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Chapter 1: Introduction

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Introduction

P4SS8 Quick Reference

Jumper

Description

Default Setting

JA1

SCSI Enable/Disable

Pins 1-2 (Enabled)

JBT1

CMOS Clear

See Chapter 2

JPA1/A2

SCSI Channel A/B Termination Off (Terminated)

JP9

VGA Enable/Disable

Pins 1-2 (Enabled)

JP10

Mb LAN Enable/Disable

Pins 1-2 (Enabled)

JP15

Fan Status Select

Open (OH Condition)

JP19

Watch Dog Enable/Disable

Open (Disabled)

JP20

Main Power Override

Off (Normal)

JP22

System Bus Speed Select

Pins 1-2 (Auto)

JP27

Gb LAN Enable/Disable

Pins 1-2 (Enabled)

Switch

Description

DIP Switch 1

Processor Speed

Connector

Description

COM1/COM2

COM1/COM2 Serial Ports

CPU/CHS/OH FAN

CPU/Chassis/Overheat Fan Headers

CPU

CPU Socket

DDR1-DDR4

Memory (SDRAM) Slots

JA2/JA3

Ultra320 LVD SCSI CH A/B Connector

JF1

Front Control Panel Headers

JF2

ChInt/NMI/HD LED/PWR LED Headers

JP11

Wake-on-LAN Header

JP16

Chassis Intrusion Header

JP28

External Speaker Header

J7

VGA Display (Monitor) Port

J8

Mb Ethernet Port

J28

Floppy Disk Drive Connector

J29

Parallel Printer Port

J32

PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Ports

J35

Primary ATX Power Connector

J36

SMB Header

J39/J40/J41

IDE1/2/3 Hard Disk Drive Connector

J49

Gb Ethernet Port

J50

Secondary ATX Power Connector

USB0/1

Universal Serial Bus Ports

USB2/3

Universal Serial Bus Headers

U147

POST Messaging Voice BIOS (future option)

Содержание SUPER P4SS8

Страница 1: ...SUPER P4SS8 SUPER P4SSE USER S MANUAL Revision 1 0 SUPER...

Страница 2: ...ILITY 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 TH...

Страница 3: ...tructions on handling static sensitive devices Read this chapter when you want to install the processor and DIMM memory modules and when mounting the mainboard in the chassis Also refer to this chapte...

Страница 4: ...t System Block Diagram 1 12 1 2 Chipset Overview 1 13 1 3 Special Features 1 13 ATI Graphics Controller 1 13 BIOS Recovery 1 13 Recovery from AC Power Loss 1 13 1 4 PC Health Monitoring 1 14 1 5 ACPI...

Страница 5: ...l Speaker Header 2 13 2 6 Onboard Indicators 2 13 LAN Port LEDs 2 13 CR1 LED 2 13 2 7 DIP Switch Settings 2 14 DIP Switch 1 Processor Speed 2 14 2 8 Jumper Settings 2 15 Explanation of Jumpers 2 15 CM...

Страница 6: ...Frequently Asked Questions 3 3 3 4 Returning Merchandise for Service 3 5 Chapter 4 BIOS 4 1 Introduction 4 1 4 2 BIOS Features 4 2 4 3 Running Setup 4 2 Main BIOS Setup Menu 4 3 4 4 Advanced BIOS Set...

Страница 7: ...items have all been included with your motherboard If anything listed here is damaged or missing contact your retailer One 1 Supermicro Mainboard One 1 ribbon cable for IDE devices One 1 floppy ribbon...

Страница 8: ...pe Address 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...

Страница 9: ...Chapter 1 Introduction 1 3 Introduction Notes...

Страница 10: ...1 4 Introduction SUPER P4SS8 P4SSE User s Manual Figure 1 1 SUPER P4SS8 Image...

Страница 11: ...Chapter 1 Introduction 1 5 Introduction Figure 1 2 SUPER P4SSE Image...

