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1. Code Description of POST Operation CF Test CMOS R W functionality CO Early chipset initialization Disable shadow RAM Disable L2 cache socket 7 or below Program basic chipset registers C1 Detect memory Auto detection of DRAM size type and ECC Auto detection of L2 cache socket 7 or below C3 Expand compressed BIOS code to DRAM C5 Call chipset hook to copy BIOS back to E000 amp F000 shadow RAM 01 Expand the Xgroup codes locating in physical address 1000 0 03 Initial Superio Early Init switch 05 1 Blank out screen 2 Clear CMOS error flag 07 1 8042 interface 2 Initialize 8042 self test 08 1 Test special keyboard controller for Winbond 977 series Super I O chips 2 Enable keyboard interface 0A 1 Disable PS 2 mouse interface optional 2 Auto detect ports for keyboard amp mouse followed by a port amp interface swap optional 3 Reset keyboard for Winbond 977 series Super I O chips OB ODh Reserved OE Test F000h segment shadow to see whether it is R W able or not If test fails keep beeping the speaker 10 Auto detect flash type to load appropriate flash R W codes into the run time area in F000 for ESCD amp DMI support 12 Use walking 1 s algorithm to check out interface in CMOS circuitry Also set real time clock power status and then check for override 72 User s Manual Code Description of POST Operation 14 Program chi
2. 71 4 6 Installing the Hardware Doctor Utility sssesusss 73 4 6 1 Hardware Doctor User Interface ccccccecc cece sean ees 75 Appendix A BIOS Update cccsceseeneeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeeeeseeeeeeseeeeeeees 77 Appendix B POST Codes eese nere nnn 78 User s Manual 1 Product Overview 1 1 Introduction Special considerations on the increasing demand for high storage capacity and network bandwidth the Akom AK SR7 server board comes with up to ten independent IDE channels and a Gigabit LAN port 1000 Mbps copper connection over Category 5 cabling This SR7 Pentium 4 based server board with powerful productivity is optimized for network storage applications such as NAS sever Media streaming server Video on Demand server Video streaming server Multi media server Web hosting sever and cache server Based on the SiS645DX 961B chipset this server board supports the latest generation of Socket 478 Intel Pentium 4 processors with 512K L2 cache on 0 13 micro process The communications between the north bridge and south bridge are over a new 16 bit wide bus clocked at 266MHz which provides a bandwidth of 533 MB s called MuTIOL Three onboard DDR SDRAM DIMM sockets supports PC1600 PC2000 PC2700 DDR SDRAM DIMMs allowing for system memory expansion up to 3GB In addition to two independent IDE channels a main board conventionally supports eight additional IDE channels are integrate
3. eeeeeeee eene enne nnne nnne nnn nnn nnn nnn nnn 32 3 1 Setup Main Menu s acus dde ed se dre dene co eee de e dirae de ede arde eue 33 3 2 SoftMenu II Setup uere aere entree ne deste qc ome ded enay eerte 33 3 3 Standard CMOS Features rere rere rer rna u eire rus 36 3 4 Advanced BIOS Features sssssses een 40 3 5 Advanced Chipset Features ccccceceseeeneeeeeneeeeeeeeeees 44 3 6 Integrated Peripherals sse 47 3 7 Power Management Setup ssssssssse 52 3 8 PAP PCP Configurations eenean a s 55 3 9 PG Health Status iod c rn eere eer 57 3 10 Load Fail Safe Defaults ssssssss mme 58 3 11 Load Optimized Defaults cccccecececeeeeeeeeeaeaeaenens 58 3 12 Set PassWord siiis e nasi ida ci dd 58 3 13 Save S EXIE Setup s cnarnecac qracants eode p exer qensehenay ep t eg Oper d 59 3 14 Exit Without Saving cssssssssssseee 59 4 Software Installation eese 60 4 1 Installing the SiS IDE driver for Windows 2000 61 4 1 1 SIS aD E DEI ee cnoeoter et oc teio toe niate enar ete tang fent ee feat cs 63 4 2 Installing RAID Driver for Windows 2000 sss 66 4 2 1 Verifying InstallatiOn 2 2 rere roe rere etra 68 4 3 Installing Driver in the process of Windows 2000 installation 68 4 4 Setting Disk Arrays iere eter te e en eere aa 70 4 5 Installing Broadcom Gigabit Ethernet Driver
4. SR7 Server Board User s Manual Rev 1 0 Release Date June 10 2002 Notice The information in this publication is provided on an AS IS basis and represents no commitment of any kind Akom disclaims any warranties of merchantability and fitness for any particular purpose Akom shall not be liable for technical or editorial omissions made herein nor for incidental or consequential damages resulting from the performance or use of this material The information in this publication is subject to change without prior notice Akom is without obligation to notify any person of such changes All brand product names and registered trademarks appearing in this publication are the properties of their respective holders No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form or by any means without prior written consent from Akom Technology Corporation Copyright 2002 Akom Technology Corporation All Rights Reserved Zi Contact I nformation Akom Technology Corporation Web Site http www akom com Email support akom com Federal Communications Commission Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a_ residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and
5. 72 gt Baran User s Manual 4 6 Installing the Hardware Doctor Utility A hardware diagnostic utility Hardware Doctor is contained in the provided CD It is capable of protecting system hardware by monitoring several critical hardware conditions such as power supply voltage temperature of CPU and system and speed of CPU and system fans It also allows you to manually set a range for the items to be monitored If the detected values are over or under the set range a warning message will pop up The utility can also be configured so that a beeping alarm will sound whenever an error occurs We recommend that you use the default settings which are ideal for keeping the system in good working condition To install the utility follow the steps below 1 Insert the CD into your system s CD ROM drive The auto run screen will appear Click the Winbond Hardware Doctor button utility Winbond Hardware Doctor The hardware doctor allows the user to monitor system parameters AWARD Flash Daal valuaiay Haitian 2 When InstallShield Wizard appears click next 72 SR7 Server Board InstallShield Wizard Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard for Hardware Doctor The InstallShield Wizard will install Hardware Doctor on your computer To continue click Next 3 Follow the prompts to proceed with the installation 4 When completing the installation you have to reboot the system to have
6. Onboard HPT A Controller Onboard HPT B C D Controller Onboard LAN Controller Init Display First AGP Auto Calibration IDE Access Interface USB1 Access Interface Embedded Bus USBO Access INterface Embedded Bus Enter Select Fl0 Save ESC Exi 1 General Help Previous Values F Op ed Defaults SIS OnChip I DE Device Move the cursor to this field and press Enter A submenu looks like the following figure will appear allowing for further setting CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2001 Award Software SIS OnChip IDE Dev Internal PCI 1DE Both ENENEITTTEEEN IDE Burst Mode Enabled IDE Primary Master PIO Auto IDE Primary Slave PIO Auto vun Bowel FW IDE Secondary Master PIO Auto IDE Secondary Slave PIO Auto Primary Master Ultra DMA Auto Primary Slave Ultra DMA Auto Secondary Master Ultra DMA Auto Secondary Slave Ultra DMA Auto PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Ex Fl General Help afe Defaults i AT SR7 Server Board Internal PCI IDE Used to enable or disable either of the IDE channels supported by the SIS on chip IDE controller Options Disabled Primary Secondary Both default Depending on the setting in this field the corresponding items below will be available for further setting If no disk drive is attached to an IDE channel disabling the channel can free an IRQ for other use I DE Burst Mode When this item is enabled the latency between each drive read write cycle will be reduced but this
7. USB Controller Leave this item on its default setting Enabled if your system contains a Universal Serial Bus USB controller and you have USB peripherals If you wish to use an additional USB controller with better performance disable this item USB Keyboard Support This item is available for setting only if USB Controller is enabled Select OS if your operating system supports a USB keyboard otherwise set it to BIOS Options OS default BIOS I DE HDD Block Mode Block mode allows the grouping of multiple read or write commands over the IDE ATA interface so that they can be handled on a single interrupt for performance enhancement By default this mode is enabled allowing the system to perform accesses to the hard disk in block mode What this means is that more than one sector can be transferred on each interrupt Newer drives mostly support this mode If you experience lockups or problems with your hard disk or other peripherals disable it Onboard HPT A Controller Enable default or disable the first on board disk array controller Only if this field is enabled the hard disk drives attached to IDE 3 and IDE 4 connectors will work Onboard HPT B C D Controller Enable default or disable the second third forth on board disk array controllers Only if this field is enabled the hard disk drives attached to IDE 5 IDE 10 connectors will work Onboard LAN Controller Enable default or disable the on board G
8. Floppy 3 Mode Support Disabled Video EGA VGA Halt On All Error Base Memory Extended Memory Total Memory t4 gt Move Enter Select F10 Save ESC Exit F1 neral Help F5 Previous Values i afe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Date The Date format is lt day gt lt month gt lt date gt lt year gt allowing you to set the system date Time The time format is lt hour gt lt minute gt lt second gt allowing you to set the system time The time is calculated according to a 24 hour military time clock I DE Primary Secondary Master Slave These categories identify the installed hard disk configuration Press Enter to enter the next page for detail hard drive settings R246 User s Manual CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2001 Award Software IDE Primary Master IDE HDD Auto Detection Press Enter item Help IDE Primary Master Auto Access Mode Auto Mam teve AEE T To auto detect the Capacity 30737 MB HDD s size head on cylinder 59554 EIS epar Head 16 Precomp U Landing Zone 59553 Sector 63 ti gt lt Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit Fl General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults IDE HDD Auto Detection Press Enter to proceed with the hard disk auto detection task IDE Primary Secondary Master Slave We recommend the setting of Auto the BIOS will detect the parameters of the installed hard disks automatically If the de
9. Manual Mode Safe Mode e DDR RAS Precharge Time Select the number of CPU clocks allocated for the Row Address Strobe RAS signal to accumulate its charge before the DRAM is refreshed If insufficient time is set refresh may be incomplete and the DRAM may fail to retain data e DDR RAS to CAS Delay This item allows you to tweak the delay between the two signals that control the RAS and CAS The selected number dictates how many CPU clock cycles the memory needs in order to prepare for another access The setting 3 is normal but decreasing to 2 might speed up performance As usual if this results in any instability change it back to 3 Options 3T 2T 4T e DDR Write Recovery Time This item determines the number of clock cycles that will occur from the last valid write operation to the earliest time a new Precharge command can be asserted to the same bank Options 2T default 1T e Timing Contraint Cntl The field determines timing constraint control on DDR SDRAM back to back write commands which are issued to different ranks AR SR7 Server Board Options Slow default Normal e GW Write Mask AGP Request The default is Enabled a graphic window write operation will forbid AGP device to access memory until this write operation is finished When disabled AGP request can access memory as usual CAS Latency Setting This controls the time delay that passes before the SDRAM starts to carry out a read command after
