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2. POST hex Description CFh Test CMOS R W functionality COh Early chipset initialization Disable shadow RAM Disable L2 cache socket 7 or below Program basic chipset registers CIh Detect memory Auto detection of DRAM size type and ECC Auto detection of L2 cache socket 7 or below C3h Expand compressed BIOS code to DRAM C5h Call chipset hook to copy BIOS back to E000 amp F000 shadow RAM Ohl Expand the Xgroup codes locating in physical address 1000 0 02h Reserved 03h Initial Superio Early Init switch 04h Reserved 05h 1 Blank out screen 2 Clear CMOS error flag 06h Reserved 07h 1 Clear 8042 interface 2 Initialize 8042 self test 08h 1 Test special keyboard controller for Winbond 977 series Super I O chips 2 Enable keyboard interface 09h Reserved OAh Disable PS 2 mouse interface optional Auto detect ports for keyboard amp mouse followed by a port amp interface swap optional Reset keyboard for Winbond 977 series Super I O chips OBh Reserved OCh Reserved 0Dh Reserved OEh Test F000h segment shadow to see whether it is R W able or not If test fails keep beeping the speaker Debuggig LED Encoding Post Code EncodedLED Task Clh 001b Memory Detection 05h 010b BlOSShadowing 07h Ollb KBC Initialization OEh 100b ShadowRAM test Cid 14h 101b Chipset defaults loaded 26h 110b Clock generator configured 2Bh 111b Video
3. Table 2 23 Infrared Pin Definitions J32 Pin Number Definition 1 45v 2 Key 3 IRRX 4 Ground 5 IRTX SUPER P4DC6 P4DC6 P4DC6 1I P4DCE P4DCE P4DCE ll User s Manual Wake On Ring The Wake On Ring header is desig nated as JWOR on the P4DC6 P4DC6 P4DC6 II P4DCE P4DCE P4DCE Ill This function allows your computer to receive and be awakened by an in coming call when in the suspend state Refer to Table 2 24 for pin definitions You must also have a WOR card and cable to use WOR 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 func tion of the connector they are lo cated on Pin 1 isalways identi fied with a square solder pad on the printed circuit board See the motherboard layout pages for jumper locations Table 2 24 Wake On Ring Pin Definitions JWOR Pin Number Definition 1 Ground 2 Wake up Connector 32 1 a Jumper Cap 3 2 1 Pin 1 2 short Chapter 2 Installation CMOS Clear Refer to Table 2 25 for instructions Table 2 25 on how to clear CMOS Always re ee o n move the AC power cord from the Jumper system before clearing CMOS Position pM 2 3 CMOS Clear Position Position Note For an ATX power supply 1 2 2 3 you must completely s
4. EPP Mode Select This option allows the user to select the EPP mode The settings are EPP 1 9 and EPP 1 7 EPP Mode Use DMA This option allows you to select which DMA is assigned to EPP The settings are 1 and 3 4 13 SUPER P4DC6 P4DC6 P4DC6 II P4DCE P4DCE P4DCE II Users Manual 4 4 4 Hardware Monitors When the item Hardware Monitors is highlighted press the lt Enter gt key to activate the Hardware Monitors sub menu shown below Al thiedig Teasreaiame CPU Warning Temperatures This item allows the user to set the CPU temperature threshold When the CPU temperature reaches the threshold temperature set by the user an alarm will be activated and a warning message will be displayed onscreen The settings are Disabled 50 C 122 F 53 C 127 F 56 C 133 F 60 C 140 F 63 C 145 F 66 C 151 F and 70 C 158 F Chapter 4 AwardBIOS 4 4 5 Processor Features b TT mmn When the item Processor Features is highlighted hit the Enter key to activate the sub menu which is shown below CFT bi i Bi Cache CPU L1 amp L2 Cache Set this option to Enabled to activate the function of the CPU L1 and L2 caches The settings are Disabled and Enabled CPU L3 Cache Set this option to Enabled to activate the function of the CPU L3 cache The settings are Disabled and Enabled 4 15 SUPER P4DC6 P4DC6 P4DC6 II P4DCE P4DCE P4DCE II Users Man
5. 7 9 10 and 11 PCI Slot 4 IRQ Select Use this setting to assign the IRQ for PCI slot 4 The settings are Auto 3 4 5 7 9 10 and 11 Reset Configuration Data If you have installed a new add on device and this add on device has caused conflicts in system configuration and has resulted in system boot up failure then select Enabled to reset Extended System Configuration Data ESCD for the OS to reboot the system The settings are Enabled and Disabled Resources Controlled By The Award BIOS can automatically configure all the boot devices and all Plug and Play compatible devices However if this item is set to Auto ESCD the user is not able to set the IRQ DMA and memory address since the Award BIOS will automatically assign the values to these fields The settings are AUTO ESCD and Manual PCI VGA Palette Snoop To obtain ooptimum system performance this item has been pre set to Disabled by the manufacturer The settings are Enabled and Disabled 4 17 SUPER P4DC6 P4DC6 P4DC6 II P4DCE P4DCE P4DCE II Users Manual 4 6 Power Management When the Item Power is highlighted on the main menu bar press the lt Enter gt key to activate the following screen hus hy PCI Tm 4 PER UM Pinetti ACPI Function This item allows you to enable and disable the Advanced Configuration and Power Management ACPI The settings are Enabled and Disabled ACPI Suspend
6. Enabled JP36 Manufacturer Setting Pins 1 2 Enabled JP38 Third Power Supply Fail Alarm Open Disabled JPWAKE Keyboard Wake Up Pins 1 2 Disabled Connectors Description ATX POWER 1 Primary ATX Power Connector CD1 CD2 Audio CD Inputs COM1 COM2 COM1 COM2 Serial Port Connector CPU1 CPU2 CPU 1 and CPU 2 Sockets CPU CH OH FAN CPU Chassis Overheat Fan Headers J6 J7 IDE 1 IDE 2 Connector J15 Parallel Printer Port J16 PS 2 Keyboard Mouse Connector J20 J29 USB Headers 3 and 4 J23 4 Pin 12vDC Power Connector J24 8 Pin 12vDC Power Connector J27 LAN Ethernet Port J30 Line In Line Out Jacks J31 Microphone Jack J32 Infrared Connector JA1 Ultra160 LVD SCSI CH A Connector JA2 Ultra160 LVD SCSI CH B Connector JA3 Ultra SCSI CH B Connnector JF1 Front Control Panel JOH Overheat LED JP5 Floppy Disk Drive Connector JP37 Power Fail Connector JWOR Wake on Ring Header LAN Ethernet Port USBO USB1 USB Ports 1 and 2 VRM1 2 Voltage Regulator Module Card Slots For use with Supermicro chassis only 1 7 SUPER P4DC6 P4DC6 P4DC6 II P4DCE P4DCE P4DCE II Users Manual Figure 1 4 SUPER P4DC6 P4DCE Layout not drawn to scale
7. 1 Introduction This chapter describes the AwardBIOS for the P4DC6 P4DC6 P4DC6 Il P4DCE P4DCE P4DCE II The Award ROM BIOS is stored in a Flash integrated circuit and can be easily upgraded using a floppy disk based program Note Due to periodic changes to the AwardBIOS some settings may have been added or deleted and might not yet be included in this manual Please refer to the Support Manual Download area of the Supermicro web site http www supermicro com for any changes to the BIOS that may not be reflected in this manual System BIOS The BIOS is the Basic Input Output System used in all IBM PC XT AT and PS 2 compatible computers The AwardBIOS Flash chip stores the System parameters such type of disk drives video displays etc in its CMOS memory CMOS Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor a battery maintained RAM in the BIOS The CMOS memory usually refer enced as just CMOS requires very little electrical power When the com puter is turned off a back up battery provides power to the BIOS Flash chip enabling it to retain system parameters Each time the computer is powered on the computer is configured with the values stored in the BIOS RAM by the system BIOS which gains control at boot up 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 De
8. EE 1 1 Contacting Supetrmlicro iine repeteret piter 1 2 SUPER PADCE Itrage e t REOR E E 1 4 SUPERIP4D G64 Image dte cote dte reete otn 1 5 SUPER P4DC6 P4DCE Layout c csccsccsssesesssssesssssssessssensecessessnessess 1 6 SUPER P4DC6 P4DCE Quick Reference sess 1 7 SUPER P4DC6 P4DCE Layout ccccscsssssssssessssessessessessesaesneeseaes 1 8 SUPER P4DC6 P4DCE Quick Reference ssssssssss 1 9 Motherboard Features Intel 860 Chipset System Block Diagram 1 2 Chipset OVBIVIBW iac ip tette ie teet aci a ede indu d 123 Special Fealtut68 irre trt Re eese finr d es 1 4 PC Health Monitoring 1 5 AGPI PG 98 Features oii rer n tetas eret 126 PoOWet GUDDly iare ee ient eme pisos 1 7 Super l O odit e aed b b edite ege e a aaa Chapter 2 Installation 2 1 Static Sensitive Devices ssceo cinere re eren eee e erra pa 2 1 2 2 Processor and Heat Sink Installation eene 2 2 2 3 Mounting the Motherboard in the Chassis sse 2 4 2 4 Installirig RIMMS rrr rere rn rente nnn rrr ten 2 5 2 5 Port Front Control Panel Connector Locations seesss 2 6 2 6 Gonnecting Cabl S oec cec ede deo d 2 8 PWR LED IDE Hard Drive LED PWR_ON QUII M USB Keyboard sese nennen nennen nnne nnn 2 10 Alarm RGSGLl ionic tne eere E ee eere
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10. Reference Jumpers Description Default Setting JBT1 CMOS Clear Pins 1 2 Normal JPA1 JPA2 SCSI Termination Open Enabled JPA3 PCI 64 Speed Select Open 66 MHz JP4 Onboard Audio Pins 1 2 Enabled JP34 SCSI Enable Disable Pins 1 2 Enabled JP35 LAN Enable Disable Pins 1 2 Enabled JP36 Manufacturer Setting Pins 1 2 Enabled JP38 Third Power Supply Fail Alarm Open Disabled JP39 USB Wake Up Pins 1 2 Enabled JPWAKE Keyboard Wake Up Pins 1 2 Disabled Connectors Description ATX POWER 1 Primary ATX Power Connector CD1 CD2 Audio CD Inputs COM1 COM2 COM1 COM2 Serial Port Connector CPU1 CPU2 CPU 1 and CPU 2 Sockets CPU CH OH FAN CPU Chassis Overheat Fan Headers J6 J7 IDE 1 IDE 2 Connector J15 Parallel Printer Port J16 PS 2 Keyboard Mouse Connector J20 J29 USB Headers 3 and 4 J23 4 Pin 12vDC Power Connector J24 8 Pin 12vDC Power Connector J27 LAN Ethernet Port J30 Line In Line Out Jacks J31 Microphone Jack J32 Infrared Connector JA1 Ultra160 LVD SCSI CH A Connector JA2 Ultra160 LVD SCSI CH B Connector JA3 Ultra SCSI CH B Connnector JF 1 Front Control Panel JOH Overheat LED JP5 Floppy Disk Drive Connector JP37 Power Fail Connector JWOR Wake on Ring Header LAN Ethernet Port RAID Port RAID Card Connector USBO USB1 USB Ports 1 and 2 For use with Supermicro chassis only 1 9 SUPER P4DC6 P4DC6 P4DC6 II P4DCE P4DCE P4DCE II Users Manual Motherboard Features CPU e P4DC6 P
11. Santa Clara County in the State of California USA The State of California County of Santa Clara shall be the exclusive venue for the resolution of any such disputes Supermicro s total liability for all claims will not exceed the price paid for the hardware product 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 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 P4DC6 P4DC6 P4DC6 II P4DCE P4DCE P4DCE ll mainboard The SUPER P4DC6 P4DC6 P4DCE P4DCE supports both single and dual Intel 603 pin Xeon 1 40 2 40 GHz processors at a front side bus speed of 400 MHz and data channel RAMBUS technology yielding a 3 2 GB data transfer bandwidth The SUPER P4DC6 II P4DCE II supports single and dual Intel 603 pin Xeon processors of up to 2 80 GHz at the same front side bus speed and memory size Please refer to the motherboard specifica tions pages on our web site http www supermicro com Product_page product
12. Security Option When the item Security Option is highlighted on the Security Main Menu press the Enter key to activate the Security Option screen This option allows the user to determine if the password is required every time the system boots up or only when you enter the CMOS setup The settings are System and Setup 4 23 SUPER P4DC6 P4DC6 P4DC6 1I P4DCE P4DCE P4DCE II Users Manual 4 9 Exit Setup Select Exit from the Main Menu bar and press the lt Enter gt key to activate the following screen CHO HLS EE a s RE LL Hen Bait Mirhuar owing wm in lowed lailsaie BRefaulks een bel Lai Dytininad Der aulta Sere Para te GE F eieem Extertieleet r tr TUTO Baden Baber Pidtewe ERCIEKdR Plifweeral Fh Fravedusm Halisa TL Eafe Dafaultz Propi indeed Pi reeral Hely Save amp Exit Setup If you highlight the letter Y and press Enter with the Save amp Exit Setup field highlighted you will save the changes you ve made in the BIOS program CMOS and then exit setup Your system should then continue with the boot up procedure The options are Y and N Exit without Saving If you highlight the letter Y and press Enter with the Exit without Saving field highlighted any of the changes you ve made in CMOS will not be saved when you exit the CMOS Setup Your system should then continue with the boot up procedure Load Fail Safe Defaults When the item Load Fail Safe Defa
