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Chapter 1: Introduction

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Introduction

CONTACTING SUPERMICRO

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Summary of Contents for SUPER PIIIDM3

Page 1: ...SUPER PIIIDM6 SUPER PIIIDM4 SUPER PIIIDM3 SUPER PIIIDME USER S MANUAL Revision 1 2 SUPER...

Page 2: ...achine without prior written consent IN NO EVENT WILL SUPERMICRO COMPUTER BE LIABLE FOR DIRECT INDIRECT SPECIAL INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING FROM THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THIS PRODUC...

Page 3: ...6 PIIIDM4 PIIIDM3 PIIIDME mainboard and provides detailed informa tion about the chipset Chapter 2 begins with instructions on handling static sensitive devices Read this chapter when you want to inst...

Page 4: ...iv SUPER PIIIDM6 PIIIDM4 PIIIDM3 PIIIDME User s Manual Appendix A offers information on BIOS error beep codes and messages Appendix B provides post diagnostic error messages...

Page 5: ...Layout 1 14 840 Chipset System Block Diagram 1 16 Motherboard Features 1 17 1 2 Chipset Overview 1 19 1 3 PC Health Monitoring 1 20 1 4 ACPI PC 98 Features 1 22 1 5 Power Supply 1 24 1 6 Super I O 1...

Page 6: ...Extra Chassis Intrusion Header 2 12 Power Supply Fail Header 2 12 2 7 Jumper Settings 2 13 CMOS Clear 2 13 Front Side Bus Speed 2 13 Host Bus ECC 2 14 AC 97 Enable Disable 2 14 SCSI Termination Enable...

Page 7: ...S Features 4 2 4 3 Running Setup 4 2 Standard CMOS Setup 4 4 Advanced CMOS Setup 4 5 Advanced Chipset Setup 4 9 Power Management 4 11 PCI Plug and Play Setup 4 14 Peripheral Setup 4 17 Auto Detect Har...

Page 8: ...Notes SUPER PIIIDM6 PIIIDM4 PIIIDM3 PIIIDME User s Manual...

Page 9: ...f anything listed here is damaged or missing contact your retailer One 1 Supermicro Mainboard One 1 ATA66 ribbon cable for IDE devices One 1 Floppy ribbon cable for 1 5 25 inch floppy and 2 3 5 inch f...

Page 10: ...SUPER PIIIDM6 PIIIDM4 PIIIDM3 PIIIDME User s Manual 1 2 Introduction Notes...

Page 11: ...31 U S A Tel 1 408 895 2001 Fax 1 408 895 2008 E mail marketing supermicro com General Information support supermicro com Technical Support Web site www supermicro com European Office Address Super Mi...

Page 12: ...SUPER PIIIDM6 PIIIDM4 PIIIDM3 PIIIDME User s Manual 1 4 Introduction SUPER PIIIDM6 Figure 1 1 SUPER PIIIDM6 Image...

Page 13: ...troduction 1 5 Introduction SUPER PIIIDM4 Figure 1 2 SUPER PIIIDM4 Image Currently there is no picture for the PIIIDM4 This board shares the same PCB with the PIIIDM6 the only difference is the SCSI c...

Page 14: ...SUPER PIIIDM6 PIIIDM4 PIIIDM3 PIIIDME User s Manual 1 6 Introduction SUPER PIIIDM3 Figure 1 3 SUPER PIIIDM3 Image...

Page 15: ...Chapter 1 Introduction 1 7 Introduction SUPER PIIIDME Figure 1 4 SUPER PIIIDME Image...

Page 16: ...OWER CPU 1 FAN J27 WOL PCI64 2 PCI64 1 SISL J9 AGP PRO CPU 1 CPU 2 CPU 2 FAN THRM FAN Bank0 Bank2 Bank3 Bank1 PWR_SEC CH FAN 1 CH FAN 2 IDE 1 IDE 2 WOR JBT1 1 1 JP7 1 JP3 S UPER PIIIDM6 FWH BIOS CD_1C...

