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Appendix B: Award BIOS POST Codes

B-5

  POST (hex)                Description

 80h 

 Reserved 

 81h 

 Reserved 

 82h 

1.  Call chipset power management hook. 
2.  Recover the text font used by EPA logo (not for full screen logo) 
3.  If password is set, ask for password. 

 83h 

 Save all data in stack back to CMOS 

 84h 

 Initialize ISA PnP boot devices 

 85h 

1.  USB final Initialization 
2.  NET PC: Build SYSID structure 
3.  Switch screen back to text mode 
4.  Set up ACPI table at top of memory. 
5.  Invoke ISA adapter ROMs 
6.  Assign 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 Trend Anti-Virus code 

 94h 

1.  Enable L2 cache 
2.  Program boot up speed 
3. Chipset final initialization. 
4.  Power management final initialization 
5.  Clear screen & display summary table 
6.  Program K6 write allocation 
7.  Program P6 class write combining 

 95h 

1.  Program daylight saving 
2.  Update keyboard LED & typematic rate  

 96h 

1.  Build MP table 
2.  Build & update ESCD 
3.  Set CMOS century to 20h or 19h 
4.  Load CMOS time into DOS timer tick 
5.  Build MSIRQ routing table. 

 FFh 

 Boot attempt (INT 19h) 

 

Summary of Contents for SUPER P4SCT

Page 1: ...SUPER P4SCT SUPER P4SCT SUPER P4SCT II USER S MANUAL Revision 1 1a SUPER...

Page 2: ...icro s total liability for all claims will not exceed the price paid for the hardware product FCC Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital dev...

Page 3: ...mainboard and provides detailed information about the chipset Chapter 2 begins with instructions on handling static sensitive devices Read this chapter when installing the processor and DDR memory mod...

Page 4: ...1 9 1 3 PC Health Monitoring 1 11 1 4 Power Configuration Settings 1 12 1 5 Power Supply 1 13 1 6 Super I O 1 14 Chapter 2 Installation 2 1 Static Sensitive Devices 2 1 2 2 Processor and Heatsink Ins...

Page 5: ...peed 2 22 2 8 Parallel Port Floppy Hard Drive and AGP Connections 2 23 Parallel Port Connector 2 23 Floppy Connector 2 24 IDE Connectors 2 24 AGP Pro Connector 2 25 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 3 1 Troub...

Page 6: ...4 4 2 Advanced Chipset Control 4 5 4 4 3 I O Device Configuration 4 7 4 4 4 PnP Configuration 4 9 4 4 5 Console Redirection 4 10 4 4 6 Hardware Monitors 4 11 4 4 7 Processor Clock Options 4 12 4 5 Sec...

Page 7: ...owing items have all been included with your motherboard If anything listed here is damaged or missing contact your retailer All Included with Retail Box Only One 1 Supermicro Mainboard One 1 User s B...

Page 8: ...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...

Page 9: ...the differences between the P4SCT the P4SCT and the P4SCT II 2 All graphics and pictures shown in this manual were based upon the latest PCB revision available at the time of publishing of this manua...

Page 10: ...indicates the location of Pin 1 4 Use the Green Slot for ZCRChannel RAID The blue slot is used to identify 2 way memory interleave The differences between the P4SCT the P4SCT and the P4SCT II 1 P4SCT...

Page 11: ...Fans 1 5 CPU CH Fan1 CH Fan 2 3 4 OH Fan CH Fan 5 GLAN1 2 GbLAN LAN1 J23 J24 LAN2 J25 J26 LAN2 P4SCT SCT II J2 J5 IDE Ports J2 IDE1 J5 IDE2 J3 J4 Intel s Serial ATA Connectors 1 2 J7 Floppy Disk Driv...

Page 12: ...low ing pages for the actual specifications of the motherboard E875P E7210 MCH Processor 0 IntelR Hance Rapids USB 2 0 4 Ports ATA 100 2 Ports DIMM DIMM 4DIMMs DDR266 DDR333 DDR400 1x GbE IntelR CSA 6...

Page 13: ...to be initialized via BIOS before normal operation For a 4 GB Memory and 2 4 GHz P4 system it will take about 65 seconds for all the ECC bits to be initialized before any video displays Since ECC init...

