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1. 4 35 4 6 5 Boot Settings Configuration 4 35 40G RT 4 37 EXILINONU 4 39 Appendix Reference information PSCH SR block diagrams A 1 Federal Communications Commission Statement This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions his device may not cause harmful interference and his device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation 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 reasonable 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 manufacturer s instructions may cause harmful interference to 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 the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures e Heorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment
2. Contact your retailer if any of the above items is damaged or missing ASUS PSCH SR motherboard user guide 1 1 13 Special features 1 3 1 Product highlights Latest processor technology The motherboard supports the latest Intel Pentium 4 processor viaa 478 pin surface mount ZIF socket The processor with 1 MB 512 KB L2 cache includes a 800 533 400 MHz system bus and features the Intel Hyper Threading Technology and new power design that allow up to 3 4 GHz core frequencies The motherboard fully supports the new generation 90 nm Pentium 4 processor Dual channel DDR400 memory support Employing the dual channel DDR memory architecture the motherboard provides a solution that doubles the system memory bandwidth to boost system performance The motherboard supports up to 4 GB of system memory using PC3200 2700 2100 ECC or non ECC DDR DIMMs to deliver up to 6 4 GB s data transfer rate for various server applications Serial ATA technology The motherboard supports the new Serial ATA technology through the SATA interfaces and the Intel 6300 The SATA specification allows for thinner more flexible cables with lower pin count reduced voltage requirement and up to 150 MB s data transfer rate For Serial ATA models the Adaptec AIC 8110X chip supports four additional SATA connectors to give you six fully compatible SATA interfaces For IDE models the Intel 68300ESB IC
3. Intel 82541 Hub Link 1 5 2XPCI GbE LAN 266MT s in 66 MHz 33 MHz 2 PIDE Ports Ultra ATA 66 100 Intel USB USB 4x USB1 1 USB2 0 ATI g USB USB Ports VGA RAGE XL Conn GbE PCI X 66 MHz miniPCI 6x TEMPERATURE CPU x2 Front x2 Rear x2 Winbond 8x VOLTAGE 3x TEMPERATURE CPU Fron Rear BIOS LPC BUS Flash ROM Winbond W83627THF A FLOPPY Super COM1 COM2 mini PCI BMC ASUS PSCH SR motherboard A 1 SATA model Intel Pentium 4 Processor Prescott Processor 478 Pin Package FSB 400 533 800 MHz CSA 266MT s in 66MHz Intel amp E7210 DDR SDRAM ner North Bridge 266 32 333 400 MHz 2 x DIMMs 128 bit DDR SDRAM 2 x DIMMs Intel 82541 Hub Link 1 5 GbE LAN 266MT s in 66 MHz 2 PIDE Ports Ultra ATA 66 100 Intel 6300 ESB EE USB USB AxUSB1 1 i USB2 0 ATI South Bridge USB USB VGA RAGE XL Conn GbE PCI X 66 MHz p ini miniPCI BMC SODIMMEGE MEME O 6x TEMPERATURE CPU x2 Front x2 Rear x2 8x VOLTAGE 3x TEMPERATURE CPU Fron Rear Winbond 83792AD FLOPPY Adaptec AIC 8110X 4 X SATA BIOS Flash ROM COM2 mini PCI BMC LPC BUS WInbond W83627THF A Super I O Appendix Reference information SCSI model Intel Pentium 4 Processor Prescott Processor 478 Pin Package FSB 400 533 800 MHz CSA 266MT s BER GERM amp in 66MHz Intel amp E7210
4. North Bridge 266 32 333 400 MHz 2 x DIMMs 128 bit DDR SDRAM 2 x DIMMs Intel 82541 Hub Link 1 5 2XPCI GbE LAN 266MT s in 66 MHz 33 MHz 2 PIDE Ports Ultra ATA 66 100 I USB USB 4 x USB1 1 VGA RAGE XL Conn GbE PCI X 66 MHz ini MES miniPCI BMC SODIMM ZCR 6x TEMPERATURE CPU x2 Front x2 Rear x2 Winbond Adani 83792AD aptec 8x VOLTAGE AIC 7901X 3x TEMPERATURE CPU Fron Rear EE U320 SCSI BIOS LPC BUS Flash ROM WInbond W83627THF A FLOPPY Super I O mini PCI BMC ASUS PSCH SR motherboard A 3 4 Appendix Reference information
5. Memory Parity Check Enabled Allows memory parity checking option This item is not user configurable and set to Enabled by default 4 4 4 Chipset This menu shows the chipset configuration settings Select an item then press lt Enter gt to display a sub menu with additional items or show a pop up menu with the configuration options system BIOS Cacheable Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the cache function of the system BIOS Configuration options Disabled Enabled Video BIOS Cacheable Disabled Allows you to enable or disable the cache function of the video BIOS Setting to Enabled improves the display speed by caching the display data Configuration options Disabled Enabled 4 18 Chapter 4 BIOS Setup Init Display First PCI VGA Card Allows you to select the graphics controller to use as primary boot device Configuration options PCI VGA Card AGP Slot Auto Detect PCI CIk Enabled Allows you to select the maximum PCI bus speed to be porgrammed Configuration options Enabled Disabled Spread Spectrum 0 35 Allows you to select the clock generator spread sprectrum Configuration options Disabled 0 35 0 5096 0 7596 1 00 Frequency Voltage Control CPU Host 3V66 PCI Clock Default Allows you to set the CPU AGP and PCI frequencies Configuration options Default 100 66 33MHz 105 70 35MHz 110 73 36 115 77 38MHz 133 66 33
6. to move to the minutes field then press Enter Key in a minute value 0 Max 59 then press Enter Press tab to move to the seconds field then press Enter Key in a value Min 0 Max 59 then press Enter fen xm oe 4 30 Chapter 4 BIOS Setup 4 5 2 Hardware Monitor This menu shows the hardware monitoring status Select an item then press Enter to display a pop up menu with the configuration options CPU Temperature 45 113 M B Front Temperature 29 84 F M B Rear Temperature 36 C 96 F CPU 1 Speed 5152 RPM Fan2 Speed 0 RPM Front Fanl Speed 0 RPM Front Fan2 Speed 0 RPM Rear 1 Speed 0 RPM Rear Fan2 Speed 0 RPM Voltage Monitor CPU VCORE A 3 3V Voltage 12V Voltage 1 5V Voltage 2 5V Voltage 5VCC Voltage 5VSB Voltage VBAT Voltage These fields show the auto detected voltages through the onboard voltage regulators ASUS PSCH SR motherboard 4 31 Smart Q Fan Configuration Smart Fan1 Temperature 40 C 104 F Smart Fan2 Temperature 40 C 104 F Smart Fan3 Temperature 40 C 104 F Allows automatic chassis CPU HDD or power suppy fan speed adjustment according to the system temperature Configuration options Disabled 80 C 86 F 35 C 95 F 40 C 1 04 F Fan1 Tolerance Value 5 Fan2 Tolerance Value 5 Fan3 Tolerance Value 5 Allows you to set the smart chassis CPU HDD or power supply fan speed detection ra
7. you may create a RAIDO RAID1 RAIDO 1 multi RAID configuration SATA 4 SATA RAIDS3 SATA RAID2 SATA GND RSATA TXP1 RSATA TXN1 GND RSATA RXN1 RSATA RXP1 GND e If you wish to create a RAID set make sure that you have connected the SATA cable and installed Serial ATA hard disk drives You cannot enter the SATARaid utility and SATA BIOS setup during POST if there are no connected Serial ATA HDDs The Adaptec AIC 8110X RAID controller does not support ATAPI devices such as CD ROMs DVD ROMs etc PSCH SR SATA RAID Connectors 8 LAN LED connector 4 pin LAN LED1 This connector is for the LAN activity LEDs in the system front panel LAN LED1 2886 PREP 3229 2222 dd so EEE PSCH SR LANLED Connector Je ASUS PSCH SR motherboard 2 27 9 ATX power connectors 20 ATXPWR1 4 ATX12V1 These connectors connect to an 12 V power supply The plugs from the power supply are designed to fit these connectors in only one orientation Find the proper orientation and push down firmly until the connectors completely fit In addition to the 20 pin ATXPWR 1 connector connect the 4 pin ATX 12V power plug to provide sufficient power to the CPU AN 1 Do forget to connect the 4 pin ATX 12V power plug Otherwise the system does not boot up 2 Make sure that your ATX 12 V power supply can provide 8A on the 12V lead and at least 1 on the 5 volt
8. 2 3 3 Installing the optional CPU heatsink and thermal plate au 2 9 MV MEMOTY 2 11 2 4 1 emen nennen 2 11 2 4 2 Memory configurations eese 2 11 2 4 3 Installing 2 13 2 4 4 Removing a DIMM 2 13 EXPANSION 9 eee eee eee eee ee 2 14 2 5 1 Installing an expansion card 2 14 2 5 2 Configuring an expansion card 2 14 2 99 POSO ponei ee 2 16 JUDON 2 17 2 22 2 1 Rear panel 2 22 eu connectors 2 23 Chapter 3 Powering up 3 1 3 2 Starting up for the first time eee 3 1 Powering off the computer 3 2 3 3 1 Using the OS shut down function 3 2 3 3 2 Using the dual function power switch 3 2 Chapter 4 BIOS setup 4 1 4 2 4 3 4 4 4 5 4 6 4 7 1 Managing and updating your BIOS 4 1 4 1 1 Creating a bootable floppy disk 4 1 4 1 2 Updating the 4 2 4 1 3 Saving the current BIOS file 4 4 BIOS Setup program ccc aneaaeensrentanctecoupenssesutde
9. PSCHSR IDE DATE 05 16 2004 Flash Type SST 49LF004A B 3 3V 1001 bin Do You Want To Save BIOS Y N 7 The utility prompts you to save the current BIOS file Press lt Y gt to save the current BIOS file to the floppy disk or lt N gt to continue AN If you intend to save the current BIOS file make sure that the floppy disk has enough disk space to save the file See the next section for details on saving the current BIOS file 8 he utility verifies the BIOS file in the floppy disk and starts flashing the BIOS file For Canterwood PSCHSR IDE DATE 05 16 2004 Flash Type SST 49LF004A B 3 3V 1001 bin OFEOO OK Write OK i No Update Write Fail Warning Don t Turn Off Power Or Reset System AN Do not turn off or reset the system during the flashing process ASUS PSCH SR motherboard 4 3 9 The utility displays a Flashing Complete message indicating that you have successfully flashed the BIOS file Press F1 to restart the system For Canterwood PSCHSR IDE DATE 05 16 2004 Flash Type SST 49LF004A B 3 3V Write OK No Update Write Fail ME Reset 41 3 Saving the current BIOS file You can use the AwardBIOS Flash Utility to save the current BIOS file You can load the current BIOS file when the BIOS file gets corrupted during the flashing process save the current BIOS file using the AwardBlOS Flash Utility 1 Follow steps 1 to 6 of the previous section 2 Press Y
