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1. KB Mouse ATX 24 Pin PWR 3 amp Fans Fani 4Pin sl PWR CPU Si E7221 8 NorthBridge s LGA 775 lt g i E CopperRiver gt IGLAN1 HI DIMM 1A blue DIMM 1B black IGLAN2 H DIMM 2A blue al DIMM 2B black PXH V E GLAN PCI X 64 bit 133 MHz PCI X 6 cA B CTRL Buzzer PCI 32 bit 33 MHz pogs ICHOR Fang GAN South E Bios Fang CTRL PCI 32 bit 33 MHz pcig4 L Bridge a tH a IE 1JPL1 E LE JPL2 2 wW PCI 32 bit 33 MHz Pcisal 3 ps SATAS SI O z PCI 32 bit 33 MHz pci 2 IB SATA2 P35 UPUSB2 Sale PCI 32 bit 33 MHz PCIE Jji 3 4 USB5 6 W ISATAO one In JWOR JWOL JK1 Floppy IDE E USB 3 4 USB 5 6 Chapter 2 Installation Wake On Ring Wake On Ring Pin Definitions The Wake On Ring header is located at JWOR JWOR This function allows your com E n m puter to be awakened by an incoming Number Definition call when in the suspend state See the 1 Sound 2 Wake up table on the right for pin definitions You must also have a WOR card and cable to use WOR Wake On LAN Wake On LAN Pin Definitions JWOL The Wake On LAN header JWOL is des Pin Number Definition ignated WOL on the motherboard See the 1 5V Standby table on the right for pin definitions You LL must enable the LAN Wake Up setting in BIOS to use this fun
2. JEWAKE1 r ATX 24 Pin PWR S Fan5 Fani 4Pin ud glg T JPUSB1 D La PWR E7221 CPU 2 glg NorthBridge LGA 775 g CopperRiver gt e GLAN gr DIMM 1A blue E DIMM 1B black IGLAN2 g DIMM 2A blue al DIMM 2B black GUN PCI X 64 bit 133 MHz PCI x e CTRL PCI 32 bit 33MHz pog ICHOR OAN South CTRL PCI 32 bit 33 MHz pg L Bridge OS EPLI EPL z PCI 32 bit 33 MHz uj suyo EST PCI 32 bit 33 MHz cu Pu mm PUSB2 SATA PCI 32 bit 33 MHz PCHH USB3 4 USB5 6 WB poy S core r JWOR JWOL Hi JKT r Floppy IDE a NIC2 LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Number Definition 9 3VSTBY 10 GND NIC1 LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Number Definition 11 3VSTBY 12 GND IDE Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Number Definition 13 Vcc3 14 HD Active IDE SATA LED NIC2 LED NIC1 LED Reset gt Reset Button Ground Ground Power Button USB1 2 KB MS Power On_LED Connector The Power LED connector is located on pins 15 16 of JF1 Use JLED for a 3 pin connector This connection is used to provide LED indication of power being supplied to the system See the table on the right for pin definitions NMI Button The non maskable interrupt button header is located on pins 19 and 20 of JF1 Refer to the table
3. B2 USB3 4USB5 6 Di JWOR JWOL D a JLED 2 26 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 3 1 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Procedures Use the following procedures to troubleshoot your system If you have followed all of the procedures below and still need assistance refer to the Technical Support Procedures and or Returning Merchandise for Service section s in this chapter Always disconnect the AC power cord before adding changing or installing any hardware components Before Power On 1 Check that the 5v standby LED is lit LE1 on motherboard oa A O N Make sure that the 4 pin 12v power connector at J2 is connected to your power supply Make sure that there are no short circuits between the motherboard and chas sis Disconnect all ribbon wire cables from the motherboard including those for the keyboard and mouse Remove all add on cards Install a CPU and heatsink making sure that it is fully seated and connect the chassis speaker and the power LED to the motherboard Check all jumper settings as well Use the correct type of onboard CMOS battery as recommended by the Manufacturer Do not install the CMOS battery upside down to avoid possible explosion No Power Make sure that there are no short circuits between the motherboard and the chassis Check if a
4. Fand Chapter 2 Installation Reset Connector Reset Pin Definitions The reset connector is located on JF1 Pi pins 3 and 4 of JF1 This connector MCN Definition attaches to the reset switch on the 3 Reset 4 Ground computer chassis See the table on the right for pin definitions Overheat FanFail LED OH Fan Fail LED Pin Definitions USB1 2 KB MS JF1 Connect an LED to the OH Fan Fail Pin connection on pins 7 and 8 of JF1 to J Eu provide advanced warnings of chas 8 GND sis overheating or system fan failure Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions 3 ATX 24PinPWR 8 amp Fan5 Fani 4Pin l1 glg i JPUSB1 5 PWR z E7221 gpu 2 8 NorthBridge 3 LGA 775 F CopperRiver gt e JGLAN gr DIMM 1A blue aU DIMM 1B black IGLAN2 3 DIMM 2A blue all DIMM 2B black PXH V GEN PCI X 64 bit 133 MHz Pc x el CTRL PCI 32 bit 33MHz pci s ICH6R Fang GLAN South out BIOS CTRL PCI 32 bit 33 MHz popa L Bridae i m EPLI amp D EPL a 8 u PCI 32 bit
5. Default PCI X Slot Speed Select JP3 Definitions Open 100 MHz Closed 133 MHz Default E ATX 24 Pin PWR 8 8 Fans Fan Pn JPUSB all gt PWR E7221 CPE 2 iz Gule NorthBridge 3 LGA 775 lt S i 5 CopperRiver 2 a IGLAN1 El DIMM 1A blue aL DIMM 1B black GLAN2 Hl DIMM ZA blue a DIMM 2B black PXH V LLI Eg DD roan PCI X 64 bit 133 MHz Pc xed CTRL Batter Buzzer PCI 32 bit 33 MHz pc s ICH6R Fang GLAN South E BIOS Fan3 CTRL PCI 32 bit 33 MHz pcig L Bridge o u E IJPL1 af LI 1JPL2 a ul 3 PCI 32 bit 33 MHz __pc al EE SATAS Se PCI 32 bit 33 MHz SATA PUSB2 SATA PCI 32 bit 33 MHz PCT 1 JUSB3 4USB5 6 Isl m c Fem 2 22 PCI SMB to PCI X Speed Select Chapter 2 Installation USB1 2 KB MS CTRL PCI 32 bit 33 MHz poiga j Bridge CO ETIJPL1 IE 1JPL2 PCI 32 bit 33 MHz Pcig3l S 1 0 PCI 32 bit 33 MHZ pcig2 PCI 32bit 33 MHz Pcia T JP3 CTRL 2 n Batter Buzzer PCI 32 bit 33 MHz pc sl ICHGR exe JE swor Jwo WOUL JL1 JK1 ET L I Flo
6. 2 17 Power BED xx cede erek AR Ra len ke Sebe K Jer Ms Ci TEE RE 2 17 iip qe 2 18 2 Jumper Settings ecce tee des tacere e Dee daa bika h danya n daw ka avaa Qada Wa n arab 2 19 Explanation Of J rmipers 2 2 5 0 0 Erebi ieee eee 2 19 CMOS Clear iine E a Ea E 2 19 Keyboard Wake Up icici udis ni kada niy inad ln ky anaa 2 20 Giga biIt LAN Ena Dl et H n aie ek ra keran kre eere y na aes 2 20 Force Power On Ena D sisri yanda lan ana la ka kan da lala dar n Wana b n an d la an 2 21 Watch Dog Enable s rtt ttn k n n denke li naha an daya ya Wa da Hakan WO Wn kak 2 21 SMBus to PGI PCIEX SIots e elel A e Kevine eke K n nk 2 22 PCI X Slot Speed Select Ek ka kake kek k k k k k k k k k 2 22 CPU Front Side Bus Speed iecit sk x danken k oaanin 2 23 USB Wak aU seni nU Mesa IE RE 2 23 2 8 Onboard Indicators siiin aaa aAa AEAEE 2 24 GLAN LEL T o xudanek nnn deqa an ar nak AAEE EERE 2 24 2 9 Parallel Port Floppy Hard Drive and SCSI Connections 2 25 Parallel Port Co nhne GO sis xa suk allkl xalk kalara ka kina a bak araia ieas 2 25 Floppy Ol el pi gl ie lo U DY n gd 2 26 IDE G nhn sCl f E EE kesin ki k rey n LLL D 2 26 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 3 1 Troubleshooting Procedures kass inka ia d k aa niya ka d ka baaa bun ae kC ka bz yaka 3 1 Before POWER OTi ite xeri
7. EPLI PL PCI 32 bit 33 MHz PCI 3 PCI 32 bit 33 MHz pc 2 JJJ PCI 32 bit 33 MHz ___PCI 1 ae Fang BIOS ICH6R South JBT1 1 Bridge JPF JLED CI _JF1 SATAS IPMI AT SATA JPUSB2 l USB3 4USB5 6 HWD c S70 JWOR JWOL JKT Fan4 Floppy IDE 2 25 SUPER P8SCT User s Manual USB1 2 KB MS Floppy Connector The floppy connector is located between the IDE slot and the IPMI Socket Refer to Figure 2 3 for lo cation See the table on the right for pin definitions IDE Connector An IDE drive is located next to the floppy drive See the table on the left for pin definitions Note You must use the ATA100 66 cable in cluded with your system to benefit from the ATA100 66 technology Floppy Connector Pin Definitions J16 Pin Number Function Pin Number Function 1 GND 2 FDHDIN 3 GND 4 Reserved 5 Key 6 FDEDIN 7 GND 8 Index 9 GND 10 Motor Enable 11 GND 12 Drive Select B 13 GND 14 Drive Select A 15 GND 16 Motor Enable 17 GND 18 DIR 19 GND 20 STEP 21 GND 22 Write Data 23 GND 24 Write Gate 25 GND 26 Track 00 27 GND 28 Write Protect 29 GND 30 Read Data 31 GND 32 Side 1 Select 33 GND 34 Diskette IDE Connector P
8. PS 2 mouse and PS 2 keyboard ports Up to 6 USB Universal Serial Bus 2 0 ports for a speed of up to 480Mbps Latest USB 2 0 technology 1 VGA Connector e 1 IPMI 2 0 Socket Other Hyper threading enabled e Wake on Ring WOR e Wake on LAN WOL Multiple CPU clock ratio selections set in BIOS Onboard 5vsb warning LED LE1 CD Utilities BIOS flash upgrade utility Chipset drivers Dimensions ATX form factor 12 x 9 5 305 x242 mm 1 8 Chapter 1 Introduction 1 2 Chipset Overview Intel s E7221 Copper River chipset designed for the server market consists of the following components the Graphics Memory Controller Hub GMCH Intel PCI X Hub PXH V and Intel I O Controller Hub ICH6R The E7221 Copper River chipset provides the performance and feature set required for the entry level single processor server solutions Graphics Memory Controller Hub GMCH The function of the GMCH is to manage the data flow between five interfaces Processor Host interface FSB System Memory Interface DRAM controller PCI Express Interface Direct Media Interface DMI and PXH V Interface The GMCH is optimized for the Prescott processors in an LGA775 Package It supports one or two channels of unbuffered ECC Non ECC DDR2 533 400 SDRAM The ACPI component provides the data buffering and interface arbitration required to ensure that system interfaces operate efficiently The Direct Media Interf
9. Wake On Ring WOR Header Wake up events can be triggered by a device such as the external modem ringing when the system is in the SoftOff state Note that external modem ring on can only be used with an ATX 2 01 or above compliant power supply SUPER P8SCT User s Manual 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 of 1 GHz and faster The SUPER P8SCT accommodates 12V ATX power supplies Although most power supplies generally meet the specifications required by the CPU some are inadequate A 2 amps of current supply on a 5V Standby rail is strongly recom mended It is strongly recommended that you use a high quality power supply that meets 12V ATX power supply Specification 1 1 or above Additionally in areas where noisy power transmission is present you may choose to 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 I O The disk drive adapter functions of the Super I O chip include a floppy disk drive controller that is compatible with industry standard 82077 765 a data separator write pre compensation circuitry decode logic data rate selection a clock genera tor drive interface control logic and interrupt and DMA logic The wide range of functio
10. 980 Rock Ave San Jose CA 95131 U S A Tel 1 408 503 8000 Fax 1 408 503 8008 Email marketing supermicro com General Information support supermicro com Technical Support Web Site www supermicro com Europe Address SuperMicro Computer B V Het Sterrenbeeld 28 5215 ML s Hertogenbosch The Netherlands Tel 31 0 73 6400390 Fax 31 0 73 6416525 Email sales supermicro nl General Information support supermicro nl Technical Support rma supermicro nl Customer Support Asia Pacific Address SuperMicro Taiwan 4F No 232 1 Liancheng 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 1 2 Chapter 1 Introduction Figure 1 1 SUPER P8SCT Image mE EN 1 3 SUPER P8SCT User s Manual Figure 1 3 Motherboard Layout not drawn to scale ATX 24 Pin PWR ws USB1 2 KB MS E7221 NorthBridge COM1 Parallel Port LGA 775 CopperRiver VGA DIMM 1A blue DIMM 1B black DIMM 2A blue DIMM 2B black J9 TU Co H S N SE LEL BE J BIOS o T o 2 GLAN PCI X 64 bit 133 MHz PCI X 6 PCI 32 bit 33 MHz PCI 5 LAN BA PCI 32 bit 33 MHz PCI 4 E IJPL1 E IJPL2 PCI 32 bit 33 MHz PCI l SE ESSE BM eee Ji JJPUSB2 PCI 32 bit 33 MHz PCIE1 R USB3 AUSB5 6
11. DIMM ZA blue DIMM 2B black PCI X 64 bit 133 MHz PCI 32 bit 33 MHZ pecias PCI 32 bit 33 MHZ pcig4 E JPL1 L 1JPL2 PCI 32 bit 33 MHz PCcI 3l PCI 32bit 33 MHz pcis2 ___ _ 1I Poraz bit 33 mHz Pcwi rm JWOR JWOL PXH V JSLED LJ9 B PCI X 6 E JP3 Buzz ICH6R 2 O E South 5 ess JBT1 I Bridge uL o sal a Lu xal m SATAS IPMI A JPUSB2 SATA1 F ___ USB3 4 USB5 6 mrt aco JK1 ET C Floppy IDE 2 16 Chapter 2 Installation SATA LED The SATA LED header is located at JSLED This header will display all SATA activities See the table on the right for pin definitions Power LED The Power LED header is located at JLED This header provides LED indi cation of power being supplied to the system See the table on the right for pin definitions SATA LED Pin Definitions JSLED Pin Number Definition 1 HD Act 2 HD Act 3 HD Act 4 HD Act 5 NC JLED Pin Definitions Pin Number Definition 1 Anode 2 Key 3 Cathode USB1 2 KB MS JPWAKE1 E ATX 24 Pin PWRI ca a Fan5 Fan1 4Pin JPUSB1 rim PWR E7221 PRE zg 9 NorthBridge LGA 775 g CopperRiver n IGLAN1 2 DIMM 1A blue al DIMM 1B black GLAN2 DIMM 2A blue
