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UPER P4SPA+/P4SPE User's Manual

To Install:

Insert module
vertically and
press down
until it snaps
into place.
Pay attention
to the notch.

Figure 2-2. Side and Top Views of DDR Module Installation into Slot

To Remove:

Use your thumbs
gently to push
each release tab
outward to
release the DIMM
from the slot.

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Summary of Contents for SUPER P4SPA+

Page 1: ... SUPER P4SPA SUPER P4SPE USER S MANUAL Revision 1 1a 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: ...4SPE 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 modules and when mounting the mainboard in the chassis Also refer to this chapter to connect the floppy and hard disk drives the IDE interfaces the parallel and serial ports the mouse and keyboard a...

Page 4: ...toring 1 10 1 4 Power Configuration Settings 1 11 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 Installation 2 2 2 3 Mounting the Motherboard in the Chassis 2 4 2 4 Installing DDR Memory 2 5 2 5 I O Port Front Control Panel Connector Locations 2 7 2 6 Connecting Cables 2 8 Power Supply Connectors 2 8 IR Connector 2 8 PW_...

Page 5: ...2 15 2 8 Game Port Parallel Port Floppy Hard Drive and AGP Connections 2 16 Game Port Connector 2 16 Parallel Port Connector 2 16 Floppy Connector 2 17 IDE Connectors 2 17 8xAGP X4AGP Slot 2 18 2 9 Installing Software 2 19 SuperO Doctor III 2 20 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 3 1 Troubleshooting Procedures 3 1 Before Power On 3 1 No Power 3 1 No Video 3 1 Memory Errors 3 2 Losing the System s Setup Con...

Page 6: ...es 4 5 4 4 2 Advanced Chipset Control 4 7 4 4 3 I O Device Configuration 4 9 4 4 4 PnP Configuration 4 11 4 4 5 Hardware Monitors 4 12 4 4 6 Processor Clock Options 4 13 4 5 Security 4 14 4 6 Boot 4 15 4 7 Exit 4 17 Appendices Appendix A BIOS POST Messages A 1 Appendix B BIOS POST Codes B 1 vi SUPER P4SPA P4SPE User s Manual ...

Page 7: ...st standards in quality and performance Please check that the following 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 Two 2 SATA66 100 ribbon cables One 1 COM port cable with bracket One 1 IDE cable One 1 floppy drive ribbon cable One 1 I O shield One 1 Supermicro C...

Page 8: ...ress 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 3991 Web Si...

Page 9: ...Chapter 1 Introduction 1 3 Figure 1 1 SUPER P4SPA Image SUPER P4SPA P4SPE Note the only difference between the P4SPE and P4SPA is that the P4SPA has an onboard VGA Connector and the P4SPE does not ...

Page 10: ... 8x 1 5v 4X PCI 1 PCI 2 PCI 3 PCI 4 PCI 5 AUX CD ICH5 VGA BATTERY BIOS JF1 JP1 JP20 IDE 1 DIMM2 DIMM1 IDE 2 CPU FAN JP4 J18 J17 WOL DIMM4 DIMM3 J9 JPWAKE J7 JP2 JP3 PIN1 PIN1 PIN1 PIN1 PIN1 SUPER IO COM2 JWOR PIN1 1394 1 1394 2 PIN1 FLOPPY CH FAN1 SATA USB6 7 JL1 Note the only difference between the P4SPE and P4SPA is that the P4SPA has an onboard VGA Connector and the P4SPE does not Jumpers not i...

Page 11: ...an Header OH Fan Overheat Fan Header DIMM1 2 3 4 Memory DIMM Slots 1 through 4 Ethernet Gigabit LAN Ethernet Port Floppy Connector 1 Floppy Disk Connector Game Port Game Port IDE 2 2 IDE Connectors SATA 2 SATA Headers J1 PS 2 Keyboard Mouse J4 Parallel Printer Port J7 ATX Power Connector J9 12V Power Supply JF1 Front Control Panel JL1 Chassis Intrusion Header JOH1 Overheat LED Header JWOR Wake On ...

Page 12: ...ow ing pages for the actual specifications of each motherboard Processor GMCH ICH5 SIO Flash BIOS PCI Bus LPC interface Channel A Channel B SystemBus Hub Interface AGP 8X 4X CSA LAN 266MB s 266MB s 2 1GB s 2 1GB s 3 2GB s 2 1GB s 3 2GB s 400 533 800 MHz DDR DDR DDR DDR POWER MANAGEMENT LAN CONN ASF SYSTEM MANAGEMENT SMBus 2 0 i2 c 5 PCI Masters TPM UBS 2 0 8 PORTS GPIO 2 SATA PORTS AC 97 CODEC 2 A...