13. Setup screen is displayed below Use the lt Up Down gt arrow keys or the lt Tab gt key to move among the different settings in the above menu Press the lt Esc gt key to exit the CMOS Setup Menu and use the lt Left gt lt Right gt arrow keys to enter other categories of BIOS settings The next section describes in detail how to navigate through the menus 4 2 Chapter 4 AwardBIOS Main BIOS Setup Menu Main Setup Features Date Time Set the system date and time Key in the correct information in the fields when the options of mm dd yy and hh mm ss appear in the screen Press the lt Enter gt key to save the data Drive A Drive B These options allow the user to set the type of floppy disk drive installed in the system The settings are None 360K 5 25in 1 2M 5 25in 720K 3 5in 1 44M 3 5in and 2 88M 3 5in Swap Floppy Drive These options allow the user to swap the names of floppy disk drives installed in the system should there be two floppy disk drives installed on the main board The settings are Disabled and Enabled The default setting is Disabled SUPER P4DC6 P4DC6 P4DC6 II P4DCE P4DCE P4DCE II Users Manual IDE Primary Master IDE Primary Slave IIDE Secondary Master IDE Secondary Slave These options allow the user to set the parameters of the IDE Primary Master Slave and IDE Secondary Master Slave slots Press the lt Enter gt key to activate the following
14. Sunal Table 2 2 for pin definitions IDE Hard Drive LED Table 2 3 IDE LED Pin Definitions JF1 The hard drive LED connection is located on pins 7 and 9 of JF1 At ian Definition tach the IDE hard drive LED cable 7 5v to these pins to display IDE hard Sena drive activity See Table 2 3 for pin definitions PWR_ON Table 2 4 PW_ON Pin D Definiti JF1 The PW ON connection is located ERAS Jot on pins 11 and 13 of JF1 Momen MM Detnition tarily contacting both pins will 11 PWR_ON power on off the system The user 197 Ground can also configure this button to function as a suspend button see the Power Button Mode setting in BIOS To turn the power off when set to suspend mode hold down the power button for at least four seconds See Table 2 4 for pin definitions Reset Table 2 5 Reset Pin The reset connection is located on Berintuons TEN pins 15 and 17 of JF1 This con Pin nector attaches to the hardware re _ pemon set switch on the computer chas 17 Ground sis See Table 2 5 for pin defini tions 2 9 SUPER P4DC6 P4DC6 P4DC6 1I P4DCE P4DCE P4DCE ll User s Manual USB Keyboard Table 2 6 USB Keyboard Pin Definitions If you are using a USB keyboard SED connect it to pins 25 27 29 31 and Number Definition 33 of JF1 See Table 2 6 for pin E USB Power 27 USB Negative definitions 29 USB Positive 31 Gr
15. Type This item allows the user to determine the ACPI Suspend type The settings are S1 lt POSs and S3 lt STR gt Power Management This option sets the degree of power saving for the system especially for HDD Power Down Doze Mode and Suspend Mode The settings are User Define Min Saving and Max Saving Video Off Method This item determines the manner in which the monitor is turned off The settings are Blank Screen V H SYNC Blank and DPMS Select V H SYNC Blank to turn off the vertical and horizontal synchronization ports and the monitor Select Blank Screen to turn off the video buffer and the monitor Select DPMS to initiate display power management signals 4 18 Chapter 4 AwardBIOS Video Off in Suspend This item allows the AwardBIOS to turn off the video signal in suspend mode The settings are No and Yes Suspend Type This item sets the system suspend type The settings are Stop Grant and PwrOn Suspend Soft off by PWR BTTN This item determines the system s Soft off mode when the user presses the power button The settings are Instant off and Delay 4 Sec Wake Up by PCI Card This item allows the AwardBIOS to enable system wake up from a PCI card signal The settings are Enabled and Disabled Power On by Ring This item allows the AwardBIOS to enable system wake up from a ring signal The settings are Enabled and Disabled Wake Up on LAN This it
16. USB keyboard CPU slowdown at high temperature ACPI PC99 Features Microsoft OnNow Real time clock wake up alarm Main switch override mechanism External modem ring on Onboard I O e AIC 7899 controller for dual channel Ultra160 SCSI P4DC6 P4DC6 P4DC6 ll only 2 IDE bus master interfaces support up to four UDMA 100 devices 1 floppy port interface up to 2 88 MB 2 Fast UART 16550A compatible serial ports 1EPP ECP Enhanced Parallel Port Extended Capabilities Port PS 2 mouse and PS 2 keyboard ports 1 each 1 Raptor RAID controller P4DC6 and P4DC6 I only 1 LAN Ethernet port 1 infrared port 2 USB ports 2 USB headers 2 SCSI channels 1 audio line in 1 audio line out 1 audio mic in 1 CD audio both types of standard headers provided Other e Internal external modem ring on Control of recovery from AC power loss Wake on LAN WOL CD Utilities BIOS flash upgrade utility awdflash exe Drivers for the Intel 860 chipset Intel LDCM retail only Dimensions Extended ATX 12 x 13 304 80 x 330 20 mm 1 11 SUPER P4DC6 P4DC6 P4DC6 1I P4DCE P4DCE P4DCE II Users Manual Xeon
17. connector located at JA3 8 GND 33 DB 7 9 GND 34 DB P 10 GND 35 GND 11 GND 36 GND 12 Reserved 37 Reserved 13 Open 38 Termpwr 14 Reserved 39 Reserved 15 GND 40 GND 16 GND 41 ATN 17 GND 42 GND 18 GND 43 BSY 19 GND 44 ACK 20 GND 45 RST 21 GND 46 MSG 22 GND 47 SEL 23 GND 48 C D 24 GND 49 REQ 25 GND 50 1 0 2 21 SUPER P4DC6 P4DC6 P4DC6 1I P4DCE P4DCE P4DCE ll User s Manual Ultra Wide SCSI Connector P4DC6 P4DC6 P4DC6 ll only Refer to Table 2 38 for the Ultra Wide SCSI pin definitions The connectors are located at JA1 and JA2 Table 2 38 Ultra Wide SCSI Connector JA1 JA2 Pin Number Function Pin Number Function 1 GND 35 DB 12 2 GND 36 DB 13 3 GND 37 DB 14 4 GND 38 DB 15 5 GND 39 Parity H 6 GND 40 DB 0 7 GND 41 DB 1 8 GND 42 DB 2 9 GND 43 DB 3 10 GND 44 DB 4 11 GND 45 DB 5 12 GND 46 DB 6 13 GND 47 DB 7 14 GND 48 Parity L 15 GND 49 GND 16 GND 50 Termpwrd 17 Termpwrd 51 Termpwrd 18 Termpwrd 52 Termpwrd 19 GND 53 NC 20 GND 54 GND 21 GND 55 ATTN 22 GND 56 GND 23 GND 57 BSY 24 GND 58 ACK 25 GND 59 RST 26 GND 60 MSG 27 GND 61 SEL 28 GND 62 CD 29 GND 63 REQ 30 GND 64 IO 31 GND 65 DB 8 32 GND 66 DB 9 33 GND 67 DB 10 34 GND 68 DB 11 2 22 Chapter 2 Installation 2 9 Installing Software Drivers After all the hardware has been installed you must first install the operating system and then
18. enirn ca eee pH ECERNS 2 10 Table of Contents Fan Fail LED pscs eiiieaen Power Fail WED ioci eea a eie utas cns NO ya soc ass cece E E E A Keyboard Lock ort tette tr terere iter eene Overlieat cc cendecachassasntecosnsncednc entscdhevasisdestnddvesneasdsclschedeciatesoadedetsunges SPAKE x e A detains teat ATX PS 2 Keyboard and Mouse Ports Universal Serial B s USB uie hrs Serial Pons 5o erred n rae ede ts dhs Ree Ere Apa uda Wake OhsEAN a niae rei PER ORE A CD Headers Fam Leaders anie ee dd LEE eene OverheatiBBD hetero inertiae dent coe er ed iste tetas Infrared Connector enr ertet EN irr ha Wake On Ring EN 2 7 Jumper Settings ceret ce rdg heise Explanation Of J mpers a c iier etre ner eret Rambus Speed EEUU d CMOS Cleats RE Keyboard Wake lUp ict tid tt tes mr enne Fe kot EE CH ERO USB Wake Up SCSI Enable Disable SCSI Termination Enable Disable eene LAN Enable Disable c tec oie EN EREN en Power Supply Alarm Enable Disable Onboard Audio Enable Disable esee 2 8 Parallel Port AGP and Floppy Hard Disk Drive Connections 2 19 Parallel Port Conneclor erre n Ee d 2 19 Floppy COnneCtOr orsi tede itin 2 20 IDE Conte clors eor ere eren terror Ren Eb ven rade 2 20 AGP Slob estremo emer amtamioieieirmniereo emm PR 2 21 Legacy SCSI Gohflector iarsin iee eanas nasa ei ctr peers 2 21 Ultra Wide SGSI
19. ent sizes on the motherboard for audio CD playback You must con nect an audio cable from your CD player to the header that fits your cable s connector Refer to Table 2 20 for pin definitions Fan Headers The CPU fans chassis fans and thermal control fan headers are designated CPU FAN 1 2 Chas sis Fan 1 2 3 4 and OH Fan respec tively Refer to Table 2 21 for pin definitions Overheat LED JOH The JOH header is used to connect an LED to provide warning of chas sis overheating It is located near the microphone connector Refer to Table 2 22 for pin definitions Infrared Connector The infrared connector is located at J32 See Table 2 23 for pin defini tions See the Technical Support section of our web site for informa tion on the infrared devices you can connect to the system 2 13 Table 2 20a Audio CD Header Pin Definitions CD1 Pin Number Definition 1 Left Stereo Signal 2 Ground 3 Ground 4 Right Stereo Signal Table 2 20b Audio CD Header Pin Definitions CD2 Pin Number Definition 1 Right Stereo Signal 2 Ground 3 Ground 4 Left Stereo Signal Table 2 21 Fan Header CPU Fan 1 2 Chassis Fan 1 4 OH Fan Pin Definitions Pin Number Definition 1 Ground black 2 12V red 3 Tachometer Caution These fan headers are for DC power only Table 2 22 Overheat LED Pin Definitions JOH Pin Number Definition 1 12vDC 2 OH Active
20. for additional information Note Check the Supermicro web site for recommended memory modules http www supermicro com TECHSUPPORT FAQs Memory_vendors htm 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 Please check our BIOS warn ing message and the information on how to update your BIOS on our web site Also check the current BIOS revision and make sure it is newer than your current BIOS before downloading Select your mainboard model and download the BIOS file to your computer Unzip the BIOS update file and you will find the readme txt flash instructions the awdflash exe BIOS flash utility and the BIOS image xxxx bin files Copy these files onto a bootable floppy and reboot your system It is not necessary to set the BIOS boot block protection jumpers on the mainboard At the DOS prompt upon rebooting enter the command awdflash Then type in the BIOS file that you want to update xxxx bin SUPER P4DC6 P4DC6 P4DC6 1I P4DCE P4DCE P4DCE ll User s Manual Question After flashing the BIOS my system does not have video How can I correct this Answer If the system does not have video after flashing your new BIOS it indicates that the flashing procedure failed To remedy this first clear CMOS per the instructions in this manual and retry the BIOS
21. initialization 52h 000b Just clear LEDs B 1 SUPER P4DC6 P4DC6 P4DC6 II P4DCE P4DCE P4DCE II Users Manual POST hex Description OFh Reserved 10 Auto detect flash type to load appropriate flash R W codes into the run time area in F000 for ESCD amp DMI support 11 Reserved 12h Use walking 1 s algorithm to check out interface in CMOS circuitry Also set real time clock power status and then check for override 13 Reserved 14h Program chipset default values into chipset Chipset default values are MODBINable by OEM customers 15 Reserved 16h Initial Early Init Onboard Generator switch 17 Reserved 18 Detect CPU information including brand SMI type Cyrix or Intel and CPU level 586 or 686 19 Reserved 1Ah Reserved 1Bh Initial interrupts vector table If no special specified all H W interrupts are directed to SPURIOUS_INT_HDLR amp S W interrupts to SPURIOUS_soft_HDLR 1Ch Reserved 1Dh Initial EARLY_PM_INIT switch 1Eh Reserved 1Fh Load keyboard matrix notebook platform 20h Reserved 21h HPM initialization notebook platform 22h Reserved 23h 1 Check validity of RTC value e g a value of 5Ah is an invalid value for RTC minute 2 Load CMOS settings into BIOS stack If CMOS checksum fails use default value instead 3 Prepare BIOS resource map for PCI amp PnP use If ESCD is valid take into considerati
22. the power button can function as a system suspend button With this feature enabled the system will enter a SoftOff state when the user depresses the power button The monitor will be suspended and the hard drive will spin down Depressing the power button again will cause the whole system to awaken During the SoftOff state the ATX power supply provides power to keep the minimum 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 four seconds This will turn off the system completely with no main power provided to the motherboard External Modem Ring On Wake up events can be triggered by a device such as the external modem ringing when the system is in the SoftOff state External Modem Ring On must be an included feature on the installed modem card when this feature is desired and the corresponding setting must be enabled in the BIOS Note that external modem ring on can only be used with an ATX 2 01 or above compliant power supply SUPER P4DC6 P4DC6 P4DC6 1I P4DCE P4DCE P4DCE II User s Manual Wake On LAN Wake On LAN WOL is defined as the ability of a remote management ap plication to power up a computer that is powered off Remote PC setup updates and asset tracking can occur after hours and on weekends so that daily LAN maintenance traffic can be kept to a minimum and LAN system users are not needlessly interrupted during no
