IWILL DX400-SN (Version 1.2A) High-End
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1. t itin t i PCIG4 4 SALE RATION RD PRET CC Po PTE EEE EEE KEPUPDEDI Er oa EEE EEE PS2 Mouse USB Port 1 pi USBPot4 oo Parallel Port LAN Line In Line Out ad Fan connectors ATX Power Gonnector ERR ERR ERED m FR IN PERPESEENTTDEPPPEEEEGTTTTPKKEEESGSTET ET EEUREBEEHAI DEP REE RER ARERR EN ee TI LBSITTITTEEEENETTTTTEEETEBSSSITTEEENEG GT V HLELEAAAAUUKEELEEAAAAUUPELEEEMAAUUEET KEUEOTEAGGGUPELEKEHOEUGUTUUKEKUOHMIMMAKEUL PP Fan Connectors TEIE E ini 2 AAA JAJAA TEN AAA EI AGP Pro FCI 1 Pr B l kitit h l s t dti khi LELUKULEKAKAKKAKEKELEKELUKEKMIM GELEELEEUL EROGDUEEE PCIGA4 1 H TT PRD KNEET TEEN FESTA FREE RDEHETTT TATT FEN FC I1642 PEELE CEE FCI 3 1 System Fan with speed control C F G Ground Fan Enable 12V Ground Fan Enable 12V Hav 4 33 Peripheral Connector I ru EG tates hare eer PPU A Primary IDE secondary IDE SCSI CHA 68PIN CD IN SCSI CHB 50PIN SCSI CHB 68PIN En B AUX IN D AT Lo 24 Front Panel Connectors nni i R titi il Power Switch Hard Disk Activity LED SCSI Activity LED Input HI EES Es me ES i ir nen J GND Signal JP1 For CMOS clear jumper Case For case open pin header 2 3 CMOS clear CONFIGURE JUMPER USB Head2. 22h _ Early PCI initialization Enumerate PCI bus number Assign memory 8 I O resource Search for a valid VGA device 8 VGA BIOS and 27h 28h 1 If Early Init Onboard Generator is not defined Onboard clock generator initialization Disable respective Clock resource to empty PCI 8 DIMM slots 1 Init onboard PWM 2 Init onboard H W monitor devices 27h Initialize INT 09 buffer 1 Program CPU internal MTRR P6 8 PII for 0 640K memory address 2 Initialize the APIC for Pentium class CPU 3 Program early chipset according to CMOS setup Example onboard IDE controller 4 Measure CPU speed 64 Reserved Invoke Video BIOS 1 Initialize double byte language font Optional 2 Putinformation on screen display including Award title GPU type GPU speed full screen logo Reserved Reset keyboard if Early Reset KB is defined e g Winbond 977 series Super I O chips See also POST 63h 2Ch Test DMA Channel 0 37h Test DMA Channel 1 Reserved 00 Reserved 3Ch Reserved 1 Calculate total memory by testing the last double word of each 64K age 2 SN write allocation for AMD K5 CPU Program MTRR of M1 CPU Initialize L2 cache for P6 class CPU amp program CPU with proper cacheable range Initialize the APIC for P6 class CPU On MP platform adjust the cacheable range to smaller one in case the cacheable ranges between each CPU are not identical 47h 4Ch 2Ah 20
3. Case Open KE tr Uhra 160 SCSI A Ultra 160 SCSI B This section provides a summary of the DX400 SN motherboard s features and the manufacturing options available Feature Summary This table summarizes the DX400 SN motherboard s major features Description _ Remark Supports Dual Intel Xeon socket 603 processor Supports CPU speed from 1 3 GHz up to 2GHz and higher Item Chipse Intel 860 chipset MCH 1012 OLGA Memory amp Graphics controller ICH2 360 EBGA I O controller FWH 82 PLCC BIOS amp Management controller P64H 241 mBGA 64 bit Bus Master PCI Expander t y One MECC Supports PC600 PC800 DRDRAM modules Supports maximum memory capacity up to 4GB I O Control Winbond W83627HF SIO low pin count LPC interface I O controller Graphics AGP universal connector support AGP4X AGP Pro 50 1 5 V Only Supports one floppy connector Supports two ATA 100 IDE connectors Supports two external COM connector Peripheral Interfaces Supports one external Parallel connector Supports four external USB 1 1 connectors Supports two internal USB 1 1 connectors Supports one external PS 2 keyboard connector Supports one external PS 2 mouse connector Supports one Front Panel connector Supports three 32 bit 33MHz Bus Master PCI slot Supports two 64 bit 66MHz Bus Master PCI slots H W Monitoring Supports Voltage sense to detect out of range values Supports three Fan Speed Monitoring and Control Suppo
4. IWILL DX400 SN Version 1 2A High End Workstation Motherboard User s Manual E ae E Med oe ieee 1 ar i I iE OG af fy n Er er ae A 1 i 7 r e bi MAA m A A ti JADE v ist a ne td ri EI T LGG dat ti ti maiin FB11360030000 Contents Motherboard Description NN ENN 4 Feature Summary Manufacturing Options 25 MotherDOard Layout ces Beer edda 6 Supported Processors Installing the Processors Installing the Retention Mechanism gt System MeMO nee isn 12 MEC on motherboard MEC8 Usage ECC Memory Memory Installation A 1Mtel 660 ChI PSE used 17 AGP amp AGP Pro50 USB IDE RTC CMOS SRAM and Battery 5 VO Gontroller nina 21 Serial Port Infrared Support Parallel Port Diskette Driver Controller Keyboard and Mouse Interface 6 AUdIO SUBSVSIEM La 23 Audio Codec Audio Connectors CD ROM audio mixer connector ATAPtstyle telephony connector 7 Hardware Management Features uuuuusunnnunnnnnnnnennunnnnnnunnunnnnnnunnnnen 25 Hardware Monitor Subsystem Chassis Intrusion Detection Connectors Fan control and Monitoring 8 Power Management Features uuuuusunnunnennnnnnnnnunnunnunnnunnunnunnnnnnnnnn 27 Software Support of ACPI Hardware Support Power Connectors Fan Connectors AOL2 Technology Wake on Lan Technology Wake on Ring Technology Wake on USB 9 EAN SUDSV STEN aars 30 Intel 82550 Lan Controller Alert On LAN Component LAN subsystem softwa
5. FR IN a ee a DOE 55 gt l Ln Ma CO 3 EEE EEE The location of the fan connectors Alert on LAN 2 Technology The motherboard supports Alert on LAN Technology Alert on LAN Technology enables PCs to send immediate alerts over the network when there are hardware or operating system failures or evidence of tampering The 82550 LAN device supports Alert on LAN 2 technology Alert on LAN 2 improves on this technology by providing a way to remotely reboot hung systems If the system still hangs it can be booted to a known good state in order to run diagnostics 28 Wake on LAN Technology Wake on LAN Technology enables remote wakeup of the computer through a network The LAN subsystem monitors network traffic at the Media Independent Intertace Upon detecting a Magic Packet frame the LAN subsystem asserts a wakeup signal that powers up the computer The motherboard supports Wake on LAN through the PCI bus PME signal and the Intel 82550 LAN controller This signal can wake up the computer only when the power cord is still plugged into the socket and the computer is in a supported sleep state Wake on LAN can be enabled or disabled through the BIOS Configuration Manager program A Wake on LAN connector is not reguired Wake on LAN Technology requires power from the 5V standby line If the Wake on LAN a E NOTEr technology feature is used ensure that the power supply provides adequate 5V standby TT curr
6. LAN Local Area Network When Wake up by RING function is enabled the PC can power on through the LAN adapter connected should be connected to the WOL header on the motherboard 50 Power On Resume by Alarm When enabled you can set the date and time to automatically power on your PC similar to an alarm clock Enabled Sets Date 0 31 and Timer hr min sec to power on the PC When date is set to 0 the Timeris set for every day Disabled Default Value Disables RTC alarm function Reload APM Timer Events This field enables the system to detect activity and restart the timer of the power saving mode Primary IDE 0 If enabled timer restarts whenever the master disk of the primary IDE channel is active Enable Disabled Default Value Primary IDE 1 If enabled timer restarts whenever the slave disk of the primary IDE channel is active Enable Disabled Default Value Secondary IDE 0 If enabled timer restarts whenever the master disk of the secondary IDE channel is active Enable Disabled Default Value Secondary IDE 1 If enabled timer restarts whenever the slave disk of the secondary IDE channel is active Enable Disabled Default Value 5 PnP PCI Configurations CMOS Setup Utility Copyrightic 1984 2001 Award Software PnP PCI Configurations PNP OSinetalied We Disabled Reset Configuration Data Menu Level gt Resources Controlled By Auto ESCD IRQ Resource
7. T and 100Base TX connectivity Features include Full Duplex support at both10Base T and 100Base TX capability using a single RJ 45 connector 32 bit 33MHz direct bus mastering on the PCI bus IEEE 802 3u Auto Negotiation support Intel 82550 LAN Controller optional The Intel 82550 10 100 Mbps Faster Ethernet LAN controller s features include CSMA CD Protocol Engine 32 bit PCI bus interface DMA engine for movement of commands status and network data across the PCI bus Integrated physical layer interface including Complete support for the 10Base T and 100Base TX network interfaces when in 10Mbit sec mode the interface drives the cable directly 802 3u Auto Negotiation for automatically establishing the best operating mode when connected to other 10Base Tor 100Base TX devices whether half or full duplex capable Integrated power management features including System Management Bus support Support for ACPI technology Support for Wake on LAN and Alert on LAN 2 technology High Performance Networking Functions features including Improved dynamic transmit chaining with multiple priorities transmit gueues Fast back to back transmission support with minimum inter frame spacing Alert On LAN Component optional The Alert on LAN component is a companion device to the Intel 82550 LAN controller Together these devices provide a management intertace between a remote management console or management ser
