SuperMicro sca bulk (P4SCA BULK) Motherboard
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1. VRM 10 0 Processor Clock 58 3 ig gt 3 85 b MCH DDR SDRAM BUS OT 4 DIMMs HubA IDE PRI SEC UDMA 100 PCI Bus 5 PCI ICH5 LAN1 2 VGA SLOTS SATAPRISEC SATA v Oo w USB 1 8 USB FWH LPC 1 0 KB MS FDD SER1 2 PRINTER H W MONITOR Figure 1 6 P4SCE System Block Diagram with the 875 Canterwood Chipset Note This is a general block diagram and may not exactly represent the features on your motherboard See the follow ing pages for the actual specifications of each motherboard 1 10 Chapter 1 Introduction Motherboard Features CPU Latest CPU technology Single Pentium 4 478 pin PGA processors or Intel Celeron processors up to up to 3 06 GHz at a 800 533 400 MHz FSB w Hyper Threading Intel Pentium 4 Celeron processors use 0 13 Micron Manufacturing Technology CPUs Note Refer to the motherboard specifications pages on our web site http www supermicro com Product_page product m htm for updates on supported processors Memory Latest memory technology Dual Channel DDR up to 4 GB ECC non ECC unbuffered DDR 400 333 266 SDRAM in 2 Banks 4 DIMMs For Dual Channel operation identical pair s of memory modules must be populated in DIMMOA DIMM14A and or DIMMOB DIMM1B See Section 2 42. nated WOR This function allows your En computer to receive and be awak Number Definition 5 1 Ground ened by an incoming call when in the 2 Wake up suspend state See the table on the right for pin definitions You must also have a WOR card and cable to use WOR SATALED Pin Definitions SATA LED J37 Pin The SATA LED header is located Number Definition on J37 This header will display 3 rca all SATA activities See the table 4 NC on the right for pin definitions 5 Ng Keylock Enabled Disabled Keylock Enabled Disabled J36 Pin Definitions The Keylock header is located on Pin Function A A Definitions J36 Close Pin 1 and Pin 2 of J36 T8 2 closed Enabled to enable the function of Keylock 1 amp 2 Open Disabled The default setting is Open See the table on the right for pin defini tions 2 11 SUPER P4SCA P4SCE User s Manual 2 7 Jumper Settings Explanation of Jumpers To modify the operation of the motherboard jumpers can be used to choose between optional set tings Jumpers create shorts be tween two pins to change the function of the connector Pin 1 is identified with a square solder pad on the printed circuit board See the motherboard layout pages for jumper locations Note On a two pin jumper Closed means the jumper is on both pins and Open means the jumper is either on only one pin or completely removed CMOS
3. 2 2 Processor and Heatsink Fan Installation When handling the processor package avoid placing direct pressure on the label area of the fan IMPORTANT Always connect the power cord last and always remove it before adding removing or changing any hardware components Make sure that you install the processor into the CPU socket before you install the CPU heatsink Installation of the Processor and Heatsink 1 Locate the following components which are included in the shipping ackage P 3 Bracket 1 If you buy a boxed Intel Pentium 4 478 processor it should include a heatsink fan and retention mechanism lf you buy a processor separately use only a Supermicro or Intel certified heatsink and fan 2 Insert the white pegs into the black an chors Do not force the white pegs all the come way in about 1 3 of the white pegs should E S FI be inside the black anchors These are for E chassis that do not have four CPU retention holes Bracket in position 3 Place a retention bracket in the proper position and secure it by pressing two pegs into the reten tion holes until you hear a click The clicking sound indicates that the peg is locked and secured 4 Secure the other retention bracket into position by repeating Step 3 2 2 Chapter 2 Installation 5 Lift the lever on the CPU socket Socket Lever 6 Install the CPU in the socket Make sure that Pin 1 of the CPU is seate
4. 34 GND 35 Addr 0 36 Addr 2 37 Chip Select 0 38 Chip Select 1 39 Activity 40 GND Note Please see Appendix C for Software installation 2 16 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 3 1 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Procedures Use the following procedures to troubleshoot your system If you have followed all of the procedures below and still need assistance refer to the Technical Support Procedures and or Returning Merchandise for Service section s in this chapter Always disconnect the AC power cord before adding changing or installing any hardware components Before Power On 1 Check that the 5v standby LED is not lit LE2 on motherboard oa fk WwW Inm Make sure the 4 pin 12v power connector at J24 is connected to your power supply Make sure no short circuits exist between the motherboard and chassis Disconnect all ribbon wire cables from the motherboard including those for the keyboard and mouse Remove all add on cards Install a CPU and heatsink making sure it is fully seated and connect the chassis speaker and the power LED to the motherboard Check all jumper settings as well No Power Make sure no short circuits exist between the motherboard and the chassis Verify that all jumpers are set to their default positions Check that the 115V 230V switch on the power supply is properly set Turn the power switch on and off to tes
5. Clear JBT1 is not actually a jumper but consists of two contact pads To clear the contents of CMOS short these pads together by touching them both with a metal conductor such as the head of a small screwdriver Note for ATX power supplies you must com pletely shut down the system and remove the AC power cord before clearing CMOS 2 12 I Connector Pins Jumper Cap Setting 3 2 1 Pin 1 2 short Chapter 2 Installation USB Wake Up USB1 2 Only USB Wake Up Use JPUSB1 to enable or disable e M iuc USB Wake Up which allows you Position TOM to wakeup the system by de 12 Disabled 2 3 Enabled pressing a key on the keyboard or by clicking the mouse when either is connected to the USB1 or USB2 port Enable the jumper a to allow the system to be woken up from S1 and S3 in Windows OS See the table on the right for jumper settings Watch Dog Enable Disable JP8 enables controls the Watch Dog function Watch Dog is a sys Watch Dog k Jumper Settings JP8 tem monitor that takes action Jumper when a software application Position Definition Pins 1 2 WD to Reset freezes the system Pins 1 2 will Pins 2 3 WD to NMI have WD reset the system if a pro Open Disabled gram freezes Pins 2 3 will gener ate a non maskable interrupt for the program that has frozen See the table on the right for
