Supero P8SAA, User Manual

Page 1: ... P8SAA USER S MANUAL Revision 1 0a SUPER ...

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Page 3: ...n your mainboard box describes the features specifications and performance of the P8SAA mainboard and provides detailed information about the chipset Chapter 2 begins with instructions on handling static sensitive devices Read this chapter when installing the processor and DDR memory modules and when mounting the mainboard in the chassis Also refer to this chapter to connect the floppy and hard di...

Page 4: ...h Monitoring 1 10 1 4 Power Configuration Settings 1 10 1 5 ACPI Features 1 11 1 6 Power Supply 1 13 1 7 Super I O 1 14 Chapter 2 Installation 2 1 Static Sensitive Devices 2 1 2 2 Processor and Heatsink Installation 2 2 2 3 Mounting the Motherboard in the Chassis 2 5 2 4 Installing DDR Memory 2 6 2 5 I O Port Front Control Panel Connector Locations 2 7 2 6 Connecting Cables 2 8 Power Supply Connec...

Page 5: ...ers 2 19 Power Force On 2 19 CMOS Clear 2 20 USB Wake Up 2 20 Keyboard Wake Up 2 21 Gigabit LAN Enable 2 21 2 8 Parallel Port Floppy Hard Drive and Audio Connections 2 22 Parallel Port Connector 2 22 Floppy Connector 2 23 IDE Connector 2 23 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 3 1 Troubleshooting Procedures 3 1 Before Power On 3 1 No Power 3 1 No Video 3 1 Memory Errors 3 2 Losing the System s Setup Configur...

Page 6: ... 4 2 Advanced Chipset Control 4 7 4 4 3 I O Device Configuration 4 8 4 4 4 PnP Configuration 4 9 4 4 5 Hardware Monitors 4 10 4 4 6 Processor Clock Options 4 11 4 4 7 DMI Event Log 4 12 4 4 8 Console Redirection 4 12 4 5 Security 4 13 4 6 Boot 4 14 4 7 Exit 4 15 Appendices Appendix A BIOS POST Messages A 1 Appendix B BIOS POST Codes B 1 Appendix C Software Installation Instructions C 1 vi ...

Page 7: ... highest standards in quality and performance Please check that the following items have all been included with your motherboard If anything listed here is damaged or missing contact your retailer All Included with Retail Box Only One 1 Supermicro Mainboard One 1 IDE cable CBL 036 One 1 floppy drive ribbon cable CBL 022 Two 2 SATA cables CBL 044 One 1 I O shield CBL PT37A One 1 Supermicro CD or di...

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Page 9: ...Chapter 1 Introduction 1 3 Figure 1 1 P8SAA Image ...

Page 10: ...zer J P 4 IDE 24 Pin ATX PWR Super IO Fan1 USB7 8 Chs Intru ICH6R SMB DIMM 1A Blue DIMM 2A Black DIMM 1B Blue DIMM 2B Black Audio WOL J B T 1 J3 J 4 0 South Bridge J 4 5 J 2 9 J 4 4 J 3 2 J31 J28 KB MS Wake Up J30 Battery J 3 7 J 4 1 12V 4 pin PWR COM2 Port J1 J7 J8 J9 J 3 4 JOH1 FDD J 2 7 S A T A 1 S A T A 2 S A T A 3 Force PWR On indicates the location of Pin 1 All drawings and pictures shown in...

Page 11: ...on Header CD In Audio CD Input Header COM1 J31 COM2 J32 COM Port Port 1 Port 2 Connectors DIMM 1A 2A 1B 2B Memory DIMM Slots 1 through 4 Fans 1 3 Fan1 CPU Fan Fan2 3 Chassis Fan Headers FP Control JF1 Front Panel Control Header Floppy Connector J27 Floppy Disk Connector IDE J3 IDE Connector KB Mouse J28 PS 2 Keyboard Mouse LAN Port Ethernet RJ45 Gigabit LAN Connector LE 1 5V Standby PWR LED Indica...

