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Chapter 4: AwardBIOS

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IDE Primary Master UDMA

This is available only when your IDE drive supports UDMA and the

operating environment also includes a UDMA drive.  If your IDE hard

drive and your system software both support UDMA, select Auto to

enabled BIOS support.  The options for this setting are "

Auto

" and

"Disabled".

Video

Use this setting to specify the type of display you are using with the

system.  Options are "

EGA/VGA

", "CGA 40", "CGA 80" and "MONO".

Halt On

If the system encounters a non-specified error during boot-up, it will come

to a halt as directed by these settings.  You can tell the system to halt on

"All Errors", "No Errors", "

All, But Keyboard

", "All, But Diskette" or "All,

But Disk/Key".

Base Memory/Extended Memory/Total Memory

These are displays that inform you how much of each type of memory is

recognized as being present in the system.

Summary of Contents for SUPER P4SBE

Page 1: ...SUPER P4SBR SUPER P4SBE USER S MANUAL Revision 1 0c 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: ...evices Read this chapter when you want to install the processor and RIMM memory modules and when mounting the mainboard in the chassis Also refer to this chapter to connect the floppy and hard disk dr...

Page 4: ...atures 1 11 1 2 Chipset Overview 1 13 1 3 PC Health Monitoring 1 14 1 4 ACPI PC 99 Features 1 16 1 5 Power Supply 1 18 1 6 Super I O 1 18 Chapter 2 Installation 2 1 Static Sensitive Devices 2 1 2 2 Pr...

Page 5: ...2 2 14 Overheat Fan Enable Disable 2 15 Watchdog Enable Disable 2 15 Keyboard Wake Up 2 15 2 8 Parallel Port Floppy Hard Drive and SCSI Connections 2 16 Parallel Port Connector 2 16 Floppy Connector 2...

Page 6: ...Chipset Features 4 9 4 4 3 Integrated Peripherals 4 13 4 4 4 Hardware Monitors 4 16 4 4 5 Processor Features 4 17 4 5 PCI PnP Configurations 4 18 4 6 Power 4 20 4 7 Boot 4 23 4 8 Security 4 25 4 9 Exi...

Page 7: ...r motherboard If anything listed here is damaged or missing contact your retailer One 1 Supermicro Mainboard One 1 ATA66 100 ribbon cable for IDE devices One 1 floppy ribbon cable for 1 5 25 inch flop...

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

Page 10: ...1 4 SUPER P4SBR P4SBE User s Manual SUPER P4SBR Figure 1 1 SUPER P4SBR Image...

Page 11: ...Chapter 1 Introduction 1 5 SUPER P4SBE Figure 1 2 SUPER P4SBE Image...

Page 12: ...DIMM1 DIMM2 BATTERY FLOPPY IDE 1 IDE 2 Ultra III SCSI Ch A WOL J26 J18 J19 CHS FAN2 SPEAKER USB2 3 BIOS SOUTH BRIDGE AIC 7899 Ultra III SCSI Ch B Ultra III SCSI Ch B JA2 JA3 JA1 SCSI LED JL1 JBT1 JWO...

Page 13: ...hassis Fan Headers CPU FAN CPU Fan Header DIMM0 1 2 Memory DIMM Slots JA1 Ultra III LVD SCSI Channel A JA2 Ultra III LVD SCSI Channel B JA3 Ultra III LVD SCSI Channel B JF1 Front Control Panel JJ21 AT...

Page 14: ...Rage Graphics CPU JF1 ATX POWER OH FAN CHS FAN1 DIMM0 DIMM1 DIMM2 BATTERY FLOPPY IDE 1 IDE 2 WOL J26 J18 J19 CHS FAN2 SPEAKER USB2 3 BIOS SOUTH BRIDGE JL1 JBT1 JWOR Speaker PCI 1 PCI 2 PCI 3 PCI 4 PCI...

Page 15: ...Fan 1 2 Chassis Fan Headers CPU FAN CPU Fan Header DIMM0 1 2 Memory DIMM Slots JF1 Front Control Panel JJ21 ATX 12V Power Connector 20 pin JJ24 ATX 12V Power Connector 4 pin JL1 Chassis Intrusion Hea...

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Page 17: ...ts BIOS 4 Mb Firmware Hub AwardBIOS Flash BIOS APM 1 2 DMI 2 3 PCI 2 2 ACPI 1 0 Plug and Play PnP PC Health Monitoring Seven onboard voltage monitors for CPU core chipset voltage 3 3V 5V and 12V Three...

