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1. L nju a Reset Speak 8 t m SCSI LED o LEN c PW ON Hae fale HDD LED PWR LED ula 5 co TE DPX Front Panel Connectors Figure 4 1 Item 4 through 9 are depicted in Figure 4 1 as above 4 Reset Switch 2 pin RST This 2 pin connector connects to the case mounted reset switch for rebooting your computer without turning off and on your power switch This is a preferred method of rebooting to prolong the life of the system s power supply 5 SCSI Hard disk Card Activity LED 4 pin SCSI HD The 4 pin connector can be connected to the 4 pin activity LED connector of SCSI card Read and Write activities by devices connected to the SCSI card will cause the front panel LED to light up 6 Hard Disk Activity LED 2 pin HDD LED This connector supplies power to the cabinet s hard disk or IDE activity LED Read and write activity by devices connected to the Primary or Secondary IDE connectors will cause the LED to light up Hardware Installation 1 15 7 Speaker Connector 4 pin SPEAKER There is one jumper cap over pin1 and pin2 default setting for internal buzzer If you want to use external case mounted spe2. mca H ou Woo p bo bo bo bo bo a Ra Ra BA MB i m 2 1 1 XII e 2 a ie 5 Cle CMOS m m E E rH t O H H B CHA INTRA FDC THM 4 oo SB a TE 00 5 H DU oo i 00 88 S ULTRA3 ULTRA3 SCSI AN SCSI CHA CHB E CAT Bad 604 Socket for 604 Socket for Prestonia CPU 2 Prestonia CPU 1 O CPU1AUX O Overview This page left intentionally blank for notes Overview Chapter 1 Hardware Installation In this chapter the installation of the DPX with the processor and other hardware connected to your system will be explained in detail S w _ c o IE Installation Procedures Installation procedures will be broken up into six major parts Step 1 Jumper setting Step 2 Install memory DDRAM modules Step 3 Install Prestonia CPU Step 4 Attach cables to connectors Step 5 Install
3. Print Port 2 5 3 64 Bit PCI Slots v a 99 3 32 Bit PCI Slots ss ft 0 0 DE Q es 9 Bi m COMI Port VGA Port USB Ports ICMB Ports LAN Ports 5 2 Ports Figure 4 2 Item 12 through 17 are depicted in Figure 4 2 as above 12 PS 2 Mouse Connector 6 pin Female The upper port The system will direct IRQ12 to the PS 2 mouse if one is detected If not detected expansion cards can use IRQ12 13 PS 2 Keyboard Connector 6 pin Female The lower port This connection is for a standard keyboard using a PS 2 plug mini DIN This connector will not allow standard AT size large DIN keyboard plugs You may use a DIN to mini DIN adapter on standard AT keyboards 14 Universal Serial BUS Ports I amp 2 Two 4 Female Two external USB ports and two internal USB headers are available for connecting USB devices But a user can only two of them with proper cabling for connecting USB 1 18 Hardware Installation P N Description DATA GND NC USB2 0 3 amp USB4 0 5 USBO CGD pues
4. Utility Executing Phoenix Phlash You can run Phoenix Phlash in one of two modes 1 Command Line Mode 2 Crisis Recovery Mode WARNING For your own protection be sure your have a Crisis Recovery Diskette ready to use before excuting Phlash Command Line Mode Use this mode to update or replace your current BIOS To execute Phlash in this mode move to the directory into which you have installed Phoenix Phlash and type the following Phlash Phoenix Phlash will automatically update or replace the current BIOS with the one which your OEM or dealer supplies you Phlash may fail if your system is using memory managers in which case the utility displays the following message Cannot flash when memory managers are present If you see this message after you execute Phlash you must disable the memory manager on your system To do so follow the instructions in the following sections Disabling Memory Managers To avoid failure when flashing you must disable the memory managers that load from CONFIG SYS and AUTOEXEC BAT There are two recommended procedures for disabling the memory managers One consists of pressing the F5 key only if you are using DOS 5 0 or above and the other requires the 3 6 BIOS Flash Utility creation of boot diskette DOS 5 0 or later version For DOS 5 0 and later follow the two steps below to disable any memory managers on your system If you are not usi
5. 2 AUX CPU2 AUX FAN ES DPX Fan Connectors 1 16 Hardware Installation WARNING The CPU and or motherboard will overheat if there is not enough airflow across the CPU and onboard heatsink Damage may occur to the motherboard and or the CPU fan if these pins are incorrectly used These are not jumpers do not place jumper caps over these pins DBuorE The Rotation signal has to be used with fan specially designed with rotation signal 4 Only the fan marked CPU 1 CPU2 Fan2 Front fan and back fan can be monitored by BIOS 656 oO X _ co IE 11 Wake On LAN This connector connects to internal LAN cards with a Wake On LAN output The connector powers up the system when a wakeup packet or signal is received through the LAN card oc Wake On LAN Port Comum qum gt DPX Wake on LAN Ports Hardware Installation 1 17 BIS IMPORTANT This feature requires that your system have an ATX power supply with at least 720mA 5VSB standby power
6. 5 MM MM 2z MM MMMM 5 c B3 A3 B2 A2 Bl Al D D D RI IR R A M N M D 101 DI M M M M 8 Bale BHA DPX memory installation 80 Pins 104 Pins Hardware Installation 1 5 5 eu E D 5 Insert the module down to the DIMM socket with both hands and press down firmly until the DIMM module is securely in place The tabs of the Socket will close up to hold the DIMM in place when the DIMM touches the Socket s bottom A DDR B1 9 DDR A2 _ 2 4 Repeat step1 to step 3 to add additional DIMM modules 1 6 Hardware Installation IMPORTANT You have to insert two memory DIMMs in DDR A1 and DDR B1 or DDR A2 and DDR B2 or DDR A3 and DDR B3 DIMMs sockets slots or connectors while you install the system at the first time that you want to use it such as the system will be able to boot up otherwise it can not work yet _ co IE Hardware Installation 1 7 Step 3 Install CPU DPX provides Intel Xeon Socket 604 processor at 400 MHz FSB CPU Installation Procedures 5 D 5 1 Lift up the socket lever and carefully place the Socket 604 CPU with the correct orientation as the figures are shown below 2 Mount the CPU heatsink with
7. M B DPX Serial BIOS Number version CPU 1 CPU2 DIMM 0 Size Brand Component MB Model DIMM 1 Size Brand Component MB Model DIMM 2 Size Brand Component MB Model DIMM 3 Size Brand Component MB Model FDD PCI64 1 E 64 2 5 64 3 2 PCI 1 8 PCI 2 o Onboard Master E IDE 0 Slave Troubleshootina A 5 Onboard SCSI CHO Onboard SCSI CH 1 Power Watt Model Supply Number Other Devices Operating system Sympiom Description e2 c Q E Name o Contact email address 6 Troubleshooting
8. DPX Floppy Drive Connectors Hardware Installation 1 13 3 Primary IDE connectors One 40 pin IDE The connector supports the provided 40 wire IDE hard disk ribbon cable After connecting the single end to the board connect the two plugs at the other end to your hard disk s If you install two hard disks in the same cable you must configure the second drive to Slave mode by setting its jumper accordingly Please refer to the documentation of your hard disk 5 o 2 for the jumper settings BIOS now supports IDE HDD or IDE CD ROM bootup Pin 20 is removed to prevent inserting in the wrong orientation 5 e when using ribbon cables with pin 20 plugged and it support Ultra DMA So 33 DMA 66 DMA 100 device 1 B HT Pin 1 DPX IDE Connectors 5 2 Ribbon cables should always be connected with the red stripe on the Pin 1 side of the connector IDE ribbon cable must be less than 46cm 18inches with the second drive connector no more than 15cm 6 inches from the first connector 1 14 Hardware Installation
9. Chapter 3 2 BIOS Flash Upgrade Utility Phoenix Phlash gives you the ability to update your BIOS from a floppy disk without having to install a new ROM BIOS chip Phoenix Phlash is a utility for flashing copying a BIOS to the Flash ROM installed on your computer from a floppy disk A Flash ROM is a Read Only Memory chip that you can write to use a special method called flashing Use Phoenix Phlash for the following tasks Update the current BIOS with a new version Restore BIOS when it has become corrupted Installation Phoenix Phlash is shipped on a floppy disk with your computer as a compressed file called CRISDISK ZIP that contains the following files CRISDISK BAT Executable file for creating the Crisis Recovery Diskette PHLASH EXE Programs the flash ROM PHLASH16 EXE Performs platform dependent functions BIOS ROM Actual BIOS image to be programmed into flash ROM MINIDOS SYS Allows the system to boot in Crisis Recovery Mode MAKEBOOT EXE Creates the custom boot sector on the Crisis Recovery Diskette To install Phoenix Phlash on your hard disk follow this simple procedure 1 Insert the distribution diskette into drive A 2 Unzip the contents of CRISDISK ZIP into a local directory presumably CAPHLASH 3 Store the distribution diskette in a safe place 3 4 BIOS Flash Utility Create the Crisis Recovery Diskette If the OEM or dealer from whom you purchased your system has not provided you wi
10. E Os O USB 1 DPX USB Connectors 15 Parallel Printer Connector 25 pin Female You can enable the parallel port and choose the IRQ through the BIOS Setup 16 Onboard LAN Port DPX uses Intel 82544GC Gigabit and 10 100 82550EY Ethernet controllers It consists of both the Media Access controller and 10 100 Mbps Physical Layer PHY interface The RJ45 connector provides both 10Base T and 100Base TX connectivity Please refer to the Onboard SCSI LAN User Guide for further information 17 Serial Port COM1 2 Connectors 9 pin Male and 10 pin Header The serial port COM1 and CO N can be used for pointing devices or other serial devices See the BIOS Set E COM Le in female COM2 9Pin male DPX COM1 COM2 Connectors Hardware Installation 1 19 A G gt v lt 2 m x 18 Chassis Intrusion Sensor Connector 2 pin CHA This connector is for a chassis intrusion monitor The hardware monitor