Page 13: ...el chipset technology Intel Springdale 865G P4SPA 865PE P4SPE Expansion Slots Five 32 bit 33 MHz PCI slots 5V One AGP8x X4 slot 1 5V 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 Eight onboard voltage monitors for CPU core 3 3V 3 3V standby 5V 5V standby Vbat battery voltage and 12V Fan status monitor with firmware software on o...

Page 14: ...A Intel 82562EZ 10 100 Mb Ethernet LAN Controller For P4SPE 1 EPP Enhanced Parallel Port and ECP Extended Capabilities Port supported parallel port PS 2 mouse and PS 2 keyboard ports 1 game port header Up to 8 USB Universal Serial Bus 2 0 ports for a speed of up to 480Mbps Latest USB 2 0 technology 1 infrared port AC 97 audio high quality 6 channel sound Other Hyper threading enabled Wake on LAN W...

Page 15: ...Interface The Springdale GMCH can utilize a single PGA 478 pin processor It sup ports a FSB frequency of 800 533 400 MHz 100 MHz 133 MHz and 200 MHz CLK respectively It supports 32 bit host addressing decoding up to 4GB of the CPU s memory address space The Springdale GMCH integrates a system memory DDR Controller which supports dual DDR data channels with a bandwidth up to 3 2GB s DDR 400 for sin...

Page 16: ...e power management functions CPU Overheat LED and Control This feature is available when the user enables the CPU overheat warning function in the BIOS This allows the user to define an overheat tempera ture When this temperature reaches the threshold the CPU thermal trip feature will be activated and it will send a signal to the Speaker LED and at the same time the CPU speed will be decreased Har...

Page 17: ...atically stop blinking and remain on BIOS Support for USB Keyboard If the USB keyboard is the only keyboard in the 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 When the user depresses the power button the system will enter a SoftOff state The mon...

Page 18: ... a management application to re motely power up a computer that is powered off Remote PC setup up dates and asset tracking can occur after hours and on weekends so that 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 Wake On LAN must be enabled in BIO...

Page 19: ...install a power surge protector to help avoid problems caused by power surges It also provides two high speed 16550 compatible serial communication ports UARTs one of which supports serial infrared communication Each UART includes a 16 byte send receive FIFO a programmable baud rate generator complete modem control capability and a processor interrupt sys tem Both UARTs provide legacy speed with b...

Page 20: ...ite 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 greatly reduces the number of components required for interfacing with floppy disk drives The Super I O supports four 360 K 720 K 1 2 M 1 44 M or 2 88 M disk drives and data transfer rates of 250 Kb s ...

Page 21: ... 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 power supply the case the mounting fasteners and the motherboard Unpacking The motherboard is shipped in antistatic packaging to avoid static damage When unpa...

Page 22: ...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 not have four CPU retention holes 3 Place a retention bracket in the proper position and secure it by pressing two pegs into the reten tion holes until you hear a click The clicking sound indicates that the peg is locked and secured Bracket in position 4 ...

Page 23: ...ou 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 do not twist or slide the heatsink to seat thermal compound 10 Secure the heat sink by locking the retention clips into their proper position 11 Connect the CPU fan cable to the CPU Fan header on the...

Page 24: ...erboard and the chassis 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 Lever Processor installed Figure 2 1 478 pin mPGA Socket Empty and with Pro...

Page 25: ...red DDR 400 333 266 SDRAM Both interleaved and non interleaved memory is supported so you may populate any number of DIMM slots Populate DIMM1 DIMM3 and or DIMM2 DIMM4 with memory modules of the same size same type will result in the dual channel two way inter leaved memory which is faster than the single channel non interleaved memory CLOCK ATX Form Factor AD20 AD19 AD18 SLOT4 SLOT3 SLOT5 SLOT2 S...

Page 26: ...t module vertically and press down until it snaps into place Pay attention to the notch Figure 2 2 Side and Top Views of DDR Module Installation into Slot To Remove Use your thumbs gently to push each release tab outward to release the DIMM from the slot ...

Page 27: ...ort Front Control Panel JF1 acontain header pins for various front control panel connectors See Figure 2 4 for the pin definitions of the various connectors including the speaker Refer to Section 2 6 for details Pin 1 VCC5 Pin 3 IDE LED Pin 5 IDE LED Pin 7 VCC5 Pin 9 Power LED Pin 11 X Pin 13 Ground Pin 15 Keylock Pin 17 Ground Pin 19 Speaker Pin 21 X Pin 23 X Pin 25 VCC5 Pin 2 VCC5 Pin 4 CIRRX Pi...