Page 14: ...ble serial ports headers Intel 82541 and 82547 82541 P4SCT P4SCT II only Gigabit Ethernet Controllers 1 EPP Enhanced Parallel Port and ECP Extended Capabilities Port supported parallel port PS 2 mouse...

Page 15: ...emory Interface System Memory Interface The Canterwood Memory Controller MCH supports two 64 bit wide DDR data channels with bandwidth up to 6 4 GB s DDR400 in dual channel mode It supports 128 Mb 256...

Page 16: ...ps SATA Compliant with SATA rev 1 0 specifications Compliant with ATA 6 specifications Up to 32 Outstanding commands Supports device 48 bit addressing Supports SATA Power Saving Mode With Hot swap cap...

Page 17: ...onitors the CPU temperature in real time and will send a signal to shut down the system whenever the CPU temperature exceeds a certain threshold This works to protect the CPU from being damaged by ove...

Page 18: ...e system it keyboard will function like a normal keyboard during system boot up Main Switch Override Mechanism When an ATX power supply is used the power button can function as a system suspend button...

Page 19: ...bove Additionally in areas where noisy power transmission is present you may choose to in stall a line filter to shield the computer from noise It is recommended that you also install a power surge pr...

Page 20: ...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 functions integrated onto the Super I O...

Page 21: ...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 power supply the cas...

Page 22: ...kage Bracket 1 2 Insert the white pegs into the black an 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 n...

Page 23: ...u 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 ward...

Page 24: ...ndard mounting holes to fit different types of chassis Make sure the location of all the mounting holes for both the motherboard and the chassis match Although a chassis may have both plastic and meta...

Page 25: ...which is faster than the single channel memory Memory Speeds Host Clock MHz FSB MHz DRAM DATA RATE MT s Shown during POST 100 400 266 DDR266 333 DDR266 400 DDR266 133 533 266 DDR266 333 DDR333 400 DDR...

Page 26: ...igure 2 3 I O Port Locations and Definitions Mouse Green Keyboard Purple Parallel Port Burgundy VGA Port USB 1 2 Ports GLAN1 GLAN2 COM1 Port Turquoise Front Control Panel JF1 contains header pins for...

Page 27: ...nition 1 3 3V 2 3 3V 3 COM 4 5V 5 COM 6 5V 7 COM 8 PWR_OK 9 5VSB 10 12V 11 12V 12 3 3V CPU 478 PGA MCH PWR LED COM2 USB 1 2 Parallel Port JPWAKE WOR OH FAN CH Fan5 COM 1 VGA GLAN 1 PCI 1 X PCI X 2 PCI...

Page 28: ...Vcc Vcc Vcc Ground Ground 19 20 Vcc X Ground NMI X X X LAN2 LED CPU 478 PGA MCH PWR LED COM2 USB 1 2 Parallel Port JPWAKE WOR OH FAN CH Fan5 COM 1 VGA GLAN 1 PCI 1 X PCI X 2 PCI X 3 PCI 2 FLOPPY BATT...

Page 29: ...nitions GLAN2 LED P4SCT Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Number 9 10 Definition Vcc GND CPU 478 PGA MCH PWR LED COM2 USB 1 2 Parallel Port JPWAKE WOR OH FAN CH Fan5 COM 1 VGA GLAN 1 PCI 1 X PCI X 2 PCI X 3 PCI...

Page 30: ...nd SATA devices P in N u m b e r 7 8 D e fin itio n 5 V H D A c tive IDE Pin Definition Pin Number 1 2 3 Definition 5V Key Ground J17 Pin Definitions CPU 478 PGA MCH PWR LED COM2 USB 1 2 Parallel Port...

Page 31: ...e for information on the infra red devices you can connect to the system Pin Number 1 2 3 4 5 6 Infrared Pin Definitions J16 Definition 5V CIRRX IRRX Ground IRTX NC CPU 478 PGA MCH PWR LED COM2 USB 1...

Page 32: ...efinitions COM1 COM2 Pin Number Definition 1 CD 2 RD 3 TD 4 DTR 5 Ground Pin Number Definition 6 DSR 7 RTS 8 CTS 9 RI 10 NC Note Pin 10 is included on the header but not on the port CPU 478 PGA MCH PW...