10. Select the correct power voltage input for your system before you power it on On a flat surface should you proceed with assembly or disassembly of your system User s Manual 2 2 Board Layout Top Mouse Bottom 1 0 Keyboard Controller PWRFAN1 USB Ports H CPUFAN1 BS Bottom COM1 v s s ga 238 F FDC1 a ATX1 Bottom COM2 SiS amp 645 a i BROADCOM lt BCM5703 RJ 45 Gigabit LAN Port i J1 py e TENERE I 1 Ce EITHER be ced Boecosooc J3 J m rnnoonnnonn nonoo nonronnononnoon nonn T OUO E CU T pale TMT ATT EON HighPoint HPT372 SiS HighPoint fe 961 HPT372 AC2001 P 99099099990099009008 HighPoint HPT372 IDEG Bettary sor z amp T HighPoint H RESET O Ld POWER FPIO1 FPIO2 DE DE IDES SR7 Server Board 2 3 Processor The server board is equipped with a 478 pin Zero Insertion Force ZIF socket This socket is designed for easy insertion or removal of an Intel Pentium 4 processors use Netburst micro architecture that features hyper pipelined technology a rapid execution engine
11. with 400 533MHz system bus e 1 4 GHz 2 53 GHz with 256MB 512MB L2 cache or future processors System Memory The board is equipped with 3 DIMM sockets supporting the following memory features e 2 5V 184 pin 200 266 333MHz DDR SDRAM DIMMs e Upto 3 unbuffered DDR200 266 333 DIMMs e Maximum system memory 3GB using 200 266MHz DDR SDRAM DIMMs IDE Support The IDE controller on Si 961 supports e 2independent IDE channels Ultra DMA 66 100 133 and PIO mode 3 4 e ATAPI CD ROM LS120 and ZIP 8 additional independent IDE channels coexist the main board s standard IDE ports providing the following features e 8 additional independent IDE channels supported e Ultra DMA 66 100 133 supported e RAID 0 1 0 1 for data mirroring and stripping applications User s Manual LAN Support e A Gigabit Ethernet LAN port 10 100 1000 Mbps copper connection e High network performance via Alpha Bus at 32bit 66MHz e Dual high speed on chip RISC processors e 1000 BASET full duplex MAC e Low 1 2 voltage CMOS with 5V tolerant PCI I Os Alpha Bus e Independent of the onboard PCI 33 bus e A high throughput PCI 66 MHz bus that is directly attached to North bridge e Exclusive use with the built in Gigabit Ethernet so as to effectively break the network bandwidth bottleneck Onboard I O Ports headers Connectors 10 IDE connectors 1 floppy connector 3 fan headers 1 Gigabit Ethernet LAN port 2 serial ports 1 standard ECP E
12. with PCI specifications Caution The length of the add in card installed in either of the PCI slots is limited to 16 cm to avoid interference with the memory sockets and IDE cables SR7 Server Board 2 6 Jumper Settings 2 6 1 Jumper Settings for Processor The SW1 DIP switch on the board is for factory use only Leave this jumper on its default setting This server board features SoftMenu technology that provides a jumperless way for CPU settings You can enter the BIOS Setup and adjust the CPU parameters in the SoftMenu page Black part indicates the position on or off of the adjustable tiny SW1 j m Switch e In the example os Switch 1 Off e E Switch 2 Off Switch 3 On Switch 4 On Switch 5 Off i Switch 6 Off 0 mE z Switch 7 On za b Switch 8 On apo E il 76 User s Manual 2 6 2 Jumper Settings for Clearing CMOS If your CMOS data becomes corrupted or you forgot the password or for any other reason you are unable to boot up the system you can reconfigure your system with the default values stored in the ROM BIOS To restore the BIOS default values do the following 1 Power off the system and unplug the power cord from the wall outlet Remov
13. Di sabl e Wake Up by PCI Card LAN Disabled Lod Genel T USB Port Wake Up Control Di sabl ed KB Power On Password Enter Resume by Alarm Disabled Month Alarm NA Date of Month Alarm 1 Time hh mm ss Alarm 46 ti gt lt Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC t Fl General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults IRQ 3 7 9 15 NMI By default this item is enabled any activity from an IRQ among IRQ3 IRQ7 IRQ9 IRQ15 will wake up the powered down system IRQ 8 Break Suspend You can Enable or Disable monitoring of IRQ8 the Real Time Clock so it does not awaken the system from Suspend mode Power On by Ring The default is Disabled When enabled any event from the external modem ring will power on the system RR SR7 Server Board Wake Up by PCI Card LAN The default is Disabled To use the remote wake up function enable this item Take note that you have to use the PCI LAN card that supports PME Power Management Event to use this function USB Port Wake Up Control By default this is disabled When enabled any activity on a USB port will awaken the system KB Power ON Password To use a password to wake up the system move the cursor to this field and press Enter Enter a password that is not more than 8 characters Type in exactly the same password again to confirm and then press Enter Resume by Alarm The default is Disabled When enabled you can s
14. Power Connector To assure proper system operation an adequate power supply should be used with the board The 20 pin ATXPWRI connector is used for main power supply while the 4 pin ATX1 connector for auxiliary power supply Use only ATX12V compliant power supplies with the board ATX12V power supplies have an additional power plug that provides required supplemental power for the Intel Pentium 4 processor You have to connect both the 20 pin and 4 pin plugs of the ATX12V power supply to the respective connectors on the board otherwise the board will not boot Both the connectors are keyed It is be very apparent where the power cable can be plugged in ATX1 l 12V Power i 12VDC 12VDC com com El 5VDC 12VDC svpC 5vsB 5VDC PWR OK com cow pese COM p svpc com com PS_ON 5VDC aa com COM B 12VDC 3 3VDC is 3 3VDC 3 3VDC Eg S lcci ATX Main Power a il ATXPWR1 t L3 Note The server board requires a minimum of 300 Watt power supply A 350 Watt power supply is recommended to ensure that sufficient power is provided when the system is fully loaded 21 SR7 Server Board 2 7 4 RJ 45 Gigabit LAN Port A Broadcom BCM5703C 10 100 1000Base T Ethernet LAN controller is built in to support a Gigabit LA
15. a 400 533MHz system bus and execution trace Pentium 4 processor cache o 1 zal Uk w UL aU mPGA478B CPU Socket The following table lists the supported Intel Pentium 4 processors Processor Speed System Bus Cache Size 2 53 GHz 533 MHz 512 KB 2 40B GHz 533 MHz 512 KB 2 40 GHz 400 MHz 512 KB 2 26 GHz 533 MHz 512 KB 2 20 GHz 400 MHz 512 KB 2 0A GHz 400 MHz 512 KB 2 0 GHz 400 MHz 256 KB 1 90 GHz 400 MHz 256 KB 1 80A GHz 400 MHz 512 KB 1 80 GHz 400 MHz 256 KB 1 70 GHz 400 MHz 256 KB 1 60A GHz 400 MHz 512 KB 1 60 GHz 400 MHz 256 KB 1 5 GHz 400 MHz 256 KB 1 4 GHz 400 MHz 256 KB User s Manual 2 3 1 Installing the Retention Mechanism The sever board package contains a Retention Mechanism RM which is used as a base for supporting the heatsink fan cooling kit To install the RM onto your board following the steps below 1 Remove the four white pushpins from the RM if they have been installed The four black fasteners should remain fully seated in the RM Black fastener White pushpin Retention Mechanism RM Remove pushpins from RM SR7 Server Board 2 The four black fasteners should remain fully seated in the RM Black fasteners remain seated in R
16. display the user can easily locate a hardware problem and find a solution in a possibly short time Example FF gt Boot Attempt Note The decimal point at the bottom right to either of the digits is always dim POST Codes Display an User s Manual 2 7 13 Internal Power on and Reset Buttons The on board power brown and reset yellow buttons having the same functions with those of the external case mounted in power and reset buttons are provided to the user for more convenience when system testing task being conducted Reset Bg Power 21 SR7 Server Board 3 BIOS Setup Utility This chapter provides a description of BIOS Setup program and is intended to guide you through the process of configuring your system using Setup The Basic Input Output System BIOS is the software that is built into a Read Only Memory ROM chip The function of the BIOS is to initialize the server board hardware and other peripherals and load the operating system The Setup program allows users to modify the system configuration This configuration information is stored in battery backed RAM so that
17. if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures e Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna e Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver e Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected e Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help Caution e The changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate the equipment e Shielded interface cables must be used in order to comply with the emission limits 1 Table of Contents Product Overview cccccsceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeueeseeeueeseeeueeseneueenens 1 1 1 roin goro Plein roja eer 1 1 2 Specifications esses nnnm mmm memes 2 1 3 Intelligence naien E 4 1 4 Package Clhiecklist uoi ios cei iae eet cre ter sen dea T 5 Hardware Setup cscscceceeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeeeeseeaueuseeeueeseueueeseveueesas 6 2 1 Before Getting Started ssssssssssseee ee 6 2 2 Board BM MIU 7 2 3
18. internet Explorer J Outlook Express 3 ziff Davis Media Benchmarks HighPoint Hot CPU Tester Pro 3 LE E winbond IDEUtil Y LETCENENNNENNND lt sisice RR SR7 Server Board Click on the General tab the connection status of the installed hard disk drives will be shown IDE Utility Click on the Device tab the information about the installed devices will be displayed IDE Utility RA User s Manual The Driver screen shows the information such as driver version and vendor iS IDE Utility General Device Driver Driver Information Driver Version 03 29 2002 1 01 07 00 Vendor Silicon Integrated Systems Corp Driver files RR SR7 Server Board 4 2 Installing RAID Driver for Windows 2000 The IDE RAID driver must be installed before the HP372 RAID controllers can be used with your Windows 2000 system The four on board RAID controllers will be sequentially detected and accordingly the installation procedure will be performed four times 1 Start your Windows 2000 system and log in You must have Network Administrator privileges to install the driver software 2 The Found New Hardware Wizard window is displayed Click Next Found New Hardware Wizard pic Welcome to the Found New Hardware Wizard This wizard helps you install a device driver for a hardware device To continue click Nest 3 In the Install Hardware Device Drivers window cl
19. message or an alarm will sound to prevent from CPU overheat Options Disabled default 50 C 122 F 53 C 127 F 56 C 133 F 60 C 140 F 63 C 145 F 66 C 151 F 70 C 158 F CPU Shutdown Temperature This item lets you select a CPU temperature threshold at which the system will shut down automatically in case your CPU overheats Options Disabled default 60 C 140 F 65 C 149 F 70 C 158 F 75 C 167 F The remaining items in this section will show you the current temperature of the CPU System the current voltage status of the system and the current RPM s of the CPU and chassis fan R7 SR7 Server Board 3 10 Load Fail Safe Defaults The option allows you to replace most of the current BIOS settings with the predefined settings that are permanently stored in the BIOS ROM These settings are not used for system performance enhancement they are intended to put the system as stable a state as possible You should make this selection only if hardware problems arise and your system becomes unstable Highlight this option in the Setup Main Menu and press Enter The following message will appear Load Fail Safe Defaults Y N N Type Y and press Enter to proceed The default settings will be loaded 3 11 Load Optimized Defaults The option allows you to load the factory setting that are intended to put the system into what designers consider an optimal state You can use this option when starting up the system fo
