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1. 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 SFh Reserved 60h Okay to enter Setup utility 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
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3. Socket Lever 1 Press the socket lever to release the load plate which Load Plate covers the CPU socket from its locking position 2 Gently lift the socket lever to open the load plate Load Plate 2 2 Chapter 2 Installation 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 South Key housing North Center Edge 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 or against any pins of the socket to avoid damage to the CPU or the socket Socket Leve 7 With the CPU inside the socket inspect the four corners of the CPU to CPU in the CPU socket make sure that the CPU is properly installed 8 Use your thumb to gently push 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 the pl
4. Description 2Dh I Initialize multi language 2 Put information on screen display including Award title CPU type CPU speed 2Eh Reserved 2Fh Reserved 30h Reserved 31h Reserved 32h Reserved 33h Reset keyboard except Winbond 977 series Super I O chips 34h Reserved 35h Reserved 36h Reserved 37h Reserved 38h Reserved 39h Reserved 3Ah Reserved 3Bh Reserved 3Ch Test 8254 3Dh Reserved 3Eh Test 8259 interrupt mask bits for channel 1 3Fh Reserved 40h Test 8259 interrupt mask bits for channel 2 41h Reserved 42h Reserved 43h Test 8259 functionality 44h 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 SUPERO P8SGA User s Manual
5. E H H ae USB 7 8 2 14 Chapter 2 Installation Wake On Ring Wake On Ring Pin Definitions JWOR1 The Wake On Ring header is located at JWOR This function allows your Nr ber Definition computer to be awakened by an in 1 Ground coming call when in the suspend state 2 Wake up See the table on the right for pin defi nitions You must also have a WOR card and cable to use WOR Wake On LAN Wake On LAN Pin The Wake On LAN header is des Definitions WOL Pi ignated WOL on the motherboard Numba Definition i 1 5V Standby See the table on the right for pin E ds definitions You must enable the 3 Wake up LAN Wake Up setting in BIOS to use this function You must also have a LAN card with a Wake On LAN connector and cable to use this feature Ethernet Port RJ45 Connector One Ethernet port Gigabit LAN is located beside the Audio port on the lO backplane ae ia E is be MM i Ethernet Por Leg Mes ied Eo a d v C EB wm 2 15 SUPER P8SGA User s Manual VGA Connector A VGA connector JG1 is located next to the COM1 on the IO backplane
6. Refer to the board layout below for the location SMB Header SMB Header A System Management Bus Pin Definitions J34 header is located at J34 Connect Pin RA i Number Definition the appropriate cable here to uti 1 Data 2 2 Clock lize SMB on your system 3 Ground 4 No Connection za JPWAKER IKB MS Wake Up KB MS 41 3 an al y 49 12V PWR H 5 3 5 a I P4 CPU o m E LGA 775 E ES due x VGA s g s ai ala lal ls ela 8 E Bra 5 6 JPUSB2 2 2 2 2 El 9156 a USB1 2 JPUSB z Glantsdale 2 8 LAN J11 North Bridge Clock Audio 7 1 J45 x16 PCI E LAN CTRL PGLS WD Reset UP3 PCI 2 En ICH6 u GLAN Enable PCI 1 South Bridge CDin Aux Buzzer lt 1 PCI E 3 ae O bs fr E 9 Ace 508 ceo FWH EE ln x1 PCI E 2 6 N e 595 Front USB7 8 Gaitas i ul J43 N a kt PCI E 1 Nm Os Ail wor E gt tm com WOL 77 Q9 chs m n SMB 2 16 Chapter 2 Installation Overheat LED JOH1 Table 2 15 Overheat LED Pin Definitions JOH1 The JOH header is used to con nect an LED to provide warning of Pin Numb
7. 2 amps of current supply on a 5V Standby rail is strongly recommended It is strongly recommended that you use a high quality power supply that meets 12V ATX power supply Specification 1 1 or above _lt is also required that the 12V 4 pin power connection J41 be used for high load configura tions In areas where noisy power transmission is present you may choose to install a line filter to shield the computer from noise It is recom mended that you also install a power surge protector to help avoid problems caused by power surges Chapter 1 Introduction 1 6 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 selec tion a clock generator drive interface control logic and interrupt and DMA logic The wide range of functions integrated onto the Super I O greatly reduces the number of components required for interfacing with floppy disk drives The Super l 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 one of which supports serial infrared communication Each UART includes a 16 byte send receive FIFO a programmable baud rate generator complete modem control capability and a processor interrup
8. 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 Reserved Reserved 1 Call chipset power management hook 2 Recover the text font used by EPA logo not for full screen logo 3 If password is set ask for password Save all data in stack back to CMOS Initialize ISA PnP boot devices 1 USB final Initialization NET PC Build SYSID structure Switch screen back to text mode Set up ACPI table at top of memory Invoke ISA adapter ROMs Assign IRQs to PCI devices Initialize APM Clear noise of IRQs Reserved Reserved Reserved Reserved Reserved Reserved Reserved Read HDD boot sector information for Trend Anti Virus code Enable L2 cache Program boot up speed Chipset final initialization Power management final initialization Clear screen amp display summary table Program K6 write allocation Program P6 class write combining Program daylight saving Update keyboard LED amp typematic rate Build MP table Build amp update ESCD Set CMOS century to 20h or 19h Load CMOS time into DOS timer tick Build MSIRQ routing table Boot attempt INT 19h MBWNRIN
9. Configuration Data The CMOS information that determines the system parameters may be changed by entering the BIOS Setup utility This Setup utility can be ac cessed by pressing 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 SUPERO P8SGA 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 appropriate 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 options see on next page When you first power on the computer the AwardBIOS is immediately activated While the BIOS is in control the Setup program can be activated in one of two ways 1 By pressing 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 Pr
10. ESE Front USB7 8 E E amp EU POEM mm Td gus jui o Juss wer Cs chs ai OR 2 17 SUPER P8SGA User s Manual 2 7 Jumper Settings Explanation of Jumpers To modify the operation of the motherboard jumpers can be Connector used to choose between optional Ping 3 21 settings Jumpers create shorts e between two pins to change the function of the connector Pin 1 is n identified with a square solder pad on the printed circuit board See ai the motherboard layout pages for Setting S nd jumper locations BA Pin 1 2 short Note On a two pin jumper Closed 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 P8SGA Note for ATX power supplies you must completely shut down ihe system and remove the AC power cord before clearing CMOS LAN ETRE Pera wo Reset HEZ 2 18 Chapter 2
11. See Figure 2 3 below for the colors and Definitions LAN Port am LI z 2 p EE E e USB Ports USB Port Notes Blue Line In Green Line Out Pink Mic See Figure 2 4 for the pin definitions of the various connectors including the speaker Refer to Section 2 6 for details JF1 Pin 26 Reset Pin 24 Ground Pin 22 X Pin 20 PW ON Pin 18 PW ON Pin 16 X Pin 14 LAN LED Pin 12 LAN LED Pin 10 IRTX Pin 8 GROUND Pin 6 IRRX Pin 4 CIRRX Pin 2 VCC5 Figure 2 4 2 7 Pin 25 VCC5 Pin 23 X Pin 21 X Pin 19 Speaker Pin 17 Ground Pin 15 Keylock Pin 13 Power LED Pin 11 X Pin 9 Power LED Pin 7 IDE LED Pin 5 IDE LED Active Pin 3 IDE LED Active Pin 1 IDE LED Front Control Panel Connectors SUPER P8SGA User s Manual 2 6 Connecting Cables Power Supply Connectors The primary power supply connector J40 on the P8SGA meets the SSI Superset ATX 24 pin specification Refer to the table on the right for the pin definitions of the ATX 24 pin power connec tor You must also connect the 4 pin J41 processor power con nector to your power supply Re fer to the table below right for the J41 12V connector IR Connector The infrared connector is located on pins 2 4 6 8 and 10 of JF1 See the table on the right for pin definitions See the
12. TEX Fang Infrared Pin Definitio JF1 ns Pin Number Definition 2 45V 4 CIRRX 6 IRRX 8 Ground 10 IRTX Pin 26 Reset Pin 24 Ground Pin 22 X Pin 20 PW ON Pin 18 PW ON Pin 16 X Pin 14 LAN LED Pin 12 LAN LED Pin 10 IRTX Pin 8 GROUND Pin 6 IRRX Pin 4 CIRRX Pin 2 VCC5 Pin Pin Pin Pin Pin Pin Pin Pin Pin Pin Pin Pin ou noe e ojo ojoo ojo Pin 25 vccs 23 x 21 x 19 Speaker 17 Ground 15 Keylock 13 Power LED Mx 9 Power LED 7 IDE LED 5 IDE LED Active 3 IDE LED Active 1 1DE LED Chapter 2 Installation PW_ON Connector _ PW ON Pin Definitions JF1 The PW_ON connector is located Pin Number Definition on pins 18 and 20 of JF1 Con 20 PW ON nect it to the chassis power but 18 PW ON ton which you may also conf