Page 28: ... ATX 20 pin Power Connector Pin Definitions J7 Required Connection IR Connector The infrared connector is located on pins 2 4 6 8 and 10 of JF1 See the table on the right for pin definitions See the Technical Support section of our web page for information on the infrared de vices you can connect to the sys tem Pin Number 2 4 6 8 10 Definition 5V CIRRX IRRX Ground IRTX Infrared Pin Definitions JF1...

Page 29: ...ucntion Pin Definition Speaker Pin Definition Speaker data Red wire Reset Connector The reset connector is located on pins 24 and 26 of JF1 This con nector attaches to the reset switch on the computer chassis See the table on the right for pin definitions Pin Number 24 26 Definition Ground Reset Reset Pin Definitions JF1 IDE SATA LED See Note below The IDE LED is located on pins 1 3 5 and 7 of JF1...

Page 30: ...ct the fan on your CPU heatsink to the CPU Fan header See the table on the right for pin definitions Fan Header Pin Definitions CPU Chassis and Overheat Pin Number 1 2 3 Definition Ground black 12V red Tachometer Caution These fan headers are DC power Audio CD Header Pin Definitions CD2 Pin Number 1 2 3 4 Definition Right Stereo Signal Ground Ground Left Stereo Signal Audio CD Header Pin Definitio...

Page 31: ... used to provide front side chassis access cables not included These additional ports are labeled USB6 to USB7 See the tables on the right below for pin defini tions Pin Definition 1 5V 2 P0 3 P0 4 Ground Pin Number 2 4 6 8 10 Definition 5V PO PO Ground Ground Pin Number 1 3 5 7 Definition 5V PO PO Ground USB Pin Definition J11 JPUSB ATX PS 2 Keyboard and PS 2 Mouse Ports The ATX PS 2 keyboard and...

Page 32: ... The P4SPA P4SPE features 6 channel sound for front L R rear L R center and subwoofer speak ers This feature is activated with the Advanced software on the CD ROM included with your mother board Sound is then output through the Line In Line Out and MIC jacks see at right Activate AC 97 with the AC 97 Audio setting in the Ad vanced Chipset Features section of BIOS MIC In Line In Line Out Blue Green...

Page 33: ... AC power cord before clearing CMOS 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 pins to change the function of the connector Pin 1 is identified with a square solder pad on the printed circuit board See the motherboard layout pages for jumper locations Note On a two...

Page 34: ...Disable JP4 enables controls the Watch Dog function Watch Dog is a sys tem monitor that takes action when a software application freezes the system Pins 1 2 will have WD reset the system if a pro gram freezes Pins 2 3 will gener ate a non maskable interrupt for the program that has frozen See the table on the right for jumper settings Watch Dog must also be enabled in BIOS Jumper Position Pins 1 2...

Page 35: ... switch you may close jumper JP20 to apply power to the system See the table on the right for jumper settings The default setting is Open normal Jumper Position Open Closed Definition Normal Force Power On Power On Jumper Settings JP20 Pin Position Open Closed Definitions Disabled Enabled Overheat Fan Force On JP1 Chassis Overheat Fan Select A header for the Overheat Fan Force On is located on JP1...

Page 36: ...e and the other connector s to your hard drive s Consult the docu mentation that came with your disk drive for details on actual jumper locations and settings for the hard disk drive Parallel Port Connector The parallel port is located on J4 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 Data Bit...

Page 37: ... 4 Host Data 8 6 Host Data 9 8 Host Data 10 10 Host Data 11 12 Host Data 12 14 Host Data 13 16 Host Data 14 18 Host Data 15 20 Key 22 GND 24 GND 26 GND 28 BALE 30 GND 32 IOCS16 34 GND 36 Addr 2 38 Chip Select 1 40 GND IDE Connector Pin Definitions J6 J7 Floppy Connector The floppy connector is located on J5 Refer to Figure 2 3 for lo cation See the table on the right for pin definitions Pin Number...

Page 38: ...card power down the system and remove the I O shield corresponding to the AGP slot Then pull back the locking tab on the slot before inserting your VGA card After the card is inserted close the locking tab if possible some VGA cards have a notch in the corner of the board to lock it into place others do not Replace all chassis covers before restoring power to the system Locking Tab Figure 2 5 8xAG...