23. 0 Typematic Rate Setting Continual pressing of a key repeats that character onscreen at a rate pre determined by the keyboard controller The key stroke repeating rate is called the typematic rate If Enabled this option allows the user to set the typematic rate of the system If Disabled the user will not be allowed to set the typematic rate and Typematic Rate and Typematic Delay will not be displayed The settings are Enabled and Disabled Typematic Rate Chars Sec If enabled this option allows the user to set the number of times a key stroke repeats itself in a second when the key is held down The settings are 6 8 40 12 15 20 24 and 30 4 7 SUPER P4DC6 P4DC6 P4DC6 1I P4DCE P4DCE P4DCE II User s Manual Typematic Delay This option sets the delay time after a key is held down before it begins to repeat the keystroke The settings are 250 500 750 and 1000 OS Select For DRAM 64MB This option allows the user to select the operating system that requires a DRAM memory greater than 64MB in order to function properly The settings are OS2 and Non OS2 Console Redirection This option allows the user to redirect the console display through the COM port when enabled This is useful when two computers are hooked up to a single monitor When enabled the user can toggle the display from one system to the other using the Tab key The function keys are diabled when
24. 0 73 6416525 Email sales supermicro n General Information support supermicro nl Technical Support rma supermicro nl Customer 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 8228 1366 ext 132 or 139 Chapter 1 Introduction Notes SUPER P4DC6 P4DC6 P4DC6 1I P4DCE P4DCE P4DCE II User s Manual Figure 1 1 SUPER P4DC6 Image Note The P4DCE shares the same layout as the P4DC6 but with no onboard SCSI Chapter 1 Introduction Figure 1 2 SUPER P4DC6 Image Notes The P4DCE shares the same layout as the P4DC6 but with no onboard SCSI The P4DC6 II shares the same layout as the P4DC6 but includes a heatsink over the VRM modules The PADCE II shares the same layout as the P4DCE but includes a heatsink over the VRM modules SUPER P4DC6 P4DC6 P4DC6 1I P4DCE P4DCE P4DCE II Users Manual Figure 1 3 SUPER P4DC6 P4DCE Layout not drawn to scale 4i ke L lJPWAKE CPU FAN2 u23 pepi ATX POWER MOUSE 7 goa 8PN IP37 mm CH FAN4 J18 12vDC PWR JP38 Jig USBO 1 FAULT Jet Jie COM1 J16 cpu JP5 FLOPPY JP36 MCH CPU FAN1 PARALLEL ZAZ
25. 4DC6 P4DCE P4DCE Single or dual Intel Xeon 1 40 2 40 GHz 603 pin processors at a 400 MHz system bus speed e P4DC6 II P4DCE II Single or dual Intel Xeon 1 40 2 80 GHz 603 pin processors at a 400 MHz system bus speed Note refer to the motherboard specifications pages on our web site for updates on supported processors http www supermicro com Product page product m htm Memory Four PC600 800 RDRAM RIMM sockets to support up to 2 GB RDRAM Chipset Intel 860 82860NB P64H 82806AA PCI 64 Hub e ICH2 82801BA I O CH 82802AB Firmware Hub Expansion Slots One 4xAGP Pro 1 5v only Two 64 bit PCI 66 MHz 3 3v Four 32 bit PCI 33 MHz BIOS 4 Mb Firmware Hub Award Flash BIOS ACPI APM Power Management e PAC 99 color coded I O connectors Internal control of Power On mode for recovery from AC power loss PC Health Monitoring e Nine onboard voltage monitors for two CPU core voltages two CPU I O voltages 3 3v 5v 12v 3v battery and 5v system bus Three fan status monitor with firmware software on off control Environmental temperature monitor and control CPU fan auto off in sleep mode Three CPU chassis temperature monitors System overheat LED and control System resource alert Chassis intrusion detection Auto switching voltage regulator for the CPU core Slow blinking LED for suspend state indicator 1 10 Chapter 1 Introduction BIOS support for
26. B of RDRAM The RAMBUS dual channel memory bus can support full duplex memory bandwidth transfers at up to 3 2 GB s Different memory module speeds such as 600 MHz and 800 MHz should not be mixed Different RDRAM memory module sizes such as 256 MB and 512 MB may be used in Channel A and Channel B but those within each channel BankO and Bank1 must be the same The MCH also provides full 4xAGP Pro capability for maximum bus utilization including 2x and 4x mode transfer rates The ICH2 provides extensive I O support functions and capabilities which include Rev 2 2 compliant PCI with support for 33 MHz PCI operations PCI 32 slots ACPI Power Management Logic Support an Enhanced DMA Con troller an Interrupt Controller and timer functions an Integrated IDE control ler supporting Ultra ATA100 66 33 a USB host interface with support for four USB ports two host controllers an Integrated LAN Controller a Sys tem Management Bus SMBus with additional support for I C devices an AC97 2 1 Compliant Link for Audio and Telephony codecs a Low Pin Count LPC interface Firmware Hub FWH interface support and Alert On LAN AOL 1 13 SUPER P4DC6 P4DC6 P4DC6 II P4DCE P4DCE P4DCE II User s Manual Recovery from AC Power Loss The BIOS provides a setting that allows you to determine how your system will respond when AC power is lost and then restored You can choose for the system to remain powered off in which case you must activat
27. Connector trees 2 22 2 9 Installing Software Drivers SUPER P4DC6 P4DC6 P4DC6 1I P4DCE P4DCE P4DCE II Users Manual Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 3 1 Troubleshooting Procedures notte teneret 3 1 Before Power On sse nne nne 3 1 Dd N INO VIdBO cic OW b En bete ttre ERE SPORE CERTE LETS ERR EC Memory Errors 3 2 Technical Support Procedures essen 3 2 3 8 Frequently Asked Questlons uices erected 3 3 3 4 Returning Merchandise for Service ssseneene 3 6 Chapter 4 BIOS 4 1 lniroducton eicit tr rere E rri rr ea raii 4 1 4 2 RUNNING Setup tete ertet eei reni ete ii di aeg 4 2 4 83 Main BIOS Set p dede ete b Ge n e Ce em ed 4 2 4 4 Advanced BIOS Setup sssssssssesseeeeneneenne nennen enne 4 6 4 5 POIl PnPSet p iieri tente tiere rri Pe Eier Fe ce rere 4 16 4 6 Power Management c te rie cert eve tote e ECL AE 4 17 4 7 Boot up Devices m 4 8 SSO CURRY SetUP a oin a etta N E D e A ced 4 9 Exit Setup uineis iet ne E RP On eroe iie Appendices Appendix A AwardBIOS POST Messages seem A 1 Appendix B AwardBIOS POST Codes seen B 1 Appendix C AwardBIOS BeepCodes vi Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 1 Introduction 1 1 Overview Checklist Congratulations on purchasing your computer mainboard from an acknowl edged leader in the industry Super
28. Ctrl F3 Ctrl F4 Ctrl F5 Ctrl F6 Ctrl F7 and Ctrl 8 4 20 Chapter 4 AwardBIOS 4 7 Boot up Devices When the Item Boot is highlighted on the main menu bar press the Enter key to activate the following screen Award BIOS attempts to load the operating system from devices specified by the user in a user specified sequence Boot ROM Order This option determines the boot ROM order The settings are Adaptec 7899 and Any PCI Slot First Boot Device This item allows the user to select the device as the first boot up device The settings are Floppy LS120 HDD 0 SCSI CDROM HDD 1 HDD 2 and HDD 3 Second Boot Device This item allows the user to select the device as the second boot up device The settings are The settings are Floppy LS120 HDD 0 SCSI CDROM HDD 1 HDD 2 and HDD 3 4 21 SUPER P4DC6 P4DC6 P4DC6 II P4DCE P4DCE P4DCE II Users Manual Third Boot Device This item allows the user to set the device as the third boot up device The settings are The settings are Floppy LS120 HDD 0 SCSI CDROM HDD 1 HDD 2 and HDD 3 Boot Other Device If Enabled this option enables the BIOS to load the OS from another device rather than the ones that have been specified as the first second and third boot up devices The settings are Enabled and Disabled Virus Warning This item allows the user to choose the VIRUS Warning f
29. J J15 PORT VRM1 sm com2 LLLLLLLLLL LLL NPM 5j RAMBUS CHA BANK 0 RAMBUS CHB BANK 0 J27 LAN T i aa ggo LINE OUT a8 RAMBUS CHA BANK 1 LINE IN I RAMBUS CHB BANK 1 y31 mic E dis CH FAN3 AGP PRO JOH IDE 1 J6 L m PCI 64 1 nly IDE 2 J7 a 2 P64H 9 2 PCI 64 2 2 zo ICH2 E Eg JBTI 3j 38 cI 89 Li PCI1 El a woL x Ong tr 5 als PCI2 FA zt JP34 Ea CD2 a n CD 1 co 5 z AIC 7899 e PCI3 BATTERY lt 3 EG do 20 u x M n PCI4 BIOS gt 5 CH CH o JPA J20 J29 JwonJPAiJea2 FANI FAN2 n nn LLL Notes See Chapter 2 for more information on jumper settings and pin definitions On a 2 pin jumper Closed means the jumper is on both pins and Open means the jumper is either off or on one pin only The P4DCE shares the same layout as the P4DC6 but with no onboard SCSI Chapter 1 Introduction P4DC6 P4DCE Quick Reference Jumpers Description Default Setting JBT1 CMOS Clear Pins 1 2 Normal JP2 JP2A Manufacturer Setting Pins 1 2 Auto JPA1 JPA2 SCSI Termination Open Enabled JP4 Onboard Audio Pins 1 2 Enabled JP34 SCSI Enable Disable Pins 1 2 Enabled JP35 LAN Enable Disable Pins 1 2
30. Memory Address Error at Indicates a memory address error at a specific location You can use this location along with the memory map for your system to find and replace the bad memory chips Memory parity Error at Indicates a memory parity error at a specific location You can use this location along with the memory map for your system to find and replace the bad memory chips Memory Verify Error at Indicates an error verifying a value already written to memory Use the location along with your system s memory map to locate the bad chip OFFENDING ADDRESS NOTFOUND This message is used in conjunction with the I O CHANNEL CHECK and RAM PARITY ERROR messages when the segment that has caused the problem cannot be isolated OFFENDINGSEGMENT This message is used in conjunction with the I O CHANNEL CHECK and RAM PARITY ERROR messages when the segment that has caused the problem has been isolated PRESS AKEY TO REBOOT This will be displayed at the bottom screen when an error occurs that requires you to reboot Press any key and the system will reboot PRESS F1 TO DISABLE NMI F2 TO REBOOT When BIOS detects a Non maskable Interrupt condition during boot this will allow you to disable the NMI and continue to boot or you can reboot the system with the NMI enabled RAM PARITY ERROR CHECKING FOR SEGMENT Indicates a parity error in Random Access Memory SYSTEM HALTED CTRL ALT DEL TO REBOOT Indicates the pres
31. On Off Switch must be held for more than four seconds to shut down the system This feature is required to implement the ACPI features on the mainboard Question installed my microphone correctly but can t record any sound What should do Answer Go to Start Programs Accessories Entertainment and then Volume Control Under the Properties tab scroll down the list of devices in the menu and check the box beside Microphone Chapter 3 Troubleshooting Question How do connect the ATA66 100 cable to my IDE device s Answer The 80 wire 40 pin ATA66 100 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 ATA66 100 technology offers Connect the blue connector to the onboard IDE header and the other connector s to your hard drive s Consult the documentation that came with your disk drive for details on actual jumper locations and settings Question Why am I getting the message Pre Boot Agent Failed on the top left of my screen during system boot up Answer This message will be displayed when the Console Redirection setting in BIOS is either 1 disabled or 2 enabled and there is no modem cable hooked up to the system Note that this is not an error message it is just to let users that use console redirection know if their connection is working See the Console Redirection setting in the Advanced BIOS
32. SUPERO SUPER P4DC6 SUPER P4DC6 SUPER P4DC6 ll SUPER P4DCE SUPER P4DCE SUPER PADCE II USER S MANUAL Revision 1 2c 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 http 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
33. Set tings section of BIOS for more information Table 3 1 Shared IRQs P4DC6 P4DCE PCI 32 1 shares an IRQ with the onboard LAN and AGP PCI 32 2 shares an IRQ with AC97 and MC97 PCI 32 3 shares an IRQ with P64H and two PCI 64 slots PCI 32 4 shares an IRQ with USB P4DC6 P4DCE P4DC6 II P4DCE ll PCI 32 1 shares an IRQ with the onboard LAN PCI 32 2 shares an IRQ with AC97 and MC97 PCI 32 3 shares an IRQ with P64H and two PCI 64 slots PCI 32 4 shares an IRQ with USB AGP has a dedicated IRQ SUPER P4DC6 P4DC6 P4DC6 1I P4DCE P4DCE P4DCE ll User s Manual 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 shipped when service is complete The warranty only covers normal consumer use and does not cover dam ages incurred in shipping or from failure due to the alternation misuse abuse or improper maintenance of products During the warranty period contact your distributor first for any product problems Appendix A AwardBIOS Chapter 4 BIOS 4