20. EP DB 25 parallel port 2 USB ports 1 PS 2 mouse port 1 PS 2 keyboard port BI OS Support e PhoenixAward Plug and Play BIOS supports APM and DMI e SoftMemu technology for CPU parameter setting e 2 Mbit Flash memory for easy BIOS updates Expansion Slots e 2 PCI 2 2 32 bit PCI bus slots SR7 Server Board Value added ASIC AC2001 e 2 to 4 PCI bus master arbitration expansion e SoftMenu technology for jumpless CPU setting e Debug port with 2 digit 7 segment LED decoders drivers Form Factor e ATX 12 inches by 9 6 inches 30 48 cm by 24 38 cm 1 3 I ntelligence System Health Monitor The server board is capable of monitoring a variety of system health statuses CPU system temperatures CPU voltages and fan speed When an out of range value is detected an alarm will sound This can alert the user that some measure may be need as a precaution against any damage or unstable system operation CPU Overheat Precaution The server board has the capability of CPU temperature monitor If a CPU warning temperature or shutdown temperature has been set in the BIOS Setup once the CPU temperature exceeds the limit value defined in the BIOS the system will alert the user or automatically power off This can prevent from any possible damages to the on board components System Boot Diagnostic Display Once the system is initiated the hardware components are tested by the BIOS At the same time the sequential POST Power On Self T
21. HDD LED HDD LED Reset Speaker Suspend LED SP LED Power Switch PWR ON Power LED Refer to the table above for the pin description to make sure the case mounted front panel switch and LED cables are correctly connected with the corresponding pins of the FPIO1 connector If you install in a incorrect way the LEDs or switches will not function HDD LED Pins 1 3 This LED lights when the server board detects activity on any of the system s IDE hard disks Reset Switch Pins 5 7 The switch allows you to reboot the system without having to power it off Speaker Pins 15 17 19 21 The case mounted speaker is to sound system beeps Suspend LED Pins 2 4 This LED lights when the system enters suspend mode Power Switch Pins 6 8 This switch is used to power on the system Power LED Pins 16 18 20 This LED comes on when the system is powered on 20 SR7 Server Board 2 7 12 POST Code Display During the POST Power On Self Test the BIOS generates diagnostic progress codes POST codes to I O port 80h If the POST fails execution stops and the last POST code generated is left at port 80h The AC2001 chip is embedded on the board to decode the port and the on board two digit seven segment LEDs act as a medium for real time display of the contents of the port at system start up This code is useful for determining the point where an error occurred With POST code
22. M 3 Locate the CPU heatsink fan base mounting holes on the board and place the RM onto the board with the four black fastens aligned with the respective mounting holes 4 Gently press down the black fasteners into the holes until they snap into place 5 Insert the white pushpins onto the black fasteners and press them down firmly to secure the RM on the board in User s Manual 2 3 2 Installing the CPU The ZIF socket has a keying mechanism to prevent improper CPU installation If you cannot easily insert the CPU verify that the gold marking pin 1 of the CPU is mated with the pin 1 position of the socket To install the CPU do the following 1 Apply a small amount of sideways force to free the lever from its retaining tab Once the lever is released raise the lever as far as it will go Lever Pin 1 Retaining tab 2 Align the golden marking on the CPU with the pin 1 position of the socket and then seat the CPU squarely into the socket Golden Marking 3 Push the lever down until it locks into place SR7 Server Board 2 3 3 Installing the Heatsink Fan Assembly Your Pentium 4 processor should come assembled with a heatsink and fan If not buy the heatsink and fan cooling kit that is specifically designed for use with Intel Pentium 4 processor Heatsink Fan Assembly Follow the steps below to install the CPU heatsink fan coolin
23. M DIMM sticks DIMM1 DIMM3 DIMM2 SR7 Server Board 2 4 1 Follow the steps below to install the DDR DIMMs Installing the Memory Modules Press the clips at both ends of the socket outwards Align the notch of the DIMM stick with the key of the socket 1 2 3 Seat the DIMM stick squarely into the socket 4 The clips at both ends will snap inwards to hold the DIMM stick in place E A Caution GE Key rf Clip Clip AN We recommend that you use the DDR DIMMs of the same type and install the first memory stick in socket 1 and the second in socket 2 and so on The following table lists the supported DIMM configurations DI MM Socket DI MM Capacity Memory Range Socket 1 Bank 0 amp 1 64MB 128MB 256MB 64MB 1GB 512MB 1024MB Socket 2 Bank 2 amp 3 64MB 128MB 256MB 64MB 1GB 512MB 1024MB Socket 3 Bank 4 amp 5 64MB 128MB 256MB 64MB 1GB 512MB 1024MB Total system memory supported 64MB 2GB If using PC2700 memory sticks Total system memory supported If using PC1600 2100 memory sticks 64MB 3GB max 1A User s Manual 2 5 PCI Slots The server board is equipped with 2 PCI slots for future system expansion The slots support VGA cards LAN cards etc that comply
24. M drive The auto run screen will appear Click Manual zudalield valuatau Editia 2 Click Broadcom Gigabit NI C Manual Quick Start Guide Raid Manual Please choose to select languages oadcom Gigab a U2ualiteld valuaddu Edittau 71 SR7 Server Board 3 A network browser interfaced file is Software d TAO simo open Click Installing the HER SRE Jir REO E cDrivereBivelocmManulnonchta n ooo Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet Adapter User s Guide Contents Preface intiocucticn installing the Hardware einzialing the Software 5roadcom Advanced Control Sute Gy Protocols and Interfaces Speciications Regulatory Trcubleshooting Menegeabilily CIM DMI SNMP Q157 Ltilties Program User s Guide 5CM570x Diagnostic Users Guide Eanan 4 Select the desired driver by clicking the appropriate link for the detail information on the driver installation I RRD MAD RUBIO TAQ RED i 9 0AA Ges Genes dus E39 50 88 REO B oDer Braio anun Mm Back to Contents n T Adapter User s Guide Windows NET Driver Sofware Windows 2000 Driver Sofware Windows NT Driver Software NeiWare Driver Software Linux Driver Sotware UNIX Driver Software G Solaris Driver Software Broadcom Boot Agent Driver Sofware Installing the Software Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet
25. Mode ECHS Some IDE HDDs contain more than 1024 cylinders without LBA support The user can select this mode to support these kinds of HDDs This mode adds a translation step that changes the way the geometry appears in order to break the 528 MB bottleneck but the addressing is still done in terms of cylinder head and sector numbers e Capacity This field shows the approximate capacity of the disk drive Usually the capacity size is slightly greater than that of a formatted disk given by a disk checking program e Cylinder The field shows the number of cylinders for the hard disk e Head The field shows the number of read write heads the disk e Precomp Some older hard disks use the same number of sectors per track including both the inner and outer tracks and required that an adjustment be made when writing the inside tracks This field shows the track number at which this compensation was to begin e Landing Zone Landing zone is an area where no data is placed and the heads will be placed for landings This field shows the landing zone for the drives that don t have auto parking e Sector This field shows the number of sectors on each track cylinder and head combination RaR User s Manual Drive A Drive B This is used to identify the type of drive A drive B that has been installed in the system Options None 360K 5 25 in 1 2M 5 25 in 720K 3 5 in 1 44M 3 5 in 2 88M 3 5 in Floppy 3 Mode Suppo
26. N port In the conventional architecture the network functional is built on a PCI 33 bus that is shared by many other PCI devices This always results in bandwidth insufficiency and network throughput bottleneck To make a breakthrough the AK SR7 server board takes advantage of an independent bus Alpha Bus which is directly attached to North Bridge Alpha Bus at 32bit 66MHz is intended for exclusive use with the onboard LAN port which enables broadband communications and high network performance It runs on the same Category 5 cable that makes up most of the network infrastructure in the building today letting you enjoy the Gigabit speeds without costly cable replacement Back Panel Color coded Connectors e ayo ma ol o e 7 1 Speed LED Link Activity LED RJ 45 Gigabit LAN Port Idi co LED Indicators Two LEDs on the Gigabit LAN port are used as indicators to provide information about LAN status Gigabit LAN LEDs Color Status Description Link Activity LED Off indicates the link to the LAN port has failed or the port is not switched on Solid Yellow jindicates the LAN port is in active status Blinking Yellow jindicates data is being transmitted received on the port 22 User s Manual Gigabit LAN LEDs Color Status Description Speed LED Off ind
27. ND Pin 2 12V Pin 3 Rotation Pin1 GND Pin 2 12V Pin 3 NC anv ano Pin 1 GND Pin2 12V Pin 3 Rotation zn HI CHAFAN1 58 l Caution Do not take these fan headers for jumpers Placing jumper caps over these headers will cause damage to your server board 2T SR7 Server Board 2 7 10 System Management Bus Header One SMB1 header is provided for connection with SMBus devices The System Management Bus SMBus is a multi master bus through which simple system and power management related chips can communicate with the rest of the system It is based on the principals of operation of I2C Since more than one device may attempt to take control of the bus as a master SMBus provides an arbitration mechanism SMB1 i m ii lo Lm if Ha 1 SMBLCK id SA O 5V DE e 0 0 ge C alos 2 7 11Front Panel LED and Switch Connectors The FPIO1 connector is used for connection with front panel LEDs and switches FPIO1 iz TT 24 23 Mmi O O Obbriver4 d m O Olenp m PWR LED Olewp SPeaker JOObhsv 4 CI O POW ON _ abe 7 Reset a p LI sPAED On o HpD LED JE EJ 24 L1 R User s Manual
28. OS 2 otherwise leave it on its default Non OS2 HDD S M A R T Capability The serverboard supports SMART Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology which is a reliability prediction technology for hard disk drives The SMART supported drives will issue a warning message to the system prior to the drive failure so that the user can backup the data before any data loss By default this item is disabled If your hard disk drives support SMART set this item to Enabled Report No FDD For WIN 95 If you are using Windows 95 without a floppy disk drive select Yes otherwise leave this item on its default setting No Video BI OS Shadow By default this feature is enabled the video BIOS will be copied to RAM for quicker access Relay IDE I nitial Some IDE devices may not be able to spin up fast enough for the BIOS to detect them during the booting up process This setting is used to delay the initialization of such IDE devices during boot up Leave it on its default 0 if possible for faster system booting But if one or more of your IDE devices fail to initialize while booting increase the value of this setting until they all initialize properly A23 SR7 Server Board Small Logo EPA Show By default this item is disabled When set to enabled the EPA logo will appear during system boot up 3 5 Advanced Chipset Features Most of the settings in this section are associated with fine tuning control over the s
