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1. As J28 Keyboard DIMM 3A 7 I ATX POWER BANK 3 J29 Mouse DIMM 3B JP8 I PEDI DIMM 2A e CPU1 BANK 2 DIMM 2B Cou DIMM 1A 7 CPU1 Chassis FAN BANK 1 DIMM 1B J b CPU2 Chassis FAN CPU2 MCH LANI PO JP7 S PCIX 1 ap OnLED LL c3 LAN2 JD3 JP14 JP13 YE NA ibus E P x u CUPS E Zero Channel RAID Socket El E ELE H Cp Sean IPMI VGA Rage XL JP12 lt a JP10L dEr c ul o 0 JA1 o 2 8 a JPA2 3 E icis BATTERY i JP35 E E AIC 7899 ae C BIOS o 8 JD4 jp22 Ca Sue JA2 CHS WOR woL COM2 e wo FAN SUPER P4DPR Jp a FPUSBO 1 SLP JBT1 WD IR CIR USB2 PWRLED Speaker JL1 Notes The IPMI socket is an optional feature Jumpers not noted are for test purposes only The Adaptec 2005S RAID card is not supported on Ultra 320 boards P4DPR 8G2 A newer different model card is needed for use with U320 SCSI The P4DPR 8G2 has the same layout as the P4DPR but with Ultra320 SCSI four DIMM slots and two Gb LAN ports The P4DPR iG2 has the same layout as the P4DPR but with six DIMM slots and two Gb LAN ports The P4DPR Q has the same layout as the P4DPR but includes an IPMI slot 1 8 Chapter 1 Introduction P4DPR DPR 8G2 DPR iG2 Quick Reference Jumper Description Default Setting JBT1 CMOS Cl
2. PCI X Bus SpeedJumper Settings for Slot 1 2 3 JP20 JP21 JP19 Protocol Max Freq Off On Pins 1 2 PCI X 66 MHz Off On Pins 2 3 PCI 66 MHz On On Pins 2 3 PCI 33 MHz Note that JP21 is hardwired closed as only 66 and 33 MHz are available for these slots Jumpers JP19 JP20 and JP21 SUPER P4DP8 G2 DPE G2 DPR 8G2 DPR iG2 DPi G2 DP6 DPR User s Manual PCI X Bus Speed Settings P4DPR 8G2 P4DPR iG2 P4DPR Jumpers JP10 through JP15 are used to set the speed for the PCI X buses The P4DPR 8G2 P4DPR iG2 P4DPR has one P64DH2 PCI Bridge chip which controls two buses Each of the following settings corresponds to a single bus A maximum of two slots can be used for PCI X 133 MHz operation Slot 1 PC Slot 1 Bus Speed Settings JP13 JP14 JP15 Refer to the table on the right to set the Mode JP14 JP15 JP13 PCI X 133 MH Off Off Off speed of slot 1 with PCI X 100 eg Off On Off PCI X 66 MHz Off On Pins 1 2 jumpers JP13 JP14 PCI 66 MHz Off On Pins 2 3 and JP15 Slot 2 PCI Slot 2 Bus Speed Settings JP10 JP11 JP12 Refer to the table on the right to set the Mode JP10 JP11 JP12 speed of slot 2 with Greg slip Pon pices jumpers JP10 JP11 and JP12 2 7 Onboard Indicators
3. Processor 1 Processor 0 ATA 100 ATI 400 MHz System Bus Ports S Graphics USB gt PCI X Slot 5 Ports P64H2 ICH3 S MCH PCI X Slot 6 SXB SMBus PCI X Slots 1 3 P64H2 PCI X Slot 4 SCSI Super lO 10 100 LAN Controller 200 MHz Memory Bus ben 2 Channel DDR SDRAM Figure 1 5 Intel E7500 Chipset System Block Diagram Note This is a general block diagram Please see the previous Motherboard Features pages for details on the features of each motherboard P4DP8 G2 P4DPE G2 P4DPi G2 the Gb LAN controller shares a P64H2 bus with PCI X slot 5 P4DPR 8G2 P4DPR iG2 P4DPR there is only one P64H2 hub One of its two buses is for the Gb LAN controller and the SXB slot and the other is for the onboard SCSI and and the slim PCI X slot Chapter 1 Introduction 1 2 Chipset Overview The Intel E7500 Plumas chipset is a high performance chipset with a per formance and feature set designed for mid range dual processor servers The E7500 chipset consists of four major components the Memory Control ler Hub MCH the I O Controller Hub 3 ICH3 the PCI X 64 bit Hub 2 0 P64H2 and the 82808AA Host Channel Adapter VxB The MCH has four hub interfaces one to communicate with the ICH3 and three for high speed I O communications The MCH employs a 144 bit wide memory bus for a DDR 200 memory inter
4. zz NS fee Pr y Keyboard USB Ports COM1 Port VGA Monitor Port LAN1 LAN2 Purple Turquoise Blue P4DP8 G2 P4DPE G2 P4DPi G2 P4DP6 OO ER i p Keyboard Mouse USBO USB1 COM Port LAN LAN2 VGA Graphics External SCSI Purple Green Ports Turquoise Port Port Port Blue P4DPR 8G2 P4DPR iG2 P4DPR Notes COM2 is a header located on the motherboard see the motherboard layout pages in Chapter 1 for location No SCSI port on the P4DPi G2 2 6 Chapter 2 Installation Front Control Panel JF2 contains header pins for various buttons and indicators that are nor mally located on a control panel at the front of the chassis These connec tors are designed specifically for use with Supermicro server chassis See Figure 2 4 for the descriptions of the various control panel buttons and LED indicators Refer to the following section for descriptions and pin defini tions Figure 2 4 JF2 Header Pins P4DP8 G2 P4DPE G2 P4DP6 16 15 Power LED Vec HDD LED Vec NIC1 LED Vcc Vec NIC2 LED Overheat LED Ver Power Fail Button Vcc Ground Reset gt Reset Button Ground Pwr Power Button P4DPR 8G2 P4DPR iG2 P4DPi G2 P4DPR 20 19 NMI O O Ground x o o x Power LED Vcc HDD LED OO Vcc NIC1 LED ojo Vcc NIC2 LED Ojo Vcc Overheat LED o o Vcc Power Fail Button Fo Oo V
5. LAN1 LAN2 LEDs 100 Mb LAN LED Indicators The Ethernet ports located beside LED the VGA port have two LEDs Color Definition Green Connected See the tables below for the func Yellow Active tions associated with these LEDs On the Gb LAN port P4DP8 G2 1 Gb LAN Right LED P4DPE G2 P4DPR 8G2 P4DPR ao iG2 P4DPR only the yellow LED Color Definition A K Off No Connection indicates activity while the other Green 100 MHz Orange 1 GHz LED may be green orange or off to indicate the speed of the con nection See the tables on right for descriptions 2 20 Chapter 2 Installation 2 8 Parallel Port Floppy Hard Disk Drive and SCSI Connections Note the following when connecting the floppy and hard disk drive cables The floppy disk drive cable has seven twisted wires 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 for two floppy disk drives The connector with twisted wires always connects to drive A and the connector that does not have twisted wires always connects to drive B Parallel Printer Port Pin Definitions J7 Parallel Port Connector Pin Number Function Pin Number Function not on P4DPR 8G2 1 Strobe 2 Auto Feed i 3 Data Bit 0 4 Error P4DPR iG2 P4DPR 5 Data Bit 1 6 Init 7 Data Bit 2 8 SLCT IN j 9 Data Bit 3 10 GND The parallel printer port is lo o Gage 42 GND
