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MS-96E3

(v1.X) Server Board

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Page 1: ... MS 96E3 v1 X Server Board ...

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Page 3: ...oted Never pour any liquid into the opening that could damage or cause electrical shock If any of the following situations arises get the equipment checked by ser vice personnel The power cord or plug is damaged Liquid has penetrated into the equipment The equipment has been exposed to moisture The equipment does not work well or you can not get it work according to User s Manual The equipment has...

Page 4: ...ct the interference by one or more of the measures listed below Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio television technician for help Notice 1 The changes or modifications not expressly app...

Page 5: ...u écologiste et afin de protéger l environnement MSI tient à rappeler ceci Au sujet de la directive européenne EU relative aux déchets des équipement élec triques et électroniques directive 2002 96 EC prenant effet le 13 août 2005 que les produits électriques et électroniques ne peuvent être déposés dans les décharges ou tout simplement mis à la poubelle Les fabricants de ces équipements seront ob...

Page 6: ...oducten die de merknaam MSI dragen en verkocht zijn in de EU Deze goederen kunnen geretourneerd wor den op lokale inzamelingspunten SRPSKI Da bi zaštitili prirodnu sredinu i kao preduzeće koje vodi računa o okolini i prirodnoj sredini MSI mora da vas podesti da Po Direktivi Evropske unije EU o odbačenoj ekektronskoj i električnoj opremi Di rektiva 2002 96 EC koja stupa na snagu od 13 Avgusta 2005 ...

Page 7: ...t v místních sběrnách MAGYAR Annak érdekében hogy környezetünket megvédjük illetve környezetvédőként fel lépve az MSI emlékezteti Önt hogy Az Európai Unió EU 2005 augusztus 13 án hatályba lépő az elektromos és elek tronikus berendezések hulladékairól szóló 2002 96 EK irányelve szerint az elektro mos és elektronikus berendezések többé nem kezelhetőek lakossági hulladékként és az ilyen elektronikus ...

Page 8: ...pter 1 Overview 1 1 Mainboard Specifications 1 2 Mainboard Layout 1 4 Watch Dog Timer Setting 1 5 Chapter 2 Hardware Setup 2 1 Quick Components Guide 2 2 CPU Central Processing Unit 2 3 Memory 2 7 Power Supply 2 8 Rear Panel I O 2 9 Connector 2 14 Jumper 2 20 Slot 2 22 Chapter 3 BIOS Setup 3 1 Entering Setup 3 2 The Menu Bar 3 4 Main 3 5 Advanced 3 6 Boot 3 11 Security 3 13 Chipset 3 14 Exit 3 16 ...

Page 9: ...ntel Core 2 Quad Core 2 Duo Pentium Dual Core Celeron Dual Core Celeron processor in LGA775 package and supports up to 2 DDR3 800 1066 DIMM slots to provide the maximum of 4GB memory ca pacity In the advanced level and mid range market segment the MS 96E3 can provide a high performance solution for today s front end and general purpose server as well as in the future Chapter 1 Overview ...

Page 10: ... Intel 82574L Gb Ethernet controller Supports Ethernet bypass function with Programming Relay 4 ports SATA 4 SATA 3Gb s ports by Intel ICH7R IDE 1 IDE port by Intel ICH7R Supports Ultra DMA 66 100 PIO Bus Master operation mode CF 1 CompactFlash socket by Intel ICH7R Onboard Input Output Front Panel 6 Gigabit LAN ports 2 USB 2 0 ports 1 serial port Onboard Connectors 1 USB 2 0 pinheader 2 ports 1 s...

Page 11: ...MS 96E3 1 3 MS 96E3 Slot 1 PCIE x4 Golden Finger for MS 95W6 Riser Card 1 32 bit 33MHz PCI slot Form Factor Micro ATX 24 3cm x 23 6cm Mounting 8 mounting holes ...

Page 12: ...1 4 Overview Overview Mainboard Layout ...

Page 13: ...mode mov dx 04eh mov al 087h out dx al out dx al B Set pin 77 to WDTO function mov dx 04eh mov al 02Dh Register 2Dh out dx al inc dx in al dx and al 0FEh Config Bit 0 As 0 out dx al Config PIN 77 as WDTO C Select Logical Device 8 mov dx 04eh mov al 07h out dx al point to Logical Device Number Register inc dx mov al 08h select Logical Device 8 out dx al ...

Page 14: ...Overview D Enable watchdog timer Activate WDTO mov dx 04eh CR 30h bit 0 fill in 1 mov al 030h out dx al inc dx mov al 01h out dx al Setup WDTO count mode Set bit 4 and bit 3 by request Set bit 2 to 0 Set bit 1 to 1 ...