Page 33: ...W ake up Wake On LAN Pin Definitions WOL CPU 478 PGA MCH PWR LED COM2 USB 1 2 Parallel Port JPWAKE WOR OH FAN CH Fan5 COM 1 VGA GLAN 1 PCI 1 X PCI X 2 PCI X 3 PCI 2 FLOPPY BATTERY BIOS DIMM 0A Blue Wa...

Page 34: ...on CPU 478 PGA MCH PWR LED COM2 USB 1 2 Parallel Port JPWAKE WOR OH FAN CH Fan5 COM 1 VGA GLAN 1 PCI 1 X PCI X 2 PCI X 3 PCI 2 FLOPPY BATTERY BIOS DIMM 0A Blue Watch Dog FRONT PANEL CTR BANK0 BANK1 JF...

Page 35: ...the table on the right for pin defini tions PS 2 Keyboard and Mouse Port Pin Definitions J11 Pin Number 1 2 3 4 5 6 Definition Data NC Ground VCC Clock NC CPU 478 PGA MCH PWR LED COM2 USB 1 2 Parallel...

Page 36: ...finitions You must also have a WOR card and cable to use WOR CPU 478 PGA MCH PWR LED COM2 USB 1 2 Parallel Port JPWAKE WOR OH FAN CH Fan5 COM 1 VGA GLAN 1 PCI 1 X PCI X 2 PCI X 3 PCI 2 FLOPPY BATTERY...

Page 37: ...l Port JPWAKE WOR OH FAN CH Fan5 COM 1 VGA GLAN 1 PCI 1 X PCI X 2 PCI X 3 PCI 2 FLOPPY BATTERY BIOS DIMM 0A Blue Watch Dog FRONT PANEL CTR BANK0 BANK1 JF1 WOL IR Super I O Speaker I SATA LED Keylock U...

Page 38: ...n a two pin jumper Closed means the jumper is on both pins and Open means the jumper is either on only one pin or completely removed Connector Pins Jumper Cap Setting Pin 1 2 short 3 2 1 3 2 1 CPU 478...

Page 39: ...Jumper Position 1 2 2 3 Definition Disabled Enabled Marvell s SATA Enable Jumper Settings JPS1 P4SCT P4SCT II Only CPU 478 PGA MCH PWR LED COM2 USB 1 2 Parallel Port JPWAKE WOR OH FAN CH Fan5 COM 1 VG...

Page 40: ...WD to Reset WD to NMI Disabled Watch Dog Jumper Settings JP8 CPU 478 PGA MCH PWR LED COM2 USB 1 2 Parallel Port JPWAKE WOR OH FAN CH Fan5 COM 1 VGA GLAN 1 PCI 1 X PCI X 2 PCI X 3 PCI 2 FLOPPY BATTERY...

Page 41: ...this fea ture CPU 478 PGA MCH PWR LED COM2 USB 1 2 Parallel Port JPWAKE WOR OH FAN CH Fan5 COM 1 VGA GLAN 1 PCI 1 X PCI X 2 PCI X 3 PCI 2 FLOPPY BATTERY BIOS DIMM 0A Blue Watch Dog FRONT PANEL CTR BA...

Page 42: ...abled VGA Enable Disable Jumper Settings J33 CPU 478 PGA MCH PWR LED COM2 USB 1 2 Parallel Port JPWAKE WOR OH FAN CH Fan5 COM 1 VGA GLAN 1 PCI 1 X PCI X 2 PCI X 3 PCI 2 FLOPPY BATTERY BIOS DIMM 0A Blu...

Page 43: ...t Connector The parallel port is located on J8 Refer to Figure 2 3 for location See the table on the right for pin definitions Pin Number Function 1 Strobe 3 Data Bit 0 5 Data Bit 1 7 Data Bit 2 9 Dat...

Page 44: ...1 17 Host Data 0 19 GND 21 DRQ3 23 I O Write 25 I O Read 27 IOCHRDY 29 DACK3 31 IRQ14 33 Addr 1 35 Addr 0 37 Chip Select 0 39 Activity Pin Number Function 2 GND 4 Host Data 8 6 Host Data 9 8 Host Data...

Page 45: ...H PWR LED COM2 USB 1 2 Parallel Port JPWAKE WOR OH FAN CH Fan5 COM 1 VGA GLAN 1 PCI 1 X PCI X 2 PCI X 3 PCI 2 FLOPPY BATTERY BIOS DIMM 0A Blue Watch Dog FRONT PANEL CTR BANK0 BANK1 JF1 WOL IR Super I...