12. ee ywor Jwo EWL JL 1 JK1 L Floppy Notes JPF 1 JLED g g HH c oO LL 1 See Chapter 2 for detailed information on jumpers I O ports and JF1 front panel connections 2 gp indicates Pin 1 3 The graphics and drawings shown in this manual were based upon the latest PCB Revision available at the time of publishing of this manual Your moth erboard may or may not look exactly the same as the graphics shown in the manual Chapter 1 Introduction P8SCT Quick Reference Jumpers Description Default Setting JBT1 CMOS Clear See Chapter 2 JP1 JP2 SMBus To PCI Open Disabled JP3 PCI X Frequency Close 133MHz JPF Power Force On Open Normal JPL1 JPL2 LAN1 LAN2 Enable Pins 1 2 Enabled JFSB1 JFSB2 Front Side Bus Speed Pins 1 2 Pins 1 2 Auto JPUSB1 JPUSB2 USB Wake Up Enable Pins 2 3 Disabled JPUSB1 USB 1 2 JPUSBZ USB 3 4 5 6 JPWAKE1 KB Mouse Wake Up Pins 1 2 Enabled JWD Watch Dog Pins 1 2 Reset Connectors Description ATX Power PW1 24 Pin Power Connector 4 Pin Power PW2 4 Pin Power Connector COM1 COM2 COM Port Serial Port 1 amp Port 2 Connectors Fans 1 5 Fan5 CPU Fan Fan1 4 Chassis Fan Headers DIMM 1A 41B 2A 2B Memory DIMM Slots 1 through 4 Floppy Floppy Disk Connector IDE IDE Connector IPMI IPMI 2 0 Socket J9 Internal Speaker Buzzer JF1 Front Panel Control JL1 Chassis Intrusion Header JK1 Keylock Header JLED Power LED Connector JSLED SATA LED Connecto
13. E SATAG suo PCI 32 bit 33 MHz Ppc 2 PU sara p1L P k jpusB2 SATA PCI 32 bit 33 MHz PCHH II Jusgs 4USB5 6 pum EST swor Jwo WO zm cz Floppy IDE 2 Keylock Keylock JK1 Jumper Position Definition 1 Ground 2 Keylock R N Chapter 2 Installation 2 7 Jumper Settings Explanation of Jumpers To modify the operation of the moth erboard jumpers can be used to choose between optional settings Connector Jumpers create shorts between two Pins pins to change the function of the connector Pin 1 is identified with a square solder pad on the printed Jumper circuit board See the motherboard Sap layout pages for jumper locations Kay NEM 3 2 1 Note On a two pin jumper Closed Setting means the jumper is on both pins and Open means the jumper is either on only one pin or completely removed CMOS Clear JBT1 is not actually a jumper but consists of two contact pads To clear the contents of CMOS short these pads together by touching them both with a metal conductor such as the head of a small screwdriver JBT1 is located near the SATA header on the P8SCT Note for ATX power supplies you must completely shut down the system and remove the AC powe
14. When the user presses any key the CPU will wake up and the LED will automatically stop blinking and remain on BIOS Support for USB Keyboard If the USB keyboard is the only keyboard in the system it will function like a normal keyboard during system boot up Main Switch Override Mechanism When an ATX power supply is used the power button can function as a system suspend button When the user presses the power button the system will enter a SoftOff state The monitor will be suspended and the hard drive will spin down Pressing 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 press and hold the power button for 4 seconds The power will turn off and no power will be provided to the motherboard Wake On LAN WOL Wake On LAN is defined as the ability of a management application to remotely power up a computer that is powered off Remote PC setup up dates and access tracking can occur after hours and on weekends so that daily LAN traffic is kept to a minimum and users are not interrupted The motherboard has 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 enabled in BIOS Note that Wake On LAN can only be used with an ATX 2 01 or above compliant power supply
15. 5 25 in 720Kb 3 5 in 1 44 1 25MB 3 5 in and 2 88MB 3 5 in 4 3 SUPER P8SCT User s Manual IDE HDD Auto Detection Select Auto to enable the Auto Detection function for the devices installed in Channel 0 to IDE Channel 3 The options are None Auto and Manual IDE Channel 0 to IDE Channel 3 Master Press the Enter key to activate the IDE HDD Auto Detection function which will allow the BIOS to automatically detect the status of the IDE HDD installed in the system such as the size the number of cylinders the configurations of items such as Head Precomp Landing Zone and Sector The options are None Auto and Manual Access Mode This item sets the location through which the AwardBIOS accesses the IDE Primary Master Device The settings are CHS LBA Large and Auto Halt On This item allows the user to select the situation in which the BIOS will stop the POST process and notify you about the status of the system The settings are All Errors No Errors All But Keyboard All But Diskette and All But Disk Key Total Physical Memory Total System Resources Total Available Memory These are displays that inform you how much of each type of memory is recognized as being present in the system 4 4 Chapter 4 BIOS 4 4 Advanced BIOS Setup Choose the Advanced BIOS Setup from the Award BIOS main menu with the Left Right arrow keys You should see the following display Select one of the items in the left fram
16. 7 DMI Event LE0g ird sk ha kd ren eee radere eua 4 13 4 4 8 Console Redirection sssssseseseeee Hee 4 14 4 9 SO Te Ul REOR I T LS 4 15 40 IBOOD TE 4 16 4f E E sebbene oa RR xb Ra RE r bes 4 17 Appendices Appendix A BIOS POST Messages sseseeeeeeR Ree kk kk k k k kak kek k K k A 1 Appendix B BIOS POST COOS s k als kec lala dinal din ada ahan k d n k y na a kaka dl bo nennen dak k n B 1 Appendix C Software Installation Instructions cccccccccecececeeecececeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeetens C 1 vi Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 1 Introduction 1 1 Overview Checklist Congratulations on purchasing your computer motherboard from an acknowledged leader in the industry Supermicro boards are designed with the utmost attention to detail to provide you with the highest standards in quality and performance Please check that the following items have all been included with your motherboard If anything listed here is damaged or missing contact your retailer All Included in the Retail Box Only One 1 Supermicro Mainboard One 1 IDE cable One 1 9 pin Serial port DKT Cable One 1 ATX floppy drive cable w 3 heads Two 2 SATA cables One 1 I O shield One 1 Supermicro CD containing drivers and utilities One 1 User s BIOS Manual 1 1 SUPER P8SCT User s Manual Gontacting Supermicro Headquarters Address SuperMicro Computer Inc
17. Fani 2 Pin JPUSB1 sm PWR E7221 dn z 8 e NorthBridge 5 LGA 775 5 s CopperRiver gt oa GLAN1 HI DIMM 1A blue al DIMM 1B black IGLAN2 HI DIMM ZA blue amp i DIMM 2B black PXH V E ai mE PCI X 64 bit 133 MHz POSEG TP O CTRL Batter Buzzer PCI 32 bit 33 MHz ICH6R Fang GLAN Pets South 5 BIOS CTRL PCI 32 bit 33 MHz Bridge JRT1 EUR T JJ Force PWR On LI 1JPL2 a W a PCI 32 bit 33 MHz de SATA3 Svo PCI 32 bit 33 MHz __pc a TET mE JPE PCI 32 bit 33 MHZz___PcC 1 ju ae 32 bi z IL JUSB3 4 USB5 6 i ISATAO Watch Do cow p swor swor WACC I x Watch Dog JKT ET L I Floppy De hi 2 21 SUPER P8SCT User s Manual SMBus to PCI PCI X Slots Jumpers JP1 JP2 allow you to connect PCI PCI X slots to the System Manage ment Bus The default setting is Open o disable the connection See the table on the right for jumper settings PCI X Slot Speed Select JP3 allows you to select the Frequen cy for the PCI X slot The default set ting is Closed Please do not change the default setting See the table on the right for pin definitions JEWAKE1 PCI PCIX slots to SMB Connection JP1 JP2 JP1 JP2 Definition Closed Open Enabled Disabled USB1 2 KB MS
18. Logical drive s Configured Irraus Mode 3H Reliability Stripe Size 64KB 128 Ser Version WDC WDC WDC HD l tors Press Ctri M to run LSI Logic Embedded 38J D WD2588J D HD2588J D WD2588J D SATA RAID LSI SATA RAID Utility Main Menu Once you ve entered the LSI SATA RAID Setup Utility the Main Menu of the SATA RAID Setup Utility displays as shown below LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID Configuration Utility Uer 5 25 Oct 28 2884 ic lo Tre le ANS T iy ti 7 T LENS 5 3 12141535R ALL Rights Reserved UDMA 5 UDMA 5 UDHA 5 UDHA 5 Stripes DriveSize Status 238352MB Online Setup Utility Note Please refer to the LSI User s Guide which is included in the CD for install ing the LSI SATA RAID Controller Driver guide from our web site C 3 You can also download a copy of the SUPER P8SCT User s Manual Creating New A SATA RAID a From the Setup Utility Main Menu shown on the previous page select Config ure and press the Enter key The following screen displays Ji Jt Configuration Menu Easy Configuration Managenent Jieu Add Configuration l initialize Clear Configuration Object Rebuild Check Consistency elect Boot Drive b From the Configuration Submenu select New Configuration and press the Enter key to activate the following submenu Configuration Menu Easy Configuration Managenent f qu ieu Rdd Configur
19. Note before you install the Operating System and other software drivers The necessary drivers and user s guides are all included on the Supermicro CDs that came packaged with your motherboard C 1 Configuring ICH6R SATA RAID Settings To configure SATA RAID functions you must first configure the RAID Level that you desire in the Intel ICH6R SATA RAID Utility program before you install Windows XP 2000 2003 or the Linux SuSE operating system and other software drivers The necessary drivers are all included on the Supermicro CDs that came packaged with your motherboard Note the current version of ICHGR SATA RAID Utility can only support Windows XP 2000 2003 and Linux SuSE Operating Systems Serial ATA SATA Serial ATA SATA is a physical storage interface It uses a single cable with a minimum of four wires to create a point to point connection between devices It is a serial link which supports SATA Transfer rates up to 150MBps Because the serial cables used in SATA are thinner than the traditional cables used in Parallel ATA PATA SATA systems have better airflow and can be installed in smaller chas sis than Parallel ATA In addition the cables used in PATA can only extend to 40 cm long while Serial ATA cables can extend up to one meter Overall Serial ATA provides better functionality than Parallel ATA Introduction to the Intel ICH6R Serial RAID Located in the South Bridge of the E7221 Copper River Chipset the I O Contro
20. User Password is highlighted on the above screen press the lt Enter gt key When prompted type the User Password in the dialogue box to set or to change the User Password Password Check If set to System a password is required for a user to enter the system at system boot If set to Setup a password is required for the user to enter the CMOS setup The options are System and Setup 4 15 SUPER P8SCT User s Manual 4 6 Boot Choose Boot from the Award BIOS main menu by using the Left Right arrow keys You should see the following display The Award BIOS attempts to load the operating system from devices specified by the users in a user specified sequence First Boot Device This item allows the user to select the first boot device The options are Floppy LS120 HDD CDROM ZIP100 USB FDD USB ZIP USB CDROM USB HDD LAN and Disabled Second Boot Device This item allows the user to set the second boot device The options are Floppy LS120 HDD CDROM ZIP100 USB FDD USB ZIP USB CDROM USB HDD LAN and Disabled Third Boot Device This item allows the user to set the third boot device The options are Floppy LS120 HDD SCSI CDROM ZIP100 USB FDD USB ZIP USB CDROM USB HDD LAN and Disabled Boot Other Device If enabled this option enables the BIOS to load the OS from another device rather than the ones that have been specified as the first second and third boot up devices The settings are Ena
21. drive you wish to configure as a Hot Spare drive from the pop up submenu and press lt Enter gt The status of the disk drive selected will be changed from Ready to HOTSP Managenen Cont igure Initialize Rebu i ld Check Consis Force Online Force Offline Drive Properties Hrite Cache Read Ahead Note For detailed information regarding LSI s SATA RAID Configuration please refer to the LSI User s Manual included in the CD that came with your mother board You can also visit our web site at www supermicro com for the LSI s User s Manual Appendix C Software Installation C 2 Installing the Windows XP 2000 2003 for systems with RAID Functions Note It is strongly recommended that you initialize the disk drives before installing the OS Refer to the previous section for disk drive initialization 1 Insert Supermicro s bootable CD that came with the package into the CD Drive during the system reboot The Super Micro Driver Diskette Maker screen displays 2 Choose the Intel ICH6R Driver by 3rd Party LSI from the items listed and press Enter 3 From the next screen displayed choose the OS driver you want to install and press Enter 4 Insert a formatted diskette into drive A and press Enter as prompted 5 Exit the program after the process is completed Then reboot the system 6 Insert the Microsoft Windows OS Setup CD in the CD Driver The system will boot up from the CD 7 Press the F6
