of JF1 At tach a cable to display network activity for LAN2 Refer to the table on the right for pin defini tions L2 LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Number 9 10 Definition 5V GND O verheat O H L ED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Number 7 8 Definition 5V GND Power Fail LED The Power Fail LED connection is located on pins 5 and 6 of JF1 Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Pow er Fail ...

Page 34: ...power on off the system This button can also be configured to function as a suspend button see the Power Button Mode setting in BIOS To turn off the power when set to suspend mode de press the button for at least 4 seconds Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Pin Number 1 2 Definition PW _O N Ground PW R_O N Connector Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Num ber 2 4 6 8 10 Definition Pow er Grou...

Page 35: ...heat Chassis fan headers See the table on the right for pin definitions Serial Ports The COM1 serial port is located under the parallel port see Figure 2 3 See the table on the right for pin definitions The COM2 connec tor is a header located near the DIMM 4 slot on the motherboard Serial Po rt Pin Definitions CO M1 C O M2 Pin Number Definition 1 DCD 2 DSR 3 Serial In 4 RTS 5 Serial Out Pin Number...

Page 36: ...on JF1 to provide indication of a power failure on the chassis See the table on the right for pin defini tions Note This feature is only avail able when using triple redundant Supermicro power supplies Pow er Supply Fail Header Pin Definitions J8 Pin Number 1 2 3 4 Definition P S 1 Fail Signal P S 2 Fail Signal P S 3 Fail Signal Reset from MB Power LED Speaker JF2 On the JF2 header pins 1 3 are fo...

Page 37: ...he right LED Color Off Green Orange Definition No Connection 100 MHz 1 GHz 1 Gb LAN Right LED Indicator 2 7 DIP Switch Settings DIP Switch 1 Processor Speed The red DIP switch labeled SW1 has four individual switches which are used to set the speed of the processor The table on the right shows you the switch settings for the various speeds your processor may be able to run at This table is also si...

Page 38: ... the system remove the AC power cord and then short JBT1 to clear CMOS Do not use the PW_ON connector to clear CMOS 2 8 Jumper Settings Explanation of Jumpers To modify the operation of the motherboard 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 identified with a square solder pad on the printed cir...

Page 39: ...efinition Enabled Disabled VG A Enable Disable Jum per Settings JP1 Watch Dog Enable Disable JP2 is used to enable or disable the Watch Dog function This jumper is used together with the Watch Dog enable function in BIOS Enable both the jumper and the BIOS setting to use the Watch Dog feature See the table on the right for pin definitions Jumper Position Open Closed Definition Disabled Enabled W a...

Page 40: ...SI The nor mal default position is on pins 1 2 to enable SCSI See the table on the right for jumper settings Jumper Position Pins 1 2 Pins 2 3 Definition Enabled Disabled SCSI Enable Disable Jum per Settings JPA3 SCSI Termination Enable Disable P4DE8 Jumpers JPA1 and JPA2 allow you to enable or disable termination for the SCSI connectors Jumper JPA1 controls SCSI channel A and JPA2 is for SCSI cha...

Page 41: ...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 The parallel port is located on J9 See the table below 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 15 Data Bit 6 17 Data Bit 7 19 ACK 21...

Page 42: ...ve 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 Floppy Connector Pin Definitions J12 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 ...

Page 43: ...8 29 30 31 32 33 34 Signal Name 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 Pin 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 SCSI Connectors JA1 JA2 JA3 Ultra320 SCSI Connector...

Page 44: ...er inserting 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 wi...

Page 45: ...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 chas sis 2 Verify that all jumpers are set to their default positions 3 Check that the 115V 230V switch on the power suppl...

Page 46: ...any possible problem s with the specific system configuration that was sold to you 1 Refer to the Troubleshooting Procedures and Frequently Asked Ques tion FAQ sections in this chapter or see the FAQs on our web site before contacting Technical Support http www supermicro com 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 ...

Page 47: ... 503 8019 or by phone 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 P4DE8 P4DEI P4DEE has four 184 pin DIMM slots that support up to 4 GB of registered ECC DDR 200 PC1600 SDRAM Unbuffered SDRAM non ECC memory and PC100 133 SDRAM modules are not sup ported Memory is not interleaved so you can install...

