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1. C Fant A WOR KB MS 24 Pin A Fan6 CPU Fan JEA S B WOL USB 1 2 Pentium Dual JPBJ Core CPU ell S av g LGA 775 Intel 3000 lt Q North Bridge GLAN1 7 DIMM 1A DIMMT a SLANG DIMM 1B DIMMA af Ta T DIMM 2A DIMMS K oO g DIMM 2B DIMM 4 H LL LAN Fan2 sxe E1 PCI Ex8 S ot6 PCI X 133 MHz CTRL E Wo Batt LAN yp PXH V BIOS cR EH _ VGA JPL2 al CTRL Buzzer amag a LE IsaTad So CE o i Q ISATAY i pace com2 E J9 D Tot i BT1 ard PCI 32 Bit 33 MH 5 i z usB3 4Us85 4 wef IDE N Printer Floppy Compact Flash Card only IDE Primary g 2 18 Chapter 2 Installation VGA Connector A VGA connector J16 is located next to COM1 Port on the IO backplane Refer to the board layout below for the location Power LED PWR LED Pin Definitions The Power LED connector is desig nated JLED This connection is used to provide LED Indication of power supplied to the system See the table on the right for pin definitions Definition 5V Key Ground Fant A VGA KB MS 24 Pin A F
2. Fant KB MS 24 Pin ATX PWR Fan6 CPU Fan pin Pentium Dual PBA Core CPU A LGA 775 Intel 3000 North Bridge DIMM TA DIMM a DIMM w GLAN2 DIMM 1B all re DIMM 2A 5 5 DIMM 2B omma al ira LAN Fan2 SXB E1 PCI Ex8 Slot6 PCI X 133 MHz Fang aCTRL Zi aud Battery TAN jpL1 PXH V BOS CTRL E l VGA j JPL2 5 a CTRL Buzzer gang a ICH7R para suo e ci South Bridge part spat a Jo u MCI 32 Bit 33 MHz Bri s y i 5 USB3 4 USB5 4 co c 2 Printer Floppy Compact Flash Card only IDE Primary iti 2 14 Serial Port Pin Definitions COM1 COM2 Pin Definition Pin Definition CD DSR RD RTS TD CTS DTR RI Ground NC Note Pin 10 is included on the header but not on the port NC indicates no connection Chassis Intrusion Pin Definitions JL1 Pin Definition 1 Intrusion Input A COM1 B COM2 C Chassis Intrusion Chapter 2 Installation Universal Serial Bus USB Back Panel USB USB 1 2 There are two Universal Serial Bus Ping Definitions ports USB 1 2 are located at J15 1 5V on the I O back panel Additional four 2 PO USB ports USB 3 4 U
3. Fant KB MS 24 Pin ATX PWR Fan6 CPU Fan pmPWR SB 1 2 Pentium Dual RI Core CPU 3 Groun NMI A 3 LGA775 Intel 3000 x x lt 9 North Bridge Power LED Vec GLAN1 DIMM 1A DNN DIMM 1B ovma p HDD LED Vee GLAN2 A DIMM 3 e DIMM 2A IC1 LED Vec fd DIMM 2B DIMMA NIC2 LED Vcc KAN 5XB E1 PCI Ex8 F06 PCI X 133 MHz A CTRL rea eqqVrc2 JWD SPE OH Fan Fail LED Vec LAN jpL1 PXH V Bos 2 omi _ vA O x Vcc JPL2 3 a CTRL Buzzer kar 2 LE IcH7R 7 Ground Reset gt Reset Button LO svo EEs e E come South Bridge pama me a Power Buttor Wi STotT ve INR T Ground PWR a PCI 32 Bit 33 MHz pricas AR 5 pdLsesd urie Lo N Printer Floppy Compact Flash Card only IDE Primary E SUPER PDSMi User s Manual HDD LED The HDD LED connection is located on pins 13 and 14 of JF1 Attach the ee Pin Definition hard drive LED cable here to display disk activity including Serial ATA and IDE drive activities See the table on the right for pin definitions 13 5V HD Active NIC1 NIC2 LED Indicators The NIC Network Interface Control ler LED connections for the GLAN port1 is located on pins 11 and 12 of JF 1 and for the GLAN port2 is located on pins 9 and 10 of JF1 Attach the NIC LED cables to display network activity Refer to the tables on the right for pin definitions
4. Raid Level Create Via When Appropriate RAID 0 Quick Init Creating a RAID 0 on new drives RAID 0 Migrate Creating a RAID 0 from one new drive and one drive with data you wish to preserve RAID 1 Build Any time you wish to create a RAID 1 but especially if you have data on one drive that you wish to preserve RAID 1 Clear Creating a RAID 1 or RAID 10 on new drives or when RAID 10 you want to ensure that the array contains no data after creation RAID 1 Quick Init Fastest way to create a RAID 1 or RAID 10 RAID 10 Appropriate when using new drives Note If you select Migrate for RAID 0 or Build for RAID 1 you will be asked to select the source drive The contents of the source drive will be preserved However the data on the new drive will be lost D 9 SUPER PDSMi User s Manual 5 When you are finished press lt Done gt as the screen shown below Array Type Array Label Array Size Stripe Size 64KI Create RAID Vila No Ini Done Notes 1 Before adding a new drive to an array be sure to back up any data stored on the new drive otherwise all data will be lost 2 If you stop the Build or Clear process on a RAID 1 you can restart it by press ing lt Ctrl gt and lt R gt 3 If you ve used the Quick Init option to create a RAID1 it may return some data mis comparison when you run a consistency check at a later time This is normal 4 The Adapte
5. Fant KB MS 24 Pin ATX PWR Fan6 CPU Fan USB 1 2 Pentium Dual Core CPU 5 LGA 775 Intel 3000 lt g North Bridge GLAN1 DIMM 1A DINN 7 DIMMA GLAN2 DIMM 1B m DIMM 2A DIMI 5 DIMM 2B DIMMA SUPER PDSMi JLED FP CTRUE Dlls SJS alle SXB E1 PCI Ex8 Slot PCI X 133 MHz sCTRL JWD EPF Batt LAN yput PXH V BIOS a fe cR ES _ VGA z JPL2 3 a CTRL Buzzer kad LE saad Slo FE icone SATAY JPG1 E J9 SPC 32 Bit 33 MHz ES wef PO ULI gt F IDE Printer Floppy Compact Flash Card only IDE Primary iid 2 23 Definition Enabled Disabled Default A Clear CMOS SUPER PDSMi User s Manual Watch Dog Enable JWD controls Watch Dog a system Watch Dog monitor that takes actions when a software application hangs Close Pins Jumper Setting Definition 1 2 allows WD to reset the system if Pins 1 2 Reset a program hangs Close Pins 2 3 to Pins 2 3 NMI generate a non maskable interrupt for Open Disabled the program that hangs This function requires software support Watch Dog must also be enabled in BIOS VGA Enable Disable VGA Enable Disable Jumper Settings JPG1
6. GLAN1 2 LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 9 11 Vcc 10 12 Ground A HDD LED B GLAN1 LED C GLAN2 LED Fant KB MS 24 Pin ATX PWRIFan6 CPU Fan ae bse112 Pentium Dual R 3 Core CPU 3 LGA 775 G roun Intel 3000 NMI lt g North Bridge Xx xX GLAN1 Power LED Vcc Sane omar GLAN2 A HDD LED Vcc 7 DIMM 2A DIMM fi DIMM 2B DIN nic LED Vcc LAN SXB E1 PCIEx8 SO PCI X 133 MHz E om A nic2 LED Vcc EAvrc2 WPF LAN PXH V ay fa i pu P Bcs o OH Fan Fail LED Vec CTRL ES _ VGA JPL2 izzer CRL s x Vcc A 5 ICH7R w Lo lso 7 8 a ae sail dye Isard Ground Reset gt Reset Button r St me MOR ro a PCI 32 Bit 33 MHz BTI Me S l peses age meg Ground PWR gt Power Buttor in Printer Floppy Compact Flash Card only IDE Primary Overheat FanFail LED Connect an LED cable to the OH Fan Fail connection on pins 7 and 8 of JF1 to provide advanced warnings of chassis overheating or system fan failure Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Reset Button The Reset Button connecti
7. A OH Fan Fail LED B Reset LED Groun NMI X X Power LED Vcc HDD LED Vec NIC1 LED Vec NIC2 LED Vcc N Fan Fail LED Vec X Vcc Ground Reset gt Reset Button Ground PWR gt Power Buttor SUPER PDSMi User s Manual Power Button The Power Button connection is located on pins 1 and 2 of JF1 Mo mentarily contacting both pins will Power Button power on off the system This button Pin Definitions JF1 can also be configured to function as Pin Definition a suspend button with a setting in 1 Signal the BIOS see Chapter 4 To turn 2 3V Standby off the power when set to suspend mode press the button for at least 4 seconds Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions A PWR Button B COM1 RANEE Fant C COM2 KB MS 24 Pin A Fan6 CPU Fan amp pnPWR USB 1 2 Pentium Dual JE Core CPU 5 8 LGA775 Groun NMI Intel 3000 lt xX xX g North Bridge GLAN1 Power LED Vcc DIMM 1A DIMM 7 GLAN2 DIMM 1B za A HDD LED Vcc m DIMM 2A Dm3 DIMM 2B ac NIC1 LED Vcc TAN Fanz SXB E1 PCI Ex8 S 0 6 PCI X 133 MHz NIC2 LED Vcc CTRL Ee Eyrc2 EE Ba
8. For the Windows OS environment use the RAID driver if this feature is set to Enabled When this item is set to Enabled the item ICH RAID Code Base will be available for you to select either Intel or Adaptec Host RAID firmware to be activated If this item is set to Disabled the item SATA AHCI Enable will be available The options are Enabled and Disabled SATA AHCI Select Enable to enable the function of Serial ATA Advanced Host Interface Take caution when using this function This feature is for advanced programmers only The options are Enabled and Disabled ICH RAID Code Base Select Intel to enable Intel s SATA RAID firmware Select Adaptec to use Adaptec s HostRAID firmware The options are Intel and Adaptec 4 4 Chapter 4 BIOS gt IDE Primary Master Slave IDE Secondary Master Slave SATA Port3 and SATA Port4 These settings allow the user to set the parameters of IDE Primary Master Slave IDE Secondary Master Slave SATA Port3 SATA Port4 slots Hit lt Enter gt to activate the following sub menu screen for detailed options of these items Set the correct configurations accordingly The items included in the sub menu are Type This option allows the user to select the type of IDE hard drive The option Auto will allow the BIOS to automatically configure the parameters of the HDD installed at the connection Enter a number between 1 to 39 to select a predetermined HDD type Select User to allow the user
9. PCIE_x1 ICH 7R ANATA ALAT n SATA3O0 n PORTS ama oo 32_BUS ATI ES1000 USB USB 2 0 1 1 3 3V SLOT PORT_0 5 W83627HG A LPC I O SMBUS I F KB FDD SER 1 PRN W83793 SER 2 H W MS MONITOR Figure 1 3 The Intel 3000 Chipset System Block Diagram Note This is a general block diagram and may not exactly represent the features on your motherboard See the following pages for the actual specifications of the motherboard Chapter 1 Introduction 1 2 Chipset Overview The Intel 3000 chipset designed for use with the Quad Core Dual Core Processor in the 65mm 90nm Process in the LGA 775 Land Grid Array Package is comprised of two primary components the Memory Controller Hub MCH and the I O Control ler Hub ICH7R In addition Intel s PCI X PXH V is used for added functionality The PDSMi provides the performance and feature set required for the high end UP Server market Memory Controller Hub MCH The function of the MCH is to manage the data flow between four interfaces CPU interface DDR2 System Memory Interface PCI Express Interface and Direct Media Interface DMI The MCH is optimized for the 65mm 90nm LGA775 processors It supports one or two channels of DDR2 SDRAM The I O Controller ICH7R provides the data buffering and interface arbitration re quired for the system to operate efficiently It also provides the bandwidth needed for the system to maintain its peak performance The Direct Med
10. Select drives for Comf igur ing Selected Drives U2 HDC RD SHE D BMELAZ OY ZLI AS MIC KD 4ACD BAFLAL 69 208 AS HOC KN74AGD RAFN Ao 26H 4 Once both drives display in the selected drive box press lt Enter gt D 6 Appendix D Adaptec HostRAID Setup Guidelines 5 Read the warning message as shown in the screen below WARNING Configuring drives will write Array Information on to the selected drives Drive size will be rounded off to neet standard size Do you want to continue this operation Yes No 6 Make sure that you have selected the correct disk drives to configure If correct type Y to continue SUPER PDSMi User s Manual Creating Arrays Before you create arrays make sure that the disks for the array are connected and installed in your system Note that disks with no usable space or disks that are un initialized or not formatted are shown in gray and cannot be used Note It is recommended that you configure devices before you create arrays To create an array 1 From the main menu shown on page D 4 select Create Array 2 Select the disks for the new array and press Insert as the screen shown below Note To de select any disk highlight the disk and press Delete Select drives to create Array Selected Drives ea STSBOBISAS 74 368 61 HDC HD 48CD B88FLAL 69 860 82 HDC HD 74AGD AAFLAZ 69 BCB 83 HDC HD 748CD BBFLAL 69 8CB 5 HDC HD74AGD ABELAZ 64 AGB 3 The arrays
11. This option allows the user to select Ultra DMA Mode The options are Disabled Mode 0 Mode 1 Mode 2 Mode 3 Mode 4 and Mode 5 4 6 Chapter 4 BIOS System Memory This display informs you how much system memory is recognized as being present in the system Extended Memory This display informs you how much extended memory is recognized as being present in the system 4 4 Advanced Setup ChooseAdvanced from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys You should see the following display The items with a triangle beside them have sub menus that can be accessed by highlighting the item and pressing lt Enter gt Boot Features 4 7 SUPER PDSMi User s Manual gt Boot Features Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings QuickBoot Mode If enabled this feature will speed up the POST Power On Self Test routine by skipping certain tests after the computer is turned on The settings are Enabled and Disabled If Disabled the POST routine will run at normal speed Quiet Boot This setting allows you to Enable or Disable the graphic logo screen during boot up ACPI Mode Use the setting to determine if you want to employ ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface power management on your system The options are Yes and No Power Button Behavior If set to Instant Off the system will power off immediately as soon as the user hits the power button If set to 4 se
12. Adaptec SATA HostRAID Controller 0 Options Array Configuration Utility Disk Utilities 1 From the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility Menu select Disk Utilities as shown above and press lt Enter gt The following screen appears Adaptec SATA HostRAID Controller Select SATA Disk and press lt Enter gt SATA Port 6 ST368613AS 3 65 1 SATA Port 1 HDC WD 48GD BBFLAL 27 88027 1 SATA Port 2 HDC WHD748CD AAFLAZ 31 88F31 1 SATA Port 3 HDC WD 48CD BFLA1 27 08027 1 5 SATA Port 5 HDC WD 48GD BBFLA2 31 88F31 1 Only drives present at POST are displayed 2 Select the desired disk and press lt Enter gt The following screen appears D 16 Appendix D Adaptec HostRAID Setup Guidelines To format a disk Note The operation of Formatting Disk allows you to perform a low level formatting of a hard drive by writing zeros to the entire disk Serial ATA drives are low level formatted at the factory and do not need to be low level formatted again 3 When the screen shown below displays select Format Disk and press lt Enter gt The following screen appears Adaptec SATA HostRAID Controller 8 Select SATA Disk and press lt Enter gt SATA Port 8 ST384813AS 3 65 iL SATA Port 1 HDC WD 4B6GD BBFLAL 27 88027 1 SATA Port 2 8F31 1 S SATA Port 3 ornat Disk CIA 1 5 Ch s SATA Port 5 B8F31 1 5 Gb s Only drives present at POST are displayed 4 Read the warning message when it appears in the scre
13. KB MS 24 Pin A Fan6 CPU Fan EE USB 1 2 Pentium Dual JpR ise Core CPU z S al 8 LGA 775 Intel 3000 lt 2 North Bridge GLAN1 p a DIMM 1A DMN T 5 we HA GEAN DIMM 1B zf o DIMM 2A DIMM3 3 DMMB ONNA amp DIMM 2B a Ly LAN Fan2 SXB E1 PCI Ex8 S ot6 PCI X 133 MHz a CTRL z Ee pwo Batter LAN Jyput PXH V Bios 2 CTRU B VGA z JPL2 S z Q CTRL Buzzer amag N d Q B ICH7R lsa E pe i SATAY Ca South Bridge 2 a COM2 Tort z BT1 oq eg PCI 32 Bit 33 MHz i Q ree unin CSS 7 IDE o Pine D Floppy Compact Flash Card only IDE Primary amp 2 30 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 3 1 Troubleshooting Procedures Use the following procedures to troubleshoot your system If you have followed all of the procedures below and still need assistance refer to the Technical Support Procedures and or Returning Merchandise for Service section s in this chapter Always disconnect the AC power cord before adding changing or installing any hardware components Before Power On 1 Check if the Standby PWR LED LE 7 is not lit Note If LE1 is on it indicates that Standby PWR is on Be sure to disconnect the power cable before install ing or removing the components 2 Make sure the 8 pin 12v power connector at JPW2 is connected 3 Make sure that there are no short circuits between the motherboard and chas sis 4 Disconnect all ribbon wire cables from the
14. Then press the lt Enter gt key to save the data System Date Using the arrow keys highlight the month day and year fields and enter the correct data Press the lt Enter gt key to save the data BIOS Date This field displays the date when this version of BIOS was built Legacy Diskette A This setting allows the user to set the type of floppy disk drive installed as diskette A The options are Disabled 360Kb 5 25 in 1 2MB 5 25 in 720Kb 3 5 in 1 44 1 25MB 3 5 in and 2 88MB 3 5 in 4 3 SUPER PDSMi User s Manual Parallel ATA This setting allows the user to enable or disable the function of Parallel ATA The options are Disabled Channel 0 channel 1 and Both Serial ATA This setting allows the user to enable or disable the function of Serial ATA The options are Disabled and Enabled Native Mode Operation Select the native mode for ATA The options are Parallel ATA Serial ATA Both and Auto SATA Controller Mode Select Compatible to allow the SATA and PATA drives to be automatically detected and be placed in the Legacy Mode by the BIOS Select Enhanced to allow the SATA and PATA drives to be to be automatically detected and be placed in the Native IDE Mode Note The Enhanced mode is supported by the Windows 2000 OS or a later version When the SATA Controller Mode is set to Enhanced the following items will display Serial ATA SATA RAID Select Enable to enable Serial ATA RAID Functions
15. nect JPAR1 to a micro switch to turn off the alarm that is activated when a power module fails See the table on the right for pin definitions PWR Supply Fail LED Pin Definitions Definition PWR 1 Fail PWR 2 Fail PWR 3 Fail Signal Alarm Reset Note This feature is only available when using Super Micro redundant power supplies Alarm Reset Pin Setting Definition Pin 1 Ground Pin 2 5V A Power Fault Fan1 KB MS 24 Pin ATX PWR Fan6 CPU Fan EA B Alarm Reset USB 1 2 Pentium Dual JPEG Core CPU A at G LGA 775 Intel 3000 lt Q North Bridge GLAN1 DIMM 1A DIMM 7 DIMM Z Ww GLANS DIMM 1B l 5 DIMM 2A omma K g DIMM 2B DIM a Ww LAN Fang SXB E1 PCI Ex8 Slot PCI X 133 MHz Fang CTRL e Jeg EWD WPF Batter LAN jpL1 PXH V BOS CTRL E E VGA O j JPL2 5 a CTRL Buzzer kar wn A Hi ICH7R pa 2 SIO Ea ISATA Ca South Bridge 2 pgi COM2 RE D B anaana iiis BT1 MOR AIAG PCI 32 Bit 33 MH e f USB3 4 USB5 q uo eal sural E c in Print
16. suspend button When the user presses the power button the system will enter a SoftOff state The monitor will be suspended and the hard drive will spin down 1 10 Chapter 1 Introduction Pressing the power button again will cause the whole system to wake up During the SoftOff state the ATX power supply provides power to keep the required circuitry in the system alive In case the system malfunctions and you want to turn off the power just press and hold the power button for 4 seconds The power will turn off and no power will be provided to the motherboard Wake Ring On WOR Wake up events can be triggered by a device such as the external modem ringing when the system is in the SoftOff state Note that external modem ring on can only be used with an ATX 2 01 or above compliant power supply Wake On LAN WOL Wake On LAN is defined as the ability of a management application to remotely power up a computer that is powered off Remote PC setup up dates and asset tracking can occur after hours and on weekends so that daily LAN traffic is kept to a minimum and users are not interrupted The motherboard has a 3 pin header WOL to connect to the 3 pin header on a Network Interface Card NIC that has WOL capability In addition an onboard LAN controller can also support WOL without any connection to the WOL header The 3 pin WOL header is to be used with a LAN add on card only Note Wake On LAN requires an ATX 2 01 or above com