Page 17: ...ME Game Port IR Header Infrared Device Header p 2 10 J2 J3 J4 J5 Memory RAM Slots p 2 4 J12 Universal Serial Bus Ports p 2 11 J13 PS 2 Keyboard Mouse p 2 11 J14 J15 IDE Hard Disk Drive Connectors p 2...

Page 18: ...R CPU 1 FAN J27 WOL PCI64 2 PCI64 1 SISL J9 AGP PRO CPU 1 CPU 2 CPU 2 FAN THRM FAN Bank0 Bank2 Bank3 Bank1 PWR_SEC CH FAN 1 CH FAN 2 IDE 1 IDE 2 WOR JBT1 1 1 JP7 JP5 1 JP3 S UPER PIIIDM4 FWH BIOS CD_1...

Page 19: ...ME Game Port IR Header Infrared Device Header p 2 10 J2 J3 J4 J5 Memory RAM Slots p 2 4 J12 Universal Serial Bus Ports p 2 11 J13 PS 2 Keyboard Mouse p 2 11 J14 J15 IDE Hard Disk Drive Connectors p 2...

Page 20: ...J9 AGP PRO CPU 1 CPU 2 CPU 2 FAN THRM FAN Bank0 Bank2 Bank3 Bank1 PWR_SEC CH FAN 1 CH FAN 2 IDE 1 IDE 2 WOR JBT1 1 1 JP7 JP5 1 JP3 S UPER PIIIDM3 ULTRA III LVD SE FWH BIOS CD_1CD J15 J5 J2 J4 J3 J14 F...

Page 21: ...2FAN CPU 2 Fan Header p 2 10 GAME Game Port IR Header Infrared Device Header p 2 10 J2 J3 J4 J5 Memory RAM Slots p 2 4 J12 Universal Serial Bus Ports p 2 11 J13 PS 2 Keyboard Mouse p 2 11 J14 J15 IDE...

Page 22: ...ISL J9 AGP PRO CPU 1 CPU 2 CPU 2 FAN THRM FAN Bank0 Bank2 Bank3 Bank1 PWR_SEC CH FAN 1 CH FAN 2 IDE 1 IDE 2 WOR JBT1 1 1 JP7 JP5 1 JP3 S UPER PIIIDME Figure 1 8 SUPER PIIIDME Layout not drawn to scale...

Page 23: ...r p 2 10 CPU2FAN CPU 2 Fan Header p 2 10 GAME Game Port IR Header Infrared Device Header p 2 10 J2 J3 J4 J5 Memory RAM Slots p 2 4 J12 Universal Serial Bus Ports p 2 11 J13 PS 2 Keyboard Mouse p 2 11...

Page 24: ...16 Introduction Figure 1 9 840 Chipset System Block Diagram MCH Pentium III II CPU ICH 241 BGA 133 100 MHz Host Bus 33 MHz PCI Slots USB BIOS 4Mb FWH AGP Pro SuperI O LPC 1 5 Mb sec AC 97 AGP 2 0 Pen...

Page 25: ...19 for details Expansion Slots Two 64 bit 66 MHz PCI slots Four 32 bit 33 MHz PCI slots 1 AGP Pro slot BIOS 4 Mb Firmware Hub AMI Flash BIOS APM 1 2 DMI 2 1 PCI 2 2 ACPI 1 0 Plug and Play PnP PC Healt...

Page 26: ...Parallel Port and ECP Extended Capabilities Port supported parallel port PS 2 mouse and PS 2 keyboard ports 1 infrared port 2 USB Universal Serial Bus ports Other AOL2 see page 1 20 Selectable CPU and...

Page 27: ...4x fast write capa bility and operates at a peak bandwidth of 266 MB sec The MCH host interface bus runs at 133 100 MHz I O Controller Hub ICH The ICH is the Controller Hub for the I O subsystem and i...