34. U socket before you install the CPU heat sink 1 Locate the following components which are included in the shipping package Note VRM modules must also be installed PADC6 and PADCE only they are not included with the motherboard i Clips 2 8g 111 1 Screws 4 Od Retention brackets eu 2 n 1 9 Tt Black anchors 4 White pegs 4 These screws are to be used for mounting the motherboard to the back panel of a chassis that has four mounting holes as shown on right For chassis that do not have four mounting holes use the anchor peg assemblies 2 Insert the white pegs into the black Anchoroeo me anchors Do not force the white pegs a all the way in about 1 3 of the white ME dm pegs should be inside the black anchors Two pegs in position 3 Place a retention bracket in the proper position and secure it by pressing two pegs into the retention holes until you hear a click The clicking sound indicates that the peg is locked and secured One retention bracket in position 2 2 Chapter 2 Installation 4 Secure the other retention bracket into position by repeating Step 3 5 Lift the lever on the CPU socket make sure you lift the Socket lever the lever completely or you will damage the CPU socket Es when power is applied 6 Install the CPU in the socket Make sure that Pin 1 of the CPU is se
35. UDMA IDE Secondary Master UDMA IDE Secondary Slave UDMA This option is available only when your IDE hard drive supports Ultra DMA 33 and the operating environment also includes a DMA drive Windows 95 OSR2 or a third party IDE bus master driver If your IDE hard drive and your system software both support Ultra DMA 33 select Auto to enable BIOS support The settings are Auto and Disabled Video This option allows the user to select the setting for the default video device The settings are EGA VGA CGA 40 CGA 80 and MONO HaltOn This option allows the user to select the situation in which you want the BIOS to stop the POST process and notify you about the status of the system The settings are All Errors No Errors All but Keyboard All but Diskette and All but Disk Key Base Memory This feature displays the amount of conventional memory detected during boot up The default setting for this option is 640K Extended Memory This feature displays the amount of extended memory detected during boot up The default setting for this option is 65535K SUPER P4DC6 P4DC6 P4DC6 1I P4DCE P4DCE P4DCE II User s Manual Total Memory This feature displays the amount of total memory available in the system The default setting for this option is 1024K 4 4 Advanced BIOS Setup Choose Advanced BIOS Setup from the AwardBIOS Setup Utility main menu with the lt Left gt lt Right gt arrow keys
36. Xeon CPU 1 CPU 2 1 5v 2 PCI 64 EH L P64H RDRAM SCSI Ch A B L EIDE PRI M S CNR il L EIDE SEC M S AUDIO 97 ne CODEC USB 0 1 2 3 LPC UO FWH Figure 1 5 Intel 860 Chipset System Block Diagram NOTE This is a general block diagram and may not exactly represent all the features on your motherboard See the previous section for the actual specifications of each motherboard 1 12 Chapter 1 Introduction 1 2 Chipset Overview The Intel 860 chipset is a high performance cost effective and energy efficient chipset designed for AGP PCI LPC computer systems based on single or dual Intel Xeon 603 pin processors at a 400 MHz Front Side system Bus speed Intel s 860 chipset consists of three major components the Memory Control ler Hub MCH the P64H and the I O Controller Hub 2 ICH2 The MCH is optimized to provide superior performance between single or dual Xeon CPUs and the dual channel RAMBUS memory operating at up to 3 2 GB s data bus bandwidth The MCH also supports a 4x AGP Pro accel erated video slot The P64H provides support for two PCI 64 slots and two SCSI hard disk drive channels It interfaces directly with the MCH The ICH2 is a highly integrated multifunctional I O Controller Hub that pro vides the interface to the PCI Bus and integrates many of the functions needed in today s PC platforms Memory Support and AGP The MCH supports up to 2 G
37. You should see the display below Select one of the items in the left frame of the screen to go to the sub screen for that item Advanced BIOS Setup options are displayed by highlighting the option using the arrow keys All Advanced BIOS Setup options are described in this section LE iliigeced hi Vaatuium 4 4 1 Advanced BIOS Features When the required item in the Advanced BIOS Features is highlighted press the Enter key to activate the selection as shown below Talt Fisplap UTILI Chapter 4 AwardBIOS Init Display First This option allows the user to determine which device will be first displayed when the sytem boots up whether it is the device installed in the PCI slot or the device intalled in the AGP slot The settings are PCI slot and AGP Quick Power On Self Test If enabled this feature will speed up the POST Power On Self Test after the computer is switched on The settings are Enabled and Disabled If Disabled the POST routine will remain in the normal speed Boot Up NumLock Status If enabled this feature sets the power on state for NumLock The settings are On and Off Gate A20 Option This option allows the user to determine whether the chipset or the keyboard controller should have control over Gate A20 The settings are Normal or Fast If set to Normal a pin in the keyboard controller controls Gate A20 If Fast is selected the chipset will have control over Gate A2
38. ated on Pin 1 of the Socket both corners are marked with a Pin 1 triangle When using only one CPU place it into CPU socket 1 CPU socket 2 is automatically disabled if only one CPU is used 7 Press the lever down until Socket lever in you hear it click into the locked position locked position 8 Apply the proper amount of thermal glue to the CPU die and place the heat sink on top of the CPU Heat sink CPU 9 Secure the heat sink by locking the retention clips into their proper position Retention clip CPU fan CPU fan wires connector 10 Connect the three wires of the CPU fan to the CPU fan connector 2 3 SUPER P4DC6 P4DC6 P4DC6 1I P4DCE P4DCE P4DCE ll User s Manual Pin 1 Warning Make sure you lift the lever completely when installing the CPU If the lever is only partly raised damage to the socket or CPU may result P Lever Processor Notched installed CPU Corner Figure 2 1 PGA 603 Pin 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 chas sis Chassis may include a variety of mounting fasteners made of metal or plastic Although a chassis may have both types metal fasteners are the most highly recommended because they ground the motherboard to the chas Sis For this reason it is best to use as many metal faste
39. audio See Table 2 33 for jumper settings 2 18 Chapter 2 Installation 2 8 Parallel Port AGP Floppy Hard Disk and SCSI 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 ATA66 100 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 advanced technology offers The blue connector connects to the onboard IDE connector interface and the other connector s to your hard drive s The middle connector is for the slave device and the remaining connector is for the master device Consult the documentation that came with your disk drive for details on actual jumper locations and settings for the hard disk drive Table 2 34 Parallel Printer Port Pin Definitions J15 Pin Number Function Pin Number Function 1 Strobe 3 Data Bit 0 5 Data Bit 1 T Data Bit 2 9 Data Bit 3 11 Data Bit 4 13 Data Bit 5 15 Data Bit 6 17 Data Bit 7 19 ACK 21 BUSY 23 PE 25 SLCT 2 Auto Feed 4 Err
40. d See Table 2 31 for jumper settings The default setting is enabled Table 2 29 SCSI Enable Disable Jumper Settings JP34 Jumper Position Definition Pins 1 2 Enabled Pins 2 3 Disabled Table 2 30 SCSI Termination Enable Disable Jumper Settings JPA1 JPA2 Jumper Position Definition Open Enabled Closed Disabled Table 2 31 LAN NIC Enable Disable Jumper Settings JP35 Jumper Position Definition Pins 1 2 Enabled Pins 2 3 Disabled SUPER P4DC6 P4DC6 P4DC6 1I P4DCE P4DCE P4DCE lI User s Manual Power Supply Alarm Table 2 32 Enable Disable Powersupply Alarm Enable Disable Jumper Settings JP38 The system can notify you in the Jumper event of a power supply failure Position Definition This feature assumes that three a uo power supply units are installed in the chassis with one acting as a backup f you only have one or two power supply units installed you should disable this the default setting with JP38 to prevent false alarms See Table 2 32 for jumper settings Onboard Audio Enable Disable Table 2 33 AC97 Enable Disable Jumper Settings JP4 AC 97 brings high quality audio to PCs Jumper When enabled with JP4 audio is pro Position Definition A 1 2 Enabled cessed onboard The disabled setting 2 3 Disabled should be selected when you wish to use an PCI add on card for
41. e ISA PnP boot devices USB final Initialization NET PC Build SYSID structure Switch screen back to text mode Set up ACPI table at top of memory Invoke ISA adapter ROMs Assign IRQs to PCI devices Initialize APM 8 Clear noise of IRQs Reserved Reserved Reserved Reserved Reserved Reserved Reserved Read HDD boot sector information for Trend Anti Virus code Enable L2 cache Program boot up speed Chipset final initialization Power management final initialization Clear screen amp display summary table Program K6 write allocation Program P6 class write combining Program daylight saving Update keyboard LED amp typematic rate Build MP table Build amp update ESCD Set CMOS century to 20h or 19h Load CMOS time into DOS timer tick Build MSIRQ routing table Boot attempt INT 19h B 5 SUPER P4DC6 P4DC6 P4DC6 II P4DCE P4DCE P4DCE II Users Manual Notes Appendix C AwardBIOS Beep Codes Appendix C AwardBIlOS Error Beep Codes This section lists the Award BIOS Error Beep Codes Beep Code Error Message Description 1 short beep System boot 2 short beeps Incorrect CMOS setting 1 long 1 short DRAM error 1 long 2 short VGAerror 1 long 3 short Keyboard error 1 long 9 short ROM error Long beeps Memory module error High beeps Power error C 1 SUPER P4DC6
42. e it The settings are Enabled and Disabled Onboard Serial Port 1 This option allows the user to set the address and the corresponding IRQ for Serial Port 1 The settings are Disabled 3F8 IRQ4 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 and Auto Onboard Serial Port 2 This option allows the user to set the address and the corresponding IRQ for Serial Port 2 The settings are Disabled 3F8 IRQ4 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 and Auto UART Mode Select This option allows the user to select the UART mode for the BIOS The settings are IrDA ASKIR and Normal 4 12 Chapter 4 AwardBIOS RxD TxD Active This option allows the user to set the RxD TxD Active functions The settings are Hi Hi Hi Lo Lo Hi and Lo Lo IR Transmission Delay If Enabled the transmssion of IR Infrared signals will be delayed The settings are Enabled and Disabled UR2 Duplex Mode This allows you to set the mode for the UR2 Duplex Mode The settings are Full and Half Use IR Pins This item sets the mode for Use IR Pins The settings are RxD2 TxD2 and IR Rx2Tx2 Onboard Parallel Port This option allows the user to set the address and the corresponding IRQ for the onboard Parallel port The settings are Disabled 378 IRQ7 278 IRQ5 and 3BC IRQ7 Parallel Port Mode This option set the mode for the onboard Parallel port The settings are SPP EPP ECP and ECP EPP
43. e the power switch to turn it back on or for it to return automatically to a power on state See the Power Lost Control setting in the BIOS chapter of this manual to change this setting The default setting is Always OFF 1 3 Special Features Adaptec Raptor RAID Controller P4DC6 P4DC6 ll only The P4DC6 and P4DC6 II include a Raptor RAID controller to offer the high degree of fault tolerance required by today s servers A SO DIMM socket is included on the motherboard to plug a Raptor adapter card not included into which eliminates the need to use up a PCI slot to have RAID capability The Raptor RAID controller and adaptor utilizes a 64 bit bus provides 0 1 0 1 5 and 0 5 RAID levels and supports S M A R T and SES SAF TE 1 4 PC Health Monitoring This section describes the PC health monitoring features of the SUPER P4DC6 P4DC6 P4DC6 II P4ADCE P4DCE P4DCE II motherboard Nine Onboard Voltage Monitors for the CPU Cores CPU I O 3 3v 5v 12v 3v Battery and 5v System Bus The onboard voltage monitor will scan these nine voltages continuously Once a voltage becomes unstable it will give a warning or send an error message to the screen Users can adjust the voltage thresholds to define the sensitivity of the voltage monitor Three 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 CPU and chassis fans are controlled by the p