17. 12V 5 through 8 A 24 Pin ATX PWR B 8 Pin 12V PWR KB MS BeFan6iCPU Fan SB 1 2 Pentium Dual Core CPU z 3 LGA 775 Intel 3000 q g North Bridge GLAN1 DIMM 1A amai 5 DI w SED DIMM 1B MMA a E DIMM 2A DIMM K kd DIMM 2B DMM a Ly LAN Fan2 SXB E1 PCI Ex8 i PCI X 133 MHz Fan CTRL i rar Eee TWD WPF Battery LAN ypL4 PXH V BOS 6 omi VGA i JPL2 row CTRL Buzzer amd ao a ICH7R a pio ISATAY Ca lSouth Bridge 2 JPG1 com2 m J9 TOUT P MOR TAQ PCI 32 Bit 33 MHz veTt usssqusss Xo M5 DE in Printer Floppy Compact Flash Card only IDE Primary amp 2 13 SUPER PDSMi User s Manual Serial Ports Two serial headers COM1 J31 COM2 are included on the mother board COM1 J31 is a port located next to VGA port See the table on the right for pin definitions Chassis Intrusion A Chassis Intrusion header is located at JL1 Attach the appropriate cable to inform you of a chassis intrusion
18. 2B DIMM 4 LAN Fang SXB E1 PCI Ex8 Slot PCI X 133 MHz Fang CTRL A pw Batter LAN Gpi4 PXH V Bos CTRL E VGA 7 a CIRL Buzzer kad gt o ICH7R p Lo BO sarad C South Bridge 2 pgi LCOM2 m Jg Stott z BT1 WOR Bard PCI 32 Bit 33 MH OJ Pr i itr Z USB3 4 USB5 4 wij fol k c N Printer Floppy Compact Flash Card only IDE Primary 2 22 Pins Jumper Jumper Setting Definition 1 2 Enabled Disabled A GLAN1 Enable B GLAN2 Enable Chapter 2 Installation CMOS Clear JBT1 is used to clear CMOS Instead of pins this jumper consists of contact pads to prevent accidental clearing of CMOS To clear CMOS use a metal object such as a small screwdriver to touch both pads at the same time to short the connection Always remove the AC power cord from the system before clearing CMOS Note For an ATX power supply you must completely shut down the system remove the AC power cord and then short JBT1 to clear CMOS Do not use the PW_ON connector to clear CMOS SMBus to PCI PCI Exp Slots Jumpers JI C1 JI C2 allow you to con nect PCIX PCI E slots to the System Management Bus The default setting is Open to disable the connection See the table on the right for jumper settings SMBus to PCI PCI Exp Jumper Settings Jumper Setting Closed Open
19. After all the hardware has been installed you must first configure the Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA RAID before you install the Windows operating system The necessary drivers are all included on the Super Micro bootable CDs that came packaged with your motherboard Note The following section provides information on the Adaptec SATA RAID Driver based on the Intel Enterprise South Bridge 2 ICH7R Controller D 1 Introduction to the Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA RAID Controller Driver Serial ATA SATA Serial ATA SATA is a physical storage interface It uses a single cable with a minimum of four wires to create a point to point connection between devices It is a serial link which supports SATA Transfer rates up to 3 0 Gbps Because the serial cables used in SATA are thinner than the traditional cables used in Paral lel ATA PATA SATA systems have better airflow and can be installed in smaller chassis than Parallel ATA In addition the cables used in PATA can only extend to 40cm long while Serial ATA cables can extend up to one meter Overall Serial ATA provides better functionality than Parallel ATA Introduction to the Intel ICH7R Controller Hub Located in the South Bridge of the Intel 3010 Chipset the ICH7R Controller Hub provides the I O subsystem with access to the rest of the system It supports 1 channel Ultra ATA 100 Bus Master IDE controller PATA and an Adaptec s firmware which support up to four Serial ATA drives up to two
20. Exit menu Press the lt Enter gt key to save the changes and exit the BIOS 7 Once you ve exited the BIOS Utility the system will re boot 8 During the system boot up press the lt Ctrl gt and lt I gt keys simultaneously to run the Intel RAID Configuration Utility when prompted by the following message Press lt Ctrl gt lt gt for Intel RAID Configuration Utility C 2 Appendix C Intel HostRAID Installation Guidelines Using the Intel ICH7R SATA RAID Utility Program 1 Creating Deleting and Resetting RAID Volumes a After the system exits from the BIOS Setup Utility the system will automatically reboot The following screen appears after Power On Self Test RAID Volumes None def ined Physical Disks Port Drive Model Serial 3 iz Type Status Vol ID 4 HDC WD258aSI WND HMAL72834971 32 SCB l HDC WD25 ASD 1K HD 1L72834595 32 SCB HDC WHD259AJ1 WD HMAEH1376 185 232 9GB WD258AJ I ND HMAEH1449527 232 SGI WD Configuration Utility idaptec SCSI BIOS v4 38 8 opuright 2483 Adapter Int All Rights Reserved d d Pres 1 f SISelect TM Utility gt gt gt yt Ch ID LUN b When you see the above screen press the lt Ctrl gt and the lt I gt keys simultane ously to have the main menu of the SATA RAID Utility appear Note All graphics and screen shots shown in the manual are for reference only The screen shots shown in the manual do not imply Supernicro s endorsement or non en dorsement on
21. Figure 2 4 for the descriptions of the various control panel buttons and LED indicators Refer to the following section for descriptions and pin definitions Figure 2 4 JF1 Header Pins mef ETE x Power LED HDD LED NIC1 LED a fr Orda NIC2 LED mal so O 3 OH Fan Fail LED B Lo p Z 3 So g xX Chapter 2 Installation C Front Control Panel Pin Definitions NMI Button NMI Button Pin Definitions JF1 The non maskable interrupt button Pin Definition header is located on pins 19 and 20 o l Gonia of JF1 Refer to the table on the right Ground for pin definitions Power LED Power LED Pin Definitions JF1 The Power LED connection is located Pin Definition on pins 15 and 16 of JF1 Refer to the E Ey table on the right for pin definitions Ground A NMI B PWR LED
22. PC Vin33 MHz TH Sofie gue fel z DE N Printer Ciee re Elash Card only IDE Primary fod 2 28 Chapter 2 Installation IDE Connector IDE Drive Connectors Pin Definitions IDE There are two IDE Connectors J3 Blue Pin Definition Pin Definition J4 White on the motherboard The Reset IDE 2 Ground blue IDE connector J3 is designated 3 Host Data 7 4 Host Data 8 as the IDE Primary drive The white IDE 5 Host Data 6 6 Host Data 9 connector J4 is designated as the IDE 7 Host Data 5 8 Host Data 10 Slave drive and is reserved for Compact 9 Host Data 4 10 Host Data 11 Flash Card use only See the table on 11 Host Data 3 12 Host Data 12 the right pin definitions 13 Host Data 2 14 Host Data 13 15 Host Data 1 16 Host Data 14 Note J4 the white slot is reserved 17 Host Data 0 18 Host Data 15 for Compact Flash Card only Do not 19 Ground 20 Key use it for other devices If J4 is popu 21 DRQ3 22 Ground lated with a Compact Flash Card J3 i f 23 1 0 Write 24 Ground the blue slot will be available for one en TT ees device only 27 IOCHRDY 28 BALE IPMI 2 k 29 DACK3 30 Ground 0 Socket 31 IRQ14 32 IOCS16 Th
23. RAID volumes and up to four drives in RAID Configurations See the table below for details Adaptec s SATA HostRAID Controller Firmware supports Drives supported Four Number of RAID Volumes supported Two Total Drives in RAID Configurations Four Examples of Valid RAID Configurations Two drives of RAID 1 two drives of RAID 0 Two drives of RAID 1 two drives of RAID 1 Three drives of RAID 0 Four drives of RAID 0 Examples of Invalid RAID Configurations Three drives of RAID 0 two drives of RAID 1 Note this table is applicable to Adaptec s HostRAID Controller Firmware only D 1 SUPER PDSMi User s Manual To configure the Adaptec SATA RAID for Operating Systems that sup port RAID functions Windows Red Hat amp SuSe Linux 1 Press the lt Del gt key during system bootup to enter the BIOS Setup Utility Note If it is the first time powering on the system we recommend you load the Optimized Default Settings If you have already done so please skip to Step 3 2 Use the arrow keys to select the Exit Settings Once in the Exit settings Scroll down to select Load Optimized Default Settings and press the lt Enter gt key Select OK to confirm the selection Press the lt Enter gt key to load the default settings for the BIOS 3 Use the arrow keys to select the Main section in BIOS 4 Scroll down to SATA Control Mode and press the lt Enter
24. The BIOS setup options described in this section are selected by choosing the appropriate text from the main BIOS Setup screen All displayed text is described in this section although the screen display is often all you need to understand how to set the options When you first power on the computer the Phoenix BIOS is immediately acti vated While the BIOS is in control the Setup program can be activated in one of two ways 1 By pressing lt Delete gt immediately after turning the system on or 2 When the message shown below appears briefly at the bottom of the screen during the POST Power On Self Test press the lt Delete gt key to activate the main Setup menu Press the lt Delete gt key to enter Setup 4 3 Main BIOS Setup All main Setup options are described in this section The main BIOS Setup screen is displayed below Use the Up Down arrow keys to move among the different settings in each menu Use the Left Right arrow keys to change the options for each setting Press the lt Esc gt key to exit the CMOS Setup Menu The next section describes in detail how to navigate through the menus Items that use submenus are indicated with the icon With the item highlighted press the lt Enter gt key to access the submenu 4 2 Chapter 4 BIOS Main BIOS Setup Menu System Time Main Setup Features System Time To set the system date and time key in the correct information in the appropriate fields
25. and ECP DMA Channel This item allows you to specify the DMA channel for the parallel port The options are DMA1 and DMAS3 Floppy Disk Controller This setting allows you to assign control of the floppy disk controller The options are Enabled user defined Disabled and Auto BIOS and OS controlled Base I O Address This setting allows you to select the base I O address for the Floppy port The options are Primary and Secondary gt DMI Event Logging Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings Event Log Validity This is a display to inform you of the event log validity It is not a setting Event Log Capacity This is a display to inform you of the event log capacity It is not a setting View DMI Event Log Highlight this item and press lt Enter gt to view the contents of the event log Event Logging This setting allows you to Enable or Disable event logging ECC Event Logging This setting allows you to Enable or Disable ECC event logging Mark DMI Events as Read Highlight this item and press lt Enter gt to mark the DMI events as read Clear All DMI Event Logs Select Yes and press lt Enter gt to clear all DMI event logs The options are Yes and No 4 15 SUPER PDSMi User s Manual gt Console Redirection Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings COM Port Address This item allows you to specify which COM port to direct the remote console to
26. any 3rd party s product Your screens may or many not look exactly the same as the graphics shown in this manual C 3 SUPER PDSMi User s Manual Creating a RAID 0 Volume a Select Create RAID Volume from the main menu and press the lt Enter gt key The following screen will appear Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5 1 6 1813 ICH7R wRAIDS Copyright C 2483 85 Intel Corporation AIL Rights Reserved i Nane Volung RAID Level RAID Stripe Disks Select Disks Strip Size 128KB Capacity 8 8 GB Create Volune Enter a string between 1 and 16 characters in length that can be used to uniquely identify the RAID volume This nane is case sensitive and can not contain special characters b Specify a name for the RAID 0 set and press the lt Tab gt key or the lt Enter gt key to go to the next field You can use the lt Esc gt key to select the previous menu c When RAID Level item is highlighted press the lt Up Arrow gt lt Down Arrow gt keys to select RAID 0 Stripe and hit lt Enter gt d When the Disks item is highlighted press lt Enter gt to select the HDD to configure as RAID The following pop up screen See the note on Page C 3 displays e Use the lt Up Arrow gt lt Down Arrow gt keys to highlight a drive and press lt Space gt to select it A triangle appears to confirm the selection of the drive f Use the lt Up Arrow gt lt Down Arrow gt keys to selet t
27. indicates if a user password has been entered for the system Clear means such a password has not been used and Set means a user password has been entered for the system Set Supervisor Password When the item Set Supervisor Password is highlighted hit the lt Enter gt key When prompted type the Supervisor s password in the dialogue box to set or to change supervisor s password which allows access to the BIOS Set User Password When the item Set User Password is highlighted hit the lt Enter gt key When prompted type the user s password in the dialogue box to set or to change the user s password which allows access to the system at boot up 4 21 SUPER PDSMi User s Manual Fixed Disk Boot Sector This setting may offer protection against viruses when set to Write Protect which protects the boot sector on the hard drive from having a virus written to it The other option is Normal Password on Boot This setting allows you to decide if a password is required for a user to enter the system at bootup The options are Enabled password required and Disabled password not required 4 6 Boot Choose Boot from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys You should see the following display See details on how to change the order and specs of boot devices in the Item Specific Help Window as shown below All Boot BIOS settings are described in this section Boot Priority Order Excluded from Boot Order
28. motherboard including those for the keyboard and mouse 5 Remove all add on cards 6 Install a CPU and heatsink making sure that it is fully seated and then con nect the chassis speaker and the power LED to the motherboard Check all jumper settings as well 7 Make sure to use the correct type of CMOS battery as specified by the Manu facturer Do not install the CMOS battery upside down to avoid possible explosion No Power 1 Make sure that there are no short circuits between the motherboard and the chassis 2 Make sure that all jumpers are set to their default positions 3 Check if the 115V 230V switch on the power supply is properly set 4 Turn the power switch on and off to test the system 5 The battery on your motherboard may be old Check to verify that it still supplies 3VDC If it does not replace it with a new one No Video 1 If the power is on but you have no video in this case you will need to remove all the add on cards and cables first 2 Use the speaker to determine if any beep codes exist Refer to Appendix A for details on beep codes 3 Remove all memory modules and turn on the system If the alarm is on check the specs of the memory reseat the memory or try a different one 3 1 SUPER PDSMi User s Manual NOTE If you are a system integrator VAR or OEM a POST diagnostics card is recommended For I O port 80h codes refer to App B Memory Errors 1 Make sure that th
29. permission from SUPER MICRO COMPUTER you may not copy any part of this document Information in this document is subject to change without notice Other products and companies referred to herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies or mark holders Copyright 2007 by SUPER MICRO COMPUTER INC All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America Preface Preface About This Manual This manual is written for system integrators PC technicians and knowledgeable PC users It provides information for the installation and use of the SUPER PDSMi motherboard The PDSMi supports a single Intel Quad Core Dual Core Xeon 3000 Series Core 2 Duo Pentium D Dual Core Pentium 4 Extreme Edition Pentium 4 Celeron D LGA Land Grid Array 775 Processors at system bus speeds of 1066 MHz 800 MHz 533 MHz The LGA 775 Pentium D Pentium 4 Celeron D Processor is housed in a Flip Chip Land Grid Array FC LGA4 package that interfaces with the motherboard via an LGA775 socket The PDSMi supports the Intel Hyper Threading HT Technology the EM64T Technology the Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology EIST and the Matrix Storage Technology Please refer to the motherboard specifications pages on our web site http www supermicro com Products for updates or visit Intel s web site for processor support This product is intended to be professionally installed Manual Organization Chapter 1 describes the features
30. same as those set in the BIOS SUPER PDSMi User s Manual gt IPMI The option is available only when an IPMI card is installed in the system System Event Logging IPMI Specification Version This item displays the current IPMI Version Firmware Version This item displays the current Firmware Version System Event Logging Select Enabled to enable IPMI Event Logging When this function is set to Disabled the system will continue to log events received via system interface The options are Enabled and Disabled Clear System Event Logging Enabling this function to force the BIOS to clear the system event logs during the next cold boot The options are Enabled and Disabled Existing Event Log Number This item displays the number of the existing event log Event Log Control System Firmware Progress Enabling this function to log POST progress The options are Enabled and Disabled BIOS POST Errors Enabling this function to log POST errors The options are Enabled and Disabled BIOS POST Watch Dog Set to Enabled to enable POST Watch Dog The options are Enabled and Disabled 4 18 Chapter 4 BIOS OS Boot Watch Dog Set to Enabled to enable OS Boot Watch Dog The options are Enabled and Disabled Timer for Loading OS Minutes This feature allows the user to set the time value in minutes for the previous item OS Boot Watch Dog by keying in a desired number in the blank The default setting is 10 mi
31. support Installation of the LGA775 Processor 1 Press the socket lever to release the load plate which covers the CPU socket from its locking position 2 Gently lift the socket lever to open the load plate 2 2 Chapter 2 Installation 3 Locate Pin 1 on the CPU socket Note North Key Pin 1 is the corner marked with a triangle Please note that the North Key and the South Key are located vertically in the CPU housing 4 Position the motherboard in such a way that Pin 1 of the CPU socket is located at the left bottom of the CPU housing 5 Use your thumb and your index finger to hold the CPU at the North Center Edge and the South Center Edge of the CPU North Center Edge 6 Align Pin 1 of the CPU with Pin 1 of the socket Once aligned carefully lower the CPU straight down to the socket Do not drop the CPU on the socket Do not move the CPU horizontally or vertically Do not rub the CPU against the surface or against any pins of the socket to avoid damage to the CPU or the socket Socket Lever South Center Edge 7 With the CPU inside the socket inspect the four corners of the CPU to make sure that the CPU is properly installed 8 Use your thumb to gently push the lever down and lock it in the hook 9 If the CPU is properly installed into the socket the plastic cap will be automatically released from the load plate when the lever is pushed into the hook Remove the p
