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1. RA Cycle Time 8 Tl Select Item Write to Deact 3 CLKS 4 Change Option SDRAM CAS Latency 3 Fl General Help ISA IO Cycle Delay 1 5 BCLK F10 Save and Exit MPS 1 4 Support Enabled ESC Exit V02 03 C Copyright 1985 2000 American Megatrends Inc C000 16k Shadow C400 16k Shadow C800 16k Shadow CCO00 16k Shadow D000 16k Shadow D400 16k Shadow D800 16k Shadow 4 15 SUPER P3TDL3 P3TDLE User s Manual DCO00 16k Shadow These options specify how the 16 KB of video ROM at each of the above addresses is treated When Disabled the contents of the video ROM are not copied to RAM When Enabled the contents of 16 KB of video ROM beginning at the above address are copied shadowed from ROM to RAM for faster application When set to Cached WP the contents of 16 KB of video ROM beginning at the above address are copied shadowed from ROM to RAM and can be written to or read from cache memory The settings for this option are Disabled Enabled and Cached WP The optimal settings are Cached WP for C000 and C400 and Disabled for all the other settings Act to Deact This settings for this option are 6 CLKS and 5 CLKS Act to Read Write This settings for this option are 3 CLKS and 2 CLKS RAS Precharge Time The precharge time is the number of cycles it takes for the RAS to accumulate a charge before a DRAM refresh Insufficient recharge time may cause the DRAM to lose data The settings are 3
2. sis functions When set to On Off depressing the power button turns the computer on or off When set to Suspend depressing the power button places the computer in Suspend mode or Full On power mode The Standby setting places the computer in Standby or Full On mode Sleep Button Enable This option is to enable the use of the sleep button The sttings are Sus pend and Disable Green PC Monitor Power State This option specifies the power state that a green PC compliant monitor enters when BIOS places it in a power saving state after the specified period of display inactivity has expired The settings include Standby Sus pend and Off Video Power Down Mode This option specifies the power state that the VGA video subsystem enters after the specified period of display inactivity has expired The settings include Disabled Standby and Suspend Hard Disk Power Down Mode This option specifies the power conserving state that the hard disk drive s enters after the specified period of inactivity has expired The settings include Disabled Standby and Suspend 4 22 Chapter 4 BIOS Inactivity Timer This option specifies the length of hard disk inactivity time that should expire before entering the power conserving state The settings include Off 1 5 10 20 30 60 and 120 minutes Suspend Timeout This option specifies if BIOS is to monitor for display activity when in a power saving state The settings include Off 1
3. 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 and 10 minutes IRQ1 IRQ3 IRQ4 IRQ5 IRQ6 IRQ7 IRQQ IRQ10 IRQ11 IRQ12 IRQ14 IRQ15 With the above options you can monitor each interrupt request and resume the system s normal power up state when activated Settings are Ignore and Monitor All IRQs are defaulted to Ignore except for IRQ 1 12 and 14 whcih default to Monitor USB Controller Resume This allows you to wake up the system from a USB device The settings for this option Disabled_and Enabled 4 23 SUPER P3TDL3 P3TDLE User s Manual 4 8 Boot Setup Choose Boot Setup from the AMIBIOS Setup main menu All Boot Setup options are described in this section The Boot Setup screen is shown below BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced Chipset PCIPnP Power Boot Security Exit Boot Device Priority Hard Disk Drives Removable Devices ATAPI CDROM Drives e Select Screer TL Select Item Enter Go to Sub Scr Fl General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit V02 03 C Copyright 1985 2000 American Megatrends Inc Boot Device Priority 1st Boot Device This option is used to specify the order of the boot sequence that will be followed from the available system devices The settings for the 1st Boot Device are Removable Device Hard Drive and ATAPI CDROM 2nd Boot Device The settings for the 2nd Boot Device are Removable Device Hard Drive and ATAPI CDROM 4 24 Chapter 4 BIOS 3rd Boot Device The settings fo
4. 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 and 15 The Auto setting lets the BIOS assign the IRQ PCI Slot 5 IRQ Preference This option allows you to change the IRQ for PCI slot 5 The settings are Auto 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 and 15 The Auto setting lets the BIOS assign the IRQ PCI Slot 6 IRQ Preference This option allows you to change the IRQ for PCI slot 6 The settings are Auto 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 and 15 The Auto setting lets the BIOS assign the IRQ 4 19 SUPER P3TDL3 P3TDLE User s Manual Onboard SCSI IRQ Preference This option allows you to change the IRQ for the onboard SCSI The set tings are Auto 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 and 15 The Auto setting lets the BIOS assign the IRQ IRQ 3 IRQ 4 IRQ 5 IRQ 7 IRQ 9 IRQ 10 IRQ 11 IRQ 14 IRQ 15 The settings for the above options are Available and Reserved Available allows the specified IRQ to be available for use by PCI PnP devices Re served means the specified IRQ is reserved for use by Legacy ISA de vices DMA Channel 0 DMA Channel 1 DMA Channel 3 DMA Channel 5 DMA Channel 6 4 20 Chapter 4 BIOS DMA Channel 7 Each of the above list of DMA channel setting options can be set to Avail able and Reserved Available means the specified DMA channel is avail able for use by PCI PnP devices Reserved means the specified DMA chan nel is reserved for use by Legacy ISA devices Reserved Memory Size This option specifi
5. Most ATA disk drives can be detected within 5 seconds ATA PI 80Pin Cable Detection This option selects the mechanism for detecting the 80 pin ATA PI cable Options include Host and Device Host and Device Host This option uses the motherboard onboard IDE controller to detect the type of IDE cable used Device This option uses the IDE disk drive to detect the type of IDE cable used Host amp Device This option uses both the motherboard onboard IDE controller and IDE disk drive to detect the type of IDE cable used 4 9 SUPER P3TDL3 P3TDLE User s Manual Floppy Configuration Floppy A Use this option to specify which of floppy drive you have installed in the A drive The settings are Disabled 360 KB 5 1 4 1 2 MB 5 1 4 720 KB 3 1 2 1 44 MB 3 1 2 and 2 88 MB 3 1 2 Floppy B Use this option to specify which of floppy drive you have installed in the B drive The settings are Disabled 360 KB 5 1 4 1 2 MB 5 1 4 720 KB 3 1 2 1 44 MB 3 1 2 and 2 88 MB 3 1 2 Diskette Write Protect This option allows you to prevent any writing to your floppy diskette The settings are Enabled and Disabled The Enabled setting is effective only if the device is accessed through BIOS Floppy Drive Seek Use this option to Enable or Disable the floppy seek routine on bootup Boot Settings Configuration Quick Boot This option allows the BIOS to skip certain tests that are normally perfomred on boot up You can disab
6. The CPU is in real mode Disabling the Gate A20 line parity and the NMI next The A20 address line parity and the NMI are disabled Adjusting the memory size depending on relocation and shadowing next The memory size was adjusted for relocation and shadowing Clearing the Hit DEL message next The Hit DEL message is cleared The WAIT message is displayed Starting the DMA and interrupt controller test next B 5 SUPER P3TDL3 P3TDLE User s Manual Check Point Description 60 The DMA page register test passed Performing the DMA Controller 1 base register test next 62 The DMA controller 1 base register test passed Performing the DMA controller 2 base register test next 65 The DMA controller 2 base register test passed Programming DMA controllers 1 and 2 next 66 Completed programming DMA controllers 1 and 2 Initializing the 8259 interrupt controller next 7F Extended NMI source enabling is in progress 80 The keyboard test has started Clearing the output buffer and checking for stuck keys Issuing the keyboard reset command next 81 A keyboard reset error or stuck key was found Issuing the keyboard controller interface test command next 82 The keyboard controller interface test completed Writing the command byte and initializing the circular buffer next 83 The command byte was written and global data initialization has been completed Checking for a locked key next 84 Locked key checking
7. The settings for this item include Disabled 2F8 3E8 and 2E8 Serial Port 2 IRQ This option specifies the Interrupt Request address of serial port 2 The settings for this item include Disabled 4 and 3 4 5 SUPER P3TDL3 P3TDLE User s Manual Serial Port 2 Mode This option allows the user to set the mode for serial port 2 The settings for this item include Normal Sharp IR SIR and Consumer Normal allows serial port 2 to act normally while the others set the port up to work with infrared devices Parallel Port Address This option specifies the UO address used by the parallel port The settings for this item include Disabled 378 278 and 3BC Select your setting and then press Enter Parallel Port IRQ This option allows the user to set the Parallel Port IRQ The settings for this item include 5 and 7 Parallel Port Mode This option specifies the parallel port mode The settings for this item in clude Normal Bi directional EPP and ECP ECP Mode DMA Channel This option allows the user to set the setting for the ECP Mode of the DMA Channel The settings for this item include 0 1 and 3 IDE Configuration Onboard PCI IDE Controller This option allows the user to enable or disable the integrated IDE Control ler The settings include Disabled Primary Second and Both Select Dis abled to disable the Integrated IDE Controller Select Primary to enable the Primary IDE ontroller only Select Seco
8. Auto This option allows the BIOS to auto detect device support for Multi Sector Transfers on the speci fied channel If supported this option allows the BIOS to auto detect the number of sectors per block for transfer from the hard disk drive to memory The data transfer to and from the device will occur multiple sectors at a time if the device supports it PIO Mode IDE PIO Programmable I O mode programs timing cycles between the IDE drive and the programmable IDE controller As the PIO mode increases the cycle time decreases The settings are Auto 1 2 3 and 4 4 7 SUPER P3TDL3 P3TDLE User s Manual DMA Mode This item allows the users to select the DMA mode The settings are Auto SWDMAO SWDMA1 SWDMA2 MWDMAO MWDMA1 MWDM2 UWDMAO UWDMA1 UWDMA2 UWDMAS3 and UWDMA4 Select Auto to auto detect the DMA Mode Select SWDMAO through SWDMA to set single word DMAO through DMA2 Select MWDMAO through MWDMAZ2 to set Multi word DMAO through DMA2 Select UDMAO trhough UDMAA to set Ultra DMAO through Ultra DMA4 S M A R T S M A R T stands for Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology a feature that can help predict impending drive failures The settings are Auto Disabled and Enabled Select Enabled or Disabled to enable or disable the S M A R T Select Auto to auto detect S M A R T 32Bit Data Transfer The settings are Auto Disabled and Enabled Select Enabled or Disabled to enable or disable the
9. CLKS which is more stable and 2 CLKS RAS stands for Row Address Strobe System Memory Frequency This option allows the system memory frequency to be adjusted The set tings are 100 MHz for PC100 memory 133 MHz for PC133 memory and Auto which allows the system memory frequency to auto select itself RAS Cycle Time This option defines the RAS cycle time Settings include 10 CLKS 9 CLKS 8 CLKS and 7 CLKS Write to Deact This settings for this option are 3 CLKS and 2 CLKS 4 16 Chapter 4 BIOS SDRAM CAS Latency This settings for this option are CAS Latency 3 and CAS Latency 2 CAS stands for Column Address Strobe ISA IO Cycle Delay This settings for this option are Full Delay 1 5 BCLK 2 5 BLCK and 3 5 BLCK MPS 1 4 Support The settings for this option are Enabled and Disabled 4 6 PCI PnP Setup Choose PCI PnP Setup from the AMIBIOS Setup main menu All PCI PnP options are described in this section The PCI PnP Setup screen is shown below BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced Chipset PCIPnMP Power Boot Security Exi No lets the BIOS Plug amp Play O S No configure all the Reset Config Data No devices in the system PCI Latency Timer 64 Yes lets the Allocate IRQ to VGA Yes operating system Palette Snooping Disabled configure Plug and PCI IDE BusMaster Disabled Play PnP devices not OffBoard PCI ISA IDE Card Auto required for boot if your system has a Plu and Play operating system