11. F1 Help gt Selectltem Change Values F9 Setup Defaults ESC Exit Select Menu Enter Select Sub Menu F10 Save and Exit Use this menu to arrange to specify the priority of the devices from which the BIOS will attempt to boot the Operating System In the example above the BIOS will attempt first to boot from the CD ROM drive the only Removable Device listed Failing that it will attempt to boot from the Primary Master hard disk and so on down the list Removable Devices Hard Drive and Network Boot are the generic types of devices on your system from which you can boot an operating system You may have more than one device of each type If so the generic type is marked with a plus or minus sign Use the Enter key to expand or collapse the devices marked with lt gt or lt gt Press lt Ctrl Enter gt to expand all such devices 2 18 BIOS Setup Floppy drives are not managed on this menu as part of Removable Devices To change a device s priority on the list first select it with the up or down arrows and move it up or down using the lt gt and lt gt keys Pressing n moves a device between the Removable Devices and Hard Drive Pressing Shift 1 enables or disables a device Feature Options Descipion Boot sequence The BIOS attempts to load the operating system from the disk drives in the sequence selected here See also the Boot Menu on p 17 Setup prompt Enabled Displays
12. Phoenix Phlash will restore the BIOS from the diskette and successfully boot the operating system Utility am 45 LL 3 8 BIOS Flash Utility Appendix Troubleshooting The following is a checking procedure for common problem encountered during system assembly Toubleshooting Procedure TS Unexpected Symptom 3 Step 1 V Y Turn Off the system power and unplug the AC power cord then remove add on cards and peripherals inclusive VGA FDD IDE ATAPI device and Step 2 v Check if all jumper settings are correct Please refer to the page Y Step 3 Make sure only CPU memory modules mouse and keyboard are properly on the mainboard 115 230V switch the power properly set Then connect onboard port to Step 4 Plug the power cord s into onboard power connector s and turn on the supply Make sure the system is on soft off Step 5 92 Clear CMOS Please refer to the P1 2 in the slection Jumper o Step 6 9 o 22 226 7 2 v 9 Power On the system and check if the gt fan work properly and POST screen on the monitor pis Continue on the next 2 Contact your reseller or 5 4 distributor for checking your Troubleshootina A 1 o a 5 2 4 Continue Check if POST screen
13. 15 5 7 Speaker Connector 1 16 E 8 Power Switch Soft Power Switch 1 16 D 9 System Power LED 1 16 rs 10 Back CPU and Aux Fan Connectors 1 16 11 Wake On LAN 1 17 12 5 2 Mouse Connector 1 18 13 5 2 Keyboard Connector 1 18 14 Universal Serial BUS Ports 0 amp 10 1 amp 2 1 18 15 jParallel Printer Connector 1 19 16 LAN Port 1 19 17 Port COM1 2 Connectors 1 19 18 Intrusion Sensor Connector 1 20 19 5 Thermal Sensor Connector 1 20 20 Connector 1 21 21 Adaptec 7899W SCSI Channels 1 22 22 System health Header 1 23 Hardware Installation 1 11 5 o E m 5 1 ATX Power Supply 24 power connectors The connectors connect to ATX power supply Find the proper orientation and push down firmly to make sure that the pins are aligned For Wake on LAN support 5 volt Stand by lead 5VSB from power supply must supply at least 720mA 3 3V 3 3V COM 5v COM 5 PWR OK 3 3V 12 5 n UO 12v E Em 412v 43 3v O
14. 3 pins E 8 G EE je DPX IPMB Connectors 21 Adaptec 7899W SCSI Channels DPX use Adaptec 7899W SCSI Chip and provides two types of common internal SCSI connectors and two connectors for SCSI devices Please refer to the Onboard SCSI LAN User Guide for further information TN L T a E 4 1 Channel B Channel A 68 Pin SCSI Connector DPX Onboard SCSI Connectors Hardware Installation 1 21 22 System health Header Two 2 pin headers and Two 3 pin headers DPX provides two 2 pin LED one 3 pin LED and one 2 pin Alarm reset headers for front panel system health status When the CPU 1 CPU2 temperature and CPU1 CPU2 FRONT FAN BACK FAN speed is over alert threshold or the network link loss system occur audio alarm signal to alert the network administrator Please also check the System Health Monitoring Hardware in the BIOS setup for Alarm threshold setup This header is only fo
15. BIOS Setup F6 Key Load Failsafe Defaults for this page F7 Key Load Optimal Defaults this page F10 key Save configuration and exit the BIOS Setup Utility Table 1 Legend Keys Navigating through the menu bar Use the left and right arrow keys to navigate the menu you want to be in To display a sub menu Use the arrow keys to move the cursor to the sub menu you want Then press Enter A 2 pointer marks all sub menus BIOS Setup 2 3 In Case of Problems If after making and saving system changes with Setup you discover that your computer no longer is able to boot the PhoenixBIOS supports an override to the CMOS setting which resets your system to its defaults The other way is clear the present CMOS information Refer to the jumper setting The best advice is to only alter settings which you thoroughly understand In the end we strongly recommend that you avoid making any changes to the chipset defaults These defaults have been carefully chosen by both PhoenixBIOS to provide the maximum performance and reliability of the System Even a slight change to the chipset setup may also cause potential and unpredictable failure to the system w o o o e c 2 4 BIOS Setup Section 1 Main Menu To start the PhoenixBlOS Setup utility Step 1 Turn on or reboot your system PhoenixBIOS displays this message Step 2 Press F2 to enter SETUP Step 3 Pressing F2 displays the Main Menu which looks
16. F10 gt Save and exit lt Enter gt Execute Command or Select P Submenu Use the left and right gt arrow keys to make selection See the section below Exiting Setup for a description on exiting the Main Menu 00 o o The Legend Use the keys listed in the legend bar on the bottom to make your selections or exit the current menu The chart on the following page describes the legend keys and their alternates Key Funcio 0 F1 or lt Alt H gt General Help window See below Esc Exit this menu arrow keys Select a different menu or arrow keys Move cursor up and down Tab or lt Shift Tab gt Cycle cursor up and down Home or lt gt Move cursor to top or bottom of window lt PgUp gt or lt PgDn gt Move cursor to next or previous page 2 6 BIOS Setup Select the Previous Value for the field F6 or lt gt or Space Select the Next Value for the field lt 9 gt Load the Default Configuration values for this menu Execute Command or Select P Submenu lt gt To select an item use the arrow keys to move the cursor to the field you want Then use the plus and minus value keys to select a value for that field The Save Values commands in the Exit Menu save the values currently displayed in all the menus To display a sub menu use the arrow keys to move the cursor to the sub menu you want Then press lt Enter gt
17. Socket 604 CPUs at 400 MHz Host Bus Interface Chipset Use the latest Intel North Bridge Plumas with South Bridge chipset in the DPX M B DPX fully support the newest technologies 32bit 33MHz PCI slots 64 bit 66MHz and 64 bit 100MHz PCI X slots 100 FSB frequency USB interface Peer Transaction and Bus support and so on System DPX provides six DIMM sockets Memory supported total system memory size can up to Support 12GB es A user just chooses specific 1600 DDR 200 registered with ECC DIMMs and DIMMs support up to 12GB technology that will allow up to 128 256 512 1024 MB per two row Double sided DIMM as the system memory Expansion Contain three 32 bit PCI three 64 bit PCI X Slots expansion slots for 64 bit 32 bit 66MHz 133MHz add on card ee The advantage from 64 bit 66MHz PCI technology is the theoretical bandwidth can be up to 528MB s Onboard ATI RageXL video controller with 8MB memory VGA Chip Onboard Use Dual Adaptec AIC 7899W SCSI channels SCSI for bandwidth up to 320MB s of DPX Onboard Inte 82544GC Gigabit and 10 100 VI Overview Dual LAN 82550EY Ethernet controllers on board Intel 10 100 82550EY fast Ethernet Controller can provide IEEE 802 3 802 3u 10 Base T and 100 Base TX compatible network environment A user can achieve advanced manageability of the Alert on LAN Il Specification by using this Intel 82550 EY chip
18. Super NS super I O PC87366 Multi l O One serial ports with UART 16550 ses One EMP port with ECP EPP support Dual onboard USB connectors Four extendable USB connectors PS 2 mouse and keyboard connectors with Wake up function Intelligent Base Board Management Controller Platform Winbond 83910F Manage Dual ICMB RJ45 connectors Interface Three types of ICMB connectors supported Hardware monitor of CPU Thermal Protect CPU System Fan monitor Voltage Report Chassis Intrusion Floppy Drive Supports 3 5 1 44MB or 2 88MB floppy drive and Japanese standard Floppy 3 mode 3 5 disk drive 1 44MB 1 2 720KB and LS 120 floppy disk drives 3 5 disk drive 120 MB BIOS supports IDE CD ROM boot up Enhanced Fully implements the standard for ACPI FreeBSD Red Hat Windows 2000 Overview VII gt 2 gt le compatibility and supports soft off System Prevent from abnormal system down data Management loss Redundant power supply controller ready Alert on LAN ready Remote system controller ready lt 9 lt Desktop Supports DMI through BIOS which allows Management hardware to communicate within a standard Interface protocol creating a higher level of compatibility PC99 The DPX is fully compliant with the Microsoft Compliant PC99 specification at both the hardware and BIOS levels VRM