22. is not a setting Event Log Validity This is a display to inform you of the event log validity It is not a setting 4 13 SUPER P8SCT User s Manual 4 4 8 Console Redirection Console Redirection HEVI Menu Level gt gt Baud Rate 19288 figent Connect via NULL Enabled Attempt to Agent wait time min 11 redirect console via COM port Disabled fittenpt to redirect console when keyboard absent Console Redirection This setting allows you to Enable or Disable the function of Console Redirection The options are Disabled and Enabled BAUD Rate This option allows you to selectthe BAUD rate forthe console redirection The options are 300 1200 2400 9600 19 2K 38 4K 57 6K and 115 2K bits per second Agent Connect Via This setting allows you to select the device to be used for the console redirection Agent Wait Time Min This setting allows you to set the wait time for the console redirection The options are 1 Min 2 Min 4 Min and 8 Min 4 14 Chapter 4 BIOS 4 5 Security Choose Security from the Award BIOS main menu with the Left Right arrow keys You should see the following display Set Supervisor Password Set Supervisor Password When the item Set Supervisor Password is highlighted press the lt Enter gt key When prompted type the Supervisor Password in the dialogue box to set or to change the Supervisor Password Set User Password When the item Set
23. key when the message Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver is displayed 8 When the Windows OS Setup screen appears press S to specify additional device s 9 Insert the driver diskette labelled LSI Embedded Serial ATA RAID Controller Driver into your floppy drive and press the Enter key 10 Choose the LSI Embedded Host Serial ATA RAID Controller from the list indicated in the Windows OS Setup Screen and press the Enter key 11 Press the Enter key to continue the installation process If you need to specify any additional devices to be installed do so at this time Once all devices are specified press the Enter key to continue with the installation 12 From the Windows OS Setup screen press the Enter key The OS setup routine will automatically load all device files and continue the Windows OS installation 13 After the Windows OS installation has completed the system will automati cally reboot Note To install operating systems other than the Windows OS or to install other software please refer to the LSI User s manual included in the CD that came with your motherboard You can also visit our web site at www supermicro com for the manual C 11 SUPER P8SCT User s Manual C 3 Installing Other Software Programs and Drivers Installing Other Drivers After you ve installed the Windows Operating System a screen as shown in Figure C 1 displays You are now ready to install additional s
24. on the right for pin definitions PWR On LED JEWAKE1 3 ATX 24 Pin PWR Fans Fant 4Pin Eod glg JPUSB1 2 PWR E7221 kala 2 T 8 Iz NorthBridge 3 LGA 775 g CopperRiver gt a J6LAN1 grl DIMM 1A blue EN DIMM 1B black IGLAN2 3 DIMM 2A blue al DIMM 2B black PXH V GUN PCI X 64 bit 133 MHz PCI x 6 CTRL Batter Bi PCI32bit 33 MHz pog ICH6R Fang GAN South BIOS CTRL PCI 32 bit 33 MHZ poiga Li Bridge 75 EPLI EPL a 9 z PCI 32 bit 33 MHz 3 a SATAS SVO j PCI 32bit 33 MHz pc 2 PM mm EZ PUSB2 SATA PCI 32 bit 33 MHz PCHH USB3 4 USB5 6 WB prc SAM coe n JWOR JWOL z JKT r Floppy IDE a 2 11 Chapter 2 Installation Overheat Fan Fail LED Power_LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Number Definition 15 5VSTBY 16 Ground NMI Button Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Number Definition 19 Control 20 Ground NMI Reset gt Reset Button Signal gt Power Button SUPER P8SCT User s Manual USB1 2 KB MS Serial Ports
25. the plastic cap from the motherboard Plastic cap is released from the load plate if the CPU is properly installed 2 3 Chapter 2 Installation North Key South Center Edge SUPER P8SCT User s Manual Installation of the Heatsink 1 Locate the CPU Fan on the mother board Refer to the layout on Page 1 4 for the CPU Fan location 2 Position the heatsink in such a way that the heatsink fan wires are closest to the CPU fan and are not interfered with other components 3 Inspect the CPU Fan wires to make sure that the wires are routed through the bottom of the heatsink 4 Remove the thin layer of the protec tive film from the copper core of the heatsink Warning CPU overheat may occur if the protective film is not removed from the heatsink Thermal Grease 5 Apply the proper amount of thermal grease on the CPU Note if your heatsink came with a thermal pad please ignore this step 6 If necessary rearrange the wires to make sure that the wires are not pinched between the heatsink and the CPU Also make sure to keep clearance Fan Wires between the fan wires and the fins of the heatsink Heatsink Fins 7 Align the four heatsink fasteners with the mounting holes on the motherboard Gently push the fasteners into the mounting holes until you hear a click Heatsink Fas tener 2 4 Chapter 2 Installation 8 Repeat Step 6 to insert all four heatsink
26. will activate an alarm or display a message The following is a list of such BIOS messages Beeps Error Messages 1 short beep System Normal 1 long beep 2 short beeps VGA Errors 1 long beep 9 short beeps ROM Errors Repetitive pattern of beep pause Memory errors Overheat LED is On with beeping Overheat A 1 SUPER pssctT Users Manual Notes A 2 Appendix B Award BIOS POST Codes Appendix B BIOS POST Codes This section lists the POST Power On Self Testing Codes for the Award BIOS POST hex Description CFh Test CMOS R W functionality COh Early chipset initialization Disable shadow RAM Disable L2 cache socket 7 or below Program basic chipset registers Cih Detect memory Auto detection of DRAM size type and ECC Auto detection of L2 cache socket 7 or below C3h Expand compressed BIOS code to DRAM C5h Call chipset hook to copy BIOS back to E000 amp F000 shadow RAM 0h1 Expand the Xgroup codes locating in physical address 1000 0 02h Reserved 03h Initial Superio Early Init switch 04h Reserved 05h 1 Blank out screen 2 Clear CMOS error flag 06h Reserved 07h 1 Clear 8042 interface 2 Initialize 8042 self test 08h 1 Test special keyboard controller for Winbond 977 series Super I O chips 2 Enable keyboard interface 09h Reserved 0Ah e Disable PS 2 mouse interface optional Auto detect ports for keyboard amp mouse followed by a port
27. 33 MHz d m ISATA3 SVO ii PCI 32bit 33 MHz Pcis2 IPMI STA EZ PUSB2 SM PCI 32 bit 33 MHz PCHH USB3 4USB5 6 WE pc Svo coe n JWOR JWOL H JKT r Floppy IDE e Overheat Fan Fail LED 4 2 9 OH Fan Fail LED JF1 State Message Off Stay O Blink Normal n Overheat Fan Fail OH Fan Fail LED 20 19 Ground NMI X x Power On LED Vcc 5 STB IDE SATA LED Vcc 3 NIC1 LED Vcc 3 STB NIC2 LED Vcc 3 STB Signal Reset Power Button SUPER P8SCT User s Manual USB1 2 KB MS NIC1 NIC2 LED Indicators The NIC Network Interface Control ler LED connection for GLAN port1 is located on pins 11 and 12 of JF1 and the LED connection for GLAN Port2 is on Pins 9 and 10 Attach the NIC LED cables to display network activity Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions IDE SATA See the note below The IDE SATA LED is located on pins 13 14 of JF1 This LED connects to the hard drive LED to display all IDE and SATA activities See the table on the right for pin definitions Note This LED is for all IDE and
28. 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 Supermicro does not sell directly to end us ers so it is best to first check with your distributor or reseller for troubleshooting services They should know of any possible problem s with the specific system configuration that was sold to you 1 Please go through the Troubleshooting Procedures and Frequently Asked Ques tion FAQ sections in this chapter or see the FAQs on our web site http www supermicro com support faqs before contacting Technical Support 2 BIOS upgrades can be downloaded from our web site at http www supermicro com support bios 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 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting System configuration An example of a Technical Support form is on our web site at http www supermicro com support contact cfm 4 Distributors For immediate assistance please have your account number ready when placing a call to our technical support department W
29. 4 COM 42 3 3V tor to your power supply Refer to the 12V 4 pin Required Con Connector table below right for the PW2 12V connector nection Pins Definition 1 amp 2 Ground 3 amp 4 12V PW ON Connector PW ON Pin Definitions The PW ON connector is located on JF1 pins 1 and 2 of JF1 Pin Definition 1 Signal 2 GND ATX PWR 12V 4 Pin PWR PWR On JPWAKE a ATX 24 Pin PWR gm Fan5 Fani y P lw Fal j JPUSB 2l CPU USB1 2 KB MS Ground E7221 NorthBridge LGA 775 X CopperRiver VGA COM1 Parallel Port Power On LED DIMM 4A blue IDE SATA LED DIMM 1B black DIMM 2A blue NIC1 LED DIMM 2B black Bank2 Bank1 i ana PXH V NIC2 LED GLAN PCI X 64 bit 133 MHz PCI x 6 CTRL Batter PCI 32 bit 33 MHz pci TCHR GOAN South BIOS Fan CTRL PCK32bit33 MHz pg Li Bridge ET EPL E IJPL2 Overheat Fan Fail LED Reserved Ground BU Reset Button Cm o o Sona gt Power Button 2 a j PCL32bi 33 MHz pci Bj ES svo i PCI 32bi 33 MHz pci 2 IPMI EU JE3 E E PCI 1 mite PET DIT MET J USB3 4USB5 6 wol pc S cone Ij JWOR JWOL K i Floppy IDE
30. DIMM 2B black PXH V PCI X 64 bit 133 MHz PCI X JP Buzze al 1 G ei GLAN CTRL PCI 32 bit 33 MHz pcjgg ICHOR South i BIOS CTRL PCI 32 bit 33 MHz Pcizal LI Bridge ir n E 1JPL1 5 LI 1JPL2 a PCI 32 bit 33 MHz pcuza I SATAS PCI 32 bit 33 MHz PCI 2 ISATAQ jt IPMI JPUSB2 PCI 32 bit 33 MHz PCI 1 T USB3 4USB5 6 mem Emo gen pa m I gam T i Floppy DE 2 17 CN iul SATA LED SUPER P8SCT User s Manual USB1 2 KB MS Keylock The keyboard lock connection is locat ed at JK1 Utilizing this header allows you to inhibit any actions made on the keyboard effectively locking it ATX 24 Pin PWR Fans Fan1 2Pin PUSB1 SS PWR E7221 eru 2 le 9 NorthBridge i LGA 775 X8 j 5 CopperRiver L IGLAN1 Hi DIMM 1A blue gU DIMM 1B black IGLAN2 3 DIMM 2A blue di DIMM 2B black PXH V ap E GU PCI X 64 bit 133 MHz PCI X 6 JP3 HER PCI 32 bit 33 MH Tod 32 bi z TCH6R an TET PCI 5 South E BIOS CTRL PCL32bi 33MHz poiga Lt Bridge S u EPLI amp LI 3JPL2 a ul hr PCI 32bit 33 MHz Pcigal 5
31. Left LED the other LED may be green amber or off to BESE indicate the speed of the connection See Color Definition the table at right for the functions associated a A are with the second LED Amber 1 GHz 1 Gb LAN Right LED Indicator Activity LED LED Definition Color Amber Blinking 10 100MHz 1GHz ATX 24 Pin PWR 7 Pin LL lle PWR USB1 2 KB MS E7221 NorthBridge LGA 775 CopperRiver DIMM 1A blue DIMM 1B black DIMM 2A blue DIMM 2B black PCI X 64 bit 133 MHz Bei sie PCI 32 bit 33 MHZ pcs PCI 32 bit 33 MHz PCI 4 E JJPL1 EZIJPL2 PCI 32 bit 33 MHz men PCI 32 bit 33 MHz BE JPUSB2 PCI 32 bit 33 MHz PCI 1 cil os nue JWOR JWOL r L3 m LES E 2 24 LJ3 BIO a PLE C vem BIOS a JBT1 JLED Chapter 2 Installation 2 9 Parallel Port Floppy Drive and Hard Drive Connections Use the following information to connect 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 The 80 wire ATA100 66 IDE hard disk drive cable that came wi
32. SUPER SUPERO P8SCT USER S MANUAL Revision 1 1a 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 SUPER MICRO 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 documenta tion 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 SUPER MICRO COMPUTER BE LIABLE FOR DIRECT INDIRECT SPECIAL INCIDENTAL SPECULATIVE 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 SUPER MICRO COMPUTER 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 Th
33. SVO PCI 32 bit 33 MHz pcis2 32 bit 33 MHz PCI 2 IPMI SATA J52 SATA1 i JPUSB2 P PCI 32 bit 33 MHz PCI _Juspa 4usB5 6 i Chassis Intrusion IKI Floppy IDE Le 2 13 SUPER P8SCT User s Manual ATX PS 2 Keyboard and PS 2 Mouse Ports The ATX PS 2 keyboard and the PS 2 mouse are located at J14 See the table on the right for pin definitions The mouse port is above the key board port See the table on the right for pin definitions Universal Serial Bus USB There are two Universal Serial Bus ports USB 1 2 located on the I O panel and additional four USB ports are located at J10 J7 on the moth erboard These ports labeled USB 3 4 and USB 5 6 can be used to provide front side chassis access cables not included See the tables on the right for pin definitions PS 2 Keyboard and Mouse Port Pin Definitions J14 Pin Number Definition Data NC Ground VCC Clock NC 9 QI J on2n USB Pin Definition USB 0 1 Pin Definition 1 5V 2 PO 3 PO 4 Ground J7 USB 5 6 J10 USB3 4 Pin Number Definition 5V PO PO Ground Ground
34. See Figure 2 3 below for the colors and locations of the various IO ports Figure 2 3 I O Port Locations and Definitions Parallel Port Burgundy Mouse Green O o o o Woo omo O O Neely OOOO O OOOOO E Keyboard USB 4 2 Ports Purple quoise VGA Port GLAN1 Front Control Panel GLAN2 JF1 contains header pins for various front control panel connectors See Figure 2 4 for the pin definitions of the various connectors including the speaker to Section 2 6 for details Ground X Power On LED Vcc 5 STB IDE SATA LED NIC1 LED Vcc 3 STB NIC2 LED gg Vcc 3 STB Overheat Fan Fail LED Reserved Ground gg Reset Button souna o 5a Power Button Refer SUPER P8SCT User s Manual 2 6 Connecting Cables ATX Power Supply 24 pin Connector Pin Definitions Power Supply Connectors Pin Number Definition Pin Number Definition 13 3 3V 1 3 3V The primary power supply connector 14 12V 2 3 3V j as died 15 COM 3 COM PW1 on the P8SCT meets the SSI 16 PS_ON 4 5V Superset ATX 24 pin specification 17 COM 5 COM 18 COM 6 5V Refer to the table on the right for the 19 COM 7 COM m nj 20 Res NC 8 PWR OK pin definitions of the ATX 24 pin power 2 hey 9 VSB connector You must also connect the 22 5V 10 12V 23 5V 11 12V 4 pin PW2 processor power connec 2
