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1. JPUSB SUPER P4SPA P4SPE Keyboard Mouse JPWAKE CPU FAN GOM1 a RH v e 6 r o CPU 9 o z 478 PGA S J7 N e ki 2 2 VGA M Z 2 Z amp E allal IA T A e a D 8 J9 ja 12V Power S 9 JP3 m D 2 JP2 s OH FAN Tela LINE LINE our A MIC AGP 8x 1 5v 4X IN1 PCI 1 PIN1 JP1 a gt IP20 PCI 2 Ke SIE ra ra a PIN1 SUPER IO PCI 3 ICH5 J17 J18 PIN1 PCI4 SATA AUX m WOL PIN1 BIOS BATTERY PCI 5 USB6 7 CH FAN1 GAME HEADER JWOR 1394 1 1394 2 OHLED JL1 COM2 en JF1 __JP4 PINT PIN1 See Chapter 2 for detailed information on jumpers I O ports and JF1front panel connections Onboard VGA and G LAN are available for the P4SPA only The graphics shown in this manual were based upon the latest PCB Revision available at the time of publishing of this manual The motherboard you ve received may or may not look exactly the same as the graphics shown in the manual Chapter 1 Introduction P4SPA P4SPE Quick Reference Jumpers Description Default Setting JB
2. Pin Number Definition 1 Intrusion Input 2 Ground SUPER P4SPA P4SPE 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 definitions The mouse port is above the keyboard port Universal Serial Bus USB In addition to the Back Panel USB ports USB 6 and USB 7 are Univer sal Serial Bus headers that can be used to provide 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 the BIOS to use this function You must also have a LAN card with a Wake On LAN con nector and cable to use this feature 2 10 PS 2 Keyboard and Mouse Port Pin Definitions J1 Pin Number Definition Data NC Ground VCC Clock NC OO Om E Gabi USB Pin Definition JPUSB Pin Pin Number Definition Number Definition 1 5V 2 5V 3 PO 4 PO 5 PO 6 PO 7 Ground 8 Ground 10 Ground Wake On LAN Pin Definitions WOL Pin Number Definition 1 5V Standby 2 Ground 3 Wake up Wake On Ring The Wake On Ring header is designated JWOR This function allows your computer to receive and be awakened by an incom ing call when in the suspend
3. Make sure that there are no short circuits between the motherboard and chas sis Disconnect all ribbon wire cables from the motherboard including those for the keyboard and mouse Remove all add on cards 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 Make sure that there are no short circuits between the motherboard and the chassis Check if all jumpers are set to their default positions Check that the 115V 230V switch on the power supply is properly set Turn the power switch on and off to test the system The battery on your motherboard may be old Check to verify that it still supplies 3VDC If it does not replace it with a new one No Video If the power is on but you have no video remove all the add on cards and cables Use the speaker to determine if any beep codes exist Refer to Appendix A for details on beep codes 3 1 SUPER P4SPA P4SPE User s Manual NOTE If you are a system integrator VAR or OEM a POST diagnostics card is recommended For UO port 80h codes refer to App B Memory Errors 1 Make sure that all DIMM modules are properly and fully installed 2 Make sure to use unbuffered DDR memory modules see the next page Also it is recommended that you use memory modules of the same speed in the system See Section 2 4 for
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6. 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 SUPER P4SPA P4SPE User s Manual NOTES B 6
7. 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 P4SPA P4SPE 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 Int Onboard_Super_IO switch 2 Initialize Init Onboard AUDIO switch 5Eh Reserved 5Fh Reserved 60h Okay to enter Setup utility i e not until this POST 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 func
8. 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 the 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 USB KB Wake Up From S3 This setting allows you to enable or disable the function of USB KB Wake Up from S3 The options are Disabled and Enabled AC97 Audio Select Disable to disable the AC 97 Controller Select Auto to allow the BIOS select AC97 automatically The options are Auto and Disabled 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 37 5 25 and 12 5 4 8 Chapter 4 BIOS 4 4 3 I O Device Configuration Onboard Serial Port 1 Onboard Serial Port1 Onboard Serial Port2 This setting allows the user to set the address and the corresponding IRQ for Serial Port1 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 R
9. 3 below for the colors and locations of the various IO ports Figure 2 3 I O Port Locations and Definitions Mouse Parallel Port Burgundy a LAN Port J C Ge Ez O ei LOY Ba 8 z SS i one oz Keyboard COM1 Port VGA USB Ports USB Port P4SPA only Note ele Line In Green Line Out Red Mic 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 JF1 Pin 26 Reset e e Pin 25 VCC5 Pin 24 Ground e D Pin 23 X Pin 22 X e e Pin 21 X Pin 20 PW ON e e Pin 19 Speaker a 18 Ground e e Pin 17 Ground Pin 16 X ee Pin 15 Keylock Pin 14 Ground ee Pin 13 Ground Pin 12 NIC LED ee Pin 11 X Pin 10 IRTX e e Pin 9 Power LED Pin 8 GROUND ele Pin 7 VCC5 Pin 6 IRRX ee Pin 5 IDE LED Pin 4 CIRRX ee Pin 3 IDE LED pines NEC Pin 1 vecs Figure 2 4 Front Control Panel Connectors 2 6 Chapter 2 Installation 2 6 Connecting Cables Power Supply Connectors ATX 20 pin Power Connector The primary power supply Pin Definitions J7 Pin Definition Dim Definition connector J7 on the P4SPA P4SPE i EN i GE meets the SSI Superset ATX 20 pin 12 12V 2 3 3V 13 COM 3 COM specification Refer to th
10. 4 4 Advanced BIOS Getunp ix n n kiyak nkak ke kayi kaka sek bk ka ki saw kaka kad k xw Kas dada kaka 4 5 4 4 1 Advanced BIOS Features cccccccececececeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeenes 4 5 4 4 2 Advanced Chipset Control 4 7 4 4 3 O Device Contfouratton KE 4 9 4 4 4 PnP CGonfouraton akan kana kala enii ia aka 4 11 4 4 5 Hardware Monttors ss ass sais kake san kkns l nakkkana bi kaya y an yal hel kya n ya k s k 4 12 4 4 6 Processor amp Clock Options EEE 4 13 B 5 EEN ee EAEEEERN a AE E EEEE REESEN EEGEN 4 14 E SE lee sevscsestepsosen tenincedeentninced shennncctatinadtesd xewacds smu neneen tatiana die eeren sd uumedenre RASA 4 15 A QE EE 4 17 Appendices Appendix A BIOS POST Messages khk h llllid kk kk kk kek kake ka kak K K K K K KH KA KH KA A 1 Appendix B BIOS POST CGodes s n a lekana ki kara kl aka kla ak al kay kake ka n k kanal Ek dak nea aniier B 1 vi Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 1 Introduction 1 1 Overview Checklist Congratulations on purchasing your computer motherboard from an acknowledged leader in the industry Super Micro boards are designed with the utmost attention to detail to provide you with the highest standards in quality and performance Please check that the following items have all been included with your motherboard If anything listed here is damaged or missing contact your retailer All Included in the Retai
11. Error Messages 1 long beep Memory Modules Errors 1 long beep 2 short beeps VGA Errors A 1 SUPER P4SPA P4SPE User s Manual Notes A 2 Appendix B Award BIOS POST Codes Appendix B 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 Clh 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 CSh Call chipset hook to copy BIOS back to E000 amp F000 shadow RAM 0h1 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 LO chips 2 Enable keyboard interface 09h Reserved 0Ah e Disable PS 2 mouse interface optional Auto detect ports for keyboard amp mouse followed by a port amp interface swap optional e Reset keyboard for Winbond 977 series Super I O chips OBh Reserved OCh Reserved 0Dh Reserved 0Eh Test F000h segment shadow to see whether it is R W able or not If test fails ke