32. supported OS Note visit www Intel com for CPU support and driver updates OS Licensing Support e Intel Dual Core CPU supports Windows 2000 Professional Windows Advanced Server Windows XP Home Windows XP Professional Windows Server 2003 Standard Enterprise e Intel Dual Core CPU and Hyper Threading Technology supports Windows 2000 Advanced Server Windows XP Home Windows XP Professional Windows Server 2003 Standard Enterprise Memory Latest memory technology Note See Section 2 4 for details e Four DIMM slots support Dual Single Channel DDR2 667 533 400 MHz up to 8 GB of ECC Non ECC Unbuffered DDR2 SDRAM Chipset Latest Intel chipset technology e Intel 3000 e Intel ICH7R Intel PXH V Expansion Slots e One 1 PCI 32 Bit 33 MHz Slot 1 e One 1 PCI X 64 Bit 133 MHz slot Slot 6 1 PCI E x8 both via Riser Card Slot SXB E1 BIOS e 8Mb Firmware Hub Phoenix BIOS e DMI 2 3 PCI 2 2 ACPI 1 0 Plug and Play PnP SMBIOS 2 3 Hardware BIOS Virus Protection 1 6 Chapter 1 Introduction PC Health Monitoring e Onboard voltage monitors for CPU cores Chipset Voltage Memory Voltage 1 8V 3 3V 5V 5V Standby 12V and 12V e CPU 4 phase switching voltage regulator e Status monitor for fan speed amp System OH Fan Fail LED Control e Pulse Width Modulation Fan Control amp Low noise fan speed control e Environmental temperature monitoring via BIOS PWR Up from AC PWR loss e SuperDoc
33. temperature threshold settings please change the SDIII settings to be the same as those set in the BIOS Supero Doctor Ill Interface Display Screen Health Information Remote Management System Info Health Info Performance Remote Control Configuration Administration Systems Management Report Help Health Information CPUL Chassis CPU2 Chassis E 2 Appendix E Installing Other Software Programs and Drivers Supero Doctor Ill Interface Display Screen Il Remote Control creme Ea mnor Remote Management m Info Health Info Performance Rernote Control Configuration Administration Systems Managerrent Report Help m Remote Control Graceful power control Supero Doctor II allows a user to inform the OS to reboot or shut down within a specified time the default is 30 seconds Before the system reboots or shuts down it s allowed to cancel the action Requirements Keep Supero SD3Service Daemon running at all times on this system Provide TCP IP connectivity Power control gs Note The SD Ill Software program can be downloaded from our Web site at ftp ftp supermicro com utility Supero_Doctor_IlI You can also download the SDIII User s Guide at http Awww supermicro com PRODUCT Manuals SDIII UserGuide pdf For Linux we will still recommend that you use Supero Doctor Il SUPER PDSMi User s Manual Notes
34. you have selected will appear on the Selected Drives dialog box on the right as shown below 4 Press Enter when both disks for the new array are selected The Array Proper ties menu displays Select drives to create Array g pr lected Drives 3 i 68 STIHAALIAS 74 3CB 41 HDC WD744CD HHFLAI 569 8CB WDC HD748CD BBFLA1 69 BCB WDC HD740ED BAFLAZ 69 460 D 8 Appendix D Adaptec HostRAID Setup Guidelines Assigning Array Properties Once a new array is completed you can assign properties to the array Caution Once the array is created and its properties are assigned and you cannot change the array properties using this utility To assign properties to the new array 1 In the Array Properties menu as shown in the screen below select an array type and press Enter Only the available array types will be displayed on the screen RAID 0 or RAID 1 requires two drives Array Type RAID O Stripe RAID 1 Mirror Array Labe Array Size Via 2 Under the item Arrays Label type in a label and press lt Enter gt Note The label shall not be more than 15 characters 3 For RAID 0 select the desired stripe size Note Available stripe sizes are 16 32 and 64 KB 64K is default Please do not change the default setting 4 The item Create RAID via allows you to select between the different ways of creating methods for RAID 0 and RAID 1 The following table gives examples of when each is appropriate
35. 3 4 USB5 q iin PCC c N Printer Floppy Compact Flash Card only IDE Primary ind 2 21 SUPER PDSMi User s Manual 2 7 Jumper Settings Explanation of Jumpers To modify the operation of the motherboard jumpers can be used to choose between optional settings Jumpers create shorts between two pins to change the function of the connector Pin 1 is identified with a square solder pad on the printed circuit board See the motherboard layout pages for jumper locations Note On two pin jumpers Closed means the jumper is on and Open means the jumper is off the pins GLAN Enable Disable JPL1 enables or disable GLAN 1 Port and JPL2 enables or disable GLAN 2 Port on the motherboard See the table on the right for jumper settings The default setting is enabled Fan1 KB MS 24 Pin ATX PWR Fan6 CPU Fan ae pin USB 1 2 Pentium Dual JEt z Core CPU 3 8 LGA 775 Intel 3000 lt Q North Bridge GLAN1 DIMM 1A DIMM a DIMM 2 m GAN DIMM 1B i DIMM 2A D 5 DIMM
36. A The State of California County of Santa Clara shall be the exclusive venue for the resolution of any such disputes Super Micro s total liability for all claims will not exceed the price paid for the hardware product FCC Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A 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 commercial environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the manufacturer s instruction manual may cause harmful interference with radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case you will be required to correct the interference at your own expense California Best Management Practices Regulations for Perchlorate Materials This Perchlorate warning applies only to products containing CR Manganese Dioxide Lithium coin cells Perchlorate Material special handling may apply See www dtsc ca gov hazardouswaste perchlorate WARNING Handling of lead solder materials used in this product may expose you to lead a chemical known to the State of California to cause birth defects and other reproductive harm Manual Revision 1 1a Release Date Aug 3 2007 Unless you request and receive written
37. Codes This section lists the POST Power On Self Test codes for the PhoenixBIOS POST codes are divided into two categories recoverable and terminal Recoverable POST Errors When a recoverable type of error occurs during POST the BIOS will display an POST code that describes the problem BIOS may also issue one of the follow ing beep codes 1 long and two short beeps video configuration error 1 repetitive long beep no memory detected Terminal POST Errors If a terminal type of error occurs BIOS will shut down the system Before doing so BIOS will write the error to port 80h attempt to initialize video and write the error in the top left corner of the screen The following is a list of codes that may be written to port 80h POST Code Description 01h IPMI Initialization 02h Verify Real Mode 03h Disable Non Maskable Interrupt NMI 04h Get CPU type 06h Initialize system hardware 07h Disable shadow and execute code from the ROM 08h Initialize chipset with initial POST values 09h Set IN POST flag OAh Initialize CPU registers OBh Enable CPU cache OCh Initialize caches to initial POST values OEh Initialize I O component OFh Initialize the local bus IDE 10h Initialize Power Management 11h Load alternate registers with initial POST values 12h Restore CPU control word during warm boot 13h Reset PCI Bus Mastering devices 14h Initialize keyboard controller 16h 1 2 2 3 BIOS ROM checksum 17h Initialize cache befor
38. DSMi Quick Reference Jumper Description Default Setting JBT1 CMOS Clear See Section 2 7 JI C1 JI C2 I C SMB Bus to PCI slots Open Open Disabled JP3 Compact Flash Master Slave Select Closed Master JPF Power Force On Open Disabled JPG1 VGA Enable Pins 1 2 Enabled JPL1 JPL2 Giga bit LAN 1 2 Enable Pins 1 2 Enabled JWD Watch Dog Enable Pins 1 2 Reset Connector Description 24 PIn ATX JPW1 ATX 24 Pin Power Connector 8 Pin PWR JPW2 12V 8 pin Power Connector Required Alarm Reset JPR1 Alarm Reset Enable Buzzer Internal Buzzer Chassis Intrusion JL1 Chassis Intrusion Header COM1 J31 COM2 COM Port 1 amp COM 2 Header Compact Flash PWR JWF1 Compact Flash Power Note 1 DIMM 1A 2A 41B 2B Memory DIMM Slots 1 through 4 Fans 1 6 System Fan Headers Fans 1 5 Fan6 CPU Fan FP Control JF 1 Front Panel Control Header Note 2 Floppy Connector J27 Floppy Disk Connector IDE Primary J3 IDE Primary Slot Blue Note 1 IDE Compact Flash J4 Compact Flash Card White Note 1 IPMI IPMI 2 0 Socket KB MS J28 PS 2 Keyboard Mouse Connector LAN1 LAN2 JLAN1 2 Ethernet RJ45 Gigabit LAN Port1 Port2 Connectors Printer J30 Parallel Port Printer Header PWR LED JLED Power LED PWR Fault PW3 Power Supply Failure SATA 0 3 I SATA 0 3 4 Intel SATA Headers Slot 1 PCI 32 bit 33 MHz 3 3V only Slot 6 SXB E1 PCI X 133 MHz PCI Exp x8 Riser Card only Speaker J9 Speaker Connector Pins3 4 Intern
39. ED Laial A Fan 1 B Fan 2 USB 1 2 Pentium Dual JPJ j z Core CPU 3 C Fan 3 5 LGA775 D Fan 4 Intel 3000 E Fan 5 lt 9 North Bridge F _ Fan 6 CPU Fan GLAN1 DIMM 1A DIMI a lu GLAN2 DIMM 1B DIMM 2 d DIMM 2A 7 OJ De SNES 5 TE aN an SXB E1 PCI EX8 S ot6 PCI X 133 MHz Eana laCTRL NE C JPC2 WWD WPF Batte LAN ypu4 PXH V Y PR sr CTRL VGA z JPL2 z a CTRL Buzzer kay 7 Q ICH7R lard i Po f SATAY South Bridge Z JPG COM2 1 J9 W STotT 7 BT1 INOR bard PCI 32 Bit 33 MH aE Z fusssqusesq Snir wef k z IDE a D N Printer _ Floppy Compact Flash Card only IDE Primary 2 17 SUPER PDSMi User s Manual Wake On Ring The Wake On Ring header JWOR Lenten is located close to the ICH7 South JWOR Bridge This function allows your Pin Definition computer to be awakened by an 1 Ground Black incoming call to the modem when in 2 Wake up suspend state See the table on the right for pin definitions You must have a Wake On Ring card and a cable to use this feature Wake On LAN The Wake On LAN WOL header Wake On LAN is located close to the SATA O port aa See the table on the right for pin Pin Definition definitions You must enable the LAN 1 sV Seny Wake Up function in the BIOS and 2 Ground also have a LAN card with a Wake on LAN connector and a cable to use this feature Wake up
40. ERMICRO Computer Inc Note Click the icons showing a hand writing on the paper to view the readme files for each item Click a computer icon to the right of an item to install an item from top to the bottom one ata time After installing each item you must re boot the system before proceeding with the next item on the list The bottom icon with a CD on it allows you to view the entire contents of the CD E 1 SUPER PDSMi User s Manual B Configuring Supero Doctor Ill The Supero Doctor Ill program is a Web based management tool that supports remote management capability It includes Remote and Local Management tools The local management is called the SD III Client The Supero Doctor III program included on the CDROM that came with your motherboard allows you to monitor the environment and operations of your system Supero Doctor Ill displays crucial system information such as CPU temperature system voltages and fan status See the Figure below for a display of the Supero Doctor Ill interface Note 1 The default user name and password are ADMIN Note 2 In the Windows OS environment the Supero Doctor Ill settings take pre cedence over the BIOS settings When first installed Supero Doctor IIl adopts the temperature threshold settings previously set in the BIOS Any subsequent changes to these thresholds must be made within Supero Doctor since the SD III settings override the BIOS settings For the Windows OS to adopt the BIOS
41. I Ex8 PCI X 133 MHz Fang CTRL Z Ee WD Batter LAN jpL1 PXH V Bos 2 LoTR VGA JPL Z oy CTRL Buzzer amag N ra HES ICH7R Ard A S O eo S Co South Bridge 2 ma COM2 s Tott i BT1 MOR Satao PCI 32 Bit 33 MH Z USB3 4 USB5 4 oer KARI DE N Printer Floppy Compact Flash Card only IDE Primary 2 16 Fan Headers The PDSMi has six fan connectors Fan1 to Fan6 Fan6 is designated as the CPU Cooling Fan Note all these fans are 4 pin fans However Pins 1 3 of the fan headers are backward compatible with the Fan Header aie F Pin Definitions traditional 3 pin fans See the table on the Fan1 5 right for pin definitions The onboard fan Chapter 2 Installation Pin Definition speeds are controlled by the Fan Speed 1 Mode Thermal Management in the BIOS Hardware Monitoring Section When us ing Thermal Management settings please Ground Black 2 12V Red 3 Tachometer 4 PWM_Control use all 3 pin fans or all 4 pin fans on the motherboard Please do not use 3 pin fans and 4 pin fans on the same board The default setting is Disabled which will allow the onboard fans to run at full speed KB MS 24 Pin ATX PW Fan
42. JPR1 Core CPU gi B GLAN2 Port a LGA775 Intel 3000 North Bridge DIMM 1A DIMI A DIMM 1B DIN afl DIMM 2A DIMMS x DIMM 2B DMA al LLJ Fan2 SXB E1 PCI Ex St PCI X 133 MHz Fang Covic1 2 AWD CaJ c2 WPF Battery PXH V BOS VGA Buzzer amag JWF1 MOR g BATAD CI fsesduses Xoin ISATAQ SATAY SUPER A IDE Floppy Compact Flash Card only IDE Primary Fan4 2 26 Chapter 2 Installation Onboard Power LED There is an Onboard Power LED LE1 located on the motherboard When LE1 is off the system is off When the green light is on the system is on When the yellow light is on the system is off but the AC power cable is still connected Make sure to disconnect the power cable before re moving or installing components See the layout below for the LED location POST Code LEDs LED Color Off Green Yellow Onboard PWR LED Indicator LE1 Definition System Off System On System off PWR Cable Connected 2 27 POST LED Indicators LE3 LE4 There are two POST Power O
43. NEE EAEE EAEE 4 19 4 6 Bot SOUP sisao a AEEA ASSA NERE A aA 4 20 Ael gt 4 e a E a a S 4 21 Appendices Appendix A BIOS POST Messages ccccccececeeeceeeeececeeececeecececeeeceseeeeeeeeeeeneeees A 1 Appendix B BIOS POST CodeS c cccccccccceccececececececececececececeeeeceeeeeeeeeteeeeseeeeeeness B 1 Appendix C The Intel HostRAID Setup Guidelines ccccecececececeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeetees C 1 Appendix D The Adaptec HostRAID Setup Guidelines cccceccccceeeeeeeeeeeeeeees D 1 Appendix E Installing Other Software Programs and DriversS ccccceeeeeeeeeeeees E 1 vi Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 1 Introduction 1 1 Overview Checklist Congratulations on purchasing your computer motherboard from an acknowledged leader in the industry Super Micro boards are designed with the utmost attention to detail to provide you with the highest standards in quality and performance Please check that the following items have all been included with your motherboard If anything listed here is damaged or missing contact your retailer The following items are included in the retail box One 1 Super Micro Mainboard One 1 IDE cable CBL 036L 02 One 1 floppy drive ribbon cable CBL 022L Four 4 SATA cables CBL 0044L For retail only One 1 I O shield CSE PTO7L One 1 Super Micro CD containing drivers and utilities One 1 User s BIOS Manual Optional items 1U 64 bi
44. Novell and other Operating Systems please select the option other If a drive fails after the installation of a new software you might want to change this setting and try again A different OS requires a different Bus Master clock rate Large Disk Access Mode This setting determines how large hard drives are to be accessed The options are DOS or Other for Unix Novelle NetWare and other operating systems gt Advanced Chipset Control Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings Warning Take caution when changing the Advanced settings An incorrect Ne a very high DRAM frequency or an incorrect DRAM timing may cause he system to become unstable When this occurs reset the setting to the default setting Clock Spectrum Feature If Enabled the BIOS will monitor the level of Electromagnetic Interference caused by the components and will attempt to decrease the interference whenever needed The options are Enabled and Disabled ECC Conditions This setting specifies the ECC Error conditions that will be treated as ECC Error Events by the system The options are None Single Bit Multiple Bit and Both Note This item is available when it is supported by the memory ECC Error Handler This setting allows you to select the type of interrupt to be activated as a result of an ECC error The options are None NMI Non Maskable Interrupt SMI System Management Interrupt and SCI System Control Interru
45. Onboard COM A or Onboard COM B This setting can also be Disabled BAUD Rate This item allows you to set the BAUD rate for console redirection The options are 300 1200 2400 9600 19 2K 38 4K 57 6K and 115 2K Console Type This item allows you to set console redirection type The options are VT100 VT100 8bit PC ANSI 7bit PC ANSI VT100 VT UTF8 and ASCII Flow Control This item allows you to select the flow control option for the console The options are None XON XOFF and CTS RTS Console Connection This item allows you to decide how console redirection is to be connected either Direct or Via Modem Continue CR after POST Choose whether to continue with console redirection after the POST routine The options are On and Off 4 16 Chapter 4 BIOS gt Hardware Monitor Logic CPU Temperature Threshold This option allows the user to set a CPU temperature threshold that will activate the alarm system when the CPU temperature reaches this pre set temperature threshold The options are 70 C 75 C 80 C and 85 C See the note below Highlight this and hit lt Enter gt to see monitor data for the following items CPU Temperature System Temperature Fan1 Fan6 Speeds If the feature of Auto Fan Control is enabled the BIOS will automatically display the status of the fans indicated in this item Fan Speed Control Modes This feature allows the user to decide how the system controls the speeds of t
46. PE2 5 z o CTRL Buzzer amg wn a ICH7R arg ka P e Isard cy South Bridge 2 ypG1_LCOM2 Jo B a PBC 32 Bit 33 MHz eT1 MR f para 5 USB3 4 USB5 4 ugo F IDE N Printer Floppy Compact Flash Card only IDE Primary g 2 25 A PWR Force On B Compact Flash Master Slave Select SUPER PDSMi User s Manual 2 8 Onboard Indicators GLAN LEDs There are two GLAN ports on the mother board Each Gigabit Ethernet LAN port has two LEDs The yellow LED indicates activity while the other LED may be green amber or off to indicate the speed of the connec tion See the table at right for the functions associated with the second LED a g eS Activity ber Off Yellow Green Rear View When viewing from the rear side of the chassis GLAN Right LED Activity Indicator LED Color Definition Yellow Flashing LAN Port Active GLAN Left LED Connection Speed Indicator LED Color Definition Off 10Mbps or No Connection 100 Mbps 1 Gbps 24 Pin ATX PWR Fan6 CPU Fan Fant lt D rs N IPMI ICH7R I South Bridge JPG1 come a J9 Pot BCI 32 Bit 33 MHz BT1 mi PDSMi 5 T O A GLAN1 Port Pentium Dual
47. SB 5 6 lo 3 PO cated are at J45 and J46 on the moth 4 Ground erboard These ports can be used 5 N A to provide front side chassis access Front Panel USB cables not included See the tables Pin Definitions USB 3 4 5 6 on the right for pin definitions Pin g Deti Pin rie a milen 1 5V il 5V 2 PO 2 PO 3 PO 3 PO 4 Ground 4 Ground 3 Key 3 No connection GLAN Giga bit Ethernet Ports Two G bit Ethernet ports GLAN are located next to the VGA port on the IO backplane These ports accept RJ45 type cables Fant 24 Pin ATX PWR Fan lCPU Fan pn Pentium Dual JEt A USB 1 2 Core CPU LERTE B GLAN1 Intel 3000 C GLAN2 xt g North Bridge D FP USB3 4 clani Je E FP USB5 6 DIMM 1A DMT i wW Jie DIMM 1B DIN al 5 DIMM 2A DIMM 5 1 DIMM 4 5 DIMM 2B a LAN Fand SXB E1 PCI Ex8 Slot6 PCI X 133 MHz Fond CTRL Mi CoaJl c1 me t PwD WPF Bal LAN 5p PXH V Bos 5 CTRL i VGA i JPL2 a CTRL Buzzer aad 2 E satag Jo silo E e SATAJ n4 Jpa1 COM2 CERE a SCI 32 Bit 33 MHz rac wel ina Q a0 ira C4 F D amp in Printer Floppy Compact Flash Ca