35. Two serial ports are included on the motherboard COM1 is a port located beside the mouse keyboard ports and COM2 is a header located below PCl 1 slot See the table on the right for pin definitions NC indicates no connection Speaker Connector The speaker connector is located at J9 See the table on the right for pin definitions Serial Port Pin Definitions COM1 Pin Number Definition Pin Number Definition 1 CD 6 DSR 2 RD 7 RTS 3 TD 8 CTS 4 DTR 9 RI 5 Ground Serial Port Pin Definitions COM2 Pin Number Definition Pin Number Definition 1 CD 6 DSR 2 RD 7 RTS 3 TD 8 CTS 4 DTR 9 RI 5 Ground 10 NC Speaker Pin Definition Pin Definition External Speake Internal Speaker ATX 24 Pin PWR PE E7221 NorthBridge LGA 775 CopperRiver DIMM 1A blue DIMM 1B black DIMM 2A blue DIMM 2B black GUN PCI X 64 bit 133 MHz BOIS JP3 O CTRL Buzzer PCI 32 bit 33 MHz poi s ICHOR i South s CTRL PCI 32bit 33 MHz pcjg LI Bridge 287 u i PLI sl E AJPL2 a Lu PCI 32 bit 33 MHz u SATAS S I O n PCI 32 bit 33 MHZ Pcis2 TET SATA2 J22 PCI32bi 33 MHz Pcu i que uid j z u USB3 4USB5 6 Jwog Jwo MOCC JL1 c i C Floppy IDE e 2 12 Chapter 2 Installation Fan Headers 3 pin Fan Header Pin There ar
36. V Standby VBAT Fan Speed Control Fan1 Fan5 When set to 3 pin Server the onboard fan speed is controlled by the CPU tem perature When the CPU temperature is higher the fan speed will be higher as well If set to Disable the onboard fan will constantly run at full speed 12V Note In the Windows OS environment the Supero Doctor III settings take pre cedence over the BIOS settings When first installed Supero Doctor IIl adopts the temperature threshold settings previously set in the BIOS Any subsequent changes to these thresholds must be made within Supero Doctor since the SD III settings override the BIOS settings For the Windows OS to adopt the BIOS temperature threshold settings please change the SDIII settings to be the same as those set in the BIOS 4 11 SUPER P8SCT User s Manual 4 4 6 Processor amp Clock Options Processor amp Clock Option Thermal Managenent Thermal Monitor 1 Menu Level gt Set Limit CPUID MaxUal Hyper Threading TechnologylEnabled to 3 Should Be CPU Clock Ratio 14 X1 Disabled for HinXp Spread Spectrum Disabled Thermal Management This setting allows the user to select thermal management for the system The options are Thermal Monitor 1 On die throttling and Thermal Monitor 2 Ratio amp VID transition See Section 1 4 for details Limit CPUID MaxVal Select Enabled to set CUPID maximum value to 3 Select Disabled for the Windows XP OS The options are Enab
37. ace DMI is a point to point interconnect between the Copper River GMCH and the ICH6 Intel ICH6R System Features The I O Controller Hub provides the I O subsystem with access to the rest of the system Functions and capabilities include PCI Express Base Specification Rev 1 0a compliant PCI 2 3 ACPI Power Management Logic Support USB host interface Enhanced DMA Controller System Management Bus Low Pin Count LPC Interface Firmware Hub FWH Interface Graphics Features Display The E7221 Copper River GMCH provides an integrated server quality onboard graphics 1 9 SUPER P8SCT User s Manual 1 3 PC Health Monitoring This section describes the PC health monitoring features of the P8SCT The motherboard has an onboard System Hardware Monitor chip that supports PC health monitoring Seven Onboard Voltage Monitors for the CPU Core 3 3V 5V 5V Standby VBAT and 12V The onboard voltage monitor will scan these voltages continuously Once a voltage becomes unstable it will give a warning or send an error message to the screen Users can adjust the voltage thresholds to define the sensitivity of the voltage monitor via Supero Doctor III Fan Status Monitor with Firmware Speed Control The PC health monitor can check the RPM status of the cooling fans The onboard fans are controlled by thermal management via BIOS CPU Overheat Control This feature is available when the user enables the CPU overheat warning
38. amp interface swap optional e Reset keyboard for Winbond 977 series Super I O chips OBh Reserved 0Ch Reserved 0Dh Reserved 0Eh Test F000h segment shadow to see whether it is R W able or not If test fails keep beeping the speaker B 1 SUPER PsascT User s Manual POST hex Description OFh Reserved 10h Auto detect flash type to load appropriate flash R W codes into the run time area in F000 for ESCD amp DMI support 11h Reserved 12h Use walking 1 s algorithm to check out interface in CMOS circuitry Also set real time clock power status and then check for override 13h Reserved 14h Program chipset default values into chipset Chipset default values are MODBINable by OEM customers 15h Reserved 16h Initial Early Init Onboard Generator switch 17h Reserved 18h Detect CPU information including brand SMI type Cyrix or Intel and CPU level 586 or 686 19h Reserved 1Ah Reserved 1Bh Initial interrupts vector table If no special specified all H W interrupts are directed to SPURIOUS INT HDLR amp S W interrupts to SPURIOUS soft HDLR 1Ch Reserved 1Dh Initial EARLY PM INIT switch Eh Reserved 1Fh Load keyboard matrix notebook platform 20h Reserved 21h HPM initialization notebook platform 22h Reserved 23h 1 Check validity of RTC value e g a value of 5Ah is an invalid value for RTC minute 2 Load CMOS settings in
39. ation Initialize le Proceed Rebuild No Obje f Check Consistencu J Bowmen oozes ve etac 02 4 erecti coe TE BSSPASM uon Med neu c When the submenu appears highlight Yes and press the Enter key at the prompt as shown above to proceed with the new RAID Configuration The fol lowing screen displays C 4 Appendix C Software Installation Hew Configuration ARRAY SELECTION MENU Nanagenent Objects Rebuild Check Consis B352MB HDC WD2588JD BBFVB 42 8508 d When the screen shown above appears press the space bar on your keyboard to select the physical drives that you wish to configure as RAID drives and the texts of the selected drives will change from Ready to ONLINE shown below New Configuration ARRAY SELECTION MENU Initialize Objects Rebu i Id Check Consis S2HB HDC WD2588JD BBFVB 42 85D8 e When the screen shown above displays press lt F10 gt to associate the selected physical drive with the current array Once you ve finished creating the current array press lt Enter gt The following screen appears SUPER P8SCT User s Manual View Add Configuration ARRAY SELECTION MENU Select Configurable Arrays Managenent Configure _ Initialize Objects Rebui Id Check Consis f When the screen shown above displays press the space bar to select the ar ray View Add Configuration ARRAY SELECTION MENU Select Configurable Array s Managenent
40. atsink Installation of the LGA775 Processor New CPU Socket w plastic cap on 1 Press the socket lever to release the load plate that covers the CPU socket Socket Lever from its locking position Load Plate 2 Carefully lift the socket lever up to open the load plate Load Plate 2 2 3 Locate Pin 1 on the CPU socket Note Pin 1 is the corner marked with a triangle Please note that the North Key and the South Key are located vertically in the CPU housing 4 Position the motherboard in such a way that Pin 1 of the CPU socket is located at the left bottom of the CPU housing 5 Use your thumb and your index finger to hold the CPU at the North Center Edge and the South Center Edge of the CPU 6 Align Pin 1 of the CPU with Pin 1 of the socket Once aligned carefully lower the CPU straight down to the socket Do not drop the CPU on the socket Do not move the CPU horizontally or vertically Do not rub the CPU against the surface of the socket or against any pins of the socket to avoid damage to the CPU or the socket 7 With the CPU inside the socket inspect the four corners of the CPU to make sure that the CPU is properly installed Socket Lever 8 Use your thumb to gently press the lever down and lock it in the hook 9 If the CPU is properly installed into the socket the plastic cap will be automatically released from the load plate when the lever is pushed into the hook Remove
41. bled and Disabled Chapter 4 BIOS 4 7 Exit Choose Exit from the Award BIOS main menu with the Left Right arrow keys You should see the following display Save amp Exit Setup Save amp Exit Setup When the item Save amp Exit Setup is highlighted press lt Enter gt to save the changes you ve made in the BIOS program CMOS and exit Your system should then continue with the boot up procedure Exit without Saving When the item Exit without Saving is highlighted press lt Enter gt to exit the Setup routine without saving any changes you may have made Your system should then continue with the boot up procedure Load Fail Safe Defaults Highlight this item and hit lt Enter gt to load the default settings for all items in the BIOS Setup These are the safest settings to use Load Optimized Defaults Highlight this item and hit lt Enter gt to load the optimized settings for all items in the BIOS Setup These settings provide you with optimal system performance Discard Changes When the item Discard Changes is highlighted press lt Enter gt to discard any changes you made to the BIOS settings and to stay in the BIOS Setup Your system should then continue with the boot up procedure 4 17 SUPER P8SCT User s Manual Notes 4 18 Appendix A BIOS POST Messages Appendix A BIOS POST Messages During the Power On Self Test POST the BIOS will check for problems If a prob lem is found the BIOS
42. configure BERN Initialize PAR Objects Rebu i ld Check Consis g When the pop up submenu indicating SPAN 1 appears as shown above use the space bar to configure the selected drive and press lt F10 gt The following screen appears Appendix C Software Installation LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID Configuration Utility Ver Managen Initializ Objects Rebu i ld Check Con Logical Drive 1 RAID 8 Size 238352MB Stripe Size ficcept SPAN NO Choose RAID Level For This Logical Drive h When the screen shown above appears highlight RAID 1 to select it default or press lt Enter gt for other RAID options i After completing the RAID level selection use the arrow keys to highlight Ac cept and press lt Enter gt j Once you ve created a new RAID save the configuration and proceed with disk drive initialization C 7 SUPER P8SCT User s Manual Initializing Disk Drives If an installed disk does not appear in the disk selection list for creating a new ar ray or if it appears grayed out you may have to initialize it before you can use it as part of an array Drives attached to the controller must be initialized before they can be used in an array Caution Initializing a disk overwrites the partition table on the disk and makes any data on the disk inaccessible If the drive is used in an array you may not be able to use the array again Do not initialize a disk that is part of a bo
43. ction You must also have a LAN card with a Wake On LAN con nector and cable to use this feature ATX 24 Pin PWR Fan5 Fan1 2 Pin j gg USB1 2 KB MS CPU E7221 NorthBridge LGA 775 CopperRiver VGA com Parallel Port IGLAN1 DIMM 1A blue DIMM 1B black Bank1 GLAN2 DIMM 2A blue DIMM 2B black Bank2 GUAM PCI X 64 bit 133 MHz PCI X 6 JP3 CTRL Batter 2 PCI 32 bit 33 MHz Pci ICH6R i GLAN South CIR PCI 32 bit 33 MHZ poiga l Bridge E sI a 3 E 3JPL1 L 1JPL2 PCI 32 bit 33 MHz dc 2 SATA3 S 1 0 1 PCI 32 bit 33 MHz PCI 2 SATA2 jb PUSB2 SATAN PCI 32 bit 33 MHz Polg USB3 4USB5 6 pwo JL1 3 ks E JR WOR WOL LE1 2 15 SUPER P8SCT User s Manual USB1 2 KB M lt VGA Connector the location AVGAconnector JG1 is located next to the COM1 on the IO backplane Refer to the board layout below for Giga bit LAN Ethernet There are two RJ45 Ethernet Gigabit LAN ports located onthe IO backplane Refer to the board layout below for the locations d PWR E7221 NorthBridge CopperRiver LGA 775 DIMM 1A blue DIMM 1B black
44. e State of California County of Santa Clara shall be the exclusive venue for the resolution of any such disputes Super Micro s total liability for all claims will not exceed the price paid for the hardware product FCC Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the manufacturer s instruction manual may cause harmful interference with radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case you will be required to correct the interference at your own expense California Best Management Practices Regulations for Perchlorate Materials This Perchlorate warning applies only to products containing CR Manganese Dioxide Lithium coin cells Perchlorate Material special handling may apply See www dtsc ca gov hazardouswaste perchlorate WARNING Handling of lead solder materials used in this product may expose you to lead a chemical known to the State of California to cause birth defects and other reproductive harm Manual Revision 1 1a Release Date July 25 2007 Unless you request and receive written per