Page 28: ...en a remote management console server and the client system It provides inter faces to the 82559 Ethernet controller chip and to system monitoring de vices AOL2 can send Alert messages to the mangagem...

Page 29: ...l 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 sl...

Page 30: ...for Advanced Configuration and Power Interface The ACPI specification defines a flexible and abstract hardware interface that pro vides a standard way to integrate power management features throughou...

Page 31: ...d will work like a normal keyboard during system boot up Real Time Clock Wake Up Alarm Although the PC may be perceived to be off when not in use it is still capable of responding to preset wake up ev...

Page 32: ...ake On Lan can only be used with an ATX 2 01 or above compliant power supply 1 5 Power Supply As with all computer products a stable power source is necessary for proper and reliable operation It is e...

Page 33: ...ch 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 system Both UART...

Page 34: ...SUPER PIIIDM6 PIIIDM4 PIIIDM3 PIIIDME User s Manual 1 26 Introduction Notes...

Page 35: ...al object before removing the board from the antistatic bag Handle the board by its edges only do not touch its components peripheral chips memory modules or gold contacts When handling chips or modul...

Page 36: ...the motherboard place one of these caps if included on each end of the URM and push down until they snap into place These caps are not left right specific Processor You are now ready to install the p...

Page 37: ...es in the SECC package which has locking tabs on the top corners Before installing the Pentium II package into the URM push these two locks inward until you hear a click After you have fully seated th...

Page 38: ...sert DIMMs as required for the desired system memory Note that the PIIIDM6 PIIIDM4 PIIIDM3 PIIIDME interleaves memory for increased performance which requires you to install two modules at a time 2 In...

Page 39: ...ontrol Panel Connector Locations The I O ports are color coded in conformance with the PC 99 specification See Figure 2 3 below for the colors and locations of the various I O ports Parallel Port Burg...

Page 40: ...2 33 JF1 contains header pins for various front control panel connectors See Figure 2 4 for the pin definitions of the speaker overheat LED keyboard lock chassis intrusion I2C USB0 reset power on hard...

Page 41: ...condary Power Connector Use of the Secondary Power con nector PWR_SEC is recom mended when a heavy load of pe ripherals has been added to the motherboard Note Be sure to use a 6 pin connector and chec...

Page 42: ...ector Pin Definitions JF1 Reset The Reset connection is located on pins 15 and 17 of JF1 This connector attaches to the hard ware reset switch on the com puter case See Table 2 7 for pin definitions P...

Page 43: ...t an LED to the OH connec tion on pin 26 of JF1 to provide advanced warning of chassis overheating Refer to Table 2 11 for pin definitions Pin Number 10 Definition OH Active Table 2 11 Overheat LED OH...

Page 44: ...ind the Game Port See Table 2 16 for pin definitions Table 2 16 Serial Port Pin Definitions COM1 COM2 Pin Number Definition 1 DCD 2 DSR 3 Serial In 4 RTS 5 Serial Out Pin Number Definition 6 CTS 7 DTR...

Page 45: ...d Mouse Port Pin Definitions J13 Pin Number 1 2 3 4 5 6 Definition Data NC Ground VCC Clock NC CD Headers There are two CD headers of dif ferent sizes on the motherboard to enable audio CD playback Co...

Page 46: ...ted the mouse and keyboard will be disabled but no audible alarm will be activated All system opera tions will halt until the intrusion microswitch is set back to normal See Table 2 22 for pin definit...

Page 47: ...pers 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 cuit...

Page 48: ...Host Bus ECC Enable Disable Jumper Settings JP5 SCSI Termination Enable Disable not on PIIIDME Jumper JP8 JA1 on the PIIIDM3 allows you to enable or disable termination for the SCSI connec tors The no...

