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1. VRM 10 0 Processor Clock 5E 3 ig 89 b MCH DDR SDRAM BUS RUNE EON 4 DIMMs Hub A IDE PRI SEC UDMA 100 PCI Bus 5 PCI ICH5 LAN1 2 VGA SLOTS SATA PRI SEC SATA v Oo w USB 1 8 USB S FWH LPC 1 0 KB MS FDD SER1 2 PRINTER H W MONITOR Figure 1 6 P4SCE System Block Diagram with the E7210 Canterwood Chipset Note This is a general block diagram and may not exactly represent the features on your motherboard See the follow ing pages for the actual specifications of each motherboard 1 10 Chapter 1 Introduction Motherboard Features CPU Latest CPU technology Single Pentium 4 478 pin PGA processors or Intel Celeron processors up to up to 3 06 GHz at a 800 533 400 MHz FSB w Hyper Threading Intel Pentium 4 Celeron processors use 0 13 Micron Manufacturing Technology CPUs Note Refer to the motherboard specifications pages on our web site http www supermicro com Product_page product m htm for updates on supported processors Memory_ Latest memory technology Dual Channel DDR up to 4 GB ECC non ECC unbuffered DDR 400 333 266 SDRAM in 2 Banks 4 DIMMs For Dual Channel operation identical pair s of memory modules must be populated in DIMMOA DIMM1A and or DIMMOB DIMM1B The P4SCA P4SCE supports up to 4 GB when all four
2. Power Supply Connectors Pin Definitions J20 Pin Number Definition Pin Number Definition 18 3 3V 1 3 3V The primary power supply s on a Lay connector J20 on the P4SCA 16 PS_ON 4 45V 17 COM 5 COM P4SCE meets the Sel Superset j COM S 45V ATX 24 pin specification Refer 19 COM 7 COM 20 Res NC 8 PWR_OK to the table on the right for the 21 45V 9 5VSB pin definitions of the ATX 20 pin 22 5V 10 12V power connector You must also z any 2 PN connect the 4 pin J21 proces i264 pin sor power connector to your Cantector power supply Refer to the table Q21 below right for the J21 12V Required Pins Definition i 1 1 amp 2 Ground connector If J21 is not acces Connection 334 412V sible there is another 4 pin 12V 4 pin power connector J38 available ord on the motherboard J38 is CERE Pins Definition located close to the ATX PWR Connection i Hs 2 amp 3 Ground Connector and next to the COM2 4 NC port See the table on the right Note For CPU Power you must for the pin definition You must use either J21 or J38 use either J38 or J21 for CPU Power IR Connector Infrared Pin Definitions The infrared connector is located J16 at J16 See the table on the right Pin for pin definitions See the Tech Number Definition nical Support section of our web 2 CIRRX page for information on the infra A Gi red devices you can connect to pria the system PW ON Connector PW ON Pin De
3. Parallel Port Mode This setting sets the mode for the onboard Parallel port The options are SPP EPP ECP ECP EPP and Normal EPP Mode Select This setting allows the user to select the EPP port type The options are EPP 1 9 and EPP 1 7 ECP Mode Use DMA This setting allows the user to select the DMA channel for the ECP mode port to use The options are 1 and 3 Watch Dog Timer Select This setting allows you to select the setting for the Watch Dog Timer The Options are Disabled 10 Sec 20 Sec 30 Sec 40 Sec I min 2 min and Enabled Power On Function This setting allows the user to decide which method to use to power on the System The options are Password Hot Key Mouse Left Mouse Right Any Key and Button Only KB Power On Password This setting allows the user to enter the Password when the system is powered on via keyboard Hot Key Power On This setting allows the user to decide which hot keys to use in order to power on the system The options are Ctrl F1 Ctrl F2 Ctrl F3 Ctrl F4 Ctrl F5 Ctrl F6 Ctrl F7 and Ctrl F8 4 10 Chapter 4 BIOS 4 4 4 PnP Configuration Choose PCI PnP Configurations from the Award BIOS main menu with the Left Right arrow keys You should see the following display t Da Menu Level Reset Configuration Data Disabled Select Yes 1f you are Resources Controlled By Auto ESCD usin
4. 4 2 Running Setup Optimal default settings are in bold text unless otherwise noted 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 AwardBIOS is immediately activated While the BIOS is in control the Setup program can be activated in one of two Ways 1 By pressing Del immediately after turning the system on or 2 When the following message appears briefly at the bottom of the screen during the POST Power On Self Test press the Del key to activate the Main Setup Menu Press DEL 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 or the Tab key to move among the different settings in the above menu Press the Esc key to exit the CMOS Setup Menu and use the Left Right arrow keys to enter the other categories of BIOS settings The next section is described in detail to illustrate how to navigate through the menus 4 2 Chapter 4 BIOS Main BIOS Setup Menu Date Gnmidd yy Date Time Set the system date and time Key in the correct information in the mm dd and yy fields Press the Enter key to
5. Chassis Intrusion Pin Definitions JL1 Pin Number Definition 1 Intrusion Input 2 Ground SUPER P4SCA P4SCE User s Manual ATX PS 2 Keyboard and PS 2 Mouse Ports The ATX PS 2 keyboard and the PS 2 mouse are located at J1 See the table on the right for pin defini tions The mouse port is above the keyboard port See the table on the right for pin definitions Universal Serial Bus USB There are two Universal Serial Bus Connectors located on the I O panel and additional six USB headers are located on the moth erboard These ports labeled USB3 to USB8 can be used to pro vide front side chassis access cables not included See the tables on the right below for pin definitions Wake On LAN The Wake On LAN header is des ignated WOL on the motherboard See the table on the right for pin definitions You must enable the LAN Wake Up setting in BIOS to use this function You must also have a LAN card with a Wake On LAN connector and cable to use this feature 2 10 PS 2 Keyboard and Mouse Port Pin Definitions J1 Pin Number Definition 1 9 Q Data NC Ground VCC Clock NC USB Pin Definition JPUSB Pin Definition 1 5V 2 PO 3 P0 4 Ground USB 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pin Pin Number Definition Number Definition 1 5V 2 5V 3 PO 4 PO 5 PO 6 PO a Ground 8 Ground 10 Ground Wake On LAN Pin
6. This setting allows you to configure On Chip Chipset Configurations Select Disabled to disable SATA controller If Auto is selected BIOS will automatically configure the settings for SATA controller Select Combined Mode to combine the functionality of Parallel ATA PATA and Serial ATA SATA with the maximum of two IDE drives available for each channel If Enhanced Mode is selected both SATA and PATA are supported with the maximum of 6 IDE drives available If SATA Only is selected SATA will operate in the Legacy Mode The options are Disabled Auto Combined Mode Enhanced Mode and SATA only Serial ATA Port0 1 mode This setting allows you to configure Serial ATA Port0 1 modes The options are Primary Master Primary Slave Secondary Master Secondary Slave SATAO Master and SATA1 Master SUPER P4SCA 4SCE User s Manual USB Controller This setting allows you to enable or disable the USB Controller The options are Enabled and Disabled USB 2 0 Controller This setting allows you to enable or disable USB 2 0 EHCI Controller The options are Enabled and Disabled USB Legacy Support This setting allows you to enable or disable the functions of USB Keyboard Mouse under POST and DOS The options are Disabled and Enabled CPU THRM Throttling THRM throttling is used to lower power consumption and reduce the heat generated by the CPU The options for this setting are 87 5 75 62 5 50
7. b When the item 4 Exit is highlighted press the lt Enter gt key c When asked Are you sure you want to exit Y N Type Y to confirm the selection and press the lt Enter gt key to exit the ICH5R SATA RIAD Configuration Utility Program The system will start to re boot C 2 Installing the Windows XP 2000 for systems with RAID Functions New Operating System Windows XP 2000 Installation a Insert the Microsoft Windows XP 2000 Setup CD in the 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 Setup screen appears press S to specify additional device s d Insert the driver diskette Intel AA RAID XP 2000 Driver for ICH5R into Drive A and press the lt Enter gt key e Choose the Intel R 82801ER SATA RAID Controller from the list indicated in the XP 2000 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 specified press the lt Enter gt key to continue with the installation g From the Windows XP 2000 Setup screen press the lt Enter gt key The XP 2000 Setup will automatically load all device files and then continue the Windows XP 2000 installation Note the current version of th
8. DDR slots are populated with 1 GB modules However the OS may detect only up to 3 65 GB the remaining memory is reserved for system BIOS use Intel Performance Acceleration Technology Chipset Latest Intel chipset technology Intel E7210 Canterwood Expansion Slots P4SCA Four 32 bit 33 MHz PCI slots 5V Three ISA slots 5V P4SCE Five 32 bit 33 MHz PCI slots 5V BIOS 4 Mb Firmware Hub AwardBIOS Flash BIOS APM 1 2 DMI 2 3 PCI 2 3 ACPI 1 0 Plug and Play PnP PC Health Monitoring Eight onboard voltage monitors for CPU core 3 3V 3 3V standby 5V 5V standby Vbat battery voltage and 12V Fan status monitor with firmware software on off control e SuperDoctor Il Watch Dog NMI LDCM LDSM optional Environmental temperature monitoring and control Power up mode control for recovery from AC power loss System overheat LED and control System resource alert Hardware BIOS virus protection Auto switching voltage regulator for the CPU core 1 11 SUPER P4SCA P4SCE User s Manual ACPI Features Slow blinking LED for suspend state indicator BIOS support for USB keyboard Main switch override mechanism e nternal external modem ring on Onboard l O 2 ATA100 66 EIDE Channels for a total of 4 IDE devices backward compatible Intel ICH5R SATA Controller 2 connectors for 2 devices 1 floppy port interface up to 2 88 MB 2 Fast UART 16550 compat
9. Intel Application Accelerator RAID E dition Intel Network Adapters Jasc Software Network Associates Orange Micro iBOT2 lt Back Next gt Cancel ee cen C 12 Appendix C Software Installation f The following screen will appear to display the status of the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition Installation Intel R Application Accelerator RAID Edition Setup Setup Status Intel R Application Accelerator RAID Edition Setup is performing the requested operations Installing g Once the Application Accelerator RAID Edition installation is completed the following screen will appear and the system will start to re boot Intel R Application Accelerator RAID Edition Setup InstallShield R Wizard Complete The Install hield R Wizard has successfully installed Intel R Application Accelerator RAID Edition Click Finish to exit the wizard Note Once the XP 2000 Operating System is installed please read the Readme text files for the instructions to use the SATA RAID Utility in the Windows XP 2000 OS environment C 13 SUPER P4SCA P4SCE User s Manual C 3 Rebuilding SATA RAID 1 Procedures to Rebuild RAID If necessary please download documentation from Intel s website at Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition 1 During system bootup a pop up message as shown in the screen below will appear Since the utility was designed for all Intel RAID control lers s