Page 39: ...tion Display Screen Note Click the icons showing a hand writing on paper to view the readme files for each item Click the computer icons to the right of these items to install each item from top to the bottom one at a time After installing each item you must re boot the system before moving on to the next item on the list You should install everything here except for the SUPER Doctor utility and t...

Page 40: ...ent is called SD III Client The Supero Doctor III program included on the CDROM that came with your motherboard allows you to monitor the environment and operations of your system Supero Doctor III displays crucial system information such as CPU temperature system voltages and fan status See the Figure below for a display of the Supero Doctor III interface Supero Doctor III Interface Display Scree...

Page 41: ...Control Note SD III Software Revision 1 0 can be downloaded from our Website at ftp ftp supermicro com utility Supero_Doctor_III You can also download SDIII User s Guide at http www supermicro com PRODUCT Manuals SDIII UserGuide pdf For Linux we will still recommend Supero Doctor II ...

Page 42: ...2 22 SUPER P4SPA P4SPE User s Manual Notes ...

Page 43: ...ct all ribbon wire cables from the motherboard including those for the keyboard and mouse 5 Remove all add on 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 circuits exist between the motherboard and the chassis 2 Verify that all jumpers are set to...

Page 44: ...fer to Section 1 6 for details on recommended power supplies 2 The battery on your motherboard may be old Check to verify that it still supplies 3VDC If it does not replace it with a new one 3 If the above steps do not fix the Setup Configuration problem contact your vendor for repairs 3 2 Technical Support Procedures Before contacting Technical Support please take the following steps Also note th...

Page 45: ...B of non ECC unbuf fered DDR 400 333 266 two way interleaved or non interleaved SDRAM See Section 2 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 are located on our web site at http www supermicro com techsupport BIOS bios htm Please check our BIOS ...

Page 46: ...m We recommend that you review the CD and install the applications you need Applications on the CD include chipset drivers for Windows and security and audio drivers Question Why can t I turn off the power using the momentary power on off switch Answer The instant power off function is controlled in BIOS by the Power Button Mode setting When the On Off feature is enabled the motherboard will have ...

Page 47: ...uld I do Answer Go to Start Programs Accessories Entertainment and then Volume Control Under the Properties tab scroll down the list of devices in the menu and check the box beside Microphone Question How do I connect the ATA100 66 cable to my IDE device s Answer The 80 wire 40 pin high density ATA100 66 IDE cable that came with your system has two connectors to support two drives This special cab...

Page 48: ...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 not cover dam ages incurred in shipping or fro...

Page 49: ... 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 with the values stored in the BIOS ROM by the system BIOS which gains control when the computer is pow ered on How To Change the Configuration Data The CMOS information that determines the system parameters...

Page 50: ...ogram 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 Self Test press the Del key to activate the Main Setup Menu Press DEL to enter SETUP 4 3 Main BIOS Setup All Main Setup options are described in this section The Main BIOS Setup screen is displayed b...

Page 51: ...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 options are None 360Kb 5 25 in 1 2MB 5 25 in 720Kb 3 5 in 1 44 1 25MB 3 5 in and 2 88MB 3 5 in Primary Master Primary Slave Secondary Master Secondary Slave These settings allow the user to set the parameters of the IDE Primary Master Slave and IDE Secondary Master Slave slot...

Page 52: ...ich will allow BIOS to automatically detect the status of the IDE HDD installed in the system such as the size the number of cylinders the configurations of items such as Head Precomp Landing Zone and Sector Access Mode This item determines the location through which the AwardBIOS accesses the IDE Primary Master Device The settings are CHS LBA Large and Auto Base Memory Extended Memory Total Memor...

Page 53: ...tup 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 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 ...

Page 54: ...enabled the option allows the user to determine the ACPI Suspend type The options are S1 POS S3 STR S1 S3 APIC Mode This setting allows you to Enable or Disable APIC APIC is used to assign interrupt 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 for OS T...

Page 55: ...ting allows you to set On Chip Frame Buffer Size The options are 1 MB 4 MB 8 MB 16 MB and 32 MB Onboard LAN This setting allows you to enable or disable the Onboard LAN Controller The options are Enabled and Disabled On Chip Serial ATA Select Disabled to disable SATA Controller Select Auto to allow the BIOS to make arrangements automatically The options are Disabled Auto and Manual However if Prim...

Page 56: ...S The options are Disabled and Enabled AC97 Audio Select Disable to disable AC 97 Controller Select Auto to allow the BIOS select AC97 automatically The options are Auto and Disabled USB KB Wake Up From S3 This setting allows you to enable or disable the function of USB KB Wake Up from S3 The options are Disabled and Enabled SATA1 and Pri Slave for the item Onboard SATA2 If both Primary IDE and th...

