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SUPER P6SLA
SUPER P6SLE

USER’S and BIOS

MANUAL

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Page 1: ...SUPER P6SLA SUPER P6SLE USER S and BIOS MANUAL Revision 1 3 SUPER...

Page 2: ...EVENT WILL SUPERMICRO COMPUTER BE LIABLE FOR DIRECT INDIRECT SPECIAL INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING FROM THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THIS PRODUCT OR DOCUMENTATION EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE...

Page 3: ...chipset and offers warranty infor mation Refer to Chapter 2 Installation for instructions on how to install the Pentium II processor the retention mechanism and the heat sink support This chapter prov...

Page 4: ...unning setup and includes default settings for Standard Setup Advanced Setup Chipset Function Power Management PCI PnP Setup and Peripheral Setup Appendix A offers information on BIOS error beep codes...

Page 5: ...tures 1 8 1 2 PC Health Monitoring 1 10 1 3 ACPI PC 98 Features 1 12 1 4 Chipset Overview 1 13 1 5 Wake on LAN 1 14 1 6 Power Supply 1 14 1 7 Super I O 1 14 1 8 Warranty Technical Support and Service...

Page 6: ...2 13 Universal Serial Bus 2 13 ATX Serial Ports 2 13 CMOS Clear 2 14 External Battery 2 14 Wake on LAN 2 15 Fan Connectors 2 15 Overheat LED 2 15 2 6 Installing Removing the DIMM Modules 2 16 DIMM Mo...

Page 7: ...1 1 Standard Setup 5 1 5 1 2 Advanced Setup 5 4 5 1 3 Chipset Setup 5 7 5 1 4 Power Management 5 13 5 1 5 PCI PnP Setup 5 15 5 1 6 Peripheral Setup 5 18 5 2 Security Setup 5 20 5 2 1 Supervisor User 5...

Page 8: ...J17 USB 2 13 J18 USB 2 13 J19 Printer Port 2 18 J20 COM 1 2 13 J21 COM 2 2 13 J22 Floppy Connector 2 19 J32 ATX Power 2 9 J34 PS 2 KB and Mouse 2 12 JBT2 External Battery Connector 2 14 JF1 IDE LED 2...

Page 9: ...PRINTED IN U S A...

Page 10: ...ing the bandwidth of graphics to memory It delivers a maxi mum of 532 MB s 2x transfer mode which is quadruple the PCI speed Wake on LAN allows remote network management and configura tion of the PC e...

Page 11: ...SUPER P6SLA P6SLE User s Manual 1 2 SUPER P6SLA Figure 1 1 SUPER P6SLA Motherboard Picture...

Page 12: ...OFF OFF OFF default 75 OFF ON OFF JJ14 J14 J13 U53 J19 PRINTER J21 COM2 J20 COM1 J34 PS 2 KB PS 2 MOUSE J32 ATX POWER J1 J17 J18 USB U29 BIOS WOL J9 J11 J12 1 J10 JL2 J8 AGP J15 J16 1 1 J22 1 FLOPPY I...

Page 13: ...SUPER P6SLA P6SLE User s Manual 1 4 SUPER P6SLE Figure 1 3 SUPER P6SLE Motherboard Picture...

Page 14: ...FF OFF OFF default 75 OFF ON OFF JJ14 J14 J13 U53 J19 PRINTER J21 COM2 J20 COM1 J34 PS 2 KB PS 2 MOUSE J32 ATX POWER J1 J17 J18 USB U29 BIOS WOL J9 J11 J12 J10 J8 AGP J15 J16 1 1 J22 1 FLOPPY IDE 1 ID...

Page 15: ...Seven on board voltage monitors for the CPU core CPU I O 3 3V 5V and 12V Three fan status monitors with firmware software control on off Environment temperature monitor and control CPU fan auto off i...

Page 16: ...hanced Parallel Port and ECP Extended Capabilities Port parallel port PS 2 mouse and PS 2 keyboard Infrared port 2 USB ports Dimensions ATX 12 x 7 CD Utilities Intel LANDesk Client Manager for Windows...

Page 17: ...the CPU core CPU I O 3 3V 5V and 12V Three fan status monitors with firmware software control on off Environment temperature monitor and control CPU fan auto off in sleep mode CPU overheat control an...

Page 18: ...ed Capabilities Port parallel port PS 2 mouse and PS 2 keyboard Infrared port 2 USB ports Dimensions ATX 12 x 7 CD Utilities Intel LANDesk Client Manager for Windows NT and Windows 95 optional PIIX4 U...

Page 19: ...Temperature Control The thermal control sensor will monitor the real time environment temperature It will turn on the back up fan whenever the environ ment temperature goes over the user defined thre...