13. Technical Support section of our web page for information on the infrared de vices you can connect to the sys lem cpu pwr ATX Power Supply 24 pin Connector Pin Definitions J20 Pin Number Definition Pin Number Definition 13 3 3V 1 3 3V 14 12V 2 43 3V 15 COM 3 COM 16 PS ON amp 4 45V 17 COM 5 COM 18 COM 6 45V 19 COM 7 COM 20 Res NC 8 PWR OK 21 5V 9 5VSB 22 5V 10 12V 23 5V 11 12V 24 COM 12 3 3V 12V 4 pin Connector J41 Required Connection Pins Definition 1 amp 2 Ground 384 12V ATX PWR Taa JPWAKEE KB MS Wake Up KBMS an Pin 12V PWR 37 H P4 CPU LGA 775 Parallel Port Video Pori COMT For TT Ra 81518 JPUSB2 El m 9156 USB1 2 USB Glantsdale amp LAN 41 North Bridge Clock Audio J45 DIMM 1A Blue DIMM 2A Black br 10 DIMM 1B Blue DIMM 2B Black Foy K an Fn mr pwn 327 x16 PCI E LAN CTRL m PCI 2 WD Reset ici GEAN Enable PCI 1 EUT kez South Bridge H6 IDE 1 PCI E 3 Ace par PGI E 2 j Pere a SUPERO P8SGA FWH GERE ESS wm recu re E cmos aui EO wot OP ons e
14. 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 sensi tivity of the voltage monitor Fan Status Monitor with Firmware Software The PC health monitor can check the RPM status of the cooling fans via Supero Doctor CPU Overheat LED and Control This feature is available when the user enables the CPU overheat warning function in the BIOS This allows the user to define an overheat tempera ture When this temperature reaches the threshold the CPU thermal trip feature will be activated and it will send a signal to the Speaker LED and at the same time the CPU speed will be decreased Chapter 1 Introduction 1 4 Power Configuration Settings This section describes features of your motherboard that deal with power and power settings Microsoft OnNow The OnNow design initiative is a comprehensive system wide approach to system and device power control OnNow is a term for a PC that is always on but appears to be off and responds immediately to user or other re quests Slow Blinking LED for Suspend State Indicator When the CPU goes into a suspend state the chassis power LED will start blinking to indicate that the CPU is in suspend mode When the user presses any key the CPU will wake up and the LED will automatically stop blinking and remain on BIOS Supp
15. all orders that must be mailed when service is complete SUPERO P8SGA User s Manual This warranty only covers normal consumer use and does not cover dam ages incurred 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 6 Chapter 4 BIOS Chapter 4 BIOS 4 1 Introduction This chapter describes the AwardBlOS for the P8SGA 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 BIOS that are not reflected in this manual System BIOS The BIOS is the Basic Input Output System used in all IBM PC XTTM AT and PS 2 compatible computers The AwardBIOS Flash chip stores the system parameters such as amount of memory type of disk 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 pow ered on the computer is then configured with the values stored in the BIOS ROM by the system BIOS which gains control when the computer is pow ered on How To Change the
16. as specified by the Manufacturer Do not install the CMOS battery upside down to avoid possible explosion No Power Make sure no short circuits exist between the motherboard and the chassis Verify that all jumpers are set to their default positions Check that the 115V 230V switch on the power supply is properly set Turn the power switch on and off to test the system The battery on your motherboard may be old Check to verify that it still supplies 3VDC If it does not replace it with a new one No Video lf 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 SUPERO P8SGA User s Manual NOTE If you are a system integrator VAR or OEM a POST diagnos tics card is recommended For I O port 80h codes refer to App B Memory Errors 1 Make sure the DIMM modules are properly and fully installed 2 You should be using unbuffered DDR memory see next page Also it is recommended 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 Ensure that you are using a high quality power supply A poor quality p
17. is controlled in BIOS by the Power Button Mode setting 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 Question How do utilize the six channel sound Answer The six channel sound available on the P8SGA can be enabled with the audio driver software that was included in your motherboard pack age When activated sound will be routed through the jacks under the Game Port as follows Line Out front L amp R speakers Line In rear L amp R speakers MIC center and subwoofer speakers You must also enable the AC97 Audio setting in the Advanced Chipset section of the BIOS setup Chapter 3 Troubleshooting Question installed my microphone correctly but can t record any sound What should do Answer Go to lt Start gt lt Programs gt lt Accessories gt lt Entertainment gt and then lt Volume Control gt Under the Properties tab scroll down the list of devices in the menu and check the box beside Microphone Question How do connect the ATA100 66 cable to my IDE device s Answer The 80 w
18. no special specified all H W interrupts are directed to SPURIOUS_INT_HDLR amp S W interrupts to SPURIOUS_soft_HDLR 1Ch Reserved 1Dh Initial EARLY_PM_INIT switch 1Eh Reserved 1Fh Load keyboard matrix notebook platform 20h Reserved 21h HPM initialization notebook platform 22h Reserved 23h 1 Check validity of RTC value e g a value of 5Ah is an invalid value for RTC minute 2 Load CMOS settings into BIOS stack If CMOS checksum fails use default value instead 3 Prepare BIOS resource map for PCI amp PnP use If ESCD is valid take into 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 Program CPU internal MTRR P6 amp PII for 0 640K memory address O Initialize the APIC for Pentium class CPU Program early chipset according to CMOS setup Example onboard IDE controller Measure CPU speed Invoke video BIOS 2Ah Reserved 2Bh Reserved 2Ch Reserved Appendix B Award BIOS POST Codes POST hex
19. processor on multiprocessor system and provides IRQs beyond the conventional 16 under Windows 2000 or XP It has no effect on single processor systems 4 6 Chapter 4 BIOS MPS Version Control This setting allows you to state the MPS version for your operating system The options are 1 1 and 1 4 PWRON After PWR Fail This setting allows the user to specify how the system will respond when power is reapplied after the system has gone down due to a 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 Disabled 10 Sec 20 Sec 30 Sec 40 Sec 1 Min 2 Min 3 Min and 4 Min 4 4 2 Advanced Chipset Control System Memory Frequency SUPERO P8SGA User s Manual System Memory Frequency This setting allows you to set the system memory speed The options are Auto 333MHz 400MHz and 533MHz SLP_S4 Assertion Width This setting allows you to set SLP_S4 Assertion Width The options are 4 to 5 Sec 3 to 4 Sec 2 to 3 Sec 1 to 2 Sec CPU THRM Throttling This setting allows the CPU to slow down and function at the level specified by this setting when the CPU reaches a temperature setting pre defined by the user The options are 75 50 and 25 PEG On Chip VGA Control This setting allows you to enable or disable PEG On Chip VGA Controller The options are Auto PEG Port and Onchip VGA On Chip Frame Buffer Size T
20. support information below 2 Gently press down on the memory module until it snaps into place Support The P8SGA supports Dual channel Non ECC unbuffered DDR 400 DDR333 PC3200 2700 SDRAM Both interleaved and non interleaved memory is supported so you may populate any number of DIMM slots Populate DIMM 1A DIMM 1B and or DIMM 2A DIMM 2B with memory modules of the same size same type will result in the dual channel two way interleaved memory which is faster than the single channel non interleaved memory Figure 2 2 Side and Top Views of DDR Module Installation into Slot To Install mas B Insert module vertically and press down until it snaps A into place bod Note Notch ku should align Pay attention Wi thie to the notch receptive point on the slot To Remove Use your thumbs gently to push Top View of DDR Slot each release tab Release Tab n Reese Tab outward to release the DIMM from the slot 2 6 Chapter 2 Installation 2 5 l 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 and locations of the various lO ports Figure 2 3 Parallel Port Burgundy 1 0 Port Locations Keyboard COM1 Port Front Control Panel JF1 contains header pins for various front control panel connectors
21. 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 11 SUPERO P8SGA User s Manual 4 4 4 PnP Configuration Choose PCI PnP Configurations from the Award BIOS main menu with the Left Right arrow keys You should see the following display Init Display First Onboard LAN This setting allows you to enable or disable the Onboard LAN Controller The options are Enabled and Disabled Initial Display First This feature sets the device that will initiate the monitor display when the system is first turned on The options are PCI Slot and Onboard 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 and the system reconfiguration has caused such a serious conflict that the OS cannot reboot the system The options are Enabled and Disabled Resources Controlled By This setting allows BIOS to automatica