6. Installation 2 8 Parallel Port Floppy Drive Hard Drive and AGP Connections Use the following information to connect the floppy and hard disk drive cables The floppy disk drive cable has seven twisted wires A red mark on a wire typically designates the location of pin 1 A single floppy disk drive ribbon cable has 34 wires and two connectors to provide for two floppy disk drives The connector with twisted wires always connects to drive A and the connector that does not have twisted wires always connects to drive B The 80 wire ATA100 66 IDE hard disk drive cable that came with your System has two connectors to support two drives This special cable should be used to take advantage of the speed this new technology offers The blue connector connects to the onboard IDE connector inter face and the other connector s to your hard drive s Consult the docu mentation that came with your disk drive for details on actual jumper locations and settings for the hard disk drive Parallel Port Connector Parallel Printer Port Pin Definitions J8 The parallel port is located on J8 Pin Number Function Pin Number Function Refer to Figure 2 3 for location 3 Ecc 4 Auo rera See the table on the right for pin 5 Data Bil 76 Init MK 7 DataBit2 8 SLCT IN definitions 9 Data Bit3 10 GND 11 DataBit4 12 GND 18 DataBit5 14 GND 15 DataBit6 16 GND 17 DataBit7 18 GND 19 ACK 20 GND 21 BUSY 22 GND 23 P
7. J3 o Pin 1 J34 PCI 2 Bridge LAN Enable L wott z S PCI3 ki PE FLOPPY s o Pla 2 IDE 1 a IDE2 J5 ISA1 uses USB7IS x Pin 1 J18 sPEAKER ATTEN 2 fry ui ISA2 Keylock E 5 Pini j37 SATALED 436 o ISA3 ove BIOS JBT1 CMOS Clear See Chapter 2 for detailed information on jumpers I O ports and JF1front panel connections Jumpers not indicated are for test purposes only SUPER P4SCA P4SCE User s Manual SUPER P4SCE Figure 1 3 SUPER P4SCE Image Chapter 1 Introduction Figure 1 4 SUPER P4SCE Motherboard Layout pit J2 RI 2 com2 1 24 pin ATX PWR Conn b1 2 JPWAKE J10 PWRLED 5 PiniL ga 12V PWR x Pint din WR 5 J amp 7 4 E JPUSB1 J38 JP20 5 USB 1 2 E amp j JP8 Y WOR1 PWRFroce On Z c CPU A ry 478 PGA zr J9 lt 95 zt g comi je 7 S 3 s RAGE XL North Bridge VGA J61 Tis EIE GLAN 1 E z J23 JP24 ing z z GLAN2 z J25 JP26 BANKO E DIMM 0A S DIMM 0B z fr a DIMM 1A z BANK1 2 DIMM 1B Y lt ste
8. LAN WOL Wake On LAN is defined as the ability of a management application to re motely power up a computer that is powered off Remote PC setup up dates and asset tracking can occur after hours and on weekends so that daily LAN traffic is kept to a minimum and users are not interrupted The motherboards have a 3 pin header WOL to connect to the 3 pin header on a Network Interface Card NIC that has WOL capability Note that Wake On Lan can only be used with an ATX 2 01 or above compliant power supply Chapter 1 Introduction 1 5 Power Supply As with all computer products a stable power source is necessary for proper and reliable operation It is even more important for processors that have high CPU clock rates of 1 GHz and faster The SUPER P4SCA P4SCE accommodates 12V ATX power supplies Al though most power supplies generally meet the specifications required by the CPU some are inadequate You power supply must supply 1 amp of 5V standby voltage It is strongly recommended that you use a high quality power supply that meets 12V ATX power supply Specification 1 1 or above Additionally in areas where noisy power transmission is present you may choose to in stall a line filter to shield the computer from noise It is recommended that you also install a power surge protector to help avoid problems caused by power surges It also provides two high speed 16550 compatible serial communication ports UARTs one of
9. and responds immediately to user or other re quests Slow Blinking LED for Suspend State Indicator When the CPU goes into a suspend state the chassis power LED will start blinking to indicate that the CPU is in suspend mode When the user presses any key the CPU will wake up and the LED will automatically stop blinking and remain on BIOS Support for USB Keyboard If the USB keyboard is the only keyboard in the system it keyboard will function like a normal keyboard during system boot up Main Switch Override Mechanism When an ATX power supply is used the power button can function as a System suspend button When the user depresses the power button the System will enter a SoftOff state The monitor will be suspended and the hard drive will spin down Depressing the power button again will cause the whole system to wake up During the SoftOff state the ATX power supply provides power to keep the required circuitry in the system alive In case the system malfunctions and you want to turn off the power just depress and hold the power button for 4 seconds The power will turn off and no power will be provided to the motherboard 1 15 SUPER P4SCA P4SCE User s Manual Wake On Ring WOR Header Wake up events can be triggered by a device such as the external modem ringing when the system is in the SoftOff state Note that external modem ring on can only be used with an ATX 2 01 or above compliant power supply Wake On
10. das RIFLES EE AE dia 2 7 Reset COnMGCION searen GEHT EBITED 2 8 IDE SATA LED 2 8 Power LED Connector sueco rat i epe RENE 2 8 Speaker Connector seeesssssseeseeeeeentnne nnne nennen 2 8 Serial Ports oaocex reo reri o Ree HERD C ern EE RE Fan Headers Chassis IDtE slOEis o osse en ced eodein eet rhe eri tede voe dure 2 9 Table of Contents ATX PS 2 Keyboard Mouse Ports sse 2 10 Universal Serial Bus USB Wake Ort BAN irte ti rrr rep tegi e i rts ELS T P SATAsRED ei baee nie d bte da oed Keylock Enable Disable 2 7 wdumpet Seltings serie ces aussie tere ree Cherie dto TEN Pe ER Explanation Of JUMPGI S s iier ret Erie E CMOS ClEAN m M n NUS BWV AKG WO C Ea Watch Dog Enable Disable Front Side Bus Speed neret nere eti op iod eati ieee Keyboard Wake Up ete e trm nente t EAN Eriable Disable 4 eere etre tre eher eter eio 2 8 Parallel Port Floppy Hard Drive and AGP Connections Parallel Port Connoectot ota dedit ec rt Ea EE Floppy Connect nesramni Et ret eco eot IEC ORME CLONS aue neto tette etu n dats quss tries det ded ees 2 9 Installing Intel ICH5R SATA RAID Utility een 2 10 Installing the Operating System and Software sssssss SuperO Doctor 1l ien tr rtt eer rrr NE Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 3 1 Troubleshooting Procedu