19. The Setup program allows users modifying the basic system configurations according to their requirements This special information is then stored in battery backed RAM so that it retains the Setup information when the power is turned off The PhoenixBIOS installed in your computer system s ROM Read Only Memory is a custom version of an industry standard BIOS The BIOS provides critical low level support for standard devices such as disk drives and serial and parallel ports The PhoenixBlOS has been customized by adding important but non standard features such as password protection as well as special support for detailed fine tuning of the chipset controlling the entire system The rest of this chapter is intended to guide you through the process of configuring your system using Setup Starting BIOS Setup The PhoenixBIOS is immediately activated when you power on the computer every time The BIOS reads the system information contained in the CMOS and begins the process of checking out the system and configuring it After finishing configuring the whole system then BIOS will continue to seek an operating system on one of the disks launch then turn control over to the operating system While the BIOS is in control the Setup program can be activated in one of two ways BIOS Setup 2 1 gt o o w o o e c 1 By pressing the lt 2 gt key when the following message appears briefly
20. and secondary adapters Each adapter supports one master drive and one optional slave drive in these possible combinations 1 Master 1 Master 1 Slave 22 2 Masters 2 Masters 1 Slave 225 2 Masters 2 Slaves BIOS Setup 2 9 o o e c There is one IDE connector for each adapter on your machine usually labeled Primary IDE and Secondary IDE There are usually two connectors on each ribbon cable attached to each IDE connector When you have connected two drives to these connectors the one on the end of the cable is the Master If you need to change your drive settings selecting one of the Master or Slave drives on the Main Menu displays a sub menu like this PhoenixBlOS Setup Utility Main Primary Master Item Specific Help Type Auto Select the drive type of Oylinders 13328 the fixed disk installed in Heads 15 your system If type User Sectors Track 63 is selected Cylinders Maximum Capacity 6449 MB Heads and Sectors can be edited directly Landing Zone 762 Auto attempts to Write Precomp None automatically detect the drive type for drives that Multi Sector Transfer 16 Sectors comply with ANSI LBA Mode Control Enabled specifications 32 bit I O Enabled Transfer Mode Fast PIO 4 SMART Monitoring Enabled F1 Help Select Item Change Values F9 Setup Defaults ESC Exit Select Menu Enter Select a amp Sub Menu F10 Save and Exit U
21. at the bottom of the screen during the POST Power On Self Test Press F2 to enter SETUP 2 By pressing lt Del gt immediately after switching the system on If the message disappears before you respond and you still wish to enter Setup Program restart the system from state On to state Off by pressing the RESET button on the system case You may also restart the system by simultaneously pressing Ctrl lt Alt gt and Delete keys If you do not press the keys at the correct time and the system does not boot as well an error message will be displayed and you will again be asked to PRESS F1 TO CONTINUE F2 TO ENTER SETUP Using Setup In general you use the arrow keys to highlight items press Enter to select press Esc to quit The following table provides more details about how to navigate in the Setup program using the keyboard 2 2 BIOS Setup Function Esc key In the Sub menu Exit the sub menu In the BIOS main category Quit Without saving changes on the screen and allows to set the item value Increase the numeric value or make change Decrease the numeric value or make change F1 Key General Help on Setup navigation keys Press lt F1 gt key to pop up a small help window that describes the appropriate keys to use and the possible selections for the highlighted item To exit the Help Window press lt ESC gt key or lt F1 gt key again F5 Key Load Previous value for this page
22. card Requires PCI or local bus Transfer Mode Standard Selects the method for transferring the Fast PIO 1 data between the hard disk and system Fast PIO 2 memory FastPIO3 The Setup menu only lists those Fast PIO 4 options supported by the drive and platform BIOS Setup 2 11 23 o o o O o o e c Options Description SMART Monitoring Enabled Turn on Self Monitoring Disabled Analysis Reporting Technology which monitors condition of the hard drive and reports when a catastrophic IDE failure is about to happen DE drives do not require setting Landing Zone and Write Precomp When you enter Setup the Main Menu usually displays the results of Autotyping information each drive provides about its own parameters e g cylinders heads and sectors and how the drives are arranged as Masters or Slaves on your machine Some older drives however do not use Autotyping and require selecting type User and entering a pre defined fixed disk type value or specifying the drive parameters separately with the User type selected You can find the correct parameters for hard disk drives in the drive manual or written on the casing of the drive itself Note Before changing the contents of this menu write them down Once you have established correct parameters for your drive write them down and store them in a safe place e g tape them to the disk drive for use
23. displays the card or monitor may be defective Step 8 1 Press lt Ctr gt lt Alt gt lt Del gt key simultaneously to reboot the system YES Check if the system can be rebooted up Step 9 2 Keyboard is defective During system booting press lt Del gt key to enter BIOS Setup Step 9 1 utility And choose the selection Load Optimal Default in the selction Exit of BIOSSetup Power Off the syetm and re connect the floppy deive and Step 1 0 IDE cable to onboard FDD and IDE connector Step 11 2 IDE cable or hard disk i Check if the system can reboot successfully TE PIE defective Re install the operating system you attend to use such as Step 11 1 Win98 Win NT Win2000 and so on i A 2 Troubleshooting WARNING Before you insert any add on card or hardware component the always disconnect the power cord first 2 Symptom checking List Symptom Check point No Power FAN is not rotating 1 Make sure no short circuit exist between the motherboard and chassis 2 Check if all jumpers are set to the default position 3 Check if the 115V 230V switch on the power supply is properly set 4 Check the CPU is inserted properly into CPU Socket 5 Check the power cord of the CPU fan is plugged into the correct position 6 Turn the power swit
24. expansion cards Step 6 Power connection 46 Warning This motherboard contains sensitive electronic components that can be easily damaged by static electricity Follow the instructions carefully to ensure correct installation and to avoid static damage Hardware Installation 1 1 Step 1 Jumper Setting 5 EEM 1 Clear COMS Header The onboard button cell battery powers the CMOS RAM It contains all the zo BIOS setup information Normally it is necessary to keep the jumper Q connected to pin2 pin3 Default to retain the data as shown below EH LIL B 7 J 213 Normal El 13 02 Clear CMOS l DPX clear CMOS jumper Doe Should you want to clear the RTC data 1 Soft off your computer 2 Short pin1 and pin2 with jumper for few seconds 3 Connect pin2 and pin3 with jumper 4 Turn on your computer by pressing the power on button from front panel 1 2 Hardware Installation 5 Hold down Delete during bootup and select Load Optimal Defaults gt or Load Failsafe Defaults gt option in the selection Exit Then re enter BIOS setup to re enter user preferences S
25. is triggered when chassis micro switch is opened This occurs when the side panel is opened or driver bay door is opened Home ee ET Hoe He He e E e d 2 f E oz 5 O 5 2 Chassis Intrusion Sensor Connector We umm DPX Chassis Intrusion Sensor Connectors 19 System Thermal Sensor Connector 2 pin SYS THERM This two pin connector provides a user to use the thermal sensor to detect the temperature of the components on motherboard EP System Thermal Sensor Connector SYS THERM 1 20 Hardware Installation 20 IPMB Connector For BMC Feature three pins connector and two four pins connectors Those connectors are for a server management add on card featuring with IPMI function B B 4 pins 8 a
26. like this PhoenixBlOS Setup Utility Main Advanced Security Power Boot Exit E Item Specific Help System Time 16 19 20 dp System Date 03 02 1994 lt Tab gt lt Shift Tab gt or Enter selects field e Legacy Diskette A 1 44 1 25 MB 377 a Legacy Diskette B Not Installed Primary Master 6449 MB Primary Slave None w Secondary Master CD ROM Secondary Slave None Num lock Disabled w Memory Cache Enabled w System Shadow Enabled Video Shadow Enabled System Memory 640 KB Extended Memory 31744 KB Fi Help Select Change Values F9 Setup Defaults ESC Exit Select Menu Enter Select Sub Menu F10 Save and Exit Step 9 for a description of the fields on this menu BIOS Setup 2 5 The Menu The Menu Bar at the top of the window lists these selections Key Fundin F1 or lt gt General Help window See below lt Esc gt Exit this menu gt arrow keys Select a different menu or arrow keys Move cursor up and down lt Tab gt or lt Shift Tab gt Cycle cursor up and down lt gt lt End gt Move cursor to top or bottom of window lt PgUp gt or lt PgDn gt Move cursor to next or previous page lt F5 gt or lt gt Select the Previous Value for the field lt F6 gt or lt gt or lt Space gt Select the Next Value for the field lt F9 gt Load the Default Configuration values for this menu lt