22. 0 18 Host Data 15 19 GND 20 Key your system to benefit from the 21 DRQ3 22 GND 23 VO Write 24 GND ATA100 66 technology 25 VO Read 26 GND 27 IOCHRDY 28 BALE 29 DACK3 30 GND 31 IRQ14 32 lOCS16 33 Addr 1 34 GND 35 Addr 0 36 Addr 2 Tar FOREROS War 37 Chip Select 0 38 Chip Select 1 save lw s Ezi i 39 Activity 40 GND E E HE ee E E El saol H des EUN B Floppy d eus m us HH IDE lt me a Pcress E B 9 a De gos E e TOE op UBB E E ls 2 22 Chapter 2 Installation 2 9 Installing the Operating System and Software Programs After all the hardware has been installed you must first install the operating system and then other software drivers The necessary drivers are all included on the Supermicro CDs that came packaged with your motherboard 5 SUPEHFAIDRU PHSGACL Motherboard Drbreri E Tools Wie j Irani Gents sade poe PF Haz SUPERMICREO Mansel Dez 3 i Drivers amp Tools id E strenue E aptas Drives los 91 55 Intel rrantsdale Chipset Bros Lager CST ducky Drets FSG A Budd crece dy bebe ci rasan 6 ch Aui Saat Liz Mad Tara Al E 2 a SUFERMRI Supero Docio Il EJ e Fra maa rdcrmabion pasa rst SUPE RAM CR wab zila SLE TI HI TI Gores irg Drivers Tool Installation Display Screen Note Click the icons showing a hand writing on paper to view the readme files for each item Click the computer icons to the right of these items to install each item fr
23. 120 HDD CDROM ZIP100 USB FDD USB ZIP USB CDROM USB HDD LAN and Disabled SUPERO P8SGA User s Manual Third Boot Device This item allows the user to set the third boot up 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 Enabled 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 8 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 sys tem 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 Set
24. 13 Power LEB Pin 12 LAN LED e Pin 11 X Pin 10 IRTX e Pin 9 Power LI Pin 8 GROUND ee Pin 7 IDE LED Pin 6 IRRX eve Pin 5 IDE LED Active Pin 4 CIRRX ole Pin 3 IDE LED Active Pin 2 VCC5 e i Pin 1 IDE LED m Chapter 2 Installation Keylock Connector The keylock connector is located on pins 15 and 17 of JF1 See the table on the right for pin defini tions Speaker Connector The speaker connector is located on pins 19 21 23 and 25 of JF1 See the table on the right for pin definitions Keylock Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Number Definition 15 17 Keylock Ground Speaker Pin Definition Jzg JPWAKETIKEIMS Wake Up KB MS 141 ani H 4 Pin 12V PWR i a H E ES P4 CPU 8 3 LGA 775 g A slal v lt ios 33 s N 3 aja ala lt lt lala 3 SBT 3 i S Ei am 3 l l m E aja lala E 9156 El Ussuz JPuse E Glantsdale amp LAN 4 North Bridge Clock Audio 5 Jas 5 x16 POLE LAN CTRL Pots Hakan PCI 2 get ICH E GAN Enable 8 Pcia South Bridg
25. 3 2 Technical Support Procedures 3 3 Frequently Asked Questions oispa 3 4 Returning Merchandise for Service s sse 3 5 SUPERO P8SGA User s Manual Chapter 4 BIOS 4 1 InttOdUCHODn ari oca 4 1 4 2 RUNNING Set p 5 ihe tte iito 4 2 4 9 Maim BIOS Selina omma aree nare ei 4 2 Main BIOS Setup MOetU eine k s ran ayy ba Salek kena van n Y N 4 3 4 4 Advanced BIOS Setup itt tette eerie RR bei eed incu 4 5 4 4 1 Advanced BIOS Fatre Sissin ae 4 5 4 4 2 Advanced Chipset Control sss 4 7 4 4 3 1 0 Device Configuration voca 4 10 4 4 4 PnP Configuration 4 4 5 Hardware Monitors rre kul kla kard alav RAN 4 14 4 4 6 Processor amp Clock Options 4 kek keke kk ek 4 15 4 5 DOCU yV andi nya b nie mayka b ettet am o a RERO HERI ARA 4 16 O bay Kay ku SE Se HEN SIRR AR 4 17 DAHAN ET 4 19 Appendices Appendix A BIOS POST Messages s a aaiatal adara nia kiye NEIN Mu LKN b LEK E A 1 Appendix B BIOS POST G0d6S mision dila yeka d B 1 vi Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 1 Introduction 1 1 Overview Checklist Congratulations on purchasing your computer motherboard from an ac knowledged leader in the industry Supermicro boards are designed with the utmost attention to detail to provide you with the highest standards in quality and performance Please check that the following items have all been included with
26. 3h Initial Superio Early Init switch 04h Reserved 05h 1 Blank out screen 2 Clear CMOS error flag 06h Reserved 07h 1 Clear 8042 interface 2 Initialize 8042 self test 08h 1 Test special keyboard controller for Winbond 977 series Super I O chips 2 Enable keyboard interface 09h Reserved OAh Disable PS 2 mouse interface optional O Auto detect ports for keyboard amp mouse followed by a port amp interface swap optional O Reset keyboard for Winbond 977 series Super I O chips OBh Reserved OCh Reserved ODh Reserved OEh Test F000h segment shadow to see whether it is R W able or not If test fails keep beeping the speaker B 1 SUPERO P8SGA 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
27. Installation USB Wake Up Use JPUSB jumpers to enable the function of System Wake Up via USB Devices which allows you to wake up the system by de pressing a key on the USB key board or by clicking the USB mouse on your system The JPUSB jumpers are used together with the USB Wake Up function in the BIOS Enable both the jumpers and the BIOS setting to allow the system to wake up via USB de vices See the table on the right for jumper settings and jumper connections Note The default jumper setting for the USB ports is disabled However when the USB Wake Up function is enabled in the BIOS and the desired USB ports are en abled via the JPUSB jumper please be sure to remove all USB devices from the USB ports whose USB jumpers are set to disabled otherwise the system will not go into the standby mode Watch Dog Enable Disable JP5 enables the Watch Dog func tion Watch Dog is a system moni tor that can reboot the system when a software application is hung up Pins 1 2 will cause WD to reset the system if an applica tion is hung up Pins 2 3 will generate a non maskable interrupt signal for the application that is hung up See the table on the right for jumper settings 2 19 USB Wake Up Jumpers amp USB Ports Jumper RespectivePortHt JPUSB NPUSB2 USB 3 4 5 6 JPUSBS3 USB 1 2 USB 7 8 USB 1 2 Wake Up Jumper Settings JPUSB Jumper Positi
28. Nntrusion SUPER P8SGA User s Manual ATX PS 2 Keyboard and PS 2 Mouse Ports PS 2 Keyboard and Mouse Port Pin Definitions The ATX PS 2 keyboard and the 428 PS 2 mouse are located at J28 mL sinit See the table on the right for pin Data N definitions The mouse port is 3 Ground above the keyboard port See the A bak table on the right for pin defini 6 NC tions Universal Serial Bus USB AL J44 amp J11 There are six Universal Serial Bus Pin Definition ports located at J44 J11 on the I O panel and additional two USB 3 PO 4 Ground ports located at J43 on the motherboard These ports la 49 Pin Pin beled USB7 to USB8 can be used Number Definition Number Definition to provide front side chassis ac 1 5V 2 5V 3 PO 4 PO cess cables not included See 5 PO 6 PO the tables on the right for pin defi 7 Ground aa nitions KB Mouse remo lla fal E EIE pa CPU d pera E E E 3 m I i 8 5 USB 3 4 5 6 177 E TR Kase al eI Tare Soho Re i USB 1 24 Hm i 8 LAN A Worth Bridge i i g t South Bridge 9 Ll De Eug E gam ml mime li E u PE T oos ni
29. Power LED CONOCIO mitin nn 2 10 Keylock Connector niet rer edente re a ent 2 11 Speaker Connections nia 2 11 Table of Contents Serial POMS coat e doll tias C Dbleddel sioe ien rrr DD Fan Headers Chassis IntrUS IO iii cdi ATX PS 2 Keyboard Mouse Ports seeing Universal Serial Bus USB MJ keneke kk keka KA Wake Ons Pl Qi Wake On LAN EE Ethernet POM siy dillan A MEE as5 antes he yay Dn aub casey lan da hada han yed haa OMB Header seccion aaa Overheat LED m AQ OT OUtplt ieri da EE Det D e ee ae des 2 7 4umper Seti Sica eterne teinte iet Explanation of Jumpers 5 inet V nasa mir naka n GMOS Clear nop ai MD Dn Id DIEI USB WakeUp xn jie iint ti to Sed iens Watch Dog Enable Disable etre Keyboard Wake Up rtt rei Gigabit LAN Enable ette Rp Ee 2 8 Parallel Port Floppy Hard Drive and Audio Connections Parallel Port Connector esesssssseseeeneeenneneeenenenenne Floppy GOnnectot ei reri erre emm IDE Connectors Krdm 2 9 Installing SoftWare umi ban Supero Doctor erotico to elo abad man neman en e s tan Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 3 1 Troubleshooting Procedures sins 3 1 Before Power On A netten kek enne nnne 3 1 NGO Vl O O Tom MER NE N XUY 3 1 Memory Errors ds 3 2 Losing the System s Setup Configuration sss 3 2
30. Revision 1 2 which was the latest revision available at the time of publishing The motherboard you ve received may or may not look exactly the same as the ones shown in this manual 1 3 SUPERO P8SGA User s Manual Figure 1 3 Motherboard Layout not drawn to scale Lg JPWAKEE_IKB MS Wake Up KB MS 41 7 9 Fan nma 4 Pin 12V PWR amp TST S 5 Mm CO ae o 8l P4 CPU ol 2 LGA 775 E 5 2 dil x o siz J 2 2 3 S 3 S lied 439 sjaj jaya E S gl ela A Fans s s 22 3 Z 3 B 4 5 6 JPUSB2 aja alla 5 915G gt USB1 2 JPUSB amp Glantsdale amp LAN J11 North Bridge Clock Audio HB E J45 B a x16 PCI E LAN CTRL Pers MESS UES PCI 2 ICH6 GLAN Enable x PCI 1 South Bridge CDin Aux Buzzer lt x1 PCI E 3 Q 2 Ja4 smB tnz Z c odo 5 FWH la x1 PCI E 2 SATAD SATA Im 2 COMZ Front USB7 8 SATAT SATA3 u ui J43 a a kt PCI E 1 qi e TEN JPUSB3 n L D B WOL V f chs mE Y JBT1 Important Notes to the User All images layouts and