10. and receiver Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help 4 The use of shielded cables for connection of the monitor to the graphics card is required to assure compliance with FCC regulations Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate this equipment Canadian Department of Communications Statement This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications This class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES 003 vi safety information Electrical safety To prevent electrical shock hazard disconnect the power cable from the electrical outlet before relocating the system When adding or removing devices to or from the system ensure that the power cables for the devices are unplugged before the signal cables are connected If possible disconnect all power cables from the existing system before you add a device Before connecting or removing signal cables from the motherboard ensure that all power cables are unplugged oeek professional assistance before using an adapter or extension cord These devices could interrupt the grounding circuit Make su
11. may have been added by your dealer These documents are not part of the standard package PSCH SR Series specifications summary Socket 478 for Intel Pentium 4 Prescott processors with Hyper Threading Technology On die 1MB 512KB L2 cache Chipset Northbridge Intel E7210 Memory Controller Hub Southbridge Intel 68300ESB I O Controller Hub ICH 800 533 400 MHz Memory Dual channel memory architecture 4 x 184 pin DDR DIMM sockets for up to 4 GB memory supports PC3200 PC2700 PC2100 unbuffered ECC or non ECC DDR DIMMs Expansion slots 1 x 3 3 V 64 bit 66 MHz PCI X with Zero Channel RAID ZCR support 2 x 5 V 32 bit 33 MHz PCI Storage IDE model Intel 6800ESB 1 0 Controller Hub ICH supports 2 X IDE connectors dual channel bus master IDE for up to four UltraATA100 66 33 hard disk drives 2xSerial ATA connectors for RAID 0 and RAID 1 configurations using two SATA hard disk drives and Windows XP Serial ATA model IDE model storage Adaptec AIC 8110X support 4x Serial ATA connectors for RAID 0 RAID 1 0 1 and RAID 5 configurations using four SATA hard disk drives and the optional Adaptec SODIMM Zero Channel RAID card SCSI model IDE model storage Adaptec AIC 7901 X support Single channel Ultra320 SCSI connector for RAID 0 1 RAID 0 1 and RAID 5 configurations using SCSI hard disk drives and the optional Adapt
12. standby lead 5VSB The minimum recommended wattage is 300W The system may become unstable or may not boot up if the power is inadequate ATXPWHR1 ATX12V1 GND 90 GND 5 0VDC GND GND GND lt 3 GND GND 5 0VDC 5 0VDC PWR GND GND PS ON 3 3VDC 3 3 3VDC 12 0VDC 8 3 3VDC 5 0VDC 5VSB 5 0VDC 12 PSCH SR ATX Power Connectors 10 Floppy disk drive connector 34 1 pin FLOPPY1 2 28 This connector supports the provided floppy drive ribbon cable After connecting one end to the motherboard connect the other end to the floppy disk drive Pin 5 is removed to prevent incorrect insertion when using FDD cables with a closed pin 5 hole FLOPPY1 NOTE Orient the red markings on the floppy ribbon cable to PIN 1 PSCH SR Floppy Disk Drive Connector Chapter 2 Hardware information 11 Ultra320 SCSI connector 68 pin SCSIA1 Z The Ultra320 SCSI connector is available on SCSI models only This single channel Ultra320 SCSI connector supports SCSI hard disk drives that you may configure as a RAID set through the onboard Adaptec 7901 SCSI controller The channel can support a maximum of 15 devices as specified by Ultra320 SCSI standards SCSIA1 68 Pin Ultra320 SCSI Connector a PSCH SR Onboard SCSI Connector If you wish to create SCSI RAID set make sure that you have connected the SCSI cable and insta
13. when the utility prompts you to save the current BIOS file The following screen appears For Canterwood PSCHSR IDE DATE 05 16 2004 Flash Type SST 49LF004A B 3 3V 1001 bin 4 4 Chapter 4 BIOS Setup 3 a filename for the current BIOS file in the Save current BIOS as field then press Enter For Canterwood PSCHSR IDE DATE 05 16 2004 Flash Type SST 49LF004A B 3 3V 1001 bin Checksum DAD6H Please Wait 4 The utility saves the current BIOS file to the floppy disk then returns to the BIOS flashing process For Canterwood PSCHSR IDE DATE 05 16 2004 Flash Type SST 49LF004A B 3 3V Please Wait ASUS PSCH SR motherboard 4 5 42 BIOS Setup program This motherboard includes a Flash ROM that you can update using the provided utility described in section 4 1 Managing and updating your BIOS Use the BIOS Setup program when you are installing a motherboard reconfiguring your system or prompted to Run Setup This section explains how to configure your system using this utility Even if you are not prompted to use the Setup program you may want to change the configuration of your computer in the future For example you may want to enable the security password feature or make changes to the power management settings This requires you to reconfigure your system using the BIOS Setup program so that the computer can recognize these changes and record them in the CMOS RAM of the Flash RO
14. 254 Gi PCIX1 64 bit 66MHz 3V Gigabit Ethernet PCl2 32 bit 33MHz 5V ELE CHASSIS 1 2 p ATI SATA1 p RAGE XL VGA Controller 6 Bs LOCATOR 1 PANEL1 USB34 5 1 2000909 EEEE eee EERE EE COM2 FPSMB1 FRONT FAN2 Z The BMCSOCKET1 slot is reserved for a server management card ASUS PSCH SR motherboard 30 5cm 12in SATA model 2 4 25cm 9 811 PS 2KBMS KBPWR1 ATXPWR1 T Mouse O PSUSMB1 B Keyboard ogg Intel 82547 Gigabit Ethernet HEAR FAN2 Socket 478 PSCH SR im u m m AN LED1 EEE ooo LAN EN2 BUZZER1 BAT PCIX1 64 bit 66MHz 3V igabi Ethernet PCI2 82 bit S3MHz 5V oog SASI_EN1 x PCI3 32 bit 33MHz 5V 1 PANEL1 USB34 J5 ELE CHASSIS 1 SATA2 RT Adaptec ATI pem AIC 8110X RAGE XL VGA Controller 6 ICH EEEIVGA EN1 CPU_FAN1 CPU_FAN2 ATX12V1 gt 30 5cm 121 SATA RAID1 SATA RAID2 SATA RAID3 SATA 2 The BMCSOCKET slot is reserved for a server management card Chapter 2 Hardware information SCSI model 25cm 9 811 PS 2KBMS 1 ATXPWRI IEEE T Mouse B Keyboard EIS Intel 82547GI Gigabit Ethernet Socket 478 EL HEAR FAN2 PSCH SR CPU FAN1 CPU FAN2 ATX12V1 mmml LAN LEDI 090 900 LAN LAN EN2
15. 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 IRQ Resources Set the item Resources Controlled By is set to Manual to enable the item IRQ Resources and assign the interrupts depending on the type of installed PCI device IRQ xx assigned to PCI device The IRQ Resources sub menu is activated when the Resources Controlled by parameter is set to Manual Select PCI Device to assign an IRQ address to a Plug and Play device Setting to Reserved reserves the IRQ address Configuration options PCI Device Reserved ASUS PSCH SR motherboard 4 25 4 4 7 USB Configuration This menu shows the USB configuration settings Select an item then press Enter to display a pop up menu with the configuration options USB Controller Enabled Allows you enable or disable the USB controller Configuration options Disabled Enabled USB 2 0 Support Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the EHCI controller Setting this item to Enabled allows the built in high speed USB support in the BIOS to turn on automatically when you install high speed USB devices Configuration options Disabled Enabled USB Legacy Mode Support Enabled Allows you enable or disable support for the legacy USB devices Configuration options Disabled Enabled 4 26 Chapter 4 BIOS Setup 4 9 Power menu The Power menu items allow you to change the settings for the Advanced Power Management Select an item then press Enter
16. 3 pin EN1 This jumper allows you enable or disable the onboard graphics controller VGA 12 23 Enable Disable Default PSCH SR Setting 4 SATA SCSI controller jumper 3 pin 1 2 18 This jumper allows you enable or disable the SATA controller on SATA models or the SCSI controller on SCSI models 1 Enable Disable PSCH SR EN Setting Default Chapter 2 Hardware information 5 Clear RAM 3 CLRTC1 This jumper allows you to clear the Real Time Clock RTC RAM in CMOS The RAM data in CMOS that include system setup information such as system date time and system setup parameters and passwords is powered by the onboard button cell battery To erase the RTC RAM 1 Turn OFF the computer and unplug the power cord 2 Remove the onboard battery 3 Move the jumper cap from pins 1 2 default to pins 2 3 Keep the cap on pins 2 3 for about 5 10 seconds then move the cap back to pins 1 2 4 Re install the battery 5 Plug the power cord and turn ON the computer 6 Hold down the Del key during the boot process and enter BIOS setup to re enter data PSCH SR CLRTC1 12 23 Normal Clear CMOS Default Co Ce PSCH SR Clear RTC RAM AN Except when clearing the RTC RAM never remove the cap on CLRTC jumper default position Removing the cap will cause system boot failure ASUS PSCH SR mot
17. ATA connectors 7 pin SATA1 SATA2 2 26 Serial ATA RAID connectors 7 pin SATA RAID1 2 27 SATA RAID2 SATA RAID3 SATA RAID4 LAN LED connector 4 pin LAN LED1 2 27 9 power connectors 20 ATXPWR1 4 pin ATX12V1 2 28 10 Floppy disk drive connector 34 1 FLOPPY1 2 28 11 Ultra820 SCSI connector 68 pin SCSIA1 2 29 12 Locator connector 6 pin LOCATOR 2 29 13 CPU Front and Rear Fan connectors 2 30 3 pin FAN1 2 FRONT 1 2 REAR FAN1 2 14 Serial connector 10 1 pin COM2 for management use 2 30 15 System panel connector 20 1 pin PANEL 2 31 Chapter 2 Hardware information 2 0 Central Processing Unit CPU 2 3 1 Overview The motherboard comes with a surface mount 478 pin Zero Insertion Force ZIF socket The socket is designed for the Intel Pentium 4 processor in the 478 pin package with 1 MB 512 KB L2 cache Take note of the marked corner with gold Gold Mark triangle on the CPU This mark should match a specific corner of the CPU socket 2 3 2 Installing the CPU Follow these steps to install a CPU 1 Locate the 478 pin ZIF socket on the motherboard _ Li 7 a ASUS PSCH SR motherboard 2 7 2 Z Make sure that the socket gt 3 Unlock the socket by pressing the 90 100 angle lever sideways then lift it up to a 90 100 angle _ Socket Lever lever is lifted up to 90 100 angle otherwise the CPU d
18. C BUZZER CUERO er J C sB_Pwrt PCIX1 64 bit 66MHz 3V igabi Ethernet PCl2 32 bit 3S3MHz 5V ELEF CHASSIS 1 ATI SATA m RAGE XL VGA Controller 6 C Adaptec AIC 7901X PCI3 32 bit 33MHz 5V i SCSIA1 LOCATOR1 PANEL1 USB34 BPSMB1 51 mmu mma J5 COM2 FPSMB1 Do0 SASI_EN1 Z The BMCSOCKET1 slot is reserved for a server management card ASUS PSCH SR motherboard 30 5cm 12in 2 5 2 2 4 Layout contents 2 6 Slots 1 DDR DIMM 2 11 2 2 16 Jumpers Keyboard power 3 pin KBPWH1 2 17 Integrated LAN controllers 3 pin LAN EN1 LAN EN2 2 17 Integrated graphics controller 3 EN1 2 18 SATA SCSI jumper controller 3 pin SASI EN1 2 18 Clear RAM 3 CLRTC1 2 19 Force BIOS recovery 3 pin J5 2 20 Hard disk drive SCSI LED switch 4 pin J4 2 20 DDR voltage regulator 3 pin J6 2 21 serial ROM initialization jumper 3 J2 2 21 Rear panel connectors Mo ed o oT MI PS 2 mouse port LAN1 port LAN2 port VGA port Serial port USB 2 0 ports 1 and 2 PS 2 keyboard port Internal connectors Power supply unit SMBus connector 5 pin PSUSMB1 2 23 Front panel SMBus connector 6 1 FPSMB1 white 2 23 Backplane SMBus connector 6 1 pin BPSMB1 black 2 24 Chassis intrusion connector 4 1 pin CHASSIS1 2 24 IDE connectors 40 1 pin PRI IDE1 blue SEC black 2 25 serial
