Abit SI-2PS, User Manual

Page 1: ...SI 2Ps Dual Xeon Server Board Socket 604 User s Manual 4200 0395 01 Rev 1 00 ...

Page 2: ...ent shall the manufacturer be liable for direct indirect special incidental or consequential damages arising from any defect or error in this manual or product Product names appearing in this manual are for identification purpose only and trademarks and product names or brand names appearing in this document are property of their respective owners This document contains materials protected under I...

Page 3: ...isk Drive Connector 2 7 2 8 PCI Expansion Slot 2 8 2 9 Additional COM2 Port Connection Header 2 9 2 10 Additional USB Port Connection Header 2 10 2 11 External Keyboard Mouse Connection Header 2 11 2 12 System Management Bus Connection Header 2 12 2 13 VGA Output Connection Header 2 13 2 14 Compact Flash Memory Card Reader Slot 2 14 2 15 Status Indicators 2 15 2 16 Parallel Port Header 2 16 2 17 D...

Page 4: ... 2 3 Integrated Peripherals 3 10 3 2 4 Power Management Setup 3 13 3 2 5 PnP PCI Configurations 3 15 3 3 Security Menu 3 17 3 4 PC Health Menu 3 18 3 5 Clk Misc Menu 3 20 3 6 Exit Menu 3 22 Chapter 4 Driver Installation 4 1 4 1 Setup Items 4 2 Appendix A How to Get Technical Support A 1 SI 2Ps ...

Page 5: ...Supports 144 bit wide dual channel DDR 266 200 memory Up to 8GB ECC Registered memory capacity AGP Onboard ATi RAGE XL PCI interface VGA System BIOS Supports Plug and Play PNP Supports Advanced Configuration Power Interface ACPI Write Protect Anti Virus function by AWARD BIOS 4MB Flash ROM LAN 3x Intel 82546EB dual ports 64 bit Gigabit Ethernet Controllers Front panel LAN Active Link LED Networkin...

Page 6: ...former and LED single port LAN connector GbE Back Panel I O 1x 50 pin IDE interface Compact Flash Type II socket Miscellaneous EEB 3 0 form factor 12 x 13 Hardware monitoring Including Fan speeds Voltages System environment temperature Chassis intrusion detector header 3 3V 64 bit riser card supported option Specifications and information contained herein are subject to change without notice SI 2P...

Page 7: ...Introduction 1 3 1 2 Layout User s Manual ...

Page 8: ... Pin EPS12V Power Connector EPSPWR1 24 Pin EPS12V Power Connector FAN1 9 Fan Power Connectors FPIO1 Front Panel Switches Indicators Connection Headers FP USB1 Additional USB Port Connection Header IDE1 2 5 Hard Disk Drive Connector KM1 Keyboard Mouse Connection Header LPC Debug Card Connection Header Reserved for internal testing LPT1 Parallel Port Connection Header PCI1 64bit 133MHz PCI X Slot SM...

Page 9: ... CPU You may install either one or two CPUs but to set up system with only one CPU it MUST be installed in the primary socket socket CPU0 in this model To install a second processor you must verify that the second processor is identical to the first processor with same voltage and speed Using non identical processors could cause system failure User s Manual ...

Page 10: ...ize up to 8GB DDR266 DDR200 DIMM Registered ECC DIMM Module Total Memory 1 128MB 256MB 512MB 1GB 2GB 128MB 2GB 2 128MB 256MB 512MB 1GB 2GB 128MB 2GB 3 128MB 256MB 512MB 1GB 2GB 128MB 2GB 4 128MB 256MB 512MB 1GB 2GB 128MB 2GB Total System Memory 256MB 8GB ATTENTION Populate the DDR DIMMs in order and in pair of the same type and size by starting from DIMM1 DIMM2 to DIMM3 DIMM4 SI 2Ps ...

Page 11: ...r board requires an EPS12V power supplier with 460W capacity at least for Intel Xeon CPU system DO NOT use ATX 2 x ATX12V or dual AMD power supplies NOTE The auxiliary 12V power EPS12V1 is necessary to support Intel Xeon CPUs Failing to provide such extra power will result in the system s booting failure User s Manual ...