Page 12: ...IMM_CHA S ATA 150 4 x S ATA CK 410 CLK 1 PCIE _x16 GR APHIC MCH DIMM_CHB POR TS PCIE _x16 M Gb_LAN S LOTS 3_PCIE _x1 PCIE _x1 W83627THF AUDIO FS B 800 533MHz LPC US B 2 0 1 1 A C 97 5 1 CH Alderwood SDRAM Figure 1 3 925X Alderwood Chipset System Block Diagram Note This is a general block diagram and may not exactly represent the features on your motherboard See the follow ing pages for the actual ...

Page 13: ...or details Chipset Latest Intel chipset technology Intel Alderwood 925X Expansion Slots One 1 PCI Express x16 Three 3 PCI Express x1 Three 3 32 bit PCI 33MHz 5V BIOS 4 Mb Firmware Hub AwardBIOS Flash BIOS APM 1 2 DMI 2 3 PCI 2 2 ACPI 1 0 Plug and Play PnP PC Health Monitoring Onboard voltage monitors for CPU core Chipset Voltage Memory Voltage 3 3V 5V 5V standby 12V and 12V Fan status monitor with...

Page 14: ...ast UART 16550 compatible serial ports 1 ECP EPP parallel port Intel 82541 Gigabit Ethernet Controller PS 2 mouse and PS 2 keyboard ports Up to 8 USB Universal Serial Bus 2 0 ports for a speed of up to 480Mbps AC 97 audio high quality 6 channel sound Other Hyper threading enabled Wake on LAN Wake on Ring WOR Multiple CPU clock frequency ratio selections set in BIOS Suspend to RAM Onboard 5vsb warn...

Page 15: ... two channels of unbuf fered ECC DDR2 533 400 SDRAM It also supports the PCI Express based external graphics solutions The ACPI component provides the data buffering and interface arbitration required to ensure that system interfaces operate efficiently The Direct Media Interface DMI is a point to point interconnect between the AlderwoodMCH and the ICH6R Virtually all communication between the MCH...

Page 16: ...th monitor can check the RPM status of the cooling fans The onboard fans are controlled by Thermal Management via BIOS 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 reaches the threshold the CPU thermal trip feature will be activated and it will...

Page 17: ...n case the system malfunctions and you want to turn off the power just depress and hold the power button for 4 seconds The power will turn off and no power will be provided to the motherboard 1 5 ACPI Features ACPI stands for Advanced Configuration and Power Interface The ACPI specification defines a flexible and abstract hardware interface that pro vides a standard way to integrate power manageme...

Page 18: ...er supply is used the power button can function as a system suspend button to make the system enter a SoftOff state The monitor will be suspended and the hard drive will spin down Depressing the power button again will cause the whole system to wake up During the SoftOff state the ATX power supply provides power to keep the re quired circuitry in the system alive In case the system malfunctions an...

Page 19: ... must also be SSI compliant info at http www ssiforum org Additionally in areas where noisy power transmission is present you may choose to install a line filter to shield the computer from noise It is recom mended that you also install a power surge protector to help avoid problems caused by power surges Note an additional 12V 4 pin power J41 connection is required for high load system configurat...

Page 20: ...speed 16550 compatible serial communication ports UARTs one of which supports serial infrared communication Each UART includes a 16 byte send receive FIFO a programmable baud rate generator complete modem control capability and a processor interrupt sys tem Both UARTs provide legacy speed with baud rate of up to 115 2 Kbps as well as an advanced speed with baud rates of 250 K 500 K or 1 Mb s which...

Page 21: ...eripherals back into their antistatic bags when not in use For grounding purposes make sure your computer chassis provides ex cellent conductivity between the power supply the case the mounting fasteners and the motherboard Use only the correct type of CMOS onboard battery as specified by the Manufacturer Do not install the CMOS onboard battery upside down to avoid a possible explosion Unpacking T...

Page 22: ...et before you install the CPU heatsink 2 2 Processor and Heatsink Fan Installation When handling the processor package avoid placing direct pressure on the label area of the fan Installation of the LGA775 Processor 1 Press the socket lever to release the load plate which covers the CPU socket from its locking position Socket Lever 2 Gently lift the socket lever to open the load plate Load Plate Lo...

Page 23: ... Do not drop the CPU on the socket Do not move the CPU horizontally or vertically Do not rub the CPU against the surface or against any pins of the socket to avoid damage to the CPU or the socket 7 With the CPU inside the socket inspect the four corners of the CPU to make sure that the CPU is properly installed Pin 1 South Key North Key South Center Edge North Center Edge Socket Lever CPU in the C...