48. SUPER SUPER PDSMi USER S MANUAL Revision 1 1a The information in this User s Manual has been carefully reviewed and is believed to be accurate The vendor assumes no responsibility for any inaccuracies that may be contained in this document makes no commitment to update or to keep current the information in this manual or to notify any person or organization of the updates Please Note For the most up to date version of this manual please see our web site at www supermicro com SUPER MICRO COMPUTER reserves the right to make changes to the product described in this manual at any time and without notice This product including software if any and documenta tion may not in whole or in part be copied photocopied reproduced translated or reduced to any medium or machine without prior written consent IN NO EVENT WILL SUPER MICRO COMPUTER BE LIABLE FOR DIRECT INDIRECT SPECIAL INCIDENTAL SPECULATIVE OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING FROM THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THIS PRODUCT OR DOCUMENTATION EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES IN PARTICULAR SUPER MICRO COMPUTER SHALL NOT HAVE LIABILITY FOR ANY HARDWARE SOFTWARE OR DATA STORED OR USED WITH THE PRODUCT INCLUDING THE COSTS OF REPAIRING REPLACING INTEGRATING INSTALLING OR RECOVERING SUCH HARDWARE SOFTWARE OR DATA Any disputes arising between manufacturer and customer shall be governed by the laws of Santa Clara County in the State of California US
49. a lower stripe size and for a multimedia system use a higher stripe size e When the RAID Volume Capacity item is highlighted enter your RAID volume capacity and hit lt Enter gt The default setting is the maximum capacity allowed f Press lt Enter gt when the Create Volume item is highlighted A warning message displays g When asked Are you sure you want to create this volume Y N press Y to create the RAID volume or type N to go back to the Create Volume menu C 6 Appendix C Intel HostRAID Installation Guidelines Creating a RAID 5 Set Parity a Select Create RAID Volume from the main menu and press the lt Enter gt key The following screen will appear Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5 1 6 1813 ICH R wRAIDS Copyright C 2483 45 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved n Nane VolunS RAID Level RAIDS Parity Disks Select Disks Strip Size 64 KB Capacity 46 GB Create Volune Enter a string between 1 and 16 characters in length that can be used to uniquely identify the RAID volume This nane is case sensitive and can not contain special characters b Specify a name for the RAID 5 set and press lt Enter gt c When the Raid Level is highlighted use the lt Up Arrow gt lt Down Arrow gt keys to select RAID 5 Parity and hit lt Enter gt d When the Disk item is highlighted press lt Enter gt to select the HDD to configure as RAID The follo
50. able Array To delete a bootable array 1 From the Main menu select Manage Arrays 2 From the List of Arrays select the bootable array you want to delete and press lt Ctrl gt and lt B gt Note a bootable array is the array marked with an asterisk as shown in the picture above 3 When the following message is displayed The array is already marked bootable Do you want to make this array as not bootable Yes No Enter Y to delete a bootable array The bootable array will be deleted and the asterisk will disap pear Note Do not use the delete key to delete the bootable array SUPER PDSMi User s Manual Adding Deleting Hotspares To add a Hotspare Note In order to rebuild a RAID RAID 0 or RAID 1 you would need to add a new HDD as a hotspare 1 From the main menu shown on Page D 4 select Add Delete Hotspares 2 Use the up and down arrow keys to highlight and select the disk you want to designate as a hotspare and press lt Insert gt and then press lt Enter gt 3 Press Yes when the following prompt is displayed Do you want to create spare Yes No The spare you have selected will appear in the Selected drives Menu To delete a Hotspare 1 From the main menu shown on Page D 4 select Add Delete Hotspares 2 Use the up and down arrow keys to highlight and select the Hotspare you want to delete and press lt delete gt and then press lt Enter gt 3 When the following w
51. al Pins 1 4 External USB1 2 J15 Back Panel Universal Serial Bus Ports 1 2 USB3 4 J45 USB5 6 J46 Front Panel Accessible USB headers 3 4 5 6 VGA J16 VGA Connector WOL WOL Wake On LAN header WOR JWOR Wake On Ring header LED Indicator Description See Chapter 2 LE 1 Onboard Standby PWR warning LED Indicator LE3 LE4 BIOS POST Code Indicators Note 1 See the last note on Page 1 4 Note 2 See Pg 2 7 for pin definitions 1 5 SUPER PDSMi User s Manual Motherboard Features CPU Latest CPU technology e Single Intel Xeon Quad Core Dual Core 3000 Series Core 2 Duo Pentium D Dual Core Pentium 4 Extreme Edition Pentium 4 Celeron D LGA Land Grid Ar ray 775 Processors at system bus speeds of 1066 MHz 800 MHz 533 MHz e Hyper Threading HT EM64T Enhanced Intel SpeedStep EIST supported Using the EM64T Feature e Use a processor that supports the EM64T Technology e Install a 64 bit OS Windows XP Professional x64 Ed Server 2003x64 Ed e Install the 64 bit drivers for all MB components devices and add on cards Using the Hyper Threading HT Technolo e Use a CPU that supports the Intel Hyper Threading Technology e Install an OS that supports HT including Windows XP 2003 Server and Linux 2 4x Under Linux use the HT compiler to compile the code For other oper ating systems be sure to disable the HT feature in the BIOS e Enable the HT feature in the BIOS under Advanced Setting before install ing a
52. al fasteners 1 amp 2 and 3 amp 4 into the mounting holes until you hear a click Note Make sure to orient each fastener in a way that the narrow end of the groove is pointing outward Narrow end of the groove points outward 2 4 Chapter 2 Installation 8 Repeat Step 6 to insert all four heatsink fasteners into the mounting holes 9 Once all four fasteners are securely insert ed into the mounting holes and the heatsink is properly installed on the motherboard connect the heatsink fan wires to the CPU Fan connector Heatsink Removal 1 Unplug the power cord from the power supply 2 Disconnect the heatsink fan wires from the CPU fan header 3 Use your finger tips to gently press on the fastener cap and turn it counterclockwise to make a 1 4 90 turn and then pull the fastener upward to loosen it 4 Repeat Step 3 to loosen all fasteners from the mounting holes 5 With all fasteners loosened remove the heatsink from the CPU 2 3 Mounting the Motherboard in the Chassis All motherboards have standard mounting holes to fit different types of chassis Make sure the locations of all the mounting holes for both the motherboard and the chassis match Although a chassis may have both plastic and metal mounting fasteners metal ones are highly recommended because they ground the mother board to the chassis Make sure that the metal standoffs click in or are screwed in tightly Then use a screwdrive
53. an6 CPU Fan pin B PWR LED Usp 42 Pentium Dual 1 Core CPU A LGA 775 Intel 3000 North Bridge GLAN1 I DIMM 1A DIMIV a praia DIMI 2 Ww GLAN2 DIMM 1B F DIMM 2A DIMM F DIMM 2B D Q LAN Fan2 SXB E1 PCI Ex P t6 PCI X 133 MHz Fan CTRL z Sie a Battery LAN jpLa PXH V BOS CTRL e VGA i JPL2 Buzzer kaa a LES ICH7R SATA E4 HA s o SAT T South Bridge 2 spG1_ LCOM2 ERE STotT z yeT1 JOR Iq BATA PCI 32 Bit 33 MH g a uss34Us550 Xoia COS DE 2 Printer Floppy Compact Flash Card only IDE Primary 2 19 SUPER PDSMi User s Manual Power Fault PWR Supply Failure Connect a cable from your power supply to the Power Fail PSF header PW3 to provide a warning of power supply failure This warning signal is passed through the PWR_LED pin to indicate of a power failure on the chassis See the table on the right for pin definitions Alarm Reset If three power supplies are installed and Alarm Reset JPAR1 is enabled the system will notify you when any of the three power modules fails Con
54. are Enabled user defined Disabled and Auto BIOS or OS controlled Base I O Address This setting allows you to select the base I O address for serial port A The options are 3F8 2F8 3E8 and 2E8 Interrupt This setting allows you to select the IRQ interrupt request for serial port A The options are IRQ3 and IRQ4 Serial Port B This setting allows you to assign control of serial port B The options are Enabled user defined Disabled Auto BIOS controlled and OS Controlled Mode This setting allows you to set the type of device that will be connected to serial port B The options are Normal and IR for an infrared device Base I O Address This setting allows you to select the base I O address for serial port B The options are 3F8 2F8 3E8 and 2E8 Interrupt This setting allows you to select the IRQ interrupt request for serial port B The options are IRQ3 and IRQ4 Parallel Port This setting allows you to assign control of the parallel port The options are Enabled user defined Disabled and Auto BIOS or OS controlled Base I O Address Select the base I O address for the parallel port The options are 378 278 and 3BC 4 14 Chapter 4 BIOS Interrupt This setting allows you to select the IRQ interrupt request for the parallel port The options are IRQ5 and IRQ7 Mode This feature allows you to specify the parallel port mode The options are Output only Bi Directional EPP
55. arning is displayed Do you want to delete the hot spare Yes No press Yes to delete the hotspare you have selected ST368813AS 74 568 5 HDC HD 44CD BFLA2 69 AGB HDC HD 48GD BBFLAL 69 BGB HDC WD 744CD 84FLA2 69 ACB HDC HD 44CD 4FLA1 69 GE Do you want to delete the Spare Yes No D 12 Appendix D Adaptec HostRAID Setup Guidelines Viewing Array Properties To view the properties of an existing array 1 From the main menu select Manage Arrays and hit lt Enter gt as shown on the previous page 2 From the List of Arrays dialog box shown below select the array you want to view and press Enter The Array Properties dialog box appears as shown below showing detailed in formation on the array The physical disks associated with the array are displayed here amine Trays roate Array OEHHA FRI A SAY AL ddA lst Hotere Dont igara Bo ives Err THH HIHA luge Hell H Herwi Slee ZET Ask Hrite Gicia Broiled er Slubes DET LW Stripe Sise Bad HH SL aT ls EHH He HOL ASH D RELI EBLE H3 HOC Hi4HID REELAL GS_ECE 3 Press Esc to return to the previous menu D 13 SUPER PDSMi User s Manual Rebuilding Arrays Note 1 Rebuilding applies to Fault Tolerant array RAID 1 only If an array Build process is interrupted or when one critical member is missing you must perform a Rebuild to restore its functionality For a critical array rebuild operation the optimal drive is the source dr
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57. c the system will power off when the user presses the power button for 4 seconds or longer The options are instant off and 4 sec override Resume On Modem Ring Select On to wake your system up when an incoming call is received by your modem The options are On and Off Power Loss Control This setting allows you to choose how the system will react when power returns after an unexpected loss of power The options are Stay Off Power On and Last State Watch Dog If enabled this option will automatically reset the system if the system is not active for more than 5 minutes The options are Enabled and Disabled Summary Screen This setting allows you to Enable or Disable the summary screen which displays the system configuration during bootup 4 8 Chapter 4 BIOS gt Memory Cache Cache System BIOS Area This setting allows you to designate a reserve area in the system memory to be used as a System BIOS buffer to allow the BIOS to write cache data into this reserved memory area Select Write Protect to enable this function and this area will be reserved for BIOS ROM access only Select Uncached to disable this function and make this area available for other devices Cache Video BIOS Area This setting allows you to designate a reserve area in the system memory to be used as a Video BIOS buffer to allow the BIOS to write cache data into this reserved memory area Select Write Protect to enable the function and
58. c Host RAID allows you to use drives of different sizes in a RAID However you can only select a smaller drive as the source or first drive during a build operation 5 When migrating from single volume to RAID 0 migrating from a larger drive to a smaller drive is allowed However the destination drive must be at least half the capacity of the source drive 6 It is not recommended that you migrate or build an array on Windows dynamic disks volumes because it will result in data loss Warning Do not interrupt the process when you create a RAID 0 using the Migrate option If you do you will not be able to restart the system or to recover the data that was on the source drive Appendix D Adaptec HostRAID Setup Guidelines Adding a Bootable Array To make an array bootable 1 From the Main menu select Manage Arrays 2 From the List of Arrays select the array you want to make bootable and press lt Ctrl gt and lt B gt 3 Enter Y to create a bootable array when the following message is displayed This will make all other existing bootable array non bootable Do you want to make this array bootable Yes No Then a bootable array will be created An asterisk will appear next to the bootable array as shown in the picture below fain Menu anage Arrays List of Arrays reate Array 04 mirror RID 1 34 468 dd Delete Hotspare Configure Drives Deleting a Boot
59. case the mounting fasteners and the motherboard e Use only the correct type of onboard CMOS battery Do not install the onboard upside down battery to avoid possible explosion Unpacking The motherboard is shipped in antistatic packaging to avoid static damage When unpacking the board make sure the person handling it is static protected 2 1 SUPER PDSMi User s Manual 2 2 Processor and Heatsink Installation AN When handling the processor package avoid placing direct pressure on the label area of the fan Notes 1 Always connect the power cord last and always remove it before addin removing or changing any hardware components Make sure that you install the rocessor into the CPU socket before you install the CPU heatsink 2 Intel s boxed Pentium 4 CPU package contains the CPU fan and heatsink as sembly If you buy a CPU separately make sure that you use only Intel certified multi directional heatsink and fan 3 The Intel Pentium 4 LGA 775 heatsink and fan comes with a push pin design and no tool is needed for installation 4 Make sure to install the motherboard into the chassis before you install the CPU heatsink and fan 5 When purchasing an LGA 775 CPU or when receiving a motherboard with an LGA 775 CPU pre installed make sure that the CPU plastic cap is in place and none of the CPU pins are bent otherwise contact the retailer immediately 6 Refer to the MB Features Section for more details on CPU
60. comes unstable it will give a warning or send an error message to the screen Users can adjust the voltage thresholds to define the sensitivity of the voltage monitor Fan Status Monitor with Firmware Speed Control The PC health monitor can check the RPM status of the cooling fans The onboard fans are controlled by Thermal Management via BIOS CPU Overheat Fan Fail LED and Control This feature is available when the user enables the CPU overheat warning function in the BIOS This allows the user to define an overheat temperature When this temperature reaches the threshold the CPU thermal trip feature will be activated and it will send a signal to the Speaker LED and at the same time the CPU speed will be decreased It will also activate the alarm if a fan failure occurs 1 4 Power Configuration Settings This section describes features of your motherboard that deal with power and power settings Slow Blinking LED for Suspend State Indicator When the CPU goes into a suspend state the chassis power LED will start blinking to indicate that the CPU is in suspend mode When the user presses any key the CPU will wake up and the LED will automatically stop blinking and remain on BIOS Support for USB Keyboard If the USB keyboard is the only keyboard in the system it will function like a normal keyboard during system boot up Main Switch Override Mechanism When an ATX power supply is used the power button can function as a system
61. ction enabled Force check optional Extended ROM checksum optional Reclaim console redirection vector B 4 Appendix B BIOS POST Codes POST Code Description D2h D4h D8h D9h DEh Unknown interrupt Check Intel Branding string Alert Standard Format initialization Late init for IPMI Log error if micro code not updated properly The following are for boot block in Flash ROM POST Code Description EOh Eth E2h E3h E4h E5h E6h E7h E8h E9h EAh EBh ECh EDh EEh EFh FOh F1h F2h F3h F4h F5h F6h F7h Initialize the chipset Initialize the bridge Initialize the CPU Initialize system timer Initialize system I O Check force recovery boot Checksum BIOS ROM Go to BIOS Set Huge Segment Initialize Multi Processor Initialize OEM special code Initialize PIC and DMA Initialize Memory type Initialize Memory size Shadow Boot Block System memory test Initialize interrupt vectors Initialize Run Time Clock Initialize video Initialize System Management Manager Output one beep Clear Huge Segment Boot to Mini DOS Boot to Full DOS If the BIOS detects errors on 2C 2E or 30 base 512K RAM errors it displays an additional word bitmap xxxx to indicate the address line or bits that have failed For example 2C 0002 means address line 1 bit one set has failed 2E 1020 means data bits 12 and 5 bits 12 and 5 set have failed in the lower 16 bits The BIOS also sends the bitmap to the port 80 LED
62. display It first displays the checkpoint code followed by a delay the high order byte another delay and then the loworder byte of the error It repeats this sequence continuously B 5 SUPER PDSMi User s Manual Notes Appendix C Intel HostRAID Installation Guidelines Appendix C Intel HostRAID Installation Instructions After all the hardware has been installed you must first configure Intel s ICH7R SATA RAID before you install the Windows Operating System and other software drivers Important Notes to the User Note 1 If you do not wish to configure onboard SATA RAID functions please go directly to Section C 2 and Appendix E for Operating System amp Other Software Installation Note 2 This chapter describes RAID Configuration Instructions for the Intel ICH RAID Controller designed for the Windows OS If the Linux OS is used please refer to Appendix D for Adaptec HostRAID Setup Instructions C 1 Introduction to Serial ATA and Parallel ATA To configure the SATA RAID functions you must first use the Intel ICH7R SATA RAID Utility program to configure the RAID Level that you desire before installing the Windows XP 2000 2003 operating system and other software drivers The necessary drivers are all included on the Super Micro CD that came packaged with your motherboard Note that the current version of the ICH7R SATA RAID Utility can only support Windows XP 2000 2003 Operating Systems Serial ATA SATA Se