27. menu displays a menu like this PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Advanced Warning Item Specific Help Setting items on this menu to incorrect values may cause your system to malfunction Controls system memory parity Parity check Enabled through the chipset Hidden refresh Enabled Slow refresh Disabled Read wait states 0 Write wait states 0 Extra bus wait states 0 Multiple ALE Enabled Keyboard reset delay Disabled o o e c F1 Help Selectltem Change Values F9 Setup Defaults ESC Exit gt Select Menu Enter Select Sub Menu F10 Save and Exit The chipset consists of one or more integrated circuits that act as an interface between the CPU and much of the system s hardware You can use this menu to change the values in the chipset registers and optimize your system s performance Use the legend keys to make your selections display the sub menus and exit to the Main Menu Use the following chart in configuring the chipset Feature Options Descrpton Parity check Enabled Controls system memory parity Disabled checking Hidden refresh Enabled Refreshes regular memory without Disabled holding up the CPU Slow Refresh Enabled Slows memory refresh by a factor of 4 Disabled 2 22 BIOS Setup Read wait states Write wait states Extra bus wait Oton states Multiple ALE Enabled Disabled Keyboard reset Enabled Enabled adds a 2 microsecond delay del
28. message 4 The BIOS or an option ROM requests keyboard input The following explains each of these situations BIOS Flash Utility 3 1 LL o 9 e o Utility Press lt 5 gt Pressing Esc switches to the POST screen and takes one of two actions 1 If MultiBoot is installed the boot process continues with the POST screen until the end of POST and then displays the Boot First Menu text based with these options A Load the operating system from a boot device of your choice B Enter Setup C Exit the Boot First Menu with Esc and load the operating system from the boot devices in the order specified in Setup 2 If MultiBoot is not installed the boot process continues as usual zz Press F2 Pressing F2 at any time during POST switches to the POST screen if not already displayed and enters Setup POST Error Whenever POST detects a non fatal error QuietBoot switches to the POST screen and displays the errors It then displays this message Press F1 to resume F2 to Setup Press F1 to continue with the boot Press F2 if you want to correct the error in Setup Keyboard Input Request If the BIOS or an Option ROM add on card requests keyboard input QuietBoot switches over to the POST screen and the Option ROM displays prompts for entering the information POST continues from there with the regular POST screen Phoenix M
29. on Installed Operating Other Select the operating system you System Win95 use most often Win98 NT Reset Configuration Yes Yes erases all configuration data Data No in a section of memory for ESCD Extended System Configuration Data which stores the configuration settings for non PnP plug in devices Select Yes when required to restore the manufacturer s defaults PS 2 Mouse Enabled Disabled disables any installed Disabled PS 2 mouse but frees up IRQ 12 Auto for use by another device Auto OS Controlled lets the BIOS control the mouse OS Controlled lets the operating system control the mouse Secured Setup Yes Yes prevents the Operating Configurations No System from overriding selections you have made in Setup Large Disk Access DOS Select DOS if you have DOS Mode Other Select Other if you have another operating system such as UNIX A large disk is one that has more than 1024 cylinders more than 16 heads or more than 63 tracks per sector SMART Enabled Enabled installs SMART Disabled Self Monitoring Analysis Reporting Technology which issues a warning if an IDE failure is imminent WARNING Incorrect settings can cause your system to malfunction To correct mistakes return to Setup and restore the Setup Defaults with F9 BIOS Setup BIOS Setup 2 21 Advanced Chipset Control No PCI In a system with no PCI selecting Advanced Chipset Control from menu bar on the advanced
30. restore the Setup Defaults with F9 BIOS Setup 23 o o o a Options Description System shadow Usually permanently enabled Video shadow Enabled Shadows video BIOS and improves Disabled performance Shadow Option Enabled Shadows option ROM located in the ROM Disabled specified segments of memory and can improve performance WARNING Some option ROMs do not work properly when shadowed 00 o o 2 14 BIOS Setup Boot Sequence Selecting Boot Sequence on the Main Menu displays the Boot Options menu PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Main Boot Options Item Specific Help Boot sequence Disabled Order in which the SETUP prompt Enabled system searches for POST Errors Enabled a boot disk Floppy check Enabled Summary screen Enabled F1 Help Select Item Change Values F9 Setup Defaults ESC Exit gt Select Menu Enter Select Sub Menu F10 Save and Exit 23 o o o a Use the legend keys to make your selections and exit to the Main Menu Use the following chart to select your boot options Feature Options Descripion Boot sequence The BIOS attempts to load the operating system from the disk drives in the sequence selected here See also the Boot Menu on p 17 Setup prompt Enabled Displays Press F2 for Setup Disabled during boot up POST errors Enabled At boot error pau
31. 5VSB DPX ATX Power 58 Reserved 45v 45v 45v COM WILL always recommand our customers to use Power that has more than 300W power capacity and is capatible with Intel ATX 2 03 specification 1 12 Hardware Installation E 86 E FATX Power Connector mim G w 7 co rs fgg ID p Riser Power Connector DPX Power Connector 2 Floppy Disk Drive Connector 34 pin FLOPPY This connector supports the provided floppy disk drive ribbon cable After connecting the single end to the board connect the plug on the other end to the floppy drive 4 poy ooon Slim FDC FDC
32. A pointer marks all sub menus BIOS Setup 2 7 gt o o o a The Field Help Window The help window on the right side of each menu displays the help text for the currently selected field It updates as you move the cursor to each field The General Help Window Pressing F1 or lt Alt H gt on any menu brings up the General Help window that describes the legend keys and their alternates General Help Setup changes system behavior by modifying the BIOS Configuration parameters Selecting incorrect values may cause system boot failure load Setup Default values to recover lt Up Down gt arrows select fields in current menu lt PgUp PgDn gt moves to previous next page on scrollable menus lt Home End gt moves to top bottom item of current menu Within a field F5 or lt gt selects next lower value and F6 lt gt or Space selects next higher value o o e c lt Left Right gt arrows select menus on menu bar Enter displays more options for items marked with Enter also displays an option list on some fields F9 loads factory installed Setup Default values F10 restores previous values from CMOS lt 5 gt or lt Alt X gt exits Setup in sub menus pressing these keys returns to the previous menu F1 or Alt H displays General Help this screen Continue The scroll bar on the right of any wind
33. BIOS Setup Section 4 The Power Menu Selecting Power from the menu bar displays a menu like this PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced Security Power Boot Exit Item Specific Help Power Savings Customize Select Power Management Mode Standby Timeout 15 sec Choosing modes Auto Suspend Timeout 15 sec changes system power management settings Maximum Power Savings conserves the greatest amount of System power while Maximum Performance conserves power but allows greatest system performance To alter these settings choose Customize To turn off power management choose Disable Hard Disk Timeout Video Timeout 10 min 5 min Resume On Modem Ring Off Resume On Time Off w Advanced Options F9 Setup Defaults Change Values F10 Save and Exit Enter Select Sub Menu Select Item Select Menu F1 Help ESC Exit Use this menu to specify your settings for Power Management Remember that the options available depend upon the hardware installed in your system Those shown here are from a typical system A power management system reduces the amount of energy used after specified periods of inactivity The Setup menu pictured here supports a Full On state a Standby state with partial power reduction and a Suspend state with full power reduction Use the Advanced Options on this menu to specify whether or not the activity of interrupts can terminate a Standby or
34. Overview Hard ware Installation DPX User s Guide ETT UE THINGS HAPPEN http wwwiwill net www iwill net 23 o o o a BIOS Flash Troubleshooting information in this document is subject to change without notice IWILL Corp makes no warranty of any kind with regard to this material including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose IWILL Corp shall not be liable for errors contained herein or for incidental or consequential damages in connection with the furnishing performance or use of this material IWILL Corp assumes no responsibility for the use or reliability of its software on equipment that is not furnished by IWILL Corp This document contains proprietary information that is protected by copyright All rights are reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced transcribed stored in a retrieval system translated into any language or computer language or transmitted in any form whatsoever without the prior written consent of IWILL Corp Copyright 2000 by IWILL Corp rights reserved Other products and companies referred to herein the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies or mark holders Printed in Taiwan Revision Version 1 00 Release Date August 2002 Contents OVERVIEW tis con icit enc tanara raaa daai aaka V NIRA IN EARE