Page 15: ...1 7 MS 96E3 mov dx 04eh CR F7h bit 4 fill 0 clear event mov al 0f7h out dx al inc dx in al dx and al 0efh out dx al CR F6h bit0 7 fill in counter time E Exit configuration mode mov dx 04eh mov al 0aah out dx al ...

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Page 17: ...tion be careful in holding the components and follow the installation procedures For some components if you install in the wrong orientation the components will not work properly Use a grounded wrist strap before handling computer components Static electricity may damage the compo nents Chapter 2 Hardware Setup ...

Page 18: ...6 JLCD1 p 2 19 J3 p 2 18 COM2 p 2 17 Rear Panel I O p 2 9 J2 p 2 16 JCI1 p 2 16 JPWR1 p 2 8 DIMM Slots p 2 8 SYS_F2 p 2 15 SYS_F1 p 2 15 CPU_F1 p 2 15 CPU p 2 3 J8 p 2 18 JFP1 p 2 16 CFCARD1 p 2 15 IDE1 p 2 14 J6 p 2 21 J5 p 2 21 JBAT1 p 2 20 J7 p 2 18 F_USB1 p 2 17 SATA0 3 p 2 14 PCI1 p 2 22 ...

Page 19: ...erheating Make sure that you apply an even layer of thermal paste or thermal tape between the CPU and the heatsink to enhance heat dissipation Replacing the CPU While replacing the CPU always turn off the power supply or unplug the power supply s power cord from the grounded outlet first to ensure the safety of CPU Introduction to LGA 775 CPU The pin pad side of LGA 775 CPU The surface of LGA 775 ...

Page 20: ...r correctly Wrong installation will cause the damage of your CPU mainboard The CPU socket has a plastic cap on it to protect the contact from damage Before you install the CPU always cover it to protect the socket pin 1 Remove the cap from lever hinge side as indicated by the arrow 2 The pins of socket reveal 3 Open the load lever 4 Important Confirm if your CPU cooler is firmly installed before t...

Page 21: ...ating put down the CPU in the socket housing frame Be sure to grasp on the edge of the CPU base Note that the alignment keys are matched 6 Visually inspect if the CPU is seated well into the socket If not take out the CPU with pure vertical motion and reinstall 7 Cover the load plate onto the pack age 8 Alignment Key ...

Page 22: ...ion marked on it to lock the hooks 11 Turn over the mainboard to confirm that the clip ends are correctly in serted 12 Mainboard Hook Important Read the CPU status in BIOS Whenever CPU is not installed always protect your CPU socket pin with the plastic cap covered shown in Figure 1 to avoid damage Please refer to the documentation in the CPU fan package for more details about the CPU fan installa...

Page 23: ...ntil the golden finger on the memory module is deeply inserted in the DIMM slot The plastic clip at each side of the DIMM slot will automatically close when the memory module is properly seated Manually check if the memory module has been locked in place by the DIMM slot clips at the sides Important You can barely see the golden finger if the memory module is properly inserted in the DIMM slot Not...

Page 24: ...upply firmly into the connector PIN SIGNAL PIN SIGNAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 3 3V 3 3V GND 5V GND 5V GND PWR OK 5VSB 12V 12V 3 3V 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 3 3V 12V GND PS ON GND GND GND 3 3VSB 5V 5V 5V GND CPU Memory Power Connector JPW1 This connector provides 12V power output to the CPU memory 13 1 24 12 PIN SIGNAL 1 2 3 4 GND GND 12V 12V Important Make sure that all power connect...

Page 25: ...ort that sends receives 16 bytes FIFOs You can attach a serial mouse or other serial devices directly to the connector USB Port The USB Universal Serial Bus port is for attaching USB devices such as key board mouse or other USB compatible devices USB Port Serial Port JLAN1 JLAN2 JLAN3 JLAN4 JLAN5 JLAN6 ...

Page 26: ...ot established On steady LAN link is established On blinking The computer is communicating with another computer on the LAN Right Green Off 10 Mbit sec data rate is selected On 100 Mbit sec data rate is selected Orange On 1000 Mbit sec data rate is selected LAN Bypass Function Programming Guide 96E3 uses the Southbridge ICH7 GPIO to control CPLD to realize LAN Bypass PassThrough WDT function Yello...

Page 27: ... LAN1 2 or LAN3 4 pair 2 program GPO39 38 35 CFG 3 1 to control LAN pair behavior Bypass PassThrough WDT 3 set GPO24 CPLD_SendBIT high about 150ms then set it low about 50ms to complete the LAN pair configuration progress 4 go to next programming sequence loop for the next LAN pair ...