6. processors http www supermicro com TechSupport htm Memory P4DP8 G2 P4DPE G2 P4DP6 Eight 184 pin DIMM sockets supporting up to 16 GB of registered ECC PC1600 DDR 200 SDRAM P4DPR iG2 P4DPR Six 184 pin DIMM sockets supporting up to 12 GB of registered ECC PC1600 DDR 200 SDRAM P4DPR 8G2 P4DPR 6GM Four 184 pin DIMM sockets supporting up to 8 GB of registered ECC PC1600 DDR 200 SDRAM Note Interleaved memory requires memory modules to be installed in pairs PC2100 DDR 266 is supported but only at 200 MHz See Section 2 3 for details Chipset Intel E7500 Plumas chipset Expansion Slots P4DP8 G2 DPE G2 DP6 P4DPR 8G2 DPR iG2 DPi G2 DPR Two 64 bit 133 MHz PCI X One 64 bit 133 MHz PCI X SXB One 64 bit 100 MHz PCI X One slim 64 bit 66 MHz PCI X Three 64 bit 66 MHz PCI X BIOS 4 Mb Phoenix Flash ROM APM 1 2 DMI 2 1 PCI 2 2 ACPI 1 0 Plug and Play PnP SMBIOS 2 3 PC Health Monitoring Onboard voltage monitors for CPU cores chipset voltage 3 3V 5V 12V and 3 3V standby Fan status monitor with firmware software on off control CPU chassis temperature monitors Environmental temperature monitor and control CPU fan auto off in sleep mode CPU slow down on temperature overheat CPU overheat LED header 1 10 Chapter 1 Introduction Power up mode control for recovery from AC power loss Auto switching voltage regulator for CPU core System overhe
7. CPU Chassis ther the CPU fan or the Chassis fan for the appropriate fan header The default position is open to select the CPU fan The CPU Chassis fan is intended for use with Supermicro chassis See the table on the right for jumper settings 2 16 Chapter 2 Installation Thermal Fan Enable Disable P4DP8 G2 P4DPE G2 Thermal Fan Enable Disabl P4DPi G2 P4DP6 erg SEN Jumper JP38 allows you to enable or disable Open GE the thermal fan When enabled the Closed Enabled fan will operate continuously When disabled it will operate only when a predefined temperature threshold has been exceeded See the table on the right for jumper settings Chassis Overheat Fan Select PADP8 G2 P4DPE ThermalFan d Enable Disable G2 P4DPi G2 P4DP6 Jumper Settings JP38 Jumper Position Definition JP48 allows you to select to use ei Open Disabled ther the Chassis fan or the Over EE heat fan for the appropriate fan header The default position is closed to select the Chassis fan The Overheat fan is intended for use with Supermicro chassis See the table on the right for jumper set tings Watch Dog Enable Disable Watch Dog Timer Enable Disable Jumper Settings d JP37 The Watch Dog jumper located on jumper JP37 allows you to enableor dis Position Definition Open Disabled able the Watch Dog feature The Closed Enabled default position is open
8. 4 7 Boot Choose Boot from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys You should see the following display Highlighting a setting with a or will expand or collapse that entry See details on how to change the order and specs of boot devices in the Item Specific Help window All Boot BIOS settings are described in this section Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced Security Power Boot Exit Item Specific Help Removable Devices CD ROM Drive Hard Drive Fl Help TL Select Item Change Values F9 Setup Defaults Esc Exit 20 Select Menu Enter Select b Sub Menu F10 Save and Exit Removable Devices Highlight and press Enter to expand the field See details on how to change the order and specs of devices in the Item Specific Help window CD ROM Drive See details on how to change the order and specs of the CD ROM drive in the Item Specific Help window Hard Drive Highlight and press Enter to expand the field See details on how to change the order and specs of hard drives in the Item Specific Help window 4 19 SUPER P4DP8 G2 DPE G2 DPR 8G2 DPR iG2 DPi G2 DP6 DPR User s Manual 4 8 PIR Choose PIR from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys You should see the following display The items with a triangle beside them have sub menus that can be accessed by highlighting the item and pressing lt Enter gt PIR stands for Processor Info ROM which allows BIOS
9. Notes The P4DPR 8G2 has the same basic layout as the P4DPR but with Ultra320 SCSI and two Gb LAN ports The P4DPR iG2 has the same basic layout as the P4DPR but with six DIMM slots and two Gb LAN ports See the motherboard features section in this chapter for details on the specifications of each 1 5 SUPER P4DP8 G2 DPE G2 DPR 8G2 DPR iG2 DPi G2 DP6 DPR User s Manual Figure 1 3 SUPER P4DP6 Layout not drawn to scale Keyboard J9 ATX PWR CONN x Mouse a _ SUPERG P4DP6 Am s baten Chassis Fant USB 0 1 DIMM 4B CPU1 Fan Cou DIMM 3A JF2 BANK 3 DIMM 3B cP U 1 E JP36 DIMM 2A eo uP9 C3 S lys BANK 2 DIMM 2B JP8 S a DIMM 1A i DIM EIS BANCO CPU1 Chassis Fan VGA 4 n USB 4 Battery L J327 LAN1 Rage x CPU2 CPU2 LAN2 gt Overheat Fan MCH poesi Fun sui JOM Cruz Fan uP4 J38 c3 U JP7 JP17 Bus 1B 133 MHz PCI X 6 eise gt JP14JP13 ics a E JP18 Bus 1A 133 MHz PCI X 5 B ul u Zeie cS JP27 Peati2 Jup1s ell kk CO JP19 Bus 2A 100 MH