Страница 12: ...eyboard Mouse USB0 1 Parallel Port COM1 VGA Mb LAN Port Gb LAN Port ATX POWER SEC POWER DDR1 DDR2 DDR3 CPU North Bridge DDR4 FLOPPY S UPER P4SS8 Broadcom LAN Controller IDE 1 IDE 2 SCSI CH B SCSI CH A...

Страница 13: ...or Speed Connector Description COM1 COM2 COM1 COM2 Serial Ports CPU CHS OH FAN CPU Chassis Overheat Fan Headers CPU CPU Socket DDR1 DDR4 Memory SDRAM Slots JA2 JA3 Ultra320 LVD SCSI CH A B Connector J...

Страница 14: ...and pin definitions Keyboard Mouse USB0 1 Parallel Port COM1 VGA Mb LAN Port Gb LAN Port ATX POWER SEC POWER DDR1 DDR2 DDR3 CPU North Bridge DDR4 FLOPPY S UPER P4SSE Broadcom LAN Controller IDE 1 IDE...

Страница 15: ...ption COM1 COM2 COM1 COM2 Serial Ports CPU CHS OH FAN CPU Chassis Overheat Fan Headers CPU CPU Socket DDR1 DDR4 Memory SDRAM Slots JF1 Front Control Panel Headers JF2 ChInt NMI HD LED PWR LED Headers...

Страница 16: ...upported but only at 200 MHz PC1600 speed Chipset ServerWorks Grand Champion SL Expansion Slots Three 64 bit 33 MHz and two 32 bit 33 MHz PCI slots BIOS 4 Mb AMI Flash ROM APM 1 2 DMI 2 3 PCI 2 2 ACPI...

Страница 17: ...ce up to 2 88 MB 2 Fast UART 16550A compatible serial ports 1 EPP ECP Enhanced Parallel Port Extended Capabilities Port PS 2 mouse and PS 2 keyboard ports 4 USB Universal Serial Bus ports USB 1 1 Othe...

Страница 18: ...Bus Gb LAN Thin IMB SIO ATI XL VGA 32 bit 33 MHzPCI Bus Serial Port Parallel Port Floppy Port Mb LAN 32 bit 33 MHz PCI 64 bit 33 MHz PCI SCSI Figure 1 5 ServerWorks Grand Champion SL Chipset System Bl...

Страница 19: ...t controllers and the LPC Bus 1 3 Special Features ATI Graphics Controller The P4SS8 P4SSE has an integrated ATI video controller based on the Rage XL graphics chip The Rage XL fully supports sideband...

Страница 20: ...fan is controlled by the over heat detection logic Environmental Temperature Control The thermal control sensor monitors the CPU temperature in real time and will turn on the thermal control fan whene...

Страница 21: ...ides a standard way to integrate power management features throughout a PC system including its hardware operating system and application soft ware This enables the system to automatically turn on and...

Страница 22: ...functions and you want to turn off the power just depress and hold the power button for 4 seconds This option can be set in the Power section of the BIOS Setup routine External Modem Ring On Wake up e...

Страница 23: ...supply that meets ATX power supply Specification 2 02 or above Additionally in ar eas where noisy power transmission is present you may choose to install a line filter to shield the computer from nois...

Страница 24: ...The Super I O supports one PC compatible printer port SPP Bi directional Printer Port BPP Enhanced Parallel Port EPP or Extended Capabilities Port ECP The Super I O provides functions that comply wit...

Страница 25: ...emoving the board from the anti static bag Handle the board by its edges only do not touch its components periph eral chips memory modules or gold contacts When handling chips or modules avoid touchin...

Страница 26: ...e pegs 8 2 Insert the white pegs into the black anchors Do not force the white pegs all the way in only about 1 3 of the way into the black anchors 3 Place a retention bracket in the proper position a...