11. feature A thermal control sen sor monitors the CPU temperature in real time and will send a signal to shut down the system whenever the CPU temperature exceeds a certain thresh old This works to protect the CPU from being damaged by overheating CPU Overheat LED and Control This feature is available when the user enables the CPU overheat warning function in the BIOS This allows the user to define an overheat tempera ture When this temperature is exceeded the CPU thermal trip feature will activate and shut down the system Hardware BIOS Virus Protection The system BIOS is protected by hardware so that no virus can infect the BIOS area The user can only change the BIOS content through the flash utility provided by Supermicro This feature can prevent viruses from in fecting the BIOS area and destroying valuable data Chapter 1 Introduction Auto Switching Voltage Regulator for the CPU Core The 3 phase switching voltage regulator for the CPU core can support up to 60A current and auto sense voltage IDs ranging from 1 1V to 1 85V This will allow the regulator to run cooler and thus make the system more stable 1 4 Power Configuration Settings This section describes features of your motherboard that deal with power and power settings Microsoft OnNow The OnNow design initiative is a comprehensive system wide approach to system and device power control OnNow is a term for a PC that is always on but appears to be off
12. 2 keyboard and the PS 2 mouse are located on J1 See the table on the right for pin definitions The mouse port is above the keyboard port See the table on the right for pin defini tions Universal Serial Bus USB There are two Universal Serial Bus Connectors located on the I O panel and additional six USB headers are located on the moth erboard These ports labeled USB3 to USB8 can be used to pro vide front side chassis access cables not included See the tables on the right below for pin definitions Wake On LAN The Wake On LAN header is des ignated WOL on the motherboard See the table on the right for pin definitions You must enable the LAN Wake Up setting in BIOS to use this function You must also have a LAN card with a Wake On LAN connector and cable to use this feature 2 10 PS 2 Keyboard and Mouse Port Pin Definitions J1 Pin Number Definition ONAN Data NC Ground VCC Clock NC USB Pin Definition JPUSB Pin Definition 1 5V 2 po 3 PO 4 Ground USB 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pin Pin Number Definition Number Definition 1 5V 2 5V 3 PO 4 PO 5 PO 6 PO 7 Ground 8 Ground 10 Ground Wake On LAN Pin Definitions WOL Pin Number Definition 1 5V Standby 2 Ground 3 Wake up Chapter 2 Installation Wake On Ring Wake On Ring Pin The Wake On Ring header is desig Definitions WOR
13. E 24 GND 25 SLCT 26 NC 2 15 SUPER P4SCA P4SCE User s Manual Floppy Connector The floppy connector is located on J7 Refer to Figure 2 3 for lo cation See the table on the right for pin definitions IDE Connectors You do not need to configure the onboard IDE interfaces Pins 13 14 of JF1 Refer to Figure 2 3 for location See the table on the left for pin defini tions Note You must use the ATA100 66 cable included with your system to benefit from the ATA100 66 technology Floppy Connector Pin Definitions J7 Pin Number Function Pin Number Function 1 GND 2 FDHDIN 3 GND 4 Reserved 5 Key 6 FDEDIN 7 GND 8 Index 9 GND 10 Motor Enable 11 GND 12 Drive Select B 13 GND 14 Drive Select A 15 GND 16 Motor Enable 17 GND 18 DIR 19 GND 20 STEP 21 GND 22 Write Data 23 GND 24 Write Gate 25 GND 26 Track 00 27 GND 28 Write Protect 29 GND 30 Read Data 31 GND 32 Side 1 Select 33 GND 34 Diskette IDE Connector Pin Definitions J2 J5 Pin Number Function Pin Number Function 1 Reset IDE 2 GND 3 Host Data 7 4 Host Data 8 5 Host Data 6 6 Host Data 9 7 Host Data 5 8 Host Data 10 9 Host Data 4 10 Host Data 11 11 Host Data 3 12 Host Data 12 18 Host Data 2 14 Host Data 13 15 Host Data 1 16 Host Data 14 17 Host Data 0 18 Host Data 15 19 GND 20 Key 21 DRQ3 22 GND 23 VO Write 24 GND 25 VO Read 26 GND 27 IOCHRDY 28 BALE 29 DACK3 30 GND 31 IRQ14 32 IOCS16 33 Addr 1
14. ECP Extended Capabilities Port supported parallel port PS 2 mouse and PS 2 keyboard ports Up to 8 USB Universal Serial Bus 2 0 ports for a speed of up to 480Mbps Latest USB 2 0 technology 1 infrared port Other Hyper threading enabled Wake on LAN WOL Wake on Ring WOR Multiple CPU clock frequency ratio selections set in BIOS Suspend to RAM Onboard 5vsb warning LED LE2 CPU Thermal Trip support for Processor Protection CD Utilities BIOS flash upgrade utility Drivers and software for Intel 875 Canterwood chipset utilities Dimensions ATX form factor 12 x 9 5 305 x 241 3 mm Chapter 1 Introduction 1 2 Chipset Overview Intel s 875 Canterwood Chipset Intel s 875 Canterwood Chipset contains the following main components the 875 Canterwood Memory Controller Hub MCH and the I O Controller Hub 5 ICH5R These two components are interconnected via Hub Inter face Memory Controller Hub MCH The 875 Canterwood Memory Controller Hub MCH is designed to support Intel PGA 478 pin Processors The function of the 875 Canterwood MCH is to arbitrate the flow of data transfer between system bus FSB system memory and Hub Interface The Canterwood MCH supports 800 MHz FSB 400 333 Memory Interface 533 MHz FSB 333 266 Memory Interface and 400 MHz FSB 266 MHz Memory Interface System Memory Interface The 875 Canterwood Memory Controller MCH supports two 64 bit wide DDR da
15. N 2 43V 2 7 SUPER P4SCA P4SCE User s Manual Reset Connector Reset Pin Definitions JF1 The reset connector is located on Pin pins 3 and 4 of JF1 This connec Number EM tor attaches to the reset switch on 4 Ground the computer chassis See the table on the right for pin defini tions IDE SATA LED See the IDE Pin Definition note below Pin The IDE SATA LED is located on Number Definition 7 V pins 7 8 of JF1 This connects to 8 mom the hard drive LED to display all IDE and SATA activities See the table on the right for pin defini tions Note This LED is for all IDE and SATA devices J17 Power LED Connector Pin Definitions Pin Number Definition The Power LED connector is lo ud y cated on pins 15 16 of JF1 Use 3 Ground J17 for a 3 pin connector This Power LED connection is used to provide LED Pin Definitions JF1 prt Pi indication of power being supplied Kiber Definition 15 5V to the system See the table on 16 Gud the right for pin definitions Speaker Connector Speaker Pin Definition Pin Definition Fucntion Pins 1 4 Pins 3 4 The speaker connector is located on J18 See the table on the right for pin definitions External Speaker Internal Speaker 2 8 Chapter 2 Installation Serial Ports Two serial ports are included on the motherboard COM1 is a port locat