10. CMOS Do not use the PW_ON connector to clear CMOS SCSI Termination Enable Disable P3TDL3 only Seat TO win len Enable Disable Jumper Settings JP1 Jumper JP1 allows you to enable Jumper m Position Definition or disable termination for the SCSI Pins 1 2 Enabled Pins 2 3 Disabled connectors The normal default position is on pins 1 2 to enable SCSI operation See Table 2 28 for jumper settings 2 15 SUPER P3TDL3 P3TDLE User s Manual Overheat Alarm Buzzer Table 2 29 Enable Disable overheat Alatm Enable Disable Jumper Settings JP7 You may want to disable the audio 7 i S umper alarm signal that notifies you of Position Definition d oO Disabled overheat condtions Jumper JP7 Gelee Ge gives you this option See Table 2 29 for jumper settings Onboard LAN NIC Table 2 30 Enable Disable Onboard LAN NIC Enable Disable Jumper Settings JP8 Change the setting of jumper JP8 Jumper to enable or disable the onboard Position Definition Open Enabled LAN or NIC Network Interface Closed Disabled Card on your motherboard See Table 2 30 for jumper settings 3rd Power Supply Failure Table 2 31 Alarm Power Supply Failure Alarm Enable Disable Jumper Settings JP12 If enabled the system will notify am you in the event of a power sup Position Definition Open Disabled ply failure This feature assume
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12. JF1 This Nimke Donda connector attaches to the hard El EECH 17 Ground ware reset switch on the com puter case See Table 2 6 for pin definitions 2 8 Chapter 2 Installation Sleep Table 2 7 Sleep SLP Pin Definitions JF1 The Sleep connection is located on Pi pins 19 and 21 of JF1 See Table cible emis 2 7 for pin definitions 19 SEP Input 21 COM GND Non Maskable Interrupt Table 2 8 Non Maskable Interrupt NMI Pin Definitions JF1 The Non Maskable Interrupt con Pin Zen nection is located on pins 21 and Number Definition 23 of JF1 See Table 2 8 for pin 21 COM SND ms 23 NMI Input definitions Extra Universal Serial Bus IER Connection USB3 USBS Pin Definitions JF1 An additional connection for USB3 TM Definition is included on pins 25 27 29 31 25 5V and 33 of JF1 for front side USB E access See Table 2 9 for pin 31 Ground P 33 Key definitions You will need a USB cable not in cluded to use this connection 5 Volt StandBy Table 2 10 5 Volt StandBy 5SB Pin Definitions JF1 A 5 volt standby connection is Bn provided on pin 2 of JF1 See Number Definition 2 5SB Input Table 2 10 for pin definitions Note An extra chassis intrusion header is provided at JL1 2 9 SUPER P3TDL3 P3TDLE User s Manual Fan Fail LED Table 2 11 Fan Fail LED FFL Pin Definitions JF1 A Fan Fai
13. Setup is executed using either or both the Supervisor password or User password The Supervisor and User passwords activate two different levels of password security If you select password support you are prompted for a 1 6 character password Type the password on the keyboard The password does not appear on the screen when typed Make sure you write it down If you forget it you must clear CMOS and reconfigure Remember your Password Keep a record of the new password when the password is changed If you forget the password you must erase the system configuration information in CMOS 4 26 Chapter 4 BIOS Change Supervisor Password This option allows you to change a supervisor password that was entered previously Change User Password This option allows you to change a user password that was entered previ ously Clear User Password Use this option to clear the user password so that it is not required to be entered when the system boots up Boot Sector Virus Protection This option allows you to enable or disable a virus detection program to protect the boot sector of your hard disk drive The settings for this option Disabled and Enabled If Enabled AMIBIOS will display a warning when any program or virus issues a Disk Format command or attempts to write to the boot sector of the hard disk drive 4 27 SUPER P3TDL3 P3TDLE User s Manual 4 10 Exit Setup Choose Exit Setup from the AMIBI
14. Write Thru and Write Back Disabled This option pre vents the system from using the internal CPU L1 cache This setting should be used to slow the computer system down or to troubleshoot error mes sages Write Thru This option allows the computer system to use the internal CPU L1 cache as Write Though cache Write Through cache is slower than Write Back cache It performs write operations to the internal L1 CPU cache and system memory simultaneously Write Back This option allows the computer system to use the internal CPU L1 cache as Write Back cache Write Back cache is faster than Write Through cache Write Back cache is a caching method in which modifications to data in the cache aren t copied to the cache source until absolutely necessary Write back caching is available on all CPUs supported by this BIOS With these CPUs write operations stored in the L1 cache aren t copied to main memory until absolutely necessary This is the default setting External Cache This option is for enabling or disabling the internal CPU L2 cache Settings include Disabled Write Thru and Write Back See description above 4 12 Chapter 4 BIOS System BIOS Cacheable This option enables you to move the system BIOS to the memory cache to improve performance Settings are Enabled and Disabled Event Log Configuration Event Logging This option Enables or Disables the logging of events You can use this screen to select options for the
15. and press down until it snaps into place Pay attention to the two notches 2 4 Chapter 2 Installation Top View of DIMM Slot Release Tab tL tL Release Tab 1 J I To Remove Use your thumbs to gently push each release tab outward This should release the DIMM from the slot 2 5 Port Control Panel Connector Locations The I O ports are color coded in conformance with the PC 99 specification See Figure 2 5 below for the colors and locations of the various I O ports Mouse Parallel Port Green Burgundy USB Ethernet Black Black comm mm uw eer Keyboard COM1 COM2 Purple Turquoise Figure 2 5 I O Port Locations and Definitions SUPER P3TDL3 P3TDLE User s Manual Front Control Panel JF1 contains header pins for various front control panel connectors See Figure 2 6 for the pin locations of the various front control panel buttons and LED indicators Please note that even and odd numbered pins are on opposite sides Refer to pages 2 8 to 2 11 for details Speaker USB3 p Non Maskable Interrupt Common Ground Overheat LED Keyboard Lock Chassis Intrusion gt Sleep IC Reset NIC PWR ON Power Fail LED IDE LED Fan Fail LED PWR LED 5V StandBy Figure 2 6 Front Control Panel Connectors Chapter 2 Installation 2 6 Connecting Cables see previous page for JF1 connection locations Power Supply Connector Tabl
16. entering the BIOS Setup utility This Setup utility can be ac cessed by pressing Del at the appropriate time during system boot Starting the Setup Utility Normally the only visible POST Power On Self Test routine is the memory test As the memory is being tested press the Delete 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 An AMIBIOS identification string is displayed at the left bottom corner of the screen below the copyright message 4 1 SUPER P3TDL3 P3TDLE User s Manual 4 2 BIOS Features Supports Plug and Play V1 0A and DMI 2 1 Supports Intel PCI Peripheral Component Interconnect PME local bus specification Supports Advanced Power Management APM specification v 1 1 Supports ACPI Supports Flash ROM AMIBIOS supports the LS120 drive made by Matsushita Kotobuki Electronics Industries Ltd The LS120 Can be used as a boot device Is accessible as the next available floppy drive AMIBIOS supports PC Health Monitoring chips When a failure occurs in a monitored activity AMIBIOS can sound an alarm and display a message The PC Health Monitoring chips monitor CPU temperature Additional temperature sensors Chassis intrusion detector Five positive voltage inputs Two negative voltage in
17. 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 chassis For this reason it is best to use as many metal fasteners as possible 2 3 SUPER P3TDL3 P3TDLE User s Manual 2 4 Installing DIMMs CAUTION Exercise extreme care when installing or removing DIMM modules to prevent any possible damage NOTE Check the Supermicro web site for recommended memory modules http www supermicro com TECHSUPPORT FAQs Memory_vendors htm DIMM Installation See Figure 2 4 1 Insert DIMMs as required for the desired system memory 2 Insert each DIMM module vertically into its slot Pay attention to the two notches along the bottom of the module to prevent inserting the DIMM module incorrectly 3 Gently press down on the DIMM module until it snaps into place in the slot 4 Start DIMM insertion at the DIMMO slot and continue numerically through the DIMMS slot as needed Support The P3TDL3 P3TDLE supports only registered ECC PC100 and PC133 SDRAM Note that the memory and front side bus speeds are synchro nized meaning if PC133 is used with a 100 MHz FSB the memory will run at 100 MHz Figure 2 4 Side View of DIMM Installation into Slot notches Note Notches should align with the receptive points on the slot To Install Insert module vertically
18. integrate power management features throughout a PC system including its hardware operating system and application soft ware 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 tele phones and stereos In addition to enabling operating system directed power management ACPI provides a generic system event mechanism for Plug and Play and an oper ating system independent interface for configuration control ACPI lever 1 15 SUPER P3TDL3 P3TDLE User s Manual ages the Plug and Play BIOS data structures while providing a processor architecture independent implementation that is compatible with both Win dows 98 and 2000 Note To utilize ACPI you must reinstall Windows 98 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 re quests Slow Blinking LED for Suspend State Indicator When the CPU goes into a suspend state the chassis power LED will start blinking to indicate that the CPU is in suspend mode When the user presses any key the CPU will
19. is over Checking for a memory size mismatch with CMOS RAM data next 85 The memory size check is done Displaying a soft error and checking for a password or bypassing WINBIOS Setup next 86 The password was checked Performing any required programming before WINBIOS Setup next B 6 Appendix B AMIBIOS POST Diagnostic Error Messages Check Point Description 87 The programming before WINBIOS Setup has been completed Uncompressing the WINBIOS Setup code and executing the AMIBIOS Setup or WINBIOS Setup utility next 88 Returned from WINBIOS Setup and cleared the screen Performing any necessary programming after WINBIOS Setup next 89 The programming after WINBIOS Setup has been completed Displaying the power on screen message next 8B The first screen message has been displayed The lt WAIT gt message is displayed Performing the PS 2 mouse check and extended BIOS data area allocation check next 8C Programming the WINBIOS Setup options next 8D The WINBIOS Setup options are programmed Resetting the hard disk controller next 8F The hard disk controller has been reset Configuring the floppy drive controller next 91 The floppy drive controller has been configured Configuring the hard disk drive controller next 95 Initializing the bus option ROMs from C800 next 96 Initializing before passing control to the adaptor ROM at C800 97 Initialization before the C800 adaptor ROM gains control has been complete
20. its memory is faulty This is not a fatal error Bootblock Error Beep Codes 2 beeps BIOS ROM file absent the BIOS was unable to find the specific file name required to flash the BIOS 4 beeps Flash program successful 5 beeps Media read error The floppy or ATAPI media is not present or cannot be read 7 beeps Flash not present The BIOS was unable to detect the presence of a flash device 10 beeps Flash erase error the flash device could not be properly erased 11 beeps Flash program error 12 beeps BIOS ROM file incorrect size 13 beeps BIOS ROM image mismatch The BIOS ROM file layout configu ration does not match the image present in the flash device A2 Appendix A BIOS Error Beep Codes If you hear it s because 5 short and 1 long beeps 6 short and 1 long beeps 7 short and 1 long beeps no memory detected in system EDO memory detected in system SMBUS System Management Bus error A 3 SUPER P3TDL3 P3TDLE User s Manual Notes A4 Appendix B AMIBIOS POST Diagnostic Error Messages Appendix B AMIBIOS POST Diagnostic Error Messages This section describes the power on self tests POST port 80 codes for the AMIBIOS Check Point Description 00 Code copying to specific areas is done Passing control to INT 19h boot loader next 03 NMI is Disabled Next checking for a soft reset or a power on condition 05 The BIOS stack has been built Next