Page 18: ...ble serial ports 1 EPP Enhanced Parallel Port and ECP Extended Capabilities Port supported parallel port PS 2 mouse and PS 2 keyboard ports Up to 4 USB Universal Serial Bus ports VGA port Infrared por...

Page 19: ...Hub ICH2 The I O Controller Hub ICH2 subsystem on the P4SBR P4SBE integrates many of the input output functions of the 845 chipset including a dual chan nel ATA 33 66 100 Bus Master IDE controller and...

Page 20: ...rning or send an error message to the screen Users can adjust the voltage thresholds to define the sensitivity of the voltage monitor Three Fan Status Monitor with Firmware Software On Off Control The...

Page 21: ...on virtual memory and there is insuf ficient hard drive space for saving the data you can be alerted of the potential problem Hardware BIOS Virus Protection The system BIOS is protected by hardware s...

Page 22: ...compatible with both Win dows 98 2000 and Windows NT 4 0 Note To utilize ACPI you must rein stall Windows 98 To reinstall Windows 98 with ACPI enter DOS and type setup p J at the CDROM prompt usually...

Page 23: ...X 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 har...

Page 24: ...daily LAN traffic is kept to a minimum and users are not interrupted The motherboards have a 3 pin header WOL to connect to the 3 pin header on a Network Interface Card NIC that has WOL capability Wa...

Page 25: ...rate of up to 115 2 Kbps as well as an advanced speed with baud rates of 250 K 500 K or 1 Mb s which support higher speed modems The Super I O provides functions that comply with ACPI Advanced Con fi...

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Page 27: ...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 comput...

Page 28: ...chors Do not force the white pegs all the way in about 1 3 of the white pegs should be inside the black anchors These are for chassis that do not have four CPU retention holes 3 Place a retention brac...

Page 29: ...l you hear it click into the locked position Socket lever in locked position 8 Apply the proper amount of thermal compound to the CPU die 9 Place the heatsink on top of the CPU and press firmly down w...

Page 30: ...Motherboard in the Chassis All motherboards have standard mounting holes to fit different types of chassis Chassis may include a variety of mounting fasteners made of metal or plastic Figure 2 1 478...

Page 31: ...serting the module incorrectly 2 Gently press down on the memory module until it snaps into place 3 Three PC 133 SDRAM sockets support up to 3 GB PC133 PC100 unbuffered SDRAM ECC type memory is suppor...

Page 32: ...rs 2 5 I O Port Control Panel Connector Locations The I O ports are color coded in conformance with the PC99 specification to make setting up your system easier See Figure 2 3 below for the colors and...

Page 33: ...6789 1234567890123456789012345 1234567890123456789012345 1234567890123456789012345 1234567890123456789012345 1234567890123456789012345 1234567890123456789012345 Figure A 24 pin connection Figure B 20...

Page 34: ...wer on off the system The user can also configure this but ton to function as a suspend but ton See the Power Button Mode setting in BIOS To turn off the power when set to suspend mode hold down the p...

Page 35: ...isplay net work activity Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions NIC1 LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Number 11 12 Definition 5V GND Power LED The Power LED connection is lo cated on pins 15 a...

Page 36: ...nd 5 N A Pin Number Definition 1 5V 2 P0 3 P0 4 Ground 5 Key USB0 USB1 Serial Ports The COM1 serial port is located under the parallel port see Figure 2 3 See the table on the right for pin definition...

Page 37: ...defini tions You must enable the LAN Wake Up setting in BIOS to use this function You must also have a LAN card with a Wake on LAN connector and cable to use this feature LAN1 LAN2 Ports Two Ethernet...

Page 38: ...assis Intrusion The Chassis Intrusion header is lo cated on JL1 See the table on the right for pin definitions Pin Number 1 2 Definition Intrusion Input Ground Chassis Intrusion Pin Definitions JL1 Sp...

Page 39: ...3 Normal CMOS Clear 2 7 Jumper Settings Explanation of Jumpers To modify the operation of the motherboard jumpers can be used to choose between optional set tings Jumpers create shorts be tween two p...

Page 40: ...ination P4SBR only The SCSI termination jumpers allow you to enable or disable termination for the onboard SCSI connectors The normal default position is open to enable SCSI termination See the table...