12. HDD Auto Detection function which will allow the BIOS to automatically detect the status of the IDE HDD device installed in IDE Primary Master slot Access Mode This item determines 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 feature displays the memory size of each memory type detected by the BIOS 4 4 Chapter 4 BIOS 4 4 Advanced BIOS Setup Choose the Advanced BIOS Setup menu from the Award BIOS 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 AR BIOS Features 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 Quick Boot 4 5 SUPER P4SPA P4SPE 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 the system The options are Enabled and Disabled Quiet Boot Select Enabled to use Quiet Boot features The options are Enabled and Disabled ACPI Function Select Enabled to activate the function of BIOS Support for Advanc
13. LED for Suspend State Indicator When the CPU goes into a suspend state the chassis power LED will start blinking to indicate that the CPU is in suspend mode When the user presses any key the CPU will wake up and the LED will automatically stop blinking and remain on 1 10 Chapter 1 Introduction BIOS Support for USB Keyboard If the USB keyboard is the only keyboard in the system it will function like a normal keyboard during system boot up Main Switch Override Mechanism When an ATX power supply is used the power button can function as a system 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 External Modem Ring On Wake up events can be triggered by a device such as the external modem ringing when the system is in the Standby or Off state Note that external modem ring on can only be used with an ATX 2 01 or above compliant power supply Wake On LAN WOL Wake On LAN is defined as the ability of a management application to remotely power
14. Other e Hyper threading enabled Wake on LAN WOL e Wake on Ring WOR e Multiple CPU clock frequency ratio selections set in BIOS e AC97 CODEC e Suspend to RAM e Onboard 5vsb warning LED LE2 CD Utilities e BIOS flash upgrade utility e Drivers and software for Intel 865G 865PE chipset utilities Dimensions ATX form factor 12 x 8 8 305 x 223 5 mm 1 8 Chapter 1 Introduction 1 2 Chipset Overview 865G P4SPA 865PE P4SPE Intel s Sprindale 865G 865PE chipset is comprised of two primary components the Graphics Memory Controller Hub GMCH and the I O Controller Hub ICHS5 The Sprindale 865G 865PE provides the performance and feature set required for high end dual single processor desktop and workstation systems Graphics Memory Controller Hub GMCH The GMCH provides the host CPU interface DDR Memory interface AGP interface ICH5 Hub CSA interface and 8xAGP interface for the Sprindale 865G 865PE chipset The CPU interface supports the Pentium 4 Processor subset of the Extended Mode of the Scalable Bus Protocol The GMCH memory interface supports dual channel DDR and the 1 5V AGP slot which supports 8X 4X data transfers and AGP Fast Writes The Integrated Graphics Controller provides 3D 2D high performance graphics solution Host Interface and System Memory Interface The Springdale GMCH can utilize a single PGA 478 pin processor It supports a FSB frequency of 800 533 400 MHz 100
15. e APM 1 2 DMI 2 3 PCI 2 2 ACPI 1 0 Plug and Play PnP PC Health Monitoring e Eight onboard voltage monitors for CPU core 3 3V 3 3V standby 5V 5V standby Vbat battery voltage and 12V e Fan status monitor with firmware software on off control SuperDoctor Il Watch Dog NMI LDCM LDSM Environmental temperature monitoring and control e Power up mode control for recovery from AC power loss e System overheat LED and control e System resource alert e Hardware BIOS virus protection e Auto switching voltage regulator for the CPU core 1 7 SUPER P4SPA P4SPE User s Manual ACPI Features Slow blinking LED for suspend state indicator e BIOS support for USB keyboard e Main switch override mechanism e Internal external modem ring on Onboard I O e 2 ATA 100 EIDE Channel s for a total of 4 IDE devices backward compatible e Intel ICH5 SATA Controller 2 connectors for 2 devices e 1 floppy port interface up to 2 88 MB e 2 Fast UART 16550 compatible serial ports e Intel 82547EI Gigabit Ethernet Controller 66MHz For P4SPA Intel 82562EZ 10 100 Mb Ethernet LAN Controller For P4SPE e 1 EPP Enhanced Parallel Port and ECP Extended Capabilities Port supported parallel port e PS 2 mouse and PS 2 keyboard ports e 1 game port header e Up to 8 USB Universal Serial Bus 2 0 ports for a speed of up to 480Mbps Latest USB 2 0 technology e 1 infrared port e AC 97 audio high quality 6 channel sound
16. jumper locations and settings for the hard disk drive Game Port Header There is a game port header on the motherboard See the table on the 1 right for pin definitions 2 9 11 13 15 Parallel Port Connector Pin Number Function Game Port Header Pin Definitions 5V fused GPO JSX1R Ground GP5 JSBUT1 5V fused GP2 JSX2R GP3 JSY2R MIDI INR Pin Number Function 2 GP4 JSBUTO 4 Ground 6 GP1 JSY1R 8 5V fused 10 GP6 JSBUT2 12 MIDI OUTR 14 GP7 JSBUT3 Parallel Printer Port Pin Definitions J4 Pin Number Function Pin Number Function 1 Strobe 2 Auto Feed The parallel port is located at J4 Re 3 Data Bit 0 4 Enor fer to Figure 2 3 for location See the 5 Data Bit 1 6 Init 7 Data Bit 2 1 8 SLCT IN table on the right for pin definitions 9 Data Bit3 10 GND 11 Data Bit 4 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 P4SPA P4SPE User s Manual Floppy Connector Floppy Connector Pin Definitions J5 Pin Number Function Pin Number Function 1 GND FDHDIN The floppy connector is located at 3 GND Sd J5 Refer to Figure 2 3 for location 5 Key FDEDIN i i 7 GND Index See the table on the right for pin 9 GND Motor Enable TE 11 GND Drive Select B definitions 13 GND Drive Select A 15 GND Motor Enable 17 GND DIR 19 GND 20 STEP 21 GND 22 W
17. model and download the BIOS file to your computer Select your motherboard model and download the BIOS file to your computer Unzip the BIOS files onto a bootable floppy and reboot your system Follow the Readme txt to continue flashing the BIOS Warning Do not shut down or reset the system while updating BIOS to prevent possible system boot failure Question After flashing the BIOS my system does not have video How can correct this Answer If the system does not have video after flashing your new BIOS it indicates that the flashing procedure failed To fix this first clear CMOS per the instructions in this manual and retry the BIOS flashing procedure If you still do not have video please use the following BIOS Recovery Procedure First make sure the JPWAKE jumper is disabled Then turn your system off and place the floppy disk with the saved BIOS image file see above FAQ in drive A Press and hold lt Alt gt and lt F2 gt at the same time then turn on the power keeping these keys pressed until your floppy drive starts reading Your screen will remain blank until the BIOS program is 3 3 SUPER P4SPA P4SPE User s Manual done If the system reboots correctly then the recovery was successful The BIOS Recovery Procedure will not update the boot block in your BIOS 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
18. must also be enabled in BIOS Front Side Bus Speed Settings JP 2 and JP3 are the jumpers for the Front Side Bus Speed Select See the table on the right for pin definitions 2 13 Chapter 2 Installation USB Wake Up Jumper Settings JPUSB Jumper Position Definition 1 2 Disabled 2 3 Enabled Watch Dog Jumper Settings JP4 Jumper Position Definition Pins 1 2 WD to Reset Pins 2 3 WD to NMI Open Disabled Front Side Bus Speeds JP2 JP3 JP2 JP3 1 2 1 2 AUTO 2 3 2 3 100 MHz 2 3 NC 133 MHz NC 2 3 200 MHZ NC NC Reserved SUPER P4SPA P4SPE User s Manual Keyboard Wake Up Keyboard Wake Up Jumper Settings The JPWAKE jumper is used together JPWAKE with the Keyboard Wake Up function ewl ral Definition in the BIOS Enable both jumper and 1 2 Disabled 2 3 Enabled BIOS settings to allow the system to be awakened when the user presses a key on the keyboard See the table on the right for jumper settings Your power supply must meet ATX specification 2 01 or higher and sup ply 720 mA of standby power to use this feature Power On Power On Jumper Settings Instead of using the chassis power on JP20 switch you may close jumper JP20 to aU sel GE apply power to the system See the Open Normal Closed Force Power On table on the right for jumper settings The default setting is Open normal Chassis Overhe