8. i EEE EE p EE GE EEE EEE BE EEE EEE es m m mon Front 90x90mm System Fan Connector EEE Supported Processors This section describes the processors supported by the DX400 SN motherboard and how to install them s M The DX400 SN Motherboard only supports Intel Pentium Xeon processors with a Front A aka Side bus speed of 400 Mhz If two processors are installed both processors must run the same core frequency speed Installing processors of different core frequencies speed may damage the motherboard and processors The processor is packaged in a Organic Land Grid Array OLGA The Pentium Xeon Processors implement integrated L2caches The Pentium Xeon processor increases Performance for server and workstation applications by adding either 512KB or 1MB of integrated L3 cache which is also 8 way set associative The System Bus uses Source Synchronous Transfer SST of address and data to improve performance and enables data transfers at a frequency of 400MHz This allows the processors to have 3 2GB sec data transfer rate The control signals and bus phases are based on 100MHz system clock This enhanced bus protocol and internal architecture increases performance beyond previous levels The Processor Information ROM is a 128 byte read only device that incorporates Intel processor specific data The OEM EEPROM also known as the Scratchpad EEPROM is a 128 byte read write EEPROM in which an OEM may program sy
9. serial port connector located on the back panel The serial port s NS16C550 compatible UARTs support data transfers at speeds up to 115 2 Kbits sec with BIOS support The serial port can be assigned as COM1 3F8h or COM2 2F8h Infrared Support The motherboard uses an I O controller that supports IrDA A transmitter receiver can be attached to the front panel connector 21 Parallel Port The connector for the multi mode bi directional parallel port is a 25 pin D sub connector located on the back panel In the BIOS Configuration Manager program the parallel port can be configured for the following Output only PC AT compatible mode Bi directional PS 2 compatible Extended Parallel Port EPP Enhanced Capabilities Port ECP Diskette Drive Controller The diskette drive controller is software compatible with the DP8473 and N82077 diskette drive controllers and supports both PC AT and PS 2 modes In the Configuration Manager program the diskette drive interface can be configured to support one 3 5 inch diskette drives for the following capacities and sizes 1 44 MB 3 5 inch Keyboard and Mouse Interface PS 2 keyboard and mouse connectors are located on the back panel The 5V lines to these connectors are protected with a Poly Switch circuit that like a self healing fuse reestablishes the connection after an over current condition is removed The keyboard controller provides the keyboard and mouse control fu
10. the fan start to rotate at startup temperature Point B The green B indicates a maximum temperature 60 C which come from Startup Temp plus T range It means T max 60 C 40 C 20 C Between Point A and Point B When the sensor detects a temperature between green A and green B the fan will be adjusted in rotating speed It means that Fan Min Speed lt fan speed lt Fan Max Speed when 40 C lt temperature lt 60 C There is a filter function set in default to make the fan acting not that sensitive to the temperature Filter mode is for two reason one is longer the fan s life the other is lower the noise As you can see at the green B the fan speed did not reach its maximum when the temperature exceeded the T max In another word filter mode makes the fan more insensitive to the temperature Region E The red E indicates the fan speed will keep rotating in maximum speed when temperature is beyond T max Between Point C and Point D From green C down to 40 C it is the same function that the fan speed will be adjusted depending on the temperature degree Normally once the fan had been activated it will not stop until the temperature down to 35 C 35 C Startup Temp 40 C 5 C The value 35 C is only for this initial condition For example in another case the fan will stop rotating at 23 C when the Startup Temp is set to 28 C The green D indicates the fan stop rotating when the t
11. utility If the setting is Flashable you can update the new content to the FWH from flash utility 2 When jumper JP16 is at 2 3 No matter the setting in the bios setup is Non Flash or Flashable the contents in the FWH will not changed always Auto Recovery Feature The feature is functioned when you update bios failure or some unexpected conditions like AC power lost suddenly The bios will still alive and allowed to update again ED AWARD BIOS POST CONTROL FLOW 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 RSS n E detection of L2 cache socket 7 or below Expand compressed Expand compressed BIOS code to DRAM Oo code to DRAM Call chipset hook to copy BIOS back to E000 amp F000 Shadow RAM Expand the Xgroup codes locating in physical address 1000 0 02h Reserved eee Sah Hoal Supero Early it Initial Superio Early Init Reserved Oo OOOO O dd 1 Blank out screen 2 EE CMOS error flao Reserved eee n 1 Clear 8042 interface 2 Initialize 8042 self test 1 Test special keyboard controller for Winbond 977 series Super I O chips 2 Enable keyboard interface 08h Reserved Disable PS 2 mouse interface optional Auto detect ports for keyboard 8 mouse followed by a port 8 interface swap optional Reset keyboard for Winbond 977 series Supe
12. 00MHz Direct RDRAM interface Support for PC600 PC800 RDRAM 4GB maximum capacity with RIMMs using 256Mbit technology Single or double sided RIMM configurations Non ECC 16 bit and ECC 18 bit memory Support for 64Mbit 128Mbit and 256Mbit RDRAM technologies MEC8 Block Diagram MEC8 Block Diagram CHA1 DGCG CHB1 DGCG MRH R Device 1 N HLA MECC WHA LA MRH R Device 2 CHA2 DGCG CHB2 DGCG _14 MEC8 Card Specification MECE UCU MEC8 SPEC NM Comments Dimensions W x D in mm 325X140 Contain the golden finger Number of RDRAM sockets 8 O Voltage 2 5 8 1 8V 256Mbit technology x 16 devices You must first populate J8 and J4 and J7 and J3 Installing RIMMs me J2 Sd JG 1J8 TIE EEE Channel B2 Channel A2 Channel B1 Channel A1 Channel B2 Channel A2 Channel B1 Channel A1 15 RIMM Installation Combinations PP 92 93 J4 95 J J7 J8 Combination 1 CRIMM CRIMM RDRAM RDRAM CRIMM CRIMM RDRAM RDRAM Combination 2 RDRAM RDRAM RDRAM RDRAM RDRAM RDRAM RDRAM RDRAM CRIMMs must be installed in unpopulated RIMM connectors for the motherboard to boot RIMMs must be installed as described in above table or the motherboard will not boot The memory a Jr must be the same size density type and speed NOTE ww Using the encoded part numbers on the RIMMs is the best way to determine if the parts are the same 16 4 Intel 86
13. 0Chipset The components of the Intel 860 Chipset on DX400 SN consists of the following devices 82860 Memory Controller Hub MCH 82801BA I O Controller Hub ICH2 82802 AB Firmware Hub FWH The chipset provides the host bus memory AGP and I O interfaces Intel 860 Chipset Block Diagram ATA100 USB Host Bus Intel 82801BA 82802AB vo Firmware Controller Hub FWH Hub ICH2 Intel 82860 AGP Bus mh Memory Controller Hub MCH SMBus PCiBus AC 97 Link 8280644 PG4H AGP AGP is a high performance interconnect for graphic intensive applications such as 3D applications AGP is independent of the PCI bus and is intended for exclusive use with graphical display devices AGP provides these performance features Pipelined memory read and writes operations that hide memory access latency Demultiplexing of address and data on the bus for near 100 percent bus efficiency AC timing for 133 MHz data transfer rates AGP 2X allowing data throughput of 533 MB sec AC timing for 266 MHz data transfer rates AGP 4X allowing data throughput of 1064 MB sec AGP Pro50 AGP Pro50 universal add in card connector is provided on the motherboard It will accommodate both AGP and AGP Pro50 cards with a maximum power requirement of 50 Watts It is an extension to the AGP interface specification and is designed to meet the needs of advanced workstation graphics The new specification is primarily designed to deliver addi
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15. CSI default settings The default settings are displayed on the SCS Device Settings screen Use the arrow keys to change the settings Raw NVRAM Data This option displays the adapter s nonvolatile random access memory NVRAM contents in hexadecimal format This is a troubleshooting tool you cannot modify the data 60 Scan SCSI Bus This option scans the SCSI bus and lists all the connected devices by SCSI ID Information about each device is listed for example vendor name product name and revision This information is useful when configuring your On board SCSI and attached devices SCSI Disk Utility This option scans the SCSI bus and lists all the connected devices by SCSI ID You can select a disk device and perform a low level format or verify the disk media CAUTION Performing a low level format destroys all data on the disk Select Host Adapter From the Configuration Settings menu in Fast UTIL select Host Adapter Settings Selecting other Host Adapter from this item Qlogic Fast UTIL Version 1 63 Select Ad apter Adapter Type VO Address Fasi UTIL Options Configuration settings Scan SCSI Bus SESI Disk Utility Select Host Adapter Lee lt Arrow kes gt ta move cursor lt Enter gt to select option Ese gt to hacky j Exit Fast UTIL Qlogic Fast UTIL Version 1 63 A Reboot System B Return to Fast UTIL Exit Fast UTII Reboot System HKef rn to Fast U ili Lise Arrow ke