Page 12: ...r 2 2 4 FAN Power Connectors These 3 pin connectors each provide power to the cooling fans installed in your system WARNING These fan connectors are not jumpers DO NOT place jumper caps on these connectors SI 2Ps ...

Page 13: ...r This header uses a jumper cap to clear the CMOS memory Pin 1 2 shorted default Normal operation Pin 2 3 shorted Clear CMOS memory ATTENTION Turn the system power off first including the 5V standby power before clearing the CMOS memory User s Manual ...

Page 14: ...2 2 6 Front Panel Switches Indicators Connection Headers This header provides connection to external switches and indicators Pin Definition 1 2 Power LED 3 4 Power On 5 6 Reset 7 8 Case Intrusion 9 10 HD LED SI 2Ps ...

Page 15: ...Hardware Setup 2 7 2 7 IDE Disk Drive Connector This connector provides two 2 5 IDE hard drives connection User s Manual ...

Page 16: ...2 8 Chapter 2 2 8 PCI Expansion Slot This slot provides one 64bit 133MHz PCI add on card connection SI 2Ps ...

Page 17: ...p 2 9 2 9 Additional COM2 Port Connection Header This header provides an additional COM2 connection Pin Definition Pin Definition 1 DCDA 2 SINA 3 SOUTA 4 DTRA 5 Ground 6 DSRA 7 RTSA 8 CTSA 9 RIA 10 VCC User s Manual ...

Page 18: ...r 2 2 10 Additional USB Port Connection Header This header provides two additional USB port connections Pin Definition Pin Definition 1 VCC 2 VCC 3 Data 0 4 Data 1 5 Data 0 6 Data 1 7 Ground 8 Ground 10 NC SI 2Ps ...

Page 19: ...rnal Keyboard Mouse Connection Header This header provides external Keyboard and Mouse connection Pin Definition Pin Definition 1 VCC 2 VCC 3 NC 4 NC 5 KB Data 6 Mouse Data 7 Ground 8 Ground 9 KB Clock 10 Mouse Clock User s Manual ...

Page 20: ...2 12 Chapter 2 2 12 System Management Bus Connection Header This header provides one system management bus SMBus connection Pin Definition Pin Definition 1 SMBCLK 2 NC 3 Ground 4 SMBDATA 5 VCC SI 2Ps ...

Page 21: ...ection Header This header provides one external VGA output connection Pin Definition Pin Definition 1 Red 2 Green 3 Blue 4 NC 5 Ground 6 Ground 7 Ground 8 Ground 9 VCC 10 Ground 11 NC 12 DDC Data 13 H SYNC 14 V SYNC 15 DDC Clock User s Manual ...

Page 22: ...2 14 Chapter 2 2 14 Compact Flash Memory Card Reader Slot This slot provides the connection to Compact Flash memory card reader SI 2Ps ...

Page 23: ...Hardware Setup 2 15 2 15 Status Indicators 5VSB This LED lights up when the power supply is connected with power source VCC This LED lights up when the system power is on User s Manual ...

Page 24: ...tor provides one parallel port connection Pin Definition Pin Definition 1 STB 2 AFD 3 PD0 4 ERR 5 PD1 6 INIT 7 PD2 8 SLIN 9 PD3 10 GND 11 PD4 12 GND 13 PD5 14 GND 15 PD6 16 GND 17 PD7 18 GND 19 ACK 20 GND 21 BUSY 22 GND 23 PE 24 GND 25 SLCT 26 GND SI 2Ps ...

Page 25: ...Hardware Setup 2 17 2 17 Debug Card Connection Header Reserved for internal testing This header provides an optional connection to debug card User s Manual ...

Page 26: ...2 18 Chapter 2 2 18 External I O Panel Connectors USB1 Universal Serial Bus connector COM1 Serial port connector LAN1 LAN2 LAN3 Local Area Network connectors SI 2Ps ...

Page 27: ...he memory count begins and then the following message appears on the screen Press DEL to run setup If this message disappears before you respond restart the system by pressing Ctrl Alt Del keys or by pressing the Reset button on computer chassis Only when it failed by these two methods can you restart the system by powering it off and then back on NOTE In order to increase system stability and per...