Page 28: ... 0 0 0 0 ON PassTru OFF PassTru WDT Reset 0 0 0 0 0 1 ON PassTru OFF PassTru WDT ByPass 0 0 0 0 1 0 ON PassTru OFF ByPass WDT Reset 0 0 0 0 1 1 ON PassTru OFF ByPass WDT ByPass 0 0 0 1 0 0 ON ByPass OFF PassTru WDT Reset 0 0 0 1 0 1 ON ByPass OFF PassTru WDT ByPass 0 0 0 1 1 0 ON ByPass OFF ByPass WDT Reset 0 0 0 1 1 1 ON ByPass OFF ByPass WDT ByPass ...

Page 29: ...t 0 0 1 0 0 1 ON PassTru OFF PassTru WDT ByPass 0 0 1 0 1 0 ON PassTru OFF ByPass WDT Reset 0 0 1 0 1 1 ON PassTru OFF ByPass WDT ByPass 0 0 1 1 0 0 ON ByPass OFF PassTru WDT Reset 0 0 1 1 0 1 ON ByPass OFF PassTru WDT ByPass 0 0 1 1 1 0 ON ByPass OFF ByPass WDT Reset 0 0 1 1 1 1 ON ByPass OFF ByPass WDT ByPass ...

Page 30: ... SATA cable into 90 degree angle Otherwise data loss may occur during transmission IDE Connector IDE1 This connector supports IDE hard disk drives optical disk drives and other IDE devices Important If you install two IDE devices on the same cable you must configure the drives separately to master slave mode by setting jumpers Refer to IDE device s docu mentation supplied by the vendors for jumper...

Page 31: ... is Ground and should be connected to GND If the mainboard has a System Hardware Monitor chipset onboard you must use a specially designed fan with speed sensor to take ad vantage of the CPU fan control Important Please refer to the recommended CPU fans at processor s official website or consult the vendors for proper CPU cooling fan PIN SIGNAL 1 2 3 4 GND 12V Sensor Control 1 4 1 4 CompactFlash S...

Page 32: ... connector connects to the chassis intrusion switch cable If the chassis is opened the chassis intrusion mechanism will be activated The system will re cord this status and show a warning message on the screen To clear the warn ing you must enter the BIOS utility and clear the record 9 10 1 2 Keyboard Mouse Connector J2 This connector is used to connect a mouse keyboard PIN SIGNAL PIN SIGNAL 1 3 5...

Page 33: ... 4 6 8 10 VCC USB1 USB1 GND NC 10 9 2 1 Serial Port Connector COM2 This connector is a 16550A high speed communications port that sends receives 16 bytes FIFOs You can attach a serial device to it through the optional serial port bracket PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 DCD SIN SOUT DTR GND DSR RTS CTS RI Data Carry Detect Serial In or Receive Data Serial Out or Transmit Data Data Terminal...

Page 34: ...GNAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 GND VCC5 S2CK1 S2DA1 12V PWRBTN 1 6 LAN LED Connector J8 This connector is provided for LAN LEDs on the rear panel PIN SIGNAL PIN SIGNAL 1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15 17 19 21 23 25 LED2_PWR LED2_LINK 10 100 LED1_PWR LED1_LINK 10 100 LED4_PWR LED4_LINK 10 100 LED3_PWR LED3_LINK 10 100 LED6_PWR LED6_LINK 10 100 LED5_PWR LED5_LINK 10 100 KEY 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 LED2_LINK LED2_LI...

Page 35: ... 7 9 11 13 LCLK LRST LAD0 LAD1 LAD2 LAD3 LFRAME LPC clock LPC reset LPC address data pin0 LPC address data pin1 LPC address data pin2 LPC address data pin3 LPC Frame 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 3V dual 3V_STB VCC3 SIRQ VCC5 KEY GND GND 3V dual or 3V standby power 3 3V power Serial IRQ 5V power No pin Ground Ground 2 1 14 13 LCD Module Connector JLCD1 This connector is used to connect TTL UART LCD Module PIN ...

Page 36: ...uration With the CMOS RAM the system can automatically boot OS every time it is turned on If you want to clear the system configuration set the jumper to clear data Important You can clear CMOS by shorting 1 2 pin while the system is off Then return to 2 3 pin position Avoid clearing the CMOS while the system is on it will damage the mainboard Clear Data 1 Keep Data 1 JBAT1 1 ...

Page 37: ...ode Select Jumper J6 This jumper is provided for users to select CompactFlash operation mode Master 1 Slave 1 J6 1 CF Voltage Select Jumper J5 This jumper is provided for users to select CompactFlash voltage VCC3 1 VCC5 1 J5 1 ...

Page 38: ...d the documentation for the expansion card to config ure any necessary hardware or software settings for the expansion card such as jumpers switches or BIOS configuration 32 bit PCI slot PCI Peripheral Component Interconnect Slot The PCI slot supports LAN card SCSI card USB card and other add on cards that comply with PCI specifications ...