35. Press F2 for Disabled Setup during boot up POST errors Enabled At boot error pauses and Disabled displays Press lt F1 gt to resume lt F2 gt to Setup Floppy seek Enabled Seeks diskette drives during Disabled boot up Disabling speeds boot time Summary Enabled Displays system summary screen Disabled screen during boot up BIOS Setup 2 19 gt o o o a Section 3 Advanced Menu Selecting Advanced from menu bar on the Main Menu displays a menu like this PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced Security Power Boot Exit Item Specific Help Setting items on this menu to incorrect values S may cause your system to malfunction Installed Operating System Other Select the operating o Reset Configuration Data No system installed on Configuration you system that you use most often PS 2 Mouse Enabled Secured Setup Configurations Note An incorrect w Peripheral Configuration setting can cause unexpected behavior Large Disk Access Mode DOS in some operating Local Bus IDE adapter Both systems SMART Device Monitoring Enabled s Advanced Chipset Control 1 Device Configuration F1 Help Select Item Change Values F9 Setup Defaults ESC Exit gt SelectMenu Enter Select Sub Menu F10 Save and Exit 2 20 BIOS Setup Use the legend keys to make your selections and exit to the Main Menu Feature Options 7 Descrp
36. Support Integrated VRM complies to spec 9 1 Dimension Extended form factor 12 x13 viil Overview About This User Guide This manual explains how to build your system with DPX in detail Please follow the procedures of this User Manual carefully and pay special attention to these icons IMPORTANT WARNING Do 9 Overview This icon informs you for particularly important details regarding the setup or maintenance of your system While we point out the most vital paragraphs in a chapter you should always read every word carefully Failing to do so can cause exasperation This icon alerted you for potential dangers during setting up your system with DPX These warnings should not be regarded as the whole of your safety regimen Never forget that computer are electronic devices and are capable of delivering a shock Prevent damage to yourself and to your board always ensure that your system is turned off and unplugged the power cords whenever you are working with it and that you are equipped This icon alerted you for notice during setting up your system It provides you can useful alert during setting up a new system This icon will show you how to configure your system with DPX in an easy and simple ways This icon always provides some useful description to help you configure your system gt 2 gt le lt lt Getting Help If
37. Suspend state and restore Full On Do BIOS Setup 2 31 gt o o o a 5019 not change these settings without knowing which devices use the interrupts Use the legend keys to make your selections and exit to the Main Menu Use the following chart in making your selections Feature Descripion Power Management Mode Standby Timeout Auto Suspend Timeout Hard Disk Timeout Video Timeout 2 32 Disabled Customize Maximum Power Savings Maximum Performance Disabled 5 min 10 min 15 min 20 min 30 min 40 min 60 min Disabled 1 min 2 min 4 min 8 min 12 min 16 min Disabled 10 sec 15 sec 20 sec 30 sec 45 sec 1 min to 15 min Maximum options pre defined values Select Customize to make your own selections from the following fields Disabled turns off all power management Inactivity period required to put system in Standby partial power shutdown Inactivity period required after Standby to Suspend maximum power shutdown Inactivity period of hard disk required before standby motor off Set inactivity period required before independently turning off monitor Disabled turns CRT off in Standby BIOS Setup Off Wakes up system when an Modem Ring On incoming call is detected on the modem Resume On Time Off Wakes up System at On predetermined time IRQO IRQ15 Disabled Enabling interrupt causes it
38. V FEATURES 2 VI ABOUT THIS USER 2 2 8 7 IX GETTING HELP PT X DPX MOTHERBOARD PICTURE essere XI DPX MOTHERBOARD LAYOUT XII CHAPTER 1 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 1 1 Step 1 Jumper Setting sse 1 2 Step 2 Install Memory 1 4 Step 3 Install CPU nesies 1 8 Step 4 Attach Cable to Connectors 1 10 Step 5 Install Expansion 1 24 Step 6 Powering on Your 1 25 CHAPTER 2 5 SETUP 2 1 Section 1 Main 1 2 5 Section 2 The Boot 2 2 18 Section 3 Advanced 2 0 0070 0 2 4 4 2 21 Section 4 The Power 077 0 2 31 Section 5 The Exit Menu esce e 2 34 CHAPTER 3 2 BIOS UTILITY 3 1 CHAPTER 3 2 BIOS FLASH UPGRADE UTILITY 3 4 APPENDIX A TROUBLESHOOTING A 1 APPENDIX B SYMPTOM REPORT FORM Overview Thank you for choosing the IWILL DPX high performance Server motherboard The DPX is a dual Socket 604 motherboard M B based on the ATX form factor As the latest Intel North Bridge Plumas wi
39. a problem arises with yours system during installation or OS operating you should ask your dealer for help first as your system has most likely be configured by them They always have the best idea and quick response for your symptoms If your dealer is near to your locations you should bring your System to them to have it quickly serviced instead of attempting to solve the problem by yourself Besides these IWILL also provides some helpful resources to help you 1 Select IWILL website at www iwill net and navigate to this product page which contain links to product updates such as Jumper settings or BIOS updates 2 FAQ sections on IWILL Website are often helpful since other user s questions are often your own 3 Email us at support te Qiwill net and we will try to answer your questions within 24 hours Before you email your symptom to support te iwill net please fill in the symptom report in order to let our engineers solve your problem quickly Overview DPX Motherboard Picture ICMB Port LAN Port 3 32 bits PCI slots 3 PCI X Slots IDE Connector IDE Connector Overview Adaptec 7899w SCSI Controllers COMI amp Parallel Port amp VGA Port USB Ports PS 2 Ports 6 Memory 1 Sockets E Slim Floppy dine amp Floppy Connectors XI gt 2 gt 0 lt lt DPX Motherboard Layout LPT
40. aker instead of internal buzzer remove jumper cap and connect speaker wire to the 4 pin connector 8 ATX Power Switch Soft Power Switch 2 pin SW A momentary switch connected to these connector controls the system power Pressing the button once will switch the system between ON and SLEEP The system power LED shows the status of the system s power 5 e D D 5 9 System Power LED 3 PWR LED This 3 pin connector connects the system power LED which lights up when the system is powered on and blinks when it is in sleep mode 10 Front Back CPU and Aux Fan Connectors 3 pin FAN There are eight 3 pin fan connectors in the DPX M B Two fans are used for CPU1 and CPU2 six are for auxiliary power These connectors support cooling fans of 500mA 6W or less Depending on the fan manufacturer the wiring and plug may be different Connect the fan s plug to the board taking into consideration the polarity of this connector E e AAA 45v 12 GND 80 sisare 1 CPU2 FAN pad pag CPUI FAN SYS FAN 1 AUX FAN 1 pag Ead
41. ay Disabled before resetting the system NOTE Sets the number of wait states added to reads from system memory Chipset dependent Sets the number of wait states added to writes to system memory Chipset dependent Sets the number of wait states added to accesses of the AT bus Chipset dependent Determines whether to use single or multiple ALEs during cycle conversion The contents of this menu depend on the chipset installed on your motherboard and chipsets vary widely Consult your dealer or the chipset manual before changing the items on this menu Incorrect settings can cause your system to malfunction BIOS Setup gt o o o a 22 Advanced Chipset Control Menu PCI BIOS If the system has a PCI chipset selecting Advanced Chipset Control from the Advanced menu displays a menu like this The chipset is one or more integrated circuits that act as an interface between the CPU and the system s hardware It manages such things as memory access buses and caching You can use this menu to optimize the performance of your computer Use the legend keys to make your selections and exit to the Main Menu Use the following chart in configuring the chipset Feature Options Description Hidden Refresh Disabled Refreshes regular memory Enabled without holding up the CPU Code Read Page Mode Disabled Improves performance when code Enabled contains mainl
42. ch on and off to test the system 7 Check the power of the battery on the M B In general the battery voltage is around 3VDC Can power on the 1 Remove all the add on card exclusive CPU system FAN is and memory modules rotating but no screen 2 Check if the memory is Registered ECC DIMM display Please check your reseller for qualified memory available vendor list AVL 3 Check if all jumpers are set to the default position 4 Clear CMOS by using CLRTC jumper Please refer to the page 1 2 in this manual 5 Checkif the connection is connected properly between onboard VGA port and monitor 6 Check if using 400 FSB CPU Troubleshootina A 3 2 5 3 x E T o a 2 2 PC1600 DDR200 Memory module the DPX If yes Chang CPU to 400 FSB or memory to PC1600 DDR200 Use speaker to determine the symptom Memory Error Check if the memory DIMM module is inserted into DIMM socket properly Check if different speed memory modules are mixed and used in the DPX Verify the BIOS setup is configuration for the fastest speed of RAM used IWILL recommend always use the same speed RAM in the system Make sure your memory module s is compliant with PC1600 DDR200 Spec in the DPX Troubleshooting Appendix B Symptom Report Form