Page 24: ...of the protective film from the copper core of the heatsink Warning CPU overheat may occur if the protective film is not removed from the heatsink 5 Apply the proper amount of thermal grease on the CPU Note if your heatsink came with a thermal pad please ignore this step 6 If necessary rearrange the wires to make sure that the wires are not pinched between the heatsink and the CPU Also make sure t...

Page 25: ...se to the mounting holes Please take precautionary mea sures to prevent damage done to these components when you install the motherboard into the chassis 8 Repeat Step 6 to insert all four heatsink fasteners into the mounting holes 9 Once all four fasteners are securely inserted into the mounting holes and the heatsink is properly installed on the motherboard connect the heatsink fan wires to the ...

Page 26: ...ert each DDRII memory module vertically into its slot Pay attention to the notch along the bottom of the module to prevent inserting the module incorrectly See support information below 2 Gently press down on the memory module until it snaps into place Support The P8SAA supports Dual channel ECC unbuffered DDRII 533 DDR400 SDRAM Both interleaved and non interleaved memory are supported so you may ...

Page 27: ...rol Panel JF1 contains header pins for various front control panel connectors See Figure 2 4 for the pin definitions of the various connectors including the speaker Refer to Section 2 6 for details Pin 1 IDE LED Pin 3 IDE LED Active Pin 5 IDE LED Active Pin 7 IDE LED Pin 9 Power LED Pin 11 X Pin 13 Power LED Pin 15 Keylock Pin 17 Ground Pin 19 Speaker Pin 21 X Pin 23 X Pin 25 VCC5 Pin 2 VCC5 Pin 4...

Page 28: ...3 5V 24 COM Pin Number Definition 1 3 3V 2 3 3V 3 COM 4 5V 5 COM 6 5V 7 COM 8 PWR_OK 9 5VSB 10 12V 11 12V 12 3 3V x1 PCI E 1 x1 PCI E 2 S UPER P8SAA P4 CPU LGA 775 JPWAKE KB MS Parallel Port COM1 Port USB 3 4 5 6 USB1 2 LAN J P U S B Fan3 Clock 925X Alderwood North Bridge x16 PCI E PCI 3 PCI 2 PCI 1 LAN CTRL JPL1 GLAN Enable CDin Aux x1 PCI E 3 AC97 FWH J 4 3 CL CMOS J L 1 WOR S A T A 0 FP CTRL Fa...

Page 29: ... MS Parallel Port COM1 Port USB 3 4 5 6 USB1 2 LAN J P U S B Fan3 Clock 925X Alderwood North Bridge x16 PCI E PCI 3 PCI 2 PCI 1 LAN CTRL JPL1 GLAN Enable CDin Aux x1 PCI E 3 AC97 FWH J 4 3 CL CMOS J L 1 WOR S A T A 0 FP CTRL Fan2 JF1 Buzzer J P 4 IDE 24 Pin ATX PWR Super IO Fan1 USB7 8 Chs Intru ICH6R SMB DIMM 1A Blue DIMM 2A Black DIMM 1B Blue DIMM 2B Black Audio WOL J B T 1 J3 J 4 0 South Bridge...

Page 30: ... J P U S B Fan3 Clock 925X Alderwood North Bridge x16 PCI E PCI 3 PCI 2 PCI 1 LAN CTRL JPL1 GLAN Enable CDin Aux x1 PCI E 3 AC97 FWH J 4 3 CL CMOS J L 1 WOR S A T A 0 FP CTRL Fan2 JF1 Buzzer J P 4 IDE 24 Pin ATX PWR Super IO Fan1 USB7 8 Chs Intru ICH6R SMB DIMM 1A Blue DIMM 2A Black DIMM 1B Blue DIMM 2B Black Audio WOL J B T 1 J3 J 4 0 South Bridge J 4 5 J 2 9 J 4 4 J 3 2 J31 J28 KB MS Wake Up J30...