Page 57: ...lay If Enabled the transmission of IR infrared signals will be delayed The options are Enabled and Disabled UR2 Duplex Mode This setting set the mode for the UR2 Duplex Mode The options are Full and Half UART Mode Select Onboard Serial Port1 Onboard Serial Port2 This setting allows the user to set the address and the corresponding IRQ for the Serial Port1 and Serial Port 2 The options are Disabled...

Page 58: ... port The options are SPP EPP ECP ECP EPP and Normal EPP Mode Select This setting allows the user to select the EPP port type The options are EPP 1 9 and EPP 1 7 ECP Mode Use DMA This setting allows the user to select the DMA channel for the ECP mode port to use The options are 1 and 3 Onboard Parallel Port This setting allows the user to set the address and the corresponding IRQ for the onboard p...

Page 59: ...to power on the system The options are Ctrl F1 Ctrl F2 Ctrl F3 Ctrl F4 Ctrl F5 Ctrl F6 Ctrl F7 and Ctrl F8 4 4 4 PnP Configuration Choose PCI PnP Configurations from the Award BIOS main menu with the Left Right arrow keys You should see the following display Initial Display From This feature sets the device that will initiate the monitor display when the system is first turned on The Options are P...

Page 60: ...F 700 C 1580 F 750 C 1670 F 800 C 1760 F and 850 C 1850 F Resources Controlled By This setting allows BIOS to automatically configure all boot and Plug and Play compatible devices If you choose Auto you cannot select the IRQ DMA and memory base address fields because BIOS automatically assigns them The options are Auto ESCD and Manual Reset Configuration Data Enabling this setting resets the exten...

Page 61: ...s are Disabled and Enabled CPU Clock Ration Use this option to set the clock ratio of the processor The settings are x8 x9 x10 x11 x12 x13 x14 x15 x16 x17 x18 x19 x20 x21 x22 and x23 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 Clock Key in the number you want to set for the C...

Page 62: ... 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 the Award BIOS main menu with the Left Right arrow keys You should see the following display Fixed Disk Boot Sector This setting allows the user to configure the Fixed Disk Boot Sector The default setting is Protected This setting allows the user to deter...

Page 63: ...nce Hard Disk Boot Priority This item allows the user to select the Boot Priority of Hard Disk Devices First Boot Device This item allows the user to set the first boot up device The options are Floppy LS120 HDD CDROM ZIP100 USB FDD USB ZIP USB CDROM USB HDD LAN and Disabled Second Boot Device This item allows the user to set the second boot up device The options are Floppy LS120 HDD CDROM ZIP100 ...

Page 64: ...ptions are Floppy LS120 HDD SCSI CDROM ZIP100 USB FDD USB ZIP USB CDROM USB HDD LAN and Disabled Boot Other Device If enabled this option enables the BIOS to load the OS from another device rather than the ones that have been specified as the first second and third boot up devices The settings are Enabled and Disabled ...

Page 65: ... 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 boot up procedure Load Fail Safe Defaults Highlight this item and hit Enter to load the default settings for all items in the BIOS Setup These are the safest settings to use Load Optimized Defaults Highlight t...

Page 66: ...s Manual 4 18 Discard Changes When the item Discard Changes is highlighted press Enter to discard any changes you made to the BIOS settings and to stay in BIOS Setup Your system should then continue with the boot up procedure ...

Page 67: ...the 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 Modules Errors 1 long beep 2 short beeps VGA Errors Beeps Error Messages ...

Page 68: ...A 2 SUPER P4SPA P4SPE User s Manual Notes ...

Page 69: ... 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 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 interface 09h Reserved 0Ah Disable PS 2...

Page 70: ...al 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 is an invalid value for RTC minute 2 Load CMOS settings into BIOS stack If CMOS checksum fails use default value instead 3 Prepare BIOS resource map for PCI PnP use If ESCD is valid take into consider...

Page 71: ...6h 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 Reserved 4Dh Reserved 4Eh 1 Program MTRR of M1 CPU 2 Initialize L2 cache for P6 class CPU program CPU with proper cacheable range 3 Initialize the APIC for P6 class CPU 4 On MP platform adjust the ca...

Page 72: ...isters 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 Setup is set to AUTO 6Eh Reserved 6Fh 1 Initialize floppy controller 2 Set up floppy related fields in 40 hardware 70h Reserved 71h Reserved 72h Reserved 73h Optional Feature Enter AWDFLASH EXE if AWDF...

Page 73: ...ssign 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 allocati...

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