19. state See the table on the right for pin definitions You must also have a WOR card and cable to use WOR Overheat LED JOH The JOH header is used to connect an LED to provide warnings of chassis overheating Refer to Table 2 15 for pin definitions AC 97 Output AC 97 provides high quality onboard audio The P4SPA P4SPE features 6 channel sound for front L amp R rear L amp R center and subwoofer speakers This feature is activated via the Advanced software included on the CD ROM that came with your motherboard Sound is then output through the Line In Line Out and MIC jacks see the picture on the right You also need to activate AC 97 by enabling the AC 97 Audio setting in the Advanced Chipset section in the BIOS Chapter 2 Installation Wake On Ring Pin Definitions JWOR1 Pin Number 1 2 Definition Ground Wake up Table 2 15 Overheat LED Pin Definitions JOH1 Pin Number Definition 1 2 12VDC OH Active Blue Line In Green Line Out Red MIC In SUPER P4SPA P4SPE User s Manual 2 7 Jumper Settings Explanation of Jumpers To modify the operation of the mother board jumpers can be used to choose Connector between optional settings Jumpers Pins 3 2 1 create shorts between two pins to e e change the function of the connector Pin 1 is identified with a square solder J mper pad on the printed
20. up a computer that is powered off Remote PC setup updates 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 Wake On LAN must be enabled in BIOS Note that Wake On LAN can only be used with an ATX 2 01 or above compliant power supply 1 5 Power Supply As with all computer products a stable power source is necessary for proper and reliable operation It is even more important for processors that have high CPU clock rates of 1 GHz and faster The SUPER P4SPA P4SPE accommodates 12V ATX power supplies Although 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 install a line filter to shield the computer from noise It is recommended that you also install a power surge protector to help avoid problems caused by power surges 1 11 SUPER P4SPA P4SPE User s Manual 1 6 Super UO The disk drive adapter functions of the Super UO chip include a floppy disk drive controller that is compatible with industry standard 82
21. 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 Why can t I turn off the power using the momentary power on off switch Answer The instant power off function is controlled by the Power Button Mode settings in the BIOS When the On Off feature is enabled the motherboard will have instant off capabilities as long as the BIOS has control of the system When the Standby or Suspend feature is enabled or when the BIOS is not in control such as during memory count at the POST Power On Self Test the momentary on off switch must be held for more than four seconds to shut down the system This feature is required to implement the ACPI features on the motherboard Question How do utilize the six channel sound Answer The six channel sound available on the P4SPA P4SPE can be enabled with the audio driver software that was included in your motherboard package When activated sound will be routed through the jacks under the Game Port as follows Line Out front L amp R speakers Line In rear L amp R speakers MIC center and subwoofer speakers You must also enable the AC97 Audio setting in the Advanced Chipset section of the BIOS setup Question see some of my PCI devices sharing IRQs but the system seems to be fine Is this correct or not Answer Some PCI Bus Mastering devices can share IRQs wi
22. 077 765 a data separator write pre compensation circuitry decode logic data rate selection a clock generator drive interface control logic and interrupt and DMA logic The wide range of functions integrated onto the Super UO greatly reduces the number of components required for interfacing with floppy disk drives The Super I O supports 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 It also provides two high speed 16550 compatible serial communication ports UARTs Each UART includes a 16 byte send receive FIFO a programmable baud rate generator complete modem control capability and a processor interrupt system 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 Configuration and Power Interface which includes support of legacy and ACPI power manage ment through an SMI or SCI function pin It also features auto power management to reduce power consumption Chapter 2 Installation Chapter 2 Installation 2 1 Static Sensitive Devices Electric Static Discharge ESD can damage electronic components To prevent damage to your system board it is important to handle it very carefully The following measures are generally sufficient to protect your equipment from ESD Precautions Use a
23. 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 y 9 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 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 gt Primary Master Primary Slave Secondary Master Secondary Slave These settings allow the user to set the parameters of the IDE Primary Master Slave and IDE Secondary 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 listed below 4 3 SUPER P4SPA P4SPE User s Manual IDE HOD Auto Detection IDE HDD Auto Detection Use this feature to allow the AwardBIOS to configure the settings for the device installed in the IDE Primary Master slot The options are None Auto and Manual IDE Primary Master Press the lt Enter gt key to activate the IDE
24. MHz 133 MHz and 200 MHz CLK respectively It supports 32 bit host addressing decoding up to 4GB of the CPU s memory ad dress space The Springdale GMCH integrates a system memory DDR Controller which supports dual DDR data channels with a bandwidth up to 3 2GB s DDR 400 for single channel mode and 6 4GB s DDR 400 for dual channel mode Intel ICH5 System Features The I O Controller Hub provides the I O subsystem with access to the rest of the system It supports dual channel Ultra ATA 100 Bus Master IDE Controller two Se rial ATA SATA Host Controllers SMBus 2 0 Controller LPC Flash BIOS Interface PCI 2 3 Interface and Integrated System Management Controller Graphics Features Display 865G for PASPA only The Springdale GMCH provides an integrated graphics accelerator delivering 3D 2D and video capabilities It also provides interfaces to a progressive scan analog monitor and two DVO devices It is compliant with DVI specification and has a high speed interface to a digital display 1 9 SUPER P4SPA P4SPE User s Manual 1 3 PC Health Monitoring This section describes the PC health monitoring features of the SUPER P4SPA P4SPE The motherboard has an onboard System Hardware Monitor chip that supports PC health monitoring Eight Onboard Voltage Monitors for the CPU Core Chipset Voltage 3 3V 3 3V standby 5V 5V standby Vbat and 12V The onboard voltage monitor will scan these voltages continuously Once a v
25. R P4SPA P4SPE User s Manual 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 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 indicated uee e aja a CPU Warning Temperature CPU Warning Temperature This allows you to set the CPU warning temperature threshold Ifthe CPU temperature reaches this threshold an alarm will be activated and a warning message will be displayed on the screen 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 pre cedence over the BIOS settings When first installed Supero Doctor III adopts the temperature threshold settings previously set in the BIOS Any subsequent changes to these thresholds must be made within Supero Doctor since the SD III settings override the BIOS settings For the Windows OS to adopt the BIOS temperature threshold settings please change the SDIII settings to be the same as those set in the BIOS 4 12 Chapter 4 BIOS 4 4 6 Processor amp Clock Options a zl Giel EI el a Hyper Threading Techn