Page 20: ...drive space is not enough to save the data you are then alerted of the potential problems Hardware BIOS Virus Protection The system BIOS is protected by hardware so that no virus can infect the BIOS...

Page 21: ...to enabling operating system directed power manage ment ACPI provides a generic system event mechanism for Plug and Play and an operating system independent interface for configuration control ACPI le...

Page 22: ...no power is provided to the motherboard External Modem Ring on Wake up events can be triggered by a device such as the external modem ringing when the system is in SoftOff state When the modem rings...

Page 23: ...r proper and reliable operation It is even more important for high CPU clock rates like 333 300 266 233 MHz Pentium II processors SUPER P6SLA P6SLE accommodates ATX power supplies Although most power...

Page 24: ...hanced Parallel Port EPP and Extended Capabilities Port ECP Also available through the printer port interface pins are Extension FDD Mode and Extension 2FDD Mode allowing one or two external floppy di...

Page 25: ...mpatibility issues within one year from the manufacturer s original invoice purchase date Labor Mail in or carry in service is available for one year 12 months from the manufacturer s original invoice...

Page 26: ...remove the board from the anti static bag Handle the board by its edges only do not touch its compo nents peripheral chips memory modules or gold contacts When handling chips or modules avoid touchin...

Page 27: ...tion When handling the Pentium II processor avoid placing direct pressure on the label area of the fan 1 Check the Intel boxed processor kit for the following items the processor with the fan heatsink...

Page 28: ...side edge of the support If the supports are reversed the holes will not line up with the pegs on the motherboard Slide each support toward the center of the processor until the support is seated in t...

Page 29: ...so that the fan shroud is facing toward the pegs on the motherboard Slide the processor C into the retention mechanism and slide the supports onto the pegs Ensure that the pegs on the motherboard slid...

Page 30: ...ing the clip forward Push the latches on the processor B outward until they click into place in the retention mechanism The latches must be secured for proper electrical connection of the processor 7...

Page 31: ...posts on the base snap into the motherboard Install the two pins into the base bar Insert the Pentium II with the heat sink on it into Slot 1 Install the top support bar The four top posts should be...

Page 32: ...e supports backward to release the pegs in the motherboard Push the latches on the processor toward the center of the processor until they click into place 3 Lift one end of the processor until it is...

Page 33: ...peed by the bus speed 66 MHz If you have a 266 MHz CPU dividing it by 66 will give you a CPU Core Bus Ratio of 4 After determining the CPU Core Bus Ratio refer to Table 2 1 for settings of JB1 JB2 JB3...

Page 34: ...y recommended because they ground the system board to the chassis Therefore use as many metal fasteners as possible for better grounding 2 5 Connecting Cables Power Supply Connector After you have sec...

Page 35: ...ill power on off the system To turn off the power hold down the power button for at least 4 seconds The user can also configure this button as an on off switch in the BIOS setup menu See Table 2 4 for...

Page 36: ...r LED Pins 8 and 9 are for the keylock Table 2 7 Keylock Power LED Pin Definitions Pin Number Function Definition 5 VCC 5v Red wire LED power 6 Key No connection 7 GND Black wire 8 Keyboard inhibit 9...

Page 37: ...e you apply power to the system or when the system comes back from AC power failure Table 2 10 JP20 Pin Definitions Connector Jumper Number Position Function JP20 1 2 PIIX4 Ctrl 2 3 Save PD State Tabl...

Page 38: ...he PS 2 mouse are located on J34 See Table 2 12 for pin definitions Table 2 12 PS 2 Keyboard and Mouse Pin Definitions Pin Number Function 1 Data 2 NC 3 Ground 4 VCC 5 Clock 6 NC Universal Serial Bus...

Page 39: ...use JBT1 to clear the CMOS Do not use the PW_ON connector to clear the CMOS A second way of resetting the CMOS contents is by pressing the ins key then turning on the system power Release the key whe...

Page 40: ...n Connectors The thermal overheat fan is located on JT3 The CPU fans are located on JT1 and JT2 Refer to Table 2 18 for pin definitions Table 2 18 Fan Pin Definitions Pin Number Function 1 Ground 2 12...

Page 41: ...y Refer to Figure 2 7 and the instructions below for installing or removing DIMM modules CAUTION Exercise extreme care when installing or removing the DIMM modules to prevent any possible damage DIMM...

Page 42: ...nnector with twisted wires always connects to drive A and the connec tor that does not have the twisted wires always connects to drive B An IDE hard disk drive requires a data ribbon cable with 40 wir...

Page 43: ...controller card Read your disk drive manual for details Parallel Port Connector The parallel port is located on J19 See Table 2 20 for pin definitions Table 2 20 Parallel Port Pin Definitions 1 Strobe...