63. e Notch should align with the receptive point on the slot 4 Notch Release Tab To Remove Use your thumbs to gently push each release tab outward to release the DIMM from the slot Top View Of DDR2 Slot I U Release Tab 2 7 Release Tab SUPER PDSMi User s Manual 2 5 Control Panel Connectors IO Ports The I O ports are color coded in conformance with the PC 99 specification See Figure 2 3 below for the colors and locations of the various I O ports A Back Panel Connectors IO Ports Figure 2 3 I O Port Locations and Definitions O 7 es Firs l O LL a oe Panel Connectors A a 1 Keyboard Purple 2 PS 2 Mouse Green 3 4 Back Panel USB Port 1 2 5 COM Port 1 Turquoise 6 VGA Port Blue 7 8 Gigabit LAN 1 2 See Section 2 5 for details B Front Control Panel JF1 contains header pins for various buttons and indicators that are normally located on a control panel at the front of the chassis These connectors are de signed specifically for use with Super Micro server chassis See
64. e BIOS is the Basic Input Output System used in all IBM PC XT AT and PS 2 compatible computers The Phoenix BIOS stores the system parameters types of disk drives video displays etc in the CMOS The CMOS memory requires very little electrical power When the computer is turned off a backup battery pro vides power to the CMOS Logic enabling it to retain system parameters When the computer is powered on the computer is configured with the values stored in the CMOS Logic by the system BIOS which gains control at boot up How To Change the Configuration Data The CMOS information that determines the system parameters may be changed by entering the BIOS Setup utility This Setup utility can be accessed by pressing the lt Delete gt key at the appropriate time during system boot See below Starting the Setup Utility Normally the only visible POST Power On Self Test routine is the memory test As the memory is being tested press the lt Delete gt key to enter the main menu of the BIOS Setup utility From the main menu you can access the other setup screens such as the Security and Power menus Beginning with Section 4 3 detailed de scriptions are given for each parameter setting in the Setup utility Warning Do not shut down or reset the system while updating BIOS to prevent possible boot failure 4 1 SUPER PDSMi User s Manual 4 2 Running Setup Default settings are in bold text unless otherwise noted
65. e CD Driver and the system will start booting up from CD b Press the lt F6 gt key when the message Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver displays c When the Windows XP 2000 2003 Setup screen appears press S to specify additional device s d Insert the driver diskette Intel AA RAID XP 2000 2003 Driver for ICH7R into Drive A and press the lt Enter gt key e Choose the Intel R 82801GR GH SATA RAID Controller from the list indicated in the XP 2000 2003 Setup Screen and press the lt Enter gt key f Press the lt Enter gt key to continue the installation process If you need to specify any additional devices to be installed do it at this time Once all devices are speci fied press the lt Enter gt key to continue with the installation g From the Windows XP 2000 2003 Setup screen press the lt Enter gt key The XP 2000 2003 Setup will automatically load all device files and then continue the Windows XP 2000 2003 installation h After the Windows XP 2000 2003 Installation is completed the system will au tomatically reboot i Insert Super Micro s CD that came with the package into the CD Drive during system reboot and the following screen will appear Note the current version of the ICH7R SATA RAID Utility can only support the Windows XP 2000 2003 Operating System C 10 Appendix D Adaptec HostRAID Setup Guidelines Appendix D Adaptec HostRAID Setup Guidelines
66. e DIMM modules are properly installed and fully seated in the slots 2 You should be using unbuffered ECC Non ECC DDR2 677 533 400 memory see the next page Also it is recommended that you use the same memory speed for all DIMMs in the system See Section 2 4 for memory limitations 3 Check for bad DIMM modules or slots by swapping modules between slots and noting the results 4 Check the power supply voltage 115V 230V switch Losing the System s Setup Configuration 1 Please be sure to use a high quality power supply A poor quality power supply may cause the system to lose the CMOS setup information Refer to Section 1 6 for details on recommended power supplies 2 The battery on your motherboard may be old Check to verify that it still supplies 3VDC If it does not replace it with a new one 3 If the above steps do not fix the Setup Configuration problem contact your vendor for repairs 3 2 Technical Support Procedures Before contacting Technical Support please make sure that you have followed all the steps listed below Also note that as a motherboard manufacturer Super Micro does not sell directly to end users so it is best to first check with your distributor or reseller for troubleshooting services They should know of any possible problem s with the specific system configuration that was sold to you 1 Please go through the Troubleshooting Procedures and Frequently Asked Ques tion FAQ section
67. e memory Auto size B 1 SUPER PDSMi User s Manual POST Code Description 18h 1Ah 1Ch 20h 22h 24h 28h 29h 2Ah 2Ch 2Eh 2Fh 32h 33h 36h 38h 3Ah 3Ch 3Dh 4th 42h 45h 46h 48h 49h 4Ah 4Bh 4Ch 4Eh 4Fh 50h 51h 52h 54h 55h 58h 59h 5Ah 5Bh 8254 timer initialization 8237 DMA controller initialization Reset Programmable Interrupt Controller 1 3 1 1 Test DRAM refresh 1 3 1 3 Test 8742 Keyboard Controller Set ES segment register to 4 GB Auto size DRAM Initialize POST Memory Manager Clear 512 kB base RAM 1 3 4 1 RAM failure on address line xxxx 1 3 4 3 RAM failure on data bits xxxx of low byte of memory bus Enable cache before system BIOS shadow Test CPU bus clock frequency Initialize Phoenix Dispatch Manager Warm start shut down Shadow system BIOS ROM Auto size cache Advanced configuration of chipset registers Load alternate registers with CMOS values Initialize extended memory for RomPilot optional Initialize interrupt vectors POST device initialization 2 1 2 3 Check ROM copyright notice Check video configuration against CMOS Initialize PCI bus and devices Initialize all video adapters in system QuietBoot start optional Shadow video BIOS ROM Display BIOS copyright notice Initialize MultiBoot Display CPU type and speed Initialize EISA board optional Test keyboard Set key click if enabled Enable USB devices 2 2 3 1 Test for unexpected interrupts Initialize POST di
68. ed to specify any additional devices to be installed do it at this time Once all devices are speci fied press the lt Enter gt key to continue with the installation From the Windows OS Setup screen press lt Enter gt The OS Setup will automati cally load all device files and then continue with the Windows OS installation m After the Windows OS Installation is completed the system will automatically reboot D 20 Appendix E Installing Other Software Programs and Drivers Appendix E Installing Other Software Programs and Drivers A Installing Drivers other than the Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA RAID Controller Driver After you ve installed the Windows Operating System a screen as shown below will appear You are ready to install software programs and drivers that have not yet been installed To install these software programs and drivers click the icons to the right of these items S SUPERMICRO PDSM4 PDSME PDSMI Motherboard Drivers amp Tools WinxP Intel E3010 chipset INF files SUPERMICR Microsoft DirectX 9 0 Drivers amp Tools ATI Graphics driver Intel E3010 Intel Matrix Storage Manager Chipset Adaptec Storage Manager PDSM4 PDSMi Intel PRO Network Connections Drivers SUPERMICRO Supero Doctor III Build driver diskettes and manuals Browse CD T Auto Start Up Next Time For more information please visit SUPERMICRO s web site Driver Tool Installation Display Screen SUP
69. ed wires always connects to drive B Floppy Drive Connector Pin Definitions Pin Definition Pin Definition Floppy Connector 1 Ground 2 FDHDIN 3 Ground 4 Reserved The floppy connector is located 5 Key 6 FDEDIN between the IDE connectors and T Ground 8 Index the printer See the table below for 9 eee A Meee pin definitions 11 Ground 12 Drive Select B 13 Ground 14 Drive Select B 15 Ground 16 Motor Enable 17 Ground 18 DIR 19 Ground 20 STEP 21 Ground 22 Write Data 23 Ground 24 Write Gate 25 Ground 26 Track 00 27 Ground 28 Write Protect 29 Ground 30 Read Data 31 Ground 32 Side 1 Select 33 Ground 34 Diskette KB MS 24 Pin ATX PWR Fan6 CPU Fan a eer i J bse 12 Pentium Dual Pay A Floppy Core CPU A 8 LGA 775 Intel 3000 qL 9 North Bridge GLAN1 DIMM 1A DIMMT a DIMM GLANZ DIMM 1B ul a DIMM 2A DIMM a 5 DIMM 2B DIN A Ww LAN SXB E1 PCLEXB POE PCI X 133 MHz oa CTRL z Sie amp Bal LAN Jypu1 PXH V Bos 3 Ler VGA gt ORLE z CTRL Buzzer Gard a E ICH7R Isard H pro i P IsaTAd 2 comz South Bridge lol A BT1 JAR pateo a
70. en as shown below To continue with disk formatting select Yes and hit lt Enter gt Otherwise select No and press lt Enter gt Caution Formatting a disk destroys all data on the drive Be sure to back up your data before formatting a disk Adaptec SATA HostRAID Controller 8 SATA Port STIGAALIAS 3 05 1 5 Cbs Capacity 74 5 GBytes WARNING This drive is about to be formatted All data on the disk vill be erased Fornat Disk Yes No SUPER PDSMi User s Manual To verify disk media Adaptec SATA HostRAID Controller 8 Select SATA Disk and press lt Enter gt SATA Port 6 ST384813AS 3 05 I SATA Port 1 HDC WD 48GD BBFLAL SATA Port 2 SATA Port 3 SATA Port 5 Only drives present at POST are displayed 3 When the screen shown above displays select Verify Disk Media and press lt Enter gt 4 A message will display indicating that the selected drive will be scanned for media defects Select Yes and hit lt Enter gt to proceed with disk verifying otherwise select No and hit lt Enter gt Adaptec SATA HostRAID Controller 8 SATA Port 1 HDC WD740CD AAFLAI 27 88027 1 5 Cbs Capacity 69 2 GBytes This drive vill be scanned for media defects All recoverable defects will be remapped Verify Disk Yes No D 18 Appendix D Adaptec HostRAID Setup Guidelines To Exit Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility 1 Once you have completed RAID array configurations pre
71. enables or disables the VGA oe Jumper Setting Definition Connector on the motherboard See the table on the right for jumper settings The default setting is enabled Pins 1 2 Enabled Pins 2 3 Disabled Fan1 4 KB MS 24 Pin ATX Fan6 CPU Fan local A Watch Dog Enable B VGA Enable USB 1 2 Pentium Dual 1 oy lt Core CPU z S Qu LGA 775 3 Intel 3000 lt Q North Bridge GLAN1 7 DIMM 1A DIMMT x DIMM Z m GLANS DIMM 1B zl muma DIMI z DIMM 2A e ol E DIMM 2B DIMM 4 al WwW LAN Fan2 SXB E1 PCI Ex8 Blote PCI X 133 MHz s CTRL CoJl2c1 E02 pWDIGAN P P Batter LAN jpL1 PXH V Bios 2 wcTRU ES VGA JPL2 a CTRL Buzzer amg a ICH7R sard gt 9 ISATAY CT South Bridge 2 SED cOM2 J9 Tot F BT1 JWOR patag PCI 32 Bit 33 MH z mowe er tee F IDE c o Printer Floppy Compact Flash_Card_only IDE Primary E 2 24 Chapter 2 Installation Power Force On Enable Disable Jumper JPF allows you to enable or disable the function of Power Force On If enabled the power will always stay on automatically If this function is disabled the normal setting the user needs to press the
72. er Floppy Compact Flash Card only IDE Primary iid 2 20 Chapter 2 Installation Compact Flash Card PWR Connector Compact Flash Card PWR Connector Jumper Definition A Compact Flash Card Power Connector is located at JWF1 Please connect the Compact Flash Card power cable to JWF1 and enable Compact Flash Card Jumper located at JP3 before using Compact Flash Card Refer to the board layout below for the location On Compact Flash Power On Compact Flash Power Off Fan1 KB MS 24 Pin ATX Fan6 CPU Fan da A Compact Flash Card ISB 1 2 Pentium Dual JPRA Power USB 1 rower Core CPU al S LGA 775 Intel 3000 lt g North Bridge GLAN1 DIMM 1A DIMM 7 5 DNM A u P a DIMM 1B al 7 DIMM 2A DIMMS fe Ol amp DIMM 2B DIMMA a Ww LAN Fan2 SXB E1 PCI Ex8 ps PCI X 133 MHz CTRL Eres Miers fw WPF Batter TAN ypu PXH V Il asla cmri _ VGA JPL2 5 al CIRL Buzzer amg n J a E ICH7R fard LA B10 JE ed J Co South Bridge oe pgi COM2 Jg A STOUT JOR farad PCI 32 Bit 33 MH BT q S k Z USB
73. ere is an IPMI Socket on the moth 33 Addr1 34 Ground erboard Refer to the layout below for 35 Addr 36 Addr2 the location of IPMI 2 0 Socket 37 Chip Select 0 38 Chip Select 1 39 Activity 40 Ground Fant A IPMI KB MS 24 Pin ATX Fan Eat E B J3 Blue USB 1 2 Pentium Dual JER1 Core CPU z C J4 White For Compact 5 LGA775 Flash Card Onl Intel 3000 x g North Bridge GLAN1 cose DIMM 1A DIMM 7 a DIMM 2 GUAN DIMM 1B l P DIMM 2A DIMM fe amp DIMM 2B DMA a wy LAN SXB E1 PCI Ex8 Slote PCI X 133 MHz ae aCTRL z Ee gwn Battery 7 om CTRL 4 ICH7R LO isvo South Bridge W a 2 N Printer SUPER PDSMi User s Manual Parallel Port Connector The parallel port is located at J30 See the table on the right for pin definitions Parallel Printer Port Connector Pin Definitions Definition Strobe Data Bit 0 Data Bit 1 Data Bit 2 Data Bit 3 Data Bit 4 Data Bit 5 Data Bit 6 Data Bit 7 ACK BUSY Definition Auto Feed Error Init SLCT IN GND GND GND GND GND GND Write Data Write Gate NC Fant A Printer
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75. esnedeetns 2 27 POST Code LED Sissies EEEE says 2 27 2 9 Floppy Connector Hard Drive IPMI and Parallel Port Connections 2 28 FIOPPY COMME COM srs is oratores kerner na E aS aai 2 28 IDES COMME GION osisssa asenaan E ARESA 2 29 IEM a a E E tendaeds aeeeventetaeens gt 2 29 Parallel Port Connector senesenenesnenrrrnrnrnrrrnrnrnrnrneerraerereeererererrrereeee eee 2 30 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 3 1 Troubleshooting Procedures cccccceee eee ce cece ee ee ee ee cece eee cee eee eeaeeeeeeeaeaeaeaeaeees 3 1 Before Power OM visas wenwscrts sensed ieaiaia ae Eiee AnA 3 1 SUPER PDSMi User s Manual INQ SPROWG IE orrena a AEAEE A a O 3 1 NO VIGO isspiss r EAR EE E EEO 3 1 Memory Error Sisina a a aE a e a ES Saai 3 2 Losing the System s Setup Configuration ccccecceceeececececeeeeeeeeeeeeees 3 2 3 2 Technical Support Procedures s sisien siia aaas 3 2 3 3 Frequently Asked Questions 20 2 0 cecececeece cece cece te ee cette tena eae ae eeeee ea ea eeeaeaeaeaea 3 3 3 4 Returning Merchandise for Service c0cecece cece ceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeneaea 3 4 Chapter 4 BIOS AAW WATPODUGTON EE E E E T E E E T E 4 1 4 2 RUNMING Setup cessie aiara naian a E E E a Eaa EN EEEa E aaan 4 2 4 3 Main BIOS Set p esscserscectesnescccssbnedcatpaeanachanen a aaa 4 2 4 4 Advanced Setup seritsin r eeke E mene heed NEN annn E e i i 4 7 4 5 Securty Setup ooo ceeeccccceceeeecee cece AEE
76. gt key to select En hanced 5 Scroll down to SATA RAID Enabled and press lt Enter gt Then select En abled 6 Scroll down to ICH RAID Codebase and select Adaptec Then press lt Enter gt For ICH RAID Codebase Change the setting from Intel to Adaptec 7 Scroll down to Exit Select Exit Saving Changes from the Exit menu Press the lt Enter gt key to save the changes and exit the BIOS 8 Once you ve exited the BIOS Utility the system will re boot 9 During the system boot up press the lt Ctrl gt and lt A gt keys simultaneously to run the Intel RAID Configuration Utility when prompted by the following message Press lt Ctrl gt lt A gt for Intel RAID Configuration Utility D 2 Appendix D Adaptec HostRAID Setup Guidelines The Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA with HostRAID Controller Driver The Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA RAID Controller adds SATA RAID functionality and performance enhancements to a motherboard RAID striping RAID 0 allows data to be written across multiple drives greatly improving hard disk I O perfor mance RAID mirroring RAID 1 allows data to be simultaneously written to two drives improving data security even if a single hard disk fails A Stripe of Mirrors RAID 10 provides multiple RAID 1 mirrors and a RAID 0 stripe maximizing data security and system efficiency By incorporating the Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA into the motherboard design Super Micro s PDSMi offers
77. he onboard fans The CPU temperature and the fan speed are correlative When the CPU on die temperature increases the fan speed will also increase and vice versa If the option is set to 3 pin fan the fan speed is controlled by voltage If the option is set to 4 pin the fan speed will be controlled by Pulse Width Modulation PWM Select 3 pin if your chassis came with 3 pin fan headers Select 4 pin if your chas sis came with 4 pin fan headers Select Workstation if your system is used as a Workstation Select Server if your system is used as a Server Select Disable to disable the fan speed control function and allow the onboard fans to constantly run at full speed 12V Select 4 pin Quiet or Super Quiet to lower the fan speed and noise The Options are 1 Disable 2 3 pin Server 3 3 pin Workstation 4 4 pin Server and 5 4 pin Workstation Voltage Monitoring The following items will be monitored and displayed Vcore 1 25V 1 5V 12V Vdimm 3 3V 12V 5Vsb 5VDD P_VTT Vbat Note In the Windows OS environment the Supero Doctor III settings take pre cedence over the BIOS settings When first installed Supero Doctor IIl adopts the temperature threshold settings previously set in the BIOS Any subsequent changes to these thresholds must be made within Supero Doctor since the SD III settings override the BIOS settings For the Windows OS to adopt the BIOS temperature threshold settings please change the SDIII settings to be the
78. he stripe size from 4 KB to 128 KB for the RAID 0 array and hit lt Enter gt Note For a server please use a lower stripe size and for a multimedia system use a higher stripe size The default stripe size is 128 KB g Press lt Enter gt when the Create Volume item is highlighted A warning message displays h When asked Are you sure you want to create this volume Y N press Y to create the RAID volume or type N to go back to the Create Volume menu C 4 Appendix C Intel HostRAID Installation Guidelines Creating a RAID 1 Volume a Select Create RAID Volume from the main menu and press the lt Enter gt key The following screen will appear Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5 1 8 1813 ICH7R wRAIDS Copyright C 2483 85 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved Nane RAID Level Disks Strip Size Capacity Vo Lun RAID1 Minor Select Disks NA 6 6 CB Create Vo lune Enter a string between 1 and 16 characters in length that can be used to uniquely identify the RAID volume This nane is case sensitive and can not contain special characters b Specify a name for the RAID 1 set and press the lt Tab gt key or the lt Enter gt key to go to the next field You can use the lt Esc gt key to select the previous menu c When RAID Level item is highlighted press the lt Up Arrow gt lt Down Arrow gt keys to select RAID 1 Mirror and hit lt Enter gt d When the Ca