10. cated on J7 See the table on the 13 EE lt 4 GND f Nen 15 DataBit6 16 GND right for pin definitions 17 DataBit7 18 GND 19 ACK 20 GND 21 BUSY 22 GND 23 PE 24 GND 25 SLCT 26 NC 2 21 SUPER P4DP8 G2 DPE G2 DPR 8G2 DPR iG2 DPi G2 DP6 DPR User s Manual Floppy Connector The floppy connector is located on JP7 See the table below for pin definitions Floppy Connector Pin Definitions JP7 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 Lf 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 Connectors IDE Connector Pin Definitions IDEs IDE 2 There are no jumpers to Pin Number Function Pin Number Function 1 Reset IDE 2 GND configure the onboard IDE 1 3 Host Data 7 4 Host Data 8 5 Host Data 6 6 Host Data 9 and 2 connectors See the 7 Host Data 5 8 HostData 10 table on the right for pin 9 Host Data 4 10 Host Data 11 MOS 11 Host Data 3 12 Host Data 12 definitions 18 Host Data 2 14 Host Data 13 15 Host Data 1 16 Host Data 14 17 Host Data 0 18 Host Data 15 19 GND 20 Key 21 DRQ3 22 GND 23 UO Write 24 GND 25 UO Read 26 GND 27 IOCHRDY 28 BALE 29 DACK3 30 GND 31 IRQ14 32 lOCS16 33 Addr
11. 00COh and OOEOh 4 8 Chapter 4 BIOS Large Disk Access Mode This setting determines how large hard drives are to be accessed The options are DOS or Other for Unix Novellle NetWare and other operating systems Local Bus IDE Adapter Use this setting to enable the integrated local bus IDE adapter Options are Disable Primary Secondary and Both gt Cache Memory Access the submenu for this item to specify one of the following actions for various sections of cache memory Uncache Write Protect Write Back Write Through or Disable See the Item Specific Help window for details EF 1 0 Device Configuration Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings Power Loss Control This setting allows you to choose how the system will react when power returns after an unexpected loss of power Options are Stay Off Power On and Last State Watch Dog This setting is for enabling the Watch Dog feature The options are Enabled and Disabled KBC Clock Input Use this setting to set the clock frequency for the keyboard Options are 6 MHz 8 MHz and 12 MHz 4 9 SUPER P4DP8 G2 DPE G2 DPR 8G2 DPR iG2 DPi G2 DP6 DPR User s Manual Serial Port A This setting allows you to assign control of serial port A The options are Enabled user defined Disabled and Auto BIOS controlled Base I O Address Select the base I O address for serial port A The options are 3F8 2F8 3E8 and 2E8 Interr
12. 1 34 GND 35 Addr 0 36 Addr 2 37 Chip Select 0 38 Chip Select 1 39 Activity 40 GND 2 22 Chapter 2 Installation Ultra320 160 SCSI Connector P4DP8 G2 P4DP6 P4DPR 8G2 P4DPR Refer to the table below for the pin definitions of the Ultra320 160 SCSI connectors located at JA1 JA2 and JA4 68 pin Ultra320 160 SCSI Connectors JA1 JA2 JA4 Connector Connector Contact Contact Number Signal Names Number Signal Names 1 DB 12 35 DB 12 2 DB 13 36 DB 13 3 DB 14 37 DB 14 4 DB 15 38 DB 15 5 DB P1 39 DB P1 6 DB 0 40 DB 0 7 DB 1 41 DB 1 8 DB 2 42 DB 2 9 DB 3 43 DB 3 10 DB 4 44 DB 4 11 DB 5 45 DB 5 12 DB 6 46 DB 6 13 DB 7 47 DB 7 14 DB P 48 DB P 15 GROUND 49 GROUND 16 DIFFSENS 50 GROUND 17 TERMPWR 51 TERMPWR 18 TERMPWR 52 TERMPWR 19 RESERVED 53 RESERVED 20 GROUND 54 GROUND 21 ATN 55 ATN 22 GROUND 56 GROUND 23 BSY 57 BSY 24 ACK 58 ACK 25 RST 59 RST 26 MSG 60 MSG 27 SEL 61 SEL 28 C D 62 C D 29 REQ 63 REQ 30 1 0 64 I O 31 DB 8 65 DB 8 32 DB 9 66 DB 9 33 DB 10 67 DB 10 34 DB 11 68 DB 11 2 23 SUPER P4DP8 G2 DPE G2 DPR 8G2 DPR iG2 DPi G2 DP6 DPR User s Manual 2 9 Installing Software Drivers After all the hardware has been installed you must install the software drivers The necessary drivers are all included on the Supermicro CD that came packaged with your motherboard
13. 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 5 25 in 720Kb 3 5 in 1 44 1 25MB 3 5 in and 2 88MB 3 5 in gt Primary Master Primary Slave Secondary Master Secondary Slave These settings allow the user to set the parameters of the IDE Primary Master Slave and IDE Secondary 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 sub menu are Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced Security Power Boot Exit Item Specific Help Select the drive type of the fixed Multi Sector Transfer 16 Sectors disk installed in LBA Mode Control Enabled your system If type 32 bit I O Enabled User is selected Transfer Mode Fast PIO 4 Cylinders Heads Ultra DMA Mode Disabled and Sectors can be edited directly Auto attempts to automatically detect the drive type for drives that comply with ANSI Specifications F1 Help TL Select Item Change Values F9 Setup Defaults Esc Exit 20 Select Menu Enter Select b Sub Menu F10 Save and Exit 4 4 Chapter 4 BIOS Type Selects the type of IDE hard drive The options are Auto allows BIOS to automatically determine the hard drive s capacity number of heads