21. passing control to the adaptor ROM at E000h completed Passing control to the adaptor ROM at E000h next B 8 Appendix B AMIBIOS POST Diagnostic Error Messages Check Point Description A9 Returned from adaptor ROM at EO000h control Next performing any initialization required after the E000 option ROM had control AA Initialization after E000 option ROM control has completed Displaying the system configuration next AB Building the multiprocessor table if necessary POST next BO The system configuration is displayed AC Uncompressing the DMI data and initializing DMI B1 Copying any code to specific areas DOh The NMI is disabled Power on delay is starting Next the initialization cade checksum will be verified Dih Initializing the DMA controller Performing the keyboard controller BAT test Starting memory refresh and entering 4 GB flat mode next D3h Starting memory sizing next D4h Returning to real mode Executing any OEM patches and setting the stack next D5h Passing control to the uncompressed code in shadow RAM at E000 0000h The initialization code is copied to segment 0 and control will be transferred to segment 0 D6h Control is in segment 0 Next checking if Ctrl Home was pressed and verifying the system BIOS checksum If either lt Ctrl gt lt Home gt was pressed or the system BIOS checksum is bad next the system will go to checkpoint code EOh Otherwise going to checkpoint code
22. the memory and add on cards and finally the cables and drivers Following the installation procedures in the order they appear in this chap ter should eliminate the most common problems encountered when installing a system IMPORTANT Always connect the power cord last and always re move it before adding removing or changing any hardware com ponents Processor You are now ready to install the processor Your motherboard has a 370 pin FCPGA type socket which supports single or dual Pentium III FCPGA 500 MHz 1 4 GHz processors and low power single or dual Pentium III processors at front bus speeds of 133 and 100 MHz Lift the lever on the FCPGA socket and install with the notched corner of the processor oriented with pin 1 Fully seat the processor into the socket and then close the lever Heat Sink Follow the instructions that came with your processor or heat sink to attach a heat sink to the processor Your heat sink should have a 3 pin fan which connects to the CPU FAN header Make sure that good contact is made between the CPU chip and the heat sink Insufficient contact will cause the processor to overheat which may crash the System 2 2 Chapter 2 Installation Notched Corner Processor installed Figure 2 1 FCPGA Socket Empty and with Processor Installed 2 3 Mounting the Motherboard in the Chassis All motherboards have standard mounting holes to fit different types of chassis Chassis may
23. wake up and the LED will automatically stop blinking and remain on Main Switch Override Mechanism When an ATX power supply is used the power button can function as a system suspend button When the user depresses the power button the system will enter a SoftOff state The monitor will be suspended and the hard drive will spin down Depressing the power button again will cause the whole system to wake up During the SoftOff state the ATX power supply provides power to keep the required circuitry in the system alive In case the system malfunctions and you want to turn off the power just depress and hold the power button for 4 seconds The power will turn off and no power will be provided to the motherboard 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 Note that external modem ring on can only be used with an ATX 2 01 or above compliant power supply 1 16 Chapter 1 Introduction Wake On LAN WOL Wake On LAN is defined as the ability of a management application to re motely power up a computer that is powered off Remote PC setup up dates and asset tracking can occur after hours and on weekends so that daily LAN traffic is kept to a minimum and users are not interrupted The motherboards have a 3 pin header WOL to connect to the 3 pin header on a Network Interface Card NIC that has WOL capability Wake On LAN must be ena
24. 32 bit Data Transfer function Select Auto to auto detect the 32 bit Data Transfer function ARMD Emulation Type This option is used to select the emulation used when configuring an LS120 MO Magneto Optical or lomega Zip drive The settings are Auto Floppy and HardDisk Primary IDE Slave When the system enters Setup BIOS automatically detects the presence of IDE devices This option displays the auto detection status of IDE de vices The settings for Primary IDE Slave are the same as those for the Primary IDE Master Secondary IDE Master This displays the status of auto detection of IDE devices The settings for Secondary IDE Master are the same as those for the Primary IDE Master 4 8 Chapter 4 BIOS Secondary IDE Slave This displays the status of auto detection of IDE devices The settings for Secondary IDE Slave are the same as those for the Primary IDE Master Hard Disk Write Protect This item allows the user to prevent the hard disk from being overwritten The options are Enabled or Disabled Enabled allows the drive to be used normally read write and erase functions can all be performed Disabled prevents the hard disk from being erased This function is effective only when the device is accessed through BIOS ATA PI Detect Timeout Set this option to stop the system search for ATAPI devices within the specified number of seconds The options are 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 and 35 seconds
25. 5 2 88 CPU Fan 1 Dei North Div PUE L one Bridge J104 8 Ethernet Port FGPGA wil lz o xu Processor 1 a a JP2 E T 2 JP13 JAG J24 J23 Chassis Fan 7 Chassis Fang PCI 64 1 Chassis Fan 5 Ap Chassis Fan 4 PCI 64 2 G o o a gt PO a JP8 S AIC 7892 z E South E 2 a paz Bridge co JA1 a JPA wom e PCI3 eo si JET bd BIOS Super l O Battery u PCI4 JP14 2 X WOL SLEDI See Chapter 2 for the locations of the I O ports and for details on the Front Control Panel JF1 connector 1 6 Chapter 1 Introduction P3TDL3 Quick Reference Default Setting Pins 1 2 Enabled See Section 2 8 Pins 1 2 Auto Open Closed Enabled Open Enabled Open Disabled Closed 33 MHz Open Disabled Default Settin See Section 2 7 COM1 COM2 Serial Port Connector Jumpers Description JP 1 SCSI Termination JBT1 CMOS Clear JP2 Front Side Bus Speed JP4 Manufacturer s Setting JP7 Overheat Alarm JP8 LAN Enable Disable JP12 3rd P S Failure Alarm JP13 Speed for 64 bit PCI JP14 Watchdog Reset DIP Switches Description SW1 1 4 CPU Core Bus Ratio Connectors Description Chassis Fan 4 7 Chassis Fan Headers COM1 2 CPU FAN 1 amp 2 CPU1 CPU2 Fan Header DIMMO DIMM3 Memory RAM Slots J23 J24 IDE Hard Disk Drive Connectors J26 Floppy Disk Drive Connector J27 Parallel Printer Port J28 PS 2 Keyboard Mouse J104 Ethernet Port JA1 Ultra160 LVD SCSI C
26. 68 pin registered DIMMs with ECC only Note that since the motherboard has a 133 MHz memory bus both PC133 and PC100 memory are fully supported How ever since the memory bus is synchronized to the front side bus speed you cannot use PC100 with a 133 MHz FSB Also using PC133 with a 100 MHz FSB will result in 100 MHz memory speed operation Note Unbuffered SDRAM and non ECC memory are not supported Question How do update my BIOS Answer It is recommended that you do not upgrade your BIOS if you are experiencing no problems with your system Updated BIOS files are lo cated on our web site at http www supermicro com gt Please check our BIOS warning message and the info on how to update your BIOS on our web site Also check the current BIOS revision and make sure it is newer 3 3 SUPER P3TDL3 P3TDLE User s Manual than your BIOS before downloading Select your motherboard model and download the BIOS file to your computer Unzip the BIOS update file and you will find the readme txt flash instructions the flash com BIOS flash utility and the BIOS image xxxxxx rom files Copy these files onto a bootable floppy and reboot your system t is not necessary to set BIOS boot block protection jumpers on the motherboard At the DOS prompt enter the command flash This will start the flash utility and give you an opportunity to save your current BIOS image Flash the boot block and enter the name of the update
27. 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 18 Chapter 2 Installation 50 pin Legacy SCSI Connector P3TDL3 only Refer to Table 2 36 for pin definitions for the 50 pin Legacy SCSI connector lo cated at JA5 Ultra Wide SCSI Connector P3TDL3 only Refer to Table 2 37 for the Ultra Wide SCSI pin defini tions The connector is lo cated at JA4 Table 2 36 50 pin Legacy SCSI Connector Pin Definitions AS Pin Number Function Pin Number Function 1 GND 26 DB 0 2 GND 27 DB 1 3 GND 28 DB 2 4 GND 29 DB 3 5 GND 30 DB 4 6 GND 31 DB 5 7 GND 32 DB 6 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 o Table 2 37 Ultra Wide SCSI Connector JA4 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 Termp
28. BIOS image file Note t is important to save your current BIOS and rename it super rom in case you need to recover from a failed BIOS update Select flash boot block then enter the update BIOS image Select Y to start the BIOS flash procedure and do not disturb your system until the flash utility displays that the procedure is complete After updating your BIOS please clear the CMOS then load Optimal Values in the BIOS Question After flashing the BIOS my system does not have video How can correct this Answer lf 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 flashing procedure If you still do not have video please use the following BIOS Recovery Procedure First make sure jumper JPWAKE is set to pins 1 2 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 CTRL and Home at the same time then turn on the power with these keys pressed until your floppy drive starts reading Your screen will remain blank until the BIOS program is done f the system reboots correctly then the recovery was successful The BIOS Recovery Procedure will not update the boot block in your BIOS Question What is on the CD that came with my motherboard Answer The supplied compact disc has quite a few drivers and programs t
29. Event Log Configuration Settings You can access sub screens to view the event log and mark all events as read Use the up and down arrow keys to select an item and the plus and minus keys to change the option setting The settings are described on the following pages The screen is shown below ECC Event Logging This option Enables or Disables the logging of ECC events The events logged by AMIBIOS are post errors such as a bad BIOS floppy errors or hard drive errors Clear All Event Logs This option can be used to tell the system to clear the event log on the next boot up The settings are No and Yes View Event Log Highlighting this and pressing lt Enter gt will allow you to view the unread events from the event log area Mark All Events as Read This allows the user to to mark all events as having been read The settings are OK and Cancel 4 13 SUPER P3TDL3 P3TDLE User s Manual Peripheral Device Configuration Onboard SCSI This option allows you to Enable the onboard SCSI The settings are En abled and Disabled Onboard LAN This option allows you to Enable the onboard LAN The settings are En abled and Disabled Power Lost Control This option determines how the system will respond when power is reap plied after a power loss condition Always On means the system will automatically start up when power is reapplied Always Off means you must push the main power button to restart the syst
30. O 3 PO 4 Ground 4 Ground 5 N A 5 Key SUPER P3TDL3 P3TDLE User s Manual Wake On LAN Table 2 21 The Wake On LAN header is des See ignated as WOL Refer to Table 2 21 for pin definitions You must FON EN enable the LAN Wake Up setting in Kee BIOS to use this feature You 3 Wake up must also have a LAN card with a Wake on LAN connector and cable Wake On Modem Table 2 22 Wake On Modem Pin Definitions WOM The Wake On Modem header is Pin designated as WOM This func Number Definition 1 5V Standby tion allows your computer to re 5 Gen ceive and be awakened by an 3 Wake up incoming call when in the suspend state Refer to Table 2 22 for pin definitions You must also have a modem card and cable to use WOM Power Supply Fail Header Table 2 23 Power Supply Fail Header Pin Definitions JP11 Connect a cable from your power Pin supply to the header at JP11 to SSC rovi warnin f wer 2 P S 2 Fail Signal PIE as ar SS pe ar SURRY 3 P S 3 Fail Signal failure This warning signal is 4 Reset from MB passed through the PWR_LED pin on JF1 to provide indication of a power failure on the chassis This feature is only available when using Supermicro power supplies See Table 2 23 for pin definitions SLED1 SCSI LED ere Indicator P3TDL3 only Pin Number Definition 1 Positive The SLED connector is used to 4 Nude provide an LED indic