79. hecking errors in binary data A parity error indicates that some data has been corrupted Parity Check 2 nnnn Parity error found in the I O bus BIOS attempts to locate the address and display it on the screen If it cannot locate the address it displays Appendix A BIOS POST Messages Press lt F1 gt to resume lt F2 gt to Setup lt F3 gt for previous Displayed after any recoverable error message Press lt F1 gt to start the boot process or lt F2 gt to enter Setup and change the settings Press lt F3 gt to display the previous screen usually an initialization error of an Option ROM i e an add on card Write down and follow the information shown on the screen Press lt F2 gt to enter Setup Optional message displayed during POST Can be turned off in Setup PS 2 Mouse PS 2 mouse identified Run the 120 Configuration Utility One or more unclaimed block storage devices have the Configuration Request bit set in the LCT Run an 120 Configuration Utility e g the SAC utility System BIOS shadowed System BIOS copied to shadow RAM UMB upper limit segment address nnnn Displays the address nnnn of the upper limit of Upper Memory Blocks indicating released segments of the BIOS which can be reclaimed by a virtual memory man ager Video BIOS shadowed Video BIOS successfully copied to shadow RAM A 5 SUPER PDSMi User s Manual Notes A 6 Appendix B BIOS POST Codes Appendix B BIOS POST
80. ia Interface DMI provides the connection between the MCH and the ICH7R The ICH7R supports up to six PCI Express slots four Serial ATA ports six USB 2 0 ports and two IDE devices In addition the ICH7R offers the Intel Matrix Storage Technology which provides various RAID options for data protection and rapid data access It also supports the next generation of client management through the use of PROActive technology in conjunction with Intel s next generation Gigabit Ethernet controller Intel ICH7R System Features The I O Controller Hub provides the I O subsystem with access to the rest of the system Functions and capabilities include Advanced Configuration and Power Interface Version 2 0 ACPI Intel I O External Design Specification EDS Intel s 3000 Memory Controller Hub MCH External Design Specification EDS Intel I O Controller Hub 7 ICH7R Thermal Design Guideline Intel 82573 Platform LAN Connect PLC PCI Design Low Pin Count LPC Interface 1 9 SUPER PDSMi User s Manual 1 3 PC Health Monitoring This section describes the PC health monitoring features of the PDSMi The motherboard has an onboard System Hardware Monitor chip that supports PC health monitoring Onboard Voltage Monitors for the CPU Cores Chipset Voltage Memory Voltage 1 8V 3 3V 5V 5V Standby 12V and 12V via SuperO Doctor Ill The onboard voltage monitor will scan these voltages continuously Once a voltage be
81. ic effects when using a Linux graphic driver that requires the write combining configuration with 4GB or more memory The options are Enabled and Disabled gt PCI Configuration Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings for PCI devices Onboard GLAN1 Onboard GLAN2 Gigabit LAN OPROM Configure Enabling this option provides the capability to boot from GLAN The options are Disabled and Enabled Reset Configuration Data If set to Yes this setting clears the Extended System Configuration Data ESCD area The options are Yes and No Frequency for PCI X This option allows the user to change the bus frequency for the devices installed in the slot indicated The options are Auto PCI 33 MHz PCI 66 MHz PCI X 66 MHz PCI X 100 MHz and PCI X 133 MHz gt Slot1 PCI 32 Slot6 PCI X 133MHz and Slot6 PCI Exp x8 Access the submenu for each of the settings above to make changes to the following 4 10 Chapter 4 BIOS Option ROM Scan When enabled this setting will initialize the device expansion ROM The options are Enabled and Disabled Enable Master This setting allows you to enable the selected device as the PCI bus master The options are Enabled and Disabled Latency Timer This setting allows you to set the clock rate for Bus Master A high priority high throughout device may benefit from a greater clock rate The options are Default 0020h 0040h 0060h 0080h O0A0h 00COh and OOEOh For Unix
82. ing Bits nnnn The hex number nnnnis a map ofthe bits at the RAM address which failed the memory test Each 1 one in the map indicates a failed bit See errors 230 231 or 232 above for offset address of the failure in System Extended or Shadow memory Fixed Disk n Fixed disk n 0 3 identified A 3 SUPER PDSMi User s Manual Invalid System Configuration Data Problem with NVRAM CMOS data I O device IRQ conflict 1 O device IRQ conflict error PS 2 Mouse Boot Summary Screen PS 2 Mouse installed nnnn kB Extended RAM Passed Where nnnn is the amount of RAM in kilobytes successfully tested nnnn Cache SRAM Passed Where nnnn is the amount of system cache in kilobytes successfully tested nnnn kB Shadow RAM Passed Where nnnn is the amount of shadow RAM in kilobytes successfully tested nnnn kB System RAM Passed Where nnnn is the amount of system RAM in kilobytes successfully tested One or more 20 Block Storage Devices were excluded from the Setup Boot Menu There was not enough room in the IPL table to display all installed 120 block storage devices Operating system not found Operating system cannot be located on either drive A or drive C Enter Setup and see if fixed disk and drive A are properly identified Parity Check 1 nnnn Parity error found in the system bus BIOS attempts to locate the address and display it on the screen If it cannot locate the address it displays Parity is a method for c
83. ive Note 2 If no spare array exists and a hard disk drive fails you need to create a spare before you can rebuild an array To Rebuild an array 1 From the Main Menu select Manage Arrays as shown in the screen below From the List of Arrays select the array you want to Rebuild 2 Press lt Ctrl gt and lt R gt to Rebuild anage Arrays reate Array dd Delete Hotspare Con igure Drives Appendix D Adaptec HostRAID Setup Guidelines Deleting Arrays Warning Back up the data on an array before you delete it to prevent data loss Deleted arrays cannot be restored To delete an existing array 1 From the main menu shown on Page D 4 select Manage Arrays 2 Select the array you wish to delete and press lt delete gt 3 In the Array Properties dialog box select Delete and press lt Enter gt The follow ing prompt is displayed Warning Deleting the array will render array unusable Do you want to delete the array Yes No RAID 1 only the following prompt is also displayed Deleting the partition will result in data loss Do you also want to delete the parti tion Yes No 4 Press Yes to delete the array and partition or No to return to the previous menu 5 Press Esc to return to the previous menu D 15 SUPER PDSMi User s Manual Using the Disk Utilities The Disk Utilities enable you to format or verify the media of your Serial ATA hard disks To access the disk utilities
84. lastic cap from the motherboard N warning Please keep the plastic cap The motherboard and the CPU must be shipped with the plastic cap properly installed to protect the CPU pins Shipment without the CPU plas tic cap properly installed will void the warranty Plastic cap is released from the load plate if CPU properly installed 2 3 SUPER PDSMi User s Manual Installation of the Heatsink 1 Locate the CPU Fan on the mother board Refer to the layout on the right for the CPU Fan location 2 Position the heatsink in such a way that the heatsink fan wires are closest to the CPU fan and are not interfered with other components 3 Inspect the CPU Fan wires to make sure that the wires are routed through the bottom of the heatsink 4 Remove the thin layer of the protec tive film from the copper core of the heatsink Thermal Grease Warning CPU overheat may occur if the protective film is not removed from the heatsink 5 Apply the proper amount of thermal grease on the CPU Note if your heatsink came with a thermal pad please ignore this step 6 If necessary rearrange the wires to make sure that the wires are not pinched between the heatsink and the CPU Also make sure to keep clear ance between the fan wires and the fins of the heatsink Heatsink Fastener 7 Align the four heatsink fasteners with the mounting holes on the mother board Gently push the pairs of diago n
85. n Self Test Code LEDs LE3 LE4 located on LE3 LE4 the motherboard The green LED is LE3 Creen Yalow and the yellow LED is LE4 These LEDs POST on indicate POST activities during system Memory Initial Blinking Blinking PCI Initialization O Blinki bootup Refer to the table on the right for nialization On oti x Video Initial Blinkin On details Also see the layout below for the i POST Com off off LED locations pleted JABA Fan1 KB MS Pin X PWRIFan6 CPU Fan kens ome A LE1 USB 1 2 Pentium Dual pat B LE3 Core CPU 3 LGA775 C LE4 Intel 3000 lt 2 North Bridge GLAN1 L C Domma o a DIMM 1B DIMM ll TS DIMM 2A DIMM x DIMM 2B DIMMA z LLJ LAN SXB E1 PCI Ex8 Slot PCI X 133 MHz CTRL 7 Ee Batt LAN J ypu Bos eTR E 2 E JPL2 Buzzer kara a a TAg p slo ISATAY 2 JPGH COM2 o 7 BT1 OR I BaT a Stl CI 32 Bit 33 MHz Bee Joe N Printer _ Floppy Compact Flash Card only IDE Primary ng SUPER PDSMi User s Manual 2 9 Floppy Hard Disk Drive IPMI and Printer Connections Note the following when connecting the floppy and hard disk drive cables e The floppy disk drive cable has seven twisted wires e Ared mark on a wire typically designates the location of pin 1 e A single floppy disk drive ribbon cable has two connectors to provide for two floppy disk drives The connector with twisted wires always connects to drive A and the connector that does not have twist
86. nutes Please ignore this option when OS Boot Watch Dog is set to Disabled Time Out Option This feature allows the user to determine what action to take in an event of a system boot failure The options are No Action Reset Power Off and Power Cycles gt System Event Log System Event Log List Mode These options display the System Event SEL Log and System Event SEL Log in List Mode Items include SEL System Event Log Entry Number SEL Record ID SEL Record Type Time Stamp Generator ID SEL Message Revision Sensor Type Sensor Number SEL Event Type Event Description and SEL Event Data SEL Entry Number 1 4 19 SUPER PDSMi User s Manual gt Realtime Sensor Data This feature display information from motherboard sensors such as temperatures fan speeds and voltages of various components 4 20 Chapter 4 BIOS 4 5 Security Choose Security from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys You should see the following display Security setting options are displayed by highlighting the setting using the arrow keys and pressing lt Enter gt All Security BIOS settings are described in this section Supervisor Password Is Supervisor Password Is This item indicates if a supervisor password has been entered for the system Clear means such a password has not been used and Set means a supervisor password has been entered for the system User Password Is This item
87. odates ATX power supplies It is strongly recommended that you use a high quality power supply that meets ATX power supply Specification 2 02 or above You should use one that will supply at least 350W of power Also your power supply must supply 1 5A for the Ethernet ports It must also be SSI compliant info at http Awww ssiforum org Additionally in areas where noisy power transmis sion is present you may choose to install a line filter to shield the computer from noise It is recommended that you also install a power surge protector to help avoid problems caused by power surges Chapter 2 Installation Chapter 2 Installation 2 1 Static Sensitive Devices Electric Static Discharge ESD can damage electronic components To prevent damage to your system board it is important to handle it very carefully The following measures are generally sufficient to protect your equipment from ESD Precautions e Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent static discharge e Touch a grounded metal object before removing the board from the antistatic bag e Handle the board by its edges only do not touch its components peripheral chips memory modules or gold contacts e When handling chips or modules avoid touching their pins e Put the motherboard and peripherals back into their antistatic bags when not in use e For grounding purposes make sure your computer chassis provides excellent conductivity between the power supply the
88. on figured properly at offset nnnn System battery is dead Replace and run SETUP The CMOS clock battery indicator shows the battery is dead Replace the battery and run Setup to reconfigure the system A 1 SUPER PDSMi User s Manual System CMOS checksum bad Default configuration used System CMOS has been corrupted or modified incorrectly perhaps by an application program that changes data stored in CMOS The BIOS installed Default Setup Values If you do not want these values enter Setup and enter your own values If the error persists check the system battery or contact your dealer System timer error The timer test failed Requires repair of system board Real time clock error Real Time Clock fails BIOS hardware test May require board repair Check date and time settings BIOS found date or time out of range and reset the Real Time Clock May require setting legal date 1991 2099 Previous boot incomplete Default configuration used Previous POST did not complete successfully POST loads default values and offers to run Setup If the failure was caused by incorrect values and they are not corrected the next boot will likely fail On systems with control of wait states improper Setup settings can also terminate POST and cause this error on the next boot Run Setup and verify that the waitstate configuration is correct This error is cleared the next time the system is booted Memory Size found by POST differed f
89. on is lo cated on pins 3 and 4 of JF1 Attach it to the hardware reset switch on the computer case Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Fant 24 Pin ATX PWR Fan6 CPU Fan KB MS amp pnPWR ps8 172 Pentium Dual ki Core CPU i 3 LGA775 O Intel 3000 lt Q North Bridge GLAN1 DIMM 1A naak A DIMM 2 Pr DIMM 1B DIMM 2A omma fa DIMM 2B DIMM 4 TAN Fanz SXB E1 PCI Ex8 S10 6 PCI X 133 MHz Fang CTRL Eke UWD WPF Bat LAN jpL1 PXH V Bos 3 omr VGA O z JPL2 3 a CIRL Buzzer a 4 E ICH7R wd H pio 5 ISATAY ca South Bridge 2 JPG1 com2 ff J9 EIR nen RAS kiia BT1 MOR TAQ PCI 32 Bit 33 MHz J usesquses Yni PSS i T 5 in Printer Floppy Compact Flash Card only IDE Primary E 2 11 Chapter 2 Installation OH Fan Fail Indicator OH Fan Fail LED Status Pin Definitions JF1 State Definition Pin Definition Off Normal if Vcc On Overheat 8 Ground Flash Fan Fail ing Reset Button Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 3 Reset 4 Ground
90. ontrollers Initialize local bus hard disk controllers Jump to UserPatch2 Build MPTABLE for multi processor boards Install CD ROM for boot Clear huge ES segment register Fix up Multi Processor table 1 2 Search for option ROMs and shadow if successful One long two short beeps on checksum failure B 3 SUPER PDSMi User s Manual POST Code Description 99h 9Ch 9Dh 9Eh 9Fh AOh A2h A4h A8h AAh ACh AEh BOh B1h B2h B4h B5h B6h B7h B9h BAh BCh BDh BEh BFh COh Cih C2h C3h C4h C6h C7h C8h C9h CDh Check for SMART Drive optional Set up Power Management Initialize security engine optional Enable hardware interrupts Determine number of ATA and SCSI drives Set time of day Check key lock Initialize typematic rate Erase lt ESC gt prompt Scan for lt ESC gt key stroke Enter SETUP Clear Boot flag Check for errors Inform RomPilot about the end of POST optional POST done prepare to boot operating system 1 One short beep before boot Terminate QuietBoot optional Check password optional Initialize ACPI BIOS and PPM Structures Prepare Boot Initialize SMBIOS Clear parity checkers Display MultiBoot menu Clear screen optional Check virus and backup reminders Try to boot with INT 19 Initialize POST Error Manager PEM Initialize error logging Initialize error display function Initialize system error flags Console redirection init Unhook INT 10h if console redire
91. p Mirroring RAID 0 and 1 schemes are combined without parity information to get the benefits of both RAID 5 both data and parity information are striped and mirrored across three or more hard drives Intel Matrix Storage The Intel Matrix Storage supported by the ICH7R allows the user to create RAID 0 and RAID1 set by using only two identical hard disk drives The Intel Matrix Storage Technology creates two partitions on each hard disk drive and generate a virtual RAIDO and RAID1sets It also allows you the change the HDD partition size without any data Configuring BIOS settings for SATA RAID Functions Native Mode 1 Press the lt Del gt key during system bootup to enter the BIOS Setup Utility Note If it is the first time powering on the system we recommend you load the Optimized Default Settings If you have already done so please skip to Step 3 2 Use the arrow keys to select the Exit Settings Once in the Exit settings Scroll down to select Load Optimized Default Settings and press the lt Enter gt key Select OK to confirm the selection Press the lt Enter gt key to load the default settings for the BIOS 3 Use the arrow keys to select the Main section in BIOS 4 Scroll down to SATA Control Mode and press the lt Enter gt key to select En hanced 5 Scroll down to SATA RAID Enabled and press lt Enter gt Then select Enabled 6 Scroll down to Exit Select Exit Saving Changes from the
92. pacity item is highlighted enter your RAID volume capacity and hit lt Enter gt The default setting is the maximum capacity allowed e Press lt Enter gt when the Create Volume item is highlighted A warning message displays f When asked Are you sure you want to create this volume Y N press Y to create the RAID volume or type N to go back to the Create Volume menu C 5 SUPER PDSMi User s Manual Creating a RAID 10 RAID 1 RAID 0 a Select Create RAID Volume from the main menu and press the lt Enter gt key The following screen will appear Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5 1 8 1813 ICH7R wRAIDS Copyright C 2683 45 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved J Name Volunig RAID Level RAIDIGCRAIDEt Disks Select Disks Strip Size 128KB Capacity xxx GB Create Volune Enter a string between 1 and 16 characters in length that can be used to uniquely identify the RAID volume This nane is case sensitive and can not contain special characters b Specify a name for the RAID 10 set and press lt Enter gt c When RAID Level item is highlighted use the lt Up Arrow gt lt Down Arrow gt keys to select RAID 10 RAID1 RAIDO and hit lt Enter gt d When the Stripe Size is highlighted use the lt Up Arrow gt lt Down Arrow gt keys to select the stripe size from 4 KB to 128 KB for your RAID 10 and hit lt Enter gt The default setting is 6 4KB Note For a server please use