19. Devices communicate with an oMBus host and or other SMBus devices using the SMBus interface PSUSMB1 i 3 3 GND NC 2 7 DATA 2 7 CLK CO oo ee PSCH SR Power Supply SMBus Header Z Not all power supply units have SMBus connector for server management 2 Front panel SMBus connector 6 1 pin FPSMB1 white This connector allows you to connect SMBus System Management Bus devices to system front panel components Devices communicate with an SMBus host and or other SMBus devices using the SMBus interface FPSMB1 i NC l2C 4 GND l2C 4 DATA 5VSB PSCH SR Front Panel SMBus Connector ASUS PSCH SR motherboard 2 23 3 Backplane SMBus connector 6 1 BPSMB1 black This connector allows you to connect SMBus System Management Bus devices to system backplane components such as SATA or SCSI backplanes Devices communicate with an SMBus host and or other SMBus devices using the SMBus interface PSCH SR BPSMB1 226 ao Oc Q Z O x PSCH SR Backplane SMBus Header 4 Chassis intrusion connector 4 1 pin CHASSIS1 This lead is for a chassis designed with intrusion detection feature This requires an external detection mechanism such as a chassis intrusion sensor or microswitch When you remove any chassis component the sensor triggers and sends a high level signal to this lead to record a chassis intru
20. E ONLY AND ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME WITHOUT NOTICE AND SHOULD NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY ASUS ASUS ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY FOR ANY ERRORS OR INACCURACIES THAT MAY APPEAR IN THIS MANUAL INCLUDING THE PRODUCTS AND SOFTWARE DESCRIBED IN IT Products and corporate names appearing in this manual may or may not be registered trademarks or copyrights of their respective companies and are used only for identification or explanation and to the owners benefit without intent to infringe Aou e V JU zi MIRO arcte RE RR vi About this guide e vii PSCH SR specifications summary IX Chapter 1 Product introduction 1 1 1 2 1 3 gt EEE 1 1 Package contents 1 1 Special 1 2 Chapter 2 Hardware information 2 1 2 2 2 3 2 4 29 2 6 2 Before you 2 1 Motherboard installation 2 2 2 2 2 1 Placement 2 2 2 2 2 Screw holes anb U TENE 2 2 2 2 3 Motherboard layouts 2 3 2 2 4 Layout contents tmd mE 2 6 Central Processing Unit GIL utetur mtt Rr ann un undae as 2 7 Dus I EPUM 2 7 2 3 2 Installing the CPU gee 2 7
21. H provides RAID 0 and RAID 1 solution for two Serial ATA interfaces using the Windows XP operating system Zero Channel RAID ZCR solution optional on SATA and SCSI models only The motherboard supports the optional Zero Channel RAID card in SODIMM package for a multi RAID solution using Serial ATA150 hard disk drives or Ultra320 SCSI hard disk drives The RAID 0 striping RAID 1 mirroring RAID 0 1 and RAID 5 provide a cost effective reliable and high performance server system 1 2 Chapter 1 Product introduction Single channel Ultra320 SCSI support on SCSI models only The Adaptec AIC 7901 X Ultra320 SCSI controller and single channel SCSI connector are onboard to provide high speed data transfers to and from SCSI hard disk drives Integrated graphics The onboard ATI XL graphics controller with 8 MB memory provides a reliable solution for server applications USB 2 0 technology dos The motherboard implements the Universal Serial Bus USB 2 0 specification dramatically increasing the connection speed from the 12Mbps bandwidth on USB 1 1 to a fast 480 Mbps on USB 2 0 USB 2 0 is backward compatible with USB 1 1 Dual Gigabit LAN solution The Intel 8254101 and Intel 8254701 Gigabit Ethernet controller allows full duplex Gigabit performance on LAN on Motherboard LOM applications Take the advantage of the Communication Streaming Architecture CSA with the Intel 82547GI contr
22. IE DENEN Series User Guide cimus D re E1935 Revised edition V2 January 2005 Copyright 2005 ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC All Rights Reserved No part of this manual including the products and software described in it may be reproduced transmitted transcribed stored in a retrieval system or translated into any language in any form or by any means except documentation kept by the purchaser for backup purposes without the express written permission of ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC 5105 Product warranty or service will not be extended if 1 the product is repaired modified or altered unless such repair modification of alteration is authorized in writing by ASUS or 2 the serial number of the product is defaced or missing ASUS PROVIDES THIS MANUAL AS IS WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE IN NO EVENT SHALL ASUS ITS DIRECTORS OFFICERS EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT SPECIAL INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES INCLUDING DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS LOSS OF BUSINESS LOSS OF USE OR DATA INTERRUPTION OF BUSINESS AND THE LIKE EVEN IF ASUS HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES ARISING FROM ANY DEFECT OR ERROR IN THIS MANUAL OR PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS AND INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS MANUAL ARE FURNISHED FOR INFORMATIONAL US
23. M The Flash ROM on the motherboard stores the Setup utility When you start up the computer the system provides you with the opportunity to run this program Press Delete during the Power On Self Test POST to enter the Setup utility otherwise POST continues with its test routines If you wish to enter Setup after POST restart the system by pressing Ctrl Alt Delete or by pressing the reset button on the system chassis You can also restart by turning the system off and then back on Do this last option only if the first two failed The Setup program is designed to make it as easy to use as possible It is a menu driven program which means you can scroll through the various sub menus and make your selections among the predetermined choices Because the BIOS software is constantly being updated the following BIOS setup screens and descriptions for reference purposes only and may not exactly match what you see on your screen 4 6 Chapter 4 BIOS Setup 4 2 1 BIOS menu screen Menu bar Menu items General help Base Memory 640K Extended Memory 261120K Total Memory 26114 Navigation keys Field settings 4 2 2 Menu bar The menu bar on top of the screen has the following main items Main For changing the basic system configuration settings Advanced For changing the advanced system settings Power For changing the power configuration settings Boot For changing the system boot configuration s
24. MHz 140 70 35 147 73 37 MHz 153 77 38MHz 200 66 33 210 70 35 MHz 220 73 37 MHz 230 77 38 MHZ CPU Clock Ratio x25 This option allows you to set the ratio between the CPU core clock and the front side bus frequency Highlight this item then press Enter to display a pop up menu Type in the value then press Enter Configuration options Min 16 Max 25 ASUS PSCH SR motherboard 4 19 4 4 5 Onboard Device This menu shows the onboard device configuration settings Select an item then press Enter to display a sub menu with additional items or show a pop up menu with the configuration options H W Jumper of CSA LAN Enabled This option tells whether the CSA LAN jumper labeled LAN on the motherboard is enabled or disabled See section 2 6 Jumpers for details Onboard CSA LAN Boot ROM Disabled Allows you to enable or disable the onboard CSA LAN boot ROM Configuration options Disabled Enabled H W Jumper of ONB LAN Enabled This option tells whether the onboard LAN jumper labeled LAN EN2 on the motherboard is enabled or disabled See section 2 6 Jumpers for details Onboard LAN Boot ROM Disabled Allows you to enable or disable the onboard LAN boot ROM Configuration options Disabled Enabled 4 20 Chapter 4 BIOS Setup Super I O Device EPP Mode Select ECP Mode Use DMA Serial Port 1 3F8 IRQ4 Serial Port 2 2F8 IRQ3 Allow you to select the
25. TA devices Setting to Combined Mode allows you to install parallel ATA and serial ATA devices at the same time You may install two IDE devices on any of the parallel ATA channels and one IDE device on each serial ATA channel for a maximum of four devices Use ths option when you installed a legacy operating system like MS DOS Windows ME 98 NT4 0 Setting to Enhanced Mode allows you to install parallel ATA and serial ATA devices at the same time with a maximum of six IDE devices on each channel Use ths option when you installed a native operating system like Windows 2000 XP Setting to SATA Only allows you to install IDE devices on the Serial ATA channels only Chapter 4 BIOS Setup e Setting to Disabled disables the onboard SATA controller The RAID feature is also disabled SATA Mode IDE When set to RAID this item allows configuration of the installed IDE devices into a disk array Refer to the software installation guide for details on RAID configuration Configuration options IDE RAID Serial ATA Porto Mode SATAO Master Serial ATA Port1 Mode SATA1 Master Allow you to set the SATA PortO and Serial ATA Porti modes The options for these items vary depending on the setting of the On Chip Serial ATA item Configuration options Primary Master Secondary Master SATAO master SATA1 master ASUS PSCH SR motherboard 4 23 4 4 6 PCIPnP This menu shows the PCIPnP configuration settings Select an i
26. Total Memory 26114K System Time hh mm ss Sets the system to the time that you specify usually the current time The format is hour minute second Valid values for hour minute and second are Hour 00 to 23 Minute 00 to 59 Second 00 to 59 Use the lt Tab gt key to move between the hour minute and second fields System Date mm dd yy Sets the system to the date that you specify usually the current date The format is month day year Valid values for month day and year are Month 1 to 12 Day 1 to 31 Year 1999 to 2099 Use the Tab key to move between the month day and year fields Legacy Diskette A 1 44M 3 5 in Sets the type of floppy drive installed Configuration options None 60 5 25 in 1 2M 5 25 in 720K 3 5 in 1 44M 3 5 in 2 88M 3 5 in Base Extended Total Memory xxxK The base memory extended memory and total memory values are auto detected These fields are not user configurable ASUS PSCH SR motherboard 4 9 4 3 1 Primary IDE Master Capacity Cylinder Hea Precomp Landing Zone Sector Transfer Mode S M A R T Status Auto Detection Press Enter Press lt Enter gt to automatically detect an IDE drive if the drive is not yet detected Upon pressing lt Enter gt the message Detecting Hard Drive appears as the BIOS attempts to detect the presence of a IDE drive Primary IDE Master Auto Select Auto to automatically detec