45. e can be reached by e mail at support supermicro com or by fax at 408 503 8000 option 2 3 3 Frequently Asked Questions Question What type of memory does my motherboard support Answer The P8SCTsupports up to 4 GB of ECC Non ECC unbuffered DDR2 533 400 two way interleaved or non interleaved SDRAM See Section 2 4 for details on installing memory Question How do update my BIOS Answer It is recommended that you do not upgrade your BIOS if you are expe riencing no problems with your system Updated BIOS files are located on our web site at http www supermicro com support bios 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 than your BIOS before downloading Select your motherboard model and download the BIOS file to your computer Unzip the BIOS files onto a bootable floppy and reboot your system Follow the Readme txt to continue flashing the BIOS N Warning Do not shut down or reset the system while updating BIOS to prevent possible system boot failure Question What s on the CD that came with my motherboard Answer The supplied compact disc has quite a few drivers and programs that will greatly enhance your 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
46. e five fan headers Fan 1 to Befinitlens Fan5 on the P8SCT See the table Number Definition on the right for pin definitions These i h ee fan headers support 3 pin fans The 3 Tachometer Caution Fan headers use DC fan speed is controlled by Thermal power Management under the Hardware Monitoring Section in the BIOS Chassis Intrusion Chassis Intrusion Pin Definitions JL1 Pin The Chassis Intrusion header is lo Nuniber Benin cated at JL1 See the board layout 1 ntrusion Input 2 Ground in Chapter 1 for the location of JL1 and the table on the right for pin definitions Fan 5 Fan 1 2 lt E ATX 24 Pin PWR and gt x PUSB1 gt e in e gt E7221 SER z r hi e NorthBridge LGA 775 3 S CopperRiver gt ja feran F DIMM 1A blue al DIMM 1B black GLAN2 lI DIMM 2A blue al DIMM 2B black PXH V 5 mi eke GIAN PCI X 64 bit 133 MHz PCI X 6 JP3 Q CTRL Batter Buzzer PCI 32bi 33 MHz pcia TICHSR Fan 2 GLAN South m Fan 3 CTRL PCI 32bit 33 MHz pc l Bridge o Yi EPLI E E JJPL2 Q ul PCI 32 bit 33 MHz pcigal 5 u TAS
47. e of the screen to go to the sub screen for that item The Advanced BIOS Setup options are displayed by highlighting the option using the arrow keys All Advanced BIOS Setup options are described in this section Advanced Chipset Control mua ten hole i 170 Device Configuration Menu Level gt PnP PCI Configurations Hardware Monitor Processor amp Clock Option DMI Event Log Console Redirection 4 4 1 Advanced BIOS Features When the item Advanced BIOS Features is highlighted press the lt Enter gt key to activate the submenu below Quick Boot If enabled this feature allows the system to skip certain tests while booting This will decrease the time needed to boot the system The settings are Enabled and Disabled Quiet Boot This feature allows the user to enable Quiet Boot When set to Enabled the BIOS is in the graphic mode and displays only an OEM Logo during POST while booting If an error occurs The system will automatically switch to the text mode The options are Enabled and Disabled ACPI Function Select Enabled to enable BIOS Support for the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface features The settings are Enabled or Disabled 4 5 SUPER P8SCT User s Manual MPS Version Control This setting allows you to select the MPS version for your operating system The options are 1 1 and 1 4 Agent After Boot Set this option to Enabled to keep the Agent of Remote Access running after OS bootup The
48. emory 4194384K Tota System Resources 1848575K v Date Time This option allows the user to set system date and time Key in the correct information in the mm dd and yy format Press the Enter key to save the data Legacy Diskette A Legacy Diskette B This setting allows the user to set the type of floppy disk drive installed in diskette A and diskette B The options are None 360Kb 5 25 in 1 2MB 5 25 in 720Kb 3 5 in 1 44 1 25MB 3 5 in and 2 88MB 3 5 in Swap Floppy Drive If the system has two floppy drives enable this feature to assign physical drive B to logical drive A or physical drive A to logic drive B The options are Enabled and Disabled gt IDE Channel 0 Master Slave IDE Channel 1 Master Slave IDE Channel 2 Master Slave IDE Channel 3 Master Slave These settings allow the user to set the parameters of the IDE Channel 0 Master Slave to IDE Channel 3 Master Slave slots Hit Enter to activate the following sub menu screen for detailed options of these items Set the correct configurations accordingly The items included in the submenu are Legacy Diskette A This setting allows the user to setthe type of floppy disk drive installed as diskette A The options are Disabled 360Kb 5 25 in 1 2MB 5 25 in 720Kb 3 5 in 1 44 1 25MB 3 5 in and 2 88MB 3 5 in Legacy Diskette B This setting allows the user to set the type of floppy disk drive installed as diskette B The options are Disabled 360Kb 5 25 in 1 2MB
49. er Wa d nn n keda ki WA ke da ku lA y d n k 2 6 2 5 I O Port Front Control Panel Connector Locations EEEEEEEE 2 7 2 6 Connecting Cables sriid danan n k kal eley dika kab sa kan d ka san k h n 2 8 Power Supply Connectors ss sas lesa kininaya nada raa damkanka rennen d 2 8 PVW ON G nfncClOF xy xa xasa a a ka kak ke Yek a WE WAD KK eased eed 2 8 Reset Connector JK KC FGlK F lFEil nennen nennen 2 9 Overheat Fan Fail LED 31 rendent terere dote kana S ka y Ano d n i h bankan ek 2 9 NIGTINIC2 LE BD Indicators rire ela rer reri etn 2 10 IDE SATA LED etcetera tte quiere Pert eruta ef ener 2 10 Power On LED Conm ctor ss gi ree ee ERR SALAR Eee xa da dan lan 2 11 INMIBULTOTI cioe eure Ur Po eet edv Hite a ee DIR KE FERE Gen CS a RR 2 11 SC koli ETT 2 12 Speaker Connector ce imer esas puedas enn Ne da dann Ru da bkn A y d n 2 12 Table of Contents Fam Headers RU Wiya ka kad E L ST aa k l kin n s 2 13 CHASSIS Intrusion iiic te e Eee yek k za kalana n ya a an Rn Kan A W kek ad a kak 2 13 ATX PS 2 Keyboard Mouse Ports llke kk keke KA HA 2 14 Universal Serial Bus USB kloataakeryeakdil niha bel c layi ant 2 14 MEI Sed 2 15 Wak sOhsLAN sk o KE DRY 2 15 be genie de UE 2 16 Gigabit LAN Ports tette iod Ree px i k n n beke esi Res Ee hal s nnE a kann 2 16 SATA D DN
50. eta rade rrr r SR MRNA I REN Ni MURUS iii Manual Organizatii OR cT iii Chapter 1 Introduction Tet TI ME 1 1 GCRECKIIS E MEUS 1 1 Contacting Supermicro s gean k a kk dikalkat dikan al aia kan d la n na a daa yiya dilana xala aa nak 1 2 SUPER SUPER P8SCT Image ii kek kek k kek 1 3 SUPER P3SCT Whey Oil ertet ert E bla e e KNK Ye ba b 1 4 SUPER PSSCT Quick Reference keke kek 1 5 The E7221 Chipset System Block Diagrarm EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEUEEEU 1 6 Motherboard Feature sk kxx a yaladat l b na nir nakan dak aya da baba aa d k W RA dak Rape d he lay 1 7 122 Chipset OV FVIW EET 1 9 1 3 PC Health Monitoring s ka d n a ds x ak dikanin d d ahk ka kak tee tees ee yalan a naya dakan ak b na 1 10 1 4 CPU Thermal Management nnne 1 10 1 5 Power Configuration Settings sprain n nid k ciyayi nan naki kan Akla xazan kk ab akan 1 11 1 6 Power SUDD V sik saskian kd nanan na kakaah gani s k k nu kr ad ka Daka sa kk Mi kya kew hak kira H Da kaka 1 12 t7 SSUDO EI O m ne E 1 12 Chapter 2 Installation 2 1 Static Sensitive DEVICES eee ee ee latan b ka la d n ka Wana da janan AA n Waw k na ka i 2 1 2 2 Processor and Heatsink Installation E E86 2 2 2 3 Mounting the Motherboard in the Chassis sE E 2 5 2 4 Installing DDR2 Memory sy Aasyayeyaanalidikal nbana yana teet
51. etting allows the user to select the EPP port type The options are EPP 1 9 and EPP 1 7 ECP Mode Use DMA This setting allows the user to select the DMA channel for the ECP mode port to use The options are 1 and 3 Power On Function This setting allows the user to decide which method to use to power on the system The options are Password Hot Key Mouse Left Mouse Right Any Key and Button Only KB Power On Password This setting allows the user to enter the Password when the system is powered on via keyboard Hot Key Power On This setting allows the user to decide which hot keys to use in order to power on the system The options are Ctrl F1 Ctrl F2 Ctrl F3 Ctrl F4 Ctrl F5 Ctrl F6 Ctrl F7 and Ctrl F8 4 8 Chapter 4 BIOS 4 4 4 PnP PCI Configuration Choose PCI PnP Configurations from the Award BIOS main menu with the Left Right arrow keys You should see the following display Initial Display From This feature sets the device that will initiate the monitor display when the system is first turned on The options are PCI Slot and PCI Ex press Reset Configuration Data Enabling this setting resets the extended system configuration data when you exit setup Do this when you have installed a new add on card and the system reconfiguration has caused a serious conflict that the OS cannot reboot the system The options are Enabled and Disabled If this feature is set to Enabled the following item will disp
52. fasteners into the mounting holes 9 Once all four fasteners are securely inserted into the mounting holes and the heatsink is properly installed on the moth erboard connect the heatsink fan wires to the CPU Fan connector Heatsink Removal 1 Unplug the power cord from the power supply 2 Disconnect the heatsink fan wires from the CPU fan header 3 Use your finger tips to gently press on the fastener cap and rotate counterclockwise to make a 1 4 90 turn 4 Repeat Step 3 to loosen all fasteners from the mounting holes 5 With all fasteners loosened remove the heatsink from the CPU 2 3 Mounting the Motherboard in the Chassis All motherboards have standard mounting holes to fit different types of chassis Make sure that the locations of all the mounting holes for both the motherboard and the chassis match Although a chassis may have both plastic and metal mounting fasteners metal ones are highly recommended because they ground the mother board to the chassis Make sure that the metal standoffs click in or are screwed in tightly Then use a screwdriver to secure the motherboard onto the motherboard tray Note Some components are very close to the mounting holes Please take all precautionary measures to prevent damage done to these components when you install the motherboard into the chassis 2 5 SUPER P8SCT User s Manual 2 4 Installing DDR2 Memory CAUTION Exercise extreme care when installin
53. for channel 1 3Fh Reserved 40h Test 8259 interrupt mask bits for channel 2 41h Reserved 42h Reserved 43h Test 8259 functionality 44h Reserved 45h Reserved 46h Reserved 47h Initialize EISA slot 48h Reserved 49h 1 Calculate total memory by testing the last double word of each 64K page 2 Program writes allocation for AMD K5 CPU 4Ah Reserved 4Bh Reserved 4Ch Reserved 4Dh Reserved 4Eh 1 Program MTRR of M1 CPU 2 Initialize L2 cache for P6 class CPU amp program CPU with proper cacheable range 3 Initialize the APIC for P6 class CPU 4 On MP platform adjust the cacheable range to smaller one in case the cacheable ranges between each CPU are not identical 4Fh Reserved 50h Initialize USB 51h Reserved 52h Test all memory clear all extended memory to 0 53h Reserved 54h Reserved 55h Display number of processors multi processor platform 56h Reserved 57h 1 Display PnP logo 2 Early ISA PnP initialization Assign CSN to every ISA PnP device SUPER P8scT User s Manual POST hex Description 58h Reserved 59h Initialize the combined Trend Anti Virus code 5Ah Reserved 5Bh Optional Feature Show message for entering AWDFLASH EXE from FDD optional 5Ch Reserved 5Dh 1 Initialize Init Onboard Super IO switch 2 Initialize Init Onboard AUDIO switch SEh Reserved 5Fh Reserved 60h Okay to enter Setup ut
54. function in the BIOS This allows the user to define an overheat temperature When the temperature reaches the pre defined OH temperature or when a fan failure occurs then the Overheat warning LED is triggered Auto Switching Voltage Regulator for the CPU Core The 4 phase switching voltage regulator for the CPU core can support auto sense voltage IDs ranging from 0 875 V to 1 6V This will accommodate different CPUs with different core voltage requirements It will also allow the regulator to run cooler and thus make the system more stable 1 4 CPU Thermal Management Thermal Management 2 TM2 When TMZ is enabled in the BIOS and the CPU temperature reaches a pre defined threshold a thermal monitoring mechanism will reduce the process speed by lower ing the bus to core ratio of the processor core clock and decrease the voltage input by changing the CPU VID This combination of reduced CPU bus frequency and CPU VID effectively decreases CPU power consumption and prevents the proces sor from overheat and thus greatly increases system stability This function is available for the CPUs that support TM2 1 10 Chapter 1 Introduction 1 5 Power Configuration Settings This section describes features of your motherboard that deal with power and power settings 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