14. 6Eh 70h 72h 76h 7Ch 7Dh 7Eh 80h 81h 82h 83h 84h 85h 86h 87h 88h 89h 8Ah 8Bh 8Ch 8Fh 90h 91h 92h 93h 95h 96h 97h 98h Description Test RAM between 512 and 640 kB Test extended memory Test extended memory address lines Jump to UserPatch1 Configure advanced cache registers Initialize Multi Processor APIC Enable external and CPU caches Setup System Management Mode SMM area Display external L2 cache size Load custom defaults optional Display shadow area message Display possible high address for UMB recovery Display error messages Check for configuration errors Check for keyboard errors Set up hardware interrupt vectors Initialize Intelligent System Monitoring Initialize coprocessor if present Disable onboard Super I O ports and IRQs Late POST device initialization Detect and install external RS232 ports Configure non MCD IDE controllers Detect and install external parallel ports Initialize PC compatible PnP ISA devices Re initialize onboard UO ports Configure Motherboard Configurable Devices optional Initialize BIOS Data Area Enable Non Maskable Interrupts NMIs Initialize Extended BIOS Data Area Test and initialize PS 2 mouse Initialize floppy controller Determine number of ATA drives optional Initialize hard disk controllers Initialize local bus hard disk controllers Jump to UserPatch2 Build MPTABLE for multi processor boards Install CD ROM for boot Clear huge ES segment re
15. A type run SETUP Type of floppy drive A not correctly identified in Setup Incorrect Drive B type run SETUP Type of floppy drive B not correctly identified in Setup A 2 Appendix A BIOS POST Messages System cache error Cache disabled RAM cache failed and BIOS disabled the cache On older boards check the cache jumpers You may have to replace the cache See your dealer A disabled cache slows system performance considerably CPUID CPU socket number for Multi Processor error EISA CMOS not writeable ServerBIOS2 test error Cannot write to EISA CMOS DMA Test Failed ServerBIOS2 test error Cannot write to extended DMA Direct Memory Access registers Software NMI Failed ServerBIOS2 test error Cannot generate software NMI Non Maskable Interrupt Fail Safe Timer NMI Failed ServerBlOS2 test error Fail Safe Timer takes too long device Address Conflict Address conflict for specified device Allocation Error for device Run ISA or EISA Configuration Utility to resolve resource conflict for the specified device CD ROM Drive CD ROM Drive identified Entering SETUP Starting Setup program Failing Bits nnnn The hex number nnnn is a map of the bits at the RAM address which failed the memory test Each 1 one in the map indicates a failed bit See errors 230 231 or 232 above for offset address of the failure in System Extended or Shadow memory A 3 SUPER P4DP8 G2 DPE G2 DPR 8G2 DPR iG2
16. DPi G2 DP6 DPR User s Manual Fixed Disk n Fixed disk n 0 3 identified Invalid System Configuration Data Problem with NVRAM CMOS data UO device IRQ conflict UO device IRQ conflict error PS 2 Mouse Boot Summary Screen PS 2 Mouse installed nnnn kB Extended RAM Passed Where nnnn is the amount of RAM in kilobytes successfully tested nnnn Cache SRAM Passed Where nnnn is the amount of system cache in kilobytes successfully tested nnnn kB Shadow RAM Passed Where nnnn is the amount of shadow RAM in kilobytes successfully tested nnnn kB System RAM Passed Where nnnn is the amount of system RAM in kilobytes successfully tested One or more DO Block Storage Devices were excluded from the Setup Boot Menu There was not enough room in the IPL table to display all installed I2O block storage devices Operating system not found Operating system cannot be located on either drive A or drive C Enter Setup and see if fixed disk and drive A are properly identified Parity Check 1 nnnn Parity error found in the system bus BIOS attempts to locate the address and display it on the screen If it cannot locate the address it displays Parity is a method for checking errors in binary data A parity error indicates that some data has been corrupted A4 Appendix A BIOS POST Messages Parity Check 2 nnnn Parity error found in the I O bus BIOS attempts to locate the address and display it on the screen If i
17. 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 1 6 Power Supply As with all computer products a stable power source is necessary for proper and reliable operation It is even more important for processors that have high CPU clock rates The SUPER P4DP8 G2 P4DPE G2 P4DPR 8G2 P4DPR iG2 P4DP6 P4DPR ac commodates ATX power supplies Although most power supplies generally meet the specifications required by the CPU some are inadequate You should use one that will supply at least 400W of power and includes the additional 12V 8 pin power connector an even higher wattage power supply is recommended for high load configurations Also your power sup ply must supply 1 5A for LAN1 and LAN2 NOTE Auxiliary 12v power J15 is necessary to support Intel Xeon CPUs Failure to provide this extra power will result in the CPUs becoming unstable after only a few minutes of operation See Section 2 5 for details on connecting the power supply cables It is strongly recommended that you use a high quality power supply that meets ATX power supply Specification 2 02 or above It must also be SSI compliant info at http www ssiforum org Additionally in areas where noisy power transmission is present you may choose to install a line filter to shield the computer