31. OS Setup main menu All Exit Setup op tions are described in this section The Exit Setup screen is shown below BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced Chipset PCIPnP Power Boot Security Exit Exit system setup wi Exit Saving Changes saving the changes Exit Discarding Changes Load Optimal Defaults Load Fail Safe Defaults Discard Changes e Select Scree TL Select Item Enter Go to Sub Sci F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit V02 03 C Copyright 1985 2000 American Megatrends Inc Exit Saving Changes Highlighting this setting and then pressing Enter will save any changes you made in the BIOS Setup program and then exit Your system should then continue with the boot up procedure Exit Discarding Changes Highlighting this setting and then pressing Enter will ignore any changes you made in the BIOS Setup program and then exit Your system should then continue with the boot up procedure 4 28 Chapter 4 BIOS Load Optimal Defaults Highlighting this setting and then pressing Enter provides the optimum performance settings for all devices and system features Load Failsafe Defaults Highlighting this setting and then pressing Enter provides the safest set of parameters for the system Use them if the system is behaving errati cally Discard Changes Highlighting this setting and then pressing Enter will ignore any changes you made in the BIOS Setup program but will n
32. PWR SEC is recom Sone 3 roun mended when a heavy load of pe 4 3 3V A 5 43 3V ripherals has been added to the x 45V keyed motherboard See Table 2 2 for pin definitions Note Be sure to use a 6 pin connector and check the power supply lay out before attaching it 2 7 SUPER P3TDL3 P3TDLE User s Manual Power LED Table 2 3 PWR LED Pin Detinitions JF1 The Power LED connection is lo Pi cated on pins 1 3 and 5 of JF1 Bed Definition See Table 2 3 for pin definitions x e 5 GND IDE LED Table 2 4 IDE LED Pin Definitions The IDE LED connection is located MEM d Pin on pins 7 and 9 of JF1 Attach the Nu bor Deini IDE hard drive LED cable to these 7 5V x 1 Y NC 9 HD Active pins to display disk activity See Table 2 4 for pin definitions PWR ON Table 2 5 PWR ON Connector Pin Definitions The PWR ON connection is lo JF1 cated on pins 11 and 13 of JF1 Pin X b Number Definition Momentarily contacting both pins 11 PW ON will power on off the system The 137 Ground user can also configure this but ton to function as a suspend but ton See the Power Button Mode setting in BIOS To turn off the power when set to suspend mode hold down the power button for at least 4 seconds See Table 2 5 for pin definitions Table 2 6 Reset Reset Pin Definitions OX JF1 The Reset connection is located r Pi on pins 15 and 17 of
33. SB4 OSB5 South Bridge ATA33 IDE BIOS 4Mb Ports Flash ROM USB 1 5 Mb sec Ports Figure 1 5 ServerWorks LE Chipset System Block Diagram Note This is a general block diagram See next page for details on actual processor support and PCI slots for your motherboard Chapter 1 Introduction Motherboard Features Note SCSI is not supported on the SUPER P3TDLE CPU Single or dual Pentium III FCPGA 500 MHz 1 4 GHz processors at a front bus speed of 133 100 MHz Note Please refer to the support section of our web site for a complete listing of supported processors http www supermicro com TechSupport htm Memory Four 168 pin DIMM sockets supporting up to 4 GB registered ECC PC133 100 SDRAM Note The memory and front side bus speeds are synchronized If PC133 memory is used with a 100 MHz FSB the memory will run at 100 MHz See page 3 3 for details Chipset e ServerWorks ServerSet Ill LE see page 1 13 for details Expansion Slots Two 64 bit 66 33 MHz PCI slots Four 32 bit 33 MHz PCI slots One ISA slot BIOS 4Mb AMI Flash BIOS APM 1 2 DMI 2 1 PCI 2 2 ACPI 1 0 Plug and Play PnP PC Health Monitoring Seven onboard voltage monitors for CPU core chipset voltage 5V and 12V Fan status monitor with firmware software on off control Environmental temperature monitor and control CPU fan auto off in sleep mode Power up mode control for recovery from AC p
34. SUPERO SUPER P3TDL3 SUPER P3TDLE USER S MANUAL Revision 1 0c The information in this User s Manual has been carefully reviewed and is believed to be accurate The vendor assumes no responsibility for any inaccuracies that may be contained in this document makes no commitment to update or to keep current the information in this manual or to notify any person or organization of the updates Please Note For the most up to date version of this manual please see our web site at www supermicro com SUPERMICRO COMPUTER reserves the right to make changes to the product described in this manual at any time and without notice This product including software if any and documentation may not in whole or in part be copied photocopied reproduced translated or reduced to any medium or machine without prior written consent IN NO EVENT WILL SUPERMICRO COMPUTER BE LIABLE FOR DIRECT INDIRECT SPECIAL INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING FROM THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THIS PRODUCT OR DOCUMENTATION EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES IN PARTICULAR THE VENDOR SHALL NOT HAVE LIABILITY FOR ANY HARDWARE SOFTWARE OR DATA STORED OR USED WITH THE PRODUCT INCLUDING THE COSTS OF REPAIRING REPLACING INTEGRATING INSTALLING OR RECOVERING SUCH HARDWARE SOFTWARE OR DATA Any disputes arising between manufacturer and customer shall be governed by the laws of Santa Clara County in the State of California USA The State of C
35. USB Function oe Select Screen TL Select Item Change Option Fl General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit V02 03 C Copyright 1985 2000 American Megatrends Inc 4 17 SUPER P3TDL3 P3TDLE User s Manual Plug amp Play OS Choose the No setting for computers that do not meet the Plug and Play specifications which will allow the BIOS to configure all the devices in the system Choosing the Yes setting lets the operating system configure PnP devices that are not required for boot up if the system has a PnP operating system The operating system would have the ability to change interrupt I O and DMA settings Set this option if the system is running Windows 958 Windows 98 or Windows 20008 Other operating systems are also PnP aware Reset Configuration Data Choosing the Yes setting will cause the PnP configuration data in the BIOS to be cleared on the next boot up Choosing the No setting does not force PnP data to be cleared on the next boot PCI Latency Timer This option specifies the latency timing of the PCI clocks for all PCI devices Settings include 32 64 96 128 160 192 224 and 248 PCI clocks Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA This option lets you allocate an interrupt request IRQ to the PCI VGA adapter card if used The settings are Yes and No Palette Snooping When enabled this option informs PCI devices that an ISA graphics device is installed The settings are Disabled and Enabled This d
36. a Bit 0 4 Error 5 Data Bit 1 6 Init 7 Data Bit 2 8 SLCT IN 9 Data Bit 3 10 GND 11 Data Bit 4 12 GND 13 Data Bit 5 14 GND 15 Data Bit 6 16 GND 17 Data Bit 7 18 GND 19 ACK 20 GND 21 BUSY 22 GND 23 PE 24 GND 25 SLCT 26 NC 2 17 SUPER P3TDL3 P3TDLE User s Manual Floppy Connector The floppy connector is located on J26 See Table 2 34 for pin definitions IDE Connectors There are no jumpers to configure the onboard IDE connectors J23 and J24 Refer to Table 2 35 for pin definitions Floppy Connector Pin Defi Table 2 34 tions JP26 Pin Number Function Pin Number Function 1 GND 2 FDHDIN 3 GND 4 Reserved 5 Key 6 FDEDIN 7 GND 8 Index 9 GND 10 Motor Enable 11 GND 12 Drive Select B 13 GND 14 Drive Select A 15 GND 16 Motor Enable 17 GND 18 DIR 19 GND 20 STEP 21 GND 22 W rite Data 23 GND 24 Write Gate 25 GND 26 Track 00 27 GND 28 W rite Protect 29 GND 30 Read Data 31 GND 32 Side 1 Select 33 GND 34 Diskette Table 2 35 IDE Connector Pin Definitions J23 J24 Pin Number Function Pin Number Function 1 Reset IDE 2 GND 3 Host Data 7 4 Host Data 8 5 Host Data 6 6 Host Data 9 7 Host Data 5 8 Host Data 10 9 Host Data 4 10 Host Data 11 11 Host Data 3 12 Host Data 12 13 Host Data 2 14 Host Data 13 15 Host Data 1 16 Host Data 14 17 Host Data 0 18 Host Data 15 19 GND 20 Key 21 DRQ3 22 GND 23 UO Write 24 GND 25 VO Read 26 GND 27 IOCHRDY 28
37. alifornia 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 2002 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 P3TDL3 P3TDLE motherboard The SUPER P3TDL3 P3TDLE supports single Intel Pentium Ill FCPGA 500 MHz 1 4 GHz processors including low power Pentium IIl processors at front side bus speeds of 133 and 100 MHz Please refer to the support section of our web site http www supermicro com TechSupport htm for a complete listing of supported processors Intel amp FCPGA processors are housed in a 370 pin package 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 P3TDL3 P3TDLE mainboard and provides de
38. ation of SCSI Negative 4 Positive activity Refer to Table 2 24 for connecting the SCSI LED 2 12 Chapter 2 Installation Ethernet Port RJ45 Ethernet Port An Ethernet port is located beside the COM2 port on the UO backplane This port accepts an RJ45 cable Serial Ports Table 2 25 Serial Port Pin Definitions COM1 COM2 The COM1 and COM2 serial ports Pin Number Definition Pin Number Definition are located under the parallel port 1 DCD 6 CTS 2 DSR 7 DTR see Figure 2 5 See Table 2 25 3 Serialin 8 RI 1 menm 4 RTS 9 Ground for pin definitions S ee e NC ATX PS 2 Keyboard and Table 2 26 PS 2 Keyboard PS 2 Mouse Ports and Mouse Por Pin Definitions J28 The ATX PS 2 keyboard and the PS 2 mouse are located on J28 Pin See Table 2 26 for pin definitions Number pefinition The mouse port is located above x Deeg u the keyboard port See Figure 2 4 voc 5 5 Clock E 6 NC 2 13 SUPER P3TDL3 P3TDLE User s Manual 2 7 DIP Switch Settings DIP Switch 1 Core Bus Ratio Two DIP switches labeled SW1 and SW2 are located on the P3TDL3 P3TDLE near the ISA slot The four slide switches on DIP Switch 1 are used to set the core bus ratio The example on the right will show you which CPU Core Bus Ratio to use The general rule is to divide the CPU speed by the bus speed If you have a 550 MHz CPU divid ing it by a 100 Mhz front side bus wi
39. bled in 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 even more important for processors that have high CPU clock rates The SUPER P3TDL3 P3TDLE 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 300W of power an even higher Wattage power supply is recommended for high load configurations Also your power supply must provide a 5V standby voltage that supplies at least 720 mA of current It is strongly recommended that you use a high quality power supply that meets ATX power supply Specification 2 02 or above Additionally in ar eas where noisy power transmission is present you 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 1 7 Super UO The disk drive adapter functions of the Super I O chip include a floppy disk drive controller that is compatible with industry standard 82077 765 a data separator write pre compensation circuitry decode logic data rate selec tion a clock generator drive interface control logic and interrupt and DMA logic The wide range of functions integrated onto the Super UO g
40. d The adaptor ROM check is next 98 The adaptor ROM had control and has now returned control to BIOS POST Performing any required processing after the option ROM returned control B 7 SUPER P3TDL3 P3TDLE User s Manual Check Point 99 9A 9B 9D 9E A3 A4 A5 A7 A8 Description Any initialization required after the option ROM test has been completed Configuring the timer data area and printer base address next Set the timer and printer base addresses Setting the RS 232 base address next Returned after setting the RS 232 base address Performing any required initialization before the Coprocessor test next Required initialization before the Coprocessor test is over Initializing the Coprocessor next Coprocessor initialized Performing any required initialization after the Coprocessor test next Initialization after the Coprocessor test is complete Checking the extended keyboard keyboard ID and Num Lock key next Issuing the keyboard ID command next Displaying any soft errors next The soft error display has completed Setting the keyboard typematic rate next The keyboard typematic rate is set Programming the memory wait states next Memory wait state programming is over Clearing the Screen and enabling parity and the NMI next NMI and parity enabled Performing any initialization required before passing control to the adaptor ROM at E000 next Initialization before