16. R Slot L I Release Tab SUPER P4SCA P4SCE User s Manual 2 5 I O Port Control Panel Connector Locations The I O ports are color coded in conformance with the PC99 specification to make setting up your system easier See Figure 2 3 below for the colors and locations of the various IO ports Figure 2 3 I O Port Locations and Definitions Mouse Green Parallel Port Burgundy EAE VGA Port GLAN1 GLAN2 P4SCE only Keyboard USB 0 1 Ports COM Port Purple Turquoise Front Control Panel JF1 contains header pins for various front control panel connectors See Figure 2 4 for the pin definitions of the various connectors including the speaker Refer to Section 2 6 for details Figure 2 4 Front Control Panel Connectors Pin 20 NMI Pin 19 NMI Pin 18 X eo Pin 17 X Pin 16 PWONLED Pin 15 PW ON LED Pin 14 IDE LED e o0 Pin 13 IDE LED Pin12 LAN1LED Pin 11 LAN1 LED Pin10 LAN2LED Pin 9 LAN2 LED Pin 8 OH LED ee Pin 7 OH LED Pin 6 X Pin5 X Pin 4 Reset e Pin 3 Reset Pin 2 PW ON Pin 1 PW ON 2 6 Chapter 2 Installation 2 6 Connecting Cables ATX Power Supply 24 pin Connector Power Supply Connectors Pin Definitions J20 _ Pin Number Definition Pin Num
17. SCE IDE Ports J2 IDE1 J5 IDE2 Serial ATA Connectors J3 SATA1 J4 SATA2 Floppy Disk Drive Connector Parallel Printer Port COM 1 J9 COM2 J10 Keyboard Mouse Connector Infrared Power LED ATX Power Connector 12V Power Connector VGA Enable LAN Enable J34 LAN1 J35 LAN P4SCE Keylock Header Open Disabled Default Serial ATA LED Pin1 SATA1 Pin2 SATA2 4 Pin Power Connector Front Control Panel Chassis Intrusion Header Standby Power LED Universal Serial Ports 1 2 Universal Serial Headers Wake On LAN Wake On Ring Header 1 8 Chapter 1 Introduction CLOCK VRM 10 0 Processor 8 3 E S F MCH DDR SDRAM BUS pimms Hub A IDE PRI SEC UDMA 100 PCI Bus 4PCI LAN1 Val fena SLOTS SATAPRUSEC SATA SA g ISA Bus ISA Bus Bridge v Oo o USB 0 7 USB c o FWH LPC 1 0 KB MS FDD SER1 2 PRINTER H W MONITOR Figure 1 5 P4SCA System Block Diagram with the 875 Canterwood Chipset Note This is a general block diagram and may not exactly represent the features on your motherboard See the follow ing pages for the actual specifications of each motherboard SUPER P4SCA P4SCE User s Manual
18. SUPERO SUPER PASCA SUPER PASCE USER S MANUAL Revision 1 1 The information in this User s Manual has been carefully reviewed and is believed to be accurate The vendor assumes no responsibility for any inaccuracies that may be contained in this document makes no commitment to update or to keep current the information in this manual or to notify any person or organization of the updates Please Note For the most up to date version of this manual please see our web site at www supermicro com SUPERMICRO COMPUTER reserves the right to make changes to the product described in this manual at any time and without notice This product including software if any and documentation may not in whole or in part be copied photocopied reproduced translated or reduced to any medium or machine without prior written consent IN NO EVENT WILL SUPERMICRO COMPUTER BE LIABLE FOR DIRECT INDIRECT SPECIAL INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING FROM THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THIS PRODUCT OR DOCUMENTATION EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES IN PARTICULAR THE VENDOR SHALL NOT HAVE LIABILITY FOR ANY HARDWARE SOFTWARE OR DATA STORED OR USED WITH THE PRODUCT INCLUDING THE COSTS OF REPAIRING REPLACING INTEGRATING INSTALLING OR RECOVERING SUCH HARDWARE SOFTWARE OR DATA Any disputes arising between manufacturer and customer shall be governed by the laws of Santa Clara County in the State of California USA The State of Cali
19. Table of Contents Preface About ThisMarilal 22 irte a rne ada beer e dead a a iii Manual Organization tette dence eed rd en edd iii Chapter 1 Introduction MEUSE 1 1 Checklist ii teer t ca ES de ta des 1 1 Contacting Supermicro sssseeneeeneneenenenneneneennn 1 2 Super P4SCA Image ss 1 4 Super PASCA Layouts iiie EROR EEG 1 5 S per PASCE Im gge ure diet edet de ied ede tet dn 1 6 S per PASCE AVOUT oot ete p ern EE Dn s 1 7 SUPER P4SCA P4SCE Quick Reference esee 1 8 Canterwood Chipset System Block Diagram sess 1 9 Motherboard Features etn oer oe het 1 11 1 2 Chipset OVBIVIOW cocto epe eat new die anni 1 13 1 3 PC Meathi Monitoring sesia adun a ree 1 14 1 4 Power Configuration Settings eese 1 15 1 5 Power Supply 1567 Super ll Q ceno a orte ha beer xa adaon EA AEA TIEN AVES Chapter 2 Installation 2 1 Static Sensitive IDeVIGOS erc eere i er eee et e eae a 2 2 Processor and Heatsink Installation aa 2 3 Mounting the Motherboard in the Chassis sse 2 4 2 4 i installing DDR Memory rient ttr brennen eren 2 4 2 5 I O Port Front Control Panel Connector Locations sssesss 2 6 2 6 Connecting Gables ite tere nm eere teas ri aS 2 7 Power Supply Gonnectors innire ree ri eO ES 2 7 IFCCOIGCIOE s cedente ret eri ine eed ester s 2 7 PWSONIGOBITSCIOE cet iere n Ert Pr ores
20. ber Definition 13 3 3V 1 3 3V The primary power supply o pen connector J20 on the P4SCA 16 PS ONK 4 45V 17 COM 5 COM P4SCE meets the ssl Superset ie COH gt ret ATX 24 pin specification Refer 19 COM 7 COM 20 Res NC 8 PWR_OK to the table on the right for the 21 45V 9 5VSB pin definitions of the ATX 20 pin 22 5V 10 12V power connector You must also 2 i25 pod connect the 4 pin J21 proces eer pin sor power connector to your Connector power supply Refer to the table Men below right for the J21 12V Required Pins Definition 1 1 amp 2 Ground connector If J21 is not acces Connection 354 412V sible there is another 4 pin 12V 4 pin power connector J38 available wow on the motherboard J38 is n Pins Definition located close to the ATX PWR Connection m HIE amp 3 Ground Connector and next to the COM2 4 NC port See the table on the right Note For CPU Power you must for the pin definition You must use either J21 or J38 use either J38 or J21 for CPU Power IR Connector Infrared Pin Definitions The infrared connector is located 416 on J16 See the table on the right Pin for pin definitions See the Tech Number Definition nical Support section of our web 2 CIRRX page for information on the infra 3 Pads red devices you can connect to 5 IRTX 6 NC the system PW ON Connector PW ON Pin Definitions The PW ON connector is located JF1 on pins 1 and 2 of JF1 Pin Number Definition 1 PW O
21. d on Pin 1 of the socket both corners are marked with a triangle 7 Press the lever down until you hear it click into the locked position Socket lever in locked position 8 Apply the proper amount of thermal compound to the CPU die 9 Place the heatsink on top of the CPU and press firmly down ward do not twist or slide the heatsink to seat thermal compound 10 Secure the heat sink by locking the retention clips into their proper position Retainer clip attachment point 11 Connect the CPU fan cable to the CPU Fan header on the motherboard SUPER P4SCA P4SCE User s Manual Lever 1 dH EL Bs Pin 1 mue Pin 1 8 Processor installed Figure 2 1 478 pin mPGA Socket Empty and with Processor Installed 2 3 Mounting the Motherboard in the Chassis All motherboards have standard mounting holes to fit different types of chassis Make sure the location of all the mounting holes for both the motherboard and the chassis match Although a chassis may have both plastic and metal mounting fasteners metal ones are highly recommended because they ground the motherboard to the chassis Make sure the metal standoffs click in or are screwed in tightly Then use a screwdriver to secure the motherboard onto the motherboard tray 2 4 Installing DDR Memory CAUTION Exercise extreme care when installing or removing memory modules to prevent any possible damage Memory M