29. Processo EN 8 2 3 1 Installing the Retention Mechanism sss 9 2 3 2 installing the CPU iie rrr rt erre rera va 11 2 3 3 Installing the Heatsink Fan Assembly 12 2 4 System Memory isses sessaseseeseseesssessesessisee sese totes eus 13 2 4 1 Installing the Memory Modules eese 14 2 5 PCI SIOUS cacceneotacacapqent E apacecenedatasecer ad anat anquanacasesac dentis 15 2 6 Jumper Settings oet eee eter ee reru REIR iiw 16 2 6 1 Jumper Settings for Processor sssseseess 16 2 6 2 Jumper Settings for Clearing CMOS s 17 2 7 Connectors Headers PortS ceee 18 2 7 1 IDE Disk Drive Connector ee eee eee ee eee ee eea ees 18 2 7 2 Floppy Disk Drive COnnectol ccccceeeeeeeeeeaeaeaeeees 20 2 7 3 ATX Power COnTectOF uo re ere ere entere reme en 21 2 7 4 RJ 45 Gigabit LAN Port eee eee 22 2 7 5 S rial deg 24 2 7 6 aule 24 2 7 7 Keyboard and Mouse Ports cccccceceeeeeeeeaeaeeenens 25 2 7 8 USB POMS i ecce rr rer ete rere reser ee aeaiaioii tes 26 2 7 9 Fan Headers ii n n npa da d d ad 27 2 7 10 System Management Bus Headet cceceeeeee eens 28 2 7 11 Front Panel LED and Switch Connectors 28 2 7 12 POST Code Display ssssseseee eee 30 2 7 13 Internal Power on and Reset Buttons 31 BI OS Setup Utility
30. S Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2001 Award Software E py SoftMenu III Setup CPU Name Is Intel Pentium R 4 CPU Internal Frequency 1 50 GHz Manu Level gt 1500 100 133x2 MHz CPU Operating Speed DDR Dram Frequency External Clock Clock Divider Ration Multiplier Factor x15 Speed Error Hold Disabled CPU Power Supply x Core Voltage CPU Default 1 75v ti gt e Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Ex Fl General Help F5 Previous Values afe Defaults F Op ized Defaults CPU Name is This display only item shows the processor installed in your system like Intel Pentium R 4 which is automatically detected by the BIOS 22 SR7 Server Board CPU Internal Frequency This display only item indicates the true internal CPU clock speed CPU Operating Speed This category allows you to select the operating speed of your processor directly When this item is set to User Define you can decide the CPU operating speed by adjusting the external clock speed and multiplier in the appropriate fields The other settings in this field will make the External Clock Multiplier Factor and Speed Error Hold fields locked out DDR Dram Frequency This item is display only The value is determined by a combination of the following settings e External Clock This item allows you to select the CPU external clock speed e Clock Divider Ratio This item allows the user to set a divider used on the CPU externa
31. alue range for the enabled items in the main screen You can also enable a beep alarm for specific items Every time an out of range value is detected a beep will sound Restoring the default values A Monitoring Config B xl Enable Four Cot Beep Vcore Vv Vv T NM Vio iv Vv I M 5 Iv Vv I M 12V Iv Vv T NM AGP V LI DDRAM Iv Vv cr M Vsb Iv Vv cr NM Vbat Iv Vv T Ww Chassis Fan Iv Iv LT Mw CPU Fan Vv Vv ID M System Vv Iv T M CPU Iv Iv I M Case pen v I vj r Help OK Cancel In the File drop down menu click Default to load in default values lt Winbond Hardware Doctor Ver 2 70 File Tools Help NES xi Low Limit Save pus 100 p a 0 150 INI Y Ext High Limit Status Vo apwo 230 H 400 379 y av pps 400 gt 600 551 y aa emo 000 Mm amp 14 00 1302 4 y AGP V i DORM s 235 200 I cwm 300 285 y Ve efas 40 ma 600 550 4 jms V Vea aew 150 eooo aa 510 eA V p Fan Speed Unit Unit Chassis Fan f N A STS RPM CPUFa 1055 CETTE Ma 60V gt Temperature System 127 60 00 C CPU 40 EB 127 70 00 c TA User s Manual Appendix A BIOS Update To update the BIOS you will need a new version of BIOS file and a flash utility awdflash exe You can download the needed files from our web site at http www akom com The files on the web site are normally compress
32. ave this setting on its default setting Disabled Allocate IRQ to VGA By default this item is enabled allowing you to assign IRQ to VGA If your system is not connected with the VGA device disable this item to release the IRQ Allocate IRQ to USB By default this item is enabled allowing you to assign IRQ to USB If your system is not connected with the USB device disable this item to release the IRQ PIRQ_0 1 2 3 Use IRQ No When set to Auto the system will automatically assign an IRQ for the PCI devices When set to Manual you can specify an IRQ for the PCI device Options Auto default 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 RA User s Manual 3 9 PC Health Status This menu provides the information about system health status like current CPU temperature fan speed and voltages CMOS Setup Utility Copyright 1984 2001 Award Software PC Health State CPU Warning Temperature Disabled CPU Shutdown Temperature Disabled Systeml Temperature 45 C 140 F Manu Level gt CPU Temperature 60 C 140 F CHAFAN1 Speed RPM CPUFAN1 Speed RPM CPU Core Volt V 1 0 Voltage 5 V 12 V DDR Voltage 2 Battery Voltage Standby Voltage ti gt lt Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit Fl General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults CPU Warning Temperature This item lets you select a CPU temperature threshold at which the system will give you a warning
33. d on the board All the on board IDE channels are ATA 133 compliant allowing for connection with up to 20 IDE disk drives With RAID configuration software the installed disks are allowed for RAID application for higher throughput and fault tolerance A PCI 66MHz equivalent bus dubbed Alpha Bus acts as a proprietary highway to cyberspace Doubling the bandwidth of the PCI 33MHz bus Alpha Bus is intended for exclusive use with a built in Broadcom Gigabit LAN port to increase network throughput while offloading the PCI 33MHz bus traffic which makes the system performance dramatically boosted It runs on the Category 5 cable and thus the user can save money from costly re wiring for migration to Gigabit speeds Other features such as SoftMenu debug port display PCI bus arbitration logic are implemented by an ASIC AC2001 offering much add on value to the user All these most advanced technologies and value added features incorporated into this board make SR7 an easy to use reliable high performance server board For those demanding users who depend on the fast efficient flow of information and need for data redundancy and high volume AK SR7 server board provides a best cost effective solution SR7 Server Board 1 2 Specifications Chipset e SiS 645DX DDR333 North Bridge e SiS 961B MuTIOL Media IO South Bridge Processor The server board supports a single Intel Willamette Northwood Pentium amp 4 processor in a 478 pin package
34. der 5 29 2002 E 3 Floppy A anus File Folder 5 29 2002 6 Local Disk C Setup exe Cautiity File Folder 4jz6j2002 Ed 5r7 o Application amp autorun inf 1KB Setup Information 5 3 2002 Gi cooler Modified 11 13 2001 1 48 PM 124KB Application 11 13 200 Bin 1KB Configuration Settings 5 3 2002 m Drivers Size 124 KB E Manual BE Utity Attributes Read only E Control Panel B g My Network Places Recycle Bin Internet Explorer EEE w Type Application Size 124 KB fiz Ke IE My computer Astr c E lt a Gjse7 o2 M 12 07PM RNA User s Manual 4 1 Installing the SiS IDE driver for Windows 2000 1 Insert the provided CD into your system s CD ROM drive The auto run screen will appear Click Install Drivers Manuais 9 Akom SR7 MEEA valuatdu ERER 2 Click SiS Chipset Driver Install Drivers ex Install SiS IDE driver Broadcom Driver HighPoint Driver dite zwdadlield valuatdu Edika 51 SR7 Server Board 3 Click Next EE SiS PCLIDE Driver Setup rl 01 07 xi Welcome to the SiS PCI IDE Driver Setup program This program wil install SiS PCI IDE Driver on your computer Itis strongly recommended that you eit all Windows programs before running this Setup program Click Cancel lo qut Setup and then close any programs you have Tunning Click New to continue with the Setup program WARNING This program is protected by copyri
35. e boot priority items in the Advanced BIOS Features page Select the setting Floppy for the First Boot Device and then exit the Setup with saving the changes 5 Turn off the system and insert the floppy disk into the floppy drive and then power on the system 6 At the A prompt type in b57diag w 1 to enable the wake up feature of the Broadcom LAN port 7 Restart your system and enter the Setup Set the Wake Up by PCI Card LAN item to Enabled in the PM Wake Up Event submenu and then exit the Setup with saving the changes 2 7 5 Serial Ports The server board supports two serial ports Teal which are used for connection with modems serial printers mouse and other serial devices The I O address of these two ports can be assigned in the BIOS Setup Back Panel J Dil Color coded Connectors i 2 7 6 Parallel Port One 25 pin D Sub parallel port Burgundy also called LPT port is located on the double deck back panel In the BIOS Setup this port can be set to Standard EPP ECP or EPP ECP mode 2A User s Manual Back Panel g ol Color coded Connectors i LPT1 p burgundy LE ofl ii iii I 2 7 7 Keyboard and Mouse Ports PS 2 keyboard and mouse connectors are located on the back panel The keyboard is supported in the botto
36. e logical arrangement of floppy drives meaning that the first drive conventionally mapped as drive A will be took for drive B without the bother of opening up the case to do it physically A1 SR7 Server Board Boot Up Floppy Seek By default this feature is disabled When this field is set to Enabled the BIOS will check for a floppy drive while booting up Boot Up NumLock Status This item decides the functionality of the numeric keypad at start up By default this item is set to On the numeric keypad will function in the numeric mode for typing out numbers If your preference is to use the numeric keypad for cursor controlling set this item to Off Typematic Rate Setting This item enables you to control the keystroke repeat rate when you depress a key continuously When enabled default you can manually adjust the settings in the following two fields otherwise the BIOS uses the default setting and the following two fields are locked out Typematic Rate Chars Sec Used to set the rate at which the keyboard will repeat the keystroke if you press it continuously This setting will work only if Typematic Rate Setting is enabled Options 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 30 default Typematic Delay Msec Used to select the delay in milliseconds before the keyboard automatically repeats the keystroke that you have pressed continuously This setting will work only if Typematic Rate Setting is enabled Options 250 defau