26. SUPER SUPER P4SPA SUPER P4SPE USER S MANUAL Revision 2 1a The information in this User s Manual has been carefully reviewed and is believed to be accurate The vendor assumes no responsibility for any inaccuracies that may be contained in this document makes no commitment to update or to keep current the information in this manual or to notify any person or organization of the updates Please Note For the most up to date version of this manual please see our web site at www supermicro com SUPER MICRO COMPUTER reserves the right to make changes to the product described in this manual at any time and without notice This product including software if any and documenta tion may not in whole or in part be copied photocopied reproduced translated or reduced to any medium or machine without prior written consent IN NO EVENT WILL SUPER MICRO COMPUTER BE LIABLE FOR DIRECT INDIRECT SPECIAL INCIDENTAL SPECULATIVE OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING FROM THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THIS PRODUCT OR DOCUMENTATION EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES IN PARTICULAR SUPER MICRO COMPUTER SHALL NOT HAVE LIABILITY FOR ANY HARDWARE SOFTWARE OR DATA STORED OR USED WITH THE PRODUCT INCLUDING THE COSTS OF REPAIRING REPLACING INTEGRATING INSTALLING OR RECOVERING SUCH HARDWARE SOFTWARE OR DATA Any disputes arising between manufacturer and customer shall be governed by the laws of Santa Clara County in the State of C
27. T1 CMOS Clear See Section 2 7 JP1 Overheat Fan Force On Open Disabled JP2 JP3 FSB Speed Pins 1 2 Auto JP4 Watch Dog Pins 2 3 NMI JP20 Force Power On Open Disabled JPUSB USB Wake Up USBO 1 Pins 1 2 Disabled JPWAKE KB Mouse Wake Up Pins 1 2 Disabled Connectors Description AUX Auxiliary Port Connector CD1 Audio CD Input large connector COM1 COM Port Serial Port 1 Connector COM2 COM Header Serial Port 2 Header Chassis Fan 1 Chassis Fan Header CPU Fan Processor Fan Header OH Fan Overheat Fan Header DIMM 1 2 3 4 Memory DIMM Slots 1 through 4 Ethernet Gigabit LAN Ethernet Port Floppy Connector 1 Floppy Disk Connector Game Port Game Port IDE 2 2 IDE Connectors SATA 2 SATA Headers J1 PS 2 Keyboard Mouse J4 Parallel Printer Port J7 ATX Power Connector J9 12V Power Supply JF1 Front Control Panel JL1 Chassis Intrusion Header JOH1 Overheat LED Header JWOR Wake On Ring Header LINE IN Audio In Connector LINE OUT Audio Out Speaker Connector MIC Microphone Input USB 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Universal Serial Ports 0 7 VGA Video Graphic Connector WOL Wake On LAN Note The onboard VGA and G LAN connections are available for the P4SPA only 1 5 SUPER P4SPA P4SPE User s Manual Proce
28. alifornia USA The State of California County of Santa Clara shall be the exclusive venue for the resolution of any such disputes Super Micro s total liability for all claims will not exceed the price paid for the hardware product FCC Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reason able protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the manufacturer s instruction manual may cause interference with radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on you are encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures e Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna e Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver e Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected e Consult the dealer or an experienced radio television technician for help California Best Management Practices Regulations for Perchlorate Materials This Perchlorate warning applies only to produc
29. at Fan PR NE NON Select JP1 A header for the Overheat Fan Force DR Definitions On is located at JP1 Close Pins 1 amp Open Disabled Closed Enabled 2 of JP 1 to enable the function of OH Fan Force On which will force the OH Fan to stay on at all times and the OH Fan will function as a normal Chassis Fan The default setting is Open to disable this function In this situation the OH Fan will not be turned on un less an overheat condition occurs 2 14 Chapter 2 Installation 2 8 Game Port Parallel Port Floppy Drive Hard Drive and AGP Connections Use the following information to connect the floppy and hard disk drive cables e 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 e 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 interface and the other connector s to your hard drive s Consult the documentation that came with your disk drive for details on actual
30. ceceecceeeeeeaeceaeeeaeaeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 2 7 eene 2 7 EW ON Connell ege alla bar b ka yan k r nen na kan k hak ana kak Aye k hk kek k na EE 2 7 Reset Connector 2 8 IDE SATA LED sssyi iu cenala Haekrldk kad ne aah d n kena nina y k ge ve nad nuke Hu d o kn n d N 2 8 Power LED Connector s s xas k s xaak n d ke yani dial irn rere SE nika kad ka anak 2 8 Keylock Connector AAA 2 8 SPEAaker CONMNMESCION ss zl anada dnnakay in a ka n n hediya kaka EEN da eege 2 8 Serial POTS E 2 9 CDG AGE eege EE 2 9 FAN FICAGGSIS sa DD Dn rrr gg etunwedab ey 2 9 CHASSIS INFUSION s x zakaria edd 2 9 Table of Contents ATX PS 2 Keyboard Mouse Ports llke kk kk ke KA A 2 10 Universal Serial Bus USB 2 10 WV elie On LAN aisse 554534445445 k o ARE e k e ke kna N N re Ga HA Re SER N HEWAR k R 2 10 Wake On RIng lac saaa aneha kass aaia aa ana anan aaa kaka aa We aya a ae kak k WAYA 2 11 Overheat L D yx ax exnaio ena day da o nn n d n r AE bel n H n RA Ann WAK n n VEGA day b 2 11 AC OL Quip Ulises E 2 11 27 J mper Settings EE 2 12 Explanation Of JUMPETS 2 sk seaxua iayayana k r saa annasan andas n y 2 12 e ee EE 2 12 USB Wake Up kk kk kek k kk kaka ka kk T 2 13 Watch Dog Enable Disable EE 2 13 Front Side Bus Speed siirsin arasa ar haa k la akan ca aa 2 13 Keyboard Wake Up keke keke kk kk
31. circuit board See Cap the motherboard layout pages for jumper locations 3 2 1 Setting Note On a two pin jumper Closed means the jumper is on both pins and Pin 1 2 short Open means the jumper is either on only one pin or completely removed CMOS Clear JBT1 is not actually a jumper but con sists 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 JBT1 is located near the SATA header on the P4SPA P4SPE Note For ATX power sup plies you must completely shut down the system and remove the AC power cord before clearing CMOS 2 12 USB Wake Up Use JPUSB to enable or disable USB Wake Up which allows you to wake the system up by pressing a key on the keyboard or by clicking the mouse when it is connected to the USBO or USB1 port This jumper is used together with the USB Wake Up func tion in the BIOS Enable both jumper setting and the BIOS setting to allow the system to be awakened See the table on the right for jumper settings Watch Dog Enable Disable JP4 enables the function of Watch Dog Watch Dog is a system monitor that takes actions when a software application freezes the system Close pins 1 2 to reset the system if a pro gram freezes Close pins 2 3 to gen erate a non maskable interrupt for the program that freezes See the table on the right for jumper settings Watch Dog
32. die 9 Place the heatsink on top of the CPU and press firmly down ward do not twist or slide the heatsink 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 mother board 2 3 SUPER P4SPA P4SPE User s Manual Lever Pin Processor Pin 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 moth erboard to the chassis Make sure the metal standoffs click in or are screwed in tightly Then use a screwdriver to secure the motherboard onto the motherboard tray Note some components are very close to the mounting holes Please take precautionary measures to prevent damage done to these components when you install the motherboard into the chassis 2 4 Chapter 2 Installation 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