18. a user defined threshold The overheat circuitry runs independently from the CPU It can continue to monitor for overheat conditions even when the CPU is in sleep mode Once it detects that the CPU temperature is too high it will automatically turn on the thermal control fan to prevent any overheat damage to the CPU The onboard chassis thermal circuitry can monitor the overall system temperature and alert users when the chassis temperature 1 14 Chapter 1 Introduction is too high CPU Fan Auto Off in Sleep Mode The CPU fan activates when the power is turned on It continues to operate when the system enters Standby mode When in sleep mode the CPU will not run at full power thereby generating less heat CPU Overheat LED and Control This feature is available when the user enables the CPU overheat warning function in the BIOS This allows the user to define an overheat tempera ture When this temperature is exceeded both the overheat fan and the warning LED are triggered System Resource Alert This feature is available when used with Intel s LANDesk Client Manager optional LDCM is used to notify the user of certain system events For example if the system is running low on virtual memory and there is insuf ficient hard drive space for saving the data you can be alerted of the potential problem Auto Switching Voltage Regulator for the CPU Core The auto switching voltage regulator for the CPU core can support up t
19. and PS 2 Mouse Ports The ATX PS 2 keyboard and PS 2 mouse are located on J9 J29 on the P4ADPR 8G2 P4DPR iG2 P4DPi G2 P4DPR See the table at right for pin definitions See Figure 2 3 for the locations of each 2 11 USB2 Pin USB3 Pin Definitions J13 Definitions J14 Pin Pin Number Definition Number Definition 2 Power 1 Power 4 3 6 5 8 Ground 7 Ground 10 Key 9 Key Front Panel Universal Serial Bus Pin Definitions USB2 FPUSBO USB3 FPUSB1 Pin Pin Number Definition Number Definition 1 5V 1 5V 2 Po 2 Po 3 PO 3 PO 4 Ground 4 Ground 5 N A 5 Key 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 PS 2 Keyboard and Mouse Port Pin Definitions J9 Pin Number Definition 1 Data oo bo lt O O SUPER P4DP8 G2 DPE G2 DPR 8G2 DPR iG2 DPi G2 DP6 DPR User s Manual Fan Headers Fan Header Pin Definitions The P4DP8 G2 P4DPE G2 P4DPi nd Definition G2 P4DP6 has six and the PADPR MT 8G2 P4DPR iG2 P4DPR has three 3 Tachometer CPU and chassis fan headers S uu TERME Designations include CPU Fani CPU Fan2 CPU1 Chassis Fan CPU2 Chassis Fan Chassis Fan1 Chassis Fan2 and Overheat Fan See the table on the right for
20. bottom of the module to prevent inserting the DIMM module incorrectly 3 Gently press down on the DIMM module until it snaps into place in the slot Repeat for all modules see step 1 above Memory Support The P4DP8 G2 P4DPE G2 P4DPR 8G2 P4DPR iG2 P4DPi G2 P4DP6 P4DPR only supports ECC registered PC1600 200 MHz DDR RAM memory PC2100 DDR RAM is supported but only at 200 MHz PC1600 speed This product was designed to support 2GB modules in each slot but it has only been verified for up to 1GB modules PC100 133 SDRAM is not supported Figure 2 2 Installing and Removing DIMMs To Install Insert module Notch p gt vertically and press down until it snaps into place Pay attention to the Kg Note Notch Ka alignment should align with the notch at the receptive point bottom on the slot 2 5 Notch SUPER P4DP8 G2 DPE G2 DPR 8G2 DPR iG2 DPi G2 DP6 DPR User s Manual Top View of DDR Slot Release Tab T IL Release Tab To Remove Use your thumbs to gently push near the edge of both ends of the module This should release it from the slot 2 4 l OPorts Control Panel Connectors The I O ports are color coded in conformance with the PC 99 specification See Figure 2 3 below for the colors and locations of the various I O ports Figure 2 3 l O Port Locations and Definitions Mouse Parallel Port Burgundy Green
21. from noise It is recommended that you also install a power surge protector to help avoid problems caused by power surges SUPER P4DP8 G2 DPE G2 DPR 8G2 DPR iG2 DPi G2 DP6 DPR User s Manual 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 selec tion a clock generator drive interface control logic and interrupt and DMA logic The wide range of functions integrated onto the Super UO greatly reduces the number of components required for interfacing with floppy disk drives The Super I O supports 360 K 720 K 1 2 M 1 44 M or 2 88 M disk drives and data transfer rates of 250 Kb s 500 Kb s or 1 Mb s It also provides two high speed 16550 compatible serial communication ports UARTS one of which supports serial infrared communication Each UART includes a 16 byte send receive FIFO a programmable baud rate generator complete modem control capability and a processor interrupt system Each UART includes a 16 byte send receive FIFO a programmable baud rate generator complete modem control capability and a processor inter rupt system Both UARTs provide legacy speed with baud rate of up to 115 2 Kbps as well as an advanced speed with baud rates of 250 K 500 K or 1 Mb s which support higher speed modems The Super I O supports one PC compatible p
22. has been corrupted or modified incorrectly perhaps by an application program that changes data stored in CMOS The BIOS installed Default Setup Values If you do not want these values enter Setup and enter your own values If the error persists check the system battery or contact your dealer System timer error The timer test failed Requires repair of system board Real time clock error Real Time Clock fails BIOS hardware test May require board repair Check date and time settings BIOS found date or time out of range and reset the Real Time Clock May require setting legal date 1991 2099 Previous boot incomplete Default configuration used Previous POST did not complete successfully POST loads default values and offers to run Setup If the failure was caused by incorrect values and they are not corrected the next boot will likely fail On systems with control of wait states improper Setup settings can also terminate POST and cause this error on the next boot Run Setup and verify that the waitstate configuration is correct This error is cleared the next time the system is booted Memory Size found by POST differed from CMOS Memory size found by POST differed from CMOS Diskette drive A error Diskette drive B error Drive A or B is present but fails the BIOS POST diskette tests Check to see that the drive is defined with the proper diskette type in Setup and that the diskette drive is attached correctly Incorrect Drive