55. g or removing memory modules to prevent any possible damage Memory Module Installation See Figure 2 2 1 Insert each DDR2 memory module vertically into its slot Pay attention to the notch along the bottom of the module to prevent inserting the module incor rectly See support information below 2 Gently press down on the memory module until it snaps into place Support The P8SCT supports Dual Single channel ECC Non ECC unbuffered DDR2 533 400 SDRAM Both interleaved and non interleaved memory are support ed so you may populate any number of DIMM slots Populating DIMM 1A DIMM 2A and or DIMM 1B DIMMZ2B with memory modules of the same size and of the same type will result in dual channel two way interleaved memory which is faster than single channel non interleaved memory Figure 2 2 Side and Top Views of DDR2 Module Installation into Slot To Install Insert module vertically and press down until it snaps into place Pay attention to the notch To Remove Use your thumbs gently to push each release tab outward to release the DIMM from the slot Note Notch should align with the receptive point on the slot IDDR2 Slot Top View Release Tab IL IL Release Tab COUT LLCO PULTE ELLE LL qa 2 6 Chapter 2 Installation 2 5 I O Port Control Panel Connector Locations The I O ports are color coded in conformance with the PC99 specification to make setting up your system easier
56. ice A receipt or copy of your invoice marked with the date of purchase is required be fore 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 applied for all orders that must be mailed when service is complete This warranty only covers normal consumer use and does not cover damages in curred in shipping or from failure due to the alteration misuse abuse or improper maintenance of products During the warranty period contact your distributor first for any product problems 3 4 Chapter 4 BIOS 4 1 Chapter 4 BIOS Introduction This chapter describes the AwardBIOS for the P8SCT The Award ROM BIOS is stored in a Flash chip and can be easily upgraded using a floppy disk based program Note Due to periodic changes to the BIOS some settings may have been added or deleted and might not yet be recorded in this manual Refer to the Manual Download area of our web site for any changes to the 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 AwardBIOS Flash chip stores the system pa rameters such as amount of memory type of di
57. ility i e not until this POST stage can users enter the CMOS setup utility 61h Reserved 62h Reserved 63h Reserved 64h Reserved 65h Initialize PS 2 Mouse 66h Reserved 67h Prepare memory size information for function call INT 15h ax E820h 68h Reserved 69h Turn on L2 cache 6Ah Reserved 6Bh Program chipset registers according to items described in Setup amp Auto configuration table 6Ch Reserved 6Dh 1 Assign resources to all ISA PnP devices 2 Auto assign ports to onboard COM ports if the corresponding item in Setup is set to AUTO 6Eh Reserved 6Fh 1 Initialize floppy controller 2 Set up floppy related fields in 40 hardware 70h Reserved 71h Reserved 72h Reserved 73h Optional Feature Enter AWDFLASH EXE if AWDFLASH is found in floppy drive ALT F2 is pressed 74h Reserved 75h Detect amp install all IDE devices HDD LS120 ZIP CDROM 76h Reserved 77h Detect serial ports amp parallel ports 78h Reserved 79h Reserved 7Ah Detect amp install co processor 7Bh Reserved 7Ch Reserved 7Dh Reserved 7Eh Reserved 7Fh 1 Switch back to text mode if full screen logo is supported If errors occur report errors amp wait for keys If no errors occur or F1 key is pressed to continue Clear EPA or customization logo Appendix B Award BIOS POST Codes POST hex Description 80h Reserved 81h Reserved 82h 1 Call chipset power management h
58. in Definitions 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 VO Write 24 GND 25 l O Read 26 GND 27 IOCHRDY 28 BALE 29 DACK3 30 GND 31 IRQ14 32 IOCS16 33 Addr 1 34 GND 35 Addr 0 36 Addr 2 37 Chip Select 0 38 Chip Select 1 39 Activity 40 GND ATX 24 Pin PWR Fan5 ursa Purse PUSI COM1 VGA Parallel Port GLAN1 IGLAN2 LE1 Bank1 1 Bank2 r 4 Fani in E7221 NorthBridge CopperRiver CPU LGA 775 DIMM 1A blue DIMM 1B black DIMM 2A blue DIMM 2B black GLAN CTRL PCI X 64 bit 133 MHz PXH V PCI X 6 PCI 32 bit 33 MHz___ c sj JSLED ICH6R GAN so CTRL South PCI 32 bit 33 MHZ pisa JBT1 T 1 Bridge Ed PCI 32 bit 33 MHz PCi 3 JF1 Ez g e Eang BIOS AIL PCI 32 bit 33 MHz PCI 2 IPMI JES PCI 32 bit 33 MHz JPUS POIH E
59. isabled GLAN Enable JPL1 JPL2 Pin Definitions 1 2 Enable 2 3 Disable GLAN1 Enable GLAN2 Enable Chapter 2 Installation Force Power On Enable Disable Force Power On JPF i Jumper Jumper JPF allows you to enable or disable Boston Seitan the function of Force Power On If enabled Open Disabled the power will always stay on automatically If _ M this function disabled the user needs to press the power button to power on the system Watch Dog Enable Disable Watch Dog Watch Dog is a system monitor that can Jumper Settings JWD reboot the system when a software applica ma eni Definition tion hangs Close Pins 1 2 to reset the Pins 1 2 WD to Reset Pins 2 3 WD to NMI system if an application hangs Close Pins Open Disabled 2 3 ro generate a non maskable interrupt signal for the application hangs See the table on the right for jumper settings Watch Dog can also be enabled via BIOS Note when enabled the user needs to write his her own application software in order to disable the Watch Dog Timer USB1 2 KB MS e T ATX 24 Pin PWR amp J 2 Fans
60. lay Resources Controlled By This setting allows the BIOS to automatically configure all boot and Plug and Play compatible devices If you choose Auto you cannot select the IRQ DMA and memory base address fields because the BIOS automatically assigns them The options are Auto ESCD and Manual IRQ Resources If the above item Resources Controlled By is set to manual the user is allowed to assign an IRQ to a PCI Device or Reserve an IRQ for other purpose The options are Auto ESCD and Manual IRQ 3 IRQ 4 IRQ 5 IRQ 7 IRQ 9 IRQ 10 IRQ 12 IRQ 14 IRQ 15 Onboard LAN Boot ROM This feature allows the user to determine if the Boot ROMs embedded in the Onboard LAN chips should be activated If activated the user can boot the system from the Onboard LAN chips The options are Disabled LAN1 LAN2 and Both 4 9 SUPER P8SCT User s Manual Maximum Payload Size This setting allows the BIOS to set the maximum TLP Payload size for the PCI Express devices in the system The options are 128 bytes 256 bytes 512 bytes 1024 bytes 2048 bytes and 4096 bytes P PCI Express Root Port Function PCI Express Port 1 PCI Express Port 2 PCI Express Port 3 PCI Express Port 4 Select Enabled to enable the PCI Express Root Port Functions for the PCI Express port specified The options are Disabled Enabled and Auto PCI E Compliance Mode This features allows the BIOS to set the version of PCI E Com
61. led and Disabled Hyper Threading Avaiable when supported by the CPU installed on the motherboard Select Enabled to activate the hyper threading function Enabling the hyper threading functionto enhance CPU performance The settings are Disabled and Enabled CPU Clock Ration Use this option to set the clock ratio of the processor Use number keys to enter a number The default setting is 14 Spread Spectrum Spread Spectrum is a technique used to stabilize a system by reducing the level of ElectroMagnetic Interference The options are Enabled and Disabled 4 12 Chapter 4 BIOS 4 4 7 DMI Event Log AE Monu Level h Clear fil DHI Event Log Mo View DHI Event Log Enter Enabled Mark DMI Events ag Read Enter Store POST error Event Log Capacity Space Available messages to the DMI Event Log Validity Valid Event log Disabled Don t store POST error messages to the DAI Event log DMI Event Log This setting allows you to Enable or Disable the function of DMI Event Logging The options are Disabled and Enabled Clear All DMI Event Logs Select Yes and press Enter to clear all DMI event logs The default setting is Yes View DMI Event Log Highlight this item and press Enter to view the contents of the event log Mark DMI Events as Read Highlight this item and press Enter to mark the DMI events as read Event Log Capacity This is a display to inform you of the event log capacity It
62. ll 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 P8SCTUser s Manual NOTE If you are a system integrator VAR or OEM a POST diagnostics card is recommended For I O port 80h codes refer to App B Memory Errors 1 Make sure that the DIMM modules are properly and fully installed 2 You should be using unbuffered DDR2 memory see next page Also it is rec ommended that you use the same memory speed for all DIMMs in the system See Section 2 4 for memory limitations 3 Check for bad DIMM modules or slots by swapping modules between slots and noting the results 4 Check the power supply voltage 115V 230V switch Losing the System s Setup Configuration 1 Make sure that you are using a high quality power supply A poor quality power supply may cause the system to lose the CMOS setup information Refer to Section 1 6 for details on recommended power supplies 2 The battery on your motherboard may be old Check to verify that it still supplies
63. ller Hub ICHGR provides the I O subsystem with access to the rest of the system It supports one channel Ultra ATA 100 Bus Master IDE controller PATA and Serial ATA SATA Host Controller which supports up to four Serial ATA ports and up to two sets of RAID drives RAID 0 Striping RAID 1 Mirroring and RAID 10 Striping Mirroring are supported The ICH6R supports the Parallel ATA PATA and Serial SATA device configuration ATA Operation Modes You can select from the following two modes Legacy mode and Native mode C 1 SUPER P8SCT User s Manual SATA Operate Modes You can select from the following modes Auto Combined Enhanced and SATA Only Mode The number of devices supported by these modes are listed below SATA Only The maximum of 4 devices are supported 4 SATA Auto Mode The maximum of 6 devices supported 4 SATA 2 IDE Enhanced Mode The maximum of 6 devices supported 4 SATA 2 IDE Combined Mode The maximum of 4 devices supported 2 SATA 2 IDE Configuring BIOS settings for the SATA RAID The Native Mode 1 Press the Del key during system bootup to enter the BIOS Setup Utility Note If it is the first time powering on the system we recommend you load Opti mized Default Settings If you have already done so please skip to Step 3 2 Use the arrow keys to select the Exit Settings Once in the Exit settings Scroll down to select the item Load Optimized Default settings and pre
64. ly installed Manual Organization Chapter 1 includes a checklist of what should be included in your mainboard box describes the features specifications and performance of the P8SCT mainboard and provides detailed information about the chipset Chapter 2 begins with instructions on handling static sensitive devices Read this chapter when installing the processor and DDR2 memory modules and when mounting the mainboard in the chassis Also refer to this chapter to connect the floppy and hard disk drives the IDE interfaces the parallel and serial ports the mouse and keyboard and the twisted wires for the power supply the reset button the keylock power LED and the speaker If you encounter any problems see Chapter 3 which describes troubleshoot ing 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 contacting technical support In ad dition 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 information on running the CMOS Setup utility Appendix A provides BIOS POST Messages Appendix B lists BIOS POST Codes Appendix C lists Software Drivers and the OS Installation Instructions SUPER P8SCT User s Manual Table of Contents Preface About This Manual 5 eno eorr hrs
65. mission 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 2007 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 P8SCT motherboard The P8SCT supports single Intel Pentium 4 Processor the Prescott Processor in the 775 Land Grid Array Package LGA 775 at a system bus speed of 800 MHz It also supports Intel Celeron Processor at a bus speed of 533MHz The Pentium 4 Processor in the 775 Land Grid Array Pack age is housed in a Flip Chip Land Grid Array FC LGA4 package that interfaces with the motherboard via an LGA775 socket The package consists of a processor core mounted on a substrate land carrier An integrated heat spreader IHS is at tached to the package substrate and core and serves as the contacting surface for processor component thermal solutions such as a heatsink Please refer to the motherboard specifications pages on our web site http www supermicro com Products motherboard for updates on supported processors This product is intended to be professional
66. ns integrated onto the Super I O greatly reduces the number of components required for interfacing with floppy disk drives The Super I O supports two 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 UARTs Each UART includes a 16 byte send receive FIFO a programmable baud rate generator complete modem control capability and a processor interrupt 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 provides functions that comply with ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface which includes support of legacy and ACPI power manage ment through a SMI or SCI function pin It also features auto power management to reduce power consumption Chapter 2 Installation Chapter 2 Installation 2 1 Static Sensitive Devices Electric Static Discharge ESD can damage electronic components To prevent damage to your system board it is important to handle it very carefully The following measures are generally sufficient to protect your equipment from ESD Precautions Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent static discharge Touch a grounded metal object before removing the board from the antistatic bag Handle the board by its edges only do not