33. e Edit View Favorites Tools Help am Super Remote Management System Info Health Info Performance Re trol Administration Sys nt Report Help m Remote Control Graceful power control Supero Doctor II allows a user to inform the OS to reboot or shut down within a specified time the default is 30 seconds Before the system reboots or shuts down it s allowed to cancel the action Requirements Keep Supero SD35ervice Daemon running at all times on this system Provide TCP IP connectivity Power control a 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 2 20 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 3 1 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 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 Check that the 5v standby LED is not lit LE2 on motherboard Make sure the 4 pin 12v power connector at J24 is connected to your power supply
34. e table on the 14 PS ON 4 5V i itr 15 COM 5 COM right for the pin definitions of the ATX e COM Se 20 pin power connector You must 17 COM 7 COM 18 5V 8 PW OK also connect the 4 pin J9 processor 19 5V 9 5VSB power connector to your power sup SCH 10 Wu ply Refer to the table below right for the J9 12V connector 12V 4 pin Connector J9 Required Con Pins Definition nection 1 amp 2 Ground 3 amp 4 12V IR Connector Infrared Pin Definitions The infrared connector is located on JF1 pins 2 4 6 8 and 10 of JF1 See the Pin R Number Definition table on the right for pin definitions 2 5V See the Technical Support section of 6 jA our web page for information on the e le infrared devices you may use in the system PW_ON Connector The PW_ON connector is located PW_ON on pins 18 and 20 of JF1 Connect Kik haa it to the chassis power button You Pin may also configure the system to the Number Definition suspend mode see the Power But 18 Ground ton Mode setting in BIOS To turn off power when the suspend mode is enabled press the power button for 4 seconds or more See the table on the right for pin definitions 2 7 SUPER P4SPA P4SPE User s Manual Reset Connector Reset Pin Definitions The reset connector is located on pins JF1 24 and 26 of JF1 This connector Joel KN attaches to the reset switch on the 24 Ground 26 Res
35. ed 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 1 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 in the Windows 2000 or XP environment It has no effect on 1 U systems MPS Version Control for OS This setting displays 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 a sudden power outage The options are Off On and Former Sts 4 6 Chapter 4 BIOS 4 4 2 Advanced Chipset Control Graphics Apertures Graphics Apertures This option allows the BIOS to set the size of system memory reserved for AGP Graphic access The options are 4 8 16 32 64 128 and 256 CSA LAN Giga LA This setting allows you to enable or disable the CSA GLAN Controller The options are Enabled and Disabled On Chip VGA This setting allows you to enable or disable the On Chip VGA Controller The options are Enabled and Disabled On Chip Frame Buffer Size This setting allows you to set the On Chip Frame Buffer Size The options are 1 MB 4 MB 8 MB 16 MB and 32 MB Onboa
36. ep beeping the speaker B 1 SUPER P4SPA P4SPE User s Manual POST hex Description OFh Reserved 10h Auto detect flash type to load appropriate flash R W codes into the run time area in F000 for ESCD amp DMI support 1th Reserved 12h Use walking 1 s algorithm to check out interface in CMOS circuitry Also set real time clock power status and then check for override 13h Reserved 14h Program chipset default values into chipset Chipset default values are MODBINable by OEM customers 15h Reserved 16h Initial Early Init Onboard Generator switch 17h Reserved 18h Detect CPU information including brand SMI type Cyrix or Intel and CPU level 586 or 686 19h Reserved 1Ah Reserved 1Bh Initial interrupts vector table Ifno special specified all H W interrupts are directed to SPURIOUS INT HDLR E 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 instead 3 Prepare BIOS resource map for PCI amp PnP use If ESCD is valid take into consideration of the ESCD s legacy information 4 Onboard clock generat
37. er Select This setting allows you to set the Watch Dog Timer You must also change the setting of the Watch Dog jumper in order for this function to work well see jumper settings in Chapter 2 The options are 10 Sec 20 Sec 30 Sec 40 Sec 1 Min 2 Min 4 Min and Disabled 4 10 Chapter 4 BIOS 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 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 Init Display from Initial Display From This feature sets the device that will initiate the monitor display when the system is first turned on The Options are PCI Slot and Onboard AGP Reset Configuration Data Select Enabled to reset the extended system configuration data when you exit setup Do this when you have installed a new add on card or when the OS cannot reboot the system due to system configuration errors The options are Enabled and Disabled 4 11 SUPE
38. erent sizes on the motherboard These headers allow you to use the onboard sound for audio CD play back Connect a audio cable from your CD drive to a header that fits your cable s connector Only one CD header can be used at any one time See the tables at right for pin definitions Fan Headers There are four fan headers on the motherboard These fan headers are designated CPU Fan Chassis Fan 1 and Overheat Fans Connect the fan on your CPU heatsink to the CPU Fan header See the table on the right for pin definitions Chassis Intrusion The Chassis Intrusion header is desig nated JL1 See the table on the right for pin definitions Chapter 2 Installation 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 Audio CD Header Pin Definitions CD1 Pin oa Number Definition 1 Left Stereo Signal 2 Ground 3 Ground 4 Right Stereo Signal Audio CD Header Pin Definitions CD2 Pin MET Niumb r Definition 1 Right Stereo Signal 2 Ground 3 Left Stereo Signal 4 Ground Fan Header Pin Definitions CPU Chassis and Overheat Pin TN Number Definition 1 Ground black 2 12V red 3 Tachometer Caution These fan headers are DC power Chassis Intrusion Pin Definitions JL1
39. et computer chassis See the table on the right for pin definitions IDE Pin Definition IDE SATA LED See Note Pin Number Definition below 1 5V 3 HD Active The IDE LED is located on pins 1 S HD Active 3 5 and 7 of JF1 This connection LA displays all IDE SATA activities See the table on the right for pin defini tions This LED is for all IDE SATA devices Power LED Connector Power_LED Pin Definitions JF1 The Power LED connector is located Pin j Number Definition on pins 9 11 and 13 of JF1 See the 9 5V f E 11 5V table on the right for pin definitions 44 Ground Keylock Keylock Connector Deene JF1 The keylock connector is located on Pin pins 15 and 17 of JF1 See the table Number Definition 15 Keylock on the right for pin definitions 17 Control Speaker Pin Definition Speaker Connector P KR Pin The speaker connector is located on Number Fucntion Pin Definition 19 pins 19 21 23 and 25 of JF1 See the 21 Key ppeaker data table on the right for pin definitions 22 4 ke No connegnon g H 25 5V Red wire 2 8 Serial Ports There are two serial ports on the motherboard COM1 is a port located next to the mouse keyboard ports and COM2 is a header located on the motherboard near PCI slot 5 See the table on the right for pin definitions NC indicates no connection CD Header There are two 4 pin CD headers of diff
40. grounded wrist strap designed to prevent static discharge e Touch a grounded metal object before removing the board from the antistatic bag e Handle the board by its edges only do not touch its components peripheral chips memory modules or gold contacts e When handling chips or modules avoid touching their pins e Put the motherboard and peripherals back into their antistatic bags when not in use e For grounding purposes make sure your computer chassis provides excellent conductivity between the power supply the 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 protected Installing the Motherboard into the Chassis Follow the procedures as listed below to install the motherboard 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 P4SPA P4SPE User s Manual 2 2 Processor and Heatsink Installation ZA When handling the processor package avoid placing direct pressure on the label area of the fan IMPORTANT Always connect the power cord last and always remove it before add ing removing or changing any hardware components Make sure that you install the processor into the CPU socket bef