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94. perations Select Uncached to disable this function Select Write Through to allow data to be cached into the buffer and written into the system memory at the same time Select Write Protect to prevent data from being written into the base memory area of Block 512 640K Select Write Back to allow CPU to write data back directly from the buffer without writing data to the System Memory for fast CPU data processing and operation The options are Uncached Write Through Write Protect and Write Back 4 9 SUPER PDSMi User s Manual Cache Extended Memory If enabled this feature will allow the data stored in the extended memory area to be cached written into a buffer a storage area in Static DROM SDROM or written into L1 L2 L3 cache inside the CPU to speed up CPU operations Select Uncached to disable this function Select Write Through to allow data to be cached into the buffer and written into the system memory at the same time Select Write Protect to prevent data from being written into the system memory area above 1MB Select Write Back to allow CPU to write data back directly from the buffer without writing data to the System Memory for fast CPU data processing and operation The options are Uncached Write Through Write Protect and Write Back Discrete MTRR Allocation If enabled MTRRs Memory Type Range Registers are configured as distinct separate units and cannot be overlapped If enabled the user can achieve better graph
95. pliant power supply 1 5 ACPI Features ACPI stands for Advanced Configuration and Power Interface The ACPI specifi cation defines a flexible and abstract hardware interface that provides a standard way to integrate power management features throughout a PC system including its hardware operating system and application software This enables the system to automatically turn on and off peripherals such as CD ROMs network cards hard disk drives and printers This also includes consumer devices connected to the PC such as VCRs TVs telephones and stereos In addition to enabling operating system directed power management ACPI provides a generic system event mechanism for Plug and Play and an operating system independent interface for configuration control ACPI leverages the Plug and Play BIOS data structures while providing a processor architecture indepen dent implementation that is compatible with both Windows and Linux Operating Systems SUPER PDSMi User s Manual 1 6 Power Supply As with all computer products a stable power source is necessary for proper and reliable operation It is even more important for processors that have high CPU clock rates of 1 GHz and faster The SUPER PDSMi accommodates 12V ATX power supplies Although most power supplies generally meet the specifications required by the CPU some are inadequate A 2 amps of current supply on a 5V Standby rail is strongly recom mended The PDSMi accomm
96. power button to power on the system Compact Flash Master Slave Select A Compact Flash Master Primary Slave Secondary Select Jumper is located at JP3 Close this jumper to enable Compact Flash Card For the Compact Flash Card to work properly you will need to connect the Compact Flash Card power cable to JWF1 and close this jumper to enable it first Refer to the board layout below for the location Open Jumper Settings JPF Jumper Setting Definition Closed Force On Power Force On Enable Disable Normal Compact Flash Card Master Slave Select Jumper Definition Open Slave Secondary Closed Master Primary Fant KB MS 24 Pin ATX PWR Fan6 CPU Fan P7 USB 1 2 Pentium Dual JERI a Core CPU z S a LGA 775 3 Intel 3000 lt Q North Bridge GLAN1 DIMM 1A DIMM a DIMM 2 m GLAN2 DIMM 1B ap o DIMM 2A DIMMS x Q DIMM 2B DM S TE LAN Fan2 SXB E1 PCI Ex8 i PCI X 133 MHz CTRL Fe Sosrc2 MWD DA Batte LAN jpL1 PXH V pos 2 ctr _ VGA O z J
97. pt Note This item is available when it is supported by the memory 4 11 SUPER PDSMi User s Manual Route Port 80h Cycles to This feature allows the user to decide which bus to send debug information to The options are Disabled PCI and LPC USB Function Select Enabled to enable the function of USB devices specified The settings are Enabled and Disabled Legacy USB Support This setting allows you to enable support for Legacy USB devices The settings are Enabled and Disabled gt Advanced Processor Options Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings CPU Speed This is a display that indicates the speed of the installed processor Frequency Ratio Available when supported by the CPU The feature allows the user to set the internal frequency multiplier for the CPU The options are Default x12 x13 x14 x15 x16 x17 and x18 Hyperthreading Available when supported by the CPU Set to Enabled to use the Hyper Threading Technology which will result in increased CPU performance The options are Disabled and Enabled Machine Checking Available when supported by the CPU Set to Enabled to activate the function of Machine Checking and allow the CPU to detect and report hardware machine errors via a set of model specific registers MSRs The options are Disabled and Enabled L3 Cache Available when supported by the CPU Set to Enabled to enable the function of L3 Cache to optimi
98. r the change to take effect Please refer to Intel s web site for detailed information No Execute Mode Memory Protection Available when supported by the CPU and the OS Set to Enabled to enable Execute Disable Bit and allow the processor to classify areas in memory where an application code can execute and where it cannot and thus preventing a worm or a virus from inserting and creating a flood of codes to overwhelm the processor or damage the system during an attack Note this feature is available when your OS and your CPU support the function of Execute Disable Bit The options are Disabled and Enabled Note For more information regarding hardware software support for this function please refer to Intel s and Microsoft s web sites Processor Power Management Available when supported by the CPU This feature allows the user to determine the processor power management mode The options are Disabled and C States Only If set to Disabled C States and GV1 GV3 are disabled If set to C States only the processor power will be controlled through CPU power states in the APCI setting 4 13 SUPER PDSMi User s Manual gt 1 0 Device Configuration Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings KBC Clock Input This setting allows you to select clock frequency for KBC The options are 6MHz 8MHz 12MHz and 16MHz Serial Port A This setting allows you to assign control of serial port A The options
99. r to secure the motherboard onto the motherboard tray Note some components are near to the mounting holes Please take all necessary precautionary measures to prevent damage done to these components when installing the motherboard into the chassis 2 5 SUPER PDSMi User s Manual 2 4 Installing DDR2 Memory Memory Module Installation See Figure 2 2 1 2 Exercise extreme care when installing or removing memory modules to prevent any possible damage Insert each DDR2 memory module vertically into its slot Pay attention to the notch along the bottom of the module to prevent inserting the module incor rectly See support information below Gently press down on the memory module until it snaps into place Support The PDSMi supports Dual channel ECC Non ECC unbuffered DDR2 667 533 400 SDRAM Both interleaved and non interleaved memory are supported so you may populate any number of DIMM slots Populating DIMM 1A DIMM 2A and or DIMM 1B DIMM 2B with memory modules of the same size and of the same type will result in dual channel two way interleaved memory which is faster than the single channel non interleaved memory When ECC memory is used it may take 25 40 seconds for the VGA to display Notes 1 Due to chipset limitation 8GB Memory can only be supported by the following operating systems 32 Bit Windows 2000 Advanced Server Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition 64 Bit Windows Se
100. rd only IDE Primary i 2 15 SUPER PDSMi User s Manual ATX PS 2 Keyboard and PS 2 Keyboard and PS 2 Mouse Ports Mouse Port Pin Definitions The ATX PS 2 keyboard and PS 2 Pine Demian mouse are located next to the Back 7 e Panel USB ports on the motherboard 5 Ne See the table at right for pin defini i 3 Ground tions Note NC No connection 4 VCC 5 Clock 6 NC Speaker Connector The speaker connector located at kii one J9 allows you to choose using the Pin Setting Definition internal or external speaker For the Pine aul mevel eper internal speaker short pins 3 and 4 Pins 1 4 To use an external speaker place the speaker cable header on all four pins See the table on the right External Speaker x Fan1 KB MS A 24 Pin ATX Fan6 CPU Fan brr PSB 1 2 Pentium Dual JEt p Core CPU z 3 LGA775 a Intel 3000 A KB Mouse lt B Speaker Connector Q North Bridge GLAN1 DIMM 1A DIMMT DIMM w Grane DIMM 1B al J Z DIMM 2A DIMM x O k DIMM 2B DMA a Wi LAN Slots Fan2 SXB E1 PC
101. rial ATA SATA is a physical storage interface that uses a single cable with a minimum of four wires to create a point to point connection between devices It is a serial link which supports transfer rates up to 3Gbps Because the serial cables used in SATA are thinner than the traditional cables used in Parallel ATA PATA SATA systems have better airflow and can be installed in smaller chassis than Parallel ATA In addition the cables used in PATA are limited to a length of 40cm while Serial ATA cables can be up to one meter in length Overall SATA provides better functionality than PATA Introduction to the Intel ICH7R Serial RAID Located in the South Bridge of the Intel 3010 chipset the I O Controller Hub ICH7R provides the I O subsystem with access to the rest of the system It supports a 2 channel UltraATA 100 Bus Master IDE controller PATA and four Serial ATA SATA ports The ICH7R supports the following PATA and SATA device configurations Legacy mode and Native mode C 1 SUPER PDSMi User s Manual RAID Configurations The following types of RAID configurations are supported RAID 0 Data Striping this writes data in parallel interleaved striped sections of two hard drives Data transfer rate is doubled over using a single disk RAID1 Data Mirroring an identical data image from one drive is copied to another drive The second drive must be the same size or larger than the first drive RAID 10 Striping am
102. rom CMOS Memory size found by POST differed from CMOS Diskette drive A error Diskette drive B error Drive A or B is present but fails the BIOS POST diskette tests Check to see that the drive is defined with the proper diskette type in Setup and that the diskette drive is attached correctly Incorrect Drive A type run SETUP Type of floppy drive A not correctly identified in Setup Incorrect Drive B type run SETUP Type of floppy drive B not correctly identified in Setup Appendix A BIOS POST Messages System cache error Cache disabled RAM cache failed and BIOS disabled the cache On older boards check the cache jumpers You may have to replace the cache See your dealer Adisabled cache slows system performance considerably CPU ID CPU socket number for Multi Processor error EISA CMOS not writeable ServerBIOS2 test error Cannot write to EISA CMOS DMA Test Failed ServerBIOS2 test error Cannot write to extended DMA Direct Memory Access registers Software NMI Failed ServerBlOS2 test error Cannot generate software NMI Non Maskable Interrupt Fail Safe Timer NMI Failed ServerBIOS2 test error Fail Safe Timer takes too long device Address Conflict Address conflict for specified device Allocation Error for device Run ISA or EISA Configuration Utility to resolve resource conflict for the specified device CD ROM Drive CD ROM Drive identified Entering SETUP Starting Setup program Fail
103. rver 2003 Standard x64 Edition Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Windows Server 2003 Enterprise x64 Edition 2 You may install a maximum of 2GB DIMMs on each slot however only DDR2 533 MHz 2GB density modules are available for this configuration 3 Some old version of DDR2 667 may not match Intel s On Die Temperature re quirement and will automatically be down graded to run 533 MHz If this occurs contact your memory vendor to check the ODT value 4 Due to memory allocation to system devices memory remaining available for operational use will be reduced when 4 GB of RAM is used The reduction in memory availability is disproportional Refer to the following Memory Avail ability Table for details Chapter 2 Installation Possible System Memory Allocation amp Availability System Device Firmware Hub flash memory System BIOS Local APIC Area Reserved for the chipset I O APIC 4 Kbytes PCI Enumeration Area 1 PCI Express 256 MB PCI Enumeration Area 2 if needed Aligned on 256 MB boundary VGA Memory TSEG Memory available to OS and other ap plications Physical Memory Remaining Available 4 GB Total System Memory 3 99 3 99 3 99 3 99 3 76 3 51 3 01 2 85 2 84 2 84 Figure 2 2 Installing DIMM into Slot Notch p To Install Insert module verti cally and press down until it snaps into place Pay attention to the notch Release ab Not
104. s The items included in the boot list section are bootable devices listed in the sequence of boot order as specified The items included in the candidate list are currently not bootable Use a lt gt key or a lt gt key to move the device up or down Use the lt f gt key or the lt r gt key to specify the type of an USB device either fixed or removable You can select one item from the boot list and hit the lt x gt key to remove it from the list of bootable devices to make its resource available for other bootable devices Conversely you can select an item from the candidate list and hit the lt x gt key to remove it from the candidate list and put it in the boot list to make it bootable See details on how to change the priority of boot order of devices in the Item Specific Help window 4 22 Chapter 4 BIOS 4 7 Exit Choose Exit from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys You should see the following display All Exit BIOS settings are described in this section Exit Saving Changes Exit Saving Changes Highlight this item and hit lt Enter gt to save any changes you made and to exit the BIOS Setup utility Exit Discarding Changes Highlight this item and hit lt Enter gt to exit the BIOS Setup utility without saving any changes you may have made Load Setup Defaults Highlight this item and hit lt Enter gt to load the default settings for all items in the BIOS Setup These are the safe
105. s Manual Figure 1 3 Motherboard Layout not drawn to scale JPW1 Fant JPW2 24 Pin ATX PWR Fan6 CPU Fan dea Pentium Dual Core CPU LGA775 ou Intel 3000 North Bridge DIMM 1A DIMM 1B JLED E DIMM 2A DIMM 2B JF1 FP CTRL al ov 3 N 7 w SXB E1 PCI Ex8 P10 PCI X 133 MHz C4J1 C1 CaAJ C2 w C CTRL South Bridge Jpgy COM2 7 PCI 32 Bit 33 MHz N45 WJBTI MOR Wwe UsB3 qUSB5 dj46 00r C4 IET J27 J4 IDE J3 Floppy Compact Flash Card only IDE Primary Important Notes to the User e All images and graphics shown in this manual were based upon the latest PCB Revision available at the time of publishing of this manual The motherboard you ve received may or may not look exactly the same as the graphics shown in this manual e See Chapter 2 for detailed information on jumpers I O ports and JF1 frontpanel connections e yg indicates the location of Pin 1 e When the LE1 LED is on the 5V Standby PWR is on Maker sure to disconnect the power cable before installing or removing components e J4 the white slot is reserved for Compact Flash Card only Do not use it for other devices If J4 is populated with a Compact Flash Card J3 the blue slot will be available for one device only if not J3 can be used for multiple devices For JP3 to work properly you need to connect the Compact Flash Card PWR Cable to JWE1 first 1 4 Chapter 1 Introduction P
106. s in this chapter or see the FAQs on our web site http www supermicro com support faqs before contacting Technical Support 2 BIOS upgrades can be downloaded from our web site at http Awww supermicro com support bios Chapter 3 Troubleshooting Note Not all BIOS can be flashed some can be flashed depending on the modifications to the boot block code 3 If you ve followed the instructions above to troubleshoot your system and still cannot resolve the problem then please contact Super Micro s technical support and provide them with the following information e Motherboard model and PCB revision number BIOS release date version this can be seen on the initial display when your system first boots up eSystem configuration An example of a Technical Support form is on our web site at http www supermicro com support contact cfm 4 Distributors For immediate assistance please have your account number ready when placing a call to our technical support department We can be reached by e mail at support supermicro com by phone at 408 503 8000 option 2 or by fax at 408 503 8019 3 3 Frequently Asked Questions Question What type of memory does my motherboard support Answer The PDSMi supports up to 8 GB of unbuffered ECC Non ECC DDR2 677 533 400 two way interleaved or non interleaved SDRAM See Section 2 4 for details on installing memory Question How do I update my BIOS It is recommended
107. specifications and performance of the PDSMi mainboard and provides detailed information about the chipset Chapter 2 provides hardware installation instructions Read this chapter when installing the processor memory modules and other hardware components into the system If you encounter any problems see Chapter 3 which describes trouble shooting procedures for the video the memory and the system setup Chapter 4 includes an introduction to BIOS and provides detailed information on running the CMOS Setup utility Appendix A and Appendix B provide BIOS POST Messages and POST Codes Appendix C Appendix D and Appendix E list HostRAID Setup Guidelines and other Software Driver and Program Installation Instructions Conventions Used in the Manual Special attention should be given to the following symbols for proper installation and to prevent damage done to the components or injury to yourself Danger Caution Instructions to be strictly followed to prevent catastrophic system failure or to avoid bodily injury A Warning Important information given to ensure proper system installa tion or to prevent damage to the components Note Additional Information given to ensure correct system setup SUPER PDSMi User s Manual Table of Contents Preface About This Manuall s cc2 2 0 sccensearedessenteeceatiicedennngeecennanezcdbabeseedeanndeccranesnuiecensedeecemaanvars iii Manual Organizatii xviccccsssesssedewend ace say
108. splay service Display prompt Press lt ESC gt to enter SETUP Disable CPU cache B 2 Appendix B BIOS POST Codes POST Code Description 5Ch 60h 62h 64h 66h 67h 68h 69h 6Ah 6Bh 6Ch 70h 72h 76h 7Ch 7Dh 7Eh 80h 81h 82h 83h 84h 85h 86h 87h 88h 89h 8Ah 8Bh 8Ch 8Fh 90h 91h 92h 93h 95h 96h 97h 98h Test RAM between 512 and 640 kB Test extended memory Test extended memory address lines Jump to UserPatch1 Configure advanced cache registers Initialize Multi Processor APIC Enable external and CPU caches Setup System Management Mode SMM area Display external L2 cache size Load custom defaults optional Display shadow area message Display error messages Check for configuration errors Check for keyboard errors Set up hardware interrupt vectors Initialize Intelligent System Monitoring optional Initialize coprocessor if present Disable onboard Super I O ports and IRQs optional Late POST device initialization Detect and install external RS232 ports Configure non MCD IDE controllers Detect and install external parallel ports Initialize PC compatible PnP ISA devices Re initialize onboard I O ports Configure Motherboard Configurable Devices optional Initialize BIOS Data Area Enable Non Maskable Interrupts NMIs Initialize Extended BIOS Data Area Test and initialize PS 2 mouse Initialize floppy controller Determine number of ATA drives optional Initialize hard disk c