67. oftware programs and drivers To install these software programs and drivers click the icons to the right of these items Figure C 1 Driver Tool Installation Display Screen al Intel E7221 chipset INF files SUPERMICR6 B Microsoft DirectX 9 0 Drivers amp Tools al Intel SupeiVGA Driver for E7221 B Intel Application Accelerator Intel E7221 Chipset P8SCT Build driver diskettes and manuals Browse CD Auto Start Up Next Time For more information please visit SUPERMICRO s web site Click the icons showing a hand writing on the paper to view the readme files for each item Click the computer icons to the right of these items to install each item from top to the bottom one at a time After installing each item you must re boot the system before moving on to the next item on the list The bottom icon with a CD on it allows you to view the entire contents of the CD CIIDEDEAIUCDO Param das haa Note Please refer to the LSI User s Guide included in the CD for installing the LSI SATA RAID Controller Driver You can also download a copy of the guide from our web site C 12 Appendix C Software Installation Supero Doctor Ill The Supero Doctor III program is a Web base management tool that supports remote management capability It includes Remote and Local Management tools The local management is called the SD III Client The Supero Doctor Ill program included on the CDROM that came with
68. ollers located on the motherboard Each GLAN Control ler can be enabled via a jumper Close Pins 1 amp 2 of JPL1 to enable the function of GLAN Controller 1 and close Pins 1 amp 2 of JPL2 to enable the function of GLAN Controller 2 See the table on the right for pin definitions KB Wake U E FATX 24 Pin PWR 8 Fanb Fan1 4Pin PUSB1 HIR PWR E7221 i Sie a Q NorthBridge 3 LGA 775 EZ j 5 S CopperRiver Apa GLAN1 gr DIMM 1A blue SL DIMM 1B black IGLAN2 PT DIMM 2A blue ji DIMM 2B black PXH V E PCI X 64 bit 133 MHz 2 GLAN PCI X 6 TP PCI 32 bit 33 MH EAR 32 bit z ICH6R Fang r TOT PCI 5 South us BIOS CTRL PCI 32 bit 33 MHz____p aa i Bridge 5 u E JJPL1 of LI 1JPL2 a ul m PCI 32 bit 33 MHz Pcia 3 En ISATA3 slo n PCI 32 bit 33 MHZ pc 2 SATA PMI USB2 SATA1 PCI 32 bit 33 MHz T USB3 4 USB5 6 ER eT JWOR Jwo MD JLT T JKT r Floppy IDE n Keyboard Wake Up Jumper Settings JPWAKE1 Jumper Position Definition 1 2 Enabled 2 3 D
69. ook 2 Recover the text font used by EPA logo not for full screen logo 3 If password is set ask for password 83h Save all data in stack back to CMOS 84h Initialize ISA PnP boot devices 85h 1 USB final Initialization 2 NET PC Build SYSID structure 3 Switch screen back to text mode 4 Set up ACPI table at top of memory 5 Invoke ISA adapter ROMs 6 Assign IRQs to PCI devices 7 Initialize APM 8 Clear noise of IRQs 86h Reserved 87h Reserved 88h Reserved 89h Reserved 90h Reserved 91h Reserved 92h Reserved 93h Read HDD boot sector information for Trend Anti Virus code 94h 1 Enable L2 cache 2 Program boot up speed 3 Chipset final initialization 4 Power management final initialization 5 Clear screen amp display summary table 6 Program K6 write allocation 7 Program P6 class write combining 95h 1 Program daylight saving 2 Update keyboard LED amp typematic rate 96h 1 Build MP table 2 Build amp update ESCD 3 Set CMOS century to 20h or 19h 4 Load CMOS time into DOS timer tick 5 Build MSIRQ routing table FFh Boot attempt INT 19h SUPER P8SCT User s Manual NOTES B 6 Appendix C Software Installation Appendix C Installing Software Programs and Drivers Note if you do not wish to configure onboard SATA RAID functions please go directly to Section C 3 for the OS amp Software Installation After all the hardware has been installed you must first configure Intel s ICH6R SATA RAID
70. options are Enabled and Disabled PWRON After PWR Fail This setting allows the user to determine how the system will respond when power is reapplied after a system shut down caused by power failure The options are Off On and Former Sts Watch Dog Timer Select This setting is for enabling the Watch Dog feature The options are Enabled and Disabled Please refer to Chapter 2 for more details 4 4 2 Advanced Chipset Control DRAM Data Integrity Mode If enabled this feature allows the data stored in the DRMA memory to be integrated for faster data processing The options are ECC and Non ECC On Chip Frame Buffer Size This setting allows you to set On Chip Frame Buffer Size The options are 1 MB and 8 MB SATA Mode This feature allows you to select the channel for SATA mode The options are IDE RAID and AHCI Advanced Host Controller Interface 4 6 Chapter 4 BIOS On Chip Serial ATA Select Disabled to disable the SATA Controller Select Auto to allow the BIOS to configure the SATA Controller automatically Select Combined Mode to use PATA and SATA Combined Mode The maximum of 2 IDE drives in each channel is allowed Select Enhanced Mode to enable both SATA and PATA This mode will support up to 6 IDE drives Select SATA Only to allow SATA to operate in Legacy Mode PATA IDE Mode When the item On chip Serial ATA is set to Combined Mode the user can select either Primary or Secondary for Parallel ATA IDE The o
71. ot array To determine which disks are associated with a particular array please refer to Viewing Array Properties To Initialize Disk Drives Cont igure Dbject Rebu i ld ICheck Consistency a Use the arrow keys to select the second item Initialize from the LSI SATA RAID main menu shown above and press the lt Enter gt key b Select Logical Drive from the pop up submenu and press lt Enter gt c Use the Space Bar on your keyboard to select the Logical Drive you wish to initialize and press lt Enter gt C 8 Appendix C Software Installation Logical Drive s Configured Managenent Menu LD RAID Size aStripes Str ipeSz Status Cont igure Object Rebui ld Check Consistency Logical Drives enan al Drive 8 J d After selecting the Logical Drive press lt F10 gt to initialize the selected disk drive e When prompted for confirmation use the arrow keys to select Yes and press lt Enter gt The following screen displays to confirm the initialization of the selected disk drive Creating Hot Spare Drives a Use the arrow keys to select Objects from the LSI SATA RAID main menu and press lt Enter gt b Select Physical Drive and press lt Enter gt The following menu displays Objects Nanagenen Adapter Conf igure Logical Drive Initialize jsical Dr Ead Hes Rebu i ld Check Consistency C 9 SUPER P8SCT User s Manual c Use the space bar to select the physical
72. p to 4 GB of ECC Non ECC unbuffered DRAM in 4 DIMM modules Note See Section 2 4 for details Two way interleaved two DIMMs required Chipset Latest Intel chipset technology ntel E7221 Copper River Expansion Slots One 1 PCI X 64bit 133MHz Five 5 PCI 32 bit 33MHz slots BIOS 8Mb Firmware Hub AwardBIOS Flash EEPROM BIOS e APM 1 2 DMI 2 3 PCI 2 2 ACPI 1 0 limited Plug and Play PnP BIOS resource hot keys SMBIOS2 3 PC Health Monitoring Seven onboard voltage monitors for CPU core 3 3V 5V 5VStandby VBATT and 12V Fan status monitor with firmware software speed control SuperDoctor Ill Watch Dog NMI Environmental temperature monitoring via BIOS Power up mode control for recovery from AC power loss e System resource alert via Supero Doctor III e Auto switching voltage regulator for the CPU core 1 7 SUPER P8SCT User s Manual AGPI Features Microsoft OnNow Slow blinking LED for suspend state indicator BIOS support for USB keyboard Main switch override mechanism nternal external modem ring on Onboard I O 1UDMA IDE supporting two drives Intel ICH6R SATA Controller 4 connectors for 4 devices 1 floppy port interface up to 2 88 MB 2Fast UART 16550 compatible serial connectors 1 header 1 port 2 Broadcom 5721 PCI E Gigabit Ethernet Controllers 1 EPP Enhanced Parallel Port and ECP Extended Capabilities Port sup ported parallel port
73. pliance Mode for the system The options are v 1 0a and v 1 0 PCI X Frequency This feature allows you to set PCI X Frequency The options are Auto PCI 33 MHz PCI 66 MHz PCIX 66 MHz PCI X 100 MHz and PCI X 133 MHz 4 10 Chapter 4 BIOS 4 4 5 Hardware Monitors There are only three settings on this menu below The rest of this menu shows various temperatures and voltage levels as indicated TEE ME C 167 FH Menu Level gt gt CPU Tenperature S2 C7125 F System Temperature 33267 91 F FAN1 Speed 8 RPM FANZ Speed B RPM FANS Speed 8 RPM FAN4 Speed B RPM FANS Speed H RPM Processor Ucore U 1 3900 3 3U Ucc U 7 U 5U Ucc U az 12U Ucc U 55 l 5 13 12U Ucc U 12 22 4 UBRT 3 28 Fan Speed Control Disabled CPU Warning Temperature U U U SUSB gz uy U d This allows you to set the CPU warning temperature If the CPU temperature reaches this threshold an alarm will activate and a warning message will be displayed onscreen The options are Disabled 50 C 122 F 60 C 140 F 65 C 149 F 70 C 158 F 75 C 167 F 80 C 176 F and 85 C 185 F See the Note Below Highlight this and hit lt Enter gt to see monitor data for the following items CPU Temperature System Temperature In addition to temperature monitoring the following items will also be displayed Fan 1 Speed Fan 5 Speed Voltage Monitoring Processor Vcore V 3 3V Vcc V 5V Vcc V 12V Vcc V 12V Vcc V 5
74. ppy IDE g JPF E JLED CPU Front Side Bus Speed Front Side Bins Speeds JFSB1 JFSB2 JFSB1 and JFSB2 allow you to set the Front Side Bus Frequency See the table on the mE UR Frequency right for pin definitions Default is Auto 2 3 2 3 266 MHz 2 3 Open 200 MHz Open Open 166 MHz Open 2 3 133 MHz USB Wake Up Use JPUSB1 JPUSB2 to enable or disable USB Wake Up which allows you to wakeup the system by pressing a key on the keyboard Persi aptid or by clicking the mouse when JPUSB1 is ne umper connected to USB1 or USB2 ports or JPUSB2 Position Definition is connected to any of the USB3 4 USB5 6 he Enabled Disabled ports These jumpers are used together with see the USB Wake Up function in BIOS Enable both the jumpers and the BIOS setting to al low the system to be woken up See the table on the right for jumper settings JPUSB1 JFSB2 i ATX 24 Pin PWR Fan1 4 Pin rem ih X E7221 e NorthBridge rl LGA 775 5 E CopperRiver GLAN1 x l DIMM 1A blue DIMM 1B black o A DIMM 2A blue al DIMM 2B black PXH V s GUN PCI X 64 bit 133 MHz PCI X 6 HE JF1 JPUSB2 2 23 SUPER P8SCT User s Manual 2 8 Onboard Indicators LED Activity LED M e Rear View When viewing from GLAN LEDs There are two Gigabit Ethernet LAN ports on the motherboard Each GLAN port has two the rear side of the chassis LEDs The right LED indicates activity while 1 Gb LAN
75. ptions are Primary and Secondary If On chip Serial ATA is set to Enhanced Mode only Serial ATA will be activated and Primary PATA IDE will be available Secondary PATA IDE will not be available SATA Port This setting allows you configure the setting for the SATA port The options are P1 and P3 is Secondary USB Controller This setting allows you to enable or disable the USB Controller The options are Enabled and Disabled USB 2 0 Controller This setting allows you to enable or disable USB 2 0 EHCI Controller The options are Enabled and Disabled USB Legacy Support This setting allows you to enable or disable the functions of USB Keyboard Mouse under POST and DOS The options are Disabled and Enabled 4 7 SUPER P8SCT User s Manual 4 4 3 I O Device Configuration Onboard Serial Port1 Onboard Serial Port2 This setting allows the user to set the address and the corresponding IRQ for Serial Port1 or Serial Port 2 The options are Disabled 3F8 IRQ4 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 and Auto The default setting for Serial Port1 is 3F8 IRQ4 and the default for Port 2 is 2F8 IRQ3 Onboard Parallel Port This setting allows the user to set the address and the corresponding IRQ for the onboard parallel port The options are Disabled 378 IRQ7 278 IRQ5 and 3BC IRQ7 Parallel Port Mode This setting sets the onboard Parallel port mode The options are SPP EPP ECP ECP EPP and Normal EPP Mode Select This s
76. r JWOL Wake On LAN JWOR Wake On Ring Header KB MS J14 PS 2 Keyboard Mouse LE1 Onboard 5V Standby Warning LED GLAN1 GLAN2 Giga bit Ethernet RJ45 LAN1 LAN2 Connectors Parallel Printer Port PCI slots One PCI X 64bit 133MHz Five PCI 32 bit 33 MHz slots SATA 0 3 4 SATA Headers USB 1 2 Back Panel Universal Serial Ports1 2 USB 3 4 USB 5 6 Front Panel USB Headers USB3 4 J10 USB5 6 J7 VGA Video Graphic Connector See Chapter 2 for detailed pin information and jumper settings 1 5 SUPER P8SCT User s Manual VRM 10 1 Yt Intel LGA775 PROCESSOR L M cxaio T CK41 0 FSB 800 533MHz 533 400 E7221 INT GRAPHIC COPPER RIVER GMCH PXH V VGA_CONN PCI E PCI X PCI Ex8 Bridge Iz PCI X Bu H Primary IDE ae 1x PCIX 64 H PCI 32 BUS Sbor S ATAI 4 Ports 5x PCI 32 Slot snd Od I Ee 2x Gb LAN BM5721 H W MONITOR Figure 1 3 Intel E7221 Copper River Chipset System Block Diagram Note This is a general block diagram and may not exactly represent the features on your motherboard See the following pages for the actual specifications of each motherboard Chapter 1 Introduction Motherboard Features CPU Latest CPU technology Single Intel Pentium 4 and Intel Celeron Processor in the 775 Land Grid Ar ray Package Front Side Bus e 800 MHz 533 MHz Memory 9 Latest memory technology e Dual Single Channel 240 pin DDR2 533 400 u