Page 28: ... hh mm ss This item sets the time you specify usually the current time in the format of Hour Minute and Second IDE Primary Master IDE Primary Slave IDE Secondary Master and IDE Secondary Slave Move cursor to item IDE Primary Master IDE Primary Slave IDE Secondary Master or IDE Secondary Slave and then press Enter key to enter a sub menu SI 2Ps ...

Page 29: ... the meaning of the parameters Refer to the manual provided by the device manufacturer to get the settings right Access Mode This item selects the mode to access your IDE devices Leave this item to its default Auto settings to let BIOS detects the access mode of your HDD and makes decision automatically Capacity This item automatically displays your HDD size Note that this size is usually slightly...

Page 30: ...stop whenever the BIOS detect a non fatal error No Errors The system boot will not stop for any error detected All But Keyboard The system boot will stop for all errors but keyboard error All But Diskette The system boot will stop for all errors but disk error All But Disk Key The system boot will stop for all errors but disk or keyboard error Base Memory This item displays the amount of base memo...

Page 31: ...vanced Menu 3 2 1 Advanced BIOS Features Hyper Threading Technology This item is used to enable the functionality of the processor with Hyper Threading Technology and will appear only when using such processor User s Manual ...

Page 32: ...ice Boot Other Device Select the drive to boot first second and third in the First Boot Device Second Boot Device and Third Boot Device fields respectively The BIOS will boot the operating system according to the sequence of the drive selected Set Boot Other Device to Enabled if you wish to boot from another device other than these three items Boot Up NumLock Status This item determines the defaul...

Page 33: ...tion this motherboard will use Leave this item to its default setting Delay IDE Initial This item allows the BIOS to support some old or special IDE devices by prolonging this delay time A larger value will give more delay time to the device for which to initialize and to prepare for activation User s Manual ...

Page 34: ...hapter 3 3 2 2 Advanced Chipset Features DRAM Timing Control This item controls the DRAM timing Press Enter key to enter its menu Memory Type This item displays the type of memory module you are using SI 2Ps ...

Page 35: ...nd the time that the data becomes actually available Active to Precharge Delay This item controls the number of DRAM clocks used for DRAM parameters DRAM RAS to CAS Delay This item controls the latency between the DRAM active command and the read write command DRAM RAS Precharge This item controls the idle clocks after issuing a precharge command to the DRAM Delayed Transaction When set to Enabled...

Page 36: ...er USB Controller This option enables or disables the USB controller USB Keyboard Support This item allows you to select BIOS for using USB keyboard in DOS environment or OS in OS environment USB Mouse Support This item allows you to select BIOS for using USB mouse in DOS environment or OS in OS environment Onboard CN1120 Controller This item enables or disables the onboard security processor SI 2...

Page 37: ... the boot ROM instead of a disk drive to boot up the system and access the local area network directly Onboard Serial Port 1 This item determines which I O addresses the onboard Serial Port 1 controller will access Auto The system automatically select an I O address for the onboard Serial Port 1 3F8 IRQ4 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 Allows you to manually select an I O address for the onboard Serial...

Page 38: ...e parallel port to use 278 as its I O port address 3BC This option allows the parallel port to use 3BC as its I O port address Parallel Port Mode This item specifies the parallel port mode SPP Standard Parallel Port Allows bi directional parallel port operation at normal speed EPP Enhanced Parallel Port Allows bi directional parallel port operation at maximum speed ECP Extended Capabilities Port A...

Page 39: ...at once will immediately power off the system CPU THRM Throttling This item controls the CPU speed by cutting down its regular power to a percentage during the STR Suspend To RAM state Resume by Alarm When set to Enabled you can set the date and time you would like the Soft Off PC to power on in the Date of Month Alarm and Time hh mm ss Alarm items However if the system is being accessed by incomi...