Page 49: ...o the onboard IDE header and the other connector s to your hard drive s Consult the documentation that came with your disk drive for details on actual jumper locations and settings Onboard LAN NIC Ena...

Page 50: ...in Definitions J22 Pin Number Function 1 GND 3 GND 5 Key 7 GND 9 GND 11 GND 13 GND 15 GND 17 GND 19 GND 21 GND 23 GND 25 GND 27 GND 29 GND 31 GND 33 GND Pin Number Function 2 FDHDIN 4 Reserved 6 FDEDI...

Page 51: ...e motherboard if there are more If the I O shield of your card is flush with the edge of the motherboard the card should be inserted correctly AGP Pro Slot Edge of motherboard Pin Number Function 1 GN...

Page 52: ...20 21 22 23 24 25 26 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 TERMPWR TERMPWR RESERVED GROUND ATN GROUND BSY ACK R...

Page 53: ...lick 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 Click the tabs to the right of these...

Page 54: ...2 20 SUPER PIIIDM6 PIIIDM4 PIIIDM3 PIIIDME User s Manual Installation Notes...

Page 55: ...hose for 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...

Page 56: ...directly to end users so it is best to first check with your distributor or reseller for troubleshooting services They should know of any possible problem s with the specific system configuration that...

Page 57: ...artment We can be reached by e mail at support supermicro com or by fax at 408 895 2012 3 3 Frequently Asked Questions Question What are the various types of memory that the PIIIDM6 PIIIDM4 PIIIDM3 PI...

Page 58: ...I correct this Answer If the system does not have video after flashing your new BIOS it indicates that the flashing procedure failed To remedy this first clear CMOS per the instructions in this manua...

Page 59: ...icrophone correctly but I can t record any sound What should I do Answer Go to Start Programs Accessories Entertainment and then Volume Control Under the Properties tab scroll down the list of devices...

Page 60: ...er 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 Ship ping and handling charges will be app...

Page 61: ...n the computer is turned off The original IBM AT had 64 kbytes of non volatile memory storage in CMOS RAM All AT compatible systems have at least 64 kbytes of CMOS RAM which is usually part of the Rea...

Page 62: ...s 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 Additional temperatur...

Page 63: ...ector Virus Protection Disabled Month Jan Dec ESC Exit Sel Day 01 31 PgUp PgDn Modify Year 1901 2099 F2 F3 Color AMIBIOS HIFLEX SETUP UTILITY VERSION 1 18 1998 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reser...

Page 64: ...ve A screen with a list of drive parameters appears Click on OK to configure the drive Type How to Configure SCSI Select Type Select Not Installed on the drive parameter screen The SCSI drivers provid...

Page 65: ...per track SCSI and IDE drive may have even more sectors per track Capacity The formatted capacity of the drive is Number of heads x Number of cylinders x Number of sectors per track x 512 bytes per se...

Page 66: ...2nd Boot Device 3rd Boot Device The options for the 1st Boot Device are Disabled 1st IDE HDD 2nd IDE HDD 3rd IDE HDD 4th IDE HDD Floppy ARMD FDD ARMD HDD ATAPI CDROM SCSI Network or I2 0 The options f...

Page 67: ...option are BIOS or Silent If selected as BIOS the POST will start with the normal sign on message screen If Silent is selected the POST will start with the Supermicro screen Display Mode at Add On ROM...

Page 68: ...ery time the system boots or the end user runs WinBIOS Setup If Always is chosen a user password prompt appears every time the computer is turned on If Setup is chosen the password prompt appears if W...

Page 69: ...r all settings except C000 and C400 which are Cached for default When set to Disabled the contents of the video ROM are not copied to RAM When set to Enabled the contents of the video ROM area from C0...

Page 70: ...e DMA 2 Type DMA 3 Type DMA 5 Type DMA 6 Type DMA 7 Type These options determine the bus that the specified DMA channel can be used on The settings are LPC DMA or PC PCI Onboard FDC This option enable...