16. Display First Boot Up Floppy seek Boot Up NumLock status POWER ON Function KB Power ON Password Floppy CDROM HDD 0 Enabled Item Help MenuLevel P gt Select Your Boot Enabled Device Priority way vs on A AGP Er nat led E BUTTON ONLY Enter tri F 1 Hot Key Power ON c Left PS2MC JUS SE Button Power ON First Secondary Third Boot Device The BIOS attempts load the operating system from the device in the sequence selected in these items LAN Boot Device Disable Default Setting When enabled the system will boot from LAN Quick Power On Self Test This field allows the system to skip certain tests while booting This will decrease the time needed to boot the system Enable Disable Default Value AC PWR Loss Recovery This allows you to get whether you want your system to reboot after the power has been interrupted lt Always Off gt Leaves your system off lt Always on gt Starts the system lt Former Sts gt Sets your system back to the state it is before the power interruption Init Display First This item allows you to decide which slot to activate first either PCI slot or AGP slot AGP Default Value PCI Slot Boot Up Floppy Seek Seeks disk drives during boot up Disabling speeds boot up Boot Up Num Lock Status This field determines the configuration of the numeric keypad after system boot up If open the keypad uses numbers keys If close
17. am lt Esc gt Quit from setup program without saving changes or Exit from current menu page and return to main menu page lt PgUp gt or lt gt select the previous value for a field If the system is no longer able to boot after changing the settings the only way to recover it is to clear the data stored in RTC CMOS To reset the RTC CMOS data take the JP1 jumper cap off pins 1 2 place onto pins 2 3 and then place back onto pins 1 2 again Please refer to page 36 This will return the RTC to the default setting Then get into the BIOS setup program choose Load Fail Safe Defaults Load Optimized Defaults and select the original manufacturer default settings in your CMOS Main Menu The main menu allows you to select from several setup pages Use the arrow keys to select among these pages and press lt Enter gt key to enter the sub menu A brief description of each highlighted selection appears at the bottom of the screen CMOS Setup Utility Copyright c 1984 2001 Award Software Standard CMOS Features CPU Smart Setting Advanced Boot Features PC Health Status Advanced Chipset Features Integrated Peripherals Load Fail Safe Defaults Power Management Setup Load Optimized Defaults PnP PCI Configurations Save 8 Exit Setup Security Features Exit Without Saving ESC Quit F10 Save amp Exit Setup Time Date Hard Disk Type 1 Select Item 42 Standard CMOS Features MOS Setup Utility C
18. artup Temp 28 C Auto FANS Startup Temp 280 Auto FAN Startup Range 5 C C Current FAN1 Speed ORPM Current FAN2 Speed OR PM Current FAN3 Speed ORPM Vcore 1 63V 1 Bv 1 79 43 By 3 28V Ta 4 99V 12v 11 97V 124 12 69V lu Dy VBAT V sa 5VSB V auge Load Fail Safe Defaults When you press lt Enter gt on this item You get a confirmation dialog box with a message similar to CMOS Setup Utility Copyright c 1984 2001 Award Software standard CMOS Features CPU Smart Setting Advanced Boot Features PC Health Status Advanced Chipset Features Integrated Peripherals Power Mana Defaults PnP PCI Co Security Feature ESC Quit F10 Save amp Exit Setup Time Date Hard Disk Type gt i ji Select Item Press Y loads the default values that are factory settings for optimal performance system operations 55 Load Optimized Defaults When you press lt Enter gt on this item You get a confirmation dialog box with a message similar to CMOS Setup Utility Copyright c 1984 2001 Award Software standard CMOS Features CPU Smart Setting Advanced Be Advanced Gl Integrated Pi Power Management Setup PnP PCI Configurations Save amp Exit Setup Security Features exit Without Saving ESC Quit F10 Save amp Exit Setup Time Date Hard Disk Type lt ji Select Item Press Y loads the default values that are factory settings for optimal performance system operat
19. ation is available at http www pcisig com Power Supply Intel 300W Power Supply Revision 1 0 June 1998 Design Guide Intel Corporation The specification is available at http www intel com IBM Corporation PXE Boot ROM Preboot Execution Version 2 0 Environment Intel Corporation Specification The specification is available at http developer intel com ial wim wimspecs htm RIMM Rambus Serial Presence Revision 1 0 March 1999 Detect SPD Rambus Corp Specification The specification is available at http www rimm com http www rambus com SMBIOS System Management Version 2 3 12 August 1998 BIOS Award Software International Inc Dell Computer Corporation Hewlett Packard Company Intel Corporation International Business Machines Corporation Phoenix Technologies Limited American Megatrends Inc and SystemSoft Corporation The specification is available at http developer intel com ial wfm design smbios UHCI Universal Host Controller Design Guide Revision 1 1 March 1996 Interface Intel Corporation The guide is available at http www usb org developers Universal Serial Bus Revision 1 1 September 23 1998 Specification Compaq Computer Corporation Digital Equipment AR Corporation IBM Corporation Intel Corporation Microsoft Corporation NEC and Northern Telecom The specification is available at http www usb org developers Wired for Management Version 2 0 De
20. cember 18 1998 Baseline Intel Corporation The specification is available at http developer intel com ial WfM wfmspecs htm Workstation Chassis Version 1 1 February 1999 Specification Intel Corporation The specification is available at htto www wtx org PS 2 Keyboard Mouse Connectors Not connected Serial Port Connector Pin SignalName Pin Signal Name DCD 6 DSR 6 DS 3 Serial Out 8 CTS 8 CTS gt 4 DTRHORM 9 R O 5 Ground Parallel Port Connector _ Pin SignalName Pin SignaiName 5 Daabti 1 6f NT 7 Databit2 1 8 SLCTIN 9 Databits 10 Ground 235 Selet Too Line In Connector Pin SignalName Audio Left In Audio Right In 39 Mic In Connector Pin SignalName Electret Bias Voltage CD ROM Header J3A1 Pin Signal AUX IN Style Header J2B1 Pin Signal A Left Channel 1 Right Channel Diskette Drive Connector J3G2 Pin SignaiName Pin SignlName _ 5 Key 1 6 DRATO 7 Ground 1 8 FDINDXH Inde 9 INC 10 FDMOOf MotorEnableA FDDSOf Drive Select A Chassis Intrusion Detection Connectors J1J1 J4A3 Pin Signal __ TAMPER DETECTt Ground 40 Front Panel Connector J1H1 Pin SignalName Pin Signal Name 1 PWR BIN o Sv 6 NO 114 Keylock 8 HD LED 116 NC AJ 11 BIOS Setup BIOS Introduction Using BIOS setup progr
21. ease or stick a thermo pad at the bottom of heatsink B c Putthe heatsink B on the processor C and make sure they contact with each other well by thermo grease or thermo pad see figure in the right LIND a i A d Put the clips A on the side edge of heat which the side with fillister and make sure the key of clip A slid into the fillister There are three major steps about the Pentium Xeon processor installation for a DX400 SN motherboard 1 Motherboard and retainers installation 2 Processors installation 3 Heatsinks installation 1 Motherboard and retainers installation To install the motherboard on the chassis it should be clarify the method of fixing fastener retainers E first see figure3 10 Please follow the following steps to fix the retainer E on the motherboard G A A Screws a Support the motherboard G on the chassis I after nuts J and screws H have screwed on the chassis I first see the figures j b Screw the retainer eye ai La E on the chassis 1 thru motherboard G so that the retainer E will be fixed on the motherboard MuU i 2 Processor installation a mn pg a There is a handle at the side of socket603 F and it should be pulled up before the processor C installed on it b Be sure the first pin position in the right direction and install the processor C c Pull down the hand
22. elephony Back panel audio connectors Line in Line out Mic in CD IN CD ROM AUX IN Line In Line Out Mic ATAPI style CD IN connector A 1x4 pin connector interfaces an internal CD ROM drive with the audio mixer ATAPI style AUX IN connector A 1x4 pin ATAPI style connector connects the mono aural audio signals of AUX IN device to the audio subsystem A monaural audio in and audio out signal interface is necessary for AUX IN applications such as speakerphones fax modem or answering machines HA 7 Hardware Management Features The hardware management features enable the board to be compatible with the Wired for Management WfM specification The board has several hardware management features Including the following Hardware monitor subsystem Chassis intrusion detection connectors Fan control and monitoring Hardware Monitor Subsystem The hardware monitor subsystem provides low cost instrumentation capabilities The features of the hardware monitor subsystem include Management Level 5 functionality Microprocessor System Hardware Monitor Winbond W83627HF Integrated temperature and voltage monitoring to detect levels above or below acceptable values 1 8V 3 3 V 5 V 12 V When programmed ratings for temperatures or voltages are exceeded an interrupt is activa