10. fo Health Inf Remote Control Graceful power control Supero Doctor III 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 Note SD III Software Revision 1 0 can be downloaded from our Website at ftp ftp supermicro com utility Supero Doctor lll You can also download SDIII User s Guide at http www supermicro com PRODUCT Manuals SDIII UserGuide pdf For Linux we will still recommend Supero Doctor Il C 20
11. BIOS will automatically search all available IRQs for the use of HDD For newer Operating Systems that support switching to Native Mode such as Windows XP Windows 2000 you can set SATA and PATA to Native Mode These newer Operating Systems can accommodate both Legacy and Native modes and support up to 6 ATA devices To select Legacy or Native Mode please go to the BIOS Setup section in System BIOS Appendix C Software Installation 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 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 the item Load Optimized Default set tings 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 Advanced in the BIOS 4 Scroll down to the item Advanced Chipset Control and press the lt Enter gt Key to select this option 5 Select the item On Chip Serial ATA and press the lt Enter gt Key When the sub menu appears select the item Enhanced Mode 6 Scroll up to the item SATA Mode and press the lt Enter gt Key to select this option When
12. DDR Slot Release Tab Release Tab SUPER P4SCA P4SCE User s Manual 2 5 I O Port Control Panel Connector Locations The I O ports are color coded in conformance with the PC99 specification to make setting up your system easier See Figure 2 3 below for the colors and locations of the various IO ports Figure 2 3 I O Port Locations and Definitions Mouse Green Parallel Port Burgundy ga Ly o9 2 ODOODOOODODOODS v E SER oo A S E MOOODO OO Keyboard USB 0 1 Ports COMI Port VGA Port GLAN1 GLAN2 Purple Turquoise P4SCE only Front Control Panel JF1 contains header pins for various front control panel connectors See Figure 2 4 for the pin definitions of the various connectors including the speaker Refer to Section 2 6 for details Figure 2 4 Front Control Panel Connectors Pin 20 NMI eo Pin 19 NMI Pin 18 X ee Pin 17 X Pin 16 PW ON LED e Pin 15 PW ON LED Pin14 IDE SATALED Pin 13 IDE LED Pin 12 LAN1LED eo Pin 11 LAN1LED Pin 10 LAN2 LED eo Pin 9 LAN2 LED Pin 8 Ground ee Pin 7 OH LED Pin 6 X Pin5 X Pin 4 Reset e Pin 3 Reset Pin 2 PW ON e Pin 1 PW ON 2 6 Chapter 2 Installation 2 6 Connecting Cables ATX Power Supply 24 pin Connector
13. Data 2 14 Host Data 13 15 Host Data 1 16 Host Data 14 17 Host Data 0 18 Host Data 15 19 GND 20 Key 21 DRQ3 22 GND 23 VO Write 24 GND 25 VO Read 26 GND 27 IOCHRDY 28 BALE 29 DACK3 30 GND 31 IRQ14 32 IOCS16 33 Addr 34 GND 35 Addr 0 36 Addr 2 37 Chip Select 0 38 Chip Select 1 39 Activity 40 GND Note Please see Appendix C for Software installation 2 16 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 that the 5v standby LED is not lit LE2 on motherboard 2 Make sure that the 4 pin 12v power connector at J24 is connected to your power supply 3 Make sure that there are no short circuits between the motherboard and chassis 4 Disconnect all ribbon wire cables from the motherboard including those for the keyboard and mouse 5 Remove all add on cards 6 Install a CPU and heatsink making sure it is fully seated and connect the chassis speaker and the power LED to the motherboard Check all jumper settings as well No Power 1 Make sure that there are no short circuits e
14. IDE1 J5 IDE2 Serial ATA Connectors J3 SATA1 J4 SATA2 Floppy Disk Drive Connector Parallel Printer Port COM1 J9 COM2 J10 Keyboard Mouse Connector Infrared Power LED ATX Power Connector 12V Power Connector VGA Enable LAN Enable J34 LAN1 J35 LAN P4SCE Keylock Header Open Disabled Default Serial ATA LED Pin1 SATA1 Pin2 SATA2 4 Pin Power Connector Front Control Panel Chassis Intrusion Header Standby Power LED Universal Serial Ports 1 2 Universal Serial Headers Wake On LAN Wake On Ring Header 1 8 Chapter 1 Introduction CLOCK VRM 10 0 Processor ag 5 B jp MCH DDR SDRAM BUS pimms Hub A IDE PRI SEC UDMA 100 PCI Bus 4 PCI LAN1 ek ICHS SLOTS SATA PRI SEC SATA EX ISA Bus ISA Bus Bridge v Oo o USB 0 7 USB S FWH LPC 1 0 KB MS FDD SER1 2 PRINTER H W MONITOR Figure 1 5 P4SCA System Block Diagram with the E7210 Canterwood Chipset Note This is a general block diagram and may not exactly represent the features on your motherboard See the follow ing pages for the actual specifications of each motherboard SUPER P4SCA P4SCE User s Manual
15. PCI 1 ziz lt LE2 ICH5 3E 2 Pin1 J34 PCI2 J4 J3 lt z eo WOL1 2 3 South Bridge 3 PCI3 O o PCIA m Pint 335 a O LAN Enable BATTERY ezana se a 8 g z Pin 1 is u 2 a Bios Ww PCI5 J7_ Js J2 E n Pin 1 J27 2 5 Keylock yer SATA LED o USBS 6 USB7 8 2 CMOS Clear eo See Chapter 2 for detailed information on jumpers I O ports and JF1front panel connections Jumpers not indicated are for test purposes only SUPER P4SCA P4SCE User s Manual P4SCA P4SCE Quick Reference Jumpers J18 J33 J34 J35 JBT1 JP1 JP2 JP3 JP8 JP17 JP20 JPUSB1 JPWAKE Description Default Setting Speaker Pins 3 4 Internal Buzzer VGA Enable Disable Pins 1 2 Enabled GLAN1 GLAN2 Pins 1 2 Enabled CMOS Clear See Section 2 7 CPU Clock Speed Pins 1 2 Auto OHFan Force On Closed On Watch Dog Reset Pins 1 2 WD Reset Power LED Closed On Power Force On Open Disabled USB1 2 Wake Up Pins 1 2 Disabled KB Mouse PWOn Standby Pins 1 2 Disabled Connectors Description Chassis Fan1 2 3 4 CHS Fan Headers CHS Fan 3 4 P4SCE CPU OH FAN DIMMOA 0B 1A 1B GLAN1 GLAN2 J2 J5 J3 J4 J7 J8 J9 J10 J11 J16 J17 J20 J21 J33 J34 J35 J36 J37 J38 JF1 JL1 LE2 USB 1 2 USB 3 4 5 6 7 8 WOL WOR only CHS Fan 3 4 Not monitored by BIOS CPU Overhead Fan Headers Memory DIMM Slots 1 through 4 Gigabit LAN Ethernet Ports GLAN2 P4SCE IDE Ports J2
16. list of such BIOS messages Beeps Error Messages 1 long beep Memory Modules Errors s 1 long beep 2 short beeps VGA Errors Ld 1 continuous beep w high amp Low pitch Front Panel OH LED on System Overheat A 1 SUPER P4SCA P4SCE User s Manual Notes A 2 Appendix B Award BIOS POST Codes Appendix B Award BIOS POST Codes This section lists the POST Power On Self Testing Codes for the Award BIOS POST hex Description CFh Test CMOS R W functionality COh Early chipset initialization Disable shadow RAM Disable L2 cache socket 7 or below Program basic chipset registers CIh Detect memory Auto detection of DRAM size type and ECC Auto detection of L2 cache socket 7 or below C3h Expand compressed BIOS code to DRAM C5h Call chipset hook to copy BIOS back to E000 amp F000 shadow RAM Ohl Expand the Xgroup codes locating in physical address 1000 0 02h Reserved 03h Initial Superio Early Init switch 04h Reserved 05h 1 Blank out screen 2 Clear CMOS error flag 06h Reserved 07h 1 Clear 8042 interface 2 Initialize 8042 self test 08h 1 Test special keyboard controller for Winbond 977 series Super I O chips 2 Enable keyboard interface 09h Reserved OAh Disable PS 2 mouse interface optional Auto detect ports for keyboard amp mouse followed by a port amp interface swap optional Reset keyboard for Winbond 977
17. may not be fully Do you accept all the terms of the preceding License Agreement If vou choose No the setup will clase To install Intel R Application Accelerator RAID Edition you must accept this agreement shield lt Back ve D Ho C 11 SUPER P4SCA P4SCE User s Manual c After reading the License Agreement click on the icon marked Yes on the screen and the following screen will appear d Specify the folder that you want the program to be installed in and then click on the icon marked Next to begin the installation process Intel R Application Accelerator RAID Edition Setup Choose Destination Location Select folder where Setup will install files Setup will install Intel R Application Accelerator RAID Edition in the following folder To install to this folder click Next To install ta a different folder click Browse and select anather folder Destination Folder C Program FilessIntehintel Application Accelerator Back wee p Cancel e Specify a program folder where you want the Setup to add the program icon as shown in the following screen and click on the icon marked Next Intel R Application Accelerator RAID Edition Setup Select Program Folder Please select a program folder Setup will add program icons to the Program Folder listed below You may type a new folder name or select one from the existing folders list Click Next to continue Program Folders
18. n Daik ba OL ore e EET Pera Te ET 2 8 IDE SATA LED es 2 8 Power LED Connector uei rer rre mie ent rti ee ve e eet 2 8 Speaker Connector nenne nennen 2 8 Serial Ports Sn RR d Pn o p RE RE E HERPES Fan Headers Ghassis Intrusioln oet ie ee e et a ee eat 2 9 Table of Contents ATX PS 2 Keyboard Mouse Ports Universal Serial Bus USB Wake On LAN sy ao Ve j RL a Wake On Ring cece aii oh wan e bAn Sah s est ec n SATA LED Keylock Enable Disable essere 2 7 Jumper Settings egere prr iere rt RR Explanation of Jumpers sse CMOS Clean orae teet ete el dete n de S eds USB Wake Up EEEE Watch Dog Enable Disable u kk keke kk Front Side Bus Speed essere Keyboard Wake Up LAN Enable Disable 2 8 Parallel Port Floppy Hard Drive and AGP Connections 2 15 Parallel Port Connector sseseseeeneeneeneeennre nennen 2 15 Floppy Gonnector roce detener d i e teet Dota de 2 16 IDE GONNECIOTS onere LUNO ORE RIDERE MONS 2 16 2 9 Installing Intel ICH5R SATA RAID Utility eene 2 17 2 10 Installing the Operating System and Software sssssss 2 24 S per Doctor IL sea ee tre Eee t ind 2 29 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 3 1 Troubleshooting Procedures sese 3 1 Before Power On sse nenn
19. pin 5 Date Bit il 6 Init den 7 DataBit2 8 SLCT IN definitions 9 DataBit3 10 GND 11 Data Bit 41 12 GND 13 Data Bit 5 14 GND 15 Data Bit 6 16 GND 17 Data Bit 7 18 GND 19 ACK 20 GND 21 BUSY 22 GND 23 PE 24 GND 25 SLCT 26 NC 2 15 SUPER P4SCA P4SCE User s Manual Floppy Connector The floppy connector is located at J7 Refer to Figure 2 3 for loca tion See the table on the right for pin definitions IDE Connectors You do not need to configure the onboard IDE interfaces Pins 13 14 of JF1 Refer to Figure 2 3 for location See the table on the left for pin defini tions Note You must use the ATA100 66 cable included with your system to benefit from the ATA100 66 technology Floppy Connector Pin Definitions J7 Pin Number Function Pin Number Function 1 GND 2 FDHDIN 3 GND 4 Reserved 5 Key 6 FDEDIN 7 GND 8 Index 9 GND 10 Motor Enable 11 GND 12 Drive Select B 13 GND 14 Drive Select A 15 GND 16 Motor Enable 17 GND 18 DIR 19 GND 20 STEP 21 GND 22 Write Data 23 GND 24 Write Gate 25 GND 26 Track 00 27 GND 28 Write Protect 29 GND 30 Read Data 31 GND 32 Side 1 Select 33 GND 34 Diskette IDE Connector Pin Definitions J2 J5 Pin Number Function Pin Number Function 1 Reset IDE 2 GND 3 Host Data 7 4 Host Data 8 5 Host Data 6 6 Host Data 9 7 Host Data 5 8 Host Data 10 9 Host Data 4 10 Host Data 11 11 Host Data 3 12 Host Data 12 13 Host