77. r cord before clearing CMOS JPWAKE1 j E TP E ATX 24 Pin PWR gt Fan5 Fan1 JPUSB1 k l l CPU USB1 2 KB MS E7221 NorthBridge LGA 775 CopperRiver DIMM 1A blue DIMM 1B black Bank1 sawar 2 p E eco DIMM ZA blue DIMM 2B black PXH V E E Bank2 Ca JSLED GLAN PCI X 64 bit 133 MHz PCI X 6 mE JPS3 CTRL Buzzer PCI 32 bit 33 MHz PCI 5 TCH6R Fan Clear GLAN South pes Fang CTRL PCI 32 bit 33 MHz pc g4 L Bridge D u CMOS I 1JPL1 gt L CJ PL2 BR wW T PCI 32 bit 33 MHz Pc sal 5 SATA3 Svo PCI 32 bit 33 MH r e TEZE IPMI JPUSB2 SANI PCI 32 bit 33 MHz PCIs1 B lUsB3 AUSB5 6 Ewo L 1 PETS 9 deo wer que Bu i Floppy I IDE ILE 2 19 SUPER P8SCT User s Manual USB1 2 KB MS Keyboard Wake Up The JPWAKE1 jumper is used together with the Keyboard Wake Up function in BIOS Enable both the jumper and the BIOS set ting to allow the system to be woken up by pressing a key on the keyboard See the table on the right for jumper settings Your power supply must meet ATX specifica tion 2 01 or higher and supply 720 mA of standby power to use this feature Gigabit LAN Enable There are two Giga bit Contr
78. sk drives and video displays etc CMOS requires very little power When the computer is turned off a back up battery provides power to the BIOS Flash chip enabling it to retain the system parameters Each time the computer is 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 CMOS information that determines the system parameters may be changed by entering the BIOS Setup utility This Setup utility can be accessed by pressing lt Del gt at the appropriate time during system boot Starting the Setup Utility Normally the only visible POST Power On Self Test routine is the memory test As the memory is being tested press the lt Delete gt key to enter the main menu of the BIOS Setup utility From the main menu you can access the other setup screens such as the Chipset and Power menus Section 4 3 gives detailed descriptions of each parameter setting in the Setup utility 4 1 SUPER P8SCT User s Manual 4 2 Running Setup Optimal default settings are in bold text unless otherwise noted The BIOS setup options described in this section are selected by choosing the ap propriate text from the Main BIOS Setup screen All displayed text is described in this section although the screen display is often all you need to understand how to set the options see the next page When you firs
79. ss the Enter key Select OK to confirm the selection Press the Enter key to load the default settings for the BIOS 3 Use the arrow keys to select the Advanced in the BIOS 4 Scroll down to the item Advanced Chipset Control and press the Enter Key to select this option 5 Select the item On Chip Serial ATA and press the Enter Key When the sub menu appears select the item Enhanced Mode 6 Scroll up to the item SATA Mode and press the Enter Key to select this option When the sub menu appears select the item RAID 7 Tap Esc and scroll down to Exit Select Save and Exit from the Exit menu Press the Enter key to save the changes and exit the BIOS 8 Once you ve exited the BIOS Utility the system will re boot C 2 Appendix C Software Installation Using the LSI ICH6R SATA RAID Utility Driver Accessing the LSI SATA RAID Utility After the system exits from the BIOS Setup Utility the system will automatically reboot To run the LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID Setup Utility press the lt CTRL gt key and the lt M gt key simultaneously during system bootup as shown in the screen below LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID BIOS c 2884 Copyright LSI Logic Corporation LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID Found at PCI Bus No 88 Dev Res Re Res scanning for Port 8 scanning for Port 1 canning for Port 2 scanning for Port Re spond ing spond ing spond ing spond ing 41
80. t I turn off the power using the momentary power on off switch Answer The instant power off function is controlled by the Power Button Mode setting in BIOS When the On Off feature is enabled the motherboard 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 3 SUPER P8SCTUser s Manual Question How do connect the ATA100 66 cable to my IDE device s Answer The 80 wire 40 pin high density ATA100 66 IDE cable that came with your system has two connectors to support two drives This special cable must be used to take advantage of the speed the ATA100 66 technology offers Connect the blue connector to the onboard IDE header and the other connector s to your hard drive s Consult the documentation that came with your disk drive for details on actual jumper locations and settings Question After have installed 4 pieces of 1GB Memory why does the BIOS only detect about 3 15 GB of memory during POST Answer Because the chipset does not support memory remapping so there is a memory hole located around the 4GB memory address 3 4 Returning Merchandise for Serv
81. t ki b n w n ka kak k n ka kk dka ka ak a xua kn k s ka kak an nea la anak 3 1 NO POW m 3 1 NO dlo oc 3 1 Memory EMrOrs oe pn din knll kane k la kd ka al k k anku ba k na ka dalan bk ku dak kanya s ka ak dka ka 3 2 Losing the System s Setup Configuration liii e 3 2 3 2 Technical Support Procedures irriteret ernia NEEE 3 2 3 3 Frequently Asked Questions sese 3 3 3 4 Returning Merchandise for Service Ek 3 5 SUPER P8SCT User s Manual Chapter 4 BIOS 4 1 WAtrOMUCHON HL 4 1 4 2 Bunning Setp cc yed pute deett euge ncn eg kak uen RAN H dab N hek d kya e RR ERE Re d da kan 4 2 4 3 Main BIOS Setup 43s nee t rere dern ede h ku xa n Ked naa b kan Kaka l b neka nak 4 2 Main BIOS Setup Menu six kd aka d ka akla d kakaka kaka kaya daka naka a yana kaka dakan kk k aka 4 3 4 4 Advanced BIOS Se lU sais sine lana karina ya dala la lana k dank an n naka W k ada Waa nnn nennen nnn nnn 4 5 4 4 1 Advanced BIOS Features sssssssssee Hee 4 5 4 4 2 Advanced Chipset Control sssssssssseemmRHHHH 4 6 4 4 3 1 0 Device Configuration ssssssmmMHMMHHRHHHHm 4 8 4 4 4 PnP Configuration eresie erkeni iienaa rena ieii 4 9 4 4 5 Hardware Monitors ssssesesseeeeHH emen 4 11 4 4 6 Processor amp Clock Options ssssssemRmRHHHRHH 4 12 4 4
82. t power on the computer the AwardBIOS is immediately activated While the BIOS is in control the Setup program can be activated in one of two ways 1 By pressing lt Del gt immediately after turning the system on or 2 When the following message appears briefly at the bottom of the screen during the POST Power On Self Test press the lt Del gt key to activate the Main Setup Menu Press DEL to enter SETUP 4 3 Main BIOS Setup All Main Setup options are described in this section The Main BIOS Setup screen is displayed below Use the lt Up gt lt Down gt arrow keys or the lt Tab gt key to move among the different settings in the above menu Press the lt Esc gt key to exit the CMOS Setup Menu and use the lt Left gt lt Right gt arrow keys to enter the other categories of the BIOS settings The next section is described in detail to illustrate how to navigate through the menus 4 2 Chapter 4 BIOS Thu a 72884 Tine hh nn ss 18 4 Menu Level gt Legacy Diskette A 1 444 3 5 ind Swap Floppy Drive Disabled Change the day month year and century gt IDE Channel 8 Master Maxtor BYZBBPH IDE Channel 8 Slave SONY DVD RM DH IDE Channel 1 Master I None HIE Channel 1 Slave I None IDE Channel 2 Master I None gt IDE Channel 2 Slave Monel b IDE Channel 3 Master I Mone gt IDE Channel 3 Slave I None All Errors Halt On Total Physical M
83. th your system has two connectors to support two drives This special cable should be used to take advantage of the speed this new technology offers The blue connector connects to the onboard IDE connector interface and the other connector s to your hard drive s Consult the documentation that came with your disk drive for details on actual jumper locations and settings for the hard disk drive Parallel Port Connector Parallel Printer Port Pin Definitions The parallel port is located next Pin Number Function Pin Number Function to the USB 0 1 Ports Refer to 1 Strobe 2 Auto Feed 3 Data Bit 0 4 Error Figure 2 3 for location See the 5 bala Bit g iit table on the right for pin defini 7 Data Bit 2 8 SLCT IN 9 Data Bit 3 10 GND tions 11 Data Bit 4 12 GND 13 Data Bit 5 14 GND Print 15 Data Bit 6 16 GND Nu 17 DataBit7 18 GND Z ATX 24 Pin PWR 8 8 Fans Fani in 19 ACK 20 GND ER Frosh xi s 21 BUSY 22 GND 8 23 PE 24 GND E7221 25 SLCT 26 NC LE1 Bank1 1 Bank2 CTRL NorthBridge CopperRiver LGA 775 DIMM 1A blue DIMM 1B black DIMM 2A blue DIMM 2B black PXH V JSLED g PCI X 64 bit 133 MHz PCI X 6 PCI 32 bit 33 MHz poig CTRL PCI 32 bit 33 MHz pciga suo
84. the default is 30 seconds Before the system reboots or shuts down it s allowed to cancel the action Requirements Keep Supero SD3Service Daemon running at all times on this system Provide TCP IP connectivity Power control E Note SD III Software Revision 1 0 can be downloaded from our web site at ftp ftp supermicro com utility Supero _Doctor_lll You can also download SDIII User s Guide at http Awww supermicro com PRODUCT Manuals SDIII UserGuide pdf For Linux we will still recommend Supero Doctor Il C 14
85. to BIOS stack If CMOS checksum fails use default value instead 3 Prepare BIOS resource map for PCI amp PnP use If ESCD is valid take into consideration of the ESCD s legacy information 4 Onboard clock generator initialization Disable respective clock resource to empty PCI amp DIMM slots 5 Early PCI initialization Enumerate PCI bus number Assign memory amp I O resource Search for a valid VGA device amp VGA BIOS and put it into C000 0 24h Reserved 25h Reserved 26h Reserved 27h Initialize INT 09 buffer 28h Reserved 29h e Program CPU internal MTRR P6 amp PII for 0 640K memory address 9 Initialize the APIC for Pentium class CPU Program early chipset according to CMOS setup Example onboard IDE controller 9 Measure CPU speed e Invoke video BIOS 2Ah Reserved 2Bh Reserved 2Ch Reserved Appendix B Award BIOS POST Codes POST hex Description 2Dh 1 Initialize multi language 2 Put information on screen display including Award title CPU type CPU speed 2Eh Reserved 2Fh Reserved 30h Reserved 31h Reserved 32h Reserved 33h Reset keyboard except Winbond 977 series Super I O chips 34h Reserved 35h Reserved 36h Reserved 37h Reserved 38h Reserved 39h Reserved 3Ah Reserved 3Bh Reserved 3Ch Test 8254 3Dh Reserved 3Eh Test 8259 interrupt mask bits
86. touch its components peripheral chips memory modules or gold contacts When handling chips or modules avoid touching their pins Putthe motherboard and peripherals back into their antistatic bags when not in use For grounding purposes make sure your computer chassis provides excellent conductivity between the power supply the case the mounting fasteners and the motherboard Useonly the correct type of CMOS onboard battery as specified by the Manufac turer Do not install the CMOS onboard battery upside down to avoid a possible explosion 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 Installation Procedures Follow the procedures as listed below for full installation of the motherboard into a chassis 1 Install the processor and the heatsink to the motherboard 2 Install the motherboard in the chassis 3 Install the memory and add on cards 4 Finally connect the cables and install the drivers 2 1 SUPER P8SCT User s Manual 2 2 LGA775 Processor and Heatsink Installation N When handling the processor package avoid placing direct pressure on the label area of the fan IMPORTANT Always connect the power cord last and always remove it before add ing removing or changing any hardware components Make sure that you install the processor into the CPU socket before you install the CPU he
87. your motherboard allows you to monitor the environment and operations of your system Supero Doctor III displays crucial system information such as CPU temperature system voltages and fan status See the Figure below for a display of the Supero Doctor Ill interface Note 1 The default user name and password are ADMIN Note 2 In the Windows OS environment the Supero Doctor Ill settings take pre cedence over the BIOS settings When first installed Supero Doctor Ill adopts the temperature threshold settings previously set in BIOS Any subsequent changes to these thresholds must be made within Supero Doctor since the SD III settings override the BIOS settings For the Windows OS to adopt the BIOS temperature threshold settings please change the SDIII settings to be the same as those set in BIOS Supero Doctor III Interface Display Screen l Health Information File Edit View Favorites Tools Help EJ colit si di N Super u Health Information CPUl Chassis CPUZ Chassis SUPER P8SCT User s Manual Supero Doctor Ill Interface Display Screen lll Remote Control LEE Edi View Favorites Tools Help CES Supe Doctor III pe Sista Remote Management System Info Health Info Performance Rernote Control Configuration Adrninistration Sy gerent Report Help u Remote Control Graceful power control Supero Doctor III allows a user to inform the OS to reboot or shut down within a specified time
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