22. ed beside the mouse key board ports and COM2 is a header located on the motherboard near J20 Power Connector See the table on the right for pin defini tions NC indicates no connection Fan Headers There are four fan headers on the P4SCA which are designated CPU Fan Chassis Fan 1 Chassis Fan 2 and Over Heat Fan There are six fans on the P4SCE which are designated CPU Fan Chassis Fan 1 Chassis Fan 2 Chassis Fan 3 Chassis Fan 4 and Over Heat Fan Chassis Fan 3 and Chassis Fan 4 are not monitored by BIOS Con nect the fan on your CPU heatsink to the CPU Fan header See the table on the right for pin defini tions Chassis Intrusion The Chassis Intrusion header is designated JL1 See the board layout in Chapter 1 for the location of JL1 and the table on the right for pin definitions 2 9 Serial Port Pin Definitions COM1 COM2 Pin Number Definition Pin Number Definition 1 cD 6 DSR 2 RD T RTS 3 TD 8 CTS 4 DTR 9 RI 5 Ground 10 NC Note Pin 10 is included on the header but not on the port Fan Header Pin Definitions CPU Chassis and Overheat Pin EE Number Definition 1 Ground black 2 12V red 3 Tachometer Caution These fan headers are DC power Chassis Intrusion Pin Definitions JL1 Pin Number Definition 1 Intrusion Input 2 Ground SUPER P4SCA P4SCE User s Manual ATX PS 2 Keyboard and PS 2 Mouse Ports The ATX PS
23. for more details Intel Performance Acceleration Technology Chipset Latest Intel chipset technology Intel 875 Canterwood Expansion Slots PASCA e Four 32 bit 33 MHz PCI slots 5V Three ISA slots 5V PASCE Five 32 bit 33 MHz PCI slots 5V BIOS 4 Mb Firmware Hub AwardBIOS Flash BIOS APM 1 2 DMI 2 3 PCI 2 3 ACPI 1 0 Plug and Play PnP PC Health Monitoring Eight onboard voltage monitors for CPU core 3 3V 3 3V standby 45V 45V standby Vbat battery voltage and 12V Fan status monitor with firmware software on off control e SuperDoctor Il Watch Dog NMI LDCM LDSM optional Environmental temperature monitoring and control Power up mode control for recovery from AC power loss System overheat LED and control System resource alert Hardware BIOS virus protection Auto switching voltage regulator for the CPU core jt SUPER P4SCA P4SCE User s Manual ACPI Features Microsoft OnNow Slow blinking LED for suspend state indicator BIOS support for USB keyboard Main switch override mechanism Internal external modem ring on Onboard l O 2 ATA100 66 EIDE Channels for a total of 4 IDE devices backward compatible e Intel ICH5R SATA Controller 2 connectors for 2 devices 1 floppy port interface up to 2 88 MB 2 Fast UART 16550 compatible serial ports Intel 82541Gigabit Ethernet Controller 33 MHz 1 EPP Enhanced Parallel Port and
24. fornia County of Santa Clara shall be the exclusive venue for the resolution of any such disputes Supermicro s total liability for all claims will not exceed the price paid for the hardware product Unless you request and receive written permission from SUPER MICRO COMPUTER you may not copy any part of this document Information in this document is subject to change without notice Other products and companies referred to herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies or mark holders Copyright 2003 by SUPER MICRO COMPUTER INC All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America Preface About This Manual This manual is written for system integrators PC technicians and knowledgeable PC users It provides information for the installation and use of the SUPER P4SCA P4SCE motherboard The P4SCA P4SCE supports single Intel Pentium 4 processors or Intel Celeron processors up to 3 06 GHz with Hyper Threading at a system bus speed of 800 533 400 MHz see the note below Pentium 4 Celeron processors are housed in a 478 pin micro PGA Plastic Grid Array package Please refer to the moth erboard specifications pages on our web site http www supermicro com Product_page product m htm for updates on supported processors This product is intended to be professionally installed Note The above CPUs must be utilizing 0 13 Micron Manufacturing Tech nology Manual Organization Chap
25. in 9 o sr PCI 1 H q 3 LE2 ICH5 Ei 2 Pin1 J34 PCI2 4 3 lt z o WOL1 2 3 South Bridge 3 PCI 3 O o PCIA e f Pint 335 Ls O LAN Enable BATTERY SEEAKER Sp Va 2 gu o Pin 1 J18 Q ia PCI ae lle lle wi 5 CH Instrusion s n Pint 5 Keylocky 7 SATA LED o USBS 6 USBT S 2 CMOS Clear B See Chapter 2 for detailed information on jumpers I O ports and JF1front panel connections Jumpers not indicated are for test purposes only SUPER P4SCA P4SCE User s Manual PASCA PASCE Quick Reference Jumpers J18 J33 J34 J35 JBT1 JP1 JP2 JP3 JP8 JP17 JP20 JPUSB1 JPWAKE Description Default Setting Speaker Pins 3 4 Internal Buzzer VGA Enable Disable Pins 1 2 Enabled GLAN1 GLAN2 Pins 1 2 Enabled CMOS Clear See Section 2 7 CPU Clock Speed Pins 1 2 Auto OHFan Force On Closed On Watch Dog Reset Pins 1 2 WD Reset Power LED Closed On Power Force On Open Disabled USB1 2 Wake Up Pins 1 2 Disabled KB Mouse PWOn Standby Pins 1 2 Disabled Connectors Description Chassis Fan1 2 3 4 CHS Fan Headers CHS Fan 3 4 P4SCE CPU OH FAN DIMMOA 0B 1A 1B GLAN1 GLAN2 J2 J5 J3 J4 J7 J8 J9 J10 J11 J16 J17 J20 J21 J33 J34 J35 J36 J37 J38 JF1 JL1 LE2 USB 1 2 USB 3 4 5 6 7 8 WOL WOR only CHS Fan 3 4 Not monitored by BIOS CPU Overhead Fan Headers Memory DIMM Slots 1 through 4 Gigabit LAN Ethernet Ports GLAN2 PA
26. irs 3 2 Technical Support Procedures Before contacting Technical Support please take the following steps Also note that as a motherboard manufacturer Supermicro does not sell directly to end users so it is best to first check with your distributor or reseller for troubleshooting services They should know of any possible problem s with the specific system configuration that was sold to you 1 Please go through the Troubleshooting Procedures and Frequently Asked Questions FAQs sections in this chapter or see the FAQs on our web site http www supermicro com techsupport htm before contacting Technical Support Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 2 BIOS upgrades can be downloaded from our web site at http www supermicro com techsupport download htm Note Not all BIOS can be flashed depending on the modifica tions to the boot block code 3 If you still cannot resolve the problem include the following information when contacting Supermicro for technical support Motherboard model and PCB revision number BIOS release date version this can be seen on the initial display when your system first boots up System configuration An example of a Technical Support form is posted on our web site at http www supermicro com techsupport contact_support htm 4 Distributors For immediate assistance please have your account number ready when contacting our technical support department by e mail at support supermicr