31. Right arrow keys You should see the following display Set Supervisor Password Set Supervisor Password When the item Set Supervisor Password is highlighted on the above screen 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 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 This setting allows the user to determine if the password is required every time when the system boots up or if the password is required only when you enter the CMOS setup The options are System and Setup Chapter 4 BIOS 4 6 Boot Choose Boot from the Award BIOS main menu with the Left Right arrow keys You should see the following display Hard Disk Boot Priority Award BIOS attempts to load the operating system from devices specified by the users in a user specified sequence Hard Disk Boot Priority This item allows the user to select the Boot Priority of Hard Disk Devices First Boot Device This item allows the user to set the first boot up 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 up device The options are Floppy LS
32. SUPERO SUPERO P8SGA USER S MANUAL Revision 1 0c The information in this User s Manual has been carefully reviewed and is believed to be accurate The vendor assumes no responsibility for any inaccuracies that may be contained in this document makes no commitment to update or to keep current the information in this manual or to notify any person or organization of the updates Please Note For the most up to date version of this manual please see our web site at www supermicro com SUPERMICRO COMPUTER reserves the right to make changes to the product described in this manual at any time and without notice This product including software if any and documentation may not in whole or in part be copied photocopied reproduced translated or reduced to any medium or machine without prior written consent IN NO EVENT WILL SUPERMICRO COMPUTER BE LIABLE FOR DIRECT INDIRECT SPECIAL INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING FROM THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THIS PRODUCT OR DOCUMENTATION EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES IN PARTICULAR THE VENDOR SHALL NOT HAVE LIABILITY FOR ANY HARDWARE SOFTWARE OR DATA STORED OR USED WITH THE PRODUCT INCLUDING THE COSTS OF REPAIRING REPLACING INTEGRATING INSTALLING OR RECOVERING SUCH HARDWARE SOFTWARE OR DATA Any disputes arising between manufacturer and customer shall be governed by the laws of Santa Clara County in the State of California USA The State of California Cou
33. UPERO P8SGAUser s Manual Table of Contents Preface About This Mantas coincida ere pur lla tiesto iii Manual Organization ninasi em tette teet ie iii Chapter 1 Introduction TT VOT VTC W cat asas Checklist Contacting Supermicto tirer e o te SED EYE R EROR 1 2 SUPERO SUPER P8SGAlmage rene eror 1 3 SUPERO P8SGA Layout E kereke kk kerek nennen trennen 1 4 SUPERO P8SGAQuick Reference sss 1 5 E7205 Chipset System Block Diagram see 1 6 Motherboard ESAtUTES 4 44423 rom teo mri ero tto ER 1 7 1 2 Chipset OVeLVIGW ete rear Ed pacte dar n 1 9 13 PG Healih MoTllGrin 0 4 42c4 rte DER 1 10 1 4 Power Configuration Settings essen 1 11 1 5 IPoWer SUDDply otomana dio 1 12 156 Super Dial GE d hi d s 1 13 Chapter 2 Installation 2 1 Static Sensitive DeviGeS cima eere eee E PE 2 2 Processor and Heatsink Installation T 2 3 Mounting the Motherboard in the Chassis sss 2 5 2 4 iInstalling DDEU MOImOEY rmac maana e a en etn eh ek eo tatnen nte 2 6 2 5 1 0 Port Front Control Panel Connector Locations 2 7 2 6 Connecting Gables rime nte ta 2 8 Power Supply Connectors 1 4 irem ona pete e o als 2 8 IRSCONMMECTOF irent riri reae iter en Meere HHH HH sere ke Ten 2 8 PW ON Connector ieri o ere EE SIKE ERSNI YON EA ates 2 9 Reset Connector E Sac 2 9 IDE SATA LED
34. al Port1 Onboard Serial Port2 This setting allows the user to set the address and the corresponding IRQ for the Serial Porti and 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 UART Mode Select This setting allows the user to select the UART mode for the BIOS The options are IrDA ASKIR and Normal RxD TxD Active This allows the user to change the settings for the RxD TxD Active function The options are Hi Hi Hi Lo Lo Hi and Lo Lo IR Transmission Delay If Enabled the transmission of IR infrared signals will be delayed The options are Enabled and Disabled UR2 Duplex Mode This setting set the mode for the UR2 Duplex Mode The options are Full and Half Chapter 4 BIOS Use IR Pins This item sets the usage of the IR pins The options are RxD2 TxD2 and IR Rx2Tx2 Onboard Parallel Port This setting allows the user to set the address and the corresponding IRQ for the onboard parallel port The options are Disabled 378 IRQ7 278 IRQ5 and 3BC IRQ7 Parallel Port Mode This setting sets the mode for the onboard Parallel port The options are SPP EPP ECP ECP EPP and Normal EPP Mode Select This setting 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
35. astic cap from the motherboard Plastic cap is released from the load plate if CPU properly installed 2 3 SUPER P8SGA User s Manual Installation of the Heatsink 1 Locate the CPU Fan on the motherboard 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 protective film from the copper core of the heatsink Warning CPU overheat may occur if the protective film is not removed Thermal Grease from the heatsink 5 Apply the proper amount of thermal grease on the CPU Note if your heatsink came with a thermal pad please ignore this step CPU 6 If necessary rearrange the wires to make sure that the wires are not pinched between the f heatsink and the CPU Also make Fan Wires sure to keep clearance 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 Heatsink until you hear a click Fastener 2 4 Chapter 2 Installation 8 Repeat Step 6 to insert all four heatsink fasteners into the mounting holes 9 Once all four fasteners are secure
36. cations pages on our web site http www supermicro com Product_page product m htm for updates on sup ported processors This product is intended to be professionally installed Manual Organization Chapter 1 includes a checklist of what should be included in your mainboard box describes the features specifications and performance of the P8SGA mainboard and provides detailed information about the chipset Chapter 2 begins with instructions on handling static sensitive devices Read this chapter when installing the processor and DDR memory modules and when mounting the mainboard in the chassis Also refer to this chapter to connect the floppy and hard 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 trouble shooting procedures for the video the memory and the setup configuration stored in CMOS For quick reference a general FAQ Frequently Asked Questions section is provided Instructions are also included for contact ing technical support In addition you can visit our web site at www supermicro com techsupport htm for more detailed information Chapter 4 includes an introduction to BIOS and provides detailed informa tion on running the CMOS Setup utility Appendix A provides BIOS POST Messages Appendix B lists BIOS POST Codes S
37. contents included in this manual were based upon PCB Revision 1 2 which was the latest revision available at the time of publishing The motherboard you ve received may or may not look exactly the same as the ones shown in this manual See Chapter 2 for detailed information on jumpers I O ports and JF1 front panel connections Chapter 1 Introduction P8SGA Quick Reference Jumpers JBT1 JP5 JPL JPUSB JPUSB2 JPUSB3 JPWAKE Connectors ATX PWR J40 CPU PWR J41 Audio AUX CD In Chassis Intrusion JL1 COM1 COM2 DIMM 1A 2A 1B 2B Fans 1 3 Floppy Connector FR Control Panel JF1 G LAN Port IDE J27 OH LED JOH1 Printer J30 KB Mouse J28 SATA 0 3 SMB J34 USB 1 2 J11 USB 3 4 5 6 J44 USB7 8 J43 VGA JG1 WOR JWOR1 Description Default Setting CMOS Clear See Section 2 7 Watch Dog Pins 1 2 Enabled Giga bit LAN Enable Pins 1 2 Enabled USB 1 2 Wake Up Pins 2 3 Disabled USB 3 4 5 6 Wake Up Pins 2 3 Disabled USB 7 8 Wake Up Pins 2 3 Disabled KB Mouse Wake Up Pins 1 2 Enabled Description ATX 24 Pin Power Connector 12V 4 pin Power Connector required Audio Port Auxiliary Audio Input Header Audio CD Input Header Chassis Intrusion Header COM Port Serial Port 1 amp Port 2 Connectors Memory DIMM slots 1 through 4 Fan1 CPU Fan Fan2 3 Chassis Fan Headers Floppy Disk Connector Front Control Panel Header Ethernet RJ45 Gigabit LAN Connector IDE Connecto
38. e CDi Aux oer ha lt Fa rovers Q sw sws f Seo E E e FWH x E REZE Gon E fo e TOMZ Front USB SAAT SATS ui J43 u E EN 288 he B a x WOU G9 chs ra kaz ari 2 11 Pin Number Pin Definition 19 Speaker data 21 No connection 23 No connection 25 5V Red wire SPKR JF1 Pin 26 Reset ee Pin 25 VCC5 Pin 24 Ground e o Pin 23 X Pin 22 X e e Pin 21 X Pin 20 PW ON ee in 19 Speake Pin 18 PWON Pint7 GroW Pin 16 X e le Pin 15 Keylock Pin 14 LAN LED 8 0 Pin 12 LAN LED 8 Pin 11 X Pin 10 IRTX ee Pin 9 Power LED Pin 8 GROUND ee Pin 7 IDE LED Pin 6 IRRX ee Pin 5 IDE LED Active Pin 4 CIRRX eoe Pin 3 IDE LED Active Pin 2 VCC5 ee Pin 1 IDE LED KeyLock SUPER P8SGA User s Manual Serial Ports Two serial ports are included on the motherboard COM1 J31 is a port located beside the mouse keyboard ports and COM2 J13 is a header located on the mother board near PCI E slot 2 See the table on the right for pin defini tions NC indicates no connection CD Header Auxiliary Audio Header Serial Port Pin Definitions COM1 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 Note Pin 10 is included on the header but not on the port Audio CD Header Pin Definitions CD1 Da Defini