41. h as the Chipset and Power menus Section 4 3 gives detailed descriptions of each parameter setting in the Setup utility Warning Do not shut down or reset the system while updating BIOS to prevent possible boot failure 4 1 SUPER P4SPA P4SPE User s Manual 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 ap propriate 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 see the next page When you first power on the computer the AwardBIOSTM is immediately activated While the BIOS is in control the Setup program can be activated in one of two ways 1 By pressing lt Del gt 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 lt Del gt 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 lt Up gt lt Down gt arrow keys or the lt Tab gt key to move among the different settings in the above menu Press the lt Esc gt key to exit the CMOS Setup Menu and use the lt Left gt lt Right gt arrow keys to enter the other categories of
42. into its slot Pay attention to the notch along the bottom of the module to prevent inserting the module incor rectly See support information below 2 Gently press down on the memory module until it snaps into place Support The P4SPA P4SPE supports Dual or Single channel Non ECC unbuffered DDR 400 333 266 SDRAM Both interleaved and non interleaved memory are supported so you may populate any number of DIMM slots Note Populat ing DIMM1 DIMM3 and or DIMM2 DIMM4 with memory modules of the same size same type will result in the dual channel two way interleaved memory which is faster than the single channel non interleaved memory Figure 2 2 Side and Top Views of DDR Module Installation into Slot To Install Insert module vertically and press down DEHRIAWWTETNETITIN until it snaps N ka Relesee Nofe Notch into place We should afiga e i with the Pay attention Bee to the notch rm ontesiot II jj To Remove Use your thumbs j gently to push Top View of DDR Slot each release tab Release Tab igi Jl Release Tab outward to release the DIMM from Sa IHIIHIHIHIHIHIHINIHIIHI H1IHIIHIBHIHINIIHIHNHIH HIHIIHININ HUIHIHIHIHINHIHIHINHIH IH HIHIHIHNHUIHIHIHIH N HIINIHIH A the slot 2 5 SUPER P4SPA P4SPE 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
43. l 4 7 Exit Choose Exit from the Award BIOS main menu with the Left Right arrow keys You should see the following display Save amp Exit Setup Save amp Exit Setup When the item Save amp Exit Setup is highlighted press lt Enter gt to save the changes you ve made in the BIOS and exit Your system should then continue with the boot up procedure Exit without Saving When the item Exit without Saving is highlighted press lt Enter gt to exit the Setup routine without saving any changes you may have made Your system should then continue with the boot up procedure 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 16 Appendix A BIOS POST Messages Appendix A BIOS POST Messages During the Power On Self Test POST the BIOS will check for problems If a prob lem is found the BIOS will activate an alarm or display a message The following is a list of such BIOS messages Beeps
44. l Box Only One 1 Super Micro Mainboard Two 2 SATA66 100 ribbon cables One 1 COM port cable with bracket One 1 IDE cable One 1 floppy drive ribbon cable One 1 I O shield One 1 Super Micro CD or diskettes containing drivers and utilities One 1 User s BIOS Manual 1 1 SUPER P4SPA P4SPE User s Manual Gontacting Super Micro Headquarters Address Super Micro Computer Inc 980 Rock Ave San Jose CA 95131 U S A Tel 1 408 503 8000 Fax 1 408 503 8008 Email marketing supermicro com General Information support supermicro com Technical Support Web Site www supermicro com Europe Address Super Micro Computer B V Het Sterrenbeeld 28 5215 ML s Hertogenbosch The Netherlands Tel 31 0 73 6400390 Fax 31 0 73 6416525 Email sales supermicro nl General Information support supermicro nl Technical Support rma supermicro nl Customer Support Asia Pacific Address Super Micro Taiwan 4F No 232 1 Liancheng Road Chung Ho 235 Taipei Hsien Taiwan R O C Tel 886 2 8226 3990 Fax 886 2 8226 3991 Web Site www supermicro com tw Technical Support Email support supermicro com tw Tel 886 2 8228 1366 ext 132 or 139 1 2 Chapter 1 Introduction SUPER P4SPA P4SPE Figure 1 1 SUPER P4SPA Image Wesana 1 3 SUPER P4SPA P4SPE User s Manual Figure 1 3 Motherboard Layout not drawn to scale
45. m products moth erboard for updates on supported processors This product is intended to be professionally installed Manual Organization Chapter 1 includes a checklist of what should be included in your mainboard box describes the features specifications and performance of the P4SPA P4SPE main board and provides detailed information about 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 If you encounter any problems see Chapter 3 which describes troubleshoot ing procedures for the video the memory and the setup configuration stored in CMOS For quick reference a general FAQ Frequently Asked Questions section is provided Instructions are also included for contacting technical support In ad dition you can visit our web site at www supermicro com techsupport htm for more detailed information Chapter 4 includes an introduction to BIOS and provides detailed information on running the CMOS Setup utility Appendix A provides BIOS POST Codes Appendix B lists BIOS POST Messages SUPER P4SPA P4SPE User s Manual Table of Contents
46. 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 information Refer to Section 1 6 for details on recommended power supplies 2 The battery on your motherboard may be old Make sure that it still supplies 3VDC If it does not replace it with a new one 3 If the above steps do not fix the Setup Configuration problem contact your vendor for repairs 3 2 Technical Support Procedures Before contacting Technical Support please take the following steps Also note that as a motherboard manufacturer Super Micro does not sell directly to end us ers 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 Avwww supermicro com support fags before contacting Technical Support 2 BIOS upgrades can be downloaded from our web site at htto Awww supermicro com support bios Note Not all BIOS can be flashed it depends on the modifications
47. nts of the CD 2 18 Chapter 2 Installation Supero Doctor Ill The Supero Doctor Ill program is a Web based management tool that supports remote management capability It includes Remote and Local Management tools The local management is called the SD III Client The Supero Doctor III program included on the CDROM that came with your motherboard allows you to monitor the environment and operations of your system Supero Doctor 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 user name and password are ADMIN Note 2 In the Windows OS environment the Supero Doctor IIl settings take pre cedence over the BIOS settings When first installed Supero Doctor IIl adopts the temperature threshold settings previously set in the BIOS Any subsequent changes to these thresholds must be made within Supero Doctor since the SD III settings override the BIOS settings For the Windows OS to adopt the BIOS temperature threshold settings please change the SDIII settings to be the same as those set in the BIOS Supero Doctor Ill Interface Display Screen Health Information File Edit View Favorites Tools Help nent Report Help Health Information CPUL Chassis CRUZ Chassis 2 19 SUPER P4SPA P4SPE User s Manual Supero Doctor Ill Interface Display Screen ll Remote Control Fi