Страница 27: ...7 Press the lever down until you hear it click into the locked position Socket lever in locked position 4 Secure the other retention bracket into position by repeating Step 3 8 Apply the proper amoun...

Страница 28: ...is 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...

Страница 29: ...ors htm CAUTION Exercise extreme care when installing or removing DIMM modules to prevent any possible damage DIMM Installation See Figure 2 2 1 Insert one to four memory modules Memory is not interle...

Страница 30: ...Port Blue Mb LAN Gb LAN Note COM2 is a header located on the motherboard behind the VGA port 2 4 IOPorts Control Panel Connectors The IO ports are color coded in conformance with the PC 99 specificati...

Страница 31: ...s and LED indicators Refer to the following section for descriptions and pin definitions Figure 2 4 JF1 JF2 Header Pins 1 2 HD LED C 17 18 NC JF2 NIC1 LED C NIC1 LED A NIC2 LED C NIC2 LED A Reset Butt...

Страница 32: ...F1 Attach the IDE hard drive LED cable to these pins to display disk activity Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions IDE HDD L ED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Number 13 14 Definition 5V HD Act...

Страница 33: ...pins 9 and 10 of JF1 Attach an LED cable to display network activity Refer to the table on the right for pin defini tions L2 LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Number 9 10 Definition 5V GND O verheat O H L...

Страница 34: ...r on off the system This button can also be configured to function as a suspend button see the Power Button Mode setting in BIOS To turn off the power when set to suspend mode de press the button for...

Страница 35: ...heat fan headers See the table on the right for pin defini tions Serial Ports The COM1 serial port is located under the parallel port see Figure 2 3 See the table on the right for pin definitions The...

Страница 36: ...ake up W ake On LAN Pin Definitions JP11 Wake On LAN The Wake On LAN header is des ignated JP11 See the table on the right for pin definitions You must have a LAN card with a Wake on LAN connector an...

Страница 37: ...rd LED Power Indicator CR1 LED Color Green Yellow Definition Connected Active 100 M b LAN LED Indicators LED Color Off Yellow Definition Not Active Active 1 Gb LAN Left LED Indicator 2 6 Onboard Indic...

Страница 38: ...for the various speeds your processor may be able to run at This table is also silkscreened on the motherboard Note Most Intel processors have a fixed Core Bus ratio that over writes the setting of DI...

Страница 39: ...em remove the AC power cord and then short JBT1 to clear CMOS Do not use the PW_ON connector to clear CMOS 2 8 Jumper Settings Explanation of Jumpers To modify the operation of the motherboard jumpers...

Страница 40: ...n 1 2 2 3 Definition Enabled Disabled VGA Enable Disable Jumper Settings JP9 Watch Dog Enable Disable JP19 is used to enable or disable the Watch Dog function This jumper is used together with the Wat...

Страница 41: ...board SCSI The nor mal default position is on pins 1 2 to enable SCSI See the table on the right for jumper settings Jum per Position Pins 1 2 Pins 2 3 Definition Enabled Disabled SCSI Enable Disable...

Страница 42: ...disk drives The connector with twisted wires always connects to drive A and the connector that does not have twisted wires always connects to drive B Parallel Port Connector The parallel port is loca...

Страница 43: ...ed 6 FDEDIN 8 Index 10 Motor Enable 12 Drive Select B 14 Drive Select A 16 Motor Enable 18 DIR 20 STEP 22 W rite Data 24 W rite Gate 26 Track 00 28 W rite Protect 30 Read Data 32 Side 1 Select 34 Disk...

Страница 44: ...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 TERMPW R TERMPW R RESERVED GROUND ATN GROUND BSY ACK RST MSG SEL C D RE...

Страница 45: ...ing this CD into your CDROM drive the display shown in Figure 2 5 should appear If this dis play does not appear click on the My Computer icon and then on the icon representing your CDROM drive Finall...

Страница 46: ...2 22 SUPER P4SS8 P4SSE User s Manual Notes...