Page 40: ... Left Double click the mouse left button to power on the system Mouse Right Double click the mouse right button to power on the system Any KEY Use any keyboard keys to power on the system BUTTON ONLY Use only the power button to power on the system Keyboard 98 Use the power on button on the Keyboard 98 compatible keyboard to power on the system NOTE The mouse wake up function can only be used with...

Page 41: ...rns after an AC power failure the system will return to the state where you left off before power failure occurs If the system s power is off when AC power failure occurs it will remain off when power returns If the system s power is on when AC power failure occurs the system will power on when power returns 3 2 5 PnP PCI Configurations Resources Controlled By This item configures all of the boot ...

Page 42: ...3 16 Chapter 3 IRQ Resources Click Enter key to enter its submenu This item sets each system interrupt to either PCI Device or Reserved SI 2Ps ...

Page 43: ...sor Password is used to protect the stored CMOS options from being changed by unauthorized users Set User Password This option protects the BIOS configuration or restricts access to the computer itself The User Password requires all users to enter a password in order to use the system and or enter the BIOS setup but can t change its contents User s Manual ...

Page 44: ...ll sound NOTE The onboard hardware monitor function is capable of detecting these system health conditions If you want a warning message to pop up or a warning alarm to sound when an abnormal condition occurs you must install the Hardware Doctor utility This utility is included in the Driver Utility CD that came packed with this motherboard Shutdown When Fan Fail When set to Enabled the system wil...

Page 45: ...ctive Temperature is exceeded Active Temperature This item sets the temperature limit that would activate the function of CPU FanEQ Speed Control option All Voltages Fans Speed and Thermal Monitoring These unchangeable items list the current status of the CPU and environment temperatures fan speeds and system power voltage NOTE The hardware monitoring features for temperatures fans and voltages wi...

Page 46: ...n Enabled Sec Enable the Watch Dog function by the timer based on seconds Enabled Min Enable the Watch Dog function by the timer based on minutes Watch Dog Time Out Value Type in the Time Out value for your Watch Dog function Case Open Detection This option controls the function for case opening detection device connected at pin 7 and pin 8 at FPIO1 header Disabled Disable the Case Open Detection ...

Page 47: ...ected Warning Beep This option controls the onboard buzzer to beep when the case opening situation is detected BIOS Protect Control This option protects the BIOS contents from accidentally writing attempt NOTE Make sure to set this item to Non Protected when flashing the BIOS User s Manual ...

Page 48: ... menu such as Exit Without Saving to exit the menu without saving your previous settings Load Fail Safe Defaults This option loads the BIOS default values for the most stable minimal performance system operations Load Optimized Defaults This option loads the BIOS default values that are factory settings for optimal performance system operations Save Exit Setup This option saves your selections and...

Page 49: ...ded within the Drivers Utilities CD that came packaged with your board The display shown in the following figure should appear after inserting this CD into your CD ROM drive if not enter My Computer CD ROM Drive double click autorun exe Please follow the on screen instruction User s Manual ...

Page 50: ...iver for Windows Operating System Intel LAN Driver Install the drivers needed to run Fast Ethernet controller Manual View the user s manual in PDF Utility Click to enter the sub screen for installing software like Award Flash and LoFormat Microsoft DirectX and Acrobat Reader Browse CD Browse the contents of this CD ROM Close Exit the CD setup Items Menu SI 2Ps ...

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Page 52: ...integrated and sold the system to you They should know best what your system configuration is and your problem They should have reasonable return or refund policies How they serve you is also a good reference for your next purchase 6 Contacting ABIT If you feel that you need to contact ABIT directly you can send email to the ABIT technical support department First please contact the support team f...

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Page 55: ...ages we receive every day we are forced to give greater weight to certain types of messages than to others For this reason any compatibility problem that is reported to us giving detailed system configuration information and error symptoms will receive the highest priority For the other questions we regret that we may not be able to reply directly But your questions may be posted to the Internet n...

Page 56: ...Name Phone Number Contact Person Fax Number E mail Address Model BIOS ID Motherboard Model No DRIVER REV OS Application Hardware Name Brand Specifications CPU HDD IDE1 IDE2 CD ROM Drive IDE1 IDE2 System Memory ADD ON CARD Problem Description SI 2Ps ...