27. jumper settings Watch Dog must also be enabled in BIOS Note when the function of Watch Dog is enabled the user needs to write his own application software in order to disable the Watch Dog Timer Front Side Bus Speed JP1 JP2 are used to set the sys s JP1 JP2 tem front side bus speed for the Auto 12 12 processors It is best to keep this 100 MHz x4 2 3 2 3 jumper set to Auto This jumper is 133 MHz x4 NC 2 3 Reserved NC NC used together with the CPU Clock 200 MHz x4 2 3 NC setting in BIOS See the table on the right for jumper settings 2 13 SUPER P4SCA P4SCE User s Manual Keyboard Wake Up The JPWAKE jumper is used to al low the system to be woken up by depressing a key on the keyboard from S1 or S3 in Windows OS See the table on the right for jumper settings Your power sup ply must meet ATX specification 2 01 or higher and supply 720 mA of standby power to use this fea ture LAN Enable Disable Change the setting of jumper J34 J35 PASCE only to enable or dis able the onboard LAN on the moth erboard See the table on the right for jumper settings The default setting is Enabled 2 14 Keyboard Wake Up Jumper Settings JPWAKE Jumper Position Definition 1 2 2 3 Disabled Enabled LAN Enable Disable Jumper Settings J34 J35 Jumper Position Definition Pins 1 2 Pins 2 3 Enabled Disabled Chapter 2
28. mer Support Asia Pacific Address SuperMicro Taiwan D5 4F No 16 Chien Ba Road Chung Ho 235 Taipei Hsien Taiwan R O C Tel 886 2 8226 3990 Fax 886 2 8226 3991 Web Site www supermicro com tw Technical Support Email support supermicro com tw Tel 886 2 8226 3990 ext 132 or 139 Chapter 1 Introduction Notes SUPER P4SCA P4SCE User s Manual SUPER P4SCA Figure 1 1 SUPER P4SCA Image Chapter 1 Introduction Figure 1 2 SUPER P4SCA Motherboard Layout not drawn to scale com2 24 pin ATX PWRConn p 1 3 JPWAKE J10 J20 buRLED E Pini fppmpwp CPYFAN O 12VPWR Pin 1 i JP3 c JPUspi Conn g CH Intrusion oH Fan Force On E p X s JPS J b oe Ue u e WOR i 5 CPU z g be S E J9 E ae 478 PGA zz ui os c t o uw COM 1 gt is IS s RAGE XL MCH North Bridge VGA JG1 m S Po EER aoc o z m x o GLAN DIMM 0A 23 324 BANKO DIMM 0B 5 uw gt DIMM 1A BANK1 amp DIMM 1B z o J334 LIR Jute E 5x PCI 1 zs ICH5R South SATA2 SATA g 3 J4
29. ntroduction Chapter 1 Introduction 1 1 Overview Checklist Congratulations on purchasing your computer motherboard from an ac knowledged leader in the industry Supermicro boards are designed with the utmost attention to detail to provide you with the highest standards in quality and performance Please check that the following items have all been included with your motherboard If anything listed here is damaged or missing contact your retailer All Included with Retail Box Only One 1 Supermicro Mainboard One 1 ATA 100 66 ribbon cable for IDE devices Two 2 SATA cables One 1 floppy drive ribbon cable One 1 COM Port with Bracket One 1 USB 4 port cable One 1 I O shield One 1 CPU Retention Kit One 1 Supermicro CD or diskettes containing drivers and utilities One 1 User s BIOS Manual 1 1 SUPER P4SCA P4SCE User s Manual Contacting Supermicro Headquarters Address SuperMicro Computer Inc 980 Rock Ave San Jose CA 95131 U S A Tel 1 408 503 8000 Fax 1 408 503 8008 Email marketing supermicro com General Information support supermicro com Technical Support Web Site www supermicro com Europe Address SuperMicro Computer B V Het Sterrenbeeld 28 5215 ML s Hertogenbosch The Netherlands Tel 31 0 73 6400390 Fax 31 0 73 6416525 Email sales supermicro n General Information support supermicro nl Technical Support rma supermicro nl Custo
30. o com or by fax at 408 503 8019 3 3 Frequently Asked Questions Question What type of memory does my motherboard support Answer The P4SCA P4SCE supports up to 4 GB of ECC non ECC unbuf fered DDR 400 333 266 two way interleaved SDRAM See Section 2 4 for details on installing memory Question How do update my BIOS Answer It is recommended that you not upgrade your BIOS if you are not experiencing problems with your system Updated BIOS files are located on our web site at http www supermicro com techsupport BIOS bios htm Please check our BIOS warning message and the information on how to update your BIOS on our web site Also check the current BIOS revision and make sure it is newer than your current BIOS before downloading Select your mainboard model and download the BIOS file to your computer Unzip the BIOS update file and you will find the readme txt flash instruc tions the awdflash exe BIOS flash utility and the BIOS image xxxx bin files Copy these files onto a bootable floppy and reboot your system It is not necessary to set the BIOS boot block protection jumpers on the mainboard At the DOS prompt upon rebooting enter the command awdflash Then type in the BIOS file that you want to update xxxx bin SUPER P4SCA P4SCE User s Manual Question What s on the CD that came with my motherboard Answer The supplied compact disc has quite a few drivers and programs that will greatly enhance your s
31. odule Installation See Figure 2 2 1 Insert each DDR memory module vertically into its slot Pay attention to the notch along the bottom of the module to prevent inserting the mod ule incorrectly See support information below 2 Gently press down on the memory module until it snaps into place 2 4 Chapter 2 Installation Support The P4SCA P4SCE supports Dual channel ECC non ECC unbuffered DDR 400 333 266 DDR SDRAM Populate DIMMOA DIMM1A and or DIMMOB DIMM1B with memory modules of the same size same type will result in the dual channel two way interleaved memory which is faster than the single channel memory Memory Speeds Host Clock FSB MHz DRAM DATA Shown during MHz RATE MT s POST 100 400 266 DDR266 333 DDR266 400 DDR266 133 533 266 DDR266 333 DDR333 400 DDR333 200 800 266 DDR266 333 DDR320 Note 400 DDR400 Note The BIOS will display 320 due to the limitation of Intel s chipset Figure 2 2 To Install Insert module vertically and press down until it snaps into place Pay attention to the notch To Remove Use your thumbs gently to push each release tab outward to release the DIMM from the slot Side and Top Views of DDR Module Installation into Slot Notch Br Note Notch should align with the receptive point on the slot Release Tab Top View of DD