20. s Manual DELETE ARRAY MENU ALL DATA IN THE VOLUME WILL BE LOST Deleting a volume will destroy the volume data on the drive s and cause any member disks to become available as non RAID disks EXISTING DATA WITHIN THIS VOULME WILL BE LOST AND NON RECOVERABLE d When asked Are you sure you want to delete this volume type Y to confirm the deletion of the RAID Volume and press the lt Enter gt key to return to the main menu Note the Esc key is used to select the previous menu Reset Disks to Non RAID a When you are in the main menu use the Down Arrow and the Upper Arrow keys to select item 3 Reset Disks to Non RAID in the main menu b When the item 3 is highlighted press the Enter key to select the item Reset Disks to Non RAID The following screen will appear WARNING Selecting Yes will cause all data on any RAID disk RAID Volume or Other RAID Disk to be lost Non RAID Disks None defined C 8 Appendix C Software Installation c When asked Are you sure you want to reset all RAID data Y N type Y to confirm the selection and press the lt Enter gt key to return to the main menu Press the lt Esc gt key to select the previous menu 2 Exiting the ICH5R SATA RIAD Configuration Utility Program a When you are in the main menu use the lt Down Arrow gt and the lt Upper Arrow gt keys to select item 4 Exit in the main menu
21. should see the following display Hard Disk Boot Priority Hard Disk Boot Priority This item allows the user to select the Boot Priority of Hard Disk Devices 1 8 Boot ROM Order This item allows the user to specify the order of ROM Read Only Memory the system scans first during bootup The options are SATA RAID and PCI Card First Boot Device This item allows the user to set the first boot up device The options are Floppy LS120 HDD CDROM ZIP100 USB FDD USB ZIP USB CDROM USB HDD LAN and Disabled Second Boot Device This item allows the user to set the second boot up device The options are Floppy LS120 HDD CDROM ZIP100 USB FDD USB ZIP USB CDROM USB HDD LAN and Disabled SUPER P4SCA 4SCE User s Manual Third Boot Device This item allows the user to set the third boot up device The options are Floppy LS120 HDD SCSI CDROM ZIP100 USB FDD USB ZIP USB CDROM USB HDD LAN and Disabled Boot Other Device If enabled this option enables the BIOS to load the OS from another device rather than the ones that have been specified as the first second and third boot up devices The settings are Enabled and Disabled 4 7 Exit Choose Exit from the Award BIOS main menu with the Left Right arrow keys You should see the following display Main Advanced Security Boot Item Help Exit Without Saving Load Fail S
22. stage can users enter the CMOS setup utility 61h Reserved 62h Reserved 63h Reserved 64h Reserved 65h Initialize PS 2 Mouse 66h Reserved 67h Prepare memory size information for function call INT 15h ax E820h 68h Reserved 69h Turn on L2 cache 6Ah Reserved 6Bh Program chipset registers according to items described in Setup amp Auto configuration table 6Ch Reserved 6Dh 1 Assign resources to all ISA PnP devices 2 Auto assign ports to onboard COM ports if the corresponding item in Setup is set to AUTO 6Eh Reserved 6Fh 1 Initialize floppy controller 2 Set up floppy related fields in 40 hardware 70h Reserved 71h Reserved 72h Reserved 73h Optional Feature Enter AWDFLASH EXE if AWDFLASH is found in floppy drive ALT F2 is pressed 74h Reserved 75h Detect amp install all IDE devices HDD LS120 ZIP CDROM 76h Reserved 71h Detect serial ports amp parallel ports 78h Reserved 79h Reserved 7Ah Detect amp install co processor 7Bh Reserved 7Ch Reserved 7Dh Reserved 7Eh Reserved 7Fh 1 Switch back to text mode if full screen logo is supported If errors occur report errors amp wait for keys If no errors occur or F1 key is pressed to continue Clear EPA or customization logo Appendix B Award BIOS POST Codes POST hex Description 80h Reserved 81h Reserved 82h 1 Call chipset power management hook 2 Recover the text font us
23. the chipset Chapter 2 begins with instructions on handling static sensitive devices Read this chapter when installing the processor and DDR memory modules and when mounting the mainboard in the chassis Also refer to this chapter to connect the floppy and hard disk drives the IDE interfaces the parallel and serial ports the mouse and keyboard and the twisted wires for the power supply the reset button the keylock power LED and the speaker t also details the installation of Intel ICH5R SATA RAID Utility and other soft ware programs If you encounter any problems see Chapter 3 which describes trouble shooting procedures for the video the memory and the setup configuration stored in the CMOS For quick reference a general FAQ Frequently Asked Questions section is provided Instructions are also included for contact ing technical support In addition you can visit our web site at www supermicro com products motherboard for more detailed information Chapter 4 includes an introduction to BIOS and provides detailed informa tion on running the CMOS Setup utility Appendix A provides BIOS POST Messages Appendix B lists BIOS POST Codes Appendix C Installing the Operating System and Software Programs SUPER P4SCA P4SCE User s Manual Table of Contents Preface About this Manual M M kk kk k kek Ek EKA KA KAKA KA KAK KAK kk KA KA KARIKA kk KRA iii Manual Organization Chapter 1 Introduction Tali OVEIVIO
24. the I O subsystem with access to the rest of the System It supports 2 channel Ultra ATA 100 Bus Master IDE controller PATA and two Serial ATA SATA Host Controllers which support up to two Serial ATA ports and up to two RAID drives The ICH5R supports the following Paral lel ATA PATA and Serial SATA device configurations ATA Operation Modes You can select from the following two modes Legacy mode and Native mode C 1 SUPER P4SCA P4SCE User s Manual Legacy Mode In this mode system BIOS assigns the traditional 14 and 15 IRQs for the use of HDD Up to 4 ATA devices are support by this mode Within Legacy Mode the following three modes are supported Non Combined Mode Parallel ATA only with the maximum of 4 devices supported Non Combined Mode Serial ATA only with the maximum of 2 devices supported Combined Mode SATA devices and PATA with the support of 2 devices each total 4 devices maximum For IDE SATA configurations please refer to the table below Primary Master PM Yes Yes No No No No Primary Slave PS Yes No Yes No No No Secondary Master SM Yes No No Yes No No Secondary Slave SS Yes No No No Yes No SATA Port0 No SM SM PM PM PM SATA Port No SS SS PS PS SM Note No Not Present Yes Present Also if Logical Primary is selected the IDE channels are no longer available Native Mode In this mode system
25. the sub menu appears select the item RAID 7 Tap Esc and scroll down to Exit Select Save and Exit 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 SUPER P4SCA P4SCE User s Manual Using Intel ICH5R SATA RAID Utility Program 1 Creating Deleting and Resetting RAID Volumes a After the system exits from the BIOS Setup Utility the system will auto matically reboot The following screen appears after Power On Self Test Intel R RAID for Serial ATA RAID BIOS v3 0 0 2307 Copyright C RAID Volumes None defined Non RAID Disks Port Drive Model 0 T3120023AS i T3120023AS 2003 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved Serial Size Status Bootable 3KAOJ1ZJ 111 7GB 3KAOHOMO 111 7GB Press CTRL I to enter Configuration Utility b When you see the above screen press the Ctrl and the i keys simultaneously the following screen of the main menu of the SATA RAID Utility will appear RAID Volumes None defined Non RAID Disks Port Drive Model 0 ST3120023AS 1 ST3120023AS Delete RAID Volume Reset Disks to Non RAID Exit DISK VOLUME INFORMATION Bootable Serial Size Jl1ZJ 111 7GB Yes 3 KAOHOMO 111 7GB Yes Creating RAID Volume a Select Item 1 Create RAID Volume from the main menu and press the lt Enter gt key The following screen will a
26. the system The settings are Enabled and Disabled Quiet Boot This feature allows the user to activate the function of Quiet Boot Enabled and Disabled ACPI Function Select Enabled to activate the function of BIOS Support for Advanced Configuration and Power Interface features The settings are Enabled or Disabled ACPI Suspend Type If enabled the option allows the user to determine the ACPI Suspend type The options are S1 POS S3 STR S1 amp S3 APIC Mode This setting allows you to Enable or Disable APIC APIC is used to assign interrupt signals to a specific processor on multi processor system and provides IRQs beyond the conventional 16 under Windows 2000 or XP It has no effect on single processor systems MPS Version Control This setting allows you to state the MPS version for your operating system Options are 1 1 and 1 4 PWRON After PWR Fail This setting allows the user to specify how the system will respond when power is reapplied after the system has gone down due to a power failure The options are Off On and Former Sts Former Status 4 6 Chapter 4 BIOS 4 4 2 Advanced Chipset Control ECC Config ECC Configuration This setting allows you to enable or disable ECC Error Correction and Checking The options are ECC and Non ECC SATA Mode This setting allows you to set the SATA Mode RAID via BIOS The options are RAID and IDE On Chip Serial ATA
27. 1 J34 PCI2 Bridge LAN Enable C wou m 8 PCI 3 3 a E FLOPPY u7 o pera 2 IDE 1 J2 lt a IDE2 J5 ISA1 i USB5 USB 7 8 lt Pin 1 J18 SPEAKER I ATTER 2 u Ls ISA2 Keylock E 5 Pini j37 SATALED 436 o ISA3 USES BIOS JBT1 CMOS Clear See Chapter 2 for detailed information on jumpers I O ports and JF1 front panel connections Jumpers not indicated are for test purposes only SUPER P4SCA P4SCE User s Manual SUPER P4SCE Figure 1 3 SUPER P4SCE Image Chapter 1 Introduction Figure 1 4 SUPER P4SCE Motherboard Layout 3 com2 m 24 pin ATX PWR Conn a pa 2 JPWAKE J10 PWRLED Hi PiniL rami 12V PWR Pinal aaa e er 5 W JPUSB1 38 sp20 5 USB 1 2 5 g JP8 d wort PWRFroce On E w CPU z ii 478 PGA Ec J9 lt 95 t c B comi 7 2 3 S RAGE XL North Bridge GA J61 Ts BIS GLAN 1 iux z J23 JP24 m z z GLAN 2 Fd J25 JP26 BANKO m DIMM 0A e DIMM 0B z ing a BANK1 DIMM 1A DIMM 1B Y JL1 Jie m 9 CH Instrusion sr
28. 2 The battery on your motherboard may be old Check to verify that it still supplies 3VDC f 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 take the following steps Also note that as a motherboard manufacturer Supermicro 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 Questions FAQs sections 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 www supermicro com support bios 3 2 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting Note Not all BIOS can be flashed depending on the modifica tions to the boot block code 3 If you still cannot resolve the problem include the following information when contacting Supermicro for technical support Motherboard model and PCB revision number BIOS release date version this can be seen on the initial display when your system first boots up System configuration An example of a Technical Support form is posted on our web site at