37. e system 3 4 Advanced BIOS Features This section contains some advanced features for controlling the behavior of your system Certain settings here if enabled will improve the performance of your system CMOS Setup Utility Co C 1984 2001 Award Software pyright Advanced BIOS Features Virus Warning Disabled CPU L1 amp L2 Cache Enabled CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking Enabled Quick Power On Self Test Enabled Manu Level gt First Boot Device Floppy Second Boot Device HDD 0 Allows you to choose Third Boot Device 15120 the VIRUS warning Boot Other Device Enabled feature for IDE Hard Swap Floppy Seek Disabled Disk boot sector Boot Up Floppy Seek Disabled protection If this Boot Up NumLock Status On function is enabled Typematic Rate Setting Enabled and someone attempt to Typematic Rate 30 Chars Sec write data into this Typematic Delay 250 Msce area BIOS will show Security Option Setup a warning message on OS Select For DRAM gt 64MB Non 0S2 screen and alarm beep HDD S M A R T Capability Di sabl ed Report No FDD For WIN 95 N Video BIOS Shadow Delay IDE Initial Smal Logo EPA Show Disabled ti gt lt Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit Fil General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults An User s Manual Virus Warning By default this item is disabled When enabled the BIOS will monitor the boot sector If any attempt to write to this area
38. e the on board battery Locate the CCMOS1 jumper on the board Set the CCMOS1 jumper to pins 2 3 for a few seconds Set the jumper back to its default setting pins 1 2 Put the battery back onto the board p Gy dU BS We gm Plug the system power cord and power on your system Bd Normal Clear CMOS Default l SR7 Server Board 2 7 Connectors Headers Ports 2 7 1 IDE Disk Drive Connector 40 39 EH 39 X 40 2 IDE3 IDE10 IDE7 To C IDE6 E C IDE5 IDE1 IDE2 tan m 3 ma 0O IDE4 o wui x amp IDE3 cH In additional to 2 IDE channels that are conventionally supported by South Bridge 8 additional IDE channels are supported by 4 embedded HighPoint HPT372 RAID controllers and all of the on board IDE channels are ATA 100 133 compliant A total of 10 IDE 40 pin plastic shrouded connectors are marked IDE1 through IDE10 on the board each of which can connect to 2 IDE disk drives one set as a master while the other slave It can scale up to 20 hard disk drives if needed providing a solution to the increasing needs of the data storage The hard disks attached to the four HPT372 RAID controllers can be configured a
39. ed You have to unzip the compressed files prior to flashing the BIOS To update the BIOS do the following 1 Double click the compressed BIOS file and it will self extract to a binary file bin file Create a bootable floppy disk Save the BIOS binary file along with the flash utility program to the floppy disk Power on your computer and run the BIOS Setup utility to change the boot priority items in the Advanced BIOS Features section Select the option Floppy for the First Boot Device item and then exit the Setup with saving the changes Turn off the system and insert the floppy disk into the floppy drive and then power on the system At the A prompt type in awdflash bios bin cc cd cp py sn cks r and press Enter awdflash is the flash utility program name bin is the BIOS binary file you want to load in to the system You should type in the exact BIOS file name It is strongly recommended that you use the parameters that follow the BIOS binary file name as mentioned when updating the BIOS Caution e New BIOS may provide support for new peripherals improvements in performance or fixes for known bugs However unsuccessful BISO flash will cause system boot failure e Run the BIOS flash utility only under real mode DOS du SR7 Server Board Appendix B POST Codes The following table lists POST Diagnostic Codes and provides a brief description of each
40. ed Defaults Onboard FDD Controller This is used to enable default or disable the onboard floppy disk controller If you install an add in FDC or the system has no floppy drive set this item to Disabled Onboard Serial Port 1 Port2 The fields allow you to select an address and corresponding IRQ for the first and second serial ports The options are Disabled 3F8 IRQA 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 Auto The default setting for serial port 1 and port 2 are 3F8 IRQ4 and 2F8 IRQ3 respectively Onboard Parallel Port This is used to enable or disable the onboard parallel port It require you to select an address and corresponding IRQ to enable this item Options Disabled 378 IRQ7 default 278 IRQ5 3BC IRQ7 Parallel Port Mode Select an operating mode for the parallel port The options are SSP default EPP ECP ECP EPP SSP Stand Parallel Port allows normal speed operation but in one direction only EPP Extended Parallel Port allows the port to operate in bi directional mode ECP Extended Capabilities Port allows the port to operate in bi directional DMA mode EPP 4 ECP allows normal speed in a bi directional mode AQ SR7 Server Board EPP Mode Select This field is available for setting only if Parallel Port Mode is set to EPP or ECP EPP Options EPP 1 9 EPP 1 7 default ECP Mode Use DMA This field is available for setting only if Parallel Port Mode is set to ECP or ECP EPP Options 1 2 3 default
41. ed is incorrectly set It is liable to cause problems when your CPU runs at a speed beyond its specifications Caution In case your system is unable to boot up due to improper CPU parameter settings turn off the system and then press the Insert key down until your system is powered on again The system will use its original settings to boot During POST enter the BIOS Setup and set the CPU speed back to its default setting CPU Power Supply CPU Default This is the default setting the system automatically sets the proper voltage according to the used CPU type The determined CPU Vcore Voltage will be shown in the Core Voltage field User Define This option allows you to manually select the CPU core voltage in the following field Core Voltage This category is display only when the above field is set to CPU Default If the User Define mode is selected the user can set the core voltage in this field PL SR7 Server Board 3 3 Standard CMOS Features This section contains basic parameters that you will normally need to set for your system to work properly MOS Setup Utility Copyright 1984 2001 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Date mm dd yy Mon Nov 12 2001 item Help Time hh mm ss ES NS Sci Manu Level gt IDE Primary Master Maxtor 57030H3 IDE Primary Slave None Change the day month IDE Secondary Master None year and century IDE Secondary Slave None Drive A 1 44M 3 5 in Drive B None
42. est codes will be shown on the on board LEDs the display of the codes will help the user out of the headache of hardware troubleshooting 1 4 User s Manual Package Checklist The server board package contains the following items If any of these items is missing or damaged please contact your dealer or sales representative for assistance M M M E RA A ARA RARA m The Akom AK SR7 server board One Akom Installation CD One RM Retention Mechanism kit for supporting CPU heatsink fan cooling module Six 40 pin 80 conductor IDE cables of 45 cm Four 40 pin 80 conductor IDE cables of 60 cm One floppy disk ribbon cable One back panel I O shield One PCI VGA card Two power supply splitters SR7 Server Board 2 Hardware Setup 2 1 Before Getting Started The following issues call for special attention 1 Make sure any of the items in your product package is not missing or damaged Do not plug the power supply into a wall outlet until you have completed all the steps of building your system and ready to turn it on Unplug your system power cord from the wall outlet beforehand whenever you want to install or remove any hardware components onto or from the board Consult the user s manual to make sure each of the on board jumpers is correctly set for the first time you power on your system Computer parts are sensitive to static electricity Always ground yourself before handling the parts
43. et the month date and time in the subsequent fields On the set date and time the system will be powered on automatically Month Alarm Date of Month Alarm Time hh mm ss Alarm Set the time in these fields at the set time you would like the system to power on automatically RA User s Manual 3 8 PnP PCI Configurations This section deals specifically with the PCI bus and Plug and Play PnP settings It covers some advanced settings and it is highly recommended that only experienced users should make any changes to the default settings Copyright C 1984 2001 Award Software PnP PCI Configurations Force Update ESCD Disabled EENEITTTEEEN Resources Controlled By Aut o ESCD M iere IRQ Resources Press Enter aU RTENE CMOS Setup Utility PCI VGA Palette Snoop Di sabl ed Default Sls Pl cabled Allocate IRQ to VGA Enabled reset Extended System Allocate IRQ to USB Enabled Configuration Data PIRQ 0 Use IRQ No Auto ESCD when you exit PIRQ 1 Use IRQ No Auto Setup if you have PIRQ 2 Use IRQ No Auto installed a new add on PIRQ 3 Use IRQ No Auto and the system reconfiguration has caused such a serious conflict that the 0S cannot boot Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit Fl General Help F Previous Values Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Force Update ESCD ESCD stands for Extended System Configuration Data where resource information is stored on a system that uses Plug and Pla
44. g kit onto the board 1 Ensure that the clip levers are in open position before installing the heatsink fan assembly onto the board 2 Seat the heatsink fan assembly squarely over the processor 3 Push down the assembly to engage the clip hooks through the RM windows 4 Make the four hooks snapped into place and fully engaged with the retention mechanism 5 Rotate the clip levers 2 places into their closing position to make the heatsink fan assembly and the retention mechanism securely locked together 12 User s Manual 6 Attach the fan power cable to the CPUFAN1 header on the board This header is keyed and you can only attach the cable in one way Caution A CPU cooling solution should be maintained otherwise overheating may damage the components and the board 2 4 System Memory The server board is equipped with three 184 pin DIMM Dual Inline Memory Module sockets that support unbuffered non ECC DDR 200 266 333 SDRAM memory modules also known as PC1600 PC2100 PC2700 DIMMs Superior to the conventional PC66 100 133 SDRAM technology DDR SDRAM can do two operations per computer s clock cycle thereby doubling the bandwidth over the corresponding single data rate SDRAM In appearance DDR DIMMs are different from the conventional SDRAM DIMMs in the number of edge conducts and keying mechanism The DIMM sockets on the board are keyed for DDR DIMMs only and they are not mechanically compatible with the SDR
45. g to items described in Setup amp Auto configuration table 6D 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 6F l Initialize floppy controller 2 Set up floppy related fields in 40 hardware 73 Optional Feature Enter AWDFLASH EXE if AWDFLASH is found in floppy drive ALT F2 is pressed 75 Detect amp install all IDE devices HDD LS120 ZIP CDROM 77 Detect serial ports amp parallel ports 2n User s Manual Code Description of POST Operation 7A Detect amp install co processor 7F 1 Switch back to text mode if full screen logo is supported f errors occur report errors amp wait for keys f no errors occur or F1 key is pressed to continue Clear EPA or customization logo 82 1 Call chipset power management hook 2 Recover the text fond used by EPA logo not for full screen logo 3 If password is set ask for password 83 Save all data in stack back to CMOS 84 Initialize ISA PnP boot devices 85 1 USB final Initialization 2 NET PC Build SYSID structure 3 Switch screen back to text mode 4 Set up ACPI table at top of memory 5 Invoke ISA adapter ROMs 6 Assign IRQs to PCI devices 7 nitialize APM 8 Clear noise of IRQs 93 Read HDD boot sector information for Trend Anti Virus code 94 Enable L2 cache Program boot up speed Chipset f