32. r 2 Installation Chapter 2 Installation 2 1 Static Sensitive Devices Electric Static Discharge ESD can damage electronic components To prevent damage to your system board it is important to handle it very carefully The following measures are generally sufficient to protect your equipment from ESD Precautions Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent static discharge Touch a grounded metal object before removing the board from the anti static bag Handle the board by its edges only do not touch its components periph eral chips memory modules or gold contacts When handling chips or modules avoid touching their pins Put the motherboard and peripherals back into their antistatic bags when not in use For grounding purposes make sure your computer chassis provides ex cellent conductivity between the power supply the case the mounting fasteners and the motherboard Unpacking The motherboard is shipped in antistatic packaging to avoid static damage When unpacking the board make sure the person handling it is static pro tected Installation Procedures Follow the procedures as listed below for full installation of the mother board into a chassis 1 Install the processor and the heatsink to the motherboard 2 Install the motherboard in the chassis 3 Install the memory and add on cards 4 Finally connect the cables and install the drivers 2 1 SUPER P4SCA P4SCE User s Manual
33. res eese nentes 3 1 Betore Power OT cien tcr pei eure ire te c ke zer Pe EIE S 3 1 INOS POWOE cero rogi ee rive E viet erri PW HH t n EEFEKRNL TIE Ea 3 1 Nemo M 3 1 Memory Eror Snero ert nea sce canta e P Ee Lie deoa Erik aL EIER S 3 2 Losing the System s Setup Configuration ssssss 3 2 3 2 Technical Support Procedures net nates 3 2 3 3 Frequently Asked Questions 3 3 3 4 Returning Merchandise for Service sss 3 5 Chapter 4 BIOS 4 1 InitoQUCHOLD incen nuege tt LP DR COE EE VOTE TIN ERES CERE ECHTE erie rrr rere 4 1 4 2 R nmning SetU aetate re cete ecd ecd e 4 2 4 3 Main BIOS SS SUN ok ca sao foe dees ea mmn tetendit 4 2 4 4 Advanced BIOS Setup repete en ite pepe n ee 4 5 4 4 1 Advanced BIOS Features sssssssseeene 4 5 4 4 2 Advanced Chipset Control seen 4 7 Table of Contents 4 4 3 1 0 Device Configuration ec eeceeeceeeeesseeeeseceeceeeeeeeeeteeseeaees 4 8 424 4 PnP Config ratlOn orta ertet 4 11 4 4 5 Hardware Monitors eese enne 4 12 4 4 6 Processor amp Clock Options sse 4 13 4 5 Security ctete eno e pe be Da E PETERE ER err rerr ey rere 4 14 Appendices Appendix A BIOS POST Messages eee ere tpe A 1 Appendix B BIOS POST Codes Appendix C Installing the Operating System and Software Programs C 1 vi Chapter 1 I
34. t the docu mentation that came with your disk drive for details on actual jumper loca tions and settings 3 4 Returning Merchandise for Service A receipt or copy of your invoice marked with the date of purchase is required before any warranty service will be rendered You can obtain service by calling your vendor for a Returned Merchandise Authorization RMA number When returning to the manufacturer the RMA number should be prominently displayed on the outside of the shipping carton and mailed prepaid or hand carried Shipping and handling charges will be ap plied for all orders that must be mailed when service is complete This warranty only covers normal consumer use and does not cover dam ages incurred in shipping or from failure due to the alteration misuse abuse or improper maintenance of products During the warranty period contact your distributor first for any product problems SUPER P4SCA P4SCE User s Manual NOTES Chapter 4 BIOS Chapter 4 BIOS 4 1 Introduction This chapter describes the AwardBIOS for the P4SCA P4SCE The Award ROM BIOS is stored in a Flash chip and can be easily upgraded using a floppy disk based program Note Due to periodic changes to the BIOS some settings may have been added or deleted and might not yet be recorded in this manual Refer to the Manual Download area of our web site for any changes to BIOS that are not reflected in this manual System BIOS The BIOS is
35. t the system The battery on your motherboard may be old Check to verify that it still supplies 3VDC If it does not replace it with a new one No Video If the power is on but you have no video remove all the add on cards and cables Use the speaker to determine if any beep codes exist Refer to Appendix A for details on beep codes 3 1 SUPER P4SCA P4SCE User s Manual NOTE If you are a system integrator VAR or OEM a POST diagnos tics card is recommended For I O port 80h codes refer to App B Memory Errors 1 Make sure the DIMM modules are properly and fully installed 2 You should be using unbuffered ECC Non ECC DDR memory see next page Also it is recommended that you use the same memory speed for all DIMMs in the system See Section 2 4 for memory limitations 3 Check for bad DIMM modules or slots by swapping modules between slots and noting the results 4 Check the power supply voltage 115V 230V switch Losing the System s Setup Configuration 1 Ensure that you are using a high quality power supply A poor quality power supply may cause the system to lose the CMOS setup information Refer to Section 1 6 for details on recommended power supplies 2 The battery on your motherboard may be old Check to verify that it still supplies 3VDC If it does not replace it with a new one 3 If the above steps do not fix the Setup Configuration problem contact your vendor for repa
36. ta channels with bandwidth up to 6 4 GB s DDR400 in dual channel mode lt supports 128 Mb 256 Mb 512 Mb x8 X16 DDR Maximum system memory supports up to 4 0 GB for Dual Channel ECC Non ECC unbuffered DDR DIMMs are supported but it does not support registered mixed mode DIMMs Intel ICH5R System Features The I O Controller Hub provides the I O subsystem with access to the rest of the system It supports 2 channel Ultra ATA 100 Bus Master IDE Control ler two Serial ATA SATA Host Controllers SMBus 2 0 Controller LPC Flash BIOS Interface PCI 2 3 Interface and Integrated System Management Controller SUPER P4SCA P4SCE User s Manual 1 3 PC Health Monitoring This section describes the PC health monitoring features of the SUPER PASCA PASCE The motherboard has an onboard System Hardware Monitor chip that supports PC health monitoring Eight Onboard Voltage Monitors for the CPU Core 3 3V 3 3V standby 5V 5V standby Vbat and 12V The onboard voltage monitor will scan these voltages continuously Once a voltage becomes unstable it will give a warning or send an error message to the screen using Supermicro s Monitoring Software Super O Doctor Fan Status Monitor with Firmware Software On Off Control The PC health monitor can check the RPM status of the cooling fans The onboard 3 pin fans are controlled by the power management functions Environmental Temperature Control The PASCA PASCE has a CPU thermal trip
