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Appendix A: BIOS Error Beep Codes

APPENDIX A

Error Message

Information

CMOS Time and

Run Standard Setup to set the date and time

Date Not Set

in CMOS RAM.

D: Drive Error

Hard disk drive D: does not respond.  Run

the Hard Disk Utility.  Also check the D: hard

disk type in Standard Setup to make sure that

the hard disk drive type is correct.

D:  Drive  Failure

Hard disk drive D: does not respond.

Replace the hard disk.

Diskette Boot Failure

The boot disk in floppy drive A: is corrupt.  It

cannot be used to boot the computer.  Use

another boot disk 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 power on.

DMA Error

Error in the DMA controller.

DMA #1 Error

Error in the first DMA channel.

DMA #2 Error

Error in the second DMA channel.

FDD Controller Failure

The BIOS cannot communicate with the

floppy disk drive controller.  Check all

appropriate connections after the computer is

powered down.

HDD Controller Failure

The BIOS cannot communicate with the hard

disk drive controller.  Check all appropriate

connections after the computer is powered

down.

INTR #1 Error

Interrupt channel 1 failed POST.

INTR #2 Error

Interrupt channel 2 failed POST.

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Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

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

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

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

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

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

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

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Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

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