46. ght law and intemational treabes Unauthorized reproduction or distribution of this program or any portion of it may resultin severe civil and criminal penalties and wil be prosecuted to the maximum extent possible under law 4 By default both the Windows 2000 IDE driver and IDE Utility items have been selected for installation If you do not want to install the IDE Utility click on the Install IDE Utility check box to disable it and then click Next The selected program will be installed SiS PCI IDE Driver Setup Select Components E d Select the components you want to install clear the components you do not want to metal Components vi Instal IDE Ltt Description Space Required 72K Space Available 4194303 K Nest Cancel R2 User s Manual 4 Reboot your system to have the settings take effect 1 01 07 SiS PCL IDE Driver Setup r1 01 07 To iih ceing temove up your SiS PCI IDE you must estat your computer r Yes want to restart my computer now C No l wil restart my computer later Bae 4 1 1 SiS IDE Utility The SiS IDE utility is a user friendly interface for providing the information about the IDE devices attached to SiS South Bridge IDE channels If you have selected SiS IDE utility along with IDE driver in course of the installation you can use the interface by clicking Start gt Programs gt IDEUtil gt SISIDE S3 Administrative Tools 3 Startup S
47. he desired driver and press Enter Follow the prompts to complete the installation of the HPT372 IDE RAID controller driver Having had the driver installed continue the Windows installation You will be allowed to install the Windows operating system on the HPT372 controller supported disk RO SR7 Server Board 4 4 Setting Disk Arrays The disks attached to the on board RAID controllers are allowed for RAID 0 1 0 1 configuration with the built in BIOS RAID configuration utilities or the provided Windows based RAID Administration software For the information on how to set disk arrays refer to the RAID Manual in PDF format in the provided CD 1 Insert the CD into your system s CD ROM drive The auto run screen will appear Click Manuals Manuds j Install Drivers oe Browse CD Contents ae er View Our Website EEA eealsstion Suition 2 Click Raid Manual and then click English in the right panel Manuals _______ K3 Raid Manual Eu User s M I Raid Manual Dometic valuatidu Sui 7n User s Manual 4 5 Installing Broadcom Gigabit Ethernet Driver For detail information on Broadcom Gigabit Ethernet driver installation refer to the Broadcom Gigabit NIC manual contained in the provided CD You can as well locate the desired Broadcom Gigabit driver in the provided CD by going to the directory VDriversA Broadcom 1 Insert the provided CD into your system s CD RO
48. icates the link to the port is operational at 10Mbp Orange indicates the link to the port is operational at 100Mbp Green indicates the link to the port is operational at 1000Mbp Connecting to external LAN LEDs The three pins 27 29 31 on the FPIO2 connector on the board allow for connection with case mounted LAN LEDs in common anode configuration If the external LED cable has a 2 pin plug instead of 3 pin plug attach it to the pins 29 31 Make sure you have matched the pins on the LED cable with their corresponding pins on the board during installation FPIO2 LAN Port LEDs LINK 32 ACTIVE 30 SPEED 28 26 24 22 20 18 16 14 12 10 d e 4 2 Reversed 31 LINK 29 ACTIVE 27 SPEED 25 23 21 19 17 15 13 11 9 LEDs 7 5 3 1 Gigabit LAN oC n E Wake on LAN Setting To activate a soft off system via network you have to first enable the wake on LAN setting Follow the steps below to use the feature 1 Create a bootable floppy disk 2 Go to the directory D Drivers Broadcom DOS UserDiag on the provided CD where D is the designation of the CD ROM drive on your system 3 Copy all the files except for b57diagman pdf from the directory to the floppy disk 22 SR7 Server Board 4 Power on your computer and run the BIOS Setup to change th
49. ick Search for a suitable driver for my device recommended then click Next Found New Hardware Wizard Install Hardware Device Drivers device driver is a software program that enables a hardware device to work with e an operating system This wizard will complete the installation for this device RAID Controller t A device driver is a software program that makes a hardware device work Windows needs driver files for your new device To locate driver files and complete the installation click Next What do Display a list of the known drivers for this device so that can choose a specific driver Back Cancel RA 4 User s Manual In the Locate Driver Files window check Specify a location and then click Next Found New Hardware Wizard Locate Driver Files Cm Where do you want Windows to search for driver files e Search for driver files for the following hardware device RAID Controller The wizard searches for suitable drivers in its driver database on your computer and in any of the following optional search locations that you specify To start the search click Next If you are searching on a floppy disk or CD ROM drive insert the floppy disk or CD before clicking Next Optional search locations us I CD ROM dives Iv Specify a location T Micro indc ows Update Back Cancel Insert the provided CD into your syste
50. igabit LAN controller Only if this field is enabled the Gigabit LAN port will work Rn User s Manual Init Display First Used to decide if the AGP video display or the PCI display is initialized first during system boot up When set to AGP AGP display becomes the primary display Options PCI Slot default AGP I DE Access Interface Select the access interface your IDE devices use Options Embedded Bus default PCI Bus USB1 Access Interface Select the access interface your USB1 devices use Options Embedded Bus default PCI Bus USBO Access Interface Select the access interface your USBO devices use Options Embedded Bus default PCI Bus R1 SR7 Server Board 3 7 Power Management Setup Power management is used to reduce the power consumption of systems when someone walks away from their PC or stops using it after a period of time by sending the hardware into a sleep mode of sorts MO etup Utility Copyright 1984 2001 Award Software Power Management Setup ACPI Suspend Type 1 Power On Suspend ENENEITTTEEENM MODEM Use IRQ AUTO HDD Off After Disabled Power Button Override Instant Off Manur DOUG de Power State Resume Control Always Off gt PM Wake Up Events Press Enter ti gt lt Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit Fl General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults ACPI Suspend Type The options S1 Power On Suspend default S3 Su
51. inal initialization Power management final initialization Clear screen amp display summary table Program K6 write allocation Program P6 class write combining 95 Program daylight saving Update keyboard LED amp typematic rate 96 Build MP table Build amp update ESCD Set CMOS century to 20h or 19h Load CMOS time into DOS timer tick Build MSIRQ routing table Ui 3 0 NH NOI O UI 3 WNE FF Boot attempt INT 19h 21
52. indows 2000 installation If you want to install the Windows operating system on a HPT372 RAID controller supported disk the disk must be recognizable to your computer system first In the beginning of the Windows installation you have to use HighPoint supplied floppy disk to install the RAID driver 1 During the system boot enter the appropriate BIOS RAID configuration utility to specify a disk as the bootable disk Take note that you have to always choose the first disk among those attached to the HPT372 RAID controllers as the boot disk RR 10 11 User s Manual To install Windows from CD ROM enter the BIOS Setup and select the option CD ROM for the First Boot Device item Save the changes and Exit Setup Power on the computer system and insert the Windows installation CD into your system s CD ROM drive The system will boot from the CD ROM Upon entering the Windows installation screen read carefully the messages shown in the status bar at the bottom of the screen The following message appears Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver Press F6 The on screen message reads Setup is inspecting your computer s hardware configuration Press S to specify additional devices An on screen message prompting you to insert the manufacturer supplied disk appears Insert the HighPoint HPT372 driver floppy into your floppy disk drive and then press Enter Use the arrow keys to select t
53. is made the BIOS will give you a warning message Ld Note Many disk diagnostic programs that access the boot sector table can trigger a warning message If you will be running such a program it is recommended that you disable Virus Warning beforehand CPU L1 amp L2 Cache By default this item is enabled Most systems today have L1 and L2 cache therefore it is recommended that you leave this field on its default setting for performance increase Disabling this item will impact the system performance CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking By default this feature is enabled single bit errors in data stored in the L2 cache will be detected and corrected while double bit errors will be also detected but not corrected Quick Power On Self Test This category speeds up Power On Self Test POST after you power up the computer If it is set to Enabled BIOS will shorten or skip some check items during POST First Boot Device Second Boot Device Third Boot Device The BIOS will load the operating system from the disk drives in the sequence according to the settings in these categories Options Floppy LS120 HDD 0 SCSI CDROM HDD 1 HDD 2 HDD 3 ZIP100 LAN Disabled Boot Other Device When enabled default the BIOS will try to search for other devices if it fails to load the operating system from the device specified in the preceding fields Swap Floppy Drive By default this feature is disabled When enabled it will swap th
54. l clock to determine the speed of the DDR SDRAM AGP and PCI bus For examples Options DDR SDRAM AGP PCI 3 3 2 1 CPU external CPU external CPU external bus x 3 3 bus x 2 3 bus x 1 3 CPU external CPU external CPU external 48 80 30 15 55Xx80 48 busx30 48 busx15 48 We recommend you use the following settings CPU external clock DDR Dram Divider ratio frequency 100MHz 100MHz 200MHz 3 3 2 1 100MHz 133MHz 266MHz 3 4 2 1 100MHz 166MHz 333MHz 48 80 30 15 133MHz 100MHz 200MHz 4 3 2 1 133MHz 133MHz 266MHz 4 4 2 1 133MHz 166MHz 333MHz 4 5 2 1 e Multiplier Factor This item allows the user to select the bus clock multiplier RA User s Manual S Caution e The categories External Clock and Multiplier Factor are mainly used for engineering tests or for future processors the specifications of which are now unknown It is recommended that you should not use the settings beyond the CPU specifications e The multiplier ration of some CPUs has been fixed In these cases the setting in the Multiplier Factor field will not take effect e Overclocking by increasing the CPU external clock speed and multiplier factor will provide better system performance However it may make the system unstable cause damage on the components or result in other subtle problems Speed Error Hold This determines whether the system is suspended or not if the CPU bus spe
55. lt 500 750 1000 Security Option This option will work only if you have created a password through the Set Password field in the BIOS Setup main menu The setting controls the access to the system and BIOS Setup System The BIOS will ask for the password each time the system boots up and access to Setup is attempted If the correct password is not entered at the prompt the system will not boot and access to BIOS Setup will also be denied Setup The password is only required for access to the BIOS Setup The system will boot but access to BIOS Setup will be denied if the correct password is not entered at the prompt A2 User s Manual 1 Note e To disable security select Set Password in the Setup main menu and then you will be prompted for a password Type in nothing but press lt Enter gt The message showing password disabled will appear Save the changes and exit the BIOS and then you can enter the system without the password entered e f you forget the password and the system failed to boot you have to go through a tedious process of opening the case adjusting the jumper for clearing the CMOS and resetting the previous BIOS options It is recommended that you keep your password in a safety place OS Select For DRAM gt 64MB When the system memory is more than 64MB in size older version of OS 2 differs from other operating systems OS in the way it manages the RAM If you use this type of OS set this item to