39. een on the initial display when your system first boots up System configuration An example of a Technical Support form is on our web site at 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 We can be reached by e mail at support supermicro com by phone at 408 503 8000 option 2 or by fax at 408 503 8019 3 3 Frequently Asked Questions Question What type of memory does my motherboard support Answer The P8SGA supports up to 4 GB of non ECC unbuffered DDR 400 DDR 333 two way interleaved or non interleaved SDRAM See Sec tion 2 4 for details on installing memory Question How do update my BIOS Answer It is recommended that you not upgrade your BIOS if you are not experiencing problems with your system Updated BIOS files are located on our web site at http www supermicro com techsupport BIOS bios htm Please check our BIOS warning message and the information on how to update your BIOS on our web site Also check the current BIOS revision and make sure it is newer than your current BIOS before downloading Select your mainboard model and download the BIOS file to your computer Unzip the BIOS update file and you will find the readme txt flash instruc tions the awdflash exe BIOS flash utility and the BIOS image xxxx bin files Copy these files onto a bootable floppy and reb
40. en a 4 wire fan is used the CPU and chassis fan speeds will be automatically controlled by the control circuit inside the fan based upon the CPU temperature Chassis Intrusion The Chassis Intrusion header is Fan Header Pin Definitions CPU Chassis and Overheat Pin Definition Ground black 12V red Tachometer PWM_Control QO N Caution These fan headers use DC power Chassis Intrusion Pin Definitions JL1 Pin Number initi located at JL1 See the board lay umber __Definition 1 Intrusion Input out in Chapter 1 for the location of 2 Ground JL1 and the table on the right for pin definitions Fan KB MS las S 4 Pin 12V PWR E 3 P4 CPU S 3 LGA 775 g e j FIF 313 E sad alal e l Fan 3 ele lelz i B 4 5 6 JPUSB2 ala ala E m R S LAN 14 North Bridge LAN_CTRL p ta WD Reset n2 ICH6 g South Bridge CDin Aux Buzzer lt 1 PCI E 3 Jaa Toma Q 9 acd 308 2 EH E EZ eun a le e COZ Front USB SAAT SAH ui ren ER ED ER Fan2 o a wer n chs fm Mes amp 2 13 Chass
41. er Definition C P U 1 OH Active chassis overheating Refer to 2 round Table 2 15 for pin definitions AC 97 Output AC 97 provides high quality onboard audio The P8SGA features 6 chan nel sound for front L amp R rear L amp R center and subwoofer speakers This feature is activated with the Ad vanced software on the CD ROM in cluded with your motherboard Sound is then output through the Line Blue Line In surround L R Green Line Out Front L R Pink MIC In Center x subwoofer In Line Out and MIC jacks see at right Activate AC 97 with the AC 97 Audio setting in the Advanced Chipset Features section of BIOS 328 JPWAKE KB MS Wake Up KB MS j41 Fan E 4 Pin 12V PWR 3 zn 3 t 3 P4 CPU ols LGA 775 ES sls x a Lal m is 313 28 El im BNO BE c l lala J 141516 fears aja jaja USB1 2 Jboss ps E Glantsdale 2 amp LAN a North Bridge Clock Audio e J45 S x16 PCI E LAN CTRL POLS WD Reset JP PCI 2 ICH6 u E Enable 2 PCI 1 x South Bridge CDin Aux Buzzer lt 1 PCI E 3 AC 97 Eco J34 s we ESE OH LED mE 5 a x1 PCI EA2 ewy e Gua
42. ess 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 Up lt Down gt arrow keys or the Tab key to move among the different settings in the above menu Press the Esc key to exit the CMOS Setup Menu and use the Left Right arrow keys to enter the other categories of BIOS settings The next section is described in detail to illustrate how to navigate through the menus 4 2 Chapter 4 BIOS Main BIOS Setup Menu Date mmidd yy Date Time Set the system date and time Key in the correct information in the mm dd and yy fields Press the Enter key to save the data Legacy Diskette A This setting allows the user to set the type of floppy disk drive installed as diskette A The options are None 360Kb 5 25 in 1 2MB 5 25 in 720Kb 3 5 in 1 44MB 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 None 360Kb 5 25 in 1 2MB 5 25 in 720Kb 3 5 in 1 44MB 3 5 in and 2 88MB 3 5 in Swap Floppy Drive If the system has two floppy drives enable this feature to assign physical drive B to logical drive A or physical drive A to logic drive B The options are Enabled and Disabled IDE Channel 0 Master Slave IDE Channel 1 Master Slave IDE Channel 2 Master Slave IDE Channel 3 Master Slave These s
43. ettings allow the user to set the parameters of the IDE Channel 0 Master Slave and IDE Channel 1 Master Slave slots Hit lt Enter gt 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 listed below 4 3 SUPERO P8SGA User s Manual IDE HDD Auto Detect ion IDE HDD Auto Detection This option allows the BIOS to automatically display the configuration settings for the IDE devices Press Enter to see the setting displayed by the BIOS IDE Channel 0 Master Press the lt Enter gt key to activate the IDE HDD Auto Detection function which will allow 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 Access Mode This item determines the location through which the AwardBlOS accesses the IDE Primary Master Device The settings are CHS LBA Large and Auto Extended IDE Drive For IDE Channels 2 3 only Select Auto to allow the AwardBlOS to auto detect and display the status of Serial ATA drives The options are Auto and None Halt On This item sets the condition that activates the function of Halt On The options are All Error No Error All But Keyboard All But Diskette and All But Disk Key 4 4 Chapter 4 BIOS Base Memory Extended Memory Total Memor
44. fered two way interleaved or non interleaved DDR 400 333 SDRAM in 4 DIMMS Note See Section 2 4 for details Chipset 4 Latest Intel chipset technology Intel Glantsdale 915G Expansion Slots One 1 PCI Express x16 intended for graphics Three 3 PCI Express x1 Three 3 32 bit PCI 33MHz 5V BIOS 4 Mb Firmware Hub AwardBIOS Flash BIOS APM 1 2 DMI 2 3 PCI 2 2 ACPI 1 0 Plug and Play PnP PC Health Monitoring Eight onboard voltage monitors for CPU core 3 3V 3 3V standby 45V 1 5V Vbat battery voltage and 12V Fan status monitor with firmware software 4 pin fan speed control e SuperDoctor Ill Watch Dog NMI Environmental temperature monitoring via BIOS Power up mode control for recovery from AC power loss System overheat LED and control e System resource alert via Supero Doctor III Auto switching voltage regulator for the CPU core SUPERO P8SGA User s Manual ACPI Features Microsoft OnNow Slow blinking LED for suspend state indicator BIOS support for USB keyboard Main switch override mechanism e Internal external modem ring on Onboard 1 O 1 ATA 100 EIDE Channel s for a total of two IDE devices backward compatible Built in ICH6 SATA Controller 4 connectors for 4 devices 1 floppy port interface up to 2 88 MB 2 Fast UART 16550 compatible serial ports Intel 82541 Gigabit Ethernet Controller 1 EPP Enhanced Parallel Port and ECP Extended Ca
45. g items CPU Temperature This item displays CPU1 Temperature In addition to temperature monitoring the status of the following items will also be displayed Fan 1 Fan 3 H W Monitor INO CPU H W Monitor IN1 VStandby H W Monitor INO2 3 3V 5V 12V 12V VBAT V 5VSB V Chapter 4 BIOS 4 4 6 Processor 8 Clock Options Thermal Management Thermal Management This setting determines the method used by BIOS to control the thermal management of the system The options are Thermal Monitor 1 On die throttling and Thermal Monitor 2 Ratio 8 VID transition Limit CPUID MaxVal Select Enabled to set CUPID maximum value to 3 Select Disabled for Windows XP OS The options are Enabled and Disabled Hyper Threading Set this option to Enabled to activate the hyper threading function of the CPUs Enabling the hyper threading function makes each CPU appear as two to any programs that support it you must have OS support also The settings are Disabled and Enabled CPU Clock Ration Use this option to set the clock ratio of the processor The settings are x8 x9 x10 x11 x12 x13 x14 x15 x16 x17 x18 x19 x20 x21 x22 and x23 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 SUPERO P8SGA User s Manual 4 5 Security Choose Security from the Award BIOS main menu with the Left