Page 71: ...he settings for this option are S1 and C2 S1 is a normal suspend state in which no system CPU or chipset context is lost C2 is a low power state In this state the system cache is maintained Standby Ti...

Page 72: ...he Optimal default setting for this option is Standby and the Fail Safe default setting is Disabled Hard Disk Time Out Minutes This option specifies the length of a period of hard disk drive inactivit...

Page 73: ...ngs for this option are Enabled and Disabled TCO Logic SMI Enable This allows the TCO logic to generate a System Management Interrupt when a century rollover occurs The settings are Enabled and Dis ab...

Page 74: ...SMBUS Resume This allows you to wake up the system from a system management bus device The settings for this option are Enabled and Disabled LAN Wake Up This allows you to make use of the Wake on LAN...

Page 75: ...lette registers This will permit the palette registers of both devices to be identical This option must be set to Enabled if any ISA adapter card installed in the system requires VGA palette snooping...

Page 76: ...These DMA channels control the data transfers between the I O devices and the system memory The chipset allows the BIOS to choose which channels to do the job The settings are PnP or ISA EISA IRQ3 IR...

Page 77: ...Setup Onboard SCSI This setting enables or disables the onboard SCSI non applicable to the PIIIDME The settings are Enabled and Disabled CPU1 Current Temperature The current temperature of CPU1 is di...

Page 78: ...l port 2 The settings are Disabled 3F8h 2F8h 3E8h and 2E8h Serial Port2 Mode The settings for this option are Normal IrDA SIR A IrDA SIR B ASKIR Consumer and Raw IR When set to anything but Normal the...

Page 79: ...hannel 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 and 7 Onboard MIDI Port This option specifies the base address to be used for t...

Page 80: ...password before you can set the User password Enter a 1 6 character password It will not appear on the screen when typed Retype the new password as prompted and press Enter Make sure you write it down...

Page 81: ...Chapter 4 BIOS 4 21 BIOS Exit Without Saving Highlight this and hit Enter when you wish to exit back to the system boot up procedure without saving any changes...

Page 82: ...SUPER PIIIDM6 PIIIDM4 PIIIDM3 PIIIDME Manual 4 22 BIOS Notes...

Page 83: ...he 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 manufacturer for possible repairs These f...

Page 84: ...d generated an error 6 8042 Gate A20 Failure The keyboard controller 8042 contains the Gate A20 switch which allows the CPU to operate in virtual mode This error means that the BIOS cannot switch the...

Page 85: ...r 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 video adapter 9 times the BIOS ROM chip is bad The...

Page 86: ...t Enable Cache CH 2 Timer Error Most ISA computers include two times There is an error in time 2 CMOS Battery State Low CMOS RAM is powered by a battery The battery power is low Replace the battery CM...

Page 87: ...and follow the screen instructions Display Switch Some compters require a video switch on the Not Proper motherboard be set to either color or monochrome Turn the computer off set the switch then pow...

Page 88: ...eyboard connector No ROM BASIC Cannot find a bootable sector on either disk drive A or hard disk drive C The BIOS calls INT 18h which generates this message Use a bootable disk Off Board Parity error...

Page 89: ...isabling cache memory 06 Uncompressing 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 ini...

Page 90: ...alizing the chipset 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 of...

Page 91: ...control 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 memor...

Page 92: ...y wraparound at 0 0 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...

Page 93: ...zed 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...

Page 94: ...started Clearing the 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...

Page 95: ...PS 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...

Page 96: ...any required initialization 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 keybo...

Page 97: ...elay is starting Next the initialization cade checksum will be verified D1h Initializing the DMA controller Performing the keyboard controller BAT test Starting memory refresh and entering 4 GB flat m...

Page 98: ...SUPER PIIIDM6 PIIIDM4 PIIIDM3 PIIIDME Manual B 10 APPENDIX B Notes...

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