56. m PS 2 connector purple while the mouse is supported in the top PS 2 connector green Back Panel Color coded Connectors ell PS 2 Mouse green PS 2 Keyboard purple 2R SR7 Server Board 2 7 8 USB Ports The server board provides two USB Universal Serial Bus ports black which are located on the double deck back panel USB allows data exchange between your computer and a wide range of peripherals such as scanner digital camera joystick etc To use the USB ports your operating system must support the feature and be installed with proper drivers Refer to your operating system s documentation for more information Back Panel Color coded Connectors Li al o6 black DA User s Manual 2 7 9 Fan Headers System CPU overheat will damage the components and the board To prevent system overheat three 3 pin fan headers CPUFANI PWRFAN1 and CHAFANI are equipped on the board for connection with cooling fans All the fan headers on the board have a keying mechanism Your fan cable can only be attached in one way The system is capable of monitoring the speed of the fans that are installed on the CPUFAN1 and CHAFANI headers 2 PWRFAN1 a CPUFAN1 Pin1 G
57. m s CD ROM drive and then click Browse to locate the path to the driver For example D Drivers HighPoint Windows driver_v231_370_372 Win_2000 where D is the designation of the CD ROM drive on your system Found New Hardware Wizard ERES xi Insert the manufacturer s installation disk into the drive ELM selected and then click OK Eu Cancel Copy manufacturer s files from D SR7 Drivers HPT372 V2 31 Win_2000 Verify that the correct path to the driver software is shown then click OK to proceed with the installation Follow the prompts until a window is displayed indicating the installation has been completed Click Finish to close the wizard 7 SR7 Server Board round New Hardware Wizard NN Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard HPT372 UDMA ATA133 RAID Controller Windows has finished installing the software for this device The hardware you installed will not work until you restart your computer To close this wizard click Finish Back Cancel 4 2 1 Verifying Installation When the driver has been successfully installed and the computer restarts 1 Right click the My Computer icon on desktop and then click Property 2 Click Hardware and then Device Manager If there appears HPT372 UDMA ATA133 RAID Controller items and no exclamation marks or question marks on their left it means that the drivers have been successfully installed 4 3 Installing Driver in the process of W
58. may cause instability in IDE subsystems that cannot support such fast performance If any disk drive error occurs set this item to Disabled I DE Primary Secondary Master Slave PI O These IDE PIO Programmed Input Output categories allow you to set a PIO mode for each of the four IDE devices The options ranging from Modes 0 through 4 which primarily differ in timing provide successively increased performance Normally you should leave it as Auto and let the BIOS auto detect the IDE drive s PIO mode Primary Secondary Master Slave Ultra DMA UDMA is a DMA data transfer protocol that utilizes ATA commands and the ATA bus to allow DMA commands to transfer data at a maximum burst rate Normally you should leave it as Auto and let the BIOS auto detect the optimal data transfer rate for each IDE device You should only disable it for troubleshooting purposes Options Disabled Auto default AR User s Manual Onboard Super I O Device Move the cursor to this field and press Enter A submenu looks like the following figure will appear CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 200 Onboard Superl0O Device Onboard FDD Controller Enabled Onboard Serial Port 1 Onboard Serial Port 2 Onboard Parallel Port Epic Roue pe Parallel Port Mode EPP Mode Select ECP Mode Use DMA 1 Award Software ti gt lt Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit Fl General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimiz
59. peed 33 Reset keyboard except Winbond 977 series Super I O chips 3C Test 8254 3E Test 8259 interrupt mask bits for channel 1 40 Test 8259 interrupt mask bits for channel 2 43 Test 8259 functionality 7a SR7 Server Board Code Description of POST Operation 47 Initialize EISA slot 49 1 Calculate total memory by testing the last double word of each 64K page 2 Program writes allocation for AMD K5 CPU 4E 1 Program MTRR of M1 CPU 2 Initialize L2 cache for P6 class CPU amp program CPU with proper cacheable range 3 Initialize the APIC for P6 class CPU 4 On MP platform adjust the cacheable range to smaller one in case the cacheable ranges between each CPU are not identical 50 Initialize USB 52 Test all memory clear all extended memory to 0 55 Display number of processors multi processor platform 57 1 Display PnP logo 2 Early ISA PnP initialization Assign CSN to every ISA PnP device 59 Initialize the combined Trend Anti Virus code 5B Optional Feature Show message for entering AWDFLASH EXE from FDD optional 5D 1 Initialize Init Onboard Super IO switch 2 Initialize Init Onbaord AUDIO switch 60 Okay to enter Setup utility i e not until this POST stage can users enter the CMOS setup utility 65 Initialize PS 2 Mouse 67 Prepare memory size information for function call INT 15h ax E820h 69 Turn on L2 cache 6B Program chipset registers accordin
60. pset default values into chipset Chipset default values are MODBINable by OEM customers 16 Initial Early Init Onboard Generator switch 18 Detect CPU information including brand SMI type Cyrix or Intel and CPU level 586 or 686 1B Initial interrupts vector table If no special specified all H W interrupts are directed to SPURIOUS INT HDLR amp S W interrupts to SPURIOUS soft HDLR 1D Initial EARLY PM INIT switch 1F Load keyboard matrix notebook platform 21 HPM initialization notebook platform 23 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 amp PnP use If ESCD is valid take into consideration of the ESCD s legacy information 4 Onboard clock generator initialization Disable respective clock resource to empty PCI amp DIMM slots 5 Early PCI initialization Enumerate PCI bus number Assign memory amp I O resource Search for a valid VGA device amp VGA BIOS and put it into C000 0 27 Initialize INT 09 buffer 29 1 Program CPU internal MTRR P6 amp PII for 0 640K memory address 2 Initialize the APIC for Pentium class CPU 3 Program early chipset according to CMOS setup Example onboard IDE controller 4 Measure CPU speed 5 Invoke video BIOS 2D 1l Initialize multi language 2 Put information on screen display including Award title CPU type CPU s
61. r the first time to get it closest to what you think an optimal state for best system performance Highlight this option in the Setup Main Menu and press Enter The following message will appear Load Fail Safe Defaults Y N N Type Y and press Enter to proceed The default settings will be loaded 3 12 Set Password If you want to protect your system and BIOS Setup from unauthorized entry you can set a password with the System or Setup option selected for the Security field in the Advanced BIOS Features To set a password highlight this option and press Enter in the Main Menu The message below will appear Enter Password Type in the password which is allowed for up to eight characters and press Enter When being prompted for password confirmation type in exactly the same password and press Enter RA User s Manual To delete or disable the password function highlight Set Password and press lt Enter gt in the Main Menu When being prompted for password setting entry type in nothing but press lt Enter gt The following message will appear confirming the password has been disabled Password Disabled After a password has been enabled the system will be protected from unauthorized users with two security levels System and Setup If security is set to System the password is required for entry to both the system and Setup The user that has entered the correct password is authorized for access to sys
62. receiving it Options 2T 2 5T default 3T Dram Driving Strength By default this item is set to Auto When set to Manual the following two fields are allowed for further setting Options Auto default Manual PMOS Driving Rating The options range from 0 5x to 4 0x in an increment of 0 5 NMOS Driving Rating The options range from 0 5x to 4 0x in an increment of 0 5 Prefetch Caching Used to enable or disable default PCI slave control prefetch caching Memory Hole at 15M 16M Some interface cards will map their ROM address to 15M 16M This item allows you to set aside this memory space for these cards This item should be disabled unless you have a card that requires the particular memory addresses Options Disabled default Enabled Graphic Window WR Combin By default this item is enabled the register that defines the starting address of the graphic windows for GUI Graphic Unit Interface is enabled AR User s Manual 3 6 Integrated Peripherals This section discusses settings that control your system s integrated peripherals These settings are used to enable or disable integrated peripheral support and set the various resources they use CMOS Setup Utility Copy t C 1984 2001 Award Software rig Integrated Periph Is gt SIS OnChip IDE Device Press Enter ttemHelp gt Onboard SupperlO Device Press Enter USB Controller Manu Level gt USB Keyboard Support IDE HDD Block Mode
63. rt The floppy 3 mode is a Japanese standard floppy drive mode This standard stores 1 2MB on a 3 5 diskette instead of 1 44MB Options Disabled default Drive A Drive B Both Video Used to select the type of video adapter for your system monitor Options EGA VGA default CGA 40 CGA 80 and MONO Halt On Used to determine whether the computer will stop or not if an error is detected during power up No errors The system boot will not be stopped for any error that may be detected All errors Whenever the BIOS detects a non fatal error the system boot will be stopped and you will be prompted All But Keyboard The system boot will not stop for a keyboard error it will stop for all other errors All But Diskette The system boot will not stop for a disk error it will stop for all other errors All But Disk Key The system boot will not stop for a keyboard or disk error it will stop for all other errors Base Memory The BIOS determines the amount of base or conventional memory installed in the system The value of the base memory is typically 512K for systems with 512K memory installed on the board or 640K for systems with 640K or more memory installed on the board 2a SR7 Server Board Extended Memory This is the amount of memory located above 1MB in the CPU s memory address map The BIOS determines how much extended memory is present during POST Total Memory The field shows the total memory in th