23. to disable the Watch Dog timer When en abled Watch Dog can reboot your PC if an application is hung up or the system goes down See the table on the right for jumper set tings Note Watch Dog is not available on P4DP6 revisions earlier than 1 21 2 17 SUPER P4DP8 G2 DPE G2 DPR 8G2 DPR iG2 DPi G2 DP6 DPR User s Manual PCI X Bus Speed Settings P4DP8 G2 P4DPE G2 P4DP6 Jumpers JP10 through JP21 are used to set the speed for the PCI X buses The P4DP8 G2 P4DPE G2 P4DPi G2 P4DP6 has two P64DH2 PCI Bridge chips each of which controls two buses Each of the following settings corresponds to a single bus A maximum of two slots can be used for PCI X 133 MHz operation Slot 6 PCI X Bus SpeedJumper Settings for Slot 6 Refer to the table on JP14 JP15 JP13 Protocol Max Freq y off Off Off PCI X 133 MHz the right to set the Default setting Off On off PCI X 100 MHz Off On Pins 1 2 PCI X 66 MHz speed of slot 6 with Off On Pins 2 3 PCI 66 MHz jumpers JP14 JP15 On On Pins 2 3 PCI 33 MHz and JP13 Jumpers JP13 JP14 and JP15 Slot 5 PCI X Bus SpeedJumper Settings for Slot 5 JP10 JP11 JP12 Protocol Max Freq Refer to the table on Off Off Off PCI X 133 MHz the right to set the Default setting Off On Off PCI X 100 MHz Off On Pins 1 2 PCI X 66 MHz sp
24. 2 Enabled JP33 CPU Chassis CPU Fan Select Closed CPU Fan JP37 Watch Dog Enable Disable Open Disabled JP38 Thermal Fan Enable Disable Open BIOS Control Connector Description ATX PWR CONN DIMM 1A DIMM 4B COM1 COM2 CPU CHS OH FAN IDE 1 IDE 2 J7 J9 J13 J14 J15 JA1 JA4 JD1 JF2 JL1 JOH1 JP7 JP8 JP32 JP35 JP36 JWOR LAN1 2 SCSI LED Speaker USBO 1 2 3 VGA WOL Primary ATX Power Connector Memory RAM Slots COM1 COM2 Serial Port Connector CPU Chassis Overheat Fan Headers IDE 1 2 Hard Disk Drive Connectors Parallel Printer Port PS 2 Keyboard Mouse Ports USB2 3 Headers Secondary ATX Power Connector Ultra160 LVD SCSI CH A Connector Ultra160 LVD SCSI CH B Connector PWR LED Speaker NMI Header Front Control Panel Connector Chassis Intrusion Header Overheat LED Floppy Disk Drive Connector Third Power Supply Fail Header ACPI Sleep Button Header Keylock Switch Connector Alarm Reset Switch Wake on Ring Header Ethernet Ports SCSI Active LED Header Onboard Speaker Header Universal Serial Bus Ports Headers VGA Display Monitor Port Wake on LAN Header 1 7 SUPER P4DP8 G2 DPE G2 DPR 8G2 DPR iG2 DPi G2 DP6 DPR User s Manual not drawn to scale Figure 1 4 SUPER P4DPR Layout
25. 8h 49h 4Ah 4Bh 4Ch 4Eh 4Fh 50h 51h 52h 54h 55h 58h 59h 5Ah 5Bh Description 8254 timer initialization 8237 DMA controller initialization Reset Programmable Interrupt Controller 1 3 1 1 Test DRAM refresh 1 3 1 3 Test 8742 Keyboard Controller Set ES segment register to 4 GB Auto size DRAM Initialize POST Memory Manager Clear 512 kB base RAM 1 3 4 1 RAM failure on address line xxxx 1 3 4 3 RAM failure on data bits xxxx of low byte of memory bus Enable cache before system BIOS shadow Test CPU bus clock frequency Initialize Phoenix Dispatch Manager Warm start shut down Shadow system BIOS ROM Auto size cache Advanced configuration of chipset registers Load alternate registers with CMOS values Initialize extended memory for RomPilot Initialize interrupt vectors POST device initialization 2 1 2 3 Check ROM copyright notice Initialize 120 support Check video configuration against CMOS Initialize PCI bus and devices Initialize all video adapters in system QuietBoot start optional Shadow video BIOS ROM Display BIOS copyright notice Initialize MultiBoot Display CPU type and speed Initialize EISA board Test keyboard Set key click if enabled Enable USB devices 2 2 3 1 Test for unexpected interrupts Initialize POST display service Display prompt Press F2 to enter SETUP Disable CPU cache B 2 Appendix B BIOS POST Codes POST Code 5Ch 60h 62h 64h 66h 67h 68h 69h 6Ah 6Bh 6Ch
26. After inserting this CD into your CDROM drive the display shown in Figure 2 5 should appear If this dis play does not appear click on the My Computer icon and then on the icon representing your CDROM drive Finally double click on the S Setup icon S SUPERMICRO P4DP6 Motherboard Drivers amp Tools Win2000 E x al Intel E7500 chipset INF files al Microsoft DirectX 8 0 ATI Graphics driver SUPERMICR Drivers amp Tools Intel E7500 Chipset P4DP6 ET Intel LDCM 6 2 for SUPERMICRO Intel chipset Ix motherboards Figure 2 5 Driver Tool Installation Display Screen Click the icons showing a hand writing on paper to view the readme files for each item The bottom icon with a CD on it allows you to view the entire contents of the CD 2 24 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 Note Always disconnect the power cord before adding changing or installing any hardware components Before Power On 1 Make sure no short circuits exist between the motherboard and chassis a rR O0 nnm Disconnect all ribbon wire cables from the motherboard including those for th