Page 31: ...RL JPL1 GLAN Enable CDin Aux x1 PCI E 3 AC97 FWH J 4 3 CL CMOS J L 1 WOR S A T A 0 FP CTRL Fan2 JF1 Buzzer J P 4 IDE 24 Pin ATX PWR Super IO Fan1 USB7 8 Chs Intru ICH6R SMB DIMM 1A Blue DIMM 2A Black DIMM 1B Blue DIMM 2B Black Audio WOL J B T 1 J3 J 4 0 South Bridge J 4 5 J 2 9 J 4 4 J 3 2 J31 J28 KB MS Wake Up J30 Battery J 3 7 J 4 1 12V 4 pin PWR COM2 Port J1 J7 J8 J9 J 3 4 JOH1 FDD J 2 7 S A T ...

Page 32: ... on the right for pin defini tions NC indicates no connection Serial Port Pin Definitions COM1 COM2 Pin Number Definition 1 CD 2 RD 3 TD 4 DTR 5 Ground Pin Number Definition 6 DSR 7 RTS 8 CTS 9 RI 10 NC Note Pin 10 is included on the header but not on the port x1 PCI E 1 x1 PCI E 2 S UPER P8SAA P4 CPU LGA 775 JPWAKE KB MS Parallel Port COM1 Port USB 3 4 5 6 USB1 2 LAN J P U S B Fan3 Clock 925X Ald...

Page 33: ...12V Note Please use all 4 pin fans or all 3 pin fans on the same board Do not use 4 pin fans and 3 pin fans together on the same motherboard See the table on the right for pin defini tions Fan Header Pin Definitions CPU Chassis and Overheat Pin 1 2 3 Definition Ground black 12V red Tachometer Caution These fan headers use DC power 4 PWM_Control x1 PCI E 1 x1 PCI E 2 S UPER P8SAA P4 CPU LGA 775 JPW...

Page 34: ...ables not included See the tables on the right for pin defi nitions x1 PCI E 1 x1 PCI E 2 S UPER P8SAA P4 CPU LGA 775 JPWAKE KB MS Parallel Port COM1 Port USB 3 4 5 6 USB1 2 LAN J P U S B Fan3 Clock 925X Alderwood North Bridge x16 PCI E PCI 3 PCI 2 PCI 1 LAN CTRL JPL1 GLAN Enable CDin Aux x1 PCI E 3 AC97 FWH J 4 3 CL CMOS J L 1 WOR S A T A 0 FP CTRL Fan2 JF1 Buzzer J P 4 IDE 24 Pin ATX PWR Super I...

Page 35: ...3 Definition 5V Standby Ground Wake up Wake On LAN Pin Definitions WOL x1 PCI E 1 x1 PCI E 2 S UPER P8SAA P4 CPU LGA 775 JPWAKE KB MS Parallel Port COM1 Port USB 3 4 5 6 USB1 2 LAN J P U S B Fan3 Clock 925X Alderwood North Bridge x16 PCI E PCI 3 PCI 2 PCI 1 LAN CTRL JPL1 GLAN Enable CDin Aux x1 PCI E 3 AC97 FWH J 4 3 CL CMOS J L 1 WOR S A T A 0 FP CTRL Fan2 JF1 Buzzer J P 4 IDE 24 Pin ATX PWR Supe...

Page 36: ...allel Port COM1 Port USB 3 4 5 6 USB1 2 LAN J P U S B Fan3 Clock 925X Alderwood North Bridge x16 PCI E PCI 3 PCI 2 PCI 1 LAN CTRL JPL1 GLAN Enable CDin Aux x1 PCI E 3 AC97 FWH J 4 3 CL CMOS J L 1 WOR S A T A 0 FP CTRL Fan2 JF1 Buzzer J P 4 IDE 24 Pin ATX PWR Super IO Fan1 USB7 8 Chs Intru ICH6R SMB DIMM 1A Blue DIMM 2A Black DIMM 1B Blue DIMM 2B Black Audio WOL J B T 1 J3 J 4 0 South Bridge J 4 5 ...

Page 37: ...ons Pin Number 1 2 Definition OH Active Ground Overheat Fan Fail LED Pin Definitions JOH1 S UPER P8 PCI 2 PCI 1 AC97 FWH J 4 3 CMOS J L 1 WOR FP CTRL F JF1 Buzzer USB7 8 Chs Intru SMB WOL Battery J 3 7 J 3 4 JOH1 SATA LED OH LED x1 PCI E 1 x1 PCI E 2 S UPER P8SAA P4 CPU LGA 775 JPWAKE KB MS Parallel Port COM1 Port USB 3 4 5 6 USB1 2 LAN J P U S B Fan3 Clock 925X Alderwood North Bridge x16 PCI E PC...