27. able or disable the case open status feature Setting to Enabled clear the case open status Configuration options Disabled Enabled Boot Up Floppy Seek Enabled When enabled the BIOS will seek the floppy disk drive to determine whether the drive has 40 or 80 tracks Configuration options Disabled Enabled Boot Up NumLock Status On Allows you to select the power on state for the NumLock Configuration options Disabled Enabled Typematic Rate Setting Disabled Allows you to enable or disable the keyboard typematic rate setting Set to Enabled to configure the Type Rate and Type Delay items Configuration options Disabled Enabled The items Rate Chars Sec and Typematic Delay become configurable only when the item Typematic Setting is enabled Typematic Rate Chars Sec 6 Allows you to select the rate at which character repeats when you hold a key Configuration options 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 30 Typematic Delay Msec 250 Allows you to set the delay before key strokes begin to repeat Configuration options 250 500 750 1000 4 36 Chapter 4 BIOS Setup 4 6 6 Security Supervisor Password Enter User Password Enter These fields allow you to set passwords To set a password 1 Highlight an item then press Enter 2 in a password using eight 8 alohanumeric characters then press Enter 3 When prompted confirm the pas
28. an power interruption When set to Last State the system goes into whatever was the system state on or off before the power interruption Configuration options Power Off Power On Last State Video Off Method DPMS This item determines the video off features The Display Power Management System DPMS feature allows the BIOS to control the video display card if it supports the DPMS feature Blank Screen only blanks the screen Use this for monitors without power management or green features Configuration options Blank Screen V H SYNC Blank DPMS Video Off In Suspend Yes This item determines when to activate the video off feature for monitor power management Configuration options Yes No MODEM Use IRQ 3 Allows you to select the IRQ assignment for the modem Configuration options NA 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 4 28 Chapter 4 BIOS Setup Soft Off by PWR BTN Instant Off When set to Instant Off the system goes to soft off when you press the power button for less than 4 seconds When set to Delay 4 Sec press the power button for more than 4 seconds to power off the system Configuration options Instant Off Delay 4 Sec Power On By PCI Devices Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the PME to generate a wake up event Configuration options Disabled Enabled Power On By External Modem Enabled Allows you to enable or disable system power up when the external modem receive
29. d the card inoperable 9 ASUS PSCH SR motherboard 2 15 2 5 3 slots The PCI slots support PCI cards such as a LAN card SCSI card USB card and other cards that comply with PCI specifications When installing long PCI cards it is recommended that you install them in the PCIX1 and PCI3 slots Long PCI cards installed in the PCI2 slot may interfere with the SATA connectors 2 16 Chapter 2 Hardware information 2 6 Jumpers 1 Keyboard power 3 pin KBPWR1 This jumper allows you to enable or disable the keyboard wake up feature Set this jumper to pins 2 3 5VSB if you wish to wake up the computer when you press a key on the keyboard This feature requires an ATX power supply that can supply at least 1A on the 5VSB lead and a corresponding setting in the BIOS Refer to Chapter 4 for more information KBPWH 1 1 2 23 5V 5VSB Default PSCH SR Keyboard Power Setting 2 Integrated LAN controllers 3 pin LAN EN1 LAN 2 This jumper allows you enable or disable the onboard LAN controllers The LAN jumper is for the LAN1 port controlled by the Intel 8254761 LAN controller while the LAN EN2 jumper is for the LAN2 port controlled by the Intel 82541GI LAN controller LAN for 82547GI controller LAN 2 for 82541GI controller 1 2 23 Enable Disable Default ee Coo Ce PSCH SR LAN Controller Jumper ASUS PSCH SR motherboard 2 17 3 Integrated graphics controller
30. de a reminder that you should shut down the system and unplug the power cable before removing or plugging in any motherboard component L 22 umm Ese mmm Standby Powered Off SB Power PSCH SR Onboard LED ASUS PSCH SR motherboard 2 1 2 2 Motherboard installation Before you install the motherboard study the configuration of your chassis to ensure that the motherboard fits into it 4 Make sure to unplug the power cord before installing or removing the motherboard Failure to do so may cause you physical injury and damage motherboard components 2 2 1 Placement direction When installing the motherboard make sure that you place it to the chassis in the correct orientation The edge with external ports goes to the rear part of the chassis as indicated in the image below 2 2 2 Screw holes secure the motherboard to the chassis with nine 9 screws on the holes indicated by the circles Do not overtighten the screws Doing so may damage the motherboard Place this side towards the rear of the chassis a _ H a 3 i e 2 2 Chapter 2 Hardware information 2 2 3 Motherboard layouts IDE model 25cm 9 811 PS FENS BPWR1 4 ATXPWRI p ee B Keyboard Oog PSUSMB1 Gigabit Ethernet Socket 478 HEAR FAN2 PSCH SR CPU FAN 1 CPU FAN2 ATX12V1 LAN_LED1 9901 D00 LAN EN1 EN2 C BUZZER1 LET J C sB_Pwrt S
31. e attached tighten them one by one to completely secure the heatsink Do not overtighten the screws to avoid damaging the motherboard Chapter 2 Hardware information 2 1 System memory 2 4 1 Overview The motherboard comes with four Double Data Rate DDR Dual Inline Memory Module DIMM sockets The following figure illustrates the location of the sockets 104 Pins 80 Pins DIMM A1 DIMM A2 DIMM B1 dium oom DIMM B2 PSCH SR 184 Pin DDR DIMM Sockets 2 4 2 Memory configurations You may install 64 MB 128 MB 256 MB 512 MB and 1GB DDR DIMMs into the DIMM sockets using the memory configurations in this section Important notes on memory configurations Installing DDR DIMMs other than the recommended configurations may cause memory sizing error or system boot failure Use of the recommended configurations in Table 1 e Use the blue DIMM slots first In Dual channel configurations install only identical the same type and size DDR DIMM pairs for each channel Always install DIMMs with the same CAS latency otherwise the system may run in a lower frequency For optimum compatibility it is recommended that you obtain memory modules from the same vendor e When all four sockets are populated with 1 GB DIMMs total 4 GB the system may detect only 3583 MB due to the Southbridge resource allocation Three DDR DIMMs installed into any three memory socke
32. ec SODIMM Zero Channel RAID card Graphics ATI Rage XL PCI graphics controller with 8 MB VRAM LAN Intel 8254701 CSA Gigabit LAN controller Intel 82541 GI Gigabit LAN controller 32 bit ASUS Q Fan Technology ASUS Update continued on the next page PSCH SR Series specifications summary Rear panel ports 1 x Serial COM1 port 2 X LAN RJ 45 ports 1 x PS 2 keyboard port 1 x PS 2 mouse port 2 x USB 2 0 ports 1 x VGA port Internal connectors CPU system chassis fan connectors 20 pin ATX and 4 pin ATX 12V power connectors 20 pin front panel connectors USB 2 0 1 1 connector Chassis intrusion connector Serial port COM2 connector for server management use only Baseboard Management Connector BMC for server management card SODIMM slot for Adaptec Zero Channel RAID card optional on SCSI SATA models only 68 pin Ultra320 SCSI connector SCSI models only 4 x horizontal Serial ATA connectors SATA models only BIOS features Firmware Hub Flash ROM 4 Mb for IDE models 8 Mb for SCSI and SATA models Award BIOS with enhanced ACPI PnP DMI2 0 Green Industry standard PCI 2 2 PCI X 1 0a USB 2 0 Power requirement ATX power supply with 4 pin 12V plug Form Factor ATX form factor 12in x 9 8in 30 5 cm x 25 cm Support CD contents Device drivers Management software System utilities ASUS contact information Specifications are subject to change without notice Chapter 1 This chapt
33. en press Enter to display a pop up menu with the configuration options Cache Latency Time 2159 Active to Precharge Delay 7 3 DRAM RAS to CAS Delay DRAM RAS Precharge 3 Memory Parity Check Enabled DRAM Frequency Auto This item sets the DRAM operating frequency Configuration options DDR266 DDR333 Auto Memory Timing Selectable By SPD The DRAM clock are set according to the DRAM SPD Serial Presence Detect Select By SPD for automatic DRAM clock detection Select Manual to allow setting the succeeding memory items to optimal timings Configuration options Manual By SPD The items CAS Latency Time Active to Precharge Delay DRAM RAS to CAS Delay and DRAM RAS Precharge are configurable only when the Memory Timing Selectable item is set to Manual CAS Latency Time 2 5 This item sets the latency in clocks between the DRAM read command and the time the data actually becomes available Configuration options 2 2 9 3 Active to Precharge Delay 7 This ttem controls the number of DRAM clocks used for DRAM parameters Configuration options 8 7 6 5 ASUS PSCH SR motherboard 4 17 DRAM RAS to CAS Delay 3 Controls the latency between the DRAM active command and the read write command Configuration options 4 3 2 DRAM RAS Precharge 3 This item controls the idle clocks after issuing a precharge command to the DDR SDRAM Configuration options 4 3 2