48. ology Hyper Threading Available when supported by the CPU and the OS Set this option to Enabled to use Hyper Threading features Enabling this function will improve CPU performance The settings are Disabled and Enabled CPU Clock Ration Use this option to set the CPU clock ratio The settings are x8 x9 x10 x11 x12 x13 x14 x15 x16 x17 x18 x19 x20 x21 x22 and x23 Spread Spectrum Spread Spectrum is a technique used to stabilize a system by reducing the level of Electromagnetic Interference The options are Enabled and Disabled CPU Clock Key in the number you want to set for the CPU clock speed MHz Super Micro does not recommend CPU 4 13 SUPER P4SPA P4SPE 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 Set Supervisor Password Set Supervisor Password When the item Set Supervisor Password is highlighted on the above screen press the lt Enter gt 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 lt Enter gt 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 the password is required when the system boots up or if the passw
49. olt age becomes unstable it will give a warning or send an error message to the screen Users can adjust the voltage thresholds to define the sensitivity of the voltage monitor Fan Status Monitor with Firmware Software On Off Control The PC health monitor can check the RPM status of the cooling fans The onboard 3 pin fans are controlled by the power management functions 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 temperature When this temperature reaches the threshold the CPU thermal trip feature will be activated and it will send a signal to the Speaker LED and the CPU speed will be decreased as well 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 contents through the flash utility provided by Super Micro This feature can prevent viruses from infecting the BIOS area and destroying valuable data 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 0 875 V to 1 6V 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
50. or 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 e Program CPU internal MTRR P6 amp PII for 0 640K memory address Initialize the APIC for Pentium class CPU e Program early chipset according to CMOS setup Example onboard IDE controller Measure CPU speed e Invoke video BIOS 2Ah Reserved 2Bh Reserved 2Ch Reserved 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 3Ch Test 8254 3Dh Reserved 3Eh Test 8259 interrupt mask bits for channel 1 3Fh Reserved 40h Test 8259 interrupt 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
51. ord is required only when you enter 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 should see the following display Hard Disk Boot Priority The Award BIOS attempts to load the operating system from devices specified by the users in a user specified sequence Hard Disk Boot Priority This item allows the user to select the Boot Priority of Hard Disk Devices 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 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 15 SUPER P4SPA P4SPE User s Manua
52. ore you install the CPU heatsink Note The CPU heatsink fan with clips is included only with the retail versions of the PASPA P4SPE If you buy a boxed Intel Pentium 4 478 Northwood 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 Installation of the Processor and Heatsink 1 Locate the following components included in the shipping package acket 1 2 Insert the white pegs into the black anchors Do not force the white pegs all the way in about 1 3 of a the white pegs should be inside the black anchors a a These are used for chassis that do not have four Ah a CPU retention holes Bracket in the proper position 3 Place a retention bracket in the proper position and secure it by pressing two pegs into the retention holes until you hear a click sound which indicates that the peg is locked and secured 4 Secure the other retention bracket into the proper 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 a click to indicate it is locked Socket lever in the I locked position 8 Apply the proper amount of thermal compound to the CPU
53. rd LAN This setting allows you to enable or disable the Onboard LAN Controller The options are Enabled and Disabled On Chip Serial ATA Select Disabled to disable the SATA Controller Select Auto to allow the BIOS to make arrangements automatically The options are Disabled Auto and Manual However if the Primary IDE and Secondary IDE drives are not populated the Award BIOS will display Pri Master for Onboard SATA1 and Sec Master for Onboard SATA2 If the Primary IDE is populated and the Secondary IDE drive is not populated the Award BIOS will display Sec Master for Onboard SATA1 and Sec Slave for the item Onboard SATA2 If the Primary IDE is not populated and the Secondary IDE drive is populated the Award BIOS will display Pri Master for hai oni SATA1 Pri SI iarina i oni SATA2 4 7 SUPER P4SPA P4SPE User s Manual If both Primary IDE and the Secondary IDE drives are populated the Award BIOS will assign Tertiary for the item Onboard SATA1 and Quad for the item Onboard SATA2 The last option is supported by XP or the later version of OS only On Chip Serial ATA Port0 Port1 Mode The feature allows you to configure SATA Port0 Port1 Settings The options are Primary Master Primary Slave Secondary Master Secondary Slave Logical Primary Logical Secondary Tertiary Master and Quaternary Master The default setting for On Chip SATA Port is Logical Primary and the default setting for Port1 is Logical Secondary
54. rite 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 Con nectors IDE Connector Pin Definitions J6 J7 There are no jumpers to configure Pin Number Function Pin Number Function 1 Reset IDE GND for the onboard IDE interfaces 3 Host Data 7 Host Dan located on Pins 3 5 of JF1 Re 5 Host Data 6 Host Data 9 7 Host Data 5 Host Data 10 fer to Figure 2 3 for location 9 Host Data 4 Host Data 11 11 Host Data 3 Host Data 12 See the table on the left for pin 13 Leet Data Deta al definitions Note You must 15 Host Data 1 Host Data 14 j 17 Host Data 0 Host Data 15 use the ATA100 66 cable included 19 GND 20 Key 21 DRQ3 22 GND with your system to benefit from B VO Write 24 GND the ATA100 66 technology 25 O Read 26 GND 27 IOCHRDY 28 BALE 29 DACK3 30 GND 31 IRQ14 32 lOCS16 33 Addr 1 34 GND 35 Addr 0 36 Addr 2 37 Chip Select 0 38 Chip Select 1 39 Activity 40 GND 2 16 Chapter 2 Installation 1 5V 8xAGP Slot The P4SPA P4SPE includes an 8xAGP slot for high performance video cards It is backward compatible with 4xAGP and 2xAGP graphics cards To install a VGA card power down the system and remove the I O shield correspond ing to the AGP slot Then pull back the locking tab on the slot before inserting your VGA card After the card is inserted close the locking tab if possible Some VGA cards have a notch at
55. set the SATA to MANUAL and set SATAO to Primary IDE Master then both SATA and Secondary IDE can be seen If you have your IDE CDROM on the Primary IDE then you need to set the SATAO to Secondary IDE Master Question After have installed 4 pieces of 1GB Memory why does the BIOS only detect about 3 75 GB of memory during POST Answer Because the chipset does not support memory remapping so there is a memory hole located around the 4GB memory address 3 5 SUPER P4SPA P4SPE User s Manual 3 4 Returning Merchandise for Service A receipt or copy of your invoice marked with the date of purchase is required be fore any warranty service will be rendered You can obtain service by calling your vendor for a Returned Merchandise Authorization RMA number When returning to the manufacturer the RMA number should be prominently displayed on the outside of the shipping carton and mailed prepaid or hand carried Shipping and handling charges will be applied for all orders that must be mailed when service is complete This warranty only covers normal consumer use and does not cover damages in curred in shipping or from failure due to the alteration misuse abuse or improper maintenance of products During the warranty period contact your distributor first for any product problems 3 6 Chapter 4 BIOS Chapter 4 BIOS 4 1 Introduction This chapter describes the AwardBIOS for the P4SPA P4SPE The Award ROM BIOS is s