Page 48: ...the BIOS flashing proce dure If you still do not have video please use the following BIOS Recov ery Procedure First turn your system off and place the floppy disk with the saved BIOS image file see above FAQ in drive A Press and hold CTRL and Home at the same time then turn on the power with these keys pressed until your floppy drive starts reading Your screen will re main blank until the BIOS pro...

Page 49: ... 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 for all orders that must be mailed when service is complete This warranty only covers normal consumer use and does...

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Page 51: ...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 Setup ut...

Page 52: ... drive AMIBIOS supports PC Health Monitoring 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 Chassis intrusion detector Five positive voltage inputs Three fan speed monitor inputs 4 3 Running Setup Optimal default settings are in bold text unless otherwise noted The BIOS setup options descri...

Page 53: ...o illustrate 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 screeen is display...

Page 54: ...uperIO Configuration 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 Configura...

Page 55: ... specifies the base I O port address of serial port 2 The settings for this item include Disabled 2F8 3E8 and 2E8 Serial Port 2 IRQ This option specifies the Interrupt Request address of serial port 2 The settings for this item include Disabled 4 and 3 BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Configure Winbond627F Serial Port s and Parallel P Serial Port1 Address Serial Port1 IRQ Serial Port2 Address Serial Po...

Page 56: ...e 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 Controller This option allows the user to enable or disable the integrated IDE Control ler The settin...

Page 57: ... 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 and Au...

Page 58: ...2 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 T 32Bit Data Transfer The settings are Auto Disabled and...

Page 59: ...for the Primary IDE Master Hard Disk Write Protect This item allows the user to prevent the hard disk from being overwritten The options are Enabled or Disabled Disabled allows the drive to be used normally read write and erase functions can all be performed Enabled prevents the hard disk from being erased This function is effective only when the device is accessed through BIOS ATA PI Detect Timeo...

Page 60: ...otup Boot Settings Configuration Quick Boot This option allows the BIOS to skip certain tests that are normally perfomred 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 dis played upon setup When Enabled the OEM logo is displayed instead of the POST messages The settings ...

Page 61: ...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 the s...

Page 62: ...his option is for enabling or disabling the internal CPU L1 cache Settings include Disabled Write Thru 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 ...

Page 63: ...ollowing 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 next boot up The settings are No and Yes View Event Log Highlighting this and pressing Ent...

Page 64: ...ent Temperature These readings display the real time temperatures of CPU1 CPU2 and the system There are also several voltage level monitors as shown on the System Health Monitor screen CPU Overheat Support This option allows you to specify the action taken when an overheat situation occurs The settings are Shutdown and Slowdown System Overheat Warning This option allows you to enable or disable th...

Page 65: ...ddress are copied shadowed from ROM to RAM BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced Chipset PCIPnP Power Boot Security Exit C000 16k Shadow Cached C400 16k Shadow Cached C800 16k Shadow Cached CC00 16k Shadow Cached D000 16k Shadow Disabled D400 16k Shadow Disabled D800 16k Shadow Disabled DC00 16k Shadow Disabled Memory Auto Precharge Disabled Write Combining for P6 to PCI Disabled Memory Write Posting E...

Page 66: ...ses within the PCI memory re gions Memory Writing Posting The settings are Enabled and Disabled Scrubbing Enable The settings are Enabled and Disabled Scrubbing writes corrected ECC data back into memory Memory Timing Control Determines how the memory timing is controlled Auto lets BIOS program the memory timing from SPD data Manual allows the user to select the appropriate memory timing MPS 1 4 S...

Page 67: ...s abled 2 minutes 5 minutes 10 minutes and 15 minutes BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced Chipset PCIPnP Power Boot Security Exit Plug Play O S Reset Config Data PCI Latency Timer Allocate IRQ to VGA Palette Snooping PCI IDE BusMaster USB Function Legacy USB Support ARMD Emulation Type No No 64 Yes Disabled Disabled Enabled Auto Hard Disk No lets the BIOS configure all the devices in the system Yes l...

Page 68: ...2 224 and 248 PCI clocks Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA This option lets you allocate an interrupt request IRQ to the PCI VGA 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...

Page 69: ...or Legacy USB The settings are Auto Enabled and Disabled ARMD Emulation Type This settings for this option are Hard Disk Auto and Floppy BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced Chipset PCIPnP Power Boot Security Exit ACPI Aware O S Power Management Power Button Mode Suspend Timeout Minutes Yes Enabled On Off Off Select Screen Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit V07 00 C C...

