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P8SGA

USER’S MANUAL

Revision 1.0c

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Page 1: ... P8SGA USER S MANUAL Revision 1 0c 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: ...checklist of what should be included in your mainboard box describes the features specifications and performance of the P8SGA 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 cha...

Page 4: ...th Monitoring 1 10 1 4 Power Configuration Settings 1 11 1 5 Power Supply 1 12 1 6 Super I O 1 13 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 5 2 4 Installing DDR Memory 2 6 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 ...

Page 5: ... Dog Enable Disable 2 19 Keyboard Wake Up 2 20 Gigabit LAN Enable 2 20 2 8 Parallel Port Floppy Hard Drive and Audio Connections 2 21 Parallel Port Connector 2 21 Floppy Connector 2 22 IDE Connectors 2 22 2 9 Installing Software 2 23 SuperO Doctor III 2 25 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 ...

Page 6: ...ed BIOS Setup 4 5 4 4 1 Advanced BIOS Features 4 5 4 4 2 Advanced Chipset Control 4 7 4 4 3 I O Device Configuration 4 10 4 4 4 PnP Configuration 4 12 4 4 5 Hardware Monitors 4 14 4 4 6 Processor Clock Options 4 15 4 5 Security 4 16 4 6 Boot 4 17 4 7 Exit 4 19 Appendices Appendix A BIOS POST Messages A 1 Appendix B BIOS POST Codes B 1 vi ...

Page 7: ...ith the highest 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 SATA 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...

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Page 9: ... to the User All images layouts and contents included in this manual were based upon PCB Revision 1 2 which was the latest revision available at the time of publishing The motherboard you ve received may or may not look exactly the same as the ones shown in this manual ...

Page 10: ... ATX PWR Super IO Fan1 Front USB7 8 WD Reset Chs Intru ICH6 J 3 4 SMB DIMM 1A Blue DIMM 2A Black DIMM 1B Blue DIMM 2B Black Floppy Audio WOL J B T 1 OH J3 J 2 7 J 4 0 South Bridge J 1 3 J 4 5 J 1 1 J 4 4 JG1 J 3 1 J 2 8 J 4 1 KB MS Wake Up J 3 0 Battery JPUSB2 JPUSB3 Important Notes to the User All images layouts and contents included in this manual were based upon PCB Revision 1 2 which was the l...

Page 11: ...CD Input Header Chassis Intrusion JL1 Chassis Intrusion Header COM1 COM2 COM Port Serial Port 1 Port 2 Connectors DIMM 1A 2A 1B 2B Memory DIMM slots 1 through 4 Fans 1 3 Fan1 CPU Fan Fan2 3 Chassis Fan Headers Floppy Connector Floppy Disk Connector FR Control Panel JF1 Front Control Panel Header G LAN Port Ethernet RJ45 Gigabit LAN Connector IDE J27 IDE Connector OH LED JOH1 Overheat LED Header Pr...

Page 12: ...pecifications of each motherboard GRANTSDALE SLOTS LGA775_PROCESSOR ICH 6 USB PORT_0 7 FWH LPC I O MS KB FDD SER 1 SER 2 PRN PRI_IDE VRM 10 1 ADDR CTRL CTRL ADDR DATA DATA UDMA 100 LPC PCI_32_BUS DDR_SDRAM VRM V10 1 DMI 3_PCI_x32 DIMM_CHA S ATA 150 4 x SATA CK410 CLK 1 PCIE_x16 GRAPHIC MCH DIMM_CHB PORTS PCIE_x16 INTEGRATED GRAPHIC Gb_LAN SLOTS 3_PCIE_x1 PCIE_x1 W83627HF 5 1 CH AUDIO FSB 800 533MH...

Page 13: ...tel Glantsdale 915G Expansion Slots One 1 PCI Express x16 intended for graphics Three 3 PCI Express x1 Three 3 32 bit PCI 33MHz 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 1 5V Vbat battery voltage and 12V Fan status monitor with firmware software 4 pin fan sp...

Page 14: ...2541 Gigabit Ethernet Controller 1 EPP Enhanced Parallel Port and ECP Extended Capabilities Port supported parallel port PS 2 mouse and PS 2 keyboard ports Up to 8 USB Universal Serial Bus 2 0 ports for a speed of up to 480Mbps Latest USB 2 0 technology AC 97 audio high quality 6 channel sound Integrated 3rd generation gfx core graphics on board Other Wake on LAN Wake on Ring WOR Multiple CPU cloc...