43. ds 5 o E m 5 1 Expansion Card Installation Procedure 1 14 Read the documentation for your expansion card and make any necessary hardware or software setting changes such as jumpers 1 2 Remove the bracket plate on the slot you intend to use Keep the bracket for possible future use 1 3 Carefully align the card s connectors and press firmly 1 4 Secure the card on the slot with the screw you removed above 1 5 Jump to step 6 to finish installation and then set the IRQ and DMA as follows 2 Assigning IRQs for PCI Expansion Cards An IRQ number is automatically assigned to PCI expansion cards In the PCI bus design the BIOS automatically assigns an IRQ to a PCI slot that contains a card requiring an IRQ To install a PCI card you need to set the INT interrupt assignment Since all the PCI slots on this motherboard use INTA set the jumpers on your PCI cards INTA 1 24 Hardware Installation Step 6 Powering on Your Computer Be sure that all switches are off in some systems marked with O After finishing all jumper settings and connections close the system case cover Connect the power supply cord into the power supply located on the back of your system case Connect the power cord into a power outlet that is equipped with a surge protector You may then turn on your devices in the following order Your monitor External SCSI devices s
44. exproxy and secure it with the lock as the figures are shown below 3 Plug the 3 wire fan power core into the connector named CPI1 FAN 1 8 Hardware Installation 4 Repeatto install the other CPU 5 8 _ co IE Hardware Installation 1 9 Step 4 Attach Cable to Connectors 2 5 This step explains where each connector is inserted on the DPX There will be a DPX layout picture following each explanation indicating where the m 5 connector is inserted The motherboard connectors SYS AUX FAN E FAN2 H B Clear CMOS O 5 O O CO O 604 Socket for 604 Socket for Prestonia CPU 2 Prestonia CPU 1 1416 O gt O CHB 23 T 1 O CPU2AUX FAN CPULAUX FAN 1 10 Hardware Installation Item Connectors 1 Power Supply 1 12 2 Disk Drive Connector 1 13 3 Primary IDE Connectors 1 14 4 Reset Switch 1 15 5 SCSI Hard disk Card Activity LED 1 15 6 Disk Activity LED 1
45. fy how you want to configure these Devices PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Advanced Device Configuration Item Specific Help Serial Port A Enabled Enable support for Base I O address IRQ SF8 IRQ4 Legacy Universal Parallel Port Enable Serial Mode Bi directional Bus Base address 378 Interrupt IRQ5 Diskette Controller Enabled Base address Primary Legacy USB Support Enabled F1 Help gt Select Item Change Values F9 Setup Defaults ESC Exit gt Select Menu Enter Select Sub Menu F10 Save and Exit Use the legend keys to make your selections and exit to the Main Menu 2 28 BIOS Setup Use the following chart to configure the Input Output settings Serial port A Disabled Disabled turns off the port Serial port B Enabled Enabled requires you to enter the base Auto Input Output address and the Interrupt the ine OS next Controlled Auto makes the BIOS configure the port automatically during POST OS Controlled lets the PnP Operating System each as Windows 95 configure the port after Base I O 3F8 IRQ 4 If you select Enabled choose one of these Address IRQ 2F8 IRQ3 combinations Parallel Port Disabled Disabled turns off the port Enabled Enabled requires you to enter the base Auto Input Output address and the Interrupt number OS below Controlled Auto makes the BIOS auto configure the po during POST OS Controlled lets the PnP Operating Syste
46. in case these values are lost in CMOS or if autotyping fails If these hard disk parameters are not correctly entered in CMOS you cannot access the data on your drive WARNING Incorrect settings can cause your system to malfunction To correct mistakes return to Setup and restore the Setup Defaults with F9 and re enter the correct drive parameters 2 12 BIOS Setup WARNING Incorrect settings can cause your system to malfunction To correct mistakes return to Setup and restore the Setup Defaults with F9 Memory Shadow Selecting System Shadow or Video Shadow from the Main Menu displays a menu like the one shown here The actual features displayed depend on the capabilities of your system s hardware PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Shadow Option ROM s C800 CFFF Disable D000 D7FF Disable D800 DFFF Disable D800 DFFF Disable E800 EFFF Disable Main Memory Shadow Item Specific Help System shadow Enabled Enables shadowing of Video shadow Enabled Option ROM in this region F1 Help gt Select Item Change Values ESC Exit Select Menu Enter Select sSub Menu F9 Setup Defaults F10 Save and Exit Use the legend keys to make your selections and exit to the Main Menu Use the following chart to configure memory shadowing WARNING Incorrect settings can cause your system to malfunction To correct mistakes return to Setup and
47. m such as Windows 95 configure the port after BIOS Setup POST Mode Output only Output only is standard one way protocol for a Bi direction parallel device al Bi directional uses two way protocol of an Extended Capabilities Port ECP Base I O 378 If you select Enabled for the Parallel Port choose Address hd one of these I O addresses 3 IRQ one of these interrupt options Enables the on board legacy diskette controller Controller Enabled Disabled turns off all legacy diskette drives Base Primary If you select Enabled for the Diskette Controller Address Secondary choose Primary for one diskette drive installed or Secondary for two diskette drives installed Legacy Enabled Enables support for legacy USB bus USB Support Disabled Use this menu to specify how the Input and Output ports are configured Manually by you Automatically by the BIOS during POST See ROM BIOS Functions on page Automatically by a PnP Operating System such as Windows 95 after the Operating System boots BIOS Setup 2 29 Warning If you choose the same address or Interrupt for more than one port the menu displays an asterisk at the conflicting settings It also displays this message at the bottom of the menu Indicates a DMA Interrupt I O or memory resource conflict with another device Resolve the conflict by selecting another settings for the devices o o e c 2 30
48. malfunction gt o o o a BIOS Setup o o D c 22 PCI Devices Menu If the system has a PCI bus selecting PCI Devices from menu bar on the Advanced menu displays a menu like this PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Advanced PCI Devices Item Specific Help PCI Device Slot 1 Initialize device Option ROM Scan Enabled expansion ROM Enable Master Disabled Latency Timer 0040h PCI Device Slot 2 Option ROM Scan Disabled Enable Master Disabled Latency Timer 0000 PCI Device Slot Option ROM Scan Disabled Enable Master Disabled Latency Timer 0000 Shared PCI IRQs Auto F1 Help gt Select Item Change Values F9 Setup Defaults ESC Exit Select Menu Enter Select a Sub Menu F10 Save and Exit PCI Devices are devices equipped for operation with a PCI Peripheral Component Interconnect bus a standardized Plug and Play hardware communication system that connects the CPU with other devices Use this menu to configure the PCI devices installed on your system Use the legend keys to make your selections and exit to the Advanced menu Use the following chart in configuring the PCI devices 2 26 BIOS Setup Feature Options Description Option ROM Scan Disabled Initialize device expansion ROM Enabled Enable Master Disabled Enables selected device as a PCI Enabled bus master Not every device can function a
49. mpt to exit without saving the program asks if you want to save before exiting During boot up PhoenixBIOS attempts to load the values saved in CMOS If those values cause the system boot to fail reboot and press F2 to enter Setup In Setup you can get the Default Values as described below or try to change the selections that caused the boot to fail Exit Discarding Changes Use this option to exit Setup without storing in CMOS any new selections you may have made The selections previously in effect remain in effect Load Setup Defaults To display the default values for all the Setup menus select Load Setup Defaults from the Main Menu The program displays this message ROM Default values have been loaded Press space to continue If during boot up the BIOS program detects a problem in the integrity of values stored in CMOS it displays these messages System CMOS checksum bad run SETUP Press F1 to resume F2 to Setup The CMOS values have been corrupted or modified incorrectly perhaps by an application program that changes data stored in CMOS Press F1 to resume the boot or F2 to run Setup with the ROM default values already loaded into the menus You can make other changes before saving the values to CMOS gt o o o a Discard Changes If during a Setup Session you change your mind about changes you have made and have not yet saved the values to CMOS you ca