Page 38: ... J 3 2 J31 J28 KB MS Wake Up J30 Battery J 3 7 J 4 1 12V 4 pin PWR COM2 Port J1 J7 J8 J9 J 3 4 JOH1 FDD J 2 7 S A T A 1 S A T A 2 S A T A 3 Force PWR On L E 1 5VStby Warning LED USB WakeUp SATA LED OH LED J 4 3 J L 1 WOR FP CTRL JF1 Buzzer USB7 8 Chs Intru WOL J 3 7 JOH1 SATA LED OH LED SATA LED LED Color Off Green Amber Definition 10 MHz 100 MHz 1 GHz 1 Gb LAN Left LED Indicator Speed LED LED Col...

Page 39: ...r needs to press the power button to power on the system Jumper Position Off On Definition Normal Force On Power Force On JP4 x1 PCI E 1 x1 PCI E 2 S UPER P8SAA P4 CPU LGA 775 JPWAKE KB MS Parallel Port COM1 Port USB 3 4 5 6 USB1 2 LAN J P U S B Fan3 Clock 925X Alderwood North Bridge x16 PCI E PCI 3 PCI 2 PCI 1 LAN CTRL JPL1 GLAN Enable CDin Aux x1 PCI E 3 AC97 FWH J 4 3 CL CMOS J L 1 WOR S A T A ...

Page 40: ...e head of a small screwdriver JBT1 is located near the ICHR6 chip on the P8SAA Note for ATX power supplies you must completely shut down the system and remove the AC power cord before clearing CMOS x1 PCI E 1 x1 PCI E 2 S UPER P8SAA P4 CPU LGA 775 JPWAKE KB MS Parallel Port COM1 Port USB 3 4 5 6 USB1 2 LAN J P U S B Fan3 Clock 925X Alderwood North Bridge x16 PCI E PCI 3 PCI 2 PCI 1 LAN CTRL JPL1 G...

Page 41: ...his feature Jumper Position 1 2 2 3 Definition Disabled Enabled Keyboard Wake Up Jumper Settings JPWAKE x1 PCI E 1 x1 PCI E 2 S UPER P8SAA P4 CPU LGA 775 JPWAKE KB MS Parallel Port COM1 Port USB 3 4 5 6 USB1 2 LAN J P U S B Fan3 Clock 925X Alderwood North Bridge x16 PCI E PCI 3 PCI 2 PCI 1 LAN CTRL JPL1 GLAN Enable CDin Aux x1 PCI E 3 AC97 FWH J 4 3 CL CMOS J L 1 WOR S A T A 0 FP CTRL Fan2 JF1 Buz...

Page 42: ...rallel port is located on J30 Refer to Figure 2 3 for location See the table on the right for pin definitions Pin Number Function 1 Strobe 3 Data Bit 0 5 Data Bit 1 7 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 Pin Number Function 2 Auto Feed 4 Error 6 Init 8 SLCT IN 10 GND 12 GND 14 GND 16 GND 18 GND 20 GND 22 GND 24 GND 26 NC Paral...

Page 43: ...nction 2 FDHDIN 4 Reserved 6 FDEDIN 8 Index 10 Motor Enable 12 Drive Select B 14 Drive Select A 16 Motor Enable 18 DIR 20 STEP 22 Write Data 24 Write Gate 26 Track 00 28 Write Protect 30 Read Data 32 Side 1 Select 34 Diskette Floppy Connector Pin Definitions J27 x1 PCI E 1 x1 PCI E 2 S UPER P8SAA P4 CPU LGA 775 JPWAKE KB MS Parallel Port COM1 Port USB 3 4 5 6 USB1 2 LAN J P U S B Fan3 Clock 925X A...

Page 44: ...2 24 P8SAA User s Manual Note Please refer to Appendix C for Software SATA Host RAID and the OS installation instructions ...