41. d on off time next Reading the 8042 input port and disabling the MEGAKEY Green PC feature next Making the BIOS code segment writable and performing any necessary configuration before initializing the interrupt vectors The configuration required before interrupt vector initialization has completed Interrupt vector initialization is done Clearing the password if the POST DIAG switch is on Interrupt vector initialization is done Clearing the password if the POST DIAG Switch is on Any initialization before setting video mode will be done next B2 Appendix B AMIBIOS POST Diagnostic Error Messages Check Point 28 2A 2B 2D 2E 2F 30 31 32 37 Description Initialization before setting the video mode is complete Configuring the monochrome mode and color mode settings next Bus initialization system static output devices will be done next if present Passing control to the video ROM to perform any required configuration before the video ROM test All necessary processing before passing control to the video ROM is done Looking for the video ROM next and passing control to it The video ROM has returned control to BIOS POST Performing any required processing after the video ROM had control Completed post video ROM test processing If the EGA VGA controller is not found performing the display memory read write test next The EGA VGA controller was not found The display memo
42. disabling cache memory 06 Uncompressing the post code unit next 07 Next initializing the CPU init and the CPU data area 08 The CMOS checksum calculation is done next 0B Next performing any required initialization before keyboard BAT command is issued 0C The keyboard controller I B is free Next issuing the BAT command to the keyboard controller 0E The keyboard controller BAT command result has been verified Next performing any necessary initialization after the keyboard controller BAT command test OF The initialization after the keyboard controller BAT command test is done The keyboard command byte is written next B 1 SUPER P3TDL3 P3TDLE User s Manual Check Point 10 11 12 13 14 19 1A 23 24 25 27 Description The keyboard controller command byte is written Next issuing the pin 23 and 24 blocking and unblocking commands Next checking if the End or Ins keys were pressed during power on Initializing CMOS RAM if the Initialize CMOS RAM in every boot AMIBIOS POST option was set in AMIBCP or the End key was pressed Next disabling DMA controllers 1 and 2 and interrupt controllers 1 and 2 The video display has been disabled Port B has been initialized Next initializing the chipset The 8254 timer test will begin next The 8254 timer test is over Starting the memory refresh test next The memory refresh test line is toggling Checking the 15 secon
43. e 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 A O IN Before Power On Make sure no short circuits exist between the motherboard and chassis Disconnect all ribbon wire cables from the motherboard including those for the keyboard and mouse Remove all add on cards Install one 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 cards and cables Use the speaker to determine if any beep codes exist Refer to Appendix A for details on beep codes 3 1 SUPER P3TDL3 P3TDLE User s Manual NOTE If you are a system integrator VAR or OEM a POST diagnos tics card is recommended For UO por
44. e 2 1a ATX Power Supply 24 pin Connector Pin Definitions ATX POWER The primary power supply connec Pin Number Definition Pin Number Definition 18 3 3V 1 3 3V tor on the PSTDLS PSTDLE meets dd Zeg iau the SSI Superset ATX 24 pin B m S COM MOD 16 PS ONS 4 5V specifications however it also 17 COM 5 COM 18 COM 6 5V supports an ATX 20 pin connec i COM S CON tor Refer to Table 2 1a for pin 20 Res NC 2 PWRZOK A i 21 5V 9 5VSB definitions See Figure A below 22 5V 10 12V s 23 5V 11 12V for connector orientation If a 20 A COM 12 i33 pin connector is used refer to SE Figure B for cable placement and ATX Power Supply 20 pin Connector to Table 2 1c for standard wiring Pin Number Definititio Pin Definition colors 11 43 3V 1 3 3V 12 12V 2 3 3V Pin 24 Pin 13 13 com 3 COM 14 PS_ON 4 5V 15 COM 5 COM 16 COM 6 45V Pin 12 Pin 1 17 COM 7 COM oni 18 5V 8 PW OK Figure A SSI 24 pin Power Cable e Ce dv EVER 20 45V 10 12V Pin 20 Pin 1 Tables de T Power Supply Wiring Color Definitions Color Definition R A Orange 3 3V Fino 3 Rinit Black Com Figure B SSI 20 pin Power Cable Red 5V White Power OK Yellow 12V Purple 5V standby Brown 5V For Reference only Secondary Power Connector Table 2 2 Secondary Power Connector PWR_SEC When a 20 pin ATX connector is Pin Number Definition used the Secondary Power con i See nector
45. e OS you must install the software drivers included on the Supermicro CD The necessary drivers are all in cluded on the Supermicro CD that came packaged with your motherboard After inserting that CD into your CDROM drive the display shown in Figure 2 7 should appear If the display below does not appear click on the My Computer icon and then on the icon representing your CDROM drive Fi nally double click on the Setup icon S SUPERMICRO ServerWorks ServerSet III HE amp LE Chipset Win2000 x Video driver ATI SUPERMICR Build Network Card disk Intel82559 Drivers amp Tools ServerWorks ServerSet III HE amp 4 Build SCA disk Qlogic GEM 354 LE Chipset ee e D cs L3 po Build SCSI disk Adaptec Ultra 160 Browse this CD For more information please visit SUPERMICRO s web site Figure 2 7 Driver Tool Installation Display Screen Click the icons showing a hand writing on paper to view the readme files for each item The bottom icon with a CD on it allows you to view the entire contents of the CD Build Netword Card disk Build SCA disk QLogic GEM 354 for integration with the SuperServer SC850 and SC860 chassis Build SCSI disk Ultra160 2 21 SUPER P3TDL3 P3TDLE User s Manual Notes 2 22 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 3 1 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Procedures Use the following procedures to troubleshoot your system f you hav
46. e time is in also 24 hour format For example 5 30 a m appears as 05 30 00 and 5 30 p m as 17 30 00 Press the lt ESC gt key to exit the Main Menu and use the Left Right arrow keys to enter the the other categories of BIOS settings The next section is de scribed in detail to illustrate how to navigate through the menus Note Items displayed in gray are preset and cannot be selected Items with a blue arrow are commands not options i e Discard Changes 4 3 SUPER P3TDL3 P3TDLE User s Manual 4 4 Advanced BIOS Setup Choose Advanced BIOS Setup from the AMIBIOS Setup Utility 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 such as SuperlO Configuration 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 BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced Chipset PCIPnP Power Boot Security Exit Setup Warning Configure SuperIO Setting items on this screen to incorrect values Chipset Winbond627F may cause the system to malfunction gt SuperIO Configuration gt IDE Configuration gt Floppy Configuration gt Boot Settings Configuration gt gt gt Event Log Configuration Peripheral Device Configuration System Health Monitor 2 Select Screen TL Select Item Enter Go to Sub Scr Fl General H
47. ed Power Management 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 ESD Touch a grounded metal object before removing the board from the anti static bag Handle the board by its edges only do not touch its components periph eral chips memory modules or gold contacts When handling chips or modules avoid touching their pins Put the motherboard and peripherals back into their antistatic bags when not in use For grounding purposes make sure your computer chassis provides ex cellent conductivity between the power supply the case the mounting fasteners and the motherboard Unpacking The motherboard is shipped in antistatic packaging to avoid static damage When unpacking the board make sure the person handling it is static protected 2 1 SUPER P3TDL3 P3TDLE User s Manual 2 2 FCPGA Processor Installation When handling the processor package avoid placing direct pressure on the label area of the fan The following pages cover the installation procedure You should install the processor in the motherboard first then install the motherboard in the chas sis then
48. elp F10 Save and Exit ES Exit V02 03 C Copyright 1985 2000 American Megatrends Inc Use the Up Down arrow keys to select the Super I O Configuration line When the Super IO Configuration line is highlighted hit ENTER to display its menu The following Super IO Configuration screen will appear Here you can select your options for the your computer s I O Input Output devices 4 4 Chapter 4 BIOS Super IO Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Configure Winbond627F Serial Port s and Parallel P Serial Portl Address Serial Portl IRQ Serial Port2 Address Serial Port2 IRQ Serial Port2 Mode Normal Parallel Port Address 378 Parallel Port IRQ 7 Parallel Port Mode ECP ECP Mode DMA Channel 0 Z Select Screen Tl Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit V02 03 C Copyright 1985 2000 American Megatrends Inc The Super IO Configuration includes the following items Serial Port 1 Address This option specifies the base UO port address of serial port 1 The set tings for this item include Disabled 3F8 and 3E8 and 2E8 Select the de sired setting and then press Enter Serial Port 1 IRQ This option specifies the Interrupt Request address of serial port 1 The settings for this item include Disabled 4 and 3 Serial Port 2 Address This option specifies the base I O port address of serial port 2
49. em after power is restored Health Monitor Features The BIOS continuously monitors the health of your system by measuring certain voltage levels and temperatures CPU Overheat Warning This option allows you to Enable or Disable a system overheat warning signal used to notify you in the event of a dangerous rise in heat levels CPU Overheat Warning This option allows you to specify the temperature threshold that when exceeded will trigger the overheat warning alarm The rest of the Health Monitor menu lists various voltages and temperatures as they are currently being measured These include CPU temperature CPU voltage the rpms of the CPU chassis and thermal control fans as well as the primary voltage levels used by the system 3 3V 5V 12V and 12V 4 14 Chapter 4 BIOS 4 5 Chipset Setup Choose Chipset Setup from the AMIBIOS Setup Utility main menu The screen is shown below All Chipset Setup options are described following the Screen You can use this screen to select options for the GHCH Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Chipset PCIPnP Power Boot Security Exit Options for MCH C000 16k Shadow Cached WP C400 16k Shadow Cached WP C800 16k Shadow Disabled CC00 16k Shadow Disabled D000 16k Shadow Disabled D400 16k Shadow Disabled D800 16k Shadow Disabled DC00 16k Shadow Disabled Act to Deact 6 CLKS Act to Read Write 3 CLKS RAS Precharge Time 3 CLKS amp Select Screen
50. es the size of a memory area to be reserved for Legacy ISA adapter cards The settings are Disabled 16k 32k and 64k 4 7 Power Setup Choose Power Setup from the AMIBIOS Setup main menu All Power Setup options are described in this section The Power Setup screen is shown below BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced Chipset PCIPnP Power Boot Security Exit ACPI Aware O S Yes Power Management Enabled Power Button Mode On Off Sleep Button Enable Suspend Green PC Monitor Power State Suspend Video Power Down Mode Suspend Hard Disk Power Down Mode Suspend Inactivity Timer Off Suspend Timeout Minutes Off IRQ1 IRQ3 IRQ4 eo TROS TL IRO6 IRQ7 IRO9 IRO10 Select Screer Select Item Change Optio Fl General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit V02 03 C Copyright 1985 2000 American Megatrends Inc 4 21 SUPER P3TDL3 P3TDLE User s Manual ACPI Aware O S This option allows the system to utilize Intel s ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface specification Settings are No and Yes DOS Windows 3 x8 and Windows NT are examples of non ACPI aware oper ating systems Windows 956 Windows 988 Windows MEG and Windows 20006 are examples of ACPI aware operating systems Power Management This option allows you to select using APM Advanced Power Manage ment The settings are Disabled and Enabled Power Button Mode This option specifies how the external power button on the computer chas