50. n on your computer it will attempt to load the operating system such as Windows 98 from the device of your choice If it cannot find the operating system on that device it will attempt to load it from one or more other devices in the order specified in the Boot Menu Boot devices i e with access to an operating system can include hard drives floppy drives CD ROMs removable devices e g lomega Zip drives and network cards gt o o o tn Note Specifying any device as a boot device on the Boot Menu requires the availability of an operating system on that device Most PCs come with an operating system already installed on hard drive C BIOS Setup 2 17 9 o o e Selecting Boot from the Menu Bar displays the Boot menu which looks like this PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced Security Power Boot Exit Item Specific Help Quick Boot Mode Enabled Use these keys to set Display OPROM Messages Enabled the boot order in Preferred Video AGP which the BIOS Summary Screen Enabled attempts to boot the OS Removable Devices lt gt Or lt gt moves ATAPI CD ROM Drive device up or down Hard Drive Enter expands or Primary Master collapses devices Bootable Add in Card marked with or Network Boot lt Ctrl Enter gt expands all lt Shift 1 gt enables or disables a device n moves a removable device between hard or removable disk
51. n restore the values you previously saved to CMOS Selecting Discard Changes on the Exit menu updates all the selections and displays this message BIOS Setup 2 35 CMOS values have been loaded Press space to continue Save Changes Selecting Save Changes saves all the selections without exiting Setup You can return to the other menus if you want to review and change your selections o o e c BIOS Setup Chapter 3 1 Boot Utility Phoenix Boot Utilities are Phoenix QuietBoot Phoenix MultiBoot Phoenix QuietBoot displays a graphic illustration rather than the traditional POST messages while keeping you informed of diagnostic problems Phoenix MultiBoot is a boot screen that displays a selection of boot devices from which you can boot your operating system Phoenix QuietBoot Right after you turn on or reset the computer Phoenix QuietBoot displays the QuietBoot Screen a graphic illustration created by the computer manufacturer instead of the text based POST screen which displays a number of PC diagnostic messages To exit the QuietBoot screen and run Setup display the MultiBoot menu or simply display the PC diagnostic messages you can simply press one of the hot keys described below The QuietBoot Screen stays up until just before the operating system loads unless 1 Press Esc to display the POST screen 2 Press F2 to enter Setup 3 POST issues an error
52. ng at least DOS 5 0 then you must create a boot diskette to bypass any memory managers See Create a Boot Diskette below 1 Boot DOS 5 0 or later version In Windows 95 at the boot option screen choose Option 8 Boot to a previous version of DOS 2 When DOS displays the Starting MS DOS message press F5 After you press F5 DOS bypasses the CONFIG SYS and AUTOEXEC BAT files and therefore does not load any memory managers You can now execute Phlash Create a Boot Diskette To bypass memory managers in DOS versions previous to 5 0 follow this recommended procedure 1 Insert a diskette into your A drive 2 Enterthe following from the command line Format A S 3 Reboot your system from the A drive Your system will now boot without loading the memory managers and you can then execute Phlash Crisis Recovery Mode You should only have to operate Phoenix Phlash in this mode only if your System does not boot the operating system when you turn on or reset your computer In these cases the BIOS on the Flash ROM have probably been corrupted Boot your system with the Crisis Recovery Diskette taking these steps 1 Insert the Crisis Recovery diskette which your dealer supplied or one that you should have created from the instructions above into drive BIOS Setup 3 7 2 Reset your computer power off on or press Ctrl lt Alt gt Del to reboot the system 3 When your system reboots
53. ow indicates that there is more than one page of information in the window Use lt PgUp gt and lt PgDn gt to display all the pages Pressing Home and End displays the first and last page Pressing Enter displays each page and then exits the window Press Esc to exit the current window 2 8 BIOS Setup Main Menu Selections You can make the following selections on the Main Menu itself Use the sub menus for other selections Featue Descripion System Time HH MM SS Set the system time System Date MM DD YYYY Set the system date Diskette 1 360 5 Select the type of floppy disk Diskette 2 1 2 5 4 drive installed in your system 720 kB 1 1 25 MB is a Japanese media 1 44 1 25 MB format that requires a 32 3 Mode 2 88 MB Diskette drive Not installed Disabled System Memory N A Displays amount of conventional memory detected during boot up Extended Memory N A Displays the amount of extended memory detected during boot up You can set the boot sequence of the bootable drives by selecting Boot Sequence on the Main Menu or opening the Boot Menu 23 o o o m 22 Master and Slave Sub Menus The Master and Slave sub menus accessed from the Main Menu control these types of devices Hard disk drives Removable disk drives such as Zip drives 225 CD ROM drives PhoenixBlOS 4 0 supports up to two IDE disk adapters called primary
54. r special 11 solution Users may not found these LED wires in the front panel of their chassis 5 e D D 5 a m g E m a 8 x LAN 1 LAN2 G R v 73 C ES e O a M E EE 8 R ALARM SYS_FAIL FAN F O H a E S DPX System Health LED Header 1 22 Hardware Installation Header Description Normal Abnormal ALARM RST Reset the Alarm status when abnormal situation is solved SYS FAIL LED Detect if the system fail or Green Red normal LAN 1 LED Detect if the Network Flash LAN 2 LED connections of onboard LAN1 LAN2 are linking Hardware Installation 23 A G gt 5 I 2 m S E Step 5 Install Expansion Cards 444 WARNING Power off your power supply completely when adding removing any expansion cards or other system components Failure to do so may cause severe damage to both your motherboard and expansion car
55. s 7 co rs Hardware Installation 1 3 5 o E m 5 Step 2 Install Memory DPX uses Dual Inline Memory Modules DIMM Six DIMM sockets are available for 2 5 Volts power level PC1600 DDR200 Double Data Rate Memory DDR with 128MB 256MB 512MB 1GB combinations And the total memory size is between 128MB and 12GB Big IMPORTANT As DPX has strict memory type and timing requirements Hence before you attend to buy the DDR DIMM Double Data Rate and use in the DPX please consult your local reseller for memory suggestion first DPX only support PC1600 DDR200 compliant at 100 MHz DDR module Since the DPX memory bus is synchronized to front side bus FSB speed it is not allows a user to use PC2100 DIMM with 100 MHz FSB CPU in the DPX Otherwise system may not able to bootup When a user uses PC1600 DDR200 DIMM with 100 FSB CPU it will result in 100MHz memory speed operation 1 4 Hardware Installation Memory Installation Procedures 1 Locate the DIMM modules on the DPX 2 Make sure the DIMM module s pins face down and match the socket s size as depicted below d pec esr LM NB
56. s a master Check your device documentation Latency Timer 0000h to Bus master clock rate 0280h high priority high throughput device may benefit from a greater value Shared PCI IRQs Share One Share n IRQs Forces PCI devices IRQ to use at most n IRQs Share Two Auto Minimizes PCI IRQ Sharing IRQs Share Three IRQs Auto Dor The contents of this menu depend on the devices installed on your system Incorrect settings can cause your system to malfunction To correct mistakes return to Setup and restore the System Defaults F9 BIOS Setup 2 27 23 o o o a 22 I O Device Configuration Menu The CPU communicates with external devices such as printers through devices called Input Output ports such as serial and parallel ports These I O devices require the use of system resources such as I O addresses and interrupt lines If these devices are Plug and Play either the BIOS can allocate the devices during POST or the operating system can do it If the I O devices are not Plug and Play they may require manually setting them in Setup On some systems the chipset manages the communication devices Other systems have instead a separate chip on the motherboard for configuring and managing these devices UJ Many systems allow you to control the configuration settings for the ports o Select Device Configuration on the Advanced Menu to display this menu 9 and speci
57. se the legend keys listed on the bottom to make your selections and exit to the Main Menu Use the following chart to configure the hard disk 2 10 BIOS Setup Feature Options Descipion None None Autotyping is not able to supply 1 to 39 the drive type or end user has selected User None disabling any drive that may be Auto installed IDE User You supply the hard disk drive Removable information in the following fields CD ROM Auto Autotyping the drive itself ATAPI supplies the correct drive information Removable IDE Removable Removable read and write media e g IDE Zip drive CD ROM Readable CD ROM drive ATAPI Removable Read and write media e g LS120 USB Floppy USB Zip Cylinders 1 to 65 536 Number of cylinders 1 to 16 Number of read write heads Sectors Track 1 to 63 Number of sectors per track Landing Zone 1 to 2048 Number of the cylinder specified as the landing zone for the read write heads Write Precomp 1 to 2048 Number of the cylinder at which to None change the write timing Multi Sector Disabled Any selection except Disabled Transfers Standard determines the number of sectors 2 sectors transferred per block Standard is 1 4 sectors sector per block 8 sectors 16 sectors LBA Mode Control Enabled Enabling LBA causes Logical Block Disabled Addressing to be used in place of Cylinders Heads amp Sectors 32 Bit I O Enabled Enables 32 bit communication between Disabled CPU and IDE