Page 45: ...e 5 Remove all add on cards 6 Install a CPU and heatsink Be sure that it is fully seated and then connect the chassis speaker and the power LED to the motherboard Check all jumper settings as well 7 It is imperative that you use the correct type of CMOS battery as specified by the Manufacturer Do not install the CMOS battery upside down to avoid possible explosion No Power 1 Make sure that no shor...

Page 46: ... power supply may cause the system to lose the CMOS setup information Refer to Section 1 6 for details on recommended power supplies 2 The battery on your motherboard may be old Check to verify that it still supplies 3VDC If it does not replace it with a new one 3 If the above steps do not fix the Setup Configuration problem contact your vendor for repairs 3 2 Technical Support Procedures Before c...

Page 47: ...ons Question What type of memory does my motherboard support Answer The P8SAA supports up to 4 GB of ECC unbuffered DDR2 533 400 two way interleaved or non interleaved SDRAM See Section 2 4 for details on installing memory Question How do I update my BIOS Answer It is not recommended that you upgrade your BIOS if you are not experiencing problems with your system Updated BIOS files are located on ...

Page 48: ... count the first screen that appears when the system is turned on the momentary 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 motherboard Question How do I utilize the six channel sound Answer The six channel sound available on the P8SAA can be enabled with the audio driver software that was included in ...

Page 49: ...e rendered You can obtain service by calling your vendor for a Returned Merchandise Authorization RMA number When returning to the manufacturer the RMA number should be prominently displayed on the outside of the shipping carton and mailed prepaid or hand carried Shipping and handling charges will be ap plied for all orders that must be mailed when service is complete This warranty only covers nor...

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Page 51: ...e computer is turned off a back up battery provides power to the BIOS Flash chip enabling it to retain the system parameters Each time the computer is pow ered on the computer is then configured with the values stored in the BIOS ROM by the system BIOS which gains control when the computer is pow ered on How To Change the Configuration Data The CMOS information that determines the system parameter...

Page 52: ... be activated in one of two ways 1 By pressing Del immediately after turning the system on or 2 When the following message appears briefly at the bottom of the screen during the POST Power On Self Test press the Del key to activate the Main Setup Menu Press DEL to enter SETUP 4 3 Main BIOS Setup All Main Setup options are described in this section The Main BIOS Setup screen is displayed below Use ...

Page 53: ...nstalled as diskette B The options are None 360Kb 5 25 in 1 2MB 5 25 in 720Kb 3 5 in 1 44 1 25MB 3 5 in and 2 88MB 3 5 in Swap Floppy Drive If the system has two floppy drives enable this feature to assign physical drive B to logical drive A or physical drive A to logic drive B The options are Enabled and Disabled IDE Channel 0 Master Slave IDE Channel 1 Master Slave IDE Channel 2 Master Slave IDE...

Page 54: ...system such as size number of cylinders and the configurations of items such as Head Precomp Landing Zone and Sector Access Mode This item allows the user to select the location through which the AwardBIOS accesses the IDE Primary Master Device The settings are CHS LBA Large and Auto Halt On This item sets the condition that activates the function of Halt On The options are All Error No Error All ...

Page 55: ...tup Choose Advanced BIOS Setup from the Award BIOS main menu with the Left Right arrow keys You should see the following display 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 ...

Page 56: ...e the BIOS Support for Advanced Configuration and Power Interface features The settings are Enabled or Disabled ACPI Suspend Type If enabled the option allows the user to select the ACPI Suspend type The options are S1 POS S3 STR S1 S3 MPS Version Control This setting allows you to set the MPS version for your operating system The options are 1 1 and 1 4 PWRON After PWR Fail This setting allows th...

Page 57: ...ATA and PATA This mode will support up to 6 IDE drives Select SATA Only to allow SATA to operate in Legacy Mode USB Controller This setting allows you to enable or disable the USB Controller The options are Enabled and Disabled USB 2 0 Controller This setting allows you to enable or disable USB 2 0 EHCI Controller The options are Enabled and Disabled USB Legacy Support This setting allows you to e...

Page 58: ...s setting allows the user to select the UART mode for the BIOS The options are IrDA ASKIR and Normal Onboard Parallel Port This setting allows the user to set the address and the corresponding IRQ for the onboard parallel port The options are Disabled 378 IRQ7 278 IRQ5 and 3BC IRQ7 Parallel Port Mode This setting sets the mode for the onboard Parallel port The options are SPP EPP ECP ECP EPP and N...