23. emperature down to 35 C 26 8 Power Management Features Power management is implemented at several levels including Software support of Advanced Configuration and Power Interface ACPI Hardware support Power connectors Fan connectors Alert on LAN 2 Technology Wake on LAN Technology Wake on Ring Technology Wake on USB mouse keyboard Wake on Real Time Clock Power on by PS 2 Keyboard and Mouse Software Support of ACPI If the motherboard is used with an ACPl aware operating system the BIOS can provide ACPI power management support The BIOS does not support Advanced Power Management APM Hardware Support The motherboard provides several hardware features that support power management including Power connectors Fan connectors Alert on LAN 2 Technology Wake on LAN Technology Wake on Ring Wake on USB mouse keyboard Wake on Real Time Clock Power Connectors There are two power connectors on the motherboard A 24 pin WTX power connector 8 pin supplemental power connector DIE Fan Connector Descriptions Connector Funeton System Fan C F G Processor FanA B D E Provides 12 VDC for a system or chassis fan The processor fan is always on Speed control is not supported A tachometer feedback connection is not provided ATX Fower Connector e EEE 2 o mi el A ee JO HA JU CMOS coin m es M AGP Pro Tr Bee
24. ent 1 0A Failure to do so can damage the power supply For Wake on LAN technology the 5V standby line for the power supply must be capable of 2 NOTEr Providing adequate 5V standby current 1 0A Failure to provide adequate standby current vw f when implementing Wake on LAN Technology can damage the power supply Wake on Ring Technology Wake on Ring allows the computer to be awakened from the supported ACPI sleep states It requires two calls to access the computer the first call wakeup the computer the second call enables access Wake on Ring enables the computer to detect incoming calls differently for external as opposed to internal modems Wake on Ring enables telephony devices to access the computer when it is in a 2 NOTEr POwer managed state The method used depends on the type of telephony device external TY f or internal and the power management mode being used Wake on USB Wake on USB allows the computer to be awakened from supported ACPI sleep states When the system receives input from a USB mouse or keyboard it wakes from the supported ACPI sleep state that it is in E Wake on USB allows the motherboard to be awakened by inputs from a USB mouse or USB ells keyboard The motherboard can also be awakened from Real Time Clock alerts 29 9 LAN Subsystem optional The Intel 82550 10 100 Mbps Fast Ethernet Wired for Management WfM support LAN subsystem provides both 10Base
25. er For on board USB pin header 1 2 NORMAL 2 3 CPU speed in safe mode OFF RECOVERY For FWH protection function IR Connector For IR pin header 1 2 soft protect 2 3 hard way protect NC no protect UNT KIT TI EI FETT EEEE EEE ET TER TE pes i res nenn h ra HE Hen Internal USB Header IR Connector 36 ATX Power Ce onnecior BREE E RR EEE ES BREE ERE aT Thermal Sensor Audio Codec 97 AD1881A Advance Configuration and Power Interface Specification Accelerated Graphics Port Interface Specification AGP Pro Specification AGP Card Retention Specification Information Technology AT Attachment 3 Interface Revision 2 1 May 1998 Intel Corporation The specification is available at ftp download intel com pc supp platform ac97 Revision 1 0 July 1 1998 Intel Corporation Microsoft Corporation and Toshiba Corporation The specification is available at http www teleport com acpi Revision 2 0 May 4 1998 Intel Corporation The specification is available through the Accelerated Graphics Implementers Forum at http www agpforum org Revision 1 1 April 1999 Intel Corporation The specification is available through the Accelerated Graphics Implementers Forum at http www agpforum org Revision 1 0 December 9 1998 Intel Corporation The specification is available through the Accelerated Graphics Implementers Forum at http ww
26. firm Password is displayed re type your password The Supervisor Password function will be in effect after you save and exit setup 53 To disable a password bring the cursor to this field then press lt Enter gt The computer will display the message Enter Password Press lt Enter gt A message will confirm that the password is disabled Once the password is disabled the system will boot and you can enter setup program freely CPU Smart Setting CPU smart setting provides users a fuss free CPU freguency set up procedure CMOS Setup Utility Copyright c 1984 2001 Award Software CPU Smart Setting CPU Frequency item Help Menu Level P Selecting probably CPU Frequency by lt PU PD gt CMOS Setup Utility Copyright c 1984 2001 Award Software CPU Smart Satting CPU Frequency 3GHz Item Help Menu Level CPU Frequency rh ooom jm nen m ku rien ein ei ip amp M m OM OF FI Pb S u ki Im a 1 1 1 1 a nn 2 2 2 Ll 4 2 Oo ad fa kJ 54 PC Health Status This page is monitoring your status of computer On the screen display CPU System temperature FAN speed and voltages CMOS Setup Utility Copyright c 1984 2001 Award Software PC Health Status Current CPUO Temperature 52 C 136 F Item Help Current Remote lempi 30 C 86 F Menu Level P Current Remote Temp 28 C B2 F Current Remote Temp3 33 C 91 F Auto FANT Startup Temp 28 C Auto FAN2 St
27. h 0 2Fh 30h 3ih 32h 34h 35h 36h 38h 39h 3Ah 3C0h 3Dh 3Eh Test 8259 interrupt mask bits for channel 1 40h Ath 42h 43h Y 44h 45h 47h 48h 4An 4Bh 40h 65 Ah Reseved gt 50h Initialize USB Keyboard amp Muse o Sth Reserved OOO 52h Test all memory clear all extended memoryto0 53h _____ Clear password according to H W jumper Optional 54h Reserved 55h Display number of processors multiprocessor platform 0 56h Reseved 4 57h 1 Display PnP logo 2 Early ISA PnP initialization Assign CSN to every ISA PnP device Optional Feature Show message for entering AWDFLASH EXE from FDD optional 1 Initialize Init Onboard Super 10 2 Initialize Init Onbaord AUDIO Okay to enter Setup utility i e not until this POST stage can users Enter the CMOS setup utility 5Ch 58h _ _ 5h SAh 35Ch SEH 5h _ _ 6ih _ _ 62h 63h 64h Reserved 4 65h Initialize PS 2 Mouse 66h Reserved 00000000 INT 15h ax E820h 68h Reserved LI 6 6Ah 6Ch 6Eh 70h 7h OO 72h _ 73h gt 74h 75h Turn on L2 cache Program chipset registers according to items described in Setup amp Auto configuration table 6Ch 1 Assign resources to all ISA PnP devices 2 Auto assign ports to onboard COM ports if the corres
28. he Adapter Configuration set to Manual the Auto configure option gives you control of when the bus is scanned and configured Selecting the Auto configure SCSI Devices option from the Configuration Settings menu causes the on board SCSI to scan the devices on the SCSI bus and set the following options based on the capabilities of each device Enable Device Negotiate Wide Tagged Queuing Negotiate Synchronous Enable LUN Support If you use Auto configure to configure your system you should run Fast UTIL and select Auto configure SCSI Devices after adding or reconfiguring devices attached to the on board SCSI Selectable Boot Settings The Selectable Boot Settings option is accessed from the Configuration Settings menu If you enable this option you can select the SCSI ID from which you want to boot SCSI ID values range from 0 15 Once enabled this option forces the system to boot on the selected SCSI drive ignoring any IDE drives attached to your system If you disable this option the system looks for an IDE drive from which to boot If an IDE drive is not found the system looks for the first bootable SCSI drive In disabled mode the SCSI Boot ID and SCSI Boot LUN parameters have no effect NOTE This option applies only to disk devices it does not apply to CD ROMs tape drives and other non disk devices Restore Default Adapter Settings The Restore Defaults option from the Configuration Settings menu restores the on board S
29. ions Save amp Exit Setup When you press lt Enter gt on this item You get a confirmation dialog box with a message similar to CMOS Setup Utility Copyright c 1984 2001 Award Software standard CMOS Features CPU Smart Setting Advanced Boot Feat Advanced CI Integrated Pi Power Management Setup Load Optimized Defaults PnP PCI Configurations Save amp Exit Setup security Features Exit Without Saving ESC Quit F10 Save amp Exit Setup Time Date Hard Disk Type gt i T Select Item Press Y saves current CMOS value and exit BIOS setup program 56 Exit Without Saving When you press lt Enter gt on this item You get a confirmation dialog box with a message similar to CMOS Setup Utility Copyright c 1984 2001 Award Software standard CMOS Features CPU Smart Setting Advanced Bont Features PC Health Status Advanced Cll Exit Without Saving Y N Integrated Pi Power Management Setup Load Optimized Defaults PnP PCI Configurations Save amp Exit Setup Ali Security Features Exit Without Saving ESC Quit F10 Save amp Exit Setup md am t Select Item Time Date Hard Disk Type Press Y leaves current CMOS value and exit BIOS setup program Do not save changes and exit setup 57 12 Fast UTIL On Board SCSI BIOS Utility Introduction The on board SCSI can be configured using Fast UTIL Access Fast UTIL by pressing lt ALT gt lt Q gt during the on board BIOS ini