34. er describes the features of the motherboard It includes brief descriptions of the special attributes of the motherboard and the new technology it supports Product introduction Chapter summary I ER ju 1 1 L2 Package 1 1 1 3 Special features 1 2 ASUS PSCH SR motherboard 11 Welcome Thank you for buying the ASUS PSCH SR series motherboard The ASUS PSCH SR series motherboard delivers a host of new features and latest technologies making it another standout in the long line of ASUS quality motherboards The motherboard incorporates the Intel Pentium 4 processor in 478 pin package coupled with the Intel E7210 6300ESB chipset to provide a powertul server workstation platform solution Supporting 800 MHz FSB up to 4 GB of system memory with dual channel PC3200 2700 2100 DDR SDRAM high resolution graphics through an onboard VGA Serial ATA support dual Gigabit LAN PCI X and USB 2 0 interfaces PSCH SR is your perfect vehicle to get ahead in the world of power computing Before you start installing the motherboard and hardware devices on it check the items in your package with the list below 12 Package contents Check your PSCH SR package for the following items PSCH SR models ltem Description 1 4 in 1 IDE FDD cable set v I O shield v Y Optional items CPU heatsink and thermal plate Adaptec Zero Channel RAID card
35. ettings Exit For selecting the exit options and loading default settings To select the menu bar items press the right or left arrow key on the keyboard until the desired item is highlighted ASUS PSCH SR motherboard 4 7 4 2 3 Navigation keys At the bottom of a menu screen are the navigation keys for that particular menu Use the navigation keys to select items in the menu and change the settings Z The navigation keys differ from one screen to another 4 2 4 General help On the right side of the menu screen is a brief description of the selected Item 4 2 5 Sub menu An item with a sub menu on any menu screen 1 distinguished by a solid triangle before the item To display the sub menu select the item and press Enter 4 2 06 Scroll bar A scroll bar appears on the right side of a menu screen when there are items that do not fit on the screen Press Up Down arrow keys or PageUp PageDown keys to display the other items on the screen 4 2 7 Pop up window Select an item in the menu then press Enter to display a pop up window with the configuration options for that item 4 8 Chapter 4 BIOS Setup 4 3 Main menu When you enter the BIOS Setup program the Main menu screen appears giving you an overview of the basic system information Refer to section 4 2 1 BIOS menu screen for information on the menu screen items and how to navigate through them Base Memory 640K Extended Memory 261120K
36. fore exiting the Setup utility When a confirmation window appears type Y to save and exit or N to cancel and return to the menu Exit amp Discard Changes Select this option then press Enter if you wish to exit the Setup utility without saving your changes When a confirmation window appears type Y to exit and discard your changes or N to cancel and return to the menu Load Setup Defaults oelect this option then press Enter or simply press F5 to load the optimized values for each of the Setup menu items When a confirmation window appears type Y to load the default values or N to cancel and return to the menu Discard Changes Select this option to discard the changes that you made and restore the previously saved values When a confirmation appears type Y to discard any changes and load the previously saved values N to cancel and return to the menu ASUS PSCH SR motherboard 4 39 4 40 Chapter 4 BIOS Setup Appendix This appendix includes additional information that you may refer to when confiiguring the motherboard Reference information Appnedix summary A 1 Block diagram ASUS PSCH SR motherboard 1 PSCH SR block diagrams IDE model Intel Pentium 4 Processor Prescott Processor 478 Pin Package FSB 400 533 800 MHz CSA 266MT s Intel 82547 in 66MHz Intel E7210 DDR SDRAM LAN North Bridge 266 32 333 400 MHz 2 x DIMMs 128 bit DDR SDRAM 2 x DIMMs
37. g the power switch for more than 4 seconds when the system is on turns the system off Reset Switch 2 pin RESET This connector is for the case mounted reset switch for rebooting the system without turning off the system power ASUS PSCH SR motherboard 2 31 2 32 Chapter 2 Hardware information This chapter describes the power up sequence and gives information on the BIOS beep codes Powering Chapter 3 Chapter summary 3 1 Starting up for the first time 3 2 Powering off the computer ASUS PSCH SR motherboard 91 Starting up for the first time After making all the connections replace the system case cover Be sure that all switches are off 3 Connect the power cord to the power connecior at the back of the system chassis Connect the power cord to a power outlet that is equipped with a surge protector 5 Turn on the devices in the following order a Monitor b External SCSI devices starting with the last device on the chain System power SCS models only After applying power the power LED on the system front panel case lights up For ATX power supplies the system LED lights up when you press the ATX power switch If your monitor complies with green standards or if it has a power standby feature the monitor LED may light up or switch between orange and green after the system LED turns on The system then runs the power on
38. herboard 2 19 Force BIOS recovery 3 pin J5 This jumper allows you to update or recover the BIOS settings when it gets corrupted or destroyed J5 12 2 3 Normal Force BIOS Recovery Default PSCH SR Force BIOS Recovery Setting This jumper allows you to update recover the BIOS quickly To update the BIOS 1 Aa W N 2 20 Prepare a floppy disk that contains the latest BIOS for the motherboard XXXX XXX BIN and the AWDFLASH EXE utility Set the jumper to pins 2 3 Insert the floppy disk then turn on the system to update the BIOS Shut down the system Set the jumper back to pins 1 2 Turn on the system Hard disk drive SCSI LED switch 4 pin J4 This jumper allows you to enable or disable the front panel hard disk drive or SCSI LED The HD SCSI LED is enabled when no jumper cap is placed over the pins J4 HD SCSI LED Enable PSCH SR J4 Jumper Chapter 2 Hardware information 8 DDR voltage regulator 3 J6 This jumper allows you adjust the DDR voltage to 5 or 5 The DDR voltage is at its normal level when no jumper cap is placed over the pins J6 1 gog 1 2 Adjust to 5 2 3 Adjust to 5 PSCH SR DDR 1 Voltage Switching Regulator AN Observe caution when adjusting the DDR voltage 9 Serial ROM initialization jumper 3 pin J2 SA7A models only This jumper allows you to enable or disable the serial ROM for Serial ATA devices N dL
39. lled SCSI devices 12 Locator connector 6 pin LOCATOR This connector controls the locator LEDs in the system front or rear panel By default this connector comes without a jumper LOCATOR tO 26 6 ttm CE 585 ate lt lt 939 eo uu N MES PSCH SR LOCATOR Connector ASUS PSCH SR motherboard 2 29 13 CPU Front and Rear fan connectors 3 CPU FAN1 2 FRONT 1 2 1 2 The fan connectors on this motherboard support various server configurations Use the rear fan connectors if you intend to install the motherboard in a tower pedestal chassis Use the front fan connectors when using a rackmount configuration The fan connectors support cooling fans of 350 mA 740 mA 8 88 W max or a total of 1 A 2 22 A 26 64 W max at 12 V Connect the fan cables to the fan connectors on the motherboard making sure that the black wire of each cable matches the ground pin of the connector wer HEAR Bower E HEAR FAN2 GND CPU FAN1 HT CPU FAN2 GND x oo FRONT FAN speco FRONT FAN2 Power E PSCH SR Fan Connectors Do not forget to connect the fan cables to the fan connectors Lack of sufficient air flow within the system may damage the motherboard components These are not jumpers DO NOT place jumper caps on the fan connectors 14 Serial connector 10 1 pin COM2 for managemen
40. ment a Insert a new 1 44 MB floppy disk in the floppy disk drive From the Windows desktop click Start gt My Computer In the My Computer window click the 3 1 2 Floppy icon From the Menu bar click File Format select Create an MS DOS Startup Disk in the Format Options field then click Start 2 Copy the original or the latest motherboard BIOS to the bootable floppy disk ASUS PSCH SR motherboard 4 1 4 1 2 Updating the BIOS The Basic Input Output System BIOS can be updated using the AwardBlOs Flash Utility Follow these instructions to update the BIOS using this utility 1 Download the latest BIOS file from the ASUS web site Rename the file to BIN and save it to a floppy disk AN Save only the updated BIOS file in the floppy disk to avoid loading the wrong BIOS file 2 Copy the AwardBlOS Flash Utility awdflash exe from the Software folder of the support CD to the floppy disk with the latest BIOS file 3 Boot the system in DOS mode using the bootable floppy disk you created earlier 4 When the A gt appears replace the bootable floppy disk with the floppy disk containing the new BIOS file and the Award BIOS Flash Utility 5 Atthe prompt type awdflash then press Enter The Award BIOS Flash Utility screen appears Please input File Name 4 2 Chapter 4 BIOS Setup 6 Type the BIOS file name in the File Name to Program field then press Enter For Canterwood
41. mom Co ee ee Enabl B bl PSCH SR SATA Setting Default ASUS PSCH SR motherboard 2 21 2 1 Connectors 2 7 1 Rear panel connectors 1 PS 2 mouse port This green 6 pin connector is for a PS 2 mouse 2 port This port allows Gigabit connection to a Local Area Network LAN through a network hub This port is controlled by the Intel 82547GI LAN controller Refer to the table below for the LAN port LED indications 3 RJ 45 port This port allows Gigabit connection to a Local Area Network LAN through a network hub This port is controlled by the Intel 82541GI LAN controller Refer to the table below for the RJ 45 port LED indications Refer to the table below for the LAN port LED indications ate ACT LINK LED SPEED LED Status Description Status Description ACT LNK oR OFF 10Mbps connection GREEN ORANGE 100Mbps connection BLINKING GREEN 1Gbps connection 4 VGA port This port connects a VGA display device 5 Serial port This 9 pin COM1 port is for pointing devices or other serial devices 6 USB 2 0 ports 1 and 2 These 4 pin Universal Serial Bus USB ports are available for connecting USB 2 0 devices 7 PS 2 keyboard port This purple connector is for a PS 2 keyboard 2 22 Chapter 2 Hardware information 2 7 2 Internal connectors 1 Power supply unit SMBus connector 5 pin PSUSMB1 This connector allows you to connect SMBus System Management Bus devices to the power supply unit