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Page 47: ...cards 6 Install a CPU and heatsink 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 c...

Page 48: ...og Timer Select needs to be set to a time longer than what the ECC initialization will take Losing the System s Setup Configuration 1 Make sure that you are using a high quality power supply A poor qu...

Page 49: ...4 for details on installing memory Question How do I update my BIOS Answer It is recommended that you not upgrade your BIOS if you are not experiencing problems with your system Updated BIOS files ar...

Page 50: ...n I see some of my PCI devices sharing IRQs but the sys tem seems to be fine Is this correct or not Table 3 1 P4SCT P4SCT P4SCT II PCI IRQs Answer Some PCI Bus Mastering devices can share IRQs without...

Page 51: ...Service A receipt or copy of your 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 Mercha...

Page 52: ...3 6 SUPER P4SCT P4SCT P4SCT II User s Manual Notes...

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 wit...

Page 54: ...an 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 Self T...

Page 55: ...s are None 360Kb 5 25 in 1 2MB 5 25 in 720Kb 3 5 in 1 44 MB 3 5 in and 2 88MB 3 5 in Legacy Diskette B This setting allows the user to set the type of floppy disk drive installed as diskette B The opt...

Page 56: ...ne of the items in the left frame of the screen 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...

Page 57: ...t signals to a specific processor on multi processor system and provides IRQs beyond the conventional 16 under Windows 2000 or XP It has no effect on single processor systems MPS Version Control This...

Page 58: ...llel ATA PATA and Serial ATA SATA with the maximum of two IDE drives available for each channel If Enhanced Mode is selected both SATA and PATA are supported with the maximum of 6 IDE drives available...

Page 59: ...guration Keyboard Input Clock This setting allows to you set the speed of the keyboard The options are 6 MHz 8 MHz 12 MHz and 16 MHz Onboard Serial Port1 Onboard Serial Port2 This setting allows the u...

Page 60: ...f the 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 port The options are Disa...

Page 61: ...the system The options are Enabled and Disabled Reset Configuration Data Power On Function This setting allows the user to decide which method to use to power on the system The options are Password Ho...

Page 62: ...uto ESCD and Manual 4 4 5 Console Redirection Console Redirection Select Enabled to redirect Console via COM Port Select Disabled to redirect Console when the keyboard is absent The options are Enable...

Page 63: ...set the CPU warning temperature If the CPU temperature reaches this threshold an alarm will activate and a warning message will be displayed onscreen The options are Disabled 600 C 1400 F 650 C 1490...

Page 64: ...ly available for retail CPUs Spread Spectrum Spread Spectrum is a technique used to stablize a system by reducing the level of ElectroMagnetic Interference The options are Enabled and Disabled CPU Clo...

Page 65: ...s 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 Password Check 4 5 Security Choose Security from th...

Page 66: ...riority of the following Hard Disk Devices X X X X XRemovable Device Priority This setting allows you to set the priority of removable devices The options are Floppy Disks LS120 Zip 100 USB FDD0 USB F...

Page 67: ...Setup routine without saving any changes you may have made Your sys tem should then continue with the boot up procedure Third Boot Device This item allows the user to set the Third boot up device The...

Page 68: ...use Load Optimized Defaults Highlight this item and hit Enter to load the optimized settings for all items in the BIOS Setup These settings provide you with optimal system performance Discard Changes...

Page 69: ...he Power On Self Test POST the BIOS will check for problems If a problem is found the BIOS will activate an alarm or display a message The following is a list of such BIOS messages 1 long beep Memory...

Page 70: ...A 2 SUPER P4SCT P4SCT P4SCT II User s Manual Notes...

Page 71: ...E000 F000 shadow RAM 0h1 Expand the Xgroup codes locating in physical address 1000 0 02h Reserved 03h Initial Superio_Early_Init switch 04h Reserved 05h 1 Blank out screen 2 Clear CMOS error flag 06h...

Page 72: ...nitial 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...

Page 73: ...h 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...

Page 74: ...registers 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...

Page 75: ...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 76: ...SUPER P4SCT P4SCT P4SCT II User s Manual B 6 NOTES...

Page 77: ...erial ATA SATA Serial ATA SATA is a physical storage interface It uses a single cable with a minimum of four wires to create a point to point connection between devices It is a serial link which suppo...