Страница 47: ...he keyboard and mouse 3 Remove all add on cards 4 Install one CPU making sure it is fully seated and connect the chassis speaker and the power LED to the motherboard Check all jumper settings as well...

Страница 48: ...ble problem s with the specific system configuration that was sold to you 1 Refer to the Troubleshooting Procedures and Frequently Asked Ques tion FAQ sections in this chapter or see the FAQs on our w...

Страница 49: ...fax at 408 503 8019 or by phone at 408 503 8000 option 2 3 3 Frequently Asked Questions Question What are the various types of memory that the P4SS8 P4SSE motherboard can support Answer The P4SS8 P4SS...

Страница 50: ...dy this first clear CMOS per the instructions in this manual and retry the BIOS flashing proce dure If you still do not have video please use the following BIOS Recov ery Procedure First turn your sys...

Страница 51: ...vice will be rendered You can obtain service by calling your vendor for a Returned Merchandise Authorization RMA number When returning to the manufacturer the RMA number should be prominently displaye...

Страница 52: ...3 6 SUPER P4SS8 P4SSE User s Manual Notes...

Страница 53: ...he BIOS ROM enabling it to retain the system parameters Each time the computer is powered on the computer is then configured with the values stored in the BIOS ROM by the system BIOS which gains contr...

Страница 54: ...ve AMIBIOS supports 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 Cha...

Страница 55: ...illustrate how to navigate through the menus Note Items displayed in gray are preset and cannot be selected Items with a blue arrow are commands not options i e Discard Changes The Main BIOS Setup Me...

Страница 56: ...IO Configuration 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 s...

Страница 57: ...specifies the base I O port address of serial port 2 The settings for this item include Disabled 2F8 3E8 and 2E8 Serial Port 2 IRQ This option specifies the Interrupt Request address of serial port 2...

Страница 58: ...is option specifies the parallel port mode The settings for this item include Normal Bi directional EPP and ECP ECP Mode DMA Channel This option allows the user to set the setting for the ECP Mode of...

Страница 59: ...method of addressing data on a disk drive In LBA mode the maximum drive capac ity is 137 GB The settings are Disabled and Auto Select Disabled to disable LBA mode Select Auto to enable LBA mode if you...

Страница 60: ...lect UDMA0 trhough UDMA4 to set Ultra DMA0 through Ultra DMA4 S M A R T S M A R T stands for Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology a feature that can help predict impending drive failures...

Страница 61: ...or the Primary IDE Master Hard Disk Write Protect This item allows the user to prevent the hard disk from being overwritten The options are Enabled or Disabled Disabled allows the drive to be used nor...

Страница 62: ...Boot Settings Configuration Quick Boot This option allows the BIOS to skip certain tests that are normally perfomred on boot up You can disable the option to speed up boot time The settings are Disab...

Страница 63: ...ast This sets the rate the computer repeats a key to over 20 times per second Under normal opera tions this setting should not be changed Slow This sets the rate the computer repeats a key to under 8...

Страница 64: ...option is for enabling or disabling the internal CPU L1 cache Settings include Disabled Write Thru Write Back and Reserved Disabled This option prevents the system from using the internal CPU L1 cache...

Страница 65: ...llowing pages The screen is shown below ECC Event Logging This option Enables or Disables the logging of ECC events The events logged by AMIBIOS are post errors such as a bad BIOS floppy errors or har...

Страница 66: ...health of your system by measuring certain voltage levels and temperatures CPU1 Current Temperature 1st System Temperature 2nd System Temperature These readings display the real time temperatures of t...

Страница 67: ...dress are copied shadowed from ROM to RAM BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced Chipset PCIPnP Power Boot Security Exit C000 16k Shadow Cached C400 16k Shadow Cached C800 16k Shadow Cached CC00 16k Shadow...