42. nge Configuration options Min 1 Max 5 4 32 Chapter 4 BIOS Setup 4 6 Boot menu The Boot menu items allow you to change the system boot settings Select an then press Enter to display a sub menu with additional items or show a pop up menu with the configuration options 4 6 1 Boot Device Priority 1st Boot Device Removable 2nd Boot Device CDROM 3rd Boot Device Hard Disk These items allow you to select your boot device priority Configuration options Removable Hard Disk CDROM Legacy LAN Disabled ASUS PSCH SR motherboard 4 33 4 6 2 Hard Disk Boot Priority 4 6 3 Removable Device Priority 4 34 Chapter 4 BIOS Setup 4 6 4 CD ROM Boot Priority 4 6 5 Boot Settings Configuration Typematic Rate Chars Sec 6 Typematic Delay Msec VASTU Boot Other Device Enabled Allows you to enable or disable selection of other boot device Configuration options Disabled Enabled Quick Power On Self Test Enabled This field speeds up the Power On Self Test POST routine by skipping retesting a second third and fourth time Configuration options Disabled Enabled ASUS PSCH SR motherboard 4 35 Halt All Errors oets the system to halt on errors according to the system functions specified in each option Configuration options All Errors No Errors All But Keyboard All But Diskette All But Disk Key Case Open Warning Enabled Allows you to en
43. nucneuncdesstuneaccene 4 6 4 2 1 BIOS menu screen 4 7 422 Menu 4 7 4 2 3 Navigation keys 4 8 4 2 4 General help 4 8 4 2 5 Sub Menu 4 8 deo STOD ETT 4 8 Z2 POPUD 4 8 MaDe E 4 9 4 3 1 Primary IDE Master 4 10 4 3 2 Primary IDE Slave esee 4 13 4 3 3 Secondary IDE Master 4 13 4 3 4 Secondary IDE Slave 4 13 Advanced Menu 4 14 4 4 1 Advanced BIOS Features 4 15 4 4 2 CPU Configuration 4 16 AAS Memory Configuration 4 17 Cmm 4 18 AAS Onboard Device oor etate tttm nette oro s 4 20 A5 UPON pad uU 4 24 4 4 7 USB Configuration 4 26 4 27 45 1 APM Configuration ean to nn ee Ent in 4 27 4 5 2 Hardware Monitor 4 31 zoe Mm PH 4 33 4 6 1 Boot Device 4 33 To Hard Disk Boot Priority 4 34 4 6 3 Removable Device Priority 4 34 4 6 4 CD ROM Boot Priority
44. oes not fit in completely A Position the CPU above the socket such that its marked Gold Mark corner matches the base of the socket lever Carefully insert the CPU into the socket until it fits in place 4 The CPU fits only in one correct orientation DO NOT force the CPU 2 8 into the socket to prevent bending the pins and damaging the CPU When the CPU is in place push down the socket lever to secure the CPU The lever clicks on the side tab to indicate that it 1 locked N After installation make sure to plug in the 4 pin ATX power cable to the motherboard Chapter 2 Hardware information 2 3 3 Installing the optional CPU heatsink and thermal plate AN The passive CPU heatsink and a thermal plate is purchased separately For optimum thermal solution use the recommended CPU heatsink and thermal plate CPU thermal plate This motherboard requires a thermal plate for the CPU Place the thermal plate underneath the motherboard before you install the heatsink Refer to the picture below for the correct matching of the motherboard and thermal plate holes To install the CPU heatsink 1 Carefully place the heatsink on top of the installed CPU ASUS PSCH SR motherboard 2 9 2 3 2 10 Hold down the heatsink lightly and twist each of the four screws with a Philips cross screwdriver just enough to attach the heatsink to the motherboard When the four screws ar
45. oller that connects to the dedicated CSA bus on the Memory Controller Hub MCH This reduces the PCI bottlenecks by freeing the PCI bus for other operations The Intel 825411 controller utilizes the PCI interface on the Southbridge to provide a faster and more efficient networking performance Server management With the onboard Baseboard Management Connector BMC for the ASUS server management card managing your server motherboard has never been this easy ASUS server management cards fully conform to the IPMI1 5 or 2 0 versions Chassis intrusion detection The motherboard supports chassis intrusion monitoring through the Winbond ASIC A chassis intrusion event is retained in the CMOS for added protection ASUS PSCH SR motherboard user guide 1 3 1 3 2 ASUS unique features ASUS Q Fan technology Gham The ASUS Q Fan technology smartly adjusts the fan speeds according to the system loading to ensure quiet cool and efficient operation ASUS Update This utility allows you to update the motherboard BIOS through user friendly interface Connect to the Internet then to the ASUS FTP site nearest you to obtain the latest BIOS version for your motherboard 1 4 Chapter 1 Product introduction Chapter 2 This chapter describes the hardware setup procedures that you have to perform when installing system components It includes details on the switches jumpers and connectors on the motherboard Hardware inf
46. ormation Chapter summary 2 1 2 2 2 3 2 4 2 5 2 6 2 7 Before you proceed 2 1 Motherboard installation 2 2 Central Processing Unit CPU 2 7 System 2 11 Expansion 51015 2 14 Milglcqe 2 17 CODIGOS aussen icio nas kp SEE naani 2 22 ASUS PSCH SR motherboard 21 Before you proceed Take note of the following precautions before you install motherboard components or change any motherboard settings AN 1 Unplug the power cord from the wall socket before touching any component Use a grounded wrist strap or touch a safely grounded object or to a metal object such as the power supply case before handling components to avoid damaging them due to static electricity Hold components by the edges to avoid touching the ICs on them Whenever you uninstall any component place it on a grounded antistatic pad or in the bag that came with the component Before you install or remove any component ensure that the ATX power supply is switched off or the power cord is detached from the power supply Failure to do so may cause severe damage to the motherboard peripherals and or components Power LED The motherboard has a green power LED SB PWR 1 When lit this LED indicates that the system is ON in sleep mode or in soft off mo
47. ows the value None S M A R T Status Shows the Smart Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology S M A R T status if the IDE hard disk drive supports the feature Otherwise this item is grayed out and shows the value None After entering the IDE hard disk drive information use a disk utility such as FDISK to partition and format new IDE drives This is necessary so that you can write or read data from the hard disk Make sure to set the partition of the Primary IDE hard disk drive to Active 4 12 Chapter 4 BIOS Setup 4 3 2 Primary IDE Slave When configuring a drive as Primary IDE Slave refer to section 4 3 1 Primary IDE Master for the menu item descriptions 4 3 3 Secondary IDE Master When configuring a drive as Secondary IDE Master refer to section 4 3 1 Primary IDE Master for the menu item descriptions 4 3 4 Secondary IDE Slave When configuring a drive as Secondary IDE Slave refer to section 4 3 1 Primary IDE Master for the menu item descriptions ASUS PSCH SR motherboard 4 13 4 4 Advanced menu The Advanced menu items allow you to change the settings for the CPU memory chipset and other system devices Take caution when changing the settings the Advanced menu items Incorrect field values may cause the system to malfunction 4 14 Chapter 4 BIOS Setup 4 4 1 Advanced BIOS Features This menu shows the console redirection and agent information Select an item then p
48. r switch While the system is ON pressing the power switch for less than 4 seconds puts the system to sleep mode or to soft off mode depending on the BIOS setting Pressing the power switch for more than 4 seconds lets the system enter the soft off mode regardless of the BIOS setting See section 4 5 Power Menu in Chapter 4 3 2 Chapter 3 Powering up Chapter 4 This chapter tells how to change system settings through the BIOS oetup Menus Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided BIOS information Chapter summary 4 1 4 2 4 3 4 4 4 5 4 6 4 7 Managing and updating your BIOS 4 1 BIOS Setup program 4 6 Main menu rernm 4 9 Advanced menu 4 14 MENU 4 27 seu e 4 33 Exit menu eese 4 39 ASUS PSCH SR motherboard 41 NA Managing and updating your BIOS The original BIOS file for this motherboard is in the support CD Copy the original BIOS to a bootable floppy disk in case you need to restore the BIOS in the future 4 1 1 Creating a bootable floppy disk 1 Do either one of the following to create a bootable floppy disk DOS environment Insert a 1 44 MB floppy disk into the drive At the DOS prompt type ormat a s then press the Enter key Windows XP environ
49. re that your power supply is set to the correct voltage in your area If you are not sure about the voltage of the electrical outlet you are using contact your local power company If the power supply is broken do not try to fix it by yourself Contact a qualified service technician or your retailer Operation safety Before installing the motherboard and adding devices on it carefully read all the manuals that came with the package Before using the product make sure all cables are correctly connected and the power cables are not damaged If you detect any damage contact your dealer immediately To avoid short circuits keep paper clips screws and staples away from connectors slots sockets and circuitry Avoid dust humidity and temperature extremes Do not place the product in any area where it may become wet Place the product on a stable surface If you encounter technical problems with the product contact a qualified service technician or your retailer This user guide contains the information you need when installing and configuring the motherboard How this guide is organized This user guide contains the following parts Chapter 1 Product introduction This chapter describes the features of the motherboard It includes brief descriptions of the special attributes of the motherboard and the new technology it supports Chapter 2 Hardware installation This chapter lists the hardware setup procedures that yo
50. ress Enter to display a pop up menu with the configuration options Console Redirection Disabled This item allows you to redirect the console through the serial port when set to Enabled the Baud Rate option is activated Configuration options Disabled Enabled Baud Rate 19200 This item appears only when the Console Redirection option is set to Enabled This parameter allows you to set the Baud rate of the console redirection to the serial port Configuration options 9600 19200 38400 57600 115200 Agent Address Auto This option allows you to delect the agent adress Configuration options 3F8h 2F8h 3E8h 2E8h Auto Agent after boot Disabled This option allows you to enable or disable the agent after boot up Configuration options Disabled Enabled ASUS PSCH SR motherboard 4 15 4 4 2 CPU Configuration This menu shows the CPU configuration settings Select an item then press Enter to display a pop up menu with the configuration options CPU L1 amp L2 Cache Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the CPU L1 and L2 cache Configuration options Disabled Enabled CPU Feature The CPU Feature window displays the thermal management and monitor feature of this motherboard Z The Thermal Management item is not user configurable 4 16 Chapter 4 BIOS Setup 4 4 3 Memory Configuration This menu shows the memory configuration settings Select an item th