109. ss ESC to exit The following screen will appear 2 Press Yes to exit the Utility 4 Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility gt SUPER PDSMi User s Manual D 2 Installing the Intel ICH7R Driver by Adaptec and Installing the OS a Insert Super Micro s bootable CD that came with the package into the CD Drive during the system reboot and the screen Super Micro Driver Diskette Maker will appear b Choose from the list the item Intel ICH7R Driver by 3rd Party Adaptec and press lt Enter gt c From the next screen displayed choose the OS driver you want to install and press lt Enter gt d Insert a formatted diskette into drive A and press lt Enter gt as prompted e Exit the program after the process is completed Then reboot the system f Insert the Microsoft Windows OS Setup CD in the CD Driver and the system will start to boot up from CD g Press the lt F6 gt key when the message Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver displays h When the Windows OS Setup screen appears press S to specify additional device s i Insert the driver diskette Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA Raid Controller Driver into Drive A and press the lt Enter gt key j Choose the Adaptec Embedded Host Serial ATA Raid Controller from the list indicated in the Windows OS Setup Screen and press the lt Enter gt key k Press the lt Enter gt key to continue the installation process If you ne
110. st settings to use Discard Changes Highlight this item and hit lt Enter gt to discard cancel any changes you made You will remain in the Setup utility Save Changes Highlight this item and hit lt Enter gt to save any changes you made You will remain in the Setup utility 4 23 SUPER PDSMi User s Manual Notes 4 24 Appendix A BIOS POST Messages Appendix A BIOS POST Messages During the Power On Self Test POST the BIOS will check for problems If a prob lem is found the BIOS will activate an alarm or display a message The following is a list of such BIOS messages Failure Fixed Disk Fixed disk is not working or not configured properly Check to see if fixed disk is at tached properly Run Setup Find out if the fixed disk type is correctly identified Stuck key Stuck key on keyboard Keyboard error Keyboard not working Keyboard Controller Failed Keyboard controller failed test May require replacing keyboard controller Keyboard locked Unlock key switch Unlock the system to proceed Monitor type does not match CMOS Run SETUP Monitor type not correctly identified in Setup Shadow Ram Failed at offset nnnn Shadow RAM failed at offset nnnn of the 64k block at which the error was de tected System RAM Failed at offset nnnn System RAM failed at offset nnnn of in the 64k block at which the error was de tected Extended RAM Failed at offset nnnn Extended memory not working or not c
111. t Riser Card CSE RR1U Xi 1U PCI Exp Riser Card CSE RR1U ELi 1 1 SUPER PDSMi User s Manual Contacting Super Micro Headquarters Address Super Micro Computer Inc 980 Rock Ave San Jose CA 95131 U S A Tel 1 408 503 8000 Fax 1 408 503 8008 Email marketing supermicro com General Information support supermicro com Technical Support Web Site www supermicro com Europe Address Super Micro Computer B V Het Sterrenbeeld 28 5215 ML s Hertogenbosch The Netherlands Tel 31 0 73 6400390 Fax 31 0 73 6416525 Email sales supermicro nl General Information support supermicro nl Technical Support rma supermicro nl Customer Support Asia Pacific Address Super Micro Taiwan 4F No 232 1 Liancheng Road Chung Ho 235 Taipei Hsien Taiwan R O C Tel 886 2 8226 3990 Fax 886 2 8226 3991 Web Site www supermicro com tw Technical Support Email support supermicro com tw Tel 886 2 8228 1366 ext 132 or 139 1 2 Chapter 1 Introduction Figure 1 1 SUPER PDSMi Image mill ENI 2m o SUPER Ltt on i tS Sees te eeewesne ee eter eeeteerree An Important Note _to the User All images and layouts shown in this manual were based upon the latest PCB Revision available at the time of publishing The motherboard you ve received may or may not look exactly the same as the graphics shown in this manual 1 3 SUPER PDSMi User
112. t this option using the arrow keys and the lt enter gt key select Managing Arrays from the main menu as shown above anage Arrays reate Array dd Delete Hotspare Con igure Drives D 4 Appendix D Adaptec HostRAID Setup Guidelines Configuring Disk Drives You may need to configure a disk drive before you can use it Caution Configuring a disk may overwrite the partition table on the disk and may make any data on the disk inaccessible If the drive is used in an array you may not be able to use the array again Do not configure a disk that is part of a boot array To determine which disks are associated with a particular array please refer to Viewing Array Properties To configure a disk drive 1 From the main menu shown on Page D 4 select Configure Drives and hit lt Enter gt as shown below manage firrays reate Array td Delete Hotspare Con igure Drives D 5 SUPER PDSMi User s Manual 2 From the Select Drives for Configuring List shown below select the drives you want to configure and press lt Insert gt elect drives for Configuring Selected Drives HDC HD 48GD BAFLAL 69 2GB HDC HD 740CD AAFLAZ 69 26B HDC HD748CD BOFLAL 69 26B HDC WHD 40GD HUFLA 69 2GB 3 The drive you ve selected will appear in the Selected Drives Dialog Box on the right as shown below Repeat the same steps until all drives that you want to configure appear in the selected drives box
113. that you do_not upgrade your BIOS if you are experiencing no problems with your system Updated BIOS files are located on our web site at http www supermicro com Please check our BIOS warning message and the info on how to update your BIOS on our web site Also check the current BIOS revision and make sure it is newer than your BIOS before downloading Select your motherboard model and download the BIOS file to your computer Unzip the BIOS files onto a bootable floppy and reboot your system Follow the Readme txt to continue flashing the BIOS A Warning Do not shut down or reset the system while updating BIOS to prevent possible system boot failure Question What s on the CD that came with my motherboard Answer The supplied compact disc has quite a few drivers and programs that will greatly enhance your system We recommend that you review the CD and install the applications you need Applications on the CD include chipset drivers for the Windows OS security and audio drivers 3 3 SUPER PDSMi User s Manual Question How do connect the ATA100 66 cable to my IDE device s Answer The 80 wire 40 pin high density ATA100 66 IDE cable that came with your system has two connectors to support two drives This special cable must be used to take advantage of the speed the ATA100 66 technology offers Connect the blue connector to the onboard IDE header and the other connector s to your hard drive s Consult the documenta
114. the user the benefits of SATARAID without the high costs associated with hardware RAID applications Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility ARC The Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility an embedded BIOS Utility includes the following Array Configuration Utility Use this utility to create configure and manage ar rays Disk Utilities Use this option to format or verify disks To run the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility you will need to do the following 1 Enable RAID functions in the system BIOS refer to Chapter 4 for System BIOS Configurations 2 Press the lt Ctrl gt and lt A gt keys simultaneously when prompted to do so during system boot Refer to the previous page for detailed instructions A Using the Array Configuration Utility ACU When you press lt Ctrl gt and lt A gt keys simultaneously at the prompt during system bootup the main menu will appear Note To select an option use the arrow keys to highlight the item and then press the lt Enter gt key to select it To return to the previous menu press the lt ESC gt key Press the lt Insert gt key to select a drive When a drive is highlighted selected press the lt Delete gt key to de select it D 3 SUPER PDSMi User s Manual i Adaptec SATA HostRAID Control ler 40 Options frray Configuration Utility Disk Utilities Managing Arrays Select this option to view array properties and configure array settings To selec
115. this area will be reserved for Video BIOS ROM access only Select Uncached to disable this function and make this area available for other devices Cache Video BIOS Area This setting allows you to designate a reserve area in the system memory to be used as a Video BIOS buffer to allow the BIOS write cache its data into this reserved memory area Select Write Protect to enable the function and this area will be reserved for Video BIOS ROM access only Select Uncached to disable this function and make this area available for other devices Cache Base 0 512K 512K to be cached written into a buffer a storage area in Static DROM SDROM or to be written into L1 L2 cache inside the CPU to speed up CPU operations Select Uncached to disable this function Select Write Through to allow data to be cached into the buffer and written into the system memory at the same time Select Write Protect to prevent data from being written into the base memory area of Block 0 512K Select Write Back to allow CPU to write data back directly from the buffer without writing data to the System Memory for fast CPU data processing and operation The options are Uncached Write Through Write Protect and Write Back Cache Base 512K 640K If enabled this feature will allow the data stored in the memory area 512K 640K to be cached written into a buffer a storage area in the Static DROM SDROM or written into L1 L2 L3 cache inside the CPU to speed up CPU o
116. tion that came with your disk drive for details on actual jumper locations and settings 3 4 Returning Merchandise for Service A receipt or copy of your invoice marked with the date of purchase is required be fore any warranty service will be rendered You can obtain service by calling your vendor for a Returned Merchandise Authorization RMA number When returning to the manufacturer the RMA number should be prominently displayed on the outside of the shipping carton and mailed prepaid or hand carried Shipping and handling charges will be applied for all orders that must be mailed when service is complete This warranty only covers normal consumer use and does not cover damages in curred in shipping or from failure due to the alteration misuse abuse or improper maintenance of products During the warranty period contact your distributor first for any product problems 3 4 Chapter 4 BIOS Chapter 4 BIOS 4 1 Introduction This chapter describes the Phoenix BIOS Setup utility for the PDSMi The Phoenix ROM BIOS is stored in a flash chip and can be easily upgraded using a floppy disk based program Note Due to periodic changes to the BIOS some settings may have been added or deleted and might not yet be recorded in this manual Please refer to the Manual Download area of the Super Micro web site lt http www supermicro com gt for any changes to the BIOS that may not be reflected in this manual System BIOS Th
117. to enter the parameters of the HDD installed Select CDROM if a CDROM drive is installed Select ATAPI if a removable disk drive is installed 4 5 SUPER PDSMi User s Manual CHS Format The following items will be displayed by the BIOS TYPE This item displays the type of IDE or SATA Device Cylinders This item indicates the status of Cylinders Headers This item indicates the number of headers Sectors This item displays the number of sectors Maximum Capacity This item displays the maximum storage capacity of the system LBA Format The following items will be displayed by the BIOS Total Sectors This item displays the number of total sectors available in the LBA Format Maximum Capacity This item displays the maximum capacity in the LBA Format Multi Sector Transfers This item allows the user to specify the number of sectors per block to be used in multi sector transfer The options are Disabled 4 Sectors 8 Sectors and 16 Sectors LBA Mode Control This item determines whether the Phoenix BIOS will access the IDE Primary Master Device via the LBA mode The options are Enabled and Disabled 32 Bit I O This option allows the user to enable or disable the function of 32 bit data transfer The options are Enabled and Disabled Transfer Mode This option allows the user to set the transfer mode The options are Standard Fast PIO1 Fast PIO2 Fast PIO3 Fast PIO4 FPIO3 DMA1 and FPIO4 DMA2 Ultra DMA Mode
118. tor III NMI e System Resource alert via SuperDoctor III ACPI Features e Slow blinking LED for suspend state indicator e BIOS support for USB keyboard e Main switch override mechanism e External modem ring on Onboard I O e 1 ATA 100 EIDE Channel e Intel ICH7R SATA Controller 4 connectors for 4 devices with support of RAID functions 0 1 5 and 10 e 1 floppy port interface up to 2 88 MB e 1 Fast UART 16550 compatible serial port and 1 header e Intel 82573V and 82573L PCI E Gigabit Ethernet Controllers e PS 2 mouse and PS 2 keyboard ports e Up to 6 USB Universal Serial Bus 2 ports and 2 headers 4 ports e VGA Connector e IPMI 2 0 Socket e Super I O Winbond 83627 HG with hardware monitoring W83793 e ATI ES1000 16MB Temperature e Monitoring CPU chassis environment e CPU Thermal Trip support e Thermal Monitor 2 TM2 available if supported by the CPU Other e Wake on LAN WOL e Wake on Ring WOR e Onboard Standby PWR warning LED Indicator LE 1 CD Utilities e Drivers and software for Intel s 3000 chipset utilities Dimensions e 9 6 W x 12 L 243 84 mmx 304 8 mm 1 7 SUPER PDSMi User s Manual VRM V10 1 gt DM go ia gt g e gt FSB 1066 800 533MHz gt a iw S lle gt Se gt DDR2 DDR2_667 533 400 PCIE x8 CH_A1 2 Intel 3000 J PCIE_x8 CH B1 2 SLOT MCH IPOX 64 fe SLOT PCI X BUS iL PRI_IDE UDMA 100 PRLDE f UDMA pea CF HEADER PAV
119. ttery i TAN yes PXHV asha OH Fan Fail LED Vcc CTRL _ VGA z ze ola a CTRL Buzzer byw xX Vcc a ICH7R md Bo 4 era Ground Reset gt Reset Bu 2 cone o South Bridge Slot 7 BT1 _ JAR NTA a PCI 32 Bit 33 MHz ued mGa sefl Ground PWR gt Power Buttor P T N Printer Floppy Compact Flash Card only IDE Primary 2 6 Connecting Cables ATX Power Connector The main power supply connector JPW1 on the PDSMi meets the SSI Superset ATX specification You can only use a 24 pin power supply cable on the motherboard Make sure that the orientation of the connector is correct You must also use the 8 pin JPW2 processor power connector for adequate power supply to the system See below See the table on the right for pin definitions Processor Power Connector In addition to the Primary ATX power connector above the 12V _8 pin Processor power connector at JPW2 must also be connected to your power S rovide adequate power supply to the system upply to Chapter 2 Installation ATX Power 24 pin Connector Pin Definitions PW1 Pin Definition Pin Definition TT 14 12V 2 3 3V 15 COM S COM 16 PS_ON 4 5V 17 COM 5 COM 18 COM 6 5V 19 COM Tf COM 20 Res NC 8 PWR_OK 21 5V 9 5VSB 22 5V 10 12V 23 5V 11 12V 24 COM 12 3 3V Secondary Power Connector Pin Definitions PW2 Pins Definition 1 through 4 Ground
120. ume or type N to go back to the Delete Volume menu C 8 Appendix C Intel HostRAID Installation Guidelines Resetting to Non RAID and Resetting a RAID HDD A Warning Be cautious when you reset a RAID volume HDD to non RAID or Re setting a RAID HDD Resetting a RAID volume HDD or Resetting a RAID HDD will reformat the HDD and delete all internal RAID structure on the drive a From the main menu select item3 Reset Disks to Non RAID and press lt Enter gt The following screen will appear M T Corpo tion All Right J Create RAID Volum Hl Port Drive 6 WOC KI Select the disks that should be reset 11 Previous Next SPACE Selects ENTER Selection Complete b Use the lt Up Arrow gt lt Down Arrow gt keys to highlight the RAID set drive to reset and press lt Space gt to select c Press lt Enter gt to reset the RAID set drive A Warning message displays d Press Y to reset the drive or type N to go back to the main menu Exiting the Intel Matrix Storage Manager Utility a From the main menu select item4 Exit and press lt Enter gt A warning message will appear b Press Y to reset the drive or type N to go back to the main menu C 9 SUPER PDSMi User s Manual C 2 Installing the Windows XP 2000 2003 OS for systems with RAID Functions Installing a New Operating System Windows XP 2000 2003 OS a Insert the Microsoft Windows XP 2000 2003 Setup CD in th
121. wing pop up screen See the note on Page C 3 displays e Use the lt Up Arrow gt lt Down Arrow gt keys to highlight a drive and press lt Space gt to select it A triangle appears to confirm the selection of the drive f Use the lt Up Arrow gt lt Down Arrow gt keys to select the stripe size from 4 KB to 128 KB for the RAID 5 array and hit lt Enter gt Note For a server please use a lower stripe size and for a multimedia system use a higher stripe size The default stripe size is 128 KB g Enter your desired RAID volume capacity and press lt Enter gt when the capacity item is highlighted The default setting is the maximum capacity allowed h Press Enter when the Create Volume item is highlighted A warning message displays h When asked Are you sure you want to create this volume Y N press Y to create the RAID volume or type N to go back to the Create Volume menu C 7 SUPER PDSMi User s Manual Deleting RAID Volume AN Warning Be sure to back up your data before deleting a RAID set You will lose all data on the disk drives when deleting a RAID set a From the main menu select item2 Delete RAID Volume and press lt Enter gt b Use the lt Up Arrow gt lt Down Arrow gt keys to select the RAID set you want to delete and press lt Del gt A Warning message displays c When asked Are you sure you want to delete this volume Y N press Y to delete the RAID vol
122. ze system and CPU performance The options are Disabled and Enabled Thermal Management 2 Available when supported by the CPU Set to Enabled to use Thermal Management 2 TM2 which will lower CPU voltage and frequency when the CPU temperature reaches a predefined overheat threshold Set to Disabled to use Thermal Manager 1 TM1 allowing CPU clocking to be regulated via CPU Internal Clock modulation when the CPU temperature reaches the overheat threshold 4 12 Chapter 4 BIOS Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch Available when supported by the CPU The CPU fetches the cache line for 64 bytes if this option is set to Disabled The CPU fetches both cache lines for 128 bytes as comprised if Enabled The options are Disabled and Enabled C1 Enhanced Mode Available when supported by the CPU Set to Enabled to enable Enhanced Halt State to lower CPU voltage frequency to prevent overheat The options are Enabled and Disabled Note please refer to Intel s web site for detailed information Intel lt R gt Virtualization Technology Available when supported by the CPU Select Enabled to use the feature of Virtualization Technology to allow one platform to run multiple operating systems and applications in independent partitions creating multiple virtual systems in one physical computer The options are Enabled and Disabled Note If there is any change to this setting you will need to power off and restart the system fo

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