Page 41: ...he system to be woken up by depressing a key on the key board See the table on the right for jumper settings Note Your power supply must meet ATX specification 2 01 or higher and supply 720mA of stand...

Page 42: ...ppy disk drive cable has seven twisted wires A red mark on a wire typically designates the location of pin 1 A single floppy disk drive ribbon cable has 34 wires and two connectors to provide for two...

Page 43: ...e are no jumpers to config ure the onboard IDE interfaces J18 and J19 See the table on the right for pin definitions You must use the ATA100 66 cable included with your sys tem to benefit from the ATA...

Page 44: ...6 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...

Page 45: ...Display Screen 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 ti...

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Page 47: ...the keyboard and mouse 3 Remove all add on cards 4 Install a 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...

Page 48: ...n 1 Check the setting of jumper JBT1 Ensure that you are using a high quality power supply A poor quality power supply may cause the system to lose the CMOS setup information Refer to Section 1 6 for...

Page 49: ...ready when placing a call to our technical support 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 vario...

Page 50: ...o please use the following BIOS Recov ery Procedure First make sure the JPWAKE jumper is set to disabled Then turn your system off and place the floppy disk with the saved BIOS image file see above FA...

Page 51: ...a dedicated IRQ does not share PCI 4 shares an IRQ with onboard SCSI and USB controller 1 USB0 USB1 PCI 5 shares an IRQ with LAN1 PCI 1 has a dedicated IRQ does nopt share PCI 2 shares an IRQ with th...

Page 52: ...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 order...

Page 53: ...the computer is turned off a back up battery provides power to the BIOS Flash chip enabling it to retain the system parameters Each time the computer is pow ered on the computer is then configured wi...

Page 54: ...am can be activated in one of two ways 1 By pressing Del immediately after turning the system on or 2 When the following message appears briefly at the bottom of the screen during the POST Power On Se...

Page 55: ...ne for Drive B Swap Floppy Drive This setting allows the user to swap the designation A and B of the floppy disk drives installed in the system if there are two floppy disk drives installed on the mai...

Page 56: ...imary Master This option allows the user to determine the manner in which the AwardBIOS sets the settings for the IDE Primary Master Device The options are None Auto and Manual Access Mode This item d...

Page 57: ...Video Use this setting to specify the type of display you are using with the system Options are EGA VGA CGA 40 CGA 80 and MONO Halt On If the system encounters a non specified error during boot up it...

Page 58: ...BIOS Setup Choose Advanced BIOS Setup from the Award BIOS main menu with the Left Right arrow keys You should see the following display Select one of the items in the left frame of the screen to go to...

Page 59: ...user to determine if the chipset or the keyboard controller should have the control over Gate A20 The settings are Normal or Fast If set to Normal a pin in the keyboard controller controls Gate A20 I...

Page 60: ...This setting should be changed only if using OS2 and your system has more than 64 MB of RAM The options are OS2 and Non OS2 PWRON After PWR Fail This setting allows the user to specify how the system...

Page 61: ...tion are pre configured by the manufacturer for the optimal performance of the system It is recommended that the user does not alter the default settings This section is provided as an emergency measu...

Page 62: ...item regulates the number of system memory clock cycles for RAS precharging The options are 3 and 2 DRAM Data Integrity Mode This item regulates CPU access to the data stored in the protected area of...

Page 63: ...are Disabled and Enabled Video RAM Cacheable If enabled the information regarding the Video card stored in the RAM chip Randon Access Memory will be written and temporarily stored in the cacheable mem...

Page 64: ...sabled On Chip Secondary PCI IDE The integrated peripheral controller contains an IDE interface with support for two IDE channels Select Enabled to activate each channel separately The options for thi...

Page 65: ...and you wish to use it The settings are Enabled and Disabled Onboard Serial Port 1 Port 2 This setting allows the user to set the address and the corresponding IRQ for the Serial Port1 and Serial Por...

Page 66: ...ns This item sets the usage of IR pins The options are RxD2 TxD2 and IR Rx2Tx2 Onboard Parallel Port This setting allows the user to set the address and the corresponding IRQ for the onboard parallel...

Page 67: ...set the Game Port address The options are Disabled 201 and 209 Midi Port Address This setting allows the user to set the Midi Port address The options are Disabled 330 300 and 290 Midi Port IRQ This...

Page 68: ...t of this menu shows various temperatures and voltage levels CPU Warning Temperature This item allows the user to set the CPU temperature threshold When the CPU temperature reaches the threshold tempe...