29. 37 5 25 and 12 596 4 4 3 I O Device Configuration KBC input clock Keyboard Input Clock This setting allows to you set the speed of the keyboard The options are 6 MHz 8 MHz 12 MHz and 16 MHz Chapter 4 BIOS Onboard Serial Port1 Onboard Serial Port2 This setting allows the user to set the address and the corresponding IRQ for the Serial Port and Serial Port 2 The options are Disabled 3F8 IRQ4 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 and Auto The default setting for Serial Port1 is 3F8 IRQ4 and the default for Port 2 is 2F8 IRQ3 UART Mode Select This setting allows the user to select the UART mode for the BIOS The options are IrDA ASKIR and Normal RxD TxD Active This allows the user to change the settings for the RxD TxD Active function The options are Hi Hi Hi Lo Lo Hi and Lo Lo IR Transmission Delay If Enabled the transmission of IR infrared signals will be delayed The options are Enabled and Disabled UR2 Duplex Mode This setting set the mode for the UR2 Duplex Mode The options are Full and Half Use IR Pins This item sets the usage of the IR pins The options are RxD2 TxD2 and IR Rx2Tx2 Onboard Parallel Port This setting allows the user to set the address and the corresponding IRQ for the onboard parallel port The options are Disabled 378 IRQ7 278 IRQ5 and 3BC IRQ7 4 9 SUPER P4SCA 4SCE User s Manual
30. 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 8226 3990 ext 132 or 139 Chapter 1 Introduction Notes SUPER P4SCA P4SCE User s Manual SUPER P4SCA Figure 1 1 SUPER P4SCA Image Chapter 1 Introduction Figure 1 2 SUPER P4SCA Motherboard Layout not drawn to scale A ritt com2 24 pin ATX PWRConn A HEE 1 S JPWAKE J10 J20 bwRLED A Pin 1 1 fppnpwa CPY FAN a m 412VPWR Pin 1L i S JPUSB1 conn Intrusion OH Fan Force On 5 s r3 se Lis JPB u e WOR Sif 3 Wo CPU z 2 9 kr n 8E ra J9 S o ja 478 PGA Zr ui 9o 5 lt c IE eo u COM 1 gh gt IS I s RAGE XL MCH North Bridge VGA JG1 m 5 Pa EER an o z a i z o GLAN 1 DIMM 0A B J23 J24 BANKO DIMM 0B 5 uw DIMM 1A a BANK1 o DIMM 1B x o JL1 IR 1316 Chas Intru a E o x PCI 1 8 ICHSR South saTa2 SATA ud J4 J3 o 4 Pin
31. A P4SCE User s Manual 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 Windows and security and audio drivers Question see some of my PCI devices sharing IRQs but the sys tem seems to be fine Is this correct or not Answer Some PCI Bus Mastering devices can share IRQs without perfor mance penalties These devices are designed to work correctly while shar ing IRQs See Table 3 1 below for details on shared IRQs Chapter 3 Troubleshooting Table 3 1 P4SCA P4SCE IRQs PCI 1 shares an IRQ with the USB 2 0 Controller System Management Bus Controller onboard VGA PCI2 shares an IRQ with a USB Controller USB5 6 SATA onboard VGA PCI3 shares an IRQ with a USB Controller USB3 USB4 onboard VGA PCI 4 shares an IRQ with LAN1 amp LAN2 PCI 5 shares an IRQ with LAN1 amp LAN2 P4SCE only ISA 1 2 3 share IRQ 14 with Primary IDE P4SCA only ISA 1 2 3 share IRQ 15 with Secondary IDE P4SCA only Assumes USB 2 0 drivers have not been installed 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
32. Definitions WOL Pin Number Definition 1 5V Standby 2 Ground 3 Wake up Chapter 2 Installation Wake On Ring Wake On Ring Pin The Wake On Ring header is desig Definitions WOR nated WOR This function allows your EW computer to receive and be awak Number Definition n g s 1 Ground ened by an incoming call when in the 2 Wake up suspend state See the table on the right for pin definitions You must also have a WOR card and cable to use WOR SATA LED Pin Definitions SATA LED J37 Pin The SATA LED header is located Number Definition at J37 This header will display all 5 Ne SATA activities See the table on 4 NC the right for pin definitions gt Keylock Enabled Disabled Keylock Enabled Disabled J36 Pin Definitions The Keylock header is located at Pin Function x A Definitions J36 Close Pin 1 and Pin 2 of J36 1 amp 2 closed Enabled to enable the function of Keylock 1 amp 2 Open Disabled The default setting is Open See the table on the right for pin defini tions 2 11 SUPER P4SCA P4SCE 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 set tings Jumpers create shorts be tween two pins to change the function of the connector Pin 1 is identified with a square solder pad on the printed circ
33. H5R SATA RAID Note before you install the Windows operating system and other software drivers The necessary drivers are all included on the Supermicro CDs that came packaged with your motherboard C 1 Configuring Intel ICH5R SATA RAID Function To configure SATARAID functions you must first configure the RAID Level that you desire in the Intel ICH5R SATA RAID Utility program before you install the Windows XP 2000 operating system and other software drivers The necessary drivers are all included on the Supermicro CDs that came packaged with your motherboard Note the current version of ICH5R SATA RAID Utility can only support Windows XP 2000 Operating System 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 150MBps 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 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 Intel ICH5R SerialRAID Located in the South Bridge of the E7210 Canterwood Chipset the I O Control ler Hub ICH5R provides
34. SUPERO SUPERO PASCA SUPERO PASCE USER S MANUAL Revision 2 0b 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 Inc Supermicro 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 documentation 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 INC BE LIABLE FOR DIRECT INDIRECT SPECIAL INCIDENTAL 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 S
35. W aset e Ree een n i ee Sio dii P Contacting Super Micro Super P4SCA Image iii kek kek k kek eene nenne Super P4SCA Layout ssssssssseeeeenneneennenneenenre nennen Super PASGE Image rette ttt c n ie ae Super P4SCE EayQUt uu ide rte tei eina et eue belay ple SUPER P4SCA P4SCE Quick Reference sse 1 8 Canterwood Chipset System Block Diagram sssss 1 9 Motherboard Features sese nene tnetenn tnn tnnne 1 2 Chipset Overview essent ennt nennen 1 3 PC Health Monitoring kk neret nnne nnne 1 4 Power Configuration Settings 1 5 Power Supply irn Ret tremere a rete ear a W AV 15677 Super Q iere ee ne ere pene ee Sue eade wr KEK RM k T Chapter 2 Installation 2 1 Static Sensitive Devices ssssssssssssssseseeeneneetne eterne 2 1 2 2 Processor and Heatsink Installation seen 2 2 2 3 Mounting the Motherboard in the Chassis MAk AM L AL LLE EEE 2 4 2 4 Installing DDR MOM Py reete rentrer enn nane 2 4 2 5 I O Port Front Control Panel Connector Locations 2 6 2 6 Connecting Cables 4 kaka keka keke KAKA nnne 2 7 Power Supply Connectors cccecceceecceseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseseeeaeeeeseeeeeeeeeeaes 2 7 IRE CONRECLON tected vee DD 2 7 PW ON GOHFGCIOE M EATE AENEA DD ERN r RS 2 7 Reset Connell sine
36. a web base 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 III 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 password and User Name are ADMIN Note 2 In the Windows OS environment the Supero Doctor III settings take precedence over the BIOS settings When first installed the SD III adopts the temperature threshold settings previously set in the BIOS Any subse quent changes to these thresholds must be made within Supero Doctor since the SDIII settings override the BIOS settings For the Windows OS to adopt the BIOS temperature threshold settings please change the SDIII set tings to be the same as those set in the BIOS Supero Doctor Ill Interface Display Screen I Health Information Supero Doctor III Microsoft Internet Explorer ll Fie Edit View Favorites ie coil per Remote Managemen Health Info Tools Help u Health Information CPUl Chassis CPUZ Chassis C 19 SUPER P4SCA P4SCE User s Manual Supero Doctor Ill Interface Display Screen Ill Remote Control J Remote Manageme
37. afe Defaults Menu Level Load Optimized Defaults Discard Changes Save Data to CMOS Save amp Exit Setup When the item Save amp Exit Setup is highlighted press Enter to save the changes you ve made in the BIOS program CMOS and exit Your system should then continue with the boot up procedure Exit without Saving When the item Exit without Saving is highlighted press Enter to exit the Setup routine without saving any changes you may have made Your sys tem should then continue with the boot up procedure 4 16 Chapter 4 BIOS Load Fail Safe Defaults Highlight this item and hit lt Enter gt to load the default settings for all items in the BIOS Setup These are the safest settings to use Load Optimized Defaults Highlight this item and hit lt Enter gt to load the optimized settings for all items in the BIOS Setup These settings provide you with optimal system performance Discard Changes When the item Discard Changes is highlighted press lt Enter gt to discard any changes you made to the BIOS settings and to stay in BIOS Setup Your system should then continue with the boot up procedure 4 17 SUPER P4SCA 4SCE User s Manual Notes 4 18 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 problem is found the BIOS will activate an alarm or display a message The following is a
38. arked Application Accelerator RAID Edition on the screen and the following screen will appear C 10 Appendix C Software Installation InstallShield Wizard Intel R Application Accelerator RAID Edition Setup is preparing the Install hield Wizard which will guide you through the rest of the setup process Please wait LLLTTTEEETTTTTTTTT Cancel Intel R Application Accelerator RAID Edition Setup Welcome to the InstallShield R wizard for Intel R Application Accelerator RAID Edition The InstallS hield R Wizard will install Intel R Application Accelerator RAID Edition on your computer To continue click Next b When the above screen appears click on the icon marked Next on the screen and the following screen will appear Intel R Application Accelerator RAID Edition Setup License Agreement Please read the following license agreement carefully Press the PAGE DOWN key to see the rest of the agreement JNTEL SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT Alpha Beta Organizational Use IMPORTANT READ BEFORE COPYING INSTALLING OR USING Do not use or load this software and any associated materials collectively the Software until you have carefully read the following terms and conditions By loading or using the Software you agree to the terms of this Agreement If you do not wish to so agree do nat install or use the Software The Software contains pre release alpha ar beta cade which
39. cable must be used to take advantage of the speed the ATA100 66 technol ogy offers Connect the blue connector to the onboard IDE header and the other connector s to your hard drive s Consult the docu mentation that came with your disk drive for details on actual jumper loca tions and settings 3 4 Returning Merchandise for Service A receipt or copy of your invoice marked with the date of purchase is required before 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 ap plied for all orders that must be mailed when service is complete This warranty only covers normal consumer use and does not cover dam ages incurred 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 SUPER P4SCA P4SCE User s Manual NOTES Chapter 4 BIOS Chapter 4 BIOS 4 1 Introduction This chapter describes the AwardBIOS for the P4SCA P4SCE The Award 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 del