27. Chapter 1 begins with a checklist of what should be included in your mainboard box describes the features specifications and performance of the motherboard and provides detailed information about the chipset Chapter 2 begins with instructions on handling static sensitive devices Read this chapter when you want to install the processor and DIMM memory modules and when mounting the mainboard in the chassis Also refer to this chapter to connect the floppy and hard disk drives SCSI drives the IDE interfaces the parallel and serial ports the keyboard and mouse the power supply and various control panel buttons and indicators 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 gives information on BIOS POST messages Appendix B provides BIOS POST codes SUPER P4DP8 G2 DPE G2 DPR 8G2 DPR iG2 DPi G2 DP6 DPR User s Manual Table of Contents Preface About This Manual ices seccc ater ett tae e ated iii Manual Organization ot ina a eee ee dp E
28. Fail Button connection is located on pins 5 and 6 of JF2 Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions 2 9 HDD LED Pin Definitions JF2 Pin Number Definition 18 Vec 14 HD Active NIC1 LED Pin Definitions JF2 Pin Number Definition 11 Vec 12 GND NIC2 LED Pin Definitions JF2 Pin Number Definition 9 Vec 10 GND Overheat OH LED Pin Definitions JF2 Pin Number Definition 7 Vec 8 GND Power Fail Button Pin Definitions JF2 Pin Number Definition 5 Vec 6 GND SUPER P4DP8 G2 DPE G2 DPR 8G2 DPR iG2 DPi G2 DP6 DPR User s Manual Reset Button Reset Pin Definitions The Reset Button connection is lo JF2 cated on pins 3 and 4 of JF2 At Pin Number Definition tach it to the hardware reset 3 Reset switch on the computer case 4 Ground Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Power Button Power Button Connector The Power Button connection is Pin Definitions located on pins 1 and 2 of JF2 Pin Ar Momentarily contacting both pins Number en will power on off the system This 2 Ground button can also be configured to function as a suspend button see the Power Button Mode setting in BIOS To turn off the power when set to suspend mode de press the button for at least 4 seconds Refer to the table on the right for pin definiti
29. Note PC2100 is supported but runs at 200 MHz only 4 Check for bad DIMM modules or slots by swapping a single module be tween two slots and noting the results 5 Make sure all memory modules are fully seated in their slots As an interleaved memory scheme is used you must install two modules at a time beginning with Bank 1 then Bank 2 and so on see Section 2 3 6 Check the power supply voltage 115V 230V switch Losing the System s Setup Configuration 1 Check the setting of jumper JBT1 Ensure that you are using a high quality power supply A poor quality power supply may cause the system to lose the CMOS setup information Refer to 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 f it does not replace it with a new one 3 If the above steps do not fix the Setup Configuration problem contact your vendor for repairs 3 2 Technical Support Procedures Before contacting Technical Support please take the following steps Also note that as a motherboard manufacturer Super Micro does not sell directly to end users so it is best to first check with your distributor or reseller for troubleshooting services They should know of any possible problem s with the specific system configuration that was sold to you 32 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 1 Please go through the Troubleshooting Procedures and Frequentl
30. RAM non ECC memory and PC100 133 SDRAM modules are not supported Question How do update my BIOS Answer It is recommended that you do not upgrade your BIOS if you are experiencing no problems with your system Updated BIOS files are located on our web site at http www supermicro com Please check our BIOS warning message and the info on how to update your BIOS on our web 3 3 SUPER P4DP8 G2 DPE G2 DPR 8G2 DPR iG2 DPi G2 DP6 DPR User s Manual site Also check the current BIOS revision and make sure it is newer than your BIOS before downloading Select your motherboard model and down load the BIOS file to your computer Unzip the BIOS update file and you will find the readme txt flash instructions the phlash bat BIOS flash utility the platform bin platform file and the BIOS image xxxxxx rom files Copy these files onto a bootable floppy and reboot your system It is not neces sary to set BIOS boot block protection jumpers on the motherboard At the DOS prompt enter the command phlash This will start the flash utility and give you an opportunity to save your current BIOS image Flash the boot block and enter the name of the update BIOS image file 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 remedy this first clear CMOS per the instruction
31. SUPERO SUPER P4DP8 G2 SUPER PADPE G2 SUPER P4DPR 8G2 SUPER P4DPR iG2 SUPER P4DPi G2 SUPER P4DP6 SUPER P4DPR USER S MANUAL Revision 1 1 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
32. Wake On Ring header is des MOR ignated JWOR This function al ENN lows your computer to receive 1 Ground 2 Wake up and wake up by an incoming call to the modem when in suspend state See the table on the right for pin definitions You must have a Wake On Ring card and cable to use this feature Keylock The keyboard lock connection is lo cated on JP35 Utilizing this header allows you to inhibit any actions made on the keyboard effectively locking it 2 13 SUPER P4DP8 G2 DPE G2 DPR 8G2 DPR iG2 DPi G2 DP6 DPR User s Manual 2 6 Jumper Settings Explanation of Jumpers Connector 321 Pins To modify the operation of the Lele motherboard jumpers can be e used to choose between mM jumper optional settings Jumpers Gap create shorts between two pins 7 3 2 1 to change the function of the sg soiling D connector Pin 1 is identified Pin 1 2 short with a square solder pad on the printed circuit board See the motherboard layout pages for jumper locations Note On two pin jumpers Closed means the jumper is on and Open means the jumper is off the pins CMOS Clear CMOS Clear Jumper Settings Refer to the table on the right for JBT1 1 Jumper the JBT1 jumper settings to clear Position D iiiii n CMOS Always remove the AC 1 2 Normal 2 3 CMOS Clear power cord from the system be fore clearing CMOS pation position Note For an ATX power suppl