Page 59: ...ou have installed a new add on and the system reconfiguration has caused such a serious conflict that the OS cannot reboot the system The options are Enabled and Disabled Resources Controlled By This setting allows the BIOS to automatically configure all boot and Plug and Play compatible devices If you choose Auto you cannot select the IRQ DMA and memory base address fields because the BIOS automa...

Page 60: ...PU Warning Temperature This allows you to set the CPU warning temperature If the CPU temperature reaches this threshold an alarm will be activated and a warning message will be displayed on the screen The options are Disabled 600 C 1400 F 650 C 1490 F 700 C 1580 F 750 C 1670 F 800 C 1760 F and 850 C 1850 F Highlight this and hit Enter to see monitor data for the following items Current System Temp...

Page 61: ...d and Disabled Hyper Threading Set this option to Enabled to activate the function of the CPU hyper threading Enabling the hyper threading function makes each CPU appear as two to any programs that support it to optimize CPU performance if your OS supports this function The settings are Disabled and Enabled CPU Clock Ration Use this feature to set CPU clock ratio The settings are x8 x9 x10 x11 x12...

Page 62: ...ts as Read Highlight this item and press Enter to mark the DMI events as read 4 4 8 Console Redirection Console Redirection This setting allows you to Enable or Disable the function of Console Redirection The options are Disabled and Enabled Agent Connect Via This setting allows you to select the device to be used for Console Redirection Agent Wait Time Min This setting allows you to set the wait ...

Page 63: ...is highlighted on the above screen press the Enter key When prompted type the User Password in the dialogue box to set or to change the User Password Password Check This setting allows the user to determine if the password is required every time when the system boots up or if the password is required only when you enter the CMOS setup The options are System and Setup 4 5 Security Choose Security f...

Page 64: ...riority Hard Disk Boot Priority This item allows the user to select the Boot Priority of Hard Disk Devices First Boot Device Second Boot Device Third Boot Device This item allows the user to set the first boot up device The options are Removable Hard Disk CD ROM Legacy LAN IBA GE Slot21 and Disabled Boot Other Device If enabled this option enables the BIOS to load the OS from another device rather...

Page 65: ... without Saving When the item Exit without Saving is highlighted press Enter to exit the Setup routine without saving any changes you may have made Your sys tem should then continue with the boot up procedure Load Fail Safe Defaults Highlight this item and hit Enter to load the default settings for all items in the BIOS Setup These are the safest settings to use Load Optimized Defaults Highlight t...

Page 66: ... 4 16 Discard Changes When the item Discard Changes is highlighted press Enter to discard any changes you made to the BIOS settings and to stay in the BIOS Setup Your system should then continue with the boot up procedure ...

Page 67: ...the Power On Self Test POST the BIOS will check for problems If a problem is found the BIOS will activate an alarm or display a message The following is a list of such BIOS messages 1 long beep Memory Modules Errors 1 long beep 2 short beeps VGA Errors Beeps Error Messages ...

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Page 69: ... E000 F000 shadow RAM 0h1 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 0Ah Disable PS 2...

Page 70: ...LY_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 PnP use If ESCD is valid take into consideration ...

Page 71: ...6h 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 M1 CPU 2 Initialize L2 cache for P6 class CPU program CPU with proper cacheable range 3 Initialize the APIC for P6 class CPU 4 On MP platform adjust the ca...

Page 72: ... according to items described in Setup 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 i...

Page 73: ...ssign IRQs to PCI devices 7 Initialize APM 8 Clear noise of IRQs 86h Reserved 87h Reserved 88h Reserved 89h Reserved 90h Reserved 91h Reserved 92h Reserved 93h Read HDD boot sector information for Trend Anti Virus code 94h 1 Enable L2 cache 2 Program boot up speed 3 Chipset final initialization 4 Power management final initialization 5 Clear screen display summary table 6 Program K6 write allocati...

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Page 75: ...ing System Serial ATA SATA Serial ATA SATA is a physical storage interface It uses a single cable with a minimum of four wires to create a point to point connection between devices It is a serial link which supports SATA Transfer rates up to 150MBps Because the serial cables used in SATA are thinner than the traditional cables used in Parallel ATA PATA SATA systems have better airflow and can be i...