30. is field specifies key selection for the Keyboard Power on hot key 45 Advanced Chipset Features This setup page is used to specify advanced features available through the chipset The default settings have been chosen carefully for most operating conditions DO NOT change the value of any field in this setup page without full understanding CMOS Setup Utility Copyright c 1984 2001 Award Software Advanced Chipset Feature CPU LI amp L2 Cache Enabled tem Help CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking Disabled CPU L3 Cache Enabled Menu Level gt Compatible FPU OPCODE Disabled CPU Fast Strings Enabled RDRAM Bus Frequency Auto DRAM Data Integrity Mode ECC Memory Hole At 15M 15M Disabled Delayed Transaction Enabled AGP Aperture Size MB 64 CPU L1 amp L2 Cache This field configures the CPU L1 amp L2 cache Enable Disable Default Enable CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking This function controls the ECC capability in the CPU level 2 cache Configuration option Enable Disable Default Value CPU L3 Cache This field configures the CPU L3 cache Enable Disable Default Enable Compatible FPU OPCODE This function controls the OPCODE capability FPU Configuration option Enable Disable Default Value CPU Fast Strings This function sets the CPU Fast Strings Configuration option Enable Disable Default Enable 46 RDRAM Bus Freguency This function sets frequency of RDRAM memory Defau
31. is includes support that allows legacy software to use a USB based keyboard and mouse The ICH2 is USB Revision 1 1 compliant The ICH2 contains two USB Host Controllers Each Host Controller includes a root hub with two separate USB ports each for a total of 4 USB ports IDE Support The motherboard has two independent bus mastering IDE interfaces These interfaces support ATAPI devices such as CD ROM drives ATA devices using the single word DMA 0 1 and 2 and multiword DMA 1 and 2 PIO 0 4 19 The BIOS supports logical block addressing LBA and extended cylinder head sector ECHS translation modes The drive reports the transfer rate and translation mode to the BIOS The motherboard supports laser servo LS 120 diskette technology through its IDE interfaces The LS 120 drive can be configured as a boot drive The motherboard allows connection of an LS 120 compatible drive and a standard 3 5 inch diskette drive The ICH2 supports the IDE controller with two sets of interface signals Primary and Secondary It supports the Ultra ATA 33 Ultra ATA 66 and Ultra ATA 100 protocols Ultra ATA66 and Ultra ATA 100 are similar to the Ultra ATA 33 scheme and are intended to be device driver compatible The Ultra ATA 66 logic clocks at 66 MHz and can move 16bit of data every two clocks and the Ultra ATA 100 logic clocks at 100MHz can move 16 bit of data every two clock for a maximum of 100 MB s Real Time Clock CMOS SRAM a
32. le of socket603 F Illustration of Installing CPU F Heatsink installation 1 Before installing a heatsink B it should be sure that the processor C had be installed 2 Put some thermo grease or stick a thermo pad at the bottom of heatsink B 3 Place the heatsink B on the processor C and make sure they contact with each other well by thermo grease or thermo pad 4 Connects the clips A on the side edge of heat which the side with fillister and make sure the key of clip A slid into the fillister 5 Push the both ends of clip A until it click with the fastener retainer E 11 3 System Memory The Intel 82860 Memory Controller Hub MCH integrates dual Rambus channels providing a processor to memory bandwidth up to 3 2 GB sec MEC on motherboard A Memory Expansion Card may be used to increase memory size configurations which are reguired for most server and workstation designs The Intel 860 chipsets provide memory repeater hubs that allow for this memory expandability IWILL MEG card allows for memory support of upto 4GB ECC Memory ECC memory detects multiple bit errors and corrects single bit errors When ECC memory is installed the BIOS support both ECC and non ECC modes ECC mode is enabled in the Configuration Manager program The BIOS automatically detects if ECC memory is installed The Configuration Manager program provides an option for enabling and disabling ECC mode Whenever ECC
33. lt is Auto DRAM Data Integrity Mode Default is ECC Memory Hole At 15M 16M This function allows you to reserve an address space for others device that require it Default is Disabled Delayed Transaction When enabled the south bridge ICH2 will supports the Delayed Transaction mechanism when it is the target of a PCI transaction Enable Default Value Disabled AGP Aperture Size MB This field configures the main memory size for AGP graphics data used 64MB Default Value Integrated Peripherals CMOS Setup Utility Copyright c 1984 2001 Award Software Integrated Peripherals On Chip Primary PCIIDE Enabled Item Help On Chip Secondary PCIIDE Enabled IDE Frimary Master UDMA Auto Menu Level IDE Primary Slave UDMA Auto IDE Secondary Master UDMA Auto IDE Secondary Slave UDMA Auto Onboard SCS Controller Enabled Onboard LAN Controller Enabled Onboard FDC Controller Enabled ACS Audio Auto USB Control ler Enabled USB Legacy Support Disabled Onboard Serial Port 1 SFAR 34 Onboard serial port 2 2FS IRQ3 Onboard Parallel Port 378 IRQ 7 Parallel Port Mode ECP Mode Use DMA _47 IDE Primary Master Slave UDMA IDE Secondary Master Slave UDMA If you select Auto the IDE controller uses Ultra DMA 33 66 100 Mode to access Ultra DMA capable IDE devices Depend on the resent of negotiation with your HDD The maximum transfer rate of Ultra DMA 100 Mode is 100 MB sec Auto Disabled Default Auto O
34. lt parameters for the power saving mode mode Max Saving When idle for fifteen minutes the system enters suspend mode User Define Default Value User can specify the time the system enter suspend mode Video off Method V H SYNC Blank Default Value Turn off the vertical and horizontal synchronization ports and write blanks to the video buffer Blank Screen Writes blanks to the video buffer only DPMS Initial display power management signaling with DPMS Video Off In Suspend This determines the manner in which the monitor is blanked NO Yes Default Value MODEM Use IRA This determines the IRQ in which the MODEM can use 3 Default Value 4 5 7 9 11 NA APM Suspend Timer This field specifies the time the system enters power saving mode It is available only when the Power Management field is set to User Define 1Min 2Min 4Min 8Min 12Min 20Min 30Min 40Min 1Hour Disablet Default Value APM HDD Power Down Timer This field specifies the time the system enters HDD power down It is available only when the Power Management field is set to User Define 1Min 2 Min 3Min 4Min 5 Min 6 Min 7 Min 8Min 9 Min 10 Min 11 Min 12 Min 13Min 14 Min 15 Min Disable Default Value Wake up by PME Wake up by PME PME Power Management Enable signal Enabled Disabled Default Enabled Wake up by RING WOL When WOL Wake On LAN function is enabled the PC can power on or Wake up through
35. mode is selected in Configuration Manager a small performance difference may occur Memory Installation The MEC8 contains TWO memory channels in which a total of eight RIMMs banks When using only four RIMMs you must install a Continuity Rambus Inline Memory Module CRIMM in those slots that do not contain RIMMs You must first populate J8 and J4 and J7 and J3 Below illustration show the correct method for installing RIMMs Here are the steps of memory installation a Install the Rambus module on the slot of MEC8 see figure down below Notice where the key pin is or it may not be installed oe b If there is any CRIMM module will be installed it is recommended that the CRIMM module should be installed near the terminators see the figure down below c The minimum memory installation we suggested is four exactly the same modules with four CRIMM modules u There are two possible memory installations which we do not recommend using two rambus modules with two CRIMM modules 1 2 C 42 5 Combination 1 GRIMM _ GRIMM RIMM CRIMM RDRAM RDRAM Combination2 RDRAM RDRAM RDRAM RDRAM_ RDRAM RDRAM me Supported RIMM Sizes RIMMSize RIMM Technology 64 MB 64 M bit 128 MB 128 M bit 256 MB 256 M bit 512 MB 256 M bit MEC8 Usage The MEC8 using two memory repeater hubs supports the following memory features Up to eight 2 5V 184 pin RDRAM interface memory modules RIMMs 300 4
36. nboard SCSI Controller On board SCSI controller for enabling disabling onboard SCSI controller Enable Disabled Default Enable Onboard LAN Controller This field enables or disables the onboard LAN controller Enable Disabled Default Enable Onboard FDC Controller This field enables or disables the onboard floppy controller Enable Disabled Default Enable AC97 Audio Auto allows the motherboard s BIOS to detect whether you are using any AC97audio device If a audio device is detected the onboard audio controller will be enabled If no audio device is detected the onboard audio controller will be disabled If you want to use different controller cards to connect audio connector set these fields to disabled Disabled Auto Default Value USB Controller Select Enabled if your system contains USB peripherals Enable Disabled Default Enable USB Legacy Support Select Enabled if your system contains USB peripherals in Legacy mode Enable Disabled Default Value Onboard Serial Port 1 2 These fields configure the onboard serial ports There are several port addresses and IRQ channels to select from 48 3F8 IRQ4 Default Value Port address 3F8h IRQ4 2F8 IRQ3 Port address 2F8h IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 Port address 3E8H IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 Port address 2E8h IRQ3 Auto BIOS assigns port address and IRQ channel automatically Disabled Disables serial port Onboard Parallel Port This field c