44. eature for the IDE Hard Drive Disk boot sector protection If this function is enabled and if someone attempts to write data into this area the BIOS will then display a warning message and an audible alarm will be activated The settings are Enabled and Disabled Boot Up Floppy Seek Set this option to Enabled to allow the BIOS to test floppy drives to determine whether they have 40 or 80 tracks The settings are Enabled or Disabled 4 8 Security Setup When the Item Security is highlighted on the main menu bar press the Enter key to activate the following screen Ha ME c i a Tema Lausl LI ChangscEstTDlaahis Parsuerd Bet Goer Parrini Securlig Opi ies Tetup En RES RevBatl Gafe Befaulec Poidginised elanles 5 4 22 Chapter 4 AwardBIOS Set Supervisor s Password When the item Set Supervisor Password is highlighted on the above screen press the lt Enter gt key to activate the following screen When prompted type a password in the dialogue box to establish or to change the Supervisor s Password re Ceres Bees Cable Main fi fat dimer Furmrwnrsd fewer lig pb ian fete avisa Values PAFL eate Mianta Fi ptimiaed Dofmiltw s S Set User s Password When the item Set User s Password is highlighted on the Security Main Menu press the Enter key to activate the password screen When prompted type a password in the dialogue box to establish or to change the User s Password
45. eive FIFO a programmable baud rate generator complete modem control capability and a processor interrupt sys tem Both UARTs provide legacy speed with a baud rate of up to 115 2 Kbps as well as an advanced speed with baud rates of 250 Kbps 500 Kbps or 1 Mbps to support higher speed modems The Super I O supports one of the following PC compatible printer port SPP bi directional printer port BPP Enhanced Parallel Port EPP or Ex tended Capabilities Port ECP The Super I O provides functions that com ply with ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface which in cludes support of legacy and ACPI power management through an 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 adjust flex ibly to meet ISA PnP requirements which suppport ACPI and Advanced Power Management APM SUPER P4DC6 P4DC6 P4DC6 1I P4DCE P4DCE P4DCE II Users Manual Notes 1 20 Chapter 2 Installation Chapter 2 Installation 2 1 Static Sensitive Devices Electric Static Discharge ESD can damage electronic components To pre vent damage to your system board it is important to handle it very carefully The following measures are generally sufficient to protect your equipment from ESD Precautions Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent static discharge Touch a grounded metal object before removing the board fro
46. em allows the AwardBIOS to enable system wake up from a local area network LAN signal The settings are Enabled and Disabled USB KB Wake Up from S3 This item allows the AwardBIOS to enable an USB keyboard wake up from a suspend to RAM S3 The settings are Enabled and Disabled CPU THRM Throttling This item allows the AwardBIOS to enable system CPU percentage speed throttling upon reaching a user defined temperature setting The settings are 87 596 62 5 50 0 37 5 25 0 and 12 5 SUPER P4DC6 P4DC6 P4DC6 II P4DCE P4DCE P4DCE II Users Manual RTC Alarm Resume This item allows the AwardBIOS to enable system wake up from an alarm signal based on the real time clock The settings are Enabled and Disabled Upon scrolling the window downward using the Down lt Arrow gt the remaining power options become visible as shown below p Granr 1 Power On Function This option allows the user to determine the method by which the system activates the power on function The settings are Password Hot KEY Mouse Left Mouse Right Any Key BUTTON ONLY and Keyboard 98 KB Power On Password This item allows the user to set the password to activate the power on function through the keyboard Press the Enter key to enter the password Hot Key Power On This option allows the user to select the hot key to activate the power on function The settings are Ctrl F1 Ctrl F2
47. ent boot attempt has been aborted and the system must be rebooted Press and hold down the CTRL and ALT keys and press DEL A 3 SUPER P4DC6 P4DC6 P4DC6 II P4DCE P4DCE P4DCE II User s Manual FLOPPY DISK S fail 80 gt Unable to reset floppy subsystem FLOPPY DISK S fail 40 Floppy Type dismatch Hard Disk s fail 80 HDD reset failed Hard Disk s fail 40 HDD controller diagnostics failed Hard Disk s fail 20 HDD initialization error Hard Disk s fail 10 Unable to recalibrate fixed disk Hard Disk s fail 08 Sector Verify failed Keyboard is locked out Unlock the key BIOS detect the keyboard is locked P17 of the keyboard controller is pulled low Keyboard error or no keyboard present Cannot initialize the keyboard Make sure that the keyboard is attached correctly and no keys are being pressed during the boot Manufacturing POST loop System will repeat POST procedure infinitely while the P15 of keyboard controller is pulled low This is also used for M B burn in testing BIOS ROM checksum error System halted The checksum of ROM address F0000H FFFFFH is bad Memory test fail BIOS reports the a memory test fail if the onboard memory has an error A4 Appendix B AwardBIOS POST Codes Appendix B AwardBIOS POST Codes This section lists the POST Power On Self Testing Codes for the Award BIOS
48. es One or more of the following messages may be displayed if the BIOS detects an error during the POST This list includes messages for both the ISA and the EISA BIOS CMOSBATTERYHASFAILED The CMOS battery is no longer functional It should be replaced CMOS CHECKSUM ERROR The CMOS hecksum is incorrect This can indicate that CMOS has been corrupted This error may have been caused by a weak battery Check the battery and replace if necessary DISK BOOTFAILURE INSERT SYSTEM DISK AND PRESS ENTER No boot device was found This could mean that either a boot drive was not detected or the drive does not contain the proper system boot files Insert a system disk into Drive A and press Enter If you assumed the system would boot from the hard drive make sure the controller is inserted correctly and all cables are properly attached Also make sure the disk has been formatted as a boot device Then reboot the system A 1 SUPER P4DC6 P4DC6 P4DC6 II P4DCE P4DCE P4DCE II Users Manual DISKETTE DRIVES OR TYPES MISMATCH ERROR RUN SETUP The type of diskette drive installed in the system is different from the CMOS definition Run Setup to reconfigure the drive type correctly DISPLAY SWITCH IS SET INCORRECTLY The display switch on the motherboard can be set to either monochrome or color This indicates that the switch is set to a different setting than indicated in Setup Determine which setting is correct and then either tu
49. es is highlighted press Enter to activate the screen below LO OR DEULTUE EM Note DRAM refers to RAMBUS Dynamic RAM 4 9 SUPER P4DC6 P4DC6 P4DC6 II P4DCE P4DCE P4DCE II Users Manual DRAM Data Integrity Mode This section documents the AwardBIOS management of the bus links between the host and bridge devices The settings are ECC and Non ECC Delayed Transaction If Enabled this option allows the user to activate the BIOS support to allow the system to complete delayed transactions The settings are Enabled or Disabled AGP Aperture Size lt MB gt This section determines the amount of RAM dedicated to AGP data The settings are 4 8 16 32 64 128 and 256 Delay Prior to Thermal This setting determines the time in minutes between the thermal limit being exceeded and the system automatically shutting down The settings are 4 min 8 min 16 min and 32 min On Chip Primary PCI IDE If Enabled this option allows the user to activate the BIOS to support the On Chip Primary PCI IDE The settings are Disabled and Enabled On Chip Secondary PCI IDE If Enabled this option allows the user to activate the to BIOS support the On Chip Secondary PCI IDE The settings are Disabled and Enabled USB Controller If Enabled this option allows the user to activate the BIOS to support the USB Controller The settings are Disabled and Enabled USB Keyboard Su
50. flashing proce dure If you still do not have video please use the following BIOS Recov ery Procedure First make sure the JPWAKE jumper is disabled Then turn your system off and place the floppy disk with the saved BIOS image file see above FAQ in drive A Press and hold Alt and F2 at the same time then turn on the power keeping these keys pressed until your floppy drive starts reading Your screen will remain blank until the BIOS program is done If the system reboots correctly then the recovery was success ful The BIOS Recovery Procedure will not update the boot block in your BIOS Question What s in the CD that came with my mainboard Answer The supplied compact disc has quite a few drivers and programs that will greatly enhance your system We recommend that you review the CD and install the applications you need Applications on the CD include Intel i860 chipset drivers for Windows plus security and audio drivers Question Why can t turn off the power using the momentary power on off switch Answer The instant power off function is controlled in BIOS by the Power Button Mode setting When the On Off feature is enabled the mainboard will have instant off capabilities as long as the BIOS has control of the system When either the Standby or the Suspend feature is enabled or when the BIOS is not in control such as during memory count the first Screen that appears when the system is turned on the momentary
51. gy 23 O Write 24 GND 25 O Read 26 GND 27 IOCHRDY 28 BALE 29 DACK3 30 GND 31 IRQ14 32 lOCS16 33 Addr 1 34 GND 35 Addr 0 36 Addr 2 37 Chip Select 0 38 Chip Select 1 39 Activity 40 GND 2 20 Chapter 2 Installation AGP Slot The AGP Pro slot is backward compatible with AGP Pro and 4xAGP graphics cards which have fewer pins than AGP Pro cards Because of this care must be taken when installing a graphics card into this slot as doing so incorrectly can damage your motherboard For AGP Pro cards you should remove the orange sticker covering one end of the slot For other cards leave this sticker in place and make sure your card does not plug into the section it covers A general rule of thumb is to make sure your card fills the section of pins nearer the center of the motherboard first then the end toward the edge of the motherboard if there are more pins not seated If the I O shield of your card is flush with the edge of the mother board the card should be inserted correctly AGP Pro Slot 1 5V Ds of motherboard 50 pin Legacy SCSI Table 2 37 1 50 pin Legacy SCSI Connector Pin Definitions Connector Ultra Wide UAS SCSI Connector P4DC6 Pin Number Function Pin Number Function 1 GND 26 DB 0 P4DC6 P4DC6 ll only M GND por 3 GND 28 DB 2 T 4 GND 29 DB 3 Refer to Table 2 37 for pin defini 5 m 30 DB 4 tions for the 50 pin Legacy SCSI 6 GND 31 DB S 7 GND 32 DB 6
52. hut down the system remove the AC power cord and then use JBT1 to clear CMOS Replace JBT1 back to the pin 1 2 position before powering up the system again Do not use the PW ON connector to clear CMOS S 2 o e o o PCI 64 Speed Select P4DC6 P4DCE P4DC6 ll PADCE II only Table 2 26 64 bit PCI Speed Select Jumper Settings JPA3 Jumper JPA3 allows you to Jumper ins hi Position enmon change the speed of the 64 bit PCI T 56 MHZ slot The default setting is 66 Closed 33 MHz MHz Note If you have installed a RAID card into the RAID adapter port P4DC6 P4DC6 II only and a PCI slot into the 64 bit 66 MHz PCI Slot you must set this jumper to 33 MHz Refer to Table 2 26 for jumper settings SUPER P4DC6 P4DC6 P4DC6 1I P4DCE P4DCE P4DCE ll User s Manual Keyboard Wake Up Table 2 27 Keyboard Wake Up Jumper Settings The JPWAKE jumper is used to JPWAKE gether with the Keyboard Wake Up od ENS function in BIOS Enable both the 1 2 Disabled 2 3 Enabled jumper and the BIOS setting to al low the system to be woken up by depressing a key on the keyboard See Table 2 27 for jumper settings JPWAKE is located near the key board and mouse ports Note Your power supply must meet ATX specification 2 01 or higher and supply 720mA of standby power to use this feature USB Wake Up Table 2 28 USB Wake Up Jumper Settings JP39 Jumper JP39 is used in conjunc