Page 70: ...xpire before entering the power conserving state The settings are Off 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 and 10 minutes ACPI Aware O S This option allows the system to utilize Intel s ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface specification Settings are No and Yes DOS Windows 3 x and Windows NT are examples of non ACPI aware oper ating systems Windows 95 Windows 98 Windows ME and Windows 2000 are examples of ...

Page 71: ...e settings for the 1st Boot Device are Removable Device ATAPI CDROM Hard Drive and Intel UNDI PXE 2 0 build 082 2nd Boot Device The settings for the 2nd Boot Device are Removable Device ATAPI CDROM Hard Drive and Intel UNDI PXE 2 0 build 082 BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced Chipset PCIPnP Power Boot Security Exit Boot Device Priority Hard Disk Drives Removable Devices ATAPI CDROM Drives Select Scr...

Page 72: ...n to view the boot sequency of hard drives that have been auto detected or entered manually on your system Removable Devices Use this screen to view the boot sequency of the removeable devices that have been auto detected or entered manually on your system ATAPI CDROM Drives Use this screen to view the boot sequency ofthe ATAPI CDROM drives that have been auto detected or entered manually on your ...

Page 73: ...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 Password Keep a record of the new password when the password is changed If you forget the password you must erase the system configuration i...

Page 74: ...rd Use this option to clear the user password so that it is not required to be entered when the system boots up Boot Sector Virus Protection This option allows you to enable or disable a virus detection program to protect the boot sector of your hard disk drive The settings for this option Disabled and Enabled If Enabled AMIBIOS will display a warning when any program or virus issues a Disk Format...

Page 75: ...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 Changes Highli...

Page 76: ...evices 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 ...

Page 77: ...ith your system manufacturer 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 number of beeps for the corresponding error All errors listed with the exception of Beep Code 8 are fatal errors Appendix A BIOS Error Beep Codes A 1 A 1 BIOS Error Beep Codes Beeps ErrorMessage D...

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Page 79: ...zation code 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 Theinitializationcodeiscopiedtosegment0a...

Page 80: ...kette FAT to find the clusters occupied by the AMIBOOT ROM file F3h Next reading the AMIBOOT ROM file cluster by cluster F4h The AMIBOOT ROM file is not the correct size F5h Next disabling internal cache memory FBh Next detecting the type of flash ROM FCh Next erasing the flash ROM FDh Next programming the flash ROM FFh Flash ROM programming was successful Next restarting the system BIOS B 3 Uncom...

Page 81: ...s 1 and 2 and interrupt controllers 1 and 2 13h Thevideodisplayhasbeendisabled PortBhasbeeninitialized Next initializing the chipset 14h The 8254 timer test will begin next 19h The 8254 timer test is over Starting the memory refresh test next 1Ah The memory refresh line is toggling Checking the 15 second on off time next 2Bh Passing control to the video ROM to perform any required configu ration b...

Page 82: ...etrace checking next 34h Video display checking is over Setting the display mode next 37h The display mode is set Displaying the power on message next 38h Initializing the bus input IPL general 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 3Ah The new...

Page 83: ...h The memory size display has started The display is updated during the memory test Performing the sequential and random memory test next 50h The memory below 1 MB has been tested and initialized Adjusting the displayed memory size for relocation and shadowing next 51h The memory size display was adjusted for relocation and shadow ing Testing the memory above 1 MB next 52h The memory above 1 MB ha...

Page 84: ... has completed Checking for a locked key next 84h Locked key checking is over Checking for a memory size mismatch with CMOS RAM data next 85h The memory size check is done Displaying a soft error and checking for a password or bypassing WINBIOS Setup next 86h The password was checked Performing any required programming before WINBIOS Setup next 87h The programming before WINBIOS Setup has complete...

Page 85: ...r the Coprocessor test next 9Eh Initialization after the Coprocessor test is complete Checking the extended keyboard keyboard ID and Num Lock key next Issuing the keyboard ID command next A2h Displaying any soft errors next A3h The soft error display has completed Setting the keyboard typematic rate next A4h The keyboard typematic rate is set Programming the memory wait states next A5h Memory wait...

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