46. his setting allows you to set On Chip Frame Buffer Size The options are 1 MB 4 MB 8 MB 16 MB and 32 MB Fixed Memory Size This setting allows you to set the fixed memory size for the system The options are 64 MB and 128 MB DVMT Memory Size This setting allows you to select the DVMT size for the system The options are 64 MB and 128 MB Chapter 4 BIOS On Chip Serial ATA Select Disabled to disable SATA Controller Select Auto to allow the BIOS to make arrangements automatically Select Combined Mode to use the 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 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 AC97 Audio Select Disable to disable AC 97 Audio Controller Select Auto to allow the BIOS select AC97 automatically The options are Auto and Disabled SUPERO P8SGA User s Manual 4 4 3 1 O Device Configuration Onboard Serial Port 1 Onboard Seri
47. igure to put the system into suspend mode see the Power Button Mode setting in BIOS To turn off the power when the suspend mode is enabled depress the power but ton for at least 4 seconds See the table on the right for pin defini tions Reset Connector Reset Pin Definitions The reset connector is located on JF1 pins 24 and 26 of JF1 This con Pin Number Definition nector attaches to the reset 24 Ground switch on the computer chassis 26 Reset See the table on the right for pin definitions im PWR On Reset i LGA 775 H JF1 B5 33 3 3 E Pin 26 Reset ee Pin 25 VCC5 EH A Pin 24 Ground e Pin 23 X el gu Ss 55 slol enz NUS em Glantsdale Pin 20 PW ON ee Pin 19 Speaker um Clock Lara Pin 18 PW ON e Pin 17 Ground Ps El Pin 16 X ee Pin 15 Keylock mm Pin 14 LAN LED Pin 13 Power LED LAN CTRL ran WO Reset HES Pin 12 LAN LED Pin 11 X PCI 2 Pin 10 IRTX ee Pin 9 Power LED clean aie ae a Pin 8 GROUND eoe Pin 7 IDE LED coma A Pin 6 IRRX Pins 1DELED Active i Oo iussis 134 Jsus Q je Pin 4 CIRRX ee Pin 3 IDE LED Activ 9 aos amp E A EZ Nan gue ame i Pin 2 VCC5 ee Pin t IDE LED u 4 PGI E 1 Me eos PE E 5 mum meS o bee E SUPER P8SGA User s Manual IDE_LED The IDE LED is located on pins 1 3 5 and 7 of JF1 This connects to the IDE LED to display all activi ties of all IDE devices See the table on the right for pin defini t
48. ions Power_LED Connector The Power LED connector is lo cated on pins 9 11 and 13 of JF1 This connection is used to provide LED indication of power being sup plied to the system See the table on the right for pin definitions Kems bar am E 4 Pin 12V PWR amp E Sl ES P4 CPU l3 pd E x E aF ls 3 6 lt lt lolo SETA 35 is I E 9156 A USB1 2 sa S ua 411 North Bridge Em das 8 ren Para WD Reset HES m South Bridge CDin Aux Bra lt ha Pc E a jc lt Dee Re Qo sy E FWH ensem ee e H ZE a ee 3 TORE Fron USB7 axan a li li EI ns aca ds B we OE 3 TES OD BEP 2 10 ID E Pin Definition Definition 1 IDE LED 3 IDE LED Active 5 IDE LED Active 7 IDE LED Power_LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Number Definition 9 PWR LED 11 X 13 PWR LED PWR LED JF1 Pin 26 Reset e e Pin 25 VCC5 Pin 24 Ground e e Pin 23 X Pin 22 X e e Pin 21 X Pin 20 PW ON o Pin 19 Speaker Pin 18 PW ON e e Pin 17 Ground Pin 16 X e e Pin 15 Keylock Pin 14 LAN LED amp amp Pin
49. ire 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 technol ogy offers Connect the blue connector to the onboard IDE header and the other connector s to your hard drive s Consult the docu mentation that came with your disk drive for details on actual jumper loca tions and settings Question After have installed 4 pieces of 1GB Memory why does the BIOS only detect about 3 145 GB of memory during POST Answer Because the chipset does not support memory remapping and PCI e memory requires a great deal of memory so there is a memory hole located around the 4GB memory address Question have already enabled the USB Wake Up mode in the BIOS my system still cannot enter Standby Mode Why Answer When USB Wake Up is enabled be sure to unplug the USB de vices on the Front Panel USB ports USB 7 8 before entering Standby Mode 3 4 Returning Merchandise for Service A receipt or copy of your invoice marked with the date of purchase is required before any warranty service will be rendered You can obtain service by calling your vendor for a Returned Merchandise Authorization RMA number When returning to the manufacturer the RMA number should be prominently displayed on the outside of the shipping carton and mailed prepaid or hand carried Shipping and handling charges will be ap plied for
50. lly 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 BIOS automatically assigns them The options are Auto ESCD and Manual 4 12 Chapter 4 BIOS Maximum Payload Size This setting allows 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 BIOS to set the version of PCI E Compliance Mode for the system The options are v 1 0a and v 1 0 SUPERO P8SGA User s Manual 4 4 5 Hardware Monitors This section allows BIOS to display the status of hardward components monitored by the AwardBIOS CPU Warning Temperature CPU Warning Temperature 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 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 Highlight this and hit lt Enter gt to see monitor data for the followin
51. ly inserted into the mounting holes and the heatsink is properly installed on the motherboard 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 counter clockwise 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 the location 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 motherboard to the chassis Make sure the metal standoffs click in or are screwed in tightly Then use a screwdriver to secure the motherboard onto the motherboard tray 2 5 SUPER P8SGA User s Manual 2 4 Installing DDR Memory CAUTION Exercise extreme care when installing or removing memory modules to prevent any possible damage Memory Module Installation See Figure 2 2 1 Insert each DDR memory module vertically into its slot Pay attention to the notch along the bottom of the module to prevent inserting the mod ule incorrectly See
52. nable cated at JPL Close Pins 1 amp 2 of 23 Disable JPL to enable the function of LAN See the table on the right for pin Keyboard WakeUp Eran GEWAXEW KBIMS Wake Up KBS as y 4 Pin 12V PWR aT i H gs P4 CPU els LGA 775 g Is 2 HIR x a alg ls gl Han l l l l l lt J sl joa 3 jarse JPUSB2 sa l l I E 9156 z ussuz JPUss H Glantsdale E amp LAN 4 North Bridge I Clock Audio Jas El x16 POLE RH pora WD Reset EE GLAN Pore des chs M Enable CAN Enab Pa South Bridge Buzzer Eois Aux lt MENE Q ls sa sus Soe Q ao amp u5 E 2 5 a xul Pobla pil Sw Sra je CONT ron USSU EE M Ld E O VER E WOR H o hii mer chs ta 2 20 Chapter 2 Installation 2 8 Parallel Port Floppy Drive Hard Drive and Audio Port Connections Use the following information to connect the floppy and hard disk drive cables The floppy disk drive cable has seven twisted wires A red mark on a wire typically designates the location of pin 1 A single floppy disk drive ribbon cable has 34 wires and two connectors to provide f
53. nty of Santa Clara shall be the exclusive venue for the resolution of any such disputes Supermicro s total liability for all claims will not exceed the price paid for the hardware product Unless you request and receive written permission from SUPER MICRO COMPUTER you may not copy any part of this document Information in this document is subject to change without notice Other products and companies referred to herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies or mark holders Copyright O 2005 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 lt provides information for the installation and use of the SUPERO P8SGA motherboard The P8SGA supports single Intel Pentium 4 Processor the Prescott Processor in the 775 Land Grid Array Package ata system bus speed of 800 533 MHz The Pentium 4 Processor in the 775 Land Grid Array Package 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 attached 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 specifi
54. om top to the bottom one at a time After installing each item you must re boot the system before moving on to the next item on the list You should install everything here except for the SUPER Doctor utility and the LAN SCSI driver diskettes which are optional The bottom icon with a CD on it allows you to view the entire contents of the CD 2 23 SUPER P8SGA User s Manual Introduction to Serial ATA SATA Serial ATA SATA is a physical storage interface lt uses a single cable with a minimum of four wires to create a point to point connection between devices lt is a serial link which supports SATA Transfer rates from 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 chassis than Parallel ATA In addition the cables used in PATA can only extend to 40cm long while Serial ATA cables can extend up to one meter Overall Serial ATA provides better functionality than Parallel ATA Introduction to the Intel ICH6 I O Controller Hub Located in the South Bridge of the Intel Grantsdale 915G chipset the ICH6 I O Controller Hub provides the I O subsystem with access to the rest of the system It supports 2 channel Ultra ATA 100 Bus Master IDE controller PATA and two Serial ATA SATA Host Controllers which support up to two Serial ATA ports and up to four hard drives The ICH6 I O Controller Hub supp