33. at LED and control Chassis intrusion detection System resource alert ACPI Features optional Microsoft OnNow Slow blinking LED for suspend state indicator Main switch override mechanism Onboard I O e AIC 7902 for dual channel Ultra320 SCSI P4DP8 G2 DPR 8G2 AIC 7899 for dual channel Ultra160 SCSI P4DP6 Adaptec 2000S Nighthawk RAID slot PADP6 Adaptec 2005S Zero Channel RAID socket PADPR Integrated ATI Rage XL graphics controller Intel dual Gb Ethernet P4DP8 G2 DPE G2 DPR 8G2 DPR iG2 DPi G2 Two Intel 82550 10 100 fast Ethernet ports P4DP6 One Intel 82550 10 100 fast Ethernet and one Intel Gb Ethernet port PADPR 2 EIDE Ultra DMA 100 bus master interfaces 1 floppy port interface up to 2 88 MB 2 Fast UART 16550A compatible serial ports 1EPP ECP Parallel Port PADP8 G2 DPE G2 DPi G2 DP6 PS 2 mouse and PS 2 keyboard ports Up to 5 USB Universal Serial Bus ports Other e Internal external modem ring on Wake on LAN WOL Console redirection IPMI optional CD Diskette Utilities BIOS flash upgrade utility and device drivers Dimensions PADP8 G2 DPE G2 DPi G2 DP6 Ext ATX 12 x13 05 304 8x331 5 mm P4DPR 8G2 DPR iG2 DPR Extended ATX 12 x13 304 8x330 2 mm 1 11 SUPER P4DP8 G2 DPE G2 DPR 8G2 DPR iG2 DPi G2 DP6 DPR User s Manual
34. ber Definition Pin Number Definition 11 3 3V 12 12V 13 COM 14 PS_ON 15 COM 16 COM 17 COM 18 5V 19 5V 20 5V 1 3 3V 3 3V COM 5V COM 5V COM PW OK 5VSB 12V oo Ae om bo o 8 Pin 12v Power Supply Connector J15 Pins Definition 1 thru 4 5 thru 8 Ground 12v PWR_LED Pin Definitions JF 2 Pin Number Definition 15 Vec 16 Control NMI Button Pin Definitions JF2 Pin Number Definition 19 Ground 20 Control Chapter 2 Installation HDD LED The HDD LED for IDE and SCSI Disk Drives connection is located on pins 13 and 14 of JF2 Attach the IDE hard drive LED cable to these pins to display disk activity Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions NIC1 LED The NIC1 Network Interface Con troller LED connection is located on pins 11 and 12 of JF2 Attach the NIC1 LED cable to display net work activity Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions NIC2 LED The NIC2 Network Interface Con troller LED connection is located on pins 9 and 10 of JF2 Attach the NIC2 LED cable to display net work activity Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Overheat LED OH Connect an LED to the OH connec tion on pins 7 and 8 of JF2 to pro vide advanced warning of chassis overheating Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Power Fail Button The Power
35. by the laws of Santa Clara County in the State of California USA The State of California County of Santa Clara shall be the exclusive venue for the resolution of any such disputes Supermicro s total liability for all claims will not exceed the price paid for the hardware product Unless you request and receive written permission from SUPER MICRO COMPUTER you may not copy any part of this document Information in this document is subject to change without notice Other products and companies referred to herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies or mark holders Copyright 2002 by SUPER MICRO COMPUTER INC All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America Preface Preface About This Manual This manual is written for system integrators PC technicians and knowledgeable PC users It provides information for the installation and use of the SUPER P4DP8 G2 P4DPE G2 P4DPR 8G2 P4DPR iG2 P4DPi G2 P4DP6 P4DPR mainboard The SUPER P4DP8 G2 P4DPE G2 P4DPR 8G2 P4DPR iG2 P4DPi G2 P4DP6 P4DPR supports single or dual Intel 603 pin Xeon 512K L2 cache processors at up to 2 8 GHz at a 400 MHz front side bus Please refer to the support section of our web site http www supermicro com TechSupport htm for a complete listing of supported processors Xeon Prestonia processors are housed in 603 pin sockets This product is intended to be professionally installed Manual Organization
36. cit eee e ee ted ined 4 6 4 5 Security Setup eene tenter 4 15 4 6 Power Setup nente nete ete A n n ee 4 17 4 7 Boot Setup 4 8 PIR Setup ocean EE tete er da a tgp e adden dp tap ded ASQ Exil st cocer camus EE T Appendices Appendix A BIOS POST Messages sesseeeeeemeeneneeeenenenene A 1 Appendix B BIOS POST Codes eee nennen 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 your motherboard If anything listed here is damaged or missing contact your retailer One 1 Supermicro Mainboard One 1 ribbon cable for IDE devices One 1 floppy ribbon cable One 1 I O backpanel shield One 1 Supermicro CD or diskettes containing drivers and utilities One 1 User s BIOS Manual Two 2 Pentium 4 Xeon active heatsinks FAN 042 P4DP6 retail only Two 2 heatsink retention clips SKT 095 PADP6 only SCSI Accessories not included with the PADPE G2 DPR iG2 DPi G2 One 1 68 pin LVD Ultra320 160 SCSI cable One 1 set of SCSI driver diskettes One 1 SCSI manual 1 1 SUPER P4DP8 G2 DPE G2 DPR 8G2 DPR iG2 DPi G2 DP6 DPR User s Manual C
37. d in this section Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced Security Power Boot Exit Item Specific Help ACPI Mode