64. s RAID O0 1 or 0 1 disk array for data transfer efficiency and data redundancy You can use the built in BIOS array utilities Windows based RAID Administration software that is included in the provided installation CD or any other RAID administration software program for disk array applications For further information on RAI Ds refer to the RAID manual on the CD that accompanied this server board Insert the supplied CD into your system s CD ROM drive An auto run screen will appear Click the Manuals button and then select the Raid Manual 12 User s Manual Caution The on board RAID controllers support ATA hard disk drives only Do not connect any ATAPI devices CD ROM LS 120 MO or removable media drives to the HPT 372 controller supported IDE connectors Connecting hard disk drives to the board The IDE cables we provide are 40 pin 80 conductor type with keying mechanism and the three connectors blue black and gray on each of the cables are used for connection with on board IDE connector master hard disk drive and slave hard disk drive respectively All the on board IDE connectors are also keyed The cable can only be attached in one way The colored stripe along the edge of the cable indicates Pin 1 Be careful to match pin 1 of the cable to pin 1 of the on board connector or hard disk connector If the cable does not slide easily into the connector do not force it Instead reverse the cable Colored s
65. spend To RAM MODEM Use IRQ By default this item is set to Auto the BIOS will automatically assign an IRQ for your modem if there is one in your system You may specify a IRQ manually Options Auto default 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 HDD Off After By default this item is disabled Instead you can set a time ranging from 1 Min through 15 Min After the set time period of drive inactivity the hard disk drive powers down while all other devices remain active Power Button Override The default is Instant Off power button acts like a normal ATX power button i e push one time and all power shut down When set to Delay 4 Sec pushing the power button more than 4 seconds will shut down the system R User s Manual Power State Resume Control Always Off When power resumes from an AC power failure the system s power is off Turn On When power resumes from an AC power failure the system will automatically power on Keep Pre State When power resumes from an AC power failure the system will return to the last power state PM Wake Up Events Move the cursor to this field and press Enter to enter the submenu In the PM Wake Up Events submenu you may disable activity monitoring of some common I O events and interrupt requests so they do not wake up the system CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2001 Award Software PM Wake Up Events IRQ 3 7 9 15 NMI Enabled IRQ 8 break Suspend pitak eg Power On by Ring
66. tection task is successfully completed the detected values of the hard disk will be shown in the appropriate fields below e Access Mode Some operating systems cannot support hard disk drives larger than 528MB and require that you select a specific access mode Only if you choose an option except for Auto the sequent items are allowed for further setting Options Auto default CHS LBA Large Auto The BIOS will auto detect the access mode of the installed hard disk drive CHS Normal Mode If you select this mode the maximum accessible HDD size will be 528 MB even though its physical size may be greater than that CHS stands for cylinder head sector the maximum number of the three parameters is 1024 16 and 63 respectively These parameters are used in hard disk geometry specifications In this mode there is no translation done at the BIOS level 27 SR7 Server Board LBA Logical Block Addressing For modern high capacity hard disk drives that use Int13h extensions only logical block address is used The addressing in both CHS and Large mode is done in terms of cylinder head and sector numbers Instead of the addressing way both CHS and Large modes use LBA involves a totally new way of addressing sectors The number of cylinders heads amp sectors shown in its submenu may not be the number physically contained in the HDD L3 Note To use LBA your operating system needs to support Int13h extensions Large
67. tem and Setup If security is set to Setup the password is required only for entry to Setup 3 13 Save amp Exit Setup When all the changes have been made highlight Save amp Exit Setup and press Enter The message below will appear Save to CMOS and Exit Y N Y Type Y and press Enter The modifications you have made will be written into the CMOS memory The system will be reconfigured according to the new settings when it reboots 3 14 Exit Without Saving If you do not want to save the changes you have made highlight this item and press Enter The message below will appear Quit Without Saving Y N Y Type Y and press Enter The system will restart based on the previous settings RO SR7 Server Board 4 Software Installation The sever board package contains an Installation CD which mainly includes manuals drivers and utilities To view the detailed contents of the CD insert the CD into your system s CD ROM drive An auto run screen will appear If not run setup exe under the root directory of the CD as shown in the following screen where D is the designation of the CD ROM drive on your system TE 105 File Edt View Favorites Tools Help Heak gt E Bsearch Gres hitoy OF OS X A Ese laes Bso CCS RG Folders x L1 BI Desktop acrobatReader 4 25 2002 EA My Documents tin File Folder 4 26 2002 EB My Computer SR7 D Ci Drivers File Fol
68. the information can be retained when the system power is turned off Once you power on the system the BIOS is immediately activated The BIOS reads the system information contained in the CMOS and begins the process of checking out the system and configuring it During this POST Power On Self Test period the following message will appear on the screen Press DEL to enter SETUP If the message disappear before you respond you can restart the system by pressing the Reset button or by simultaneously pressing Ctrl Alt Del keys When you press the Del button the Setup main menu screen will appear L3 Note The BIOS Setup screens settings appearing in the following sections are for reference only Your version may not be identical to the screen figures because of version difference 29 User s Manual 3 1 Setup Main Menu CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2001 Award Software SoftMenu III Setup Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS Features Advanced Chipset Features gt PC Health Status Load Fail Safe Defaults Load Optimized Defaults Set Password Integrated Peripherals Seve amp Buli sorup Power Management Setup Bat Merom Soutni PnP PCI Configurations Quit Menu in BIOS 4 Select Item Save amp Exit Setup 0 3 2 SoftMenu III Setup This section describes CPU relative settings Setting the values in this section incorrectly can possibly damage your processor or other hardware MO
69. the settings take effect InstallShield Wizard Reboot The InstallShield Wizard has successfully installed Hardware Doctor Before you can use the program you must restart your computer Yes want to restart my computer now No will restart my computer later Reboot Back Cantal 7A User s Manual 4 6 1 Hardware Doctor User Interface After completion of the hardware doctor utility installation restart the system and then click Start gt Programs gt Winbond gt Hardware Doctor to enter the utility amp Hardware Doctor v Winbond Hardware Doctor Ver 2 70 ub High Lint Status T AERE S m 430 130 RN V Ve ppm 290 m um 509 375 oT SO seus 40 amp m 551 f v MA sjefrror 1000 m G 340 1302 s AGP pz 10 mmm 500 375 j DORM fof2 200 30 235 H y Ysb PEESI 400 r fe 600 550 4 gt Vbat hiegi 185 a 400 a Y p Fen Speed a Chassis Fan f NA ru RPM CPUFan 1055 NENNENEENEENNENNNNEN UZESSS APM p Temperature System o o E E au 1 17 Trooo 75 SR7 Server Board Selecting the items to be monitored In the main screen click Tools to drop down the menu and then click Configuration You can enable or disable the items in the Monitoring Config submenu by clicking the respective check boxes and set the v
70. tripe Blue connector Gray connector P x Black connector 40 pin 80 conductor IDE cable 1 Note e Consult your hard disk drive documentation for information about proper jumper settings for master slave operation mode e It is strongly advised that you use disks of the same model throughout the system Different models exhibit different timing characteristics which might decrease overall RAID performance Besides if disks of various sizes are grouped as a mirror array the actual data capacity of the array equals the smaller capacity disk e Always use 40 pin 80 conductor IDE cables to support your ATA 66 100 133 hard drives at full speed SR7 Server Board 2 7 2 Floppy Disk Drive Connector j o 3 FDC1 z 1 Dmm ilo The server board is equipped with a 34 pin FDD connector that supports two floppy disk drives of 360K 720K 1 2M 1 44M or 2 88M The provided FDD ribbon cable is keyed It can only be attached to the FDD shrouded connector in one way It will be very apparent where the cable can be plugged in Connect one end of the FDD cable to the FDC1 connector and the other end to your first floppy disk drive If you want to install a second floppy disk drive in your system have the drive connected with the in between connector on the FDD cable itam 0 uj on User s Manual 2 7 3 ATX
71. y Normally you leave this field Disabled If you have installed a new add on card and the system reconfiguration results in system boot failure enable this item to update ESCD Resources Controlled By The default is Auto ESCD The Award Plug and Play BIOS will automatically allocate the resources and the subsequent field IRQ Resources will be locked out When set to Manual you can move the cursor to the IRQ Resources field and then press Enter for manually resource setting I RQ Resources Press Enter to enter the submenu RR SR7 Server Board I RQ 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 assigned to Options PCI Device Reserved MOS Setup Utility Copyright 1984 2001 Award Software IRQ Resources assigned Device assigned Device Manu Level gt assigned Device assigned Device Legacy ISA for devices assigned Device compliant with the assigned Device original PC AT bus assigned Device specification PCI ISA assigned Device PnP for devices assigned Device compliant with the Plug and Play standard whether designed for PCI or ISA bus architecture D55775 4040 0 400 010 40 t4 gt e Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit Fl General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults PCI VGA Palette Snoop Non standard VGA display adapters such as graphics accelerators or MPEG video cards may not show colors properly Enabling this item may correct this problem otherwise le
72. ystem cache memory and I O buses for system performance optimization However some of the settings have the potential to disturb your system If you do not fully understand what the selected setting will result in it is usually best to leave the item at its default setting MO etup Utility Copyright 1984 2001 Award Software Advanced Chipset Features Advanced DRAM Control 1 Press Enter ENENMITTTEEENN Prefetch Cachi ng Disabled Memory Hole at 15M 16M Disabled gt Graphic Window WR Combin Enabled FORO BOOK thee Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit Fl General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Advanced DRAM Control 1 Move your cursor to this category and press Enter to enter its submenu AA X X Ws X X User s Manual CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2001 Award Software Advanced DRAM Control 1 DDR MS Precharge Time DDR RAS to CAS Delay DDR Write Recovery Ti me kout Gauol D Timing Constraint Cntl GW Write Mask AGP Request CAS Latency Setting Dram Driving Strength x PMOS Driving Rating NMOS Driving Rating th gt Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit Fl General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults e System Performance When this item is set to Manual Mode the subsequent fields are allowed for further setting Options Normal Mode default Fast Mode Turbo Mode Ultra Mode

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