Page 76: ...nd press the Enter Key to select this option 5 Select the item On Chip Serial ATA and press the Enter Key When the sub menu appears select the item Enhanced Mode 6 Scroll up to the item SATA Mode and press the Enter Key to select this option When the sub menu appears select the item RAID 7 Tap Esc and scroll down to Exit Select Save and Exit from the Exit menu Press the Enter key to save the chang...

Page 77: ...ey The following screen will appear 1 Creating Deleting and Reseting RAID Volumes a After the system exits from the BIOS Setup Utility the system will auto matically reboot The following screen appears after Power On Self Test b When you see the above screen press the Ctrl and the i keys simultaneously the following screen of the main menu of the SATA RAID Utility will appear ...

Page 78: ...he previous menu c Use the Tab Upper Arrow Down Arrow and Enter keys to enter the appropriate values for the items selected and go to the next field d When asked Are you sure you want to create this volume Y N press Y to confirm the selection or type N to change and to create the RAID volume Then press the Enter key to enter the value and return to the main menu ...

Page 79: ...e You will return to the main menu with DISK VOLUME INFORMATION updated as shown in the following screen f Once the above screen appears use the Down Arrow key to select item 4 Exit and press the Enter key The following screen will appear ...

Page 80: ...main menu Deleting RAID Volume a When you are in the main menu use the Down Arrow and the Upper Arrow keys to select item 2 Delete RAID Volume in the main menu b When the item 2 is highlighted press the Enter key to select the item Delete RAIDVolume The following screen will appear c Select the volume and press the Delete key to delete the RAID volume The following screen will appear ...

Page 81: ...y to return to the main menu Note the Esc key is used to select the previous menu Reset Disks to Non RAID a When you are in the main menu use the Down Arrow and the Upper Arrow keys to select item 3 Reset Disks to Non RAID in the main menu b When the item 3 is highlighted press the Enter key to select the item Reset Disks to Non RAID The following screen will appear ...

Page 82: ...00 Setup CD in the CD Driver and the system will start booting up from CD b Press the F6 key when the message Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver displays c When the Windows XP 2000 Setup screen appears press S to specify additional device s d Insert the driver diskette Intel AA RAID XP 2000 Driver for ICH6R into Drive A and press the Enter key e Choose Intel R 82801E...

Page 83: ... except for the SUPER Doctor utility and the LAN SCSI driver diskettes which are optional The bottom icon with a CD on it allows you to view the entire contents of the CD Installing Intel Application Accelerator Utility a When the above screen appears click on the icon marked Application Accelerator RAID Edition on the screen and the following screen will appear h After Windows XP 2000 Installatio...

Page 84: ...C 10 SUPER P8SAA User s Manual b When the above screen appears click on the icon marked Next on the screen and the following screen will appear ...

Page 85: ...hown in the following screen and click on the icon marked Next d Specify the folder that you want the program to be installed in and then click on the icon marked Next to begin the installation process c After reading the License Agreement click on the icon marked Yes on the screen and the following screen will appear ...

Page 86: ...tion Installation g Once the Application Accelerator RAID Edition installation is completed the following screen will appear and the system will start to re boot Note Once the XP 2000 Operating System is installed please read the Readme text files for the instructions to use the SATA RAID Utility in the Windows XP 2000 OS environment ...

Page 87: ...r to Page C 14 Driver Tool Installation Display Screen Note Click the icons showing a hand writing on paper to view the readme files for each item Click the computer icons to the right of these items to install each item from top to the bottom one at a time After installing each item you must re boot the system before moving on to the next item on the list You should install everything here except...

Page 88: ... is called SD III Client The Supero Doctor III program included on the CDROM that came with your motherboard allows you to monitor the environment and operations of your system Supero Doctor III displays crucial system information such as CPU temperature system voltages and fan status See the Figure below for a display of the Supero Doctor III interface Supero Doctor III Interface Display Screen I...

Page 89: ...ded from our Website at ftp ftp supermicro com utility Supero_Doctor_III You can also download SDIII User s Guide at http www supermicro com PRODUCT Manuals SDIII UserGuide pdf For Linux we will still recommend Supero Doctor II Supero Doctor III Interface Display Screen II Remote Control ...

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