40. cked position Socket lever in locked position 8 Apply the proper amount of thermal compound to the CPU die 9 Place the heatsink on top of the CPU and press firmly down ward do not twist or slide the heatsink to seat thermal compound 10 Secure the heat sink by locking the retention clips into their proper position Retainer clip attachment point 11 Connect the CPU fan cable to the CPU Fan header on the motherboard SUPER P4SCA P4SCE User s Manual Lever Pin 1 Pin 1 Processor installed Figure 2 1 478 pin mPGA Socket Empty and with Processor Installed 2 3 Mounting the Motherboard in the Chassis All motherboards have standard mounting holes to fit different types of chassis Make sure that 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 motherboard to the chassis Make sure that the metal standoffs click in or are screwed in tightly Then use a screwdriver to secure the motherboard onto the motherboard tray 2 4 Installing DDR Memory CAUTION Exercise extreme care when installing or removing memory modules to prevent any possible damage Memory Module Installation See Figure 2 2 1 Insert each DDR memory module vertically into its slot Pay attention to the notch along the bottom of the module to pr
41. d 3 Prepare BIOS resource map for PCI amp PnP use If ESCD is valid take into consideration of the ESCD s legacy information 4 Onboard clock generator initialization Disable respective clock resource to empty PCI amp DIMM slots 5 Early PCI initialization Enumerate PCI bus number Assign memory amp I O resource Search for a valid VGA device amp VGA BIOS and put it into C000 0 24h Reserved 25h Reserved 26h Reserved 27h Initialize INT 09 buffer 28h Reserved 29h Program CPU internal MTRR P6 amp PII for 0 640K memory address Initialize the APIC for Pentium class CPU Program early chipset according to CMOS setup Example onboard IDE controller Measure CPU speed Invoke video BIOS 2Ah Reserved 2Bh Reserved 2Ch Reserved B 2 Appendix B Award BIOS POST Codes POST hex Description 2Dh 1 Initialize multi language 2 Put information on screen display including Award title CPU type CPU speed 2Eh Reserved 2Fh Reserved 30h Reserved 31h Reserved 32h Reserved 33h Reset keyboard except Winbond 977 series Super I O chips 34h Reserved 35h Reserved 36h Reserved 37h Reserved 38h Reserved 39h Reserved 3Ah Reserved 3Bh Reserved 3C Test 8254 3Dh Reserved 3E Test 8259 interrupt mask bits for channel 1 3F Reserved 40h Test 8259 inter
42. e ICH5R SATA RAID Utility can only support the Windows XP 2000 Operating System C 9 SUPER P4SCA P4SCE User s Manual h After Windows XP 2000 Installation is completed the system will automatically reboot i Insert Supermicro CD that came with the package into the CD Drive during system reboot and the following screen will appear S SUPERMICRO P4SCA P4SCE Motherboard Drivers amp Tools Win2000 x LI Intel 875P chipset INF files K Jx C Microsoft DirectX 3 0 Drivers amp Tools J ATI Graphics driver for PASCAVPASCE Intel 875P Chipset P4SCA P4SCE Co Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition SUPERMICRO Supero Doctor III Build LAN SCSI driver diskettes and manuals I ka ker ka po Browse CD Auto Start Up Next Time For more information please visit SUPERMICRO s web site d XU a ast ees bo Jn SUPERMICRO Computer Inc Figure 2 6 Driver Tool Installation Display Screen Note Click the icons showing a hand writing on the paper to view the readme files for each item Click the computer icons to the right of these items to install each item from top to the bottom one at a time After installing each item you must re boot the system before moving on to the next item on the list The bottom icon with a CD on it allows you to view the entire contents of the CD Installing Intel Application Accelerator Utility a When the above screen appears click on the icon m
43. ed by EPA logo not for full screen logo 3 If password is set ask for password 83h Save all data in stack back to CMOS 84h Initialize ISA PnP boot devices 85h USB final Initialization 2 NET PC Build SYSID structure 3 Switch screen back to text mode 4 Set up ACPI table at top of memory 5 Invoke ISA adapter ROMs 6 Assign IRQs to PCI devices 7 Initialize APM 8 Clear noise of IRQs 86h Reserved 87h Reserved 88h Reserved 89h Reserved 90h Reserved 91h Reserved 92h Reserved 93h Read HDD boot sector information for Trend Anti Virus code 94h 1 Enable L2 cache 2 Program boot up speed 3 Chipset final initialization 4 Power management final initialization 5 Clear screen amp display summary table 6 Program K6 write allocation 7 Program P6 class write combining 95h 1 Program daylight saving 2 Update keyboard LED amp typematic rate 96h 1 Build MP table 2 Build amp update ESCD 3 Set CMOS century to 20h or 19h 4 Load CMOS time into DOS timer tick 5 Build MSIRQ routing table FFh Boot attempt INT 19h B 5 SUPER P4SCA P4SCE User s Manual NOTES Appendix C Software Installation Appendix C Installing Software Programs and Drivers Note if you do not wish to configure onboard SATA RAID functions please go directly to Section C 5 on Page C 22 for Operating System amp Other Software Installation After all the hardware has been installed you must first configure Intel s IC
44. eezes the system Close pins 1 Pins 2 3 WD to NMI 2 to reset the system if a program Open Di abled freezes Close pins 2 3 to gener ate a non maskable interrupt for the program that has frozen See the table on the right for jumper settings Watch Dog must also be enabled in BIOS Note when the function of Watch Dog is enabled the user needs to write his own application software in order to disable the Watch Dog Timer Front Side Bus Speed JP1 JP2 are used to set the sys JP1 JP2 tem front side bus speed for the Auto 1 2 1 2 processors It is best to keep this 100 MHz x4 2 3 2 3 jumper set to Auto This jumper is 133 MHz x4 NC 23 Reserved NC NC used together with the CPU Clock 200 MHz x4 2 3 NC setting in BIOS See the table on the right for jumper settings 2 13 SUPER P4SCA P4SCE User s Manual Keyboard Wake Up The JPWAKE jumper is used to al low the system to be awakened by pressing a key on the keyboard from S1 or S3 in Windows OS See the table on the right for jumper settings Your power sup ply must meet ATX specification 2 01 or higher and supply 720 mA of standby power to use this fea ture LAN Enable Disable Change the setting of jumper J34 J35 PASCE only to enable or dis able the onboard LAN on the moth erboard See the table on the right for jumper settings The default setting is Enabled 2 14 Keyboard Wake Up Jumper Settings JPWAKE Jumper Po
45. en nennen nennen nennen 3 1 No POWSL xaxan E 3 1 NO Vidago kssin DD 3 1 Memory ErtOFSs HHHH 3 2 Losing the System s Setup Configuration iEE 3 2 3 2 Technical Support Procedures m 3 3 Frequently Asked Questions ssesssseeeeneeeeneneeneen 3 4 Returning Merchandise for Service see 3 5 Chapter 4 BIOS Aado iyi ore Vejile Ta eS 4 1 4 2 Running Setup edet e eei He eei De e ay aa ded 4 2 423 Mall BIOS Set p x 1s ake xaka PR P s RR e ERREUR er reds 4 2 4 4 Advanced BIOS Setup uu eee esessseeeeceeeeeeseeaeeeceeseesaeeaesseeseeeseaeeateaetaeeaeees 4 5 4 4 1 Advanced BIOS Features cc ccesseeseeeeeeeeeseeeeeeeeeeeneeeeeeeeeaees 4 5 4 4 2 Advanced Chipset Control 4 7 Table of Contents 4 4 3 1 0 Device Configuration eseen 4 8 4 4 4 PnP Configuration eese 4 11 4 4 5 Hardware Monitors eerte dak intus 4 12 4 4 6 Processor amp Clock Options sssee 4 13 4 5 Security 456 ze M M KRA KE K KE SEWA R 477 Exit osse eee te da on ga Appendices Appendix A BIOS POST Messages seseeeeeneenee nennen A 1 Appendix B BIOS POST Codes senem B 1 Appendix C Installing the Operating System and Software Programs C 1 vi Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 1 Introduction 1 1 Overview Checklist Congratulation
46. eted and might not yet be recorded in this manual Refer to the Manual Download area of our web site for any changes to BIOS that are not reflected in this manual System BIOS The BIOS is the Basic Input Output System used in all IBM PC XT AT and PS 2 compatible computers The AwardBIOS Flash chip stores the system parameters such as amount of memory type of disk drives and video displays etc CMOS requires very little power When the computer is turned off a back up battery provides power to the BIOS Flash chip enabling it to retain the system parameters Each time the computer is pow ered on the computer is then configured with the values stored in the BIOS ROM by the system BIOS which gains control when the computer is pow ered on 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 ac cessed by pressing lt Del gt at the appropriate time during system boot 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 Chipset and Power menus Section 4 3 gives detailed descriptions of each parameter setting in the Setup utility 4 1 SUPER P4SCA 4SCE User s Manual
47. event inserting the mod ule incorrectly See support information below 2 Gently press down on the memory module until it snaps into place 2 4 Chapter 2 Installation Support The P4SCA P4SCE supports Dual channel DDR 400 333 266 DDR SDRAM Populate DIMMOA DIMM1A and or DIMMOB DIMM1B with memory modules of the same size same type will ECC non ECC unbuffered result in dual channel two way interleaved memory which is faster than single channel memory The P4SCA P4SCE supports up to 4 GB when all four DDR slots are populated with 1 GB modules However the OS may detect only up to 3 65 GB the remaining memory is re served for System BIOS use Memory Speeds Host Clock FSB MHz DRAM DATA Shown during MHz RATE MT s POST 100 400 266 DDR266 333 DDR266 400 DDR266 133 533 266 DDR266 333 DDR333 400 DDR333 200 800 266 DDR266 333 DDR320 Note 400 DDR400 Note The BIOS will display 320 due to the limitation of Intel s chipset Figure 2 2 Side and Top Views of DDR Module Installation into Slot To Install Insert module vertically and press down until it snaps into place Pay attention to the notch To Remove Use your thumbs gently to push each release tab outward to release the DIMM from the slot Release Tab Note Notch should align with the receptive point on the slot Top View of
48. finitions The PW ON connector is located JF1 on pins 1 and 2 of JF1 Pin Number Definition 1 PW ON 2 43V 2 7 SUPER P4SCA P4SCE User s Manual Reset Connector The reset connector is located on pins 3 and 4 of JF1 This connec tor attaches to the reset switch on the computer chassis See the table on the right for pin defini tions IDE SATA LED See the note below The IDE SATA LED is located on pins 13 14 of JF1 This connects to the hard drive LED to display all IDE and SATA activities See the table on the right for pin defini tions Note This LED is for all IDE and SATA devices Power_LED Connector The Power LED connector is lo cated on pins 15 16 of JF1 Use J17 for a 3 pin connector This connection is used to provide LED indication of power being supplied to the system See the table on the right for pin definitions Speaker Connector The speaker connector is located at J18 See the table on the right for pin definitions 2 8 Reset Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Number Definition 3 4 Reset Ground IDE Pin Definition Pins Definition 13 14 IDE LED IDE SATA LED J17 Pin Definitions Pin Number Definition 1 2 3 5V Key Ground Power_LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Number Definition 15 16 5V Ground Speaker Pin Definition F