51. hapter 1 Introduction 1 1 Overview Checklist Congratulations on purchasing your computer motherboard from an ac knowledged leader in the industry Supermicro boards are designed with the utmost attention to detail to provide you with the highest standards in quality and performance Please check that the following items have all been included with your motherboard If anything listed here is damaged or missing contact your retailer One 1 Supermicro Mainboard One 1 ribbon cable for IDE devices One 1 floppy ribbon cable for 1 5 25 inch floppy and 2 3 5 inch floppy drives One 1 I O backpanel shield SCSI Accessories depending on motherboard One 1 50 pin Ultra SCSI cable P3TDL3 ONLY One 1 68 pin LVD SCSI cable P3TDL3 ONLY One 1 set of SCSI driver diskettes P3TDL3 ONLY One 1 SCSI manual P3TDL3 ONLY One 1 Supermicro CD or diskettes containing drivers and utilities One 1 BIOS User s Manual 1 1 SUPER P3TDL3 P3TDLE User s Manual Contacting Supermicro Headquarters Address SuperMicro Computer Inc 980 Rock Ave San Jose CA 95131 U S A Tel 1 408 503 8000 Fax 1 408 503 8008 Email marketing supermicro com General Information support supermicro com Technical Support Web Site www supermicro com Europe Address SuperMicro Computer B V Het Sterrenbeeld 28 5215 ML s Hertogenbosch The Netherlands Tel 31 0 73 6400390 Fax 31 0 73 6416525 Email sales super
52. hat will greatly enhance your system We recommend that you review the CD and install the applications you need Applications on the CD include chipset drivers for Windows and security and audio drivers Question 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 motherboard 84 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting will have instant off capabilities as long as the BIOS has control of the system When the Standby or 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 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 3 4 Returning Merchandise for Service A receipt or copy of your invoice marked with the date of purchase is required before any warranty service will be rendered You can obtain service by calling your vendor for a Returned Merchandise Authorization RMA number When returning to the manufacturer the RMA number should be prominently displayed on the outside of the shipping carton and mailed prepaid or hand carried Shipping and handling charges will be ap plied for all orders that must be mailed when service is complete This warranty only covers normal c
53. he OH connec tion on pin 26 of JF1 to provide advanced warning of chassis overheating Refer to Table 2 17 for pin definitions Speaker The speaker connection is located on pins 28 30 32 and 34 of JF1 See Table 2 18 for pin definitions Fan Headers The thermal control fan header is designated THERMAL FAN on your board The two CPU and four Chassis fan headers are desig nated CPU FAN and CH FAN re spectively Refer to Table 2 19 for pin definitions Universal Serial Bus USB Two Universal Serial Bus connec tors are located beside the key board mouse ports USBO is the bottom connector and USB1 is the top connector See Table 2 20 for pin definitions 2 11 Table 2 16 Keyboard Lock KL Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Number Definition 22 45V 24 GND Table 2 17 Overheat LED OH Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Number Definition 26 OH Active Table 2 18 Speaker Connector Pin Detinitions JF1 Pin Number Function Definition 28 Red wire Speaker data 30 Key No connection 32 Key 34 Speaker data Table 2 19 Fan Header Pin Definitions THRMAL CPU and CHASSIS FANs Pin Number Definition 1 Ground black 2 12V red 3 Tachometer Caution These fan headers are DC power Table 2 20 Universal Serial Bus Pin Definitions USBO USB1 Pin Pin Number Definition Number Definition 1 5V 1 5V 2 Po 2 Po 3 P
54. hip that supports PC health monitoring Seven Onboard Voltage Monitors for the CPU Core Chipset Voltage 5V and 12V The onboard voltage monitor will scan these seven 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 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 power management functions The thermal fan is controlled by the overheat detection logic Environmental Temperature Control The thermal control sensor monitors the CPU temperature in real time and will turn on the thermal control fan whenever the CPU temperature exceeds 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 on the thermal control fan 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 wi
55. itten in base memory Determining the amount of memory below 1 MB next 49 The amount of memory below 1 MB has been found and verified Determining the amount of memory above 1 MB memory next 4B The amount of memory above 1 MB has been found and verified Checking for a soft reset and clearing the memory below 1 MB for the soft reset next If this is a power on situation going to checkpoint 4Eh next B 4 Appendix B AMIBIOS POST Diagnostic Error Messages Check Point 4C 4D 4E 4F 50 51 52 57 59 Description The memory below 1 MB has been cleared via a soft reset Clearing the memory above 1 MB next The memory above 1 MB has been cleared via a soft reset Saving the memory size next Going to checkpoint 52h next The memory test started but not as the result of a soft reset Displaying the first 64 KB memory size next The memory size display has started The display is updated during the memory test Performing the sequential and random memory test next The memory below 1 MB has been tested and initialized Adjusting the displayed memory size for relocation and shadowing next The memory size display was adjusted for relocation and shadowing Testing the memory above 1 MB next The memory above 1 MB has been tested and initialized Saving the memory size information next The memory size information and the CPU registers are saved Entering real mode next Shutdown was successful
56. l LED connection is lo Pin cated on pins 4 and 6 of JF1 See Number Definition EE 4 PWR Table 2 11 for pin definitions Note e GND An extra chassis intrusion header is provided at JL1 1 Table 2 12 Power Fail LED Power Fail LED PFL Pin Definitions JF1 A Power Fail LED connection is lo Pin Definiti cated on pins 8 and 10 of JF1 Number or See Table 2 12 for pin definitions 10 GND Note An extra chassis intrusion header is pro vided at JL1 NIC_LED Table 2 13 NIC LED Pin Definitions The Network Interface Controller JF1 LED connection is located on pins Pin 12 and 14 of JF1 Attach an NIC e Rs ripe LED cable to these pins to display 14 GND network activity See Table 2 13 for pin definitions PC Table 2 14 DC Pin Definitions JF1 The I C connection is located on E in pins 16 and 18 of JF1 See Table Number Definition 2 14 for pin definitions Se Chassis Intrusion Table 2 15 Chassis Intrusion CI h Pin Definitions JF1 A Chassis Intrusion connection is located on pin 20 of JF1 See won er Definition Table 2 15 for pin definitions Note 20 intrusion Input An extra chassis intrusion header is provided at JL1 2 10 Chapter 2 Installation Keyboard Lock The Keyboard Lock connection is located on pins 22 and 24 of JF1 See Table 2 16 for pin definitions Overheat LED OH Connect an LED to t
57. le the option to speed up boot time The settings are Disabled and Enabled Quiet Boot If Disabled this option will cause the normal POST messages to be dis played upon setup When Enabled the OEM logo is displayed instead of the POST messages Add On ROM Display Mode Set this option to display add on ROM read only memory messages The settings for this option are Force BIOS and Keep Current Force BIOS allows the computer to force a third party BIOS to display during system boot Keep Current has the system display AMIBIOS information on bootup 4 10 Chapter 4 BIOS BootUp Num Lock This option is used to select the status of the Number Lock function on your keyboard on bootup The settings are On and Off BootUp CPU Speed This option is used set the CPU speed to either High or Low PS 2 Mouse Support This option specifies whether a PS 2 Mouse will be supported Settings are Enabled and Disabled Typematic Rate Set this option to select the rate at which the computer repeats a key that is held down Settings are Fast and Slow Fast This sets the rate the computer repeats a key to over 20 times per second Under normal opera tions this setting should not be changed Slow This sets the rate the computer repeats a key to under 8 times per second System Keyboard This option is to let the system know if a keyboard is Present or Absent Primary Display This option specifies the type of monitor display you ha
58. ll give you a CPU Core BUS Ra tio of 5 5 After determining the CPU Core Bus Ratio refer to Table 2 27 for the correct settings of DIP Switch 1 Note Most Intel processors have a fixed core bus ratio that will overwrite the setting of DIP Switch 1 2 14 Table 2 27 CPU Core Bus Ratio Selection DIP Switch1 133 100 SW 1 1 SW 1 2 ISW 1 SW1 3 4 600 450 667 500 733 550 800 600 866 650 933 700 1G 750 1 06G 800 1 13G 850 1 20G 900 1 26G 950 ON ON ON ON ON ON ON ON ON ON ON ON ON ON ON JON ON JON ON ON CPU Speed vs Bus Freq Chapter 2 Installation 2 8 Jumper Settings Explanation of Jumpers GER Connector To modify the operation of the moth erboard jumpers can be used to choose between optional settings Lesen janet Jumpers create shorts between two Cap pins to change the function of the ZO ee connector Pin 1 is identified with a Setti square solder pad on the printed cir one e DE cuit board See the motherboard Pin 1 2 short layout pages for jumper locations CMOS Clear JBT1 is not literally a jumper but consists of two contact pads To clear the contents of CMOS short these pads together by touching them both with a metal conductor such as the head of a small screwdriver For ATX power supplies you must completely shut down the system and remove the AC power cord before clearing
59. ll not run at full power thereby generating less heat Chapter 1 Introduction 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 triggered System Resource Alert This feature is available when used with Intel s LANDesk Client Manager op tional It is used to notify the user of certain system events For example if the system is running low on virtual memory and there is insufficient 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 Auto Switching Voltage Regulator for the CPU Core The auto switching voltage regulator for the CPU core can support up to 20A current and auto sense voltage IDs ranging from 1 4V to 3 5V This will allow the regulator to run cooler and thus make the system more stable 1 5 ACPI PC 98 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
60. micro nl 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 8226 3990 ext 132 or 139 Chapter 1 Introduction Notes 1 3 SUPER P3TDL3 P3TDLE User s Manual SUPER P3TDL3 Figure 1 1 SUPER P3TDL3 Image DEAD CPT Fee 77 LL Ce ROERILHGCE EG EE S YEHTETEREZAZLZERLBIBZALE EFSER Cee a Chapter 1 Introduction SUPER P3TDLE Figure 1 2 SUPER P3TDLE ios S bene 7T SUPER P3TDL3 P3TDLE User s Manual Figure 1 3 SUPER P3TDL3 Layout not drawn to scale m Thermal Fan JP7 JP11 KB u45 24 PIN ATX POWER Mouse g a JP12 EE USBO 1 E H E COMI FCPGA 9 Stee Processor 2 DIE amp E J27 SE Parallel Port
61. n 2 18 50 pin Legacy SCSI Connector ce eceseseeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeeeeeeneeeeneeneeees 2 19 Ultra Wide SCSI Connector c ce eececeseeeeeeeeeeeteeeeeeeeeeeseeeaesereeeeeneeeetens 2 19 SUPER P3TDL3 P3TDLE User s Manual Ultra160 SCSI Connector essent 2 20 2 10 Installing Software Drivers 2 21 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 3 1 Troubleshooting Procedures A 3 1 Before Power On nennen enne nenne nenne nnne 3 1 NO POWOE een SCT t n o EH e deb oM sate cut EUR UE ERR ce 3 1 No e le EE 3 1 Memory IC 3 2 Losing the System s Setup Configuration esses 3 2 3 2 Technical Support Procedures seen 3 3 Frequently Asked Questions nennen 3 4 Returning Merchandise for Service Chapter 4 BIOS 4 1 INTODUCTION eterne tt tnter ren tee tet Dreh 4 1 4 2 BIOS Features un 4 2 4 89 Running Set p iie ete Sian Puts 4 2 Main BIOS Setup Menu EE 4 3 4 4 Advanced BIOS Setup eneeeacetreae rev enitn ti 4 4 4 5 Chipset Setup nennen trennen nnne 4 15 4 6 PCI PnP Setup enitn nte nn e ei 4 17 4 7 Power Setup a 4 8 Boot Set p i cucine ENEE dee dde 4 9 Security Setup o ee atr PED SEHR Pe ERE RP ERR 4 26 4 10 EXItESOetUD i nne ether bee i efe en tun erp aeta 4 28 Appendices Appendix A BIOS Error Beep Codes and Messages esse A 1 Appendix B AMIBIOS Post Checkpoint Codes eee B 1 vi Chapter 1 Introduction C