51. s a call while in soft off mode Configuration options Disabled Enabled Power On Function BUTTON ONLY Allows you to select a device to turn the system power on Configuration options Password Hot Key Mouse Left Mouse Right Any KEY BUTTON ONLY PS 2 Mouse KB Power On Password Enter Allows you to set a password to turn the system power on Highlight this item then press enter to set a password To configure this item you should set the Power On Function item to Password Hot Key Power On Ctrl F1 Allows you to set a hot key combination to turn the system power on Configuration options Ctrl F1 Ctrl F 12 Z To configure this item you should set the Power On Function item to Resume by Alarm Disabled Allows you to enable or disable RTC to generate a wake event When this item is enabled you can set the date and time of alarm using the two following items Configuration options Disabled Enabled ASUS PSCH SR motherboard 4 29 Date of Month Alarm 0 To set the date of alarm highlight this item and press Enter to display a pop up menu Key in a value within the specified range then press Enter Configuration options Min 0 31 Time hh mm ss Alarm 0 0 0 To set the time of alarm 1 Highlight this item and press Enter to display a pop up menu for the hour field Key in a value Min 0 Max 23 then press Enter Press
52. serial port base addresses Configuration options Disabled 3F8 IRQ4 2F8 IRQ3 SE8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 Auto Onboard Parallel Port 378 IRQ7 Allows you to select the parellel port base address Configuration options Disabled 378 IRQ7 278 IRG5 3BC IRQ7 Parallel Port Mode SPP Allows you to select the parallel port mode Configuration options SPP EPP ECP ECP EPP Normal EPP Mode Select EPP1 7 Allows you to select the EPP mode This item becomes configurable only if the Parallel Port Mode is set to EPP or ECP EPP Configuration options EPP 1 7 EPP 1 9 ECP Mode Use DMA 3 Allows you to select the ECP mode This item becomes configurable only if the Parallel Port Mode is set to ECP or Configuration options 1 3 ASUS PSCH SR motherboard 4 21 SATA Configuration On Chip Serial ATA Setting SATA Mode IDE Serial Port0 Mode SATA0 master Serial ATA Port1 Mode SATA1 master On Chip Serial ATA Setting 7 The SATA Mode and Serial ATA Porto Mode items are configurable only when the On Chip Serial item is set to Combined Enhanced Mode or SATA Only On chip Serial ATA Disabled This item allows you to configure your serial ATA devices if present Configuration options Disabled Auto Combined Mode Enhanced Mode SATA Only a 4 22 oetting to Auto allows BIOS to automatically configure the SA
53. sion event By default the pins labeled Chassis Signal and Ground are shorted with a jumper cap If you wish to use the chassis intrusion detection feature remove the jumper cap from the pins CHASSIS1 CASEOPEN 5VSB GND i Default EP Como gg es PSCH SR Chassis Intrusion Connector 2 24 Chapter 2 Hardware information 5 IDE connectors 40 1 pin PRI IDE1 blue SEC IDE1 black This connector supports the provided UltraATA100 IDE hard disk ribbon cable Connect the cable s blue connector to the primary recommended or secondary IDE connector then connect the gray connector to the UltraATA100 slave device and the black connector to the UltraATA100 master device It is recommended that you connect non UltraATA100 devices to the secondary IDE connector If you install two hard disks you must configure the second drive as a slave device by setting its jumper accordingly Refer to the hard disk documentation for the jumper settings BIOS supports specific device bootup You may configure two hard disks to be both master devices with two ribbon cables one for the primary IDE connector and another for the secondary IDE connector Z e Pin 20 each IDE connector is removed to match the covered hole on the UItraATA cable connector This prevents incorrect orientation when you connect the cables e hole near the blue connector on the UltraATA100 cable is intentional e For UltraATA IDE de
54. sword by typing the exact characters again then press Enter The password field setting is changed to Set To clear the password 1 Highlight the password field and press Enter twice The following message appears PASSWORD DISABLED Press any key to continue 2 Press any key to return to the menu note about passwords The Supervisor password is required to enter the BIOS Setup program preventing unauthorized access The User password is required to boot the system preventing unauthorized use ASUS PSCH SR motherboard 4 37 Forgot the password If you forget your password you can clear it by erasing the CMOS Real Time Clock RTC RAM The RAM data containing the password information is powered by the onboard button cell battery If you need to erase the CMOS RAM refer to section 2 6 Jumpers for instructions Password Check Setup This field requires you to enter the password before entering the BIOS setup or the system Select Setup to require the password before entering the BIOS Setup Select System to require the password before entering the system Configuration options Setup System 4 38 Chapter 4 BIOS Setup 41 Exit menu The Exit menu items allow you to load the BIOS setup default settings save or discard any changes you made or exit the Setup utility Exit amp Save Changes Select this option then press Enter or simply press F10 to save your changes to CMOS be
55. t an IDE drive If automatic detection is successful the setup BIOS automatically fills in the correct values for the remaining fields on this sub menu If automatic detection fails this may be because the IDE drive is too old or too new If the drive was already formatted on a previous system the BIOS may detect incorrect parameters In these cases select Manual to manually enter the IDE drive parameters Refer to the section Manually detecting an IDE drive If no drive is installed or if you are removing a drive and not replacing it select None Configuration options None Auto Manual Auto Access Mode Auto Allows selection of the sector addressing mode The default Auto allows automatic detection of an IDE drive Set this item to CHS if the Primary IDE Master item is set to Manual so you can manually enter the drive values Configuration options CHS LBA Large Auto 4 10 Chapter 4 BIOS Setup PIO Mode Auto Sets the PIO mode for the IDE drive The settings Mode 0 to 4 allow successive increase in performance Configuration options Auto Mode 0 Mode 1 Mode 2 3 Mode 4 UDMA Mode Auto When this item is set to Auto the UDMA capability allows improved transfer speeds and data integrity for supported IDE drives Configuration options Disabled Auto Manually detecting an IDE drive If you wish to manually enter the drive information set the Primary IDE Master item
56. t use This connector accommodates a server management card using the serial interface COM2 PIN 1 PSCH SR Serial COM2 Bracket Since this connector is dedicated for server management you must use a null modem cable to make the connector operational 2 30 Chapter 2 Hardware information 15 System panel connector 20 1 pin PANEL This connector accommodates several system front panel functions PANEL1 HDLED HDLED PSCH SR System Panel Connector System Power LED 3 pin PLED This connector is for the system power LED The LED lights up when you turn on the system power and blinks when the system 15 in sleep mode Message LED 2 pin MLED This connector is for the front panel message LED that indicates the booting status The LED blinks when the system is in the boot process until the operating system is loaded System Warning Speaker 4 SPKR This connector is for the case mounted speaker and allows you to hear system beeps and warnings Hard Disk Activity 2 HD LED This connects to the hard disk drive LED The read or write activities of the hard disk drive connected to the any of IDE connectors cause the hard disk drive LED to light up ATX Power Switch Soft Off Switch 2 pin SW This connector is for the system power switch Pressing the power switch turns the system between ON and SLEEP or ON and SOFT OFF depending on the BIOS or OS settings Pressin
57. tch 1 Unlock a DIMM socket by pressing the retaining clips outward 2 Align a DIMM on the socket such that the notch on the DIMM matches the break on the socket DDR DIMM is keyed with a notch so that it fits in only one direction DO NOT force a DIMM into a socket to avoid damaging the DIMM Unlocked Retaining Clip 3 Firmly insert the DIMM into the socket until the retaining clips snap back in place and the DIMM is properly seated Locked Retaining Clip 2 4 4 Removing a DIMM Follow these steps to remove a DIMM 1 Simultaneously press the retaining clips outward to unlock the DIMM Z Support the DIMM lightly with your fingers when pressing the retaining clips The DIMM might get damaged when it flips out with extra force 2 Hemove the DIMM from the socket ASUS PSCH SR motherboard 2 13 2 5 Expansion 51015 In the future you may need to install expansion cards The motherboard has one 64 bit PCI X slot and two 32 bit PCI slots The following sub sections describe the slots and the expansion cards that they support 4 Make sure to unplug the power cord before adding or removing expansion cards Failure to do so may cause you physical injury and damage motherboard components 2 5 1 Installing an expansion card Follow these steps to install an expansion card 1 Before installing the expansion card read the documentation that came with it and make the necessary hardware set