49. g a Plug and Play x IRQ Resources capable paranin x DMA Resources system Select No if Onboard Lan Boot ROM Disable you need the BIOS to Onboard Lan Boot ROM Disabled configure non boot devices PnP OS Install Enter Yes if are you are using an OS that is PnP Plug and Play compatible Enter No if your OS does not support PnP Reset Configuration Data Enabling this setting resets the extended system configuration data when you exit setup Do this when you have installed a new add on and the system reconfiguration has caused such a serious conflict that the OS cannot reboot the system The options are Enabled and Disabled Resources Controlled By This setting allows BIOS to automatically configure all boot and Plug and Play compatible devices If you choose Auto you cannot select the IRQ DMA and memory base address fields because BIOS automatically assigns them The options are Auto lt ESCD gt and Manual Onboard LAN Boot P4SCA Select Enabled to enable the Boot ROM embedded in the Onboard LAN Chip The options are Enabled and Disabled 4 11 SUPER P4SCA 4SCE User s Manual Onboard LAN Boot P4SCE Select Enabled to enable the Boot ROM embedded in the Onboard LAN Chip The options are Enabled LAN 1 LAN 2 and Disabled 4 4 5 Hardware Monitors There are only three settings on this menu below The rest of this menu shows various temperatures and voltage levels as i
50. http www supermicro com support contact cfm 4 Distributors For immediate assistance please have your account number ready when contacting our technical support department by e mail at support supermicro com or by fax at 408 503 8019 3 3 Frequently Asked Questions Question What type of memory does my motherboard support Answer The P4SCA P4SCE supports up to 4 GB of ECC non ECC unbuf fered DDR 400 333 266 two way interleaved SDRAM See Section 2 4 for details on installing memory Question How do update my BIOS Answer It is recommended that you not upgrade your BIOS if you are not experiencing problems with your system Updated BIOS files are located on our web site at http www supermicro com support bios Please check our BIOS warning message and the information on how to update your BIOS on our web site Also check the current BIOS revision and make sure it is newer than your current BIOS before downloading Select your mainboard model and download the BIOS file to your computer Unzip the BIOS update file and you will find the readme txt flash instructions the awdflash exe BIOS flash utility and the BIOS image xxxx bin files Copy these files onto a bootable floppy and reboot your system It is not necessary to set the BIOS boot block protection jumpers on the mainboard At the DOS prompt upon rebooting enter the command awdflash Then type in the BIOS file that you want to update xxxx bin SUPER P4SC
51. ible serial ports Intel 82541Gigabit Ethernet Controller 33 MHz 1 EPP Enhanced Parallel Port and ECP Extended Capabilities Port supported parallel port PS 2 mouse and PS 2 keyboard ports Up to 8 USB Universal Serial Bus 2 0 ports for a speed of up to 480Mbps Latest USB 2 0 technology 1 infrared port Other Hyper threading enabled Wake on LAN WOL Wake on Ring WOR Multiple CPU clock frequency ratio selections set in BIOS Suspend to RAM Onboard 5vsb warning LED LE2 CPU Thermal Trip support for Processor Protection CD Utilities BIOS flash upgrade utility Drivers and software for Intel E7210 Canterwood chipset utilities Dimensions ATX form factor 12 x 9 5 305 x 241 3 mm Chapter 1 Introduction 1 2 Chipset Overview Intel s E7210 Canterwood Chipset The E7210 Canterwood Chipset contains the following main components the E7210 Canterwood Memory Controller Hub MCH and the I O Controller Hub 5 ICH5R These two components are interconnected via Hub Inter face Memory Controller Hub MCH The E7210 Canterwood Memory Controller Hub MCH is designed to sup port Intel PGA 478 pin Processors The function of the E7210 Canterwood MCH is to arbitrate the flow of data transfer between system bus FSB system memory and Hub Interface The Canterwood MCH supports 800 MHz FSB 400 333 Memory Interface 533 MHz FSB 333 266 Memory Inter face and 400 MHz FSB 266 MHz Me
52. in progress SUPER P4SCA P4SCE User s Manual C 4 Installing the Operating System and other Software Programs After all the hardware has been installed you must first install the operating system and then other software drivers The necessary drivers are all included on the CDs that came packaged with your motherboard Note for the Windows 2003 OS please refer to Page C 14 S SUPERMICRO P4SCA P4SCE Motherboard Drivers amp Tools Win2000 p c Intel 875P chipset INF files SUPERMICR p Cj Microsoft DirectX 3 0 d Drivers amp Tools ATI Graphics driver for PASCA PASCE Intel 875P Chipset PASCA PASCE Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition SUPERMICRO Supero Doctor III m FA mm j DX Build LAN SCSI driver diskettes and manuals el Hewes CD T Auto Start Up Next Time For more information please visit SUPERMICRO s web site SUPERMICRO Computer Inc Driver Tool Installation Display Screen Note Click the icons showing a hand writing on the paper to view the readme files for each item Click the computer icons to the right of these items to install each item from top to the bottom one at a time After installing each item you must re boot the system before moving on to the next item on the list The bottom icon with a CD on it allows you to view the entire contents of the CD Appendix C Software Installation Supero Doctor lll The Supero Doctor III program is
53. ing screen MAIN MENU Delete RAID Volume Reset Disks to Non RAID Exit DISK VOLUME INFORMATION RAID Volumes ID Name Level Strip i Bootable 0 RAID Volumel RAIDO Stripe 128KB Yes Non RAID Disks None defined f Once the above screen appears use the lt Down Arrow gt key to select item 4 Exit and press the lt Enter gt key The following screen will appear Appendix C Software Installation RAID Volumes ID Name 0 RAID Volumel Non RAID Disks None defined Delete RAID Volume Reset Disks to Non RAID Exit Level RAIDO Stripe g When asked Are you sure you want to exit Y N type Y to confirm the selections and exit the Create RAID Volume menu Press the lt Enter gt key to return to the main menu Deleting RAID Volume a When you are in the main menu use the lt Down Arrow gt and the lt Upper Arrow gt keys to select item 2 Delete RAID Volume in the main menu b When the item 2 is highlighted press the lt Enter gt key to select the item Delete RAlDVolume The following screen will appear Deleting a volume will destroy the volume data on the drive s and cause any member disks to become available as non RAID disks EXISTING DATA WITHIN THIS VOULME WILL BE LOST AND NON RECOVERABLE c Select the volume and press the lt Delete gt key to delete the RAID volume The following screen will appear C 7 SUPER P4SCA P4SCE User
54. 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 keyboard 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 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 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 On Ring WOR Header 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 SUPER P4SCA P4SCE User s Manual Wake On LAN WOL Wake On LAN is defined as the ability of a management application to re motely power up a computer that is powered off Remo
55. mory Interface System Memory Interface The E7210 Canterwood Memory Controller MCH supports two 64 bit wide DDR data channels with bandwidth up to 6 4 GB s DDR400 in dual channel mode It supports 128 Mb 256 Mb 512 Mb x8 X16 DDR Maximum system memory supports up to 4 0 GB for Dual Channel ECC Non ECC unbuffered DDR DIMMs are supported but it does not support registered mixed mode DIMMs Intel ICH5R System Features The I O Controller Hub provides the I O subsystem with access to the rest of the system It supports 2 channel Ultra ATA 100 Bus Master IDE Control ler two Serial ATA SATA Host Controllers SMBus 2 0 Controller LPC Flash BIOS Interface PCI 2 3 Interface and Integrated System Management Controller SUPER P4SCA P4SCE User s Manual 1 3 PC Health Monitoring This section describes the PC health monitoring features of the SUPER PASCA PASCE The motherboard has an onboard System Hardware Monitor chip that supports PC health monitoring Eight Onboard Voltage Monitors for the CPU Core 3 3V 3 3V standby 45V 5V standby Vbat and 12V The onboard voltage monitor will scan these voltages continuously Once a voltage becomes unstable it will give a warning or send an error message to the screen using Super Micro s Monitoring Software Super O Doctor Fan Status Monitor with Firmware Software On Off Control The PC health monitor can check the RPM status of the cooling fans The onboard 3 pin fans are co
56. nd Repeater Rescan al dsks set C E Sa Sj Computer Management G9 om 6 Then click Action to scan disks C 15 SUPER P4SCA P4SCE User s Manual 7 Once the disk manager detects the new disk that you ve installed It will show an Unknown disk as indicated in the following screen Jmar Sores A kcation acos g mm GO som 8 Once the above screen appears right click on the new disk and It will bring up a manual for the new disk Select the item Write Signature to the new disk and the following screen will appear w yw Ome Dea Tree m Corputer Marsgersent Loca Toots lf ji ri it g AF s dl Perfomance Logs and Alerts 8 gg Shed Folds e ja Services end topik ooro Wl Unstocated B Pamary Patton start E E oni secte Aral Computer Management GO xem 9 After you finished writing the signature to the new disk Open the Intel AARE application again Note Do not reboot the system to avoid losing data C 16 Appendix C Software Installation 10 This time it should detect that you have a new disk available 11 Right click on the new disk and select Mark as Normal and the follow ing screen will appear mal ae rege aay 12 Once you ve made your selection you can go up to the setting of RAID Volume to see the process of rebuilding RAID1
57. ndicated CPU Warning Temperature CPU Warning Temperature This allows you to set the CPU warning temperature If the CPU temperature reaches this threshold an alarm will activate and a warning message will be displayed onscreen The options are Disabled 60 C 140 F 65 C 149 F 70 C 158 F 75 C 167 F 80 C 176 F and 85 C 185 F Note In the Windows OS environment the Supero Doctor III settings take precedence over the BIOS settings When first installed the SD III adopts the temperature threshold settings previously set in the BIOS Any subse quent changes to these thresholds must be made within Supero Doctor since the SDIII settings override the BIOS settings For the Windows OS to adopt the BIOS temperature threshold settings please change the SDIII set tings to be the same as those set in the BIOS Chapter 4 BIOS 4 4 6 Processor amp Clock Options Hyper Threading Technology Hyper Threading Technology Available when supported by the CPU and the OS Select Enabled to use Hyper Threading Technology to improve CPU performance The settings are Disabled and Enabled CPU Clock Ration Key in a number between 8x to 50x to set the clock ratio of the processor The default setting is 8x 8x is only available for retail CPUs Spread Spectrum Spread Spectrum is a technique used to stabilize a system by reducing the level of ElectroMagnetic Interference The opti