62. n pen tibt re 2 8 Table of Contents Non Maskable Interrupt eessseseeeeeeeneeeneenenern nennen 2 9 Extra Universal Serial Bus Connection USB 2 9 5 Volt Stand By untere Aet etes Fan Fall RRE Power Fail LED rnnt temere NIC LED nc ELE Chassis Intrusion Keyboard Lock Overheab EDT Lie rete Edd HR ek DERE e Speaker o scelere pU aas Fan Headers EENHEETEN Universal Serial Bus Connechor sss 2 11 Wake OnzEAN EE 2 12 Wake On Modem sse etnies 2 12 Power Supply Fail Header 2 12 SLEDI SCSI LED Indicator uere rere ttes 2 12 Ethernet Port Sernak Pors ergeet EE EE RETE EE Ee ATX PS 2 Keyboard and Mouse Ports 2 13 2 7 DIP Switch Settings sess 2 14 DIP Switch 1 Core Bus Hatio 2 14 2 8 Jumper Settings sss 2 15 CMOS GIeat adir e a re RO eher tede 2 15 SCSI Termination Enable Disable P8TDL3 ONLY 2 15 Overheat Alarm Enable Disable s nssesssssesnesiesrnrernrrnrtnrnernnrnerenrnerens 2 16 Onboard LAN NIC Enable Disable s sssnsseseesieensneeeesternnrneetnrnerenrnerene 2 16 3rd Power Supply Failure Alarm Enable Disable 2 16 Watchdog Reset 2 9 Parallel Port Floppy Hard Disk Drive and SCSI Connections 2 17 Parallel Port Connector ene 2 17 Floppy Connector decetero dr e he eee acd 2 18 IDE Connectors ssssssssssssssseeeeeseeeee nennen rentre nenne
63. ndary to enable the Secondary IDE Controller only Select Both to enable both Primary and Secondary IDE Controllers 4 6 Chapter 4 BIOS Primary IDE Master When entering Setup BIOS automatically detects the presence of IDE de vices This displays the auto detection status of the IDE devices You can also manually configure the IDE drives by providing the following informa tion This option allows the user to configure the IDE devices When the desired item is highlighted selected press Enter and the following items will be displayed Type This option sets the type of device that the AMIBIOS attempts to boot from after AMIBIOS POST is completed The settings include Not installed Auto CDROM and ARMD The Auto setting allows BIOS to automatically detect the presence of the IDE controller LBA Large Mode LBA Logical Block Addressing is a method of addressing data on a disk drive In LBA mode the maximum drive capacity is 137 GB The settings are Disabled and Auto Select Disabled to disable LBA mode Select Auto to enable LBA mode if your device supports it and is not already formatted with the LBA mode Block Multi Sector Transfer Mode This option sets the block mode multi sector transfers option The settings include Disabled and Auto Disabled This option prevents the BIOS from using Multi Sector Transfer on the specified channel The data to and from the device will occur one sector at a time
64. nitet te ett a A SUPER P3TDLE Image sse nnne SUPER PITDLI L yOUtir cen PR SUPER PSTDL3 Quick Reference SUPER PSTDLE l ayOUt iud i P e c ds SUPER PS3TDLE Quick Reference ssssseen Server Works LE Chipset System Block Diagram 1 10 Features of the PSTDLS PSTDLE Motherboard 1 11 1 2 Chipset Overview eite Date ni ci tee tende 1 12 1 9 Special Features cepe e HE E eere re ede 1 13 BIOS Recovery x iini ERI ROC RR 1 13 Recovery from AC Power LOSS sse 1 13 1 4 PC Health Monitoring sansirnir lette teer treat 1 5 ACPI PC 98 Features 126 Power Supply eon enero asa Ati eer ES GETT e EE Chapter 2 Installation 2 1 Static Sensitive Devices 0 eee cccce cee eceeeeeeeceeeeeeseeeeeeseeeseeeeeesneeeeeees 2 1 Precautions iin arate aca el neri ean 2 1 Bel ln S 2 1 2 2 FCPGA Processor Installation ssssssssseeeeeeeee eene 2 2 2 3 Mounting the Motherboard in the Chassis 2 3 2 4 Installing DIMMs 2 5 Port Control Panel Connector Locations 2 6 Connecting Cables aper tae eter e n ne apt etie cn 2 7 Power Supply Conmnector ssssssssseiseisisiiisiernisinrnisintiieintininnntinrnnnerernen 2 7 Secondary Power Conpechor ssesssssessisiesrstnsrrttnntntenetnrtnnrnstnrnnrtnnenne 2 7 Power LED united ceria eran axes eases SENE VERE RR 2 8 IDE DED 1 art tette teta tetti net cae Pe
65. o a 64 bit PCI bus and a 32 bit PCI bus The North Bridge also packs and unpacks data for PCI accesses which reserves more processor bandwidth for multiprocessor motherboards The South Bridge provides various integrated functions including the PCI to ISA bridge and support for UDMA33 security passwords and system pro tection Plug amp Play USBs power management interrupt controllers and the SMBus The North and South Bridges communicate over a serial bus that uses the PCI clock as a timing reference This serial bus uses a single pin on both bridges to send a 4 bit word for transmitting commands back and forth 1 3 Special Features BIOS Recovery The BIOS Recovery function allows you to use an image file to recover your BIOS if the BIOS flashing procedure fails see Section 3 3 Recovery from AC Power Loss BIOS provides a setting for you to determine how the system will respond when AC power is lost and then restored to the system You can choose for the system to remain powered off in which case you must hit the power switch to turn it back on or for it to automatically return 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 SUPER P3TDL3 P3TDLE User s Manual 1 4 PC Health Monitoring This section describes the PC health monitoring features of the SUPER P3TDL3 P3TDLE Both have an onboard System Hardware Monitor c
66. oes not neces sarily indicate a physical ISA adapter card The graphics chipset can be mounted on a PCI card Always check with your adapter card manuals first before modifying the default settings in the BIOS PCI IDE BusMaster The settings for this option are Disabled and Enabled Enable to specify that the IDE controller on the PCI bus has bus mastering capabilities USB Function The settings for this option are Disabled and Enabled Disabled prevents the use of the USB ports and Enabled allows the use of the USB ports 4 18 Chapter 4 BIOS PCI Slot 1 IRQ Preference This option allows you to change the IRQ for PCI slot 1 The settings are Auto 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 and 15 The Auto setting lets the BIOS assign the IRQ PCI Slot 2 IRQ Preference This option allows you to change the IRQ for PCI slot 2 The settings are Auto 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 and 15 The Auto setting lets the BIOS assign the IRQ PCI Slot 3 IRQ Preference This option allows you to change the IRQ for PCI slot 3 The settings are Auto 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 and 15 The Auto setting lets the BIOS assign the IRQ PCI Slot 4 IRQ Preference This option allows you to change the IRQ for PCI slot 4 The settings are Auto 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 and 15 The Auto setting lets the BIOS assign the IRQ Onboard LAN IRQ Preference This option allows you to change the IRQ for the onboard LAN The set tings are Auto
67. onnector JA4 Ultra Wide SCSI Connector JA5 50 pin Ultra SCSI Connector JF1 Front Control Panel JP11 Power Supply Fail Header SLED1 SCSI LED header Thermal Fan Thermal Control Fan Header U38 Universal Serial Bus Ports U45 ATX Power Connector USBO 1 USB 1 amp 2 Ports USB4 J105 WOL WOM Extra USB Header Wake on LAN Header Wake on Modem Header 1 7 SUPER P3TDL3 P3TDLE User s Manual Figure 1 4 SUPER P3TDLE Layout not drawn to scale Thermal Fan JP7 Ap KB u45 24 PIN ATX POWER Mouse g E JP12 E USBO 1 E a a COMI 5 FCPGA Processor 2 CPU Fan2 3 amp J27 d Parallel Port zs 2 CPU Fan 1 ajjaj a ja North RS ERR ms Bridge J104 Ethernet Port Sep a e 2 e Processor 1 elle JP2 JP13 J24 J23 Chassis Fan 7 Chassis Fan 6 PCI 64 1 Chassis Fan 5 Chassis Fan 4 PCI 64 2 PO JPB AIC 7892 W South l a POS Bridge DN JP4 wom PCI3 o D swt bd BIOS Super 1 0 Battery Lu PCI4 JP14 D 2 WoL D ISA See Chapter 2 for the locations of the I O ports and f
68. onsumer 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 SUPER P3TDL3 P3TDLE User s Manual Notes Chapter 4 BIOS Chapter 4 BIOS 4 1 Introduction This chapter describes the AMIBIOS for the P3TDL3 P3TDLE The AMI ROM BIOS is stored in a Flash EEPROM and can be easily upgraded using a floppy disk based program Note Due to periodic changes to BIOS some settings may have been added or deleted and might not yet be recorded in this manual Refer to the Manual Download area of our web site for any changes to BIOS that are not reflected in this manual System BIOS The BIOS is the Basic Input Output System used in all IBM PC XT AT and PS 2 compatible computers The BIOS ROM stores the system param eters such as amount of memory type of disk drives and video displays etc BIOS ROM requires very little power When the computer is turned off a back up battery provides power to the BIOS ROM enabling it to retain the system parameters Each time the computer is powered 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 powered on How To Change the Configuration Data The configuration data that determines the system parameters may be changed by
69. or details on the Front Control Panel JF1 connector 1 8 Chapter 1 Introduction P3TDLE Quick Reference Default Setting See Section 2 8 Pins 1 2 Auto Open Closed Enabled Open Enabled Open Disabled Closed 33 MHz Open Disabled Default Settin See Section 2 7 COM1 COM2 Serial Port Connector Jumpers Description JBT1 CMOS Clear JP2 Front Side Bus Speed JP4 Manufacturer s Setting JP7 Overheat Alarm JP8 LAN Enable Disable JP12 3rd P S Failure Alarm JP13 Speed for 64 bit PCI JP14 Watchdog Reset DIP Switches Description SW1 1 4 CPU Core Bus Ratio Connectors Description Chassis Fan 4 7 Chassis Fan Headers COM1 2 CPU FAN 1 amp 2 CPU1 CPU2 Fan Header DIMMO DIMM3 Memory RAM Slots J23 J24 IDE Hard Disk Drive Connectors J26 Floppy Disk Drive Connector J27 Parallel Printer Port J28 PS 2 Keyboard Mouse J104 Ethernet Port JF1 Front Control Panel JP11 Power Supply Fail Header Thermal Fan Thermal Control Fan Header U38 Universal Serial Bus Ports U45 ATX Power Connector USBO 1 USB 1 amp 2 Ports USB4 J105 WOL WOM Extra USB Header Wake on LAN Header Wake on Modem Header 1 9 SUPER P3TDL3 P3TDLE User s Manual Pentium Ill Pentium III FCPGA FCPGA CPU CPU 133 100 MHz Host Bus PC133 PC100 Registered 8 DIMMs 64 bit 66 33 MHz CNB30LE 133 100 MHz PCI Slots Host North Bridge QUE 32 bit PCI Slots O
70. ot exit the BIOS Setup pro gram 4 29 SUPER P3TDL3 P3TDLE User s Manual Notes 4 30 Appendix A BIOS Error Beep Codes Appendix A BIOS Error Beep Codes amp Messages During the POST Power On Self Test routines which are performed each time the system is powered on errors may occur Non fatal errors are those which in most cases allow the system to continue the boot up process The error messages normally appear on the screen Fatal errors are those which will not allow the system to continue the boot up procedure f a fatal error occurs you should consult with your system manufacturer for possible repairs These fatal errors are usually communicated through a series of audible beeps The numbers on the following page correspond to the number of beeps for the error described A 1 SUPER P3TDL3 P3TDLE User s Manual AMIBIOS Error Beep Codes POST Error Beep Codes 1 beep Refresh failure the memory refresh circuitry on the motherboard is faulty Fatal error 3 beeps Base 64KB memory failure memory failure occurred in the first 64KB of memory Fatal error 6 beeps Keyboard controller Gate A20 failure The keyboard controller may be bad The BIOS cannot switch to protected mode Fatal error 7 beeps Processor exception interrupt error The CPU generated an exception interrupt Fatal error 8 beeps Display memory read write error The system video adapter is either missing or
71. ower loss System overheat LED and control System resource alert SUPER P3TDL3 P3TDLE User s Manual ACPI PC 98 Features Microsoft OnNow Slow blinking LED for suspend state indicator Main switch override mechanism External modem ring on Onboard UO e AIC 7892 for single channel Ultra160 SCSI P3TDL3 only 66 MHz SCSI supported P3TDL3 only ntel 82559 for integrated onboard Ethernet 2 EIDE bus master interfaces support Ultra DMA 33 1 floppy port interface up to 2 88 MB 2 Fast UART 16550A compatible serial ports 1 EPP Enhanced Parallel Port ECP Extended Capabilities Port supported parallel port PS 2 mouse and PS 2 keyboard ports 4 USB Universal Serial Bus ports Other Selectable CPU and chassis fan speed control set in BIOS e Internal external modem ring on Recovery from AC power loss control Wake on LAN WOL Multiple FSB clock frequency selections set in BIOS CD Diskette Utilities BIOS flash upgrade utility Device Drivers Dimensions SUPER P3TDL3 Full ATX 12 x 10 25 305 x 260 mm SUPER PSTDLE Full ATX 12 x 10 25 305 x 260 mm Chapter 1 Introduction 1 2 Chipset Overview The ServerWorks ServerSet III LE is a high performance core logic chipset that consists of a North Bridge and a South Bridge The North Bridge includes an integrated main memory subsystem and a dual channel PCI bus that bridges the processor bus t