Page 15: ...interface arbitration required to ensure that system interfaces operate efficiently The Direct Media Interface DMI is a point to point interconnect between the Grantsdale GMCH and the ICH6 Virtually all communication between the GMCH and the ICH occurs over the Direct Media Interface DMI supports 2GB s IGB s each direction of bandwidth using a 100 MHz differential clock Intel ICH6 System Features ...

Page 16: ... warning or send an error message to the screen Users can adjust the voltage thresholds to define the sensi tivity of the voltage monitor Fan Status Monitor with Firmware Software The PC health monitor can check the RPM status of the cooling fans via Supero Doctor CPU Overheat LED and Control This feature is available when the user enables the CPU overheat warning function in the BIOS This allows ...

Page 17: ... 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 monitor will be suspended and the hard drive will spin down Depressing the power button again will cause the whole system to...

Page 18: ...e CPU some are inadequate A 2 amps of current supply on a 5V Standby rail is strongly recommended It is strongly recommended that you use a high quality power supply that meets 12V ATX power supply Specification 1 1 or above It is also required that the 12V 4 pin power connection J41 be used for high load configura tions In areas where noisy power transmission is present you may choose to install ...

Page 19: ... 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 baud rate of up to 115 2 Kbps as well as an advanced speed with baud rates of 250 K 500 K or 1 Mb s whic...

Page 20: ...1 14 P8SGA User s Manual Notes ...

Page 21: ...eripherals 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 Use only the correct type of CMOS onboard battery as specified by the Manufacturer Do not install the CMOS onboard battery upside down to avoid a possible explosion Unpacking T...

Page 22: ...n handling the processor package avoid placing direct pressure on the label area of the fan Note The CPU heatsink fan is included only with the retail versions of the P8SGA If you buy a processor separately use only a Supermicro or Intel certified heatsink and fan Installation of the LGA775 Processor 1 Press the socket lever to release the load plate which covers the CPU socket from its locking po...

Page 23: ... Do not drop the CPU on the socket Do not move the CPU horizontally or vertically Do not rub the CPU against the surface or against any pins of the socket to avoid damage to the CPU or the socket 7 With the CPU inside the socket inspect the four corners of the CPU to make sure that the CPU is properly installed Pin 1 South Key North Key South Center Edge North Center Edge Socket Lever CPU in the C...

Page 24: ...of the protective film from the copper core of the heatsink Warning CPU overheat may occur if the protective film is not removed from the heatsink 5 Apply the proper amount of thermal grease on the CPU Note if your heatsink came with a thermal pad please ignore this step 6 If necessary rearrange the wires to make sure that the wires are not pinched between the heatsink and the CPU Also make sure t...

Page 25: ...wdriver to secure the motherboard onto the motherboard tray 8 Repeat Step 6 to insert all four heatsink fasteners into the mounting holes 9 Once all four fasteners are securely inserted into the mounting holes and the heatsink is properly installed on the motherboard connect the heatsink fan wires to the CPU Fan connector 1 Unplug the power cord from the power supply 2 Disconnect the heatsink fan ...

Page 26: ... 1 Insert each DDR memory module vertically into its slot Pay attention to the notch along the bottom of the module to prevent inserting the mod ule incorrectly See support information below 2 Gently press down on the memory module until it snaps into place Support The P8SGA supports Dual channel Non ECC unbuffered DDR 400 DDR333 PC3200 2700 SDRAM Both interleaved and non interleaved memory is sup...

Page 27: ...t Control Panel JF1 contains 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 IDE LED Pin 3 IDE LED Active Pin 5 IDE LED Active Pin 7 IDE LED Pin 9 Power LED Pin 11 X Pin 13 Power LED Pin 15 Keylock Pin 17 Ground Pin 19 Speaker Pin 21 X Pin 23 X Pin 25 VCC5 Pin 2 VCC5...

Page 28: ...M 20 Res NC 21 5V 22 5V 23 5V 24 COM Pin Number Definition 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 x1 PCI E 1 x1 PCI E 2 S UPER P8SGA P4 CPU LGA 775 JPWAKE 4 Pin 12V PWR KB MS Parallel Port COM1 Port Video Port U S B 3 4 5 6 USB1 2 LAN JPUSB Fan3 Clock 915G Glantsdale North Bridge x16 PCI E PCI 3 PCI 2 PCI 1 LAN CTRL J P L GLAN Enable CDin Aux x1 PCI E 3 AC9...