53. l at the appropriate time during system boot see below 4 1 SUPER P4DC6 P4DC6 P4DC6 II P4DCE P4DCE P4DCE II User s Manual 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 2 Running Setup Optimal default settings are in bold text unless otherwise noted The BIOS setup options described in this section are selected by choosing the appropriate text from the Main AwardBIOS Setup screen All dis played 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 message shown below appears briefly at the bottom of the screen during the POST Power On Self Test press the lt Del gt key to activate the Main Setup Menu Press lt DEL gt to enter SETUP 4 3 Main BIOS Setup All Main Setup options are described in this section The Main BIOS
54. m htm for updates on supported processors This product is in tended to be professionally installed Manual Organization Chapter 1 includes a checklist of what should be included in your mainboard box describes the features specifications and performance of the SUPER P4DC6 P4DC6 P4DC6 II P4DCE P4DCE P4DCE II mainboard and provides information about the Intel 860 chipset Chapter 2 begins with instructions on handling static sensitive devices Read this chapter when you want to install the processors the RDRAM memory modules into the RIMM slots and for mounting the mainboard in the chassis Also refer to this chapter when you want to connect floppy hard disk drives the IDE or SCSI interfaces the Adaptec SCSI RAID card the parallel and serial ports and the twisted wires for the power supply the reset button the keylock power LED and the keyboard 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 Chapter 4 covers the AwardBIOS setup and options The Appendices list the BIOS POST messages POST codes and beep codes SUPER P4DC6 P4DC6 P4DC6 II P4DCE P4DCE P4DCE II Users Manual Table of Contents About This Manual TNI Manual Organization wash e a b a e dg e e Ub eins iii Chapter 1 Introduction 1 1 Overview Suede E
55. m the anti static bag Handle the board by its edges only do not touch its components peripheral 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 excel lent conductivity between the power supply the case the mounting fasten ers 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 in the order below to install the motherboard into your system 1 Install the processor and the heat sink 2 Install the motherboard in the chassis 3 Install the memory and add on cards 4 Finally install the cables and drivers 2 1 SUPER P4DC6 P4DC6 P4DC6 1I P4DCE P4DCE P4DCE ll User s Manual 2 2 Processor and Heat Sink Installation When handling the processor package avoid placing direct pressure on the label area of the fan Also do not place the motherboard on a conductive surface which can damage the BIOS battery and prevent the system from booting up IMPORTANT Always connect the power cord last and always remove it be fore adding removing or changing any hardware components Make sure that you install the processor into the CP
56. micro mainboards 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 One 1 Supermicro mainboard and User s Manual One 1 ATA66 100 ribbon cable for IDE devices One 1 floppy ribbon cable One 1 Supermicro CD or diskettes containing drivers and utilities One 1 Supermicro 50 pin SCSI cable P4DC6 P4DC6 P4DC6 ll only One 1 SCSI Manual P4DC6 P4DC6 P4DC6 ll only Two 2 Supermicro TMR 007 continuity RIMM modules One 1 I O shield plate Two 2 pairs of CPU dual retention clips for heatsink fans Optional Components One 1 Supermicro 68 pin LVD Ultra160 SCSI cable retail option only P4DC6 P4DC6 P4DC6 Il only Two 2 CPU fans retail option only One 1 Supermicro USB cable retail option only 1 1 SUPER P4DC6 P4DC6 P4DC6 1I P4DCE P4DCE P4DCE II Users 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
57. ners as possible 2 4 Chapter 2 Installation 2 4 Installing RIMMs CAUTION Exercise extreme care when installing or removing RIMM modules to prevent any possible damage Note Check the Supermicro web site for a list of recommended memory modules http www supermicro com TECHSUPPORT FAQs Memory_vendors htm RIMM Installation See Figures 2 2 and 2 3 1 Insert a pair of RDRAM modules of the same type and size into the two RIMM slots of Bank 0 If needed insert another pair of RDRAMs of the same type and size into both slots of Bank1 If you populate only the two slots of BankO then you need to populate both slots of Bankiwith Continuity Modules to close the signal loop See RAMBUS Support below for details on supported memory 2 Insert each RDRAM module vertically into its slot Pay attention to the two notches along the bottom of the module to prevent inserting the module incorrectly 3 Gently press down on the RDRAM module until it snaps into place 4 The P4DC6 P4DC6 P4DC6 II P4DCE P4DCE P4DCE Il will support two 2 or four 4 600 or 800 MHz 184 pin RDRAM modules for a total of up to 2 GB of system memory Both ECC Error Checking Correction and Parity Checking are supported RAMBUS Support Important The Memory Controller Hub MCH enables the use of RAMBUS in the RIMM slots on the P4DC6 P4DC6 P4DC6 II P4DCE P4DCE P4DCE ll This hub supports both ECC and non ECC type memory but you canno
58. ng low on virtual memory and there is insuf ficient hard drive space for saving the data you can be alerted of the potential problem 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 infecting the BIOS area and destroying valuable data SUPER P4DC6 P4DC6 P4DC6 II P4DCE P4DCE P4DCE II User s Manual Auto Switching Voltage Regulator for the CPU Core The auto switching voltage regulator for the CPU core can support up to 20A of current and auto sense voltage IDs ranging from 1 3v to 3 5v This will allow the regulator to run cooler and thus make the system more stable 1 5 ACPI PC99 Features ACPI is an acronym meaning Advanced Configuration and Power Inter face The ACPI specification defines a flexible and abstract hardware interface that provides a standard way to integrate power management features throughout a PC system including its hardware operating system and application software This enables the system to automatically turn on and off peripherals such as CD ROMs network cards hard disk drives and printers This also includes consumer devices connected to the PC such as VCRs TVs telephones and stereos In addition to enabling operating system directed power management ACPI provides a generic system event mechanism for Pl
59. on of the ESCD s legacy information 4 Onboard clock generator initialization Disable respective clock resource to empty PCI amp DIMM slots 5 Early PCI initialization Enumerate PCI bus number Assign memory amp I O resource Search for a valid VGA device amp VGA BIOS and put it into C000 0 24h Reserved 25h Reserved 26h Reserved 27h Initialize INT 09 buffer 28h Reserved 29h Program CPU internal MTRR P6 amp PII for 0 640K memory address Initialize the APIC for Pentium class CPU Program early chipset according to CMOS setup Example onboard IDE controller Measure CPU speed Invoke video BIOS 2Ah Reserved 2Bh Reserved 2Ch Reserved Appendix B AwardBIOS POST Codes POST hex Description 2Dh I Initialize multi language 2 Put information on screen display including Award title CPU type CPU speed 2Eh Reserved 2Fh Reserved 30h Reserved 31h Reserved 32h Reserved 33h Reset keyboard except Winbond 977 series Super I O chips 34h Reserved 35h Reserved 36h Reserved 37h Reserved 38h Reserved 39h Reserved 3Ah Reserved 3Bh Reserved 3Ch Test 8254 3Dh Reserved 3Eh Test 8259 interrupt mask bits for channel 1 3Fh Reserved 40h Test 8259 interrupt mask bits for channel 2 41h Reserved 42h Reserved 43h Test 8259 functionality 44h Rese
60. or 6 Init 8 SLCT IN 10 GND 12 GND 14 GND 16 GND 18 GND 20 GND 22 GND 24 GND 26 NC 2 19 Parallel Port Connector The parallel port is designated as J15 See Table 2 34 for pin defini tions SUPER P4DC6 P4DC6 P4DC6 1I P4DCE P4DCE P4DCE ll User s Manual Floppy Connector Table 2 35 Floppy Connector Pin Definitions JP5 n Pin Number Function Pin Number Function The floppy connector is designated 1 GND 2 FDHDIN 1 3 GND 4 Reserved as JP5 See Table 2 35 for pin 7 Key EDEDIN definitions 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 SUPPE OR IDE Connectors IDE Connector Pin Definitions J6 J7 Pin Number Function Pin Number Function There are no Jumpers to config Reset IDE 7 OND ure the onboard IDE interfaces 3 Host Data 7 4 Host Data 8 5 Host Data 6 6 Host Data 9 J6 and J7 Refer to Table 2 36 7 Host Data 5 8 Host Data 10 e HostData4 10 Host Data 11 for pin definitions You must 11 Host Data 3 12 Host Data 12 use the ATA100 66 cable in 13 Host Data 2 14 Host Data 13 15 Host Data 1 16 Host Data 14 cluded with your system to ben 17 Host Dat 18 Host Data 15 i BL ae vn efit from the ATA100 66 technol 21 DRQ3 22 GND o
61. ound Alarm Reset Table 2 7 Alarm Reset Pin Definitions JF1 Pin 33 of JF1 can be used to attach Pin an alarm reset switch to your chas Number Definition sis See Table 2 7 for pin defini 39 Reset Signal tion Fan Fail LED Table 2 8 Fan Fail LED Pin Definitions JF1 Connect the proper fan cable to E i pins 4 and 6 of JF1 for LED indica Number Definition tion of a fan failure You will need a i fan fail cable not included to use this connection See Table 2 8 for pin definitions Power Fail LED Table 2 9 Power Fail LED Pin Definitions JF1 Connect the proper cable to pins 8 Pil and 10 of JF1 for LED indication of Number Definition a power failure You will need the M 2 ignal proper power cable not included to use this connection See Table 2 9 for pin definitions NIC LED Table 2 10 Power Fail LED Pin The Network Interface Controller Dotinitlons urn n j Pin LED connection is located on pins Number Definition 12 and 14 of JF1 Attach the NIC 12x 99v Stby 14 Signal LED cable to these pins to display network activity See Table 2 10 for pin definitions 2 10 Chapter 2 Installation PC The I C connection is located on pins 16 and 18 of JF1 See Table 2 11 for pin definitions Chassis Intrusion The chassis intrusion header is lo cated on pin 20 of JF1 See the board layouts in Chapter 1 for i
62. ove the key 8 Ground board port See Figure 2 4 for lo an es cations 6 NC Universal Serial Bus Table 2 17 Universal Serial Bus Pin Definitions USB J18 J19 Two Universal Serial Bus connec d pna I s 45V 5V tors USBO and USB1 are located 2 Po 2 Po at J18 and J19 See Table 2 17 for ae m Med pos pin definitions Your motherboard also provides support for two addi USB 2 J20 amp USB3 J29 tional USB ports the USB2 J20 XN Definition and USB3 J29 headers are lo KT cated near the CNR slot 2 PO Note If you have the USB on JF1 aaa connected you cannot use USB2 5 Ground Serial Ports TIERS Serial Port Pin Definitions COM1 J16 amp i COM2 J22 Two serial connectors are Pin Number Definition Pin Number Definition provided on your board COM1 1 CD 6 DSR 2 RD 7 RTS J16 and COM2 J22 See 3 TD 8 CTS H initi 4 DTR 9 RI Table 2 18 for pin definitions 5 nd id NIS Note Pin 10 is included on the header but not on the port Wake On LAN Table 2 19 Wake On LAN Pin The Wake On LAN header is Definitions WOL marked WOL Refer to Table 2 19 Sn for pin definitions You must en Number Definition 1 5v Standby able the LAN Wake Up setting in 2 Ground BIOS to use this function You 2 Wake up must also have a LAN card with a Wake on LAN connector and cable to use this feature 2 12 Chapter 2 Installation CD Headers There are two CD headers of differ
63. ower manage ment functions The thermal fan is controlled by the overheat detection logic Chapter 1 Introduction Environmental Temperature Control The thermal control sensor monitors the CPU temperature in real time and will activate the thermal control fan whenever the CPU temperature ex ceeds a user defined threshold The overheat circuitry runs independently from the CPU It can continue to monitor for overheat conditions even when the CPU is in sleep mode Once it detects that the CPU temperature is too high it will automatically turn the thermal control fan on to prevent any overheat damage to the CPU The onboard chassis thermal circuitry can monitor the overall system temperature and alert users when the chassis temperature is too high CPU Fan Auto Off in Sleep Mode The CPU fan activates when the power is turned on It can be turned off when the CPU is in sleep mode When in sleep mode the CPU will not run at full power thereby generating less heat 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 both the overheat fan and the warning LED are activated System Resource Alert This feature is available when used with Intel s LANDesk Client Manager optional It is used to notify the user of certain system events For example if the system is runni