Page 44: ...in Number Function Number Function 1 GND 2 FDHDIN 3 GND 4 Reserved 5 Key 6 FDEDIN 7 GND 8 Index 9 GND 10 Motor Enable 11 GND 12 Drive Select B 13 GND 14 Drive Select A 15 GND 16 Motor Enable 17 GND 18...

Page 45: ...DE 2 GND 3 Host Data 7 4 Host Data 8 5 Host Data 6 6 Host Data 9 7 Host Data 5 8 Host Data 10 9 Host Data 4 10 Host Data 11 11 Host Data 3 12 Host Data 12 13 Host Data 2 14 Host Data 13 15 Host Data 1...

Page 46: ...under the motherboard 3 Check the jumpers settings clock speed and voltage set tings 4 Use the speaker to determine if any beep codes exist Refer to Appendix A for details about beep codes NOTE If you...

Page 47: ...DIMMs in different banks 4 Check for bad DIMM modules or chips Losing the System s Setup Configuration 1 Ensure that you are using a high quality power supply A poor quality power supply may cause th...

Page 48: ...ore current than your BIOS Select your motherboard model and the upgrade will be automatically se lected and downloaded to your computer Unzip the BIOS update file and you will find three files readme...

Page 49: ...on the P6SLA P6SLE is 168 pin DIMM non buffered SPD Serial Present Detection SDRAM SDRAM and EDO memory SPD SDRAM is preferred but is not necessary IMPORTANT Please do not mix memory types the result...

Page 50: ...this acceptable Answer Some PCI Bus Mastering devices can share IRQs without performance penalties These devices are designed to work correctly sharing IRQs 3 4 Returning Merchandise for Service A rec...

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Page 52: ...ce to store system information when the computer is turned off The original IBM AT had 64 bytes of non volatile memory storage in CMOS RAM All AT compatible sys tems have at least 64 bytes of CMOS RAM...

Page 53: ...cation supports EDO Extended Data Out ECC and FPM DRAM supports ECC Error Checking and Correction supports Flash ROM AMIBIOS supports the LS120 drive made by Matsushita Kotobuki Electronics Industries...

Page 54: ...o move to other option boxes Figure 4 2 shows the settings for the Standard setup Settings can be viewed by highlighting a desired option and pressing Enter Use the arrow keys to choose a setting Note...

Page 55: ...BIOS User s Manual 4 4 Figure 4 1 Standard Option Highlighted Figure 4 2 Settings for Standard Option...

Page 56: ...w to set the option 5 1 Setup 5 1 1 Standard Setup Pri Master Pri Slave Sec Master Sec Slave Choose these icons to configure the hard disk drive When you click on an icon the following parameters are...

Page 57: ...7 60 MB 20 733 5 300 732 17 30 MB 21 733 7 300 732 17 43 MB 22 733 5 300 733 17 30 MB 23 306 4 0 336 17 10 MB 24 925 7 0 925 17 54 MB 25 925 9 65535 925 17 69 MB 26 754 7 754 754 17 44 MB 27 754 11 65...

Page 58: ...e precompensation begins Landing Zone This number is the cylinder location where the heads will normally park when the system is shut down Sectors The number of sectors per track MFM drives have 17 se...

Page 59: ...DD 3rd IDE HDD 4th IDE HDD Floppy ARMD FDD ARMD HDD or ATAPI CD ROM The options for the 4th Boot Device are Disabled 1st IDE HDD 2nd IDE HDD 3rd IDE HDD 4th IDE HDD Floppy ARMD FDD ARMD HDD The Dis ab...

Page 60: ...rmines the display screen with which the POST is going to start the display The settings for this option are BIOS or Silent If selected as BIOS the POST will start with the normal sign on message scre...

Page 61: ...Primary Display This option specifies the type of display adapter card installed in the system The settings are Absent VGA EGA CGA40x25 CGA80x25 or Mono Password Check This option enables the passwor...

Page 62: ...re not only copied from ROM to RAM the contents of the C0000h C7FFFh RAM can be written to or read from cache memory C800 16K Shadow CC00 16K Shadow D000 16K Shadow D400 16K Shadow D800 16K Shadow DC0...

Page 63: ...333 or x222 EDO Write Burst Timing Burst mode EDO have internal column counters Because of this they do not need to accept row addresses and starting column addresses from the EDO memory controller Th...

Page 64: ...Write Combining The settings are Disabled or Enabled PCI Frame Buffer USWC The settings for this option are Disabled or Enabled When Enabled the PCI frame buffer address and length are divided into 2...

Page 65: ...e updated by the PAC specific BIOS configuration sequence before PCI standard bus enumeration sequence takes place If the register is not updated a default value selects aperture of maximum size i e 2...