37. nctions A power on reset password can be specified in the Configuration Manager The keyboard controller also supports the hot key sequence lt Ctrl gt lt Alt gt lt Del gt for a software reset This key sequence resets the computer s software by jumping to the beginning of the BIOS code and running the Power on Self Test POST I 6 Audio Subsystem Optional This section provides an overview of the DX400 SN audio subsystem It describes the features of the AD1881 Analog Devices Audio Codec and the various connectors included in the audio Sub system Analog Device AC 97 AD1881 Audio Codec The board has one AD1881A V 2 0 compliant audio feature an Analog Devices AD1881 Analog Codec which also meets AD1881A V 2 1 Extensions The AD1881 offers multiple features Including Multi bit Sigma Delta Converter Architecture for improved signal to noise ratio 390 dB 16 bit stereo full duplex Codec Audio inputs Audio outputs Digital audio mixer mode DSP 16 bit serial port format slot 16 mode Full variable 7 kHz to 48 kHz sampling rate with 1 Hz resolution Split power supplies 3 3V Digital 5V Analog Phat Stereo 3D Stereo Enhancement Block Diagram of the audio subsystem on the board CD ROM Intel 82801BA kopa Analog Codec I O Controller ll Analog Devices Ad1881 Hub ICH 93 Audio Connectors The audio connectors include the following ATAPl style CD IN ATAPI style T
38. nd Battery The real time clock is compatible with DS1287 and MC146818 components This device provides a time of day clock and a multi century calendar with alarm features and century rollover The real time clock supports 256 bytes of battery backed CMOS RAM in two banks that are reserved for BIOS use The time date and CMOS values can be specified in the Bios Setup The CMOS values can be returned to their defaults by using the Bios Setup An external coin cell battery powers the real time clock and CMOS memory When the computer is not plugged into a wall socket the battery has an estimated life of three years When the computer is plugged in the standby current from the power supply extends the life of the battery The clock is accurate to 13 minutes year at 25 C with 3 VSB applied 20 5 VO Controller The Winbond W83627HF I O Controller provides a low pin count LPC interface and 3 3V Operation with the following features Two serial port One parallel port with Extended Capabilities Port ECP and Enhanced Parallel Port EPP support Serial IRQ interface compatible with serialized IRQ support for PCI systems 16C550 compatible PS 2 style mouse and keyboard interfaces Interface for only one 3 5 inch floppy diskette drive Intelligent power management including a programmable wake up event interface IrDA 1 0 Compliant Supports multiple GPIOs Serial Ports The motherboard has two 9 pin D Sub RS232
39. o the On board SCSI The default is Enabled PCI bus DMA burst When this setting is enabled burst transfers are performed When this setting is disabled data is transferred in nonburst mode with each cycle initiated by a new address phase The default is Enabled CDROM Boot When this setting is enabled the ROM BIOS boots from the attached SCSI CD ROM if a bootable compact disk is installed If no bootable CD ROM is found the system boots from the first bootable SCSI drive When this setting is disabled the ROM BIOS does not boot from the CD ROM The default is Disabled Drivers Load RISC code When this setting is enabled the On board SCSI uses the RISC firmware that is embedded in the software driver When this setting is disabled the software driver loads the latest version of RISC firmware found on the system The defaultis Enabled NOTE The driver being loaded must support this setting If the driver does not support this setting the result is the same as disabled regardless of the setting Leaving this option enabled guarantees a certified combination of software driver and RISC firmware Scan and Configure SCSI Devices NOTE You must set the Adapter Configuration setting in the Host Adapter Settings to Manual to use Auto configure otherwise all changes made with Auto configure are reset when your system is rebooted 59 The on board SCSI is designed to sense and configure the devices connected to your motherboard With
40. onfigures the onboard parallel port There are several port addresses and IRQ channels to select from 378 IRQ7 Default Value 278 IRQ5 3BC IRQ7 Disabled Parallel Port Mode This field configures the operating mode of an onboard parallel port Ensure you know the specifications of your parallel port devices before selecting field SPP Default Value EPP ECP ECP EPP Power Management Setup Each power saving mode has a respective timer The value of the timer can be assigned or reloaded and it will count down to zero When the timer equals to zero the system will be forced into the related suspend or power saving mode If any predefined signal or event is detected during the timer counting period the timer restarts automatically CMOS Setup Utility Copyright c 1984 2001 Award Software Power Management Setup Power Management User Define Item Help Video Off Method V HSYNC Blank Video Off in Suspend Yes Menu Level amp MODEM Use IRQ 3 APM Suspend Timer Disabled APM HDD Power Down Timer Disabled Wake Up by PME Enabled Wake Up by Ring WOL Enabled PWROn Resume by Alarm Disabled Date of Moth Alarm 0 Time hh imm ss Alarm 0 0 0 Reset APM Timer Events Primary IDE 0 Disabled Primary IDE 1 Disabled secondary IDE 0 Disabled secondary IDE 1 Disabled FDD COM LPT Port Disabled PCIIRO Disabled 49 Power Management This feature allows the user to select the defau
41. opyrightic 1984 2001 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Date mm dd yy Sat Feb 26 2000 Item Help Time hh mm ss 13 36 16 IDE Primary Master None Menu Level b IDE Primary Slave None IDE Secondary Master None Change the day month IDE Secondary Slave None year and century Drive A 1 44M 3 5in Video EGA VGA Halt On All Errors Base Memory 640k Extended Memory 261120k Total Memory 262144k Date This field specifies the current date The date format is lt month gt lt day gt and lt year gt Time This field specifies the current time The time format is lt hour gt lt minute gt and lt second gt The time is calculated based on the 24 hour military time clock IDE Primary Master Primary Slave Secondary Master Secondary Slave Press Enter to enter next page for detail hard drive setting IDE HDD Auto Detection Auto Detect the HDDs Capacity and its parameters ex Cylinder Head and Sector IDE Primary Master Primary Slave Secondary Master Secondary Slave This field specifies type of drive that corresponds to the drive installed in your system If you select User please specify the correct number of Cylinders Heads and Sectors 43 Advanced Boot Option CMOS Setup Utility Copyright c 1984 2001 Award Software Advanced Boot Options First Boot Device second Boot Device Third Boot Device LAN Boot Function zur k Power On Self Test C PWR Loss Recovery init
42. ponding item in Setup is set to AUTO 1 Initialize floppy controller Set up related fields in 40 hardware eserved eserved Reserved Reserved Reserved 70h 71h 72h 73h 74h 75h _ 66 76h Optional Feature Enter AWDFLASH EXE if AWDFLASH is found in floppy drive ALT F2 is pressed Init HDD write protect Switch back to text mode if full screen logo is supported If errors occur report errors 8 wait for keys If no errors occur or F1 key is pressed to continue Clear EPA or customization logo Reserved E8POST ASM starts 1 Call chipset power management hook 2 Recover the text fond used by EPA logo not for full screen logo 3 1f password is set ask for password 2 Switch screen back to text mode NET PC Build SYSID Structure 1 Assign IRQs to PCI devices 2 Set up ACPI table at top of memor 2 Invoke all PCI ROMs except VGA 1 Enable Disable Parity Check according to CMOS Setup 2 APM Initializtion Clear noise of IRQs GT Read HDD boot sector information for Trend Anti Virus code Ah ah Bh Enable L2 cache Program Daylight Saving Program boot up speed Chipset final initialization Power management final initialization Clear screen 8 display summary table Program K6 write allocation Program P6 class write combining 95h 0 Fh 1 Build MP table 2 Build 8 update ESCD 3 Set CMOS century to 20h or 19h 4 Load CMOS time into DOS timer tick 5