64. pecific system configuration that was sold to you 1 Please go through the Troubleshooting Procedures and Frequently Asked Question FAQ sections in this chapter or see the FAQs on our web site http www supermicro com techsupport htm before contact ing Technical Support 2 BIOS upgrades can be downloaded from our web site at http www supermicro com techsupport download htm Note Not all types and versions of BIOS can be flashed depend ing on the modifications to the boot block code Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 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 A Technical Support form is provided on the Supermicro web site at http www supermicro com techsupport contact_support htm 4 Distributors For immediate assistance please have your account number ready when placing a call to our technical support department We can be reached by e mail at support supermicro com or by fax at 408 503 8019 3 3 Frequently Asked Questions Question What are the various types of memory that the P4DC6 motherboard can support Answer The P4DC6 P4DC6 P4DC6 II P4DCE P4DCE P4DCE ll has four 184 pin RIMM slots that support up to 2 GB of RDRAM Please refer to Chapter 2
65. pport If Enabled this option allows the user to activate the BIOS to support a USB keyboard at boot up The settings are Disabled and Enabled 4 10 Chapter 4 AwardBIOS Onboard AC97 Audio This option allows you to enable or disable the onboard AC97 audio The settings are Auto and Disabled Onboard AC97 Modem This option allows you to enable or disable the onboard AC97 modem The settings are Auto and Disabled Delay Prior to Thermal This section determines the time in minutes between the thermal limit being exceeded and the system automatically shutting down The settings are 4 min 8 min 16 min and 32 min 4 4 3 Integrated Peripherals Under the Advanced section of the BIOS setup select Integrated Peripherals as shown below Poisisqszird P riphurala SUPER P4DC6 P4DC6 P4DC6 II P4DCE P4DCE P4DCE II Users Manual With Integrated Peripherals is highlighted press the lt Enter gt key to activate the selection as shown below OHE Herug riliz SLT eS DUM DEED Huerd Sul tuas faa M TEE Tie a Sal ts L 1 gapang erjo pere d ab Rr lea P Haile Helaut ECF fede tien Bh When the above menu appears select the items using the lt Up gt lt Down gt arrow keys then press the lt Enter gt key to display the selected option Onboard FDC Controller Select Enabled if your system has a floppy disk controller FDC installed on the mainboard and you wish to us
66. rds and cables Use the speaker to determine if any beep codes exist Refer to Appendix C for details on beep codes SUPER P4DC6 P4DC6 P4DC6 1I P4DCE P4DCE P4DCE ll User s Manual NOTE If you are a system integrator VAR or OEM a POST diagnostics card is recommended For I O port 80h codes refer to Appendix B Memory Errors 1 Make sure the RIMM modules are properly and fully installed for the amount of memory desired and RAMBUS terminators are installed in any unused channel 2 Determine if different speeds of RIMMs have been installed and verify that the BIOS setup is configured for the fastest speed of memory used lt is recommended that all RIMMs in the system have the same Speed 3 Make sure you are using PC600 or PC800 compliant RDRAM 4 Check for bad RIMM modules or slots by swapping modules among slots and noting the results 5 Make sure all memory modules are fully seated in their slots 6 All RDRAM must be of the same speed e g PC600 or PC800 Addi tionally the size of the memory bank sticks e g 256 MB must be the same in any given memory channel 3 2 Technical Support Procedures Before contacting Technical Support please take the following steps Also note that as a mainboard 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 s
67. rmal work hours The motherboards have a 3 pin WOL header to connect to the 3 pin header on a Network Interface Card NIC that has WOL capability Wake On LAN must be enabled in the BIOS Note that Wake On Lan can only be used with an ATX 2 01 or above compliant power supply 1 6 Power Supply As with all computer products a stable power source is necessary for proper and reliable operation It is especially important for processors that have CPU clock rates of 1 GHz and above NOTE Auxiliary 12v power J23 24 is necessary to support Intel Xeon CPUs Failure to provide such extra power will result in the CPUs becoming unstable after only a few minutes of operation See Section 2 6 for details on connecting the power supply cables The SUPER P4DC6 P4DC6 P4DC6 II P4DCE P4DCE P4DCE Il accommodates ATX power supplies Although most power supplies generally meet the specifications required by the CPU some are inadequate You should use one that will supply at least 400W of power and includes the additional 12V 8 pin and 4 pin power connectors an even higher wattage power supply is recommended for high load configurations Your power supply must also supply 1 5A for the LAN port It is strongly recommended that you use a high quality power supply that meets ATX power supply specifi cation 2 02 or above It must also be SSI compliant info at http www ssiforum org Additionally in areas where noisy power transmis Sion is present yo
68. rn off the system and change the jumper or enter Setup and change the VIDEO selection DISPLAY TYPE HAS CHANGED SINCE LAST BOOT Since last powering off the system the display adapter has been changed You must configure the system for the new display type ERRORENCOUNTERED INITIALIZING HARD DRIVE The hard drive cannot be initialized Be sure the adapter is installed correctly and all cables are correctly and firmly attached Also be sure the correct hard drive type is selected in Setup ERRORINITIALIZING HARD DISK CONTROLLER Cannot initialize the controller Make sure the cord is correctly and firmly installed in the bus Be sure the correct hard drive type is selected in Setup Also check to see if any jumper needs to be set correctly on the hard drive FLOPPY DISK CNTRLR ERROR ORNO CNTRLR PRESENT Cannot find or initialize the floppy drive controller Make sure the controller is installed correctly and firmly If there are no floppy drives installed be sure the Diskette Drive selection in Setup is set to NONE KEYBOARDERROR ORNOKEYBOARD PRESENT Cannot initialize the keyboard Make sure the keyboard is attached correctly and no keys are being pressed during boot up If you are intentionally configuring the system without a keyboard set the error halt condition in Setup to HALT ON ALL BUT KEYBOARD This will cause the BIOS to ignore the missing keyboard and continue the boot A2 Appendix A AwardBIOS POST Messages
69. rved 45h Reserved 46h Reserved 47h Initialize EISA slot 48h Reserved 49h 1 Calculate total memory by testing the last double word of each 64K page 2 Program writes allocation for AMD K5 CPU 4Ah Reserved 4Bh Reserved 4Ch Reserved 4Dh Reserved 4Eh 1 Program MTRR of MI CPU 2 Initialize L2 cache for P6 class CPU amp program CPU with proper cacheable range 3 Initialize the APIC for P6 class CPU 4 On MP platform adjust the cacheable range to smaller one in case the cacheable ranges between each CPU are not identical 4Fh Reserved 50h Initialize USB 51h Reserved 52h Test all memory clear all extended memory to 0 53h Reserved 54h Reserved 55h Display number of processors multi processor platform 56h Reserved 57h 1 Display PnP logo 2 Early ISA PnP initialization Assign CSN to every ISA PnP device SUPER P4DC6 P4DC6 P4DC6 II P4DCE P4DCE P4DCE II Users Manual POST hex Description 58h Reserved 59h Initialize the combined Trend Anti Virus code 5Ah Reserved 5Bh Optional Feature Show message for entering AWDFLASH EXE from FDD optional 5Ch Reserved 5Dh 1 Initialize Init Onboard Super IO switch 2 Initialize Init Onboard AUDIO switch 5Eh Reserved 5Fh Reserved 60h Okay to enter Setup utility i e not until this POST stage can users enter the CMOS setup utility 61h Reserved 62h Rese
70. rved 63h Reserved 64h Reserved 65h Initialize PS 2 Mouse 66h Reserved 67h Prepare memory size information for function call INT 15h ax E820h 68h Reserved 69h Turn on L2 cache 6Ah Reserved 6Bh Program chipset registers according to items described in Setup amp Auto configuration table 6Ch Reserved 6Dh 1 Assign resources to all ISA PnP devices 2 Auto assign ports to onboard COM ports if the corresponding item in Setup is set to AUTO 6Eh Reserved 6Fh 1 Initialize floppy controller 2 Set up floppy related fields in 40 hardware 70h Reserved 71h Reserved 72h Reserved 73h Optional Feature Enter AWDFLASH EXE if AWDFLASH is found in floppy drive ALT F2 is pressed 74h Reserved 75h Detect amp install all IDE devices HDD LS120 ZIP CDROM 76h Reserved 71h Detect serial ports amp parallel ports 78h Reserved 79h Reserved 7Ah Detect amp install co processor 7Bh Reserved 7Ch Reserved 7Dh Reserved 7Eh Reserved 7Fh 1 Switch back to text mode if full screen logo is supported If errors occur report errors amp wait for keys If no errors occur or F1 key is pressed to continue Clear EPA or customization logo Appendix B AwardBIOS POST Codes POST hex Description Reserved Reserved 1 Call chipset power management hook 2 Recover the text font used by EPA logo not for full screen logo 3 If password is set ask for password Save all data in stack back to CMOS Initializ
71. s 2 6 Chapter 2 Installation Front Control Panel JF1 contains header pins for various front control panel connectors See Figure 2 5 for the pin locations of the Power LED IDE LED Power On Reset USB Keyboard the 5v System Bus Fan Failure LED Power Failure LED Network Interface Card LED I2C LED Chassis Intrusion Keyboard Lock Overheat and Speaker headers which are all located on JF1 Refer to the following section for details ALARM RESET SPEAKER USB KEY OVERHEAT KEYBOARD LOCK CHASSIS INTRUSION IC RESET NIC LED PWR ON POWER FAIL LED IDE LED FAN FAIL LED PWR LED 5v STANDBY Figure 2 5 Front Control Panel Connectors 2 7 SUPER P4DC6 P4DC6 P4DC6 1I P4DCE P4DCE P4DCE ll User s Manual 2 6 Connecting Cables see previous page for locations Power Supply Connector Table 2 1a ATX Power Supply 24 pin Connector Pin Definitions The primary power supply con Pin Number Definition Pin Number Definition 13 3 3V 1 3 3V nector on the P4DC6 P4DC6 ia py 2 Mrs P4DC6 ll P4DCE P4DCE P4DCE ll 15 GND 3 GND 16 PS_ON 4 45v meets the SSI Superset ATX 17 GND 5 GND ogi 18 GND 6 5 24 pin specification and also is RBS ss ND supports an ATX 20 pin connec 20 Res NC 8 PWR_OK 21 45v 9 5vSB tor 22 5v 10 412v 23 45v 11 12v 24 GND 12 3 3V Pin 24 Pin 13 Table 2 1b ATX Power Supply 20 pin Connector Pin Definitions g
72. sub menu screen for detailed options of these items Set the correct configurations accordingly The items included in the sub menu are Fie SO ee ed ee Eel Fee Level ie in Frimarg Haster MEE open g bran Minds u 3 A thd ahem S Capen lig Ca Liner LOPE Fermp Lied borg Zann tontor DE Primary Harber Pic IDE Frlearw Master UD PtPeeeieas Wake P rPail Rafe Rebaulta FisOyriniond Defanies S T IDE HDD Auto Detection Press the Enter key to activate the IDE HDD Auto Detection function to automatically detect the status of the IDE HDD installed in the system such as the sizes of the hard drives IDE Primary Master This option allows the user to determine the manner in which the AwardBIOS sets the settings for the IDE Primary Master Device The settings are None Auto and Manual Access Mode This item determines the location through which the AwardBIOS access the IDE Primary Master Device The settings are CHS LBA Large and Auto 4 4 Chapter 4 AwardBIOS IDE Primary Master PIO IDE Primary Slave PIO IDE Secondary Master PIO IDE Secondary Slave PIO This IDE PIO Programmed Input Output field allows you to set a PIO mode 0 4 for the IDE Primary device Mode 0 thorugh Mode 4 Each increase in number indicates a corresponding increase in performance The settings are Mode 0 Mode 1 Mode 2 Mode 3 Mode 4 and Auto IDE Primary Master UDMA IDE Primary Slave
73. t mix both types Check the Memory ECC Mode BIOS setting to enable the use of ECC See Section 1 2 for more on the MCH Figure 2 2 Left Four RIMMs in Banks 0 and 1 Right Two RIMMs in BankO and Two Continuity Modules in Bank1 2 5 SUPER P4DC6 P4DC6 P4DC6 1I P4DCE P4DCE P4DCE ll User s Manual Figure 2 3 RIMM Installation To Install With the tabs pulled outward insert the RIMM module vertically and press straight down until it snaps into place Pay attention to the alignment of the two notches Side View of RIMM Installation into Slot noth gt D f RIMM wore Note Notches E Il should align Il with their receptive points on the slot Top View of RIMM Slot ILIL 2T Tab To Remove Use your thumbs to gently push out the tabs at both ends of the module This should release it from the slot 2 5 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 4 below for the colors and locations of the various I O ports Mouse Parallel Port Green ice Burgundy Line Out e Ports 0 1 9 Black LAN Black s mm CM gt E130 Keyboard COM1 Port COM2 Port Line In Purple Turquoise Turquoise Blue Figure 2 4 I O Port Locations and Definition