Page 29: ...PU LGA 775 JPWAKE 4 Pin 12V PWR KB MS Parallel Port COM1 Port Video Port U S B 3 4 5 6 USB1 2 LAN JPUSB Fan3 Clock 915G Glantsdale North Bridge x16 PCI E PCI 3 PCI 2 PCI 1 LAN CTRL J P L GLAN Enable CDin Aux x1 PCI E 3 AC97 COM2 FWH J 4 3 CL CMOS J L 1 WOR SATA0 SATA1 SATA2 SATA3 FP CTRL Fan2 J F 1 JOH1 Buzzer J P 5 I D E 24 Pin ATX PWR Super IO Fan1 Front USB7 8 WD Reset Chs Intru ICH6 J 3 4 SMB ...

Page 30: ...Port COM1 Port Video Port U S B 3 4 5 6 USB1 2 LAN JPUSB Fan3 Clock 915G Glantsdale North Bridge x16 PCI E PCI 3 PCI 2 PCI 1 LAN CTRL J P L GLAN Enable CDin Aux x1 PCI E 3 AC97 COM2 FWH J 4 3 CL CMOS J L 1 WOR SATA0 SATA1 SATA2 SATA3 FP CTRL Fan2 J F 1 JOH1 Buzzer J P 5 I D E 24 Pin ATX PWR Super IO Fan1 Front USB7 8 WD Reset Chs Intru ICH6 J 3 4 SMB DIMM 1A Blue DIMM 2A Black DIMM 1B Blue DIMM 2B...

Page 31: ...ale North Bridge x16 PCI E PCI 3 PCI 2 PCI 1 LAN CTRL J P L GLAN Enable CDin Aux x1 PCI E 3 AC97 COM2 FWH J 4 3 CL CMOS J L 1 WOR SATA0 SATA1 SATA2 SATA3 FP CTRL Fan2 J F 1 JOH1 Buzzer J P 5 I D E 24 Pin ATX PWR Super IO Fan1 Front USB7 8 WD Reset Chs Intru ICH6 J 3 4 SMB DIMM 1A Blue DIMM 2A Black DIMM 1B Blue DIMM 2B Black Floppy Audio WOL J B T 1 OH J3 J 2 7 J 4 0 South Bridge J 1 3 J 4 5 J 1 1...

Page 32: ...er located on the mother board near PCI E slot 2 See the table on the right for pin defini tions NC indicates no connection Serial Port Pin Definitions 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 x1 PCI E 1 x1 PCI E 2 S UPER P8SGA P4 CPU LGA 775 JPWAKE 4 Pin 12V PWR KB MS ...

Page 33: ...omatically controlled by the control circuit inside the fan based upon the CPU temperature Fan Header Pin Definitions CPU Chassis and Overheat Pin 1 2 3 Definition Ground black 12V red Tachometer Caution These fan headers use DC power 4 PWM_Control x1 PCI E 1 x1 PCI E 2 S UPER P8SGA P4 CPU LGA 775 JPWAKE 4 Pin 12V PWR KB MS Parallel Port COM1 Port Video Port U S B 3 4 5 6 USB1 2 LAN JPUSB Fan3 Clo...

Page 34: ...B ports located at J43 on the motherboard These ports la beled USB7 to USB8 can be used to provide front side chassis ac cess cables not included See the tables on the right for pin defi nitions x1 PCI E 1 x1 PCI E 2 S UPER P8SGA P4 CPU LGA 775 JPWAKE 4 Pin 12V PWR KB MS Parallel Port COM1 Port Video Port U S B 3 4 5 6 USB1 2 LAN JPUSB Fan3 Clock 915G Glantsdale North Bridge x16 PCI E PCI 3 PCI 2 ...

Page 35: ...his function You must also have a LAN card with a Wake On LAN connector and cable to use this feature Pin Number 1 2 3 Definition 5V Standby Ground Wake up Wake On LAN Pin Definitions WOL x1 PCI E 1 x1 PCI E 2 S UPER P8SGA P4 CPU LGA 775 JPWAKE 4 Pin 12V PWR KB MS Parallel Port COM1 Port Video Port U S B 3 4 5 6 USB1 2 LAN JPUSB Fan3 Clock 915G Glantsdale North Bridge x16 PCI E PCI 3 PCI 2 PCI 1 L...

Page 36: ... P4 CPU LGA 775 JPWAKE 4 Pin 12V PWR KB MS Parallel Port COM1 Port Video Port U S B 3 4 5 6 USB1 2 LAN JPUSB Fan3 Clock 915G Glantsdale North Bridge x16 PCI E PCI 3 PCI 2 PCI 1 LAN CTRL J P L GLAN Enable CDin Aux x1 PCI E 3 AC97 COM2 FWH J 4 3 CL CMOS J L 1 WOR SATA0 SATA1 SATA2 SATA3 FP CTRL Fan2 J F 1 JOH1 Buzzer J P 5 I D E 24 Pin ATX PWR Super IO Fan1 Front USB7 8 WD Reset Chs Intru ICH6 J 3 4...