43. r I O chips OBh Reserved OOo ODh Reserved 2 ES Test F000h segment shadow to see whether it is R W able or not If test fails keep beeping the speaker OFh Reseved lt lt lt lt 4 lt 4 lt O EG Fe run time area in F000 for ESCD amp DMI support Ko Ath x Reserved lt lt lt 4 lt lt 4 lt 4 q S 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 Reseved gt gt O 19 odel vals MODBNable br OEM customer Program chipset default values into chipset Chipset default valueis MODBINable by OEM customers 15h Reserved eee Mi Initial onboard clock generator if Early Init Onboard Generator Is defined See also POST 26h 63 Mill Detect CPU information including brand SMI type Cyrix or Intel and CPU level 586 or 686 19h Reseved 1Ah Reserved OO ll Initial interrupts vector table If no special specified all H W Interrupts are directed to SPURIOUS INT HDLR 8 S W Interrupts to SPURIOUS soft HDLR HPM initialization notebook platform 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 use default value instead Prepare BIOS resource map for PCI 8 PnP use If ESCD is valid take into consideration of the ESCD s legacy information 1Dh 1Eh 1Fh 20h 21h
44. re RJ 45 LAN connector LEDs 10 Jumper Setting amp Connector xnnrunnnnnnnnunnnnnnnrnnnnennneunnnennnnunnnunnnennnn 32 Back Panel Connector FAN Connectors Peripheral Connector Front Panel Connectors Jumper Setting Thermal Sensor Connector Specification Tie BIOS SEP NG 42 BIOS Introduction Main Menu Standard CMOS Features Advanced Boot Features Advanced Chipset Features Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup PnP PCI Configurations Security Features CPU Smart Setting PC Health Status 12 Fast UTIL On Board SCSI BIOS Utility annrannnennnnnnnnennnennsnennnnnnnnnnnnn 58 Configuration Settings Scan SCSI Bus SCSI Disk Utility Select Host Adapter Exit Fast UTIL 13 APPENA je 62 Beep Codes BIOS Protection Auto Recovery Feature AWARD BIOS POST CONTROL FLOW Motherboard Description 1 Overview 0 E TE ry TT 7 er Ler ANT X Poser Connector AT XE Power Connector TITTIILLLLL G Thermal Sensor DEE BEE EB BE EEE wu KC Chasis FAN GPU Sockel 1 ou TA ON OA AA LIT CON 3 LL Thermal Sensor CPU 1 Fan Connector GPU Socket J i LAN 82550 Boa IN 2 serum Battery AUX IM IT CPU 0 Fan Connector ES System FAN USB Internal Header EKocsakor NLI EE PTE PT TESE ET ZEEE eda kii i ZE FAH prove cron tunction as VOL SCSI Activity LED Input ED g Thermal Sensor z i UELTIKREUKETISELTIZEEETI Front Panel Connector HGR
45. rts three Temperature Monitoring Supports Chassis Intrusion detection Management Resume by LAN Ext Modem PS2 keyboard PS2 mouse RTC Supports Intel LDCM LDSM optional Supports ACPI Supports APM Supports SMBUS Supports DMI Supports PnP Supports BIOS Flash Control to provide H W amp S W BIOS protection Supports AC Loss Recover Software Focus on the Windows NT 4 0 Windows 2000 Redhat Linux Corelogic Patch utility for Windows 2000 T B D SCSI Driver Set for Windows NT 4 0 Windows 2000 Redhat Linux H W Monitoring utility for Windows NT 4 0 Windows 2000 T B D Supports WTX power connectorsony 0 Misc On board Buzzer 8 layer PCB design ATX form factor with 305mm x330mm board size Specifications Optional Components The following on board components are optional at the time of purchase Please contact with IWILL to determine which options are available to you Options I Audio Codec 97 AD1881A compatible using an AD1881 audio codec LAN Support for LAN on motherboard Intel 82550 Local Area Network LAN Controller Alert on LAN 2 device RJ45 LAN connector Qlogic Ultra 160 Support three SCSI Interface Onboard SCSI Controller Two 68pin SCSI connector One 50pin SCSI connector 2 Motherboard Layout The picture shows the location of the major components on the motherboard Teo e ES Le TUL CPU 1 Socket L Intel 82860 Memory Controller Hub MCH B D A O KE
46. s Press Enter Select Yesifyouare Memory Resources Press Enter using a Plug and Play capable operation system Select No if you need the BIOS to configure non boot devices PNP OS Installed The field specifies whether a Plug and Play operating system is installed Yes No Default Value Reset Configuration Data Normally you leave this field Disabled Select Enabled to reset Extended System Configuration Data ESCD when you exit Setup if you have installed a new add on and the system reconfiguration has caused such a serious conflict that the operating system can t boot Enabled Disabled Default Value Resources Controlled By The Award Plug and Play BIOS has the capacity to automatically configure all of the boot and Plug and Play compatible devices However this capability means absolutely nothing unless you are using a Plug and Play operating system such as Windows98 95 NT If you set this field to manual choose specific resources by going into each of the sub menu that follows this field Resources controlled by the user Auto ESCD Default Value Resources controlled by BIOS automatically IRQ Resources When resources are controlled manually assign each system interrupt a type depending on the type of device using the interrupt IRQ3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 assigned to PCI Device Reserved Default Value 52 DMA Resources This sub menu can let you control the memory resource Reserved Memory Base Re
47. served a low memory for the legacy device non PnP device C800 CC00 D000 D800 DC400 N A Default Value Reserved Memory Length Reserved a low memory length for the legacy device non PnP device 8K Default Value 16K 32K 64k Security Features Set Supervisor User Password Setting CMOS Setup Utility Copyright c 1984 2001 Award Software Security Features set Supervisor Password Press Enter tem Help Set User Password Press Enter Password Check Setup Menu Level gt Virus Warning Disabled Clear Chassis Instruaion No Chang Set Disable BIOS Flash Protect Mon Flash Password OMI Event Log Enabled Clear ALL DMI Event Log No View DMI Event Log Enter Event Log Capacity Space Available Event Log Validity valid These setup pages are used for password setting When a password has been enabled and the Security Option field is set as Setup you will be reguired to enter the password every time you try to enter BIOS Setup program This prevents an unauthorized person from changing any part of your system configuration Additionally if the Security Option field is set as Boot the BIOS will reguest a password every time your system boot This would prevent unauthorized use of your computer If you wish to use this function bring the cursor to this field then press lt Enter gt The computer will display the message Enter Password Type your password and press lt Enter gt After the message on
48. states off normal speed and high speed In normal operation the system fans operate at normal speed until the thermal sensor junction temperature reaches the high speed fan threshold temperature The system fans operate at high speed when the temperature threshold is exceeded J95 This threshold temperature can be setin the Configuration Manager The user can set the threshold to 40 C for continuous operation of the system fans in high speed mode in the SO and 51 sleep states Controlling System Fan Speed 1 Setthe Auto Fan Startup Temperature as minimum degree 2 Adjustthe Range as the working range of fans 3 The fans willbe changed to automatic speed between the minimum and maximum temperature as we set The left picture is captured from ADM1031 evaluation software during testing A Temperature vs Time shows the temperature detected from a thermo sensor B RPM vs Time represents the Fans speed from the fan i i i hi controlled by ADM1031 software av EN EKA TO amp kr Therefore the initial condition assumed to be as follow en amp t i O 4 Fai len The Auto Fan Startup Temp 40 C startup temperature BA i Aeg oo The Auto Fan Startup Range 20 C T range en had E i Sc i pe The maximum rotating speed of fan is 2500 RPM ka OOO 1500 E wW 8 1000 Wd F F How does it work 0 2 i i i i E Point A The green A indicates
49. stem specific data The Thermal Sensor monitors the temperature of the processor die Installing the Processors and Retention Mechanism Single processor CPL CPU Socket 0 Install the processor in the socket marked CPUO For Dual processors the following values must be identical for both processors Host bus speed Processor core frequency Cache size Cache type either discrete or advanced transfer Operating voltages Installing the retention on the motherboard Screw I f Chassis O B D Processor installation a Be sure the first pin position in the right direction and install the processor C see figure down below b There is a handle at the side of socket603 F and it should be fully pulled up or the processor C can not be installed on it After that pull down the handle of socket603 F c If only one processor will be installed on motherboard it should be installed in the socket PO and leave the socket P1 with nothing nt lt Socket PO Screws a Support the motherboard G on the chassis 1 after nuts J and screws H have screwed on the chassis I first see the figure down below b Screw the retainer E on the chassis 1 thru motherboard G so that the retainer E will be fixed on the motherboard G Heatsink installation a Before installing a heatsink B it should be sure that the processor C had be installed b Put some thermo gr