55. on Definition 2 3 1 2 Enabled Disabled default USB 3 4 5 6 Wake Up Jumper Settings JPUSB2 Jumper Position Definition 2 3 1 2 Enabled Disabled default Front Panel USB 7 8 Wake Up Jumper Settings JPUSB3 Jumper Position Definition 2 3 4 2 Enabled Disabled default JPUSB2 EA DAA Bii JPUSB GA JPUSB3 SUPERO Pi ya Watch Dog Jumper Settings JP5 Jumper Position Definition Pins 1 2 Pins 2 3 Open WD to Reset WD to NMI Disabled SUPER P8SGA User s Manual Keyboard Wake Up Keyboard Wake Up Jumper Settings The JPWAKE jumper is used to at gether with the Keyboard Wake Jumper NEM Position Definition Up function in BIOS Enable both 12 Enabled the jumper and the BIOS setting to 23 Disabled allow the system to be woken up by depressing a key on the key board 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 GLAN Enable JPL A header for GLAN Enable is lo Pin T Definitions R 1 2 E
56. oot your system Then follow the readme txt to flash the BIOS SUPERO P8SGA User s Manual Question After flashing the BIOS my system does not have video How can correct this Answer If the system does not have video after flashing your new BIOS it indicates that the flashing procedure failed To fix this first clear CMOS per the instructions in this manual and retry the BIOS flashing procedure If you still do not have video please use the following BIOS Recovery Pro cedure First make sure the JPWAKE jumper is disabled Then turn your system off and place the floppy disk with the saved BIOS image file see above FAQ in drive A Press and hold lt Alt gt and lt F2 gt at the same time then turn on the power keeping these keys pressed until your floppy drive starts reading Your screen will remain blank until the BIOS program is done If the system reboots correctly then the recovery was successful The BIOS Recovery Procedure will not update the boot block in your BIOS 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 t turn off the power using the momentary power on off switch Answer The instant power off function
57. or 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 with 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 inter face and the other connector s to your hard drive s Consult the docu mentation that came with your disk drive for details on actual jumper locations and settings for the hard disk drive Parallel Printer Port Pin Definitions Parallel Port Connector J30 Pin Number Function Pin Number Function 1 Strobe 2 Auto Feed The parallel port is located on J30 3 Data Bit 0 4 Error j 5 Data Bit 1 6 Init Refer to Figure 2 3 for location 7 Data Bit2 8 SLCT IN h n the right for pin 9 Data Bit 3 10 GND See me table On the GME torp 11 Data Bit4 12 GND definitions 13 DataBit5 14 GND 15 DataBit6 16 GND 17 DataBit7 18 GND 19 ACK 20 GND 21 BUSY 22 GND 23 PE 24 GND Parallel P 25 SLOT 26 NC SUPER PESGA 2 21 SUPER P8SGA User s Man
58. ort for USB Keyboard If the USB keyboard is the only keyboard in the system it keyboard 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 depresses the power button the system will enter a SoftOff state The monitor will be suspended and the hard drive will spin down Depressing the power button again will cause the whole system to wake up During the SoftOff state the ATX power supply provides power to keep the required circuitry in the system alive In case the system malfunctions and you want to turn off the power just depress and hold the power button for 4 seconds The power will turn off and no power will be provided to the motherboard 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 SUPERO P8SGA User s Manual 1 5 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 SUPERO P8SGA accommodates 12V ATX power supplies Although most power supplies generally meet the specifications required by the CPU some are inadequate A
59. orts the following Parallel ATA PATA and Serial SATA device configurations 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 2 24 Chapter 2 Installation Supero Doctor Ill The Supero Doctor lll program is a Web based management tool that supports remote management capability It includes Remote and Local Management tools The local management is called SD III Client The Supero Doctor III program included on the CDROM that came with your motherboard allows you to monitor the environment and operations of your system Supero Doctor III displays crucial system information such as CPU temperature system voltages and fan status See the Figure below for a display of the Supero Doctor III interface Supero Doctor Ill Interface Display Screen I Health Information 2 25 SUPER P8SGA User s Manual Supero Doctor lll Interface Display Screen Ill Remote Control Grace il power control Dip Diaria 00 allawa A hat T o E L baar i del de da il lain e da VO ida Bakar da rrem riesen or ar desa reed cual Ba A He
60. ower supply may cause the system to lose the CMOS setup information Refer to Section 1 6 for details on recommended power supplies 2 The battery on your motherboard may be old Check to verify that it still supplies 3VDC If it does not replace it with a new one 3 If the above steps do not fix the Setup Configuration problem contact your vendor for repairs 3 2 Technical Support Procedures Before contacting Technical Support please take the following steps Also note that as a motherboard manufacturer Supermicro does not sell directly to end users so it is best to first check with your distributor or reseller for troubleshooting services They should know of any possible problem s with the specific system configuration that was sold to you Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 1 Please go through the Troubleshooting Procedures and Frequently Asked Question FAQ sections in this chapter or see the FAQs on our web site http www supermicro com support fags before con tacting Technical Support 2 BIOS upgrades can be downloaded from our web site at http www supermicro com support bios Note Not all BIOS can be flashed depending on the modifications to the boot block code 3 If you still cannot resolve the problem include the following infor mation when contacting Super Micro for technical support Motherboard model and PCB revision number BIOS release date version this can be s
61. pabilities Port supported parallel port PS 2 mouse and PS 2 keyboard ports Up to 8 USB Universal Serial Bus 2 0 ports for a speed of up to 480Mbps Latest USB 2 0 technology AC 97 audio high quality 6 channel sound Integrated 3rd generation gfx core graphics on board Other Wake on LAN Wake on Ring WOR Multiple CPU clock frequency ratio selections set in BIOS Suspend to RAM Onboard 5vsb warning LED LE1 CD Utilities BIOS flash upgrade utility Drivers and software for Intel 915G chipset utilities Dimensions ATX form factor 12 x 9 5 305 x 240 mm Chapter 1 Introduction 1 2 Chipset Overview Intel s Grantsdale 915G chipset is comprised of two primary components the Graphics Memory Controller Hub GMCH and the I O Controller Hub ICH6 The Grantsdale 915G provides the performance and feature set required for high end single processor desktop solutions Graphics Memory Controller Hub GMCH The function of the GMCH is to manage the data flow between five inter faces the CPU interface Front Side Bus FSB System Memory Interface DRAM controller PCI Express Graphic Interface l OController and the Di rect Media Interface DMI The GMCH is optimized for the Prescott proces sors in an LGA775 Package It supports one or two channels of unbuf fered non ECC DDR 400 333 SDRAM It also supports the PCI Express based external graphics solutions The ACPI componen
62. q aka Prr ali LP LIUM e eer raw ng al al ee xu d os Prva TCH coi Power control Note SD III Software Revision 1 0 can be downloaded from our Website at ftp ftp supermicro com utility Supero_Doctor_ Il You can also download SDIII User s Guide at http www supermicro com PRODUCT Manuals SDIIl UserGuide paf For Linux we will still recommend Supero Doctor II 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 not lit LE2 on motherboard af WwW nm Make sure the 4 pin 12v power connector at J24 is connected to your power supply Make sure no short circuits exist between the motherboard and chassis Disconnect all ribbon wire cables from the motherboard including those for the keyboard and mouse Remove all add on cards Install a CPU and heatsink making sure 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
63. r Overheat LED Header Parallel Printer Port PS 2 Keyboard Mouse 4 SATA Headers System Management Bus Header Back Panel Universal Serial Ports 1 2 Back Panel Universal Serial Ports 3 6 Front Panel USB ports 7 8 Video Graphic Connector Wake On Ring Header SUPERO P8SGA User s Manual VRM V10 1 vem 10 1 LGA775_PROCESSOR E FSB 800 533MHz INTEGRATED GRAPHIC GRANTSDALE PCIE x16 PCIE x16 MCH GRAPHIC DDR_SDRAM DIMM_CHA DIMM_CHB IW UDMA 100 3 PCIE x1 PCIE x1 LLL os ICH 6 3 PCI x32 4 x SATA S ATA 150 PCI 32 BUS SLOTS PORTS 4 PRI IDE Gb LAN USB FWH PORT 0 7 W83627HF 5 1 CH LPC I O AUDIO KB FDD SER 1 PRN SER 2 MS Figure 1 3 915G Grantsdale Chipset System Block Diagram Note This is a general block diagram and may not exactly represent the features on your motherboard See the follow ing pages for the actual specifications of each motherboard Chapter 1 Introduction Motherboard Features CPU Latest CPU technology Single Intel Pentium 4 Processor w FSB 800 MHz or Celeron Proces sor w FSB 533 MHz in the 775 Land Grid Array Package Supports Intel Hyper Threading Technology Memory Latest memory technology Dual Single Channel DDR up to 4 GB of non ECC unbuf