Page 37: ... C P U chassis overheating Refer to Table 2 15 for pin definitions Pin Number 1 2 Definition OH Active Ground Table 2 15 Overheat LED Pin Definitions JOH1 x1 PCI E 1 x1 PCI E 2 S UPER P8SGA P4 CPU LGA 775 JPWAKE 4 Pin 12V PWR KB MS Parallel Port COM1 Port Video Port U S B 3 4 5 6 USB1 2 LAN JPUSB Fan3 Clock 915G Glantsdale North Bridge x16 PCI E PCI 3 PCI 2 PCI 1 LAN CTRL J P L GLAN Enable CDin Au...

Page 38: ...rd See the motherboard layout pages for jumper locations Note On 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 x1 PCI E 1 x1 PCI E 2 S UPER P8SGA P4 CPU LGA 775 JPWAKE 4 Pin 12V PWR KB MS Parallel Port COM1 Port Video Port U S B 3 4 5 6 USB1 2 LAN JPUSB F...

Page 39: ...p Pins 1 2 will cause WD to reset the system if an applica tion is hung up Pins 2 3 will generate a non maskable interrupt signal for the application that is hung up See the table on the right for jumper settings x1 PCI E 1 x1 PCI E 2 S UPER P8SGA P4 CPU LGA 775 JPWAKE 4 Pin 12V PWR KB MS Parallel Port COM1 Port Video Port U S B 3 4 5 6 USB1 2 LAN JPUSB Fan3 Clock 915G Glantsdale North Bridge x16 ...

Page 40: ...andby power to use this feature Jumper Position 1 2 2 3 Definition Enabled Keyboard Wake Up Jumper Settings JPWAKE Disabled x1 PCI E 1 x1 PCI E 2 S UPER P8SGA P4 CPU LGA 775 JPWAKE 4 Pin 12V PWR KB MS Parallel Port COM1 Port Video Port U S B 3 4 5 6 USB1 2 LAN JPUSB Fan3 Clock 915G Glantsdale North Bridge x16 PCI E PCI 3 PCI 2 PCI 1 LAN CTRL J P L GLAN Enable CDin Aux x1 PCI E 3 AC97 COM2 FWH J 4 ...

Page 41: ...ons and settings for the hard disk drive Parallel Port Connector The parallel port is located on J30 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 3 11 Data Bit 4 13 Data Bit 5 15 Data Bit 6 17 Data Bit 7 19 ACK 21 BUSY 23 PE 25 SLCT Pin Number Function 2 Auto Feed 4 Error 6 Init 8 SLCT...

Page 42: ... 3 for location See the table on the right for pin definitions 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 FDEDIN 8 Index 10 Motor Enable 12 Drive Select B 14 Drive Select A 16 Motor Enable 18 DIR 20 STEP 22 Write Data 24 Write Gate 26 Track 00 28 Write Protect 30 Rea...

Page 43: ...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 44: ...he Intel ICH6 I O Controller Hub Located in the South Bridge of the Intel Grantsdale 915G chipset the ICH6 I O Controller Hub provides the I O subsystem with access to the rest of the system It supports 2 channel Ultra ATA 100 Bus Master IDE controller PATA and two Serial ATA SATA Host Controllers which support up to two Serial ATA ports and up to four hard drives The ICH6 I O Controller Hub suppo...

Page 45: ...includes Remote and Local Management tools The local management 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 Do...

Page 46: ...ntrol 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 47: ...ard 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 7 Use the correct type of onboard CMOS battery as specified by the Manufacturer Do not install the CMOS battery upside down to avoid possible explosion No Power 1 Make sure no short circuits exist ...

Page 48: ...at you are using a high quality power supply A poor quality power supply may cause the system to lose the CMOS setup information Refer 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 v...

Page 49: ...t We can be reached by e mail at support supermicro com by phone at 408 503 8000 option 2 or by fax at 408 503 8019 3 3 Frequently Asked Questions Question What type of memory does my motherboard support Answer The P8SGA supports up to 4 GB of non ECC unbuffered DDR 400 DDR 333 two way interleaved or non interleaved SDRAM See Sec tion 2 4 for details on installing memory Question How do I update m...

Page 50: ...e 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 ins...

Page 51: ...d 4 pieces of 1GB Memory why does the BIOS only detect about 3 145 GB of memory during POST Answer Because the chipset does not support memory remapping and PCI e memory requires a great deal of memory so there is a memory hole located around the 4GB memory address 3 4 Returning Merchandise for Service A receipt or copy of your invoice marked with the date of purchase is required before any warran...