37. ter 1 includes a checklist of what should be included in your mainboard box describes the features specifications and performance of the P4SCA P4SCE mainboard and provides detailed information about the chipset Chapter 2 begins with instructions on handling static sensitive devices Read this chapter when installing the processor and DDR memory modules and when mounting the mainboard in the chassis Also refer to this chapter to connect the floppy and hard disk drives the IDE interfaces the parallel and serial ports the mouse and keyboard and the twisted wires for the power supply the reset button the keylock power LED and the speaker t also details the installation of Intel ICH5R SATA RAID Utility and other soft ware programs If you encounter any problems see Chapter 3 which describes trouble shooting procedures for the video the memory and the setup configuration stored in CMOS For quick reference a general FAQ Frequently Asked Questions section is provided Instructions are also included for contact ing technical support n addition you can visit our web site at www supermicro com techsupport htm for more detailed information Chapter 4 includes an introduction to BIOS and provides detailed informa tion on running the CMOS Setup utility Appendix A provides BIOS POST Messages Appendix B lists BIOS POST Codes Appendix C Installing the Operating System and Software Programs SUPER P4SCA P4SCE User s Manual
38. the Basic Input Output System used in all IBM PC XT AT and PS 2 compatible computers The AwardBIOS Flash chip stores the system parameters such as amount of memory type of disk drives and video displays etc CMOS requires very little power When the computer is turned off a back up battery provides power to the BIOS Flash chip enabling it to retain the system parameters Each time the computer is pow ered on the computer is then configured with the values stored in the BIOS ROM by the system BIOS which gains control when the computer is pow ered on How To Change the Configuration Data The CMOS information that determines the system parameters may be changed by entering the BIOS Setup utility This Setup utility can be ac cessed by pressing lt Del gt at the appropriate time during system boot Starting the Setup Utility Normally the only visible POST Power On Self Test routine is the memory test As the memory is being tested press the lt Delete gt key to enter the main menu of the BIOS Setup utility From the main menu you can access the other setup screens such as the Chipset and Power menus Section 4 3 gives detailed descriptions of each parameter setting in the Setup utility 4 1 SUPER P4SCA 4SCE User s Manual 4 2 Running Setup Optimal default settings are in bold text unless otherwise noted The BIOS setup options described in this section are selected by choosing the appropriate text from
39. the Main BIOS Setup screen All displayed text is described in this section although the screen display is often all you need to understand how to set the options see on next page When you first power on the computer the AwardBIOS is immediately activated While the BIOS is in control the Setup program can be activated in one of two Ways 1 By pressing Del immediately after turning the system on or 2 When the following message appears briefly at the bottom of the screen during the POST Power On Self Test press the Del key to activate the Main Setup Menu Press DEL to enter SETUP 4 3 Main BIOS Setup All Main Setup options are described in this section The Main BIOS Setup screen is displayed below Use the Up Down arrow keys or the Tab key to move among the different settings in the above menu Press the Esc key to exit the CMOS Setup Menu and use the Left Right arrow keys to enter the other categories of BIOS settings The next section is described in detail to illustrate how to navigate through the menus 4 2
40. which supports serial infrared communication Each UART includes a 16 byte send receive FIFO a programmable baud rate generator complete modem control capability and a processor interrupt sys tem Both UARTs provide legacy speed with baud rate of up to 115 2 Kbps as well as an advanced speed with baud rates of 250 K 500 K or 1 Mb s which support higher speed modems The Super I O provides functions that comply with ACPI Advanced Con figuration and Power Interface which includes support of legacy and ACPI power management through a SMI or SCI function pin It also features auto power management to reduce power consumption The IRQs DMAs and I O space resources of the Super I O can be flexibly adjusted to meet ISA PnP requirements which support ACPI and APM Ad vanced Power Management SUPER P4SCA P4SCE User s Manual 1 6 Super I O The disk drive adapter functions of the Super I O chip include a floppy disk drive controller that is compatible with industry standard 82077 765 a data separator write pre compensation circuitry decode logic data rate selec tion a clock generator drive interface control logic and interrupt and DMA logic The wide range of functions integrated onto the Super I O greatly reduces the number of components required for interfacing with floppy disk drives The Super I O supports four 360 K 720 K 1 2 M 1 44 M or 2 88 M disk drives and data transfer rates of 250 Kb s 500 Kb s or 1 Mb s Chapte
41. ystem We recommend that you review the CD and install the applications you need Applications on the CD include chipset drivers for Windows and security and audio drivers Question see some of my PCI devices sharing IRQs but the sys tem seems to be fine Is this correct or not Answer Some PCI Bus Mastering devices can share IRQs without perfor mance penalties These devices are designed to work correctly while shar ing IRQs See Table 3 1 below for details on shared IRQs Chapter 3 Troubleshooting Table 3 1 P4SCA P4SCE IRQs PCI 1 shares an IRQ with the USB 2 0 Controller System Management Bus Controller onboard VGA PCI2 shares an IRQ with a USB Controller USB5 6 SATA onboard VGA PCI3 shares an IRQ with a USB Controller USB3 USB4 onboard VGA PCI 4 shares an IRQ with LAN1 amp LAN2 PCI 5 shares an IRQ with LAN1 amp LAN2 P4SCE only ISA 1 2 3 share IRQ 14 with Primary IDE P4SCA only ISA 1 2 3 share IRQ 15 with Secondary IDE P4SCA only Assumes USB 2 0 drivers have not been installed Question How do connect the ATA100 66 cable to my IDE device s Answer The 80 wire 40 pin high density ATA100 66 IDE cable that came with your system has two connectors to support two drives This special cable must be used to take advantage of the speed the ATA100 66 technol ogy offers Connect the blue connector to the onboard IDE header and the other connector s to your hard drive s Consul
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