58. nes the location through which the AwardBIOS accesses the IDE Primary Master Device The settings are CHS LBA Large and Auto Base Memory Extended Memory Total Memory This item indicates the size of each memory type being detected by the BIOS Chapter 4 BIOS 4 4 Advanced BIOS Setup Choose Advanced BIOS Setup from the Award BIOS main menu with the Left Right arrow keys You should see the following display Select one of the items in the left frame of the screen to go to the sub screen for that item Advanced BIOS Setup options are displayed by highlighting the option using the arrow keys All Advanced BIOS Setup options are described in this section Main Advanced Chipset Control I 0 Device Configuration Menu Level PnP PCI Configurations Hardware Monitor j P Processor amp Clock Option 4 4 1 Advanced BIOS Features When the item of Advanced BIOS Features is highlighted press the lt Enter gt key to activate the screen below Menu Level 1 Quiet Boot Enabled Allows the system to ACPI Function Enabled skip certain tests ACPI Suspend Type s Pos while booting This APIC Mode Enabled will decrease the time MPS Version Control 1 4 needed to boot the PWRON After PWR Fail off system 4 5 SUPER P4SCA 4SCE User s Manual Quick Boot If enabled this feature allows the system to skip certain tests while booting This will decrease the time needed to boot
59. ntrolled by the power management functions Environmental Temperature Control The PASCA PASCE has a CPU thermal trip feature A thermal control sen sor monitors the CPU temperature in real time and will send a signal to shut down the system whenever the CPU temperature exceeds a certain thresh old This works to protect the CPU from being damaged by overheating CPU Overheat 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 tempera ture When this temperature is exceeded the CPU thermal trip feature will activate and shut down the system Hardware BIOS Virus Protection The system BIOS is protected by hardware so that no virus can infect the BIOS area The user can only change the BIOS content through the flash utility provided by Super Micro This feature can prevent viruses from infecting the BIOS area and destroying valuable data Chapter 1 Introduction Auto Switching Voltage Regulator for the CPU Core The 3 phase switching voltage regulator for the CPU core can support up to 60A current and auto sense voltage IDs ranging from 1 1V to 1 85V This will allow the regulator to run cooler and thus make the system more stable 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
60. odem control capability and a processor interrupt sys tem Both UARTs provide legacy speed with baud rate of up to 115 2 Kbps as well as an advanced speed with baud rates of 250 K 500 K or 1 Mb s which support higher speed modems The Super I O provides functions that comply with ACPI Advanced Con figuration and Power Interface which includes support of legacy and ACPI power management through a SMI or SCI function pin It also features auto power management to reduce power consumption The IRQs DMAs and I O space resources of the Super I O can be flexibly adjusted to meet ISA PnP requirements which support ACPI and APM Ad vanced Power Management SUPER P4SCA P4SCE User s Manual 1 6 Super I O The disk drive adapter functions of the Super I O chip include a floppy disk drive controller that is compatible with industry standard 82077 765 a data separator write pre compensation circuitry decode logic data rate selec tion a clock generator drive interface control logic and interrupt and DMA logic The wide range of functions integrated onto the Super I O greatly reduces the number of components required for interfacing with floppy disk drives The Super I O supports four 360 K 720 K 1 2 M 1 44 M or 2 88 M disk drives and data transfer rates of 250 Kb s 500 Kb s or 1 Mb s Chapter 2 Installation Chapter 2 Installation 2 1 Static Sensitive Devices Electro Static Discharge ESD can damage electronic c
61. ome of the features included in the utility may not be supported by the onboard ICH5R Therefore when you see the pop up message indicated below please click OK and hit lt Enter gt to continue lolx ctions Help ja E Intel RAID Controllers E Intel R 82801ER SATA RAID Con E amp Arrays a g ra 0 Ei K3 Volumes RAID Plug In x File View Information This item displays any storage controller s in the system currently managed by the Intel Storage Utility J The features supported by the system BIOS do not match the features supported by this application To ensure compatibility with the system BIOS some application features may not be available T Do not show this message again 2i 2 Another pop up message displays alerting you that the RAID Volume has been degraded and the following screen will appear C 14 Appendix C Software Installation RAID Volume Degraded d ve in your BAD Volume is misang and hordd be regiced to restore dite redundancy Cick hare to wrefy the nian one Rant ES asin 3 Then you can double click the Intel AARE SATARAID Controller menu and it will show you what is missing or not working 4 Unplug the bad HDD and replace it with a new one 5 Reboot the system once and then go to Disk Management The following screen will appear E computer Management wai Removable Rorage a Senec a
62. omponents To pre vent 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 Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent static discharge Touch a grounded metal object before removing the board from the anti static bag Handle the board by its edges only do not touch its components periph eral chips memory modules or gold contacts When handling chips or modules avoid touching their pins Put the motherboard and peripherals back into their antistatic bags when not in use For grounding purposes make sure your computer chassis provides ex cellent conductivity between the power supply the case the mounting fasteners and the motherboard Unpacking The motherboard is shipped in antistatic packaging to avoid static damage When unpacking the board make sure the person handling it is static pro tected Installation Procedures Follow the procedures as listed below for full installation of the mother board into a chassis 1 Install the processor and the heatsink to the motherboard 2 Install the motherboard in the chassis 3 Install the memory and add on cards 4 Finally connect the cables and install the drivers 2 1 SUPER P4SCA P4SCE User s Manual 2 2 Processor and Heatsink Fan Installation When handling the processor package avoid placing direct pressure on the label a
63. ons are Enabled and Disabled CPU Clock Key in a number between 100 and 233 to set the CPU clock MHz Supermicro does not recommend or make any guarantees with CPU overclocking SUPER P4SCA 4SCE User s Manual 4 5 Security Choose Security from the Award BIOS main menu with the Left Right arrow keys You should see the following display NEVA TERK Security Ttem Help Set User Password Password Check Setup Menu Level Fixed disk Boot sector Protected Change Set Disable Password Set Supervisor Password When the item Set Supervisor Password is highlighted on the above screen press the Enter key When prompted type the Supervisor Password in the dialogue box to set or to change the Supervisor Password Set User Password When the item Set User Password is highlighted on the above screen press the Enter key When prompted type the User Password in the dialogue box to set or to change the User Password Password Check This setting allows the user to determine if a password is required for a user to enter the system at bootup or if the password is required only when the user entesr the CMOS setup The options are System and Setup Fixed Disk Boot Sector This setting allows the user to configure the Fixed Disk Boot Sector The default setting is Protected 4 14 Chapter 4 BIOS 4 6 Boot Choose Boot from the Award BIOS main menu with the Left Right arrow keys You
64. ppear C 4 Appendix C Software Installation Enter a string between 1 to uniquely identify the can not b Specify a RAID Volume key to go to the next field the previous menu Name Strip Size RAID Level Capacity CREATE ARRAY MENU 128KB RAIDO Striping 223 5GB Create Volume and 16 characters in length that can be used RAID volume This name is case sensitive and contain special characters Name and press the lt Tab gt key or the lt Enter gt Note You can use the lt Esc gt key to select c Use the lt Tab gt lt Upper Arrow gt lt Down Arrow gt and lt Enter gt keys to enter the appropriate values for the items selected and go to the next field Name Strip Size RAID Level Capacity CREATE ARRAY MENU RAID Volumel 128KB RAIDO Striping 223 5GB Press ENTER to Create the specified volume d When asked Are you sure you want to create this volume Y N press Y to confirm the selection or type N to change and to create the RAID volume Then press the lt Enter gt key to enter the value and return to the main menu SUPER P4SCA P4SCE User s Manual CREATE ARRAY MENU Name RAID Volumel Strip Size 128KB RAID Level RAIDO Striping Capacity 223 5GB Press ENTER to Create the specified volume e You will return to the main menu with DISK VOLUME INFORMATION updated as shown in the follow
65. rea of the fan IMPORTANT Always connect the power cord last and always remove it before adding removing or changing any hardware components Make sure that you install the processor into the CPU socket before you install the CPU heatsink Installation of the Processor and Heatsink 1 Locate the following components which are included in the shipping ackage Bracket 1 If you buy a boxed Intel Pentium 4 478 processor it should include a heatsink fan and retention mechanism If you buy a processor separately use only a Super Micro or Intel certified heatsink and fan 2 Insert the white pegs into the black an chors Do not force the white pegs all the he way in about 1 3 of the white pegs should bn a be inside the black anchors These are for ies chassis that do not have four CPU retention holes Bracket in position 3 Place a retention bracket in the proper position and secure it by pressing two pegs into the reten tion holes until you hear a click The clicking sound indicates that the peg is locked and secured 4 Secure the other retention bracket into position by repeating Step 3 2 2 Chapter 2 Installation 5 Lift the lever on the CPU socket Socket Lever 6 Install the CPU in the socket Make sure that Pin 1 of the CPU is seated on Pin 1 of the socket both corners are marked with a triangle 7 Press the lever down until you hear it click into the lo
66. rupt mask bits for channel 2 41h Reserved 42h Reserved 43h Test 8259 functionality 44h Reserved 45h Reserved 46h Reserved 47h Initialize EISA slot 48h Reserved 49h 1 Calculate total memory by testing the last double word of each 64K page 2 Program writes allocation for AMD K5 CPU 4Ah Reserved 4Bh Reserved 4Ch Reserved 4Dh Reserved 4Eh 1 Program MTRR of M1 CPU 2 Initialize L2 cache for P6 class CPU amp program CPU with proper cacheable range 3 Initialize the APIC for P6 class CPU 4 On MP platform adjust the cacheable range to smaller one in case the cacheable ranges between each CPU are not identical 4Fh Reserved 50h Initialize USB 51h Reserved 52h Test all memory clear all extended memory to 0 53h Reserved 54h Reserved 55h Display number of processors multi processor platform 56h Reserved 57h 1 Display PnP logo 2 Early ISA PnP initialization Assign CSN to every ISA PnP device SUPER P4SCA P4SCE User s Manual POST hex Description 58h Reserved 59h Initialize the combined Trend Anti Virus code 5Ah Reserved 5Bh Optional Feature Show message for entering AWDFLASH EXE from FDD optional 5Ch Reserved 5Dh 1 Initialize Init Onboard Super IO switch 2 Initialize Init Onboard AUDIO switch SEh Reserved 5Fh Reserved 60h Okay to enter Setup utility i e not until this POST