58. ses and displays Disabled Press F1 to resume F2 to Setup Floppy seek Enabled Seeks diskette drives during boot up Disabled Disabling speeds boot time Summary screen Enabled Displays system summary screen Disabled during boot up BIOS Setup 2 15 Keyboard Features Selecting Numlock on the Main Menu displays the Keyboard Features menu PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Main Keyboard Features Item Specific Help Numlock Off Selects power on Key Click Disabled state for Numlock Keyboard auto repeat rate 30 sec key Keyboard auto repeat delay 1 2 sec F1 Help gt Select Item Change Values F9 Setup Defaults ESC Exit gt Select Menu Enter Select as Sub Menu F10 Save and Exit 9 o o e Use the legend keys to make your selections and exit to the Main Menu Use the following chart to configure the keyboard features Feature Options Description Numlock On or Off turns NumLock on or off at boot up Auto turns NumLock on if it finds a numeric keypad Key Click Enabled Turns audible key click on Disabled Keyboard auto repeat rate 2 sec Sets the number of times a second to repeat a keystroke when you 10 sec hold the key down 13 3 sec 21 8 sec 26 7 sec 30 sec Keyboard auto lag delay Sets the delay time after the key is held down before it begins to repeat the keystroke 2 16 BIOS Setup Section 2 Boot Menu After you tur
59. tarting with the last device on the chain Your system power For ATX power supplies you need to switch on the power supply as well as press the ATX power switch on the front of the case The power LED on the front panel of the system case will light up For ATX power supplies the system LED will light up when the ATX power switch is pressed The monitor LED may light up after the system s LED if it complies with green standards or if it has a power standby feature The System will then run power on tests While the tests are running additional messages will appear on the screen If you do not see anything within 30 seconds from the time you turn on the power the system may have failed a power on test Recheck your jumper settings and Hardware Installation 1 25 A G gt 5 lt 2 m x connections or call your retailer for assistance 7 During power on hold down Delete to enter BIOS setup Follow the instructions in the next chapter BIOS Setup Note Powering Off your computer You have to first exit or shut down your operating system before switching off the power switch For ATX power supplies you can press the ATX power switch after exiting or shutting down your operating system 5 e D D 5 Hardware Installation Chapter 2 BIOS Setup This chapter discusses the PhoenixBIOS Setup program built into the ROM BIOS
60. th South Bridge ICH3 PCI X Bridge P64H2 is built in the M B DPX fully supports Intel Prestonia socket 604 processor at 400 MHz FSB Front Side Bus frequency In memory support DPX provides six sockets for the system memory Users just simply choose 1600 DDR200 registered with ECC DIMMs as the system memory and the total maximum memory size can be up to 12GB Flexibility and expandability are always concerned by IWILL DPX contains three 32bit 33Mhz PCI slots three 64bit 66MHz PCI X slots for numerous add on cards and provides Peer PCI transaction support to increase system performance Other features such as onboard SCSI interface Intel 82544GC Gigabit Ethernet controllers onboard Intel 82550EY 10 100 Mbps LAN port and onboard ATI RageXL video controller with 8MB memory will provide high system capabilities that meet a wide range of demanding Sever applications Unpacking Remove all items from the box and make sure you have these following items One IWILL DPX motherboard One ATA 33 IDE ribbon cable One 68 pin female SCSI cable One Floppy ribbon cable One bag of spare jumpers One DPX User s Guide One CD containing drivers and utilities One Onboard SCSI and LAN User s Guide Driver Disk s for onboard SCSI vV Ww NW N NN NON V v Ww NW N NN NON V If you discover damaged or missing items please contact your retailer lt lt Features Highlight CPU Support dual Intel Xeon
61. th one then you should create a Crisis Recovery Diskette before you use the Phlash utility If you are unable to boot your system and successfully load the Operating System the BIOS may have been corrupted in which case you will have to use the Crisis Recovery Diskette to reboot your system There are several methods that you can use to create the Crisis Recovery Diskette Below is one recommended procedure 1 Be sure you have successfully installed the Phlash Utility onto your hard disk 2 Insert a clean diskette into drive A or B 3 From the local directory enter the following CRISDISK drive where drive is the letter of the drive into which you inserted the diskette For help type or h CRISDISK BAT formats the diskette then copies MINIDOS SYS VGABIOS EXE if available PHLASH EXE PLATFORM BIN and BIOS ROM to the diskette and creates the required custom boot sector 4 Write protect and label the Crisis Recovery Diskette NOTE You can only supply a volume label after the Crisis Recovery Diskette has been formatted and the necessary files copied because MINIDOS SYS must occupy the first directory entry for the diskette to boot properly Updating the Crisis Recovery Diskette If the BIOS image BIOS ROM changes due to an update or bug fix you can easily update the Crisis Recovery Diskette Simply copy the new BIOS ROM image onto the Crisis Recovery Diskette No further action is necessary BIOS Setup 3 5 o
62. to SMI Enabled restore Full On during Standby NMI or Suspend SMI System Management Interrupt NMI Non Maskable Interrupt gt o o o a BIOS Setup 2 33 o o e c Section 5 The Exit Menu Selecting Exit from the menu bar displays this menu PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced Security Power Boot Exit Item Specific Help Exit Saving Changes Exit System Setup Exit Discarding Changes and save your Load Setup Defaults changes to CMOS Discard Changes Save Changes Fi Help Select Change Values F9 Setup Defaults ESC Exit Select Menu Enter Select Sub Menu F10 Save and Exit The following sections describe each of the options on this menu Note that Esc does not exit this menu You must select one of the items from the menu or menu bar to exit Saving Values After making your selections on the Setup menus always select either Saving Values or Save Changes Both procedures store the selections displayed in the menus in CMOS short for battery backed CMOS RAM a special section of memory that stays on after you turn your system off The next time you boot your computer the BIOS configures your system according to the Setup selections stored in CMOS After you save your selections the program displays this message Values have been saved to CMOS Press space to continue 2 34 BIOS Setup If you atte
63. ultiBoot Phoenix MultiBoot expands your boot options by letting you choose your boot 3 2 BIOS Flash Utility device which could be a hard disk floppy disk or CD ROM You can select your boot device in Setup or you can choose a different device each time you boot during POST by selecting your boot device in The Boot First Menu MultiBoot consists of 92 Setup Boot Menu The Boot First Menu See the Setup Boot menu on p 17 The following describes the Boot First Menu zz The Boot First Menu Display the Boot First Menu by pressing Esc during POST In response the BIOS first display the message Entering Boot Menu and then displays the Boot Menu at the end of POST Use the menu to select any of these options 1 Override the existing boot sequence for this boot only by selecting another boot device If the specified device does not load the operating system the BIOS reverts to the previous boot sequence 2 Enter Setup 3 Press Esc to continue with the existing boot sequence Boot Menu Select boot device or Setup Use the Up and Down arrows to select the Boot First device then Enter or press Esc to exit Hard Drive ATAPI CD ROM Diskette Drive Removable Devices Network Boot Ord om ce Setup If there is more than one bootable hard drive the first one in the Setup Boot menu is the one represented here BIOS Setup 3 3 Utility
64. y sequential instructions Write Page Mode Disabled Improves performance when data Enabled is written sequentially CPU to PCI Write Buffers Disabled Stores CPU data in buffers before Enabled writing to PCI PCI to DRAM Write Disabled Stores PCI data in buffers before Buffers Enabled writing to DRAM CPU to DRAM Write Disabled Stores CPU data in buffers before Buffers Enabled writing to DRAM PhoenixBlOS Setup Utility Advanced Advanced Chipset Control Item Specific Help Hidden Refresh Disabled Enables CPU to PCI Code Read Page Mode Disabled write buffers which Write Page Mode Disabled allow data to be CPU to PCI Write Buffers Disabled temporarily stored in PCI to DRAM Write Buffers Disabled buffers before writing CPU to DRAM Write Buffers Disabled the data vv Snoop Ahead Disabled Oo PCI Memory Burst Cycles Disabled n F1 Help gt Select Item Change Values F9 Setup Defaults ESC Exit Select Menu Enter Select amp amp Sub Menu F10 Save and Exit 2 24 BIOS Setup Snoop Ahead Disabled Improves PCI bus master access Enabled to DRAM PCI Memory Burst Disabled Enables PCI memory burst write Cycles Enabled cycles Dor The contents of this menu depend on the chipset installed on your motherboard and chipsets vary widely Consult your dealer or the computer manual before changing the items on this menu Incorrect settings can cause your system to
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