74. the Console Redirection setting is enabled The settings are Enabled and Disabled Agent After Boot This option allows the user to keep the agent running after OS boot when Enabled The settings are Enabled and Disabled Power On after PWR Fail This option allows the user to determine if the system s power will be automatically turned on or remains off after a power failure The settings are On Off and Former Status Full Screen Logo Show This option controls whether the logo is displayed when booting up The settings are Enabled and Disabled 4 8 Chapter 4 AwardBIOS 4 4 2 Advanced Chipset Features E Mahtia CREAN Features This section documents the functions that the AwardBIOS provides the user with in configuring the system based upon the special features offered by the Intel 860 chipset The Intel 860 chipset manages the operations of the major components of the board such as the bus speed of the CPU access to the memory and the communications between the PCI slots and the CPU Normally the default settings for the Advanced Chipset Features listed in this section are pre configured by the manufacturer for optimal system performance It is not recommended that the user alter the default settings This section is provided as an emergency measure for the user to restore the functions of the system when the critical data stored in the BIOS is lost When the item in Advanced Chipset Featur
75. the software drivers The necessary drivers are all included on the Supermicro CD that came packaged with your motherboard After inserting this CD into your CDROM drive the display shown in Figure 2 6 should appear If this display does not appear click on the My Computer icon and then on the icon representing your CDROM drive Finally double click on the S Setup icon DALPERMICEN PADCE Motherboard Orrea E Tosh ere xj SUPERMICES i b peta ACF Aude Deivi Fiai Drivers amp Tools Intel bil Chipset a bie LOCH BE jar ASANTE SRT He PI ee 5 Bukd LANUSCSD debo diss Bas eae phe Tes For rare nanaon plese iai SUPERECA mab sia Figure 2 6 Driver Tool Installation Display Screen Click the icons showing a hand writing on paper to view the readme files for each item Click the tabs to the right of these in order from top to bottom to install each item one at atime After installing each item you must reboot the system before moving on to the next item on the list You should install everything here except for the SUPER Doctor utility which is optional The Security and Graphics Drivers support multiple languages Click the arrows to pull down a menu of choices The bottom icon with a CD on it allows you to view the entire contents of the CD Note The memory size reported in the device manager may be less than expected because some is used by the onboard graphics Higher screen resolutions will take up more of
76. this memory 2 23 SUPER P4DC6 P4DC6 P4DC6 1I P4DCE P4DCE P4DCE ll User s Manual Notes 2 24 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 Note Always disconnect the power cord before adding changing or installing any hardware components oa fk O Inm Before Power On Make sure no short circuits exist between the motherboard and the chassis Disconnect all ribbon wire cables from the motherboard including those for the keyboard and mouse Remove all add on cards Install a CPU 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 test the system The battery on your motherboard may be old Check to verify that it still supplies 3vDC If it does not replace it with a new one No Video If the power is on but you have no video remove all the add on ca
77. tion Jumper with the Keyboard Wake Up func basion Definition r 1 2 5v tion in BIOS when you wish to wake pis Sv Standby the system up with a USB keyboard that has been connected to a USB port not header Set JP39 to pins 1 2 to support USB keyboard wake up and resume from ACPI S1 mode and pins 2 3 pins to support USB keyboard wake up and resume from ACPI S3 mode See Table 2 28 for jumper settings Note Your power supply must pro vide 5v of standby voltage with at least 1A to use this feature Chapter 2 Installation SCSI Enable Disable P4DC6 P4DC6 P4DC6 ll only The SCSI Termination jumper at JP34 allows you to enable or dis able the onboard SCSI controller The normal default position is on pins 1 2 to enable SCSI termina tion See Table 2 29 for jumper settings SCSI Termination Enable Disable P4DC6 P4DC6 P4DC6 ll only Jumpers JPA1 and JPA2 allow you to enable or disable termination for the individual SCSI channels Jumper JPA1 controls SCSI channel A and JPA2 controls SCSI channel B The normal default setting is open to enable teminate both SCSI channels If you wish to connect external SCSI devices you should disable termination for the channnel s you will be connecting them to See Table 2 30 for jumper settings LAN Enable Disable Change the setting of jumper JP35 to enable or disable the onboard LAN or NIC Network Interface Card on the motherboar
78. ts location See Table 2 12 for pin definition Keyboard Lock The keyboard lock connection is lo cated on pins 22 and 24 of JF1 See Table 2 13 for pin definitions Overheat A chassis overheat header is lo cated on pin 26 of JF1 See Table 2 14 for pin definitions Speaker The speaker connector is located on pins 28 30 32 and 34 of JF1 See Table 2 15 for pin definitions Note NC indicates no connection Table 2 11 12C Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Number Definition 16 Bus Data 18 Bus Clock Table 2 12 Chassis Intrusion Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Number Definition 20 Intrusion Input Table 2 13 Keyboard Lock Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Number Function Definition 22 Keylock Keyboard inhibit 5v 24 Ground Black wire Table 2 14 Overheat Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Number Definition 26 Overheat Input Table 2 15 Speaker Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Number Function Definition 28 Power 3 3v 30 NC NC 32 NC NC 34 Spkr Out Data SUPER P4DC6 P4DC6 P4DC6 1I P4DCE P4DCE P4DCE ll User s Manual ATX PS 2 Keyboard and TUS 24e PS 2 Mouse Ports PS 2 Keyboard and Mouse Port Pin Definitions The ATX PS 2 keyboard and the 117 PS 2 mouse are located at J17 i Dafini on See Table 2 16 for pin definitions i pata The mouse port is ab
79. u may choose to install a line filter to shield the computer from noise It is recommended that you also install a power surge protector to help avoid problems caused by power surges Chapter 1 Introduction 1 7 Super I O The functions of the disk drive adapter for 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 selection 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 functions of the disk drive adapter for 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 selection 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 360K 720K 1 2M or 1 44M disk drives and data transfer rates of 250 Kbps 500 Kbps or 1 Mbps It also provides two high speed 16550 compatible serial communication ports UARTs one of which supports serial infrared communication Each UART includes a 16 byte send rec
80. ual CPU Hyper Threading Set this option to Enabled to activate the hyper threading function of the CPUs Enabling the hyper threading function makes each CPU appear as two to any programs that support it you must have OS support also The settings are Disabled and Enabled MPS Version Control for OS Set this option to Enable to activate the version of MPS control for the OS The settings are 1 1 and 1 4 CPU Clock Ratio Use this option to set the clock ratio of the processor The settings are x8 x9 x10 x11 x12 x13 x14 x15 x16 x17 x18 x19 x20 x21 x22 and x23 4 5 PnP PCI Configurations When the Item PnP PCI is highlighted on the main menu bar press the Enter key to activate the following screen CEMAT PCL Gilet 4 AR Falant rmt Oant iyaratian Baia Eisrahlbrdi fewertes sm rulied by P esniEPEBDS a IRG Harccururs FUloFch Faletor nwsg ifirahisd d TT T SERES 9 PCI Slot 1 IRQ Select Use this setting to assign the IRQ for PCI slot 1 The settings are Auto 3 4 5 7 9 10 and 11 4 16 Chapter 4 AwardBIOS PCI Slot 2 IRQ Select Use this setting to assign the IRQ for PCI slot 2 The settings are Auto 3 4 5 7 9 10 and 11 PCI Slot 3 PCI64 Slot 1 2 Use this setting to assign the IRQ for PCI slot 3 and the two 64 bit PCI slots The settings are Auto 3 4 5
81. ug and Play and an oper ating system independent interface for configuration control ACPI lever ages the Plug and Play BIOS data structures while providing a processor architecture independent implementation that is compatible with Windows 98 Windows NT and Windows 2000 You can check to see if ACPI has been properly installed by looking for it in the Device Manager which is located in the Control Panel in Windows 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 and responds immediately to user or other requests Chapter 1 Introduction 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 The user can then press any key on the system s keyboard to awaken the CPU at which time the LED will stop blinking and remain on USB Keyboard If a USB keyboard is the only keyboard on the system it can be enabled to function like a standard feature keyboard during system boot up Real Time Clock Wake Up Alarm Although the PC may be perceived to be off when not in use it is still capable of responding to preset wake up events In the BIOS the user can set a timer to awaken the system at a predetermined time Main Switch Override Mechanism When an ATX power supply is used
82. ults is highlighted press the Enter key to activate the dialogue box Press the Y key to load the BIOS Fail Safe default values for the most stable system operation The settings are Y and N 4 24 Chapter 4 AwardBIOS Load Optimal Defaults When the item Load Optimal Defaults is highlighted press the lt Enter gt key to activate the dialogue box Then press the Y key to load the default values that will provide the optimal system performance The settings are Yes and No 4 25 SUPER P4DC6 P4DC6 P4DC6 II P4DCE P4DCE P4DCE II Users Manual Notes 4 26 Chapter 4 AwardBIOS 4 27 Appendix A AwardBIOS Post Messages Appendix A AwardBIOS POST Messages During the Power On Self Test POST the BIOS will check for errors If an error is found and a correction is needed the BIOS will activate an alarm or display a message If a message is displayed it will be accompanied by the following PRESS F1 TO CONTINUE CTRL ALT ESC OR DELTO ENTER SETUP POST Beep Codes Currently there are two kinds of beep codes used in AwardBIOS One code indicates that a video error has occurred and that the BIOS cannot initialize the video screen to display any additional information This beep code consists of a single long beep followed by two short beeps The other code indicates that a Rambus error has occurred This beep code consists of a single long beep that sounds repeatedly Error Messag
83. un Pin 1 Pin Number Definition Pin Number Definition Using an SSI 24 pin connector 11 3 3v 1 3 3v 12 12v 2 3 3v 13 GND 3 GND 14 PS_ON 4 5v Pin 20 Pin 11 15 GND 5 GND i 16 GND 6 5v 17 GND 7 GND 18 5v 8 PW OK Pin 10 Pin 1 19 5v 9 5vSB 20 5v 10 12v Using an ATX 20 pin connector Table 2 1c 4 Pin 12v Power Supply Connector J23 Important The P4DC6 P4DC6 Required Pins Definition P4DC6 II P4DCE P4DCE connection Se eum P4DCE II must be connected Se rey to supplemental 12v power with the 4 pin J23 connector Table 2 1d and the 8 pin J24 connector E EE a GuRHiy Failure to use a power supply Connector J24 without such supplemental Required Pins Definition 12v power will result in CPU eannoeden qanraael around instability after only a few min Sthr8 12v utes of operation Table 2 1e P S Wire Definitions Color Definition SSI Server System Infrastructure a specification for chassis power Gratis aaa supplies Get more info at Black Ground P Red 5v http www ssiforum org White Power OK Yellow 12v Purple 5v standby Brown 5v For reference only 2 8 Chapter 2 Installation PWR LED Table 2 2 Power LED Pin The power LED connection is lo Definitions JF1 cated on pins 1 3 and 5 of JF1 Pin This connector attaches to the LED Number Der on the chassis that indicates the 3 NC computer is powered on See 5

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