Page 78: ...table below Primary Master PM Yes Yes No No No No Primary Slave PS Yes No Yes No No No Secondary Master SM Yes No No Yes No No Secondary Slave SS Yes No No No Yes No SATA Port0 No SM SM PM PM PM SATA...

Page 79: ...ult settings to the BIOS 3 Use the arrow keys to select the Advanced Menu in the BIOS 4 Scroll down to Advanced Chipset Control select On chip SATA and press the Enter Key to select this option 5 From...

Page 80: ...te For Adaptec s RAID Driver Installation Instructions please refer to the Adaptec RAID Controller User s Guide Emb_SA_RAID_UG pdf in the CD that came with this motherboard You can also download a cop...

Page 81: ...ng Arrays Select this option to view array properties and delete arrays The following sections describe the operations Of Managing Arrays To select this option use the arrow keys and the enter key to...

Page 82: ...re you delete it to prevent the loss of data Deleted arrays cannot be restored To delete an existing array 1 Turn on your computer and press Ctrl A when prompted to access the ARC utility 2 From the A...

Page 83: ...n array 1 Turn on your computer and press Ctrl A when prompted to access the ARC utility 2 From the ARC menu select Array Configuration Utility Main Menu ACU as shown on the first screen on page C 5 3...

Page 84: ...annot change the array properties using the ACU You will need to use the Adaptec Storage Manager Browser Edition Refer to Adaptec s User s Guide in the enclosed CD To assign properties to the new arra...

Page 85: ...select Migrate for RAID 0 or Build for RAID 1 you will be asked to select the source drive The contents of the source drive will be preserved However the data on the new drive will be lost Raid Level...

Page 86: ...ferent sizes in a RAID However during a build operation only the smaller drive can be selected as the source or first drive 5 When migrating from single volume to RAID 0 migrating from a larger drive...

Page 87: ...ed An asterisk will appear next to the bootable array as shown in the picture below Deleting a Bootable Array To delete a bootable array 1 From the Main menu select Manage Arrays 2 From the List of Ar...

Page 88: ...access the ARC Utility 2 From the ARC menu select Array Configuration Utility ACU 3 From the ACU menu select Add Delete Hotspares 4 Use the up and down arrow keys to highlight and select the disk you...

Page 89: ...a disk overwrites the partition table on the disk and makes any data on the disk inaccessible If the drive is used in an array you may not be able to use the array again Do not initialize a disk that...

Page 90: ...C 14 SUPER P4SCT P4SCT P4SCT II User s Manual 4 Use the up and down arrow keys to highlight the disk you wish to initialize and press Insert as shown in the screen below...

Page 91: ...at Step 4 so that both drives to be initialized are selected as shown in the screen below 6 Press Enter 7 Read the warning message as shown in the screen 8 Make sure that you have selected the correct...

Page 92: ...st perform a Rebuild to optimized its function ality For a critical array Rebuild operation the optimal drive is the source drive Note 2 If no spare array exists and a hard disk drive fails you need t...

Page 93: ...sing the Disk Utilities The Disk Utilities enable you to format or verify the media of your Serial ATA hard disks To access the disk utilities 1 Turn on your computer and press Ctrl A when prompted to...

Page 94: ...C 18 SUPER P4SCT P4SCT P4SCT II User s Manual 3 Select the desired disk and press Enter as shown in the screen below 2 From the ARC menu select Disk Utilities as shown in the screen below...

Page 95: ...drive Be sure to back up your data before performing this operation 2 Verify Disk Media Scans the media of a disk drive for defects To Exit Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility 1 Once you have complete...

Page 96: ...up Screen and press the Enter key k Press the Enter key to continue the installation process If you need to specify any additional devices to be installed do it at this time Once all devices are speci...

Page 97: ...h are optional The bottom icon with a CD on it allows you to view the entire contents of the CD C 3 Installing Other Software Programs and Drivers A Installing Drivers other than Adaptec Embedded Seri...

Page 98: ...system voltages and fan status See the Figure below for a display of the Supero Doctor III interface Notes The default user name and password are ADMIN In the Windows OS environment the Supero Doctor...

Page 99: ...II Remote Control Note SD III Software Revision 1 0 can be downloaded from our Web site at ftp ftp supermicro com utility Supero_Doctor_III You can also download SDIII User s Guide at http www supermi...

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