56. ssor 400 533 800 MHz geg Zeg d ssen SystemBus rn DDR AGP 8X 4X EE channel A 2 1GB s 3 2GB s DDR GMCH e sakin A Zeng Channel B CSA LAN EE D 266MB s Hub Interface LI DDR J UBS 2 0 8 PORTS POWER MANAGEMENT GPIO LAN CONN ASF ICH5 SYSTEM MANAGEMENT 2 SATA PORTS SMBus 2 0 i c AC 97 CODEC PCI Bus 5 PCI Masters 2 ATA 100 PORTS Flash TEM SIO BIOS LPC interface Figure 1 3 865G 865PE Springdale Chipset System Block Diagram Note This is a general block diagram and may not exactly represent the features on your motherboard See the following pages for the actual specifications of each motherboard Chapter 1 Introduction Motherboard Features CPU Latest CPU technology Single Pentium 4 478 pin 0 13 micron processors up to 3 4 GHz at 800 533 400 MHz FSB or Intel Celeron 478 pin 0 13 micron processors up to 2 4 GHz at 400 MHz FSB Note Refer to the motherboard specifications pages on our web site http www supermicro com products motherboard Memory Latest memory technology e Dual Single Channel DDR up to 4 GB of two way interleaved or non interleaved non ECC DDR 400 333 266 SDRAM in 4 DIMMS Note See Section 2 4 for details Chipset Latest Intel chipset technology e Intel Springdale 865G P4SPA 865PE P4SPE Expansion Slots e Five 32 bit 33 MHz PCI slots 5V e One AGP8x X4 slot 1 5V BIOS e 4 Mb Firmware Hub AwardBlIOS Flash BIOS
57. the corner of the board to lock it into place others do not Replace all chassis covers before restoring power to the system Figure 2 5 8xAGP Slot Locking Tab SUPER P4SPA P4SPE User s Manual 2 9 Installing the Operating System and 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 Super Micro CDs that came packaged with your motherboard S SUPERMICRO P4SPE P4SPA Motherboard Drivers amp Tools Win2000 Intel 865G 865PE 865P chipset INF files SUPERMICR Microsoft Direct 9 0 Drivers amp Tools Intel Extreme Graphics Driver for 865G DICH Intel 865PE 865G Chipset Avance Logic ACS Audio Drivers P4SPE P4SPA g E d SUPERMICRO Supero Doctor III Build driver diskettes and manuals ely T Browse CD I Auto Start Up Next Time For more information please visit SUPERMICRO s web site SUPERMICRO Computer Inc Drivers Tool Installation Display Screen ZS 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 conte
58. thout performance penalties These devices are designed to work correctly while sharing IRQs See Table 3 1 below for details on shared IRQs if USB 2 0 drivers have not been installed PCI 1 shares an IRQ with USB 2 0 AC 97 and the SM Bus Controller PCI 2 shares an IRQ with CSA LAN USB 1 1 USB5 6 and SATA PCI 3 shares an IRQ with USB 1 1 USB3 4 PCI 4 has a dedicated IRQ does not share PCI 5 has a dedicated IRQ does not share 3 4 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting Question installed my microphone correctly but I can t record any sound What should I do Answer Go to lt Start gt lt Programs gt lt Accessories gt lt Entertainment gt and then lt Volume Control gt Under the Properties tab scroll down the list of devices in the menu and check the box beside Microphone Question How do connect the ATA100 66 cable to my IDE device s Answer The 80 wire 40 pin high density ATA100 66 IDE cable that came with your system has two connectors to support two drives This special cable must be used to take advantage of the speed the ATA100 66 technology offers Connect the blue connector to the onboard IDE header and the other connector s to your hard drive s Consult the documentation that came with your disk drive for details on actual jumper locations and settings Question have a P4SPA motherboard The IDE CD ROM on the Secondary IDE disappears after install the SATA hard drive Answer To fix this
59. tion 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 77h 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 used 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 1 USB final Initialization
60. to the boot block code 3 If you still cannot resolve the problem include the following information when 3 2 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting contacting Super Micro 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 on our web site at http www supermicro com support contact cfm 4 Distributors For immediate assistance please have your account number ready when placing a call to our technical support department We can be reached by e mail at support supermicro com or by fax at 408 503 8000 option 2 3 3 Frequently Asked Questions Question What type of memory does my motherboard support Answer The P4SPA P4SPE supports up to 4 GB of non ECC unbuffered DDR 400 333 266 two way interleaved or non interleaved SDRAM See Section 2 4 for details on installing memory Question How do I update my BIOS Answer It is recommended that you not upgrade your BIOS if you are not experi encing problems with your system Updated BIOS files are located on our web site at http www supermicro com techsupport BIOS bios htm 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
61. tored in a Flash chip and can be easily upgraded using a floppy disk based program Note Due to periodic changes to the BIOS some settings may have been added or deleted and might not yet be recorded in this manual 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 pa rameters 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 powered 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 powered 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 accessed 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 suc
62. ts containing CR Manganese Dioxide Lithium coin cells Perchlorate Material special handling may apply See www dtsc ca gov hazardouswaste perchlorate WARNING Handling of lead solder materials used in this product may expose you to lead a chemical known to the State of California to cause birth defects and other reproductive harm Manual Revision 2 1a Release Date July 20 2007 Unless you request and receive written permission from SUPER MICRO COMPUTER you may not copy any part of this document Information in this document is subject to change without notice Other products and companies referred to herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies or mark holders Copyright 2007 by SUPER MICRO COMPUTER INC All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America Preface Preface About This Manual This manual is written for system integrators PC technicians and knowledgeable PC users It provides information for the installation and use of the SUPER P4SPA P4SPE motherboard The P4SPA P4SPE supports single Intel Pentium 4 478 pin 0 13 micron processors up to 3 4 GHz at a system bus speed of 800 533 400 MH or Intel Celeron 478 pin 0 13 micron processors up to 2 4 GHz at a system bus speed of 400 MHz Pentium 4 processors are housed in a 478 pin micro PGA Plastic Grid Array package Please refer to the motherboard specifications pages on our web site http Awww supermicro co
63. xD TxD Active This allows the user to configure RxD TxD Active settings 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 feature allows the user to configure the UR2 Duplex Mode The options are Full and Half 4 9 SUPER P4SPA P4SPE User s Manual Use IR Pins This item sets the usage of 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 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 The options are 1 and 3 Game Port Address This setting allows the user to set the address for the Game Port The options are Disabled 201 and 209 Midi Port Address This setting allows the user to set the address for the Midi Port The options are Disabled 330 300 and 290 Midi Port IRQ This setting allows the user to set the IRQ for the Midi Port The options are 5 and 10 Watch Dog Tim

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