58. tem then press Enter to display a pop up menu with the configuration options IRQ Resources Reset Configuration Data Disabled Allows you to enable or disabled resetting of the Extended System Configuration Data ESCD when you exit the Setup The ESCD includes information on non PnP devices Set this item to Enabled if you installed an expansion card that conflicts with other devices and cause system boot failure Configuration options Disabled Enabled Resources Controlled By Auto When set to Auto ESCD allows BIOS to automatically configure of all boot and Plug and Play devices When set to Manual you can assign the available IRQ Resources to the PCI devices Configuration options Auto Manual When the item Resources Controlled By is set to Auto the item IRQ Resources is grayed out and user configurable Refer to the section IRQ Resources for information on how to enable this item PCI VGA Pallete Snoop Disabled Some non standard VGA cards like graphics accelerators or MPEG video cards may not show colors properly Setting this field to Enabled corrects this problem If you are using a standard VGA card leave this field to the default setting Disabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled 4 24 Chapter 4 BIOS Setup INT Pin 1 8 Assignment Auto Allows you to select the appropriate interrupt to the specific devices to avoid conflict Configuration options Auto
59. tests While the tests are running the BIOS beeps see BIOS beep codes table below or additional messages appear on the screen If you do not see anything within 30 seconds from the time you turned on the power the system may have failed a power on test Check the jumper settings and connections or call your retailer for assistance NO P eo Award BIOS beep codes Beep Meaning One short beep when No error during POST displaying logo Long beeps in an endless loop No DRAM installed or detected One long beep followed by Video card not found or video card three short beeps memory bad High frequency beeps when CPU overheated system is working oystem running at a lower frequency 7 At power on hold down Delete to enter BIOS Setup Follow the instructions in Chapter 4 ASUS PSCH SR motherboard 3 1 9 2 Powering off the computer 3 2 1 Using the OS shut down function If you are using Windows 2000 Professional or Windows 2000 Server 1 Click the Start button then click Shut Down 2 Make sure that the Shut down option button is selected then click the OK button to shut down the computer 3 The power supply should turn off after Windows shuts down If you are using Windows XP or Windows Server 2003 1 Click the Start button then select Turn Off Computer 2 Click the Turn Off button to shut down the computer 3 The power supply should turn off after Windows shuts down 3 2 2 Using the dual function powe
60. tings for the card 2 Remove the system unit cover if your motherboard is already installed in a chassis 3 Remove the bracket opposite the slot that you intend to use Keep the screw for later use 4 Align the card connector with the slot and press firmly until the card is completely seated on the slot 5 Secure the card to the chassis with the screw you removed earlier 6 Replace the system cover 2 5 2 Configuring an expansion card After installing the expansion card configure it by adjusting the software settings 1 Turn on the system and change the necessary BIOS settings if any oee Chapter 4 for information on BIOS setup 2 Assign an IRQ to the card Refer to the tables on the next page 3 Install the software drivers for the expansion card 2 14 Chapter 2 Hardware information Standard Interrupt Assignments Standard Function System Timer Keyboard Controller Programmable Interrupt Communications Port COM2 Communications Port COR Sound Card sometimes LPT2 14 Floppy Disk ier These IRQs are usually available for ISA or PCI devices IRQ assignments for this motherboard G H PXIRQO PXIRQ1 PXIRQ2 PXIRQ3 cia BMC On SATA and SCS models only When using PCI cards on shared slots ensure that the drivers support Share IRQ or that the cards do not need IRQ assignments Otherwise conflicts will arise between the two PCI groups making the system unstable an
61. to Manual and the Access Mode item to CHS Capacity Transfer Mode S M A R T Status Before attempting to manually configure an IDE drive make sure that you have the correct configuration information supplied by the drive manufacturer Incorrect settings may cause the system to fail to recognize the installed IDE drive To manually enter the number of cylinder head precomp landing zone and sector per track for the drive highlight an item key in the value that you obtained from the drive documentation then press Enter Refer to the drive documentation or the drive label for this information ASUS PSCH SR motherboard 4 11 To enter a value you may also highlight the item then press Enter to display a pop up menu Type in the value from the drive documentation then press Enter Capacity xxxxx MB Displays the auto detected hard disk capacity The value is not user configurable Cylinder ohows the number of the hard disk cylinders Head Shows the number of the hard disk read write heads Precomp Displays the precompressed volumes on the hard disk if any on the motherboard Landing Zone Displays the drive s maximum usable capacity as calculated by the BIOS based on the drive information you entered Sector Shows the number of sectors per track Transfer Mode Shows the data transfer mode if the IDE hard disk drive supports the feature Otherwise this item is grayed out and sh
62. to display the configuration options ACPI APIC Support Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the ACPI feature on the operating system Configuration options Disabled Enabled 4 5 1 Configuration This menu shows the Advanced Power Management APM configuration settings Select an item then press Enter to display a pop up menu with the configuration options Power Password Enter Hot Key Power ON Ctrl F1 Date of Month Alarm 0 Time hh mm ss Alarm OF ASUS PSCH SR motherboard 4 27 Power Management User Define Allows you to set the automatic power saving features Configuration options User Define Min Saving Max Saving HDD Power Down Disabled Shuts down any IDE hard disk drives in the system after a period of inactivity as set in this user configurable field This feature does not affect SCSI hard drives Configuration options Disabled 1 Min 15 Min Suspend Mode Disabled Sets the time period before the system goes into suspend mode Configuration options Disabled 1 Min 2 Min 4 Min 8 Min 12 Min 20 Min 30 Min 40 Min 1 Hr Suspend Type Stop Grant Allows you to select the suspend type Configuration options Stop Grant PwrOn Suspend Restore on AC Power Loss Power Off When set to Power Off the system goes into off state after an AC power interruption When set to Power the system turns on automatically after
63. ts will function in single channel mode e sure that the memory frequency matches the CPU FSB Refer to Table 2 for configurations ASUS PSCH SR motherboard 2 11 Table 1 Recommended memory configurations Sockets Mode DIMM Type DIMM A1 DIMM A2 DIMM B1 DIMM B2 blue black blue black single channel 1 Populated DDR400 DDR333 2 Populated DDR266 3 Populated Populated Dual channel 1 Populated Populated DDR400 DDR333 2 Populated Populated DDR266 3 Populated Populated Populated Populated For dual channel configuration 3 you may install identical DIMMs in all four sockets or install identical DIMM pair in DIMM A1 and DIMM B1 blue sockets and identical DIMM pair in DIMM A2 and DIMM B2 black sockets Table 2 Memory frequency CPU FSB synchronization CPU FSB DDR DIMM Type Memory Frequency 800 MHz PC3200 PC2700 PC2100 400 333 266 MHz o33 MHz PC2700 PC2100 333 266 MHz 400 MHz PC2100 266 MHz Z When using 800MHz CPU FSB PC2700 DDR DIMMs may run only at aon 320MHz not 333MHz due to the Southbridge resource allocation 2 12 Chapter 2 Hardware information 24 3 Installing a DIMM AN Make sure to unplug the power supply before adding or removing DIMMs or other system components Failure to do so may cause severe damage to both the motherboard and the components Follow these steps to install a DIMM DDR DIMM no
64. u have to perform when installing system components It includes description of the switches jumpers and connectors on the motherboard Chapter 3 Powering up This chapter describes the power up sequence and gives information on the BIOS beep codes Chapter 4 BIOS setup This chapter tells how to change system settings through the BIOS Setup menus Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided Appendix Reference information This appendix includes additional information that you may refer to when confiiguring the motherboard vil viii Conventions used in this guide To make sure that you perform certain tasks properly take note of the following symbols used throughout this manual 4 WARNING Information to prevent injury to yourself when trying to complete a task AN CAUTION Information to prevent damage to the components when trying to complete a task A IMPORTANT Information that you MUST follow to complete task Z NOTE Tips and additional information to aid in completing a task Where to find more information Refer to the following sources for additional information and for product and software updates 1 ASUS websites The ASUS websites worldwide provide updated information on ASUS hardware and software products Refer to the ASUS contact information 2 Optional documentation Your product package may include optional documentation such as warranty flyers that
65. vices use the 80 conductor IDE cable SEC PIN 1 PRI IDE1 PIN 1 NOTE Orient the red markings usually zigzag on the IDE ribbon cable to PIN 1 PSCH SR IDE Connectors ASUS PSCH SR motherboard 2 25 6 Serial ATA connectors 7 SATA1 SATA2 These next generation connectors support the thin Serial ATA cables for Serial ATA hard disks The current Serial ATA interface allows up to 150MB s data transfer rate faster than the standard parallel ATA with 133MB s Ultra ATA 133 If you installed Serial ATA hard disk drives and Windows XP operating system you can create a RAID 0 or RAID 1 configuration using the Adaptec HostRAID technology embedded in the Intel 6300ESB lt a 2002002 C ce oc dco FEA 2002002 PSCH SR SATA Connectors AN Important notes on Serial ATA nalegacy operating system DOS environment using the Serial ATA connectors will disable the Southbridge support to one of the IDE channels either primary or secondary channel e Serial RAID feature RAID 0 and RAID 1 is only available under Windows XP 2 26 Chapter 2 Hardware information 7 Serial ATA RAID connectors 7 SATA RAID1 SATA RAID2 SATA RAID3 SATA RAID4 Z The Serial ATA RAID connectors are available on SATA models only These Serial ATA connectors support SATA hard disks that you can configure as a RAID set Through the onboard Adaptec AIC 8110X RAID controller

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