67. s on purchasing your computer motherboard from an ac knowledged leader in the industry Supermicro 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 All the following items are included in the retail box only One 1 Super Micro Mainboard One 1 ATA 100 66 ribbon cable for IDE devices Two 2 SATA cables One 1 floppy drive ribbon cable One 1 COM Port with Bracket One 1 USB 4 port cable One 1 I O shield One 1 CPU Retention Kit One 1 Super Micro CD or diskettes containing drivers and utilities One 1 User s BIOS Manual 1 1 SUPER P4SCA P4SCE User s Manual Contacting Supermicro 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 rmaQsupermicro nl Customer Support Asia Pacific Address Super Micro Taiwan
68. s you request and receive written permission from Super Micro Computer Inc 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 2008 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 P4SCA P4SCE motherboard The P4SCA P4SCE supports single Intel Pentium 4 processors or Intel Celeron processors up to 3 06 GHz with Hyper Threading at a system bus speed of 800 533 400 MHz see the note below Pentium 4 Celeron processors are housed in a 478 pin micro PGA Plastic Grid Array package Please refer to the moth erboard specifications pages on our web site http www supermicro com Products motherboard for updates on supported processors This product is intended to be professionally installed Note Please use the CPU that supports 0 13 Micron Manufacturing Tech nology Manual Organization Chapter 1 includes a checklist of what should be included in your mainboard box describes the features specifications and performance of the P4SCA P4SCE mainboard and provides detailed information about
69. save the data Legacy Diskette A This setting allows the user to set the type of floppy disk drive installed as diskette A The options are None 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 Legacy Diskette B This setting allows the user to set the type of floppy disk drive installed as diskette B The options are None 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 IDE Channel 0 Master Slave IDE Channel 1 Master Slave These settings allow the user to set the parameters of the IDE Channel 0 Master Slave and IDE Channel 1 Master Slave 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 SUPER P4SCA 4SCE User s Manual IDE HDD Auto Detection IDE HDD Auto Detection This option allows the user to determine the manner in which the AwardBIOS sets the settings for the IDE Primary Master Device The options are None Auto and Manual IDE Channel 0 Master Press the Auto key to activate the IDE HDD Auto Detection function which will allow BIOS to automatically detect the status of the IDE HDD installed in the system such as the size the number of cylinders the configurations of items such as Head Precomp Landing Zone and Sector The options are None Auto and Manual Access Mode This item determi
70. series Super I O chips OBh Reserved OCh Reserved 0Dh Reserved OEh Test F000h segment shadow to see whether it is R W able or not If test fails keep beeping the speaker B 1 SUPER P4SCA P4SCE User s Manual POST hex Description OFh Reserved 10 Auto detect flash type to load appropriate flash R W codes into the run time area in F000 for ESCD amp DMI support 11 Reserved 12 Use walking 1 s algorithm to check out interface in CMOS circuitry Also set real time clock power status and then check for override 13 Reserved 14h Program chipset default values into chipset Chipset default values are MODBINable by OEM customers 15 Reserved 16h Initial Early Init Onboard Generator switch 17 Reserved 18 Detect CPU information including brand SMI type Cyrix or Intel and CPU level 586 or 686 19 Reserved 1Ah Reserved 1Bh Initial interrupts vector table If no special specified all H W interrupts are directed to SPURIOUS_INT_HDLR amp S W interrupts to SPURIOUS_soft_HDLR 1Ch Reserved 1Dh Initial EARLY_PM_INIT switch 1Eh Reserved 1Fh Load keyboard matrix notebook platform 20h Reserved 21h HPM initialization notebook platform 22h Reserved 23h 1 Check validity of RTC value e g a value of 5Ah is an invalid value for RTC minute 2 Load CMOS settings into BIOS stack If CMOS checksum fails use default value instea
71. sition Definition 1 2 2 3 Disabled Enabled LAN Enable Disable Jumper Settings Jumper Position Detinition Pins 1 2 Pins 2 3 Enabled Disabled Chapter 2 Installation 2 8 Parallel Port Floppy Drive Hard Drive and AGP Connections Use the following information to connect the floppy and hard disk drive cables The floppy disk drive cable has seven twisted wires A red mark on a wire typically designates the location of pin 1 A single floppy disk drive ribbon cable has 34 wires and 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 twisted wires always connects to drive B The 80 wire ATA100 66 IDE hard disk drive cable that came with your System has two connectors to support two drives This special cable should be used to take advantage of the speed this new technology offers The blue connector connects to the onboard IDE connector inter face and the other connector s to your hard drive s Consult the docu mentation that came with your disk drive for details on actual jumper locations and settings for the hard disk drive Parallel Port Connector Parallel Printer Port Pin Definitions J8 The parallel port is located at J8 Pin Number Function Pin Number Function Refer to Figure 2 3 for location 2 adr s ee See the table on the right for
72. tate of California USA The State of California County of Santa Clara shall be the exclusive venue for the resolution of any such disputes Supermicro s total liability for all claims will not exceed the price paid for the hardware product 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 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 fre quency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the manufacturer s instruc tion 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 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 reproduc tive harm Revision Number Rev 2 0b Release Date November 3 2008 Unles
73. te 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 motherboards have a 3 pin header WOL to connect to the 3 pin header on a Network Interface Card NIC that has WOL capability Note that Wake On Lan can only be used with an ATX 2 01 or above compliant power supply Chapter 1 Introduction 1 5 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 P4SCA P4SCE accommodates 12V ATX power supplies Al though most power supplies generally meet the specifications required by the CPU some are inadequate You power supply must supply 1 amp of 5V standby voltage It is strongly recommended that you use a high quality power supply that meets 12V ATX power supply Specification 1 1 or above Additionally in areas where noisy power transmission is present you may choose to in stall 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 It also provides two high speed 16550 compatible serial communication ports UARTs one of which supports serial infrared communication Each UART includes a 16 byte send receive FIFO a programmable baud rate generator complete m
74. ucntion Pin Definition Pins 1 4 External Speaker Pins 3 4 Internal Speaker Chapter 2 Installation Serial Ports Two serial ports are included on the motherboard COM1 is a port located beside the mouse key board ports and COM2 is a header located on the motherboard near J20 Power Connector See the table on the right for pin defini tions NC indicates no connection Fan Headers There are four fan headers on the P4SCA which are designated CPU Fan Chassis Fan 1 Chassis Fan 2 and Over Heat Fan There are six fans on the P4SCE which are designated CPU Fan Chassis Fan 1 Chassis Fan 2 Chassis Fan 3 Chassis Fan 4 and Over Heat Fan Chassis Fan 3 and Chassis Fan 4 are not monitored by BIOS Con nect the fan on your CPU heatsink to the CPU Fan header See the table on the right for pin defini tions Chassis Intrusion The Chassis Intrusion header is designated JL1 See the board layout in Chapter 1 for the location of JL1 and the table on the right for pin definitions 2 9 Serial Port Pin Definitions COM1 COM2 Pin Number Definition Pin Number Definition 1 CD 6 DSR 2 RD 7 RTS 3 TD 8 CTS 4 DTR 9 RI 5 Ground 10 NC Note Pin 10 is included on the header but not on the port Fan Header Pin Definitions CPU Chassis and Overheat Pin A Number Definition 1 Ground black 2 12V red 3 Tachometer Caution These fan headers are DC power
75. uit board See the motherboard layout pages for jumper locations Note On a two pin jumper Closed means the jumper is on both pins and Open means the jumper is either on only one pin or completely removed CMOS Clear JBT1 is not actually a jumper but consists of two contact pads To clear the contents of CMOS short these pads together by touching them both with a metal conductor such as the head of a small screwdriver Note for ATX power supplies you must com pletely shut down the system and remove the AC power cord before clearing CMOS 2 12 Ut Connector Pins Jumper Cap Setting 3 621 Pin 1 2 short Chapter 2 Installation USB Wake Up USB1 2 Only USB Wake Up Use JPUSB1 to enable or disable oe eet USB Wake Up which allows you Position tun to wakeup the system by pressing Te Disabled i 2 3 Enabled a key on the keyboard or by click ing the mouse when either is con nected to the USB1 or USB2 port Enable the jumper a to allow the system to be woken up from S1 and S3 in Windows OS See the table on the right for jumper set tings Watch Dog Enable Disable JP8 enables controls the Watch Dog function Watch Dog is a sys Watch Dog z Jumper Settings JP8 tem monitor that takes action Jumper when a software application Position _ Definition Pins 1 2 WD to Reset fr
76. xist between the motherboard and the chassis 2 Check if all jumpers are set to their default positions 3 Make sure that 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 f it does not replace it with a new one No Video 1 If the power is on but you have no video remove all the add on cards and cables 2 Use the speaker to determine if any beep codes exist Refer to Appendix A for details on beep codes 3 1 SUPER P4SCA P4SCE User s Manual NOTE If you are a system integrator VAR or OEM a POST diagnos tics card is recommended For I O port 80h codes refer to App B Memory Errors 1 Make sure the DIMM modules are properly and fully installed 2 You should be using unbuffered ECC Non ECC DDR 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 Make sure that you are using a high quality power supply A poor quality power supply may cause the system to lose the CMOS setup informa tion Refer to Section 1 6 for details on recommended power supplies

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