Page 39: ...ows you to configure the system for op timum use You may need to run the Setup program when An error message appears on the screen during the system booting up and requests you to run SETUP You want to change the default settings for cus tomized features Chapter 3 BIOS Setup ...

Page 40: ...ms under each BIOS category described in this chapter are under continuous update for better system performance Therefore the description may be slightly different from the latest BIOS and should be held for reference only Upon boot up the 1st line appearing after the memory count is the BIOS ver sion It is usually in the format A96E3IMS V1 0 041910 where 1st digit refers to BIOS maker as A AMI W ...

Page 41: ...hown in the right view appears to the left of certain fields that means a sub menu can be launched from this field A sub menu contains additional options for a field parameter You can use arrow keys to highlight the field and press Enter to call up the sub menu Then you can use the control keys to enter values and move from field to field within a sub menu If you want to return to the main menu ju...

Page 42: ...features Boot Use this menu to specify the priority of boot devices Security Use this menu to set supervisor and user passwords Chipset This menu controls the advanced features of the onboard Northbridge and South bridge Exit This menu allows you to load the BIOS default values or factory default settings into the BIOS and exit the BIOS setup utility with or without changes ...

Page 43: ... items show the firmware and hardware specifications of your system Read only System Time This setting allows you to set the system time The time format is Hour Min ute Second System Date This setting allows you to set the system date The date format is Day Month Date Year ...

Page 44: ...ration Intel R SpeedStep tm Tech EIST Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology allows the system to dynami cally adjust processor voltage and core frequency which can result in de creased average power consumption and decreased average heat produc tion ...

Page 45: ...ion mode of the installed SATA drive SATA Port 0 SATA Port 1 SATA Port 2 SATA Port 3 IDE Slot These settings are provided for advanced configuration of the specified SATA IDE drives Super IO Configuration Serial Port 1 Address Serial Port 2 Address Select an address for the serial port 1 2 ...

Page 46: ...re devices components such as voltages temperatures and all fans speeds Event Log Configuration View Event Log Press Enter to view the contents of the DMI event log Mark All Events as Read Press Enter to mark all DMI event logs as read Clear Event Log When this setting is set to OK the DMI event log will be cleared instantly ...

Page 47: ...g data This is particularly important where the sending device is capable of sending data much faster than the receiving device can receive it Redirection After BIOS POST This setting determines whether or not to keep terminals console redirection running after the BIOS POST has booted Terminal Type To operate the system s console redirection you need a terminal supporting ANSI terminal protocol a...

Page 48: ...designed by the Trusted Computing Group TCG TPMs are special purpose integrated cir cuits ICs built into a variety of platforms to enable strong user authentica tion and machine attestation essential to prevent inappropriate access to confidential and sensitive information and to protect against compromised networks ...

Page 49: ...tting will cause the BIOS power on self test routine to skip some of its tests during bootup for faster system boot Display Full Screen Logo This BIOS feature determines if the BIOS should hide the normal POST mes sages with the motherboard or system manufacturer s full screen logo ...

Page 50: ...en the system is powered on Setting to On will turn on the Num Lock key when the system is powered on Setting to Off will allow users to use the arrow keys on the numeric keypad Wait For F1 If Error When this setting is set to Enabled and the boot sequence encounters an error it asks you to press F1 If disabled the system continues to boot without waiting for you to press any keys Flash Write Prot...

Page 51: ...ange User Password User Password controls access to the system at boot These settings allow you to set or change the user password Chassis Intrusion The field enables or disables the feature of recording the chassis intrusion status and issuing a warning message if the chassis is once opened To clear the warn ing message set the field to Reset The setting of the field will automatically return to ...

Page 52: ...eed to use any USB 1 1 2 0 device in the operating system that does not support or have any USB 1 1 2 0 driver installed such as DOS and SCO Unix LAN 82574L Boot ROM The items enable or disable the initialization of the onboard LAN Boot ROMs during bootup Selecting Disabled will speed up the boot process ...

Page 53: ...wer Off Leaves the computer in the power off state Power On Leaves the computer in the power on state Last State Restores the system to the previous status before power failure or interrupt occurred PWRON LAN1 2 LAN3 4 Control PWROFF LAN1 2 LAN3 4 Control WatchDog LAN1 2 LAN3 4 Control LAN Bypass feature removes a single point of failure so that essential busi ness communication can continue while...

Page 54: ...tup Utility Discard Changes Abandon all changes and continue with the Setup Utility Load Optimal Defaults Use this menu to load the default values set by the mainboard manufacturer specifically for optimal performance of the mainboard Load Failsafe Defaults Use this menu to load the default values set by the BIOS vendor for stable sys tem performance ...

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