64. r computer chassis provides ex cellent conductivity between the power supply the case the mounting fasteners and the motherboard Use only the correct type of CMOS onboard battery as specified by the Manufacturer Do not install the CMOS onboard battery upside down to avoid a possible explosion Unpacking The motherboard is shipped in antistatic packaging to avoid static damage When unpacking the board make sure the person handling it is static pro tected Installation Procedures Follow the procedures as listed below for full installation of the mother board into a chassis Install the processor and the heatsink to the motherboard Install the motherboard in the chassis Install the memory and add on cards Finally connect the cables and install the drivers won 2 1 SUPER P8SGA User s Manual 2 2 Processor and Heatsink Fan Installation When handling the processor package avoid placing ZA direct pressure on the label area of the fan IMPORTANT Always connect the power cord last and always remove it before adding removing or changing any hardware components Make sure that you install the processor into the CPU socket before you install the CPU heatsink Note The CPU heatsink fan is included only with the retail versions of the P8SGA lf you buy a processor separately use only a Supermicro or Intel certified heatsink and fan Installation of the LGA775 Processor
65. t provides the data buffering and interface arbitration required to ensure that system interfaces operate efficiently The Direct Media Interface DMI is a point to point interconnect between the Grantsdale GMCH and the ICH6 Virtually all communication between the GMCH and the ICH occurs over the Direct Media Interface DMI supports 2GB s IGB s each direction of bandwidth using a 100 MHz differential clock Intel ICH6 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 Grantsdale GMCH provides an integrated graphics accelerator deliver ing 3D 2D and video capabilities It also provides interfaces to a progres sive scan analog monitor and two DVO devices It is compliant with DVI specification and has a high speed interface to a digital display 1 9 SUPERO P8SGA User s Manual 1 3 PC Health Monitoring This section describes the PC health monitoring features of the P8SGA The motherboard has an onboard System Hardware Monitor chip that sup ports PC health monitoring Eight Onboard Voltage Monitors for the CPU Core Chipset Voltage 3 3V 3 3V standby 5V 1 5V Vbat and 12V
66. t sys tem Both UARTs provide legacy speed with baud rate of up to 115 2 Kbps as well as an advanced speed with baud rates of 250 K 500 K or 1 Mb s which support higher speed modems The Super I O provides functions that comply with ACPI Advanced Con figuration and Power Interface which includes support of legacy and ACPI power management through a SMI or SCI function pin It also features auto power management to reduce power consumption The IRQs DMAs and I O space resources of the Super I O can be flexibly adjusted to meet ISA PnP requirements which support ACPI and APM Ad vanced Power Management SUPERO P8SGA User s Manual Notes 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 anti static bag Handle the board by its edges only do not touch its components periph eral chips memory modules or gold contacts When handling chips or modules avoid touching their pins Put the motherboard and peripherals back into their antistatic bags when not in use For grounding purposes make sure you
67. tion There is a 4 pin CD header CD in Lefi Stereo Signal and an Auxiliary header Aux 2 Common Ref on the motherboard This headers P Fiber signa allow you to use the onboard sound for audio CD playback Auxiliary Header Pin Definitions Aux Connect the audio cable from your Pin 2 Definition CD drive to the header that fits 1 Right Stereo Signal your cable s connector Only one 2 Common Rei CD header can be used at any one 3 Common Ref j 4 Left Stereo Signal time See the tables at right for pin definitions cow 911 i e g TE i opa i Audio f ws 5 CLAN Enable Per MART 2 saze E Os amp IZA Fun ae me med i a m maana com2 Chapter 2 Installation Fan Headers There are three fan headers Fan 1 Fan 2 and Fan3 on the P8SGA See the table on the right for pin definitions These are 4 pin fan headers however the traditional 3 wire fans are also supported Pins 1 3 of the fan headers are backward compatible with the tra ditional 3 pin fans When a 3 wire fan is used it will be set to run at the full speed by default Wh
68. ual Floppy Connector Floppy Connector Pin Definitions J27 Pin Number Function Pin Number Function The floppy connector is located 1 GND 2 FDHDIN on J27 Refer to Figure 2 3 for 3 GND 4 Reserved 5 Key 6 FDEDIN location See the table on the 7 GND 8 Index lg 9 GND 10 Motor Enable right for pin definitions 1 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 IDE Connector Pin Definitions There are no jumpers to config 43 a Pin Number Function Pin Number Function ure the onboard IDE interfaces 1 Reset IDE 2 GND 3 Host Data 7 4 Host Data 8 Pins 3 5 of JF1 Refer to Fig 5 Host Data 6 6 Host Data 9 ure 2 3 for location See the 7 Host Data 5 8 Host Data 10 do 9 Host Data 4 10 Host Data 11 table on the left for pin defini 11 Host Data 3 12 Host Data 12 13 Host Data 2 14 Host Data 13 tions Note You must use the 15 Host Data 1 16 Host Data 14 ATA100 66 cable included with 17 Host Data
69. up These settings provide you with optimal system performance SUPER P8SGA User s Manual 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 BIOS Setup Your system should then continue with the boot up procedure 4 20 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 problem is found the BIOS will activate an alarm or display a message The following is a list of such BIOS messages Beeps Error Messages 1 long beep Memory Modules Errors 1 long beep 2 short beeps VGA Errors A 1 SUPERO P8sGA User s Manual Notes A 2 Appendix B Award BIOS POST Codes Appendix B Award 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 Clh Detect memory Auto detection of DRAM size type and ECC Auto detection of L2 cache socket 7 or below C3h Expand compressed BIOS code to DRAM C5h Call chipset hook to copy BIOS back to E000 amp F000 shadow RAM Ohl Expand the Xgroup codes locating in physical address 1000 0 02h Reserved 0
70. y These are displays that inform you how much of each type of memory is recognized as being present in the system 4 4 Advanced BIOS Setup Choose Advanced BIOS Setup from the Award BIOS main menu with the Left Right arrow keys You should see the following display Select one of the items in the left frame of the screen to go to the sub screen for that item Advanced BIOS Setup options are displayed by highlighting the option using the arrow keys All Advanced BIOS Setup options are described in this section gt BIOS Features 4 4 1 Advanced BIOS Features When the item of Advanced BIOS Features is highlighted press the lt Enter gt key to activate the screen below SUPERO P8SGA User s Manual Quick Boot 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 activate the function of Quiet Boot Enabled and Disabled ACPI Function Select Enabled to activate the function of BIOS Support for Advanced Configuration and Power Interface features The settings are Enabled or Disabled ACPI Suspend Type If enabled the option allows the user to determine the ACPI Suspend type The options are S1 POS S3 STR S1 amp S3 APIC Mode This setting allows you to Enable or Disable APIC APIC is used to assign interrupt signals to a specific
71. your motherboard If anything listed here is damaged or missing contact your retailer All Included with Retail Box Only One 1 Supermicro Mainboard Two 2 SATA cables One 1 COM port cable with bracket One 1 IDE cable One 1 floppy drive ribbon cable One 1 I O shield One 1 Supermicro CD containing drivers and utilities One 1 User s BIOS Manual 1 1 SUPERO P8SGA User s Manual Contacting Supermicro Headquarters Address SuperMicro Computer Inc 980 Rock Ave San Jose CA 95131 U S A Tel 1 408 503 8000 Fax 1 408 503 8008 Email marketing supermicro com General Information support supermicro com Technical Support Web Site www supermicro com Europe Address SuperMicro Computer B V Het Sterrenbeeld 28 5215 ML s Hertogenbosch The Netherlands Tel 31 0 73 6400390 Fax 31 0 73 6416525 Email salesOsupermicro nl General Information support supermicro nl Technical Support rmaOsupermicro nl Customer Support Asia Pacific Address SuperMicro Taiwan D5 4F No 16 Chien Ba Road Chung Ho 235 Taipei Hsien Taiwan R O C Tel 886 2 8226 3990 Fax 886 2 8226 3991 Web Site www supermicro com tw Technical Support Email supportOsupermicro com tw Tel 886 2 8226 3990 ext 132 or 139 Chapter 1 Introduction Figure 1 1 SUPER P8SGA Image An Important Note to the User All images layouts and contents included in this manual were based upon PCB

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