50. ted Access through the SMBus Internal ambient temperature sensing through an on board thermistor Remote reset capabilities from a remote peer or server through Intel LANDesk or later Client Manager 6 0 LDCM and service layers chassis intrusion connector Chassis Intrusion Detection Connectors The hardware monitor subsystem supports a chassis security feature that detects if the chassis cover is removed When the chassis cover is removed a signal is sent to the hardware monitor component The chassis intrusion Circuit is powered by either the chassis power supply when the computer is connected to AC power or the battery when the computer is not connected to AC power The security feature uses mechanical switches on the chassis that are attached to the chassis intrusion detect connectors The switch contacts are open for normal computer operation As a result a normally open switch should be used for chassis intrusion When the chassis cover is removed the switch contacts close and the circuit to ground is completed Fan Control and Monitoring The motherboard includes eight fan power connectors four connectors for fans on the processor heat sinks and four connectors for speed controlled system fans All eight connectors are 3 pin headers Only system fan support fan tachometer monitoring The processor heat sink fans are not speed controlled The system fans use the motherboard fan speed control which consists of three
51. the keypad uses arrow keys Power on Function This field configures the Power on mode of the system The Power on button will not function in this mode Password You can assign a password string thru KB Power On password field Hot KEY You can assign a hot key through the Hot Key Power On field Pressing this hot key will power on your system Mouse Password Double Clicking the mouse button or typing the KB power on password will automatically power on your system Mouse Hot KEY Double Clicking the mouse button or typing the KB hot key will power on your system Any Key Power On System by pressing any key on Keyboard Button only Default Value Simply power on your system by pressing the Power On button on the front panel of your PC case Keyboard 98 Enables Keyboard 98 function The function is good only for users of Keyboard 98 Keyboard Power on Password If you wish to use this function bring the cursor to the field written Enter then press lt Enter gt The computer will display the message Enter Password Type your password and press lt Enter gt After the message Confirm Password is displayed re type your password The KB Power on function will be in effect after you save and exit setup To disable a password bring the cursor to the Enter field again then press lt Enter gt The computer will display the message Enter Password Press lt Enter gt A message will confirm that the password is disabled Hot Key Power on Th
52. tialization it may take a few seconds for the Fast UTIL menu to appear Qlogic Corporation QLA1216x PCI SCSI ROM BIOS Version 1 17 Copyright C QLogic Corporation 1993 2000 All rightsreserved www qlc com Press lt Alt Q gt for Fast UTIL CAUTION If the configuration settings are incorrect your on board SCSI will not function properly The following sections describe the Fast UTIL options Configuration Settings The first selection on the Fast IUTIL Options menu is Configuration Settings These settings configure the SCSI devices and the on board SCSI to which they are attached OLAIZ160 Ultra 3 58 Host Adapter Settings From the Configuration Settings menu in Fast UTIL select Host Adapter Settings The default settings for the on board SCSI host are listed in table A 1 and described in the following paragraphs Table A 1 Host Adapter Settings Host adapter BIOS Enabled or Disabled PCI DMA burst Enabled or Disabled CDROM Boot Enabled or Disabled Adapter Configuration Auto Manual Safe Drivers Load RISC code Enabled or Disabled gt 4Gbyte Addressing Enabled or Disabled Fast Command Posting Enabled or Disabled Host adapter BIOS When this setting is disabled the ROM BIOS on the On board SCSI is disabled freeing space in upper memory The RAM BIOS and other drivers still recognize the On board SCSI Do not disable this setting if you are booting from a SCSI disk drive attached t
53. tional electrical power to the graphics add in cards The AGP Pro universal connector on the DX400 SN motherboard is designed to deliver up to 50 Watts of electrical power D The DX400 SN is designed to support AGP 1 5V add on cards only NOTE TY Do Not Use 3 3V add on cards 21 Universal Serial Bus Internal USB Header EE USB Port1 E USB Port3 USB Port4 External USB Connector The motherboard has four Universal Serial Bus USB ports and two USB headers one USB peripheral can be connected to each port For more than two USB devices an external hub can be connected to either port The four USB ports are implemented with stacked back panel connectors An additional USB riser is required to co work with the two USB headers The motherboard fully supports the universal host controller interface UHCI and uses UHCI compatible software drivers USB features include Self identifying peripherals that can be plugged in while the computer is running Automatic mapping of function to driver and configuration 18 Support for isochroous and asynchronous transfer types over the same set of wires Support for up to 127 physical devices Guaranteed bandwidth and low latencies appropriate for telephony audio and other applications Error handling and fault recovery mechanisms built into the protocol The USB controller provides enhanced support for the Universal Host Controller Interface UHCI Th
54. ver and a client system monitoring instrumentation When an alert input is asserted the Alert on LAN component transmits Ethernet packets to the 82550 through an 8 bit dedicated data path Examples of events that can trigger alert messages to a management server include Chassis intrusion System BIOS hang transmits POST error code LAN leash transmits an alert that the LAN cable was disconnected Temperature or voltage out of specification LAN Subsystem Software The Intel 82550 10 100 Mbps Fast Ethernet WfM PCI LAN software and drivers are available from Intel s World Wide Web site a0 RJ 45 LAN Connector Optional LEDs Two LEDs are built into the RJ 45 LAN connector The table describes the LED states when the board is powered up and the LAN subsystem is operating LAN Connector LED States LED Color LED State Green Off 10 M bit sec The speed is selected On 100 M bit sec The speed is selected LAN link is not established On steady state LAN link is not established On brighter and pulsing Traffic On the LAN 2 10 Jumper Setting 8 Connector Back Panel Connectors HE FN NI Lg EE we se BEE EE OA LAA AAA FRERE SmBus PC164 2 ee AGP Pro ee SEE B N Hi id bibi hihi Mor oe EEE EEE Dez PCI 1 LITT IT PLT TERRE unner ren EE CPU FAN ATX Power Connectar FETTTIKITTITT iid i i t tititit nit ni t i iiti ii i s
55. w agpforum org X3110 2008D Revision 6 The specification is available at http www t13 org Be ATAPI ATA Packet Interface for X3T10 2008D Revision 6 CD ROMS The specification is available at http www t13 org ATX ATX Specification Revision 2 01 February 1997 Intel Corporation The specification is available at http developer intel com design motherbd atx htm EPP Enhanced Parallel Port IEEE 1284 1 standard Mode 1 or 2 v1 7 IEEE The specification is available at http standards ieee org El Torito Bootable CD ROM Version 1 0 January 25 1995 format Phoenix Technologies Ltd and IBM Corporation specification The specification is available on the Phoenix Website at http www ptitd com products specs htm LPC Low Pin Count Interface Revision 1 0 September 29 1997 Specification Intel Corporation This specification is available at http www intel com design chipsets industry lpc htm MTBF Bellcore Reliability BTR NWT 000332 Issue 4 September 1991 Prediction Procedure Multiprocessor Multiprocessor Version 1 4 May 1997 System specification Intel Corporation This specification is available at http developer intel com design intarch manuals PCI Local Bus Revision 2 2 December 18 1998 Specification PCI Special Interest Group This specification is available at http www pcisig com PCI Bus Power Revision 1 1 December 18 1998 Management Interface PCI Special Interest Group Specification The specific
56. ys ta move curse lt Enter gt to select option ac to backup 61 13 Appendix Beep Codes Currently there are two kinds of beep codes in BIOS This code indicates that a video error has occurred and the BIOS cannot initialize the video screen to display any additional information This beep code consists of a single long beep followed by three short beeps The other code indicates that your DRAM error has occurred This beep code consists of a single long beep repeatedly BIOS Protection Auto Recovery Feature BIOS Protection There is one jumper JP16 located at between the two PCI 64 slots PCI64_1 and PCI64_2 When you installed the jumper at 1 2 it means the FWH is protected or unprotected depend on the bios setting When you installed the jumper at 2 3 it means that the FHW is always protected from H W The default state is at 1 2 There is an option BIOS ROM Flash Protect in the bios setup The option is only available when the JP16 is installed at 1 2 If you select Non Flash the FWH will be protected from any write action or virus If you select Flashable the FWH is unprotected and allowed to update the content with flash utility Below is the way to test the function is worked or not 1 When jumper JP16 is at 1 2 Please check your setting in the bios setup If the setting is Non Flash all write action to the FHW will be unacceptable The contents in the FWH will not changed by the flash
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