Page 66: ...o Enabled the PAC s SERR signal driver is enabled and SERR is asserted for all relevant bits set in the ERRSTS and PCISTS as controlled by the corresponding bits of the ERRCMD register When Disabled S...

Page 67: ...ttings are Disabled or Enabled Master Lat Timer Master Latency Timer is an 8 bit register that controls the amount of time the PAC as a PCI bus master can burst data on the PCI bus The count value is...

Page 68: ...power button The settings are or On Off The settings for power supply type are AT or ATX Instant on Support back on instantly from ACPI s SoftOff state The settings are Disabled or Enabled Green PC M...

Page 69: ...nutes This option specifies the length of a period of system inactivity while in standby state When this length of time expires the computer enters suspend power state The settings are Disabled and 4...

Page 70: ...u must set this option correctly Otherwise PnP aware adapter cards installed in the computer will not be config ured properly PCI Latency Timer PCI Clocks This option specifies the latency timings in...

Page 71: ...is installed Slot 1 Slot 2 Slot 3 Slot 4 Slot 5 or Slot 6 This option forces IRQ14 and IRQ15 to a PCI slot on the PCI local bus This is necessary to support non compliant ISA IDE control ler adapter c...

Page 72: ...IRQs must be removed from the pool the end user can use these options to reserve the IRQ by assigning an ISA EISA setting to it Onboard I O is configured by AMIBIOS All IRQs used by onboard I O are c...

Page 73: ...AMIBIOS automatically determines the correct base I O port address Disabled 3F8h 2F8h 3E8h or 2E8h OnBoard Serial Port 2 This option specifies the base I O port address of serial port 2 The settings a...

Page 74: ...e Auto 5 or 7 Parallel Port DMA Channel This option is only available if the setting of the parallel port mode option is ECP The settings are 0 1 2 3 5 6 or 7 Note The Optimal and Fail Safe default se...

Page 75: ...5 50 62 5 75 or 87 5 LM78 In0 CPU 1 LM78 In1 CPU 2 LM78 In2 3 3V LM78 In3 5V LM78 In4 12V LM78 In5 12V LM78 In6 5V CPU1 Fan CPU2 Fan Chassis Fan The above features are for PC Health Monitor W83781D Th...

Page 76: ...assword The password does not appear on the screen when typed Retype the new password as prompted and press Enter Make sure you write it down If you forget it you must drain CMOS RAM and reconfigure 5...

Page 77: ...m performance settings for all devices and system features 5 4 2 Fail Safe Default The Fail Safe default settings consist of the safest set of param eters Use them if the system is behaving erraticall...

Page 78: ...error messages normally appear on the screen Fatal errors are those which will not allow the system to continue the boot up procedure If a fatal error occurs you should consult with your system manufa...

Page 79: ...20 switch which allows the CPU to operate in virtual mode This error means that the BIOS cannot switch the CPU into protected mode 7 Processor Exception The CPU on the motherboard generated Interrupt...

Page 80: ...er If it still beeps try a different keyboard or replace the keyboard fuse if the keyboard has one 8 times there is a memory error on the video adapter Replace the video adapter or the RAM on the vide...

Page 81: ...BIOS User s Manual A 4...

Page 82: ...ssing the post code unit next 07 Next initializing the CPU init and the CPU data area 08 The CMOS checksum calculation is done next 0B Next performing any required initialization before keyboard BAT c...

Page 83: ...14 The 8254 timer test will begin next 19 The 8254 timer test is over Starting the memory refresh test next 1A The memory refresh test line is toggling Checking the 15 second on off time next 23 Read...

Page 84: ...rol to BIOS POST Performing any required processing after the video ROM had control 2E Completed post video ROM test processing If the EGA VGA controller is not found performing the display memory rea...

Page 85: ...next 45 Data initialized Checking for memory wraparound at 0 0 and finding the total system memory size next 46 The memory wraparound test has completed The memory size calculation has been completed...

Page 86: ...Adjusting the displayed memory size for relocation and shadowing next 51 The memory size display was adjusted for relocation and shadowing Testing the memory above 1 MB next 52 The memory above 1 MB h...

Page 87: ...he output buffer and checking for stuck keys Issuing the keyboard reset command next 81 A keyboard reset error or stuck key was found Issuing the keyboard controller interface test command next 82 The...

Page 88: ...2 mouse check and extended BIOS data area allocation check next 8C Programming the WINBIOS Setup options next 8D The WINBIOS Setup options are programmed Resetting the hard disk controller next 8F The...

Page 89: ...alization after the Coprocessor test next 9E Initialization after the Coprocessor test is complete Checking the extended keyboard keyboard ID and Num Lock key next Issuing the keyboard ID command next...

Page 90: ...ialization required after the E000 option ROM had control AA Initialization after E000 option ROM control has completed Displaying the system configuration next AB Building the multiprocessor table if...

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