Page 69: ...e the sub menu shown below CPU L1 L2 Cache Set this option to Enable to activate the function of CPU L1 and L2 cache The settings are Disabled and Enabled CPU Clock Ratio This item allows the user to...

Page 70: ...lot 1 The options are Auto 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 and 15 PCI Slot 2 IRQ Select Use this setting to select the IRQ interrupt request for PCI slot 2 The options are Auto 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 and 15 PCI...

Page 71: ...on has caused such a serious conflict that the OS cannot reboot the system The options for this setting are Enabled and Disabled Resources Controlled By This setting allows BIOS to automatically confi...

Page 72: ...ptions are Enabled and Disabled ACPI Suspend Type This item allows the user to determine the ACPI Suspend type The options are S1 POS and S3 STR Power Management This setting sets the degree of power...

Page 73: ...determines the system s Soft off mode when the user presses the power button The options for this setting are Instant Off and Delay 4 sec CPU THRM Throttling THRM throttling is used to lower power co...

Page 74: ...ting allows the user to determine the method by which the system power is activated The options are Password Hot Key Mouse Left Mouse Right Any Key Button Only and Keyboard 98 KB Power On Password Thi...

Page 75: ...user to set the first boot up device The options are Floppy LS120 HDD SCSI CDROM ZIP100 USB FDD USB ZIP USB CDROM USB HDD LAN and Disabled Second Boot Device This item allows the user to set the secon...

Page 76: ...ing This item allows the user to choose the VIRUS Warning feature for IDE Hard Drive Disk boot sector protection If this function is enabled and someone attempts to write data into this area the BIOS...

Page 77: ...is highlighted on the above screen press the Enter key When prompted type the User Password in the dialogue box to set or to change the User Password Security Option This setting allows the user to d...

Page 78: ...re Exit without Saving When the item Exit without Saving is highlighted press Enter to exit the Setup routine without saving any changes you may have made Your sys tem should then continue with the bo...

Page 79: ...ngle long beep that sounds repeatedly Error Messages One or more of the following messages may be displayed if the BIOS detects an error during the POST This list includes messages for both the ISA an...

Page 80: ...nstalled correctly and all cables are correctly and firmly attached Also be sure the correct hard drive type is selected in Setup ERRORINITIALIZINGHARDDISKCONTROLLER Cannot initialize the controller M...

Page 81: ...ARITY ERROR messages when the segment that has caused the problem cannot be isolated OFFENDINGSEGMENT This message is used in conjunction with the I O CHANNEL CHECK and RAM PARITY ERROR messages when...

Page 82: ...ck the key BIOS detect the keyboard is locked P17 of the keyboard controller is pulled low Keyboard error or no keyboard present Cannot initialize the keyboard Make sure that the keyboard is attached...

Page 83: ...een 2 Clear CMOS error flag 06h Reserved 07h 1 Clear 8042 interface 2 Initialize 8042 self test 08h 1 Test special keyboard controller for Winbond 977 series Super I O chips 2 Enable keyboard interfac...

Page 84: ...l EARLY_PM_INIT switch 1Eh Reserved 1Fh Load keyboard matrix notebook platform 20h Reserved 21h HPM initialization notebook platform 22h Reserved 23h 1 Check validity of RTC value e g a value of 5Ah i...

Page 85: ...Reserved 47h Initialize EISA slot 48h Reserved 49h 1 Calculate total memory by testing the last double word of each 64K page 2 Program writes allocation for AMD K5 CPU 4Ah Reserved 4Bh Reserved 4Ch R...

Page 86: ...sters according to items described in Setup Auto configuration table 6Ch Reserved 6Dh 1 Assign resources to all ISA PnP devices 2 Auto assign ports to onboard COM ports if the corresponding item in Se...

Page 87: ...sign IRQs to PCI devices 7 Initialize APM 8 Clear noise of IRQs 86h Reserved 87h Reserved 88h Reserved 89h Reserved 90h Reserved 91h Reserved 92h Reserved 93h Read HDD boot sector information for Tren...

Page 88: ...SUPER P4SBR P4SBE User s Manual B 6 Notes...

Page 89: ...Beep Code ErrorMessageDescription 1 short beep System boot 2 short beeps Incorrect CMOS setting 1 long 1 short DRAM error 1 long 2 short VGAerror 1 long 3 short Keyboard error 1 long 9 short ROM error...

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