Page 52: ...covers normal consumer use and does not cover dam ages incurred in shipping or from failure due to the alteration misuse abuse or improper maintenance of products During the warranty period contact your distributor first for any product problems ...

Page 53: ...mputer 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 ma...

Page 54: ...n 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 below Use...

Page 55: ...ions are None 360Kb 5 25 in 1 2MB 5 25 in 720Kb 3 5 in 1 44MB 3 5 in and 2 88MB 3 5 in Swap Floppy Drive If the system has two floppy drives enable this feature to assign physical drive B to logical drive A or physical drive A to logic drive B The options are Enabled and Disabled IDE Channel 0 Master Slave IDE Channel 1 Master Slave IDE Channel 2 Master Slave IDE Channel 3 Master Slave These setti...

Page 56: ... 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 Extended IDE Drive For IDE Channels 2 3 only Select Auto to allow the AwardBIOS to auto detect and display the status of Serial ATA drives T...

Page 57: ...ght 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 Base Memory Extended Memory Total Memory These are displays that inform you how much of each type of m...

Page 58: ...bled to activate the function of BIOS Support for Advanced Configuration and Power Interface features The settings are Enabled or Disabled ACPI Suspend Type If 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 multip...

Page 59: ...is setting allows the user to specify how the system will respond when power is reapplied after the system has gone down due to a power failure The options are Off On and Former Sts Watch Dog Timer Select This setting is for enabling the Watch Dog feature The options are Disabled 10 Sec 20 Sec 30 Sec 40 Sec 1 Min 2 Min 3 Min and 4 Min 4 4 2 Advanced Chipset Control ...

Page 60: ...VGA Control This setting allows you to enable or disable PEG On Chip VGA Controller The options are Auto PEG Port and Onchip VGA System Memory Frequency This setting allows you to set the system memory speed The options are Auto 333MHz 400MHz and 533MHz SLP_S4 Assertion Width This setting allows you to set SLP_S4 Assertion Width The options are 4 to 5 Sec 3 to 4 Sec 2 to 3 Sec 1 to 2 Sec CPU THRM ...

Page 61: ...w SATA to operate in Legacy Mode USB Controller This setting allows you to enable or disable the USB Controller The options are Enabled and Disabled USB 2 0 Controller This setting allows you to enable or disable USB 2 0 EHCI Controller The options are Enabled and Disabled USB Legacy Support This setting allows you to enable or disable the functions of USB Keyboard Mouse under POST and DOS The opt...

Page 62: ...ons 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 This setting allows the user to select the UART mode for the BIOS The 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 3F8 IRQ4...

Page 63: ... F4 Ctrl F5 Ctrl F6 Ctrl F7 and Ctrl F8 Parallel Port Mode This setting sets the mode for the onboard Parallel 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 Onb...

Page 64: ...iguration data when you exit setup Do this when you have installed a new add on and the system reconfiguration has caused such a serious conflict that the OS cannot reboot the system The options are Enabled and Disabled 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 memor...

Page 65: ... bytes and 4096 bytes PCI Express Root Port Function PCI Express Port 1 PCI Express Port 2 PCI Express Port 3 PCI Express Port 4 Select Enabled to enable the PCI Express Root Port Functions for the PCI Express port specified The options are Disabled Enabled and Auto PCI E Compliance Mode This features allows BIOS to set the version of PCI E Compliance Mode for the system The options are v 1 0a and...

Page 66: ...ivate and a warning message will be displayed onscreen The options are Disabled 600 C 1400 F 650 C 1490 F 700 C 1580 F 750 C 1670 F 800 C 1760 F and 850 C 1850 F Highlight this and hit Enter to see monitor data for the following items CPU Temperature This item displays CPU1 Temperature In addition to temperature monitoring the status of the following items will also be displayed Fan 1 Fan 3 H W Mo...

Page 67: ... 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 stabilize a system by reducing the level of ElectroMagnetic Interference The options are Enabled and Disabled Thermal Management This setting determines the method used by BIOS to control the thermal management of the system The options are Thermal Monitor 1 On die...

Page 68: ...d is 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 the Award BIOS main menu with the Left Right arrow keys You should see the following display This setting allows the user to determine if the password is required every time when the system boots up ...

Page 69: ...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 70: ... 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 71: ... 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 72: ...al 4 20 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 Discard Changes ...

Page 73: ...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 74: ...A 2 P8SGA User s Manual Notes ...

Page 75: ... 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 76: ...LY_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 consideration ...

Page 77: ...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 78: ... 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 AWDFLASH i...

Page 79: ...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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