72. puts Three fan speed monitor inputs 4 3 Running Setup Optimal default settings are in bold text unless otherwise noted The BIOS setup options described in this section are selected by choos ing the appropriate text from the Standard Setup screen All displayed text is described in this section although the screen display is often all you need to understand how to set the options see on next page 4 2 Chapter 4 BIOS The Main BIOS Setup Menu Press the Delete key during the POST Power On Self Test to enter the Main Menu of the BIOS Setup Utility All Main Setup options are described in this section The Main BIOS Setup screeen is displayed below BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced Chipset PCIPnP Power Boot Security Exit AMIBIOS Version 07 00xx BIOS Build Date XX XX XX BIOS ID SSM70626 Processor Type i PentiumIII Processor Speed 933MHz System Memory i 256MB System Time 10 10 00 System Date Thu 08 24 00 Select Screen Select Item Change Field Tab Select Field General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit V02 03 C Copyright 1985 2000 American Megatrends Inc Use the Up Down arrow keys or the Tab key to move between the different settings in the above menu When the items System Time and System Date are highlighted type in the correct time date in the time field and then press Enter The date must be entered in MM DD YY format The time is entered in HH MM SS format Th
73. r the 3rd Boot Device are Removable Device Hard Drive and ATAPI CDROM Hard Disk Drives Use this screen to view the hard drives that have been auto detected or entered manually on your system Removable Devices Use this screen to view the removeable devices that have been auto de tected or entered manually on your system ATAPI CDROM Drives Use this screen to view the ATAPI CDROM drives that have been auto detected or entered manually on your system 4 25 SUPER P3TDL3 P3TDLE User s Manual 4 9 Security Setup Choose Security Setup from the AMIBIOS Setup main menu All Security Setup options are described in this section The Security Setup screen is shown below BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced Chipset PCIPnP Power Boot Security Exit Install or Change th Supervisor Password Not Installed password User Password Not Installed gt Change Supervisor Password gt Change User Password gt Clear User Password Boot Sector Virus Protection Disabled e Select Screen TU Select Item Enter Go to Sub Scr F1 General Help ELO Save and Exit ESC Exit V02 03 C Copyright 1985 2000 American Megatrends Inc Supervisor Password User Password AMIBIOS provides both Supervisor and User password functions If you use both passwords the Supervisor password must be set first The sys tem can be configured so that all users must enter a password every time the system boots or when AMIBIOS
74. reatly reduces the number of components required for interfacing with floppy disk drives The Super I O supports 360 K 720 K 1 2 M 1 44 M or 2 88 M disk drives and data transfer rates of 250 Kb s 500 Kb s or 1 Mb s It also provides two high speed 16550 compatible serial communication ports 1 17 SUPER P3TDL3 P3TDLE User s Manual 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 system Each UART includes a 16 byte send receive FIFO a programmable baud rate generator complete modem control capability and a processor inter rupt system Both UARTs provide legacy speed with baud rate of up to 115 2 Kbps as well as an advanced speed with baud rates of 250 K 500 K or 1 Mb s which support higher speed modems The Super I O supports one PC compatible printer port SPP Bi directional Printer Port BPP single Enhanced Parallel Port EPP Extended Capabili ties Port ECP The Super UO provides functions that comply with ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface which includes support of legacy and ACPI power manage ment through an SMI or SCI function pin It also features auto power manage ment to reduce power consumption The IRQs DMAs and I O space resources of the Super I O can flexibly adjust to meet ISA PnP requirements which suppport ACPI and APM Advanc
75. ry read write test is about to begin The display memory read write test passed Look for retrace checking next The display memory read write test or retrace checking failed Performing the alternate display memory read write test next The alternate display memory read write test passed Looking for alternate display retrace checking next Video display checking is over Setting the display mode next The display mode is set Displaying the power on message next B 3 SUPER P3TDL3 P3TDLE User s Manual Check Point Description 38 Initializing the bus input IPL and general devices next if present 39 Displaying bus initialization error messages 3A The new cursor position has been read and saved Displaying the Hit lt DEL gt message next 40 Preparing the descriptor tables next 42 The descriptor tables are prepared Entering protected mode for the memory test next 43 Entered protected mode Enabling interrupts for diagnostics mode next 44 Interrupts enabled if the diagnostics switch is on Initializing data to check memory wraparound at 0 0 next 45 Data initialized Checking for memory wraparound at 0 0 and finding the total system memory size next 46 The memory wraparound test has completed The memory size calculation has been completed Writing patterns to test memory next 47 The memory pattern has been written to extended memory Writing patterns to the base 640 KB memory next 48 Patterns wr
76. s Closed Enabled that three 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 JP12 to prevent false alarms See Table 2 31 for jumper settings For Supermicro hot swap triple redundant power supplies only Table 2 32 Watchdog Reset Watchdog Enable Disable Jumper Settings JP14 Jumper JP14 allows you to enable Jumper or disable the Watchdog feature Position Definition VER Open Disabled The normal default position is Closed Enabled open to disable the watchdog timer See Table 2 32 for jumper settings 2 16 Chapter 2 Installation 2 9 Parallel Port Floppy Hard Disk Drive and SCSI Connections Note the following when connecting the floppy and hard disk drive cables The floppy disk drive cable has seven twisted wires Ared mark on a wire typically designates the location of pin 1 Asingle 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 Parallel Port Connector The parallel port is located on J27 See Table 2 33 for pin definitions Table 2 33 Parallel Printer Port Pin Definitions J27 Pin Number Function Pin Number Function 1 Strobe 2 Auto Feed 3 Dat
77. t 80h codes refer to App B Memory Errors 1 Make sure the DIMM modules are properly and fully installed 2 Determine if different speeds of DIMMs have been installed and verify that the BIOS setup is configured for the fastest speed of RAM used It is recommended to use the same RAM speed for all DIMMs in the system 3 Make sure you are using PC133 or PC100 compliant registered ECC SDRAM EDO and unbuffered SDRAM are not supported 4 Check for bad DIMM modules or slots by swapping a single module between two slots and noting the results 5 Make sure all memory modules are fully seated in their slots 6 Check the power supply voltage 115V 230V switch Losing the System s Setup Configuration 1 Check the setting of jumper JBT1 Ensure that you are using a high quality power supply A poor quality power supply may cause the System to lose the CMOS setup information Refer to page 1 19 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 contacting Technical Support please take the following steps Also note that as a motherboard manufacturer Super Micro does not sell directly to end users so it is best to first check with your distributor or reseller for tro
78. tailed information about the chipset Chapter 2 begins with instructions on handling static sensitive devices Read this chapter when you want to install the processor and DIMM memory modules and when mounting the mainboard in the chassis Also refer to this chapter to connect the floppy and hard disk drives SCSI drives the IDE interfaces the parallel and serial ports and the twisted wires for the power supply the reset button the keylock power LED the speaker and the key board If you encounter any problems read Chapter 3 which describes trouble shooting procedures for the video the memory and the setup configuration stored in CMOS For quick reference a general FAQ Frequently Asked Questions section is provided Instructions are also included for contact ing technical support In addition you can visit our web site at www supermicro com techsupport htm for more detailed information Chapter 4 includes an introduction to BIOS and provides detailed informa tion on running the CMOS Setup utility Appendix A gives information on BIOS error beep codes and messages Appendix B provides POST diagnostic error messages SUPER P3TDL3 P3TDLE User s Manual Table of Contents Preface About This Manual irat eia EES iii Manual Organization ner eeepc or ER UE EHE add iii Chapter 1 Introduction T OVeEVIQW iiie aid cete e er eA e RP Ge dii Contacting Supermicro SUPER P3TDES3 Image iecore
79. ubleshooting services They should know of any possible problem s with the specific system configuration that was sold to you 1 Please go through the Troubleshooting Procedures and Frequently Asked Questions FAQ sections in this chapter or see the FAQs on 32 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting our web site lt http www supermicro com techsupport htm gt before contacting Technical Support 2 BIOS upgrades can be downloaded from our web site at http www supermicro com techsupport download htm Note Not all BIOS can be flashed depending on the modifica tions to the boot block code 3 If you still cannot resolve the problem include the following information when contacting Super Micro for technical support Motherboard model and PCB revision number BIOS release date version this can be seen on the initial display when your system first boots up System configuration An example of a Technical Support form is on our web site at lt http www supermicro com techsupport contact_support htm gt 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 P3TDL3 P3TDLE motherboard can support Answer The P3TDL3 P3TDLE has four DIMM slots that support 1
80. ve installed on the system The settings are Absent VGA EGA Color 40 x 25 Color 80 x 25 and monochrome Parity Check Use this option to either Enable or Disable the use of memory parity check ing Boot to OS 2 This option can be used to boot the system to an OS 2 operating system The settings are No and Yes 4 11 SUPER P3TDL3 P3TDLE User s Manual Wait for F1 if Error This settings for this option are Enabled and Disabled Disabled This prevents the AMIBIOS to wait on an error for user intervention This setting should be used if there is a known reason for a BIOS error to appear An example would be a system administrator must remote boot the system The computer system does not have a keyboard currently attached If this setting is set the system will continue to bootup in to the operating system If F1 is enabled the system will wait until the BIOS setup is entered Enabled This option allows the system BIOS to wait for any error If an error is detected pressing F1 will enter Setup and the BIOS setting can be adjusted to fix the problem This normally happens when upgrading the hardware and not setting the BIOS to recognize it Hit Delete Message Display This option tells the system to display or not display the Hit Delete to Enter Setup message The settings are Enabled and Disabled Internal Cache This option is for enabling or disabling the internal CPU L1 cache Settings include Disabled
81. wrd 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 19 SUPER P3TDL3 P3TDLE User s Manual Ultra160 SCSI Connector P3TDL3 only Refer to Table 2 38 for pin definitions for the Ultra160 SCSI connector located at JA1 Table 2 38 68 pin Ultra160 SCSI Connectors JA1 Connector Connector Contact Signal Contact Signal Number Names Number Names 1 DB 12 35 DB 12 2 DB 13 36 DB 13 3 DB 14 37 DB 14 4 DB 15 38 DB 15 5 DB P1 39 DB P1 6 DB 0 40 DB 0 7 DB 1 41 DB 1 8 DB 2 42 DB 2 9 DB 3 43 DB 3 10 DB 4 44 DB 4 11 DB 5 45 DB 5 12 DB 6 46 DB 6 13 DB 7 47 DB 7 14 DB P 48 DB P 15 GROUND 49 GROUND 16 DIFFSENS 50 GROUND 17 TERMPWR 51 TERMPWR 18 TERMPWR 52 TERMPWR 19 RESERVED 53 RESERVED 20 GROUND 54 GROUND 21 ATN 55 ATN 22 GROUND 56 GROUND 23 BSY 57 BSY 24 ACK 58 ACK 25 RST 59 RST 26 MSG 60 MSG 27 SEL 61 SEL 28 C D 62 C D 29 REQ 63 REQ 30 V 0 64 0 31 DB 8 65 DB 8 32 DB 9 66 DB 9 33 DB 10 67 DB 10 34 DB 11 68 DB 11 2 20 Chapter 2 Installation 2 10 Installing Software Drivers After the OS Operating System has been installed and after installation of any Service Pack or UpGrade to th

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