Страница 68: ...sting of accesses within the PCI memory re gions Memory Writing Posting The settings are Enabled and Disabled Scrubbing Enable The settings are Enabled and Disabled Scrubbing writes corrected ECC data...

Страница 69: ...yper threading is a method of creating an additional virtual processor by using parallelism to process mulitple instructions simultaneously The settings for this option are Enabled and Disabled Hot Sp...

Страница 70: ...rd Disk No lets the BIOS configure all the devices in the system Yes lets the operating system configure Plug and Play PnP devices not required for boot if your system has a Plug and Play operating sy...

Страница 71: ...PCI clocks Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA This option lets you allocate an interrupt request IRQ to the PCI VGA adapter card if used The settings are Yes and No Palette Snooping When enabled this option inf...

Страница 72: ...upport for Legacy USB The settings are Auto Enabled and Disabled ARMD Emulation Type This settings for this option are Hard Disk Auto and Floppy BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced Chipset PCIPnP Power B...

Страница 73: ...entering the power conserving state The settings are Off 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 and 10 minutes ACPI Aware O S This option allows the system to utilize Intel s ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interfac...

Страница 74: ...vices The settings for the 1st Boot Device are Removable Device ATAPI CDROM Hard Drive and Intel UNDI PXE 2 0 build 082 2nd Boot Device The settings for the 2nd Boot Device are Removable Device ATAPI...

Страница 75: ...DI PXE 2 0 build 082 Hard Disk Drives Use this screen to view the boot sequency of hard drives that have been auto detected or entered manually on your system Removable Devices Use this screen to view...

Страница 76: ...ecurity If you select password support you are prompted for a 1 6 character password Type the password on the keyboard The password does not appear on the screen when typed Make sure you write it down...

Страница 77: ...ption to clear the user password so that it is not required to be entered when the system boots up Boot Sector Virus Protection This option allows you to enable or disable a virus detection program to...

Страница 78: ...m setup with saving the changes Select Screen Select Item Enter Go to Sub Screen F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit V02 03 C Copyright 1985 2000 American Megatrends Inc Exit Saving Changes Hig...

Страница 79: ...ystem features Load Failsafe Defaults Highlighting this setting and then pressing Enter provides the safest set of parameters for the system Use them if the system is behaving errati cally Discard Cha...

Страница 80: ...th your system manufacturer for possible repairs These fatal errors are usually communicated through a series of audible beeps The numbers on the fatal error list on the following page correspond to t...

Страница 81: ...SUPER P4SS8 P4SSE User s Manual A 2 Notes...

Страница 82: ...tion code checksum will be verified D1h Initializing the DMA controller performing the keyboard controller BAT test starting memory refresh and entering 4 GB flat mode next D3h Starting memory sizing...

Страница 83: ...e FAT to find the clusters occupied by the AMIBOOT ROM file F3h Next reading the AMIBOOT ROM file cluster by cluster F4h The AMIBOOT ROM file is not the correct size F5h Next disabling internal cache...

Страница 84: ...1 and 2 and interrupt controllers 1 and 2 13h Thevideodisplayhasbeendisabled PortBhasbeeninitialized Next initializing the chipset 14h The 8254 timer test will begin next 19h The 8254 timer test is o...

Страница 85: ...ce checking next 34h Video display checking is over Setting the display mode next 37h The display mode is set Displaying the power on message next 38h Initializing the bus input IPL general devices ne...

Страница 86: ...The memory size display has started The display is updated during the memory test Performing the sequential and random memory test next 50h The memory below 1 MB has been tested and initialized Adjus...

Страница 87: ...completed Checking for a locked key next 84h Locked key checking is over Checking for a memory size mismatch with CMOS RAM data next 85h The memory size check is done Displaying a soft error and chec...

Страница 88: ...the Coprocessor test next 9Eh Initialization after the Coprocessor test is complete Checking the extended keyboard keyboard ID and Num Lock key next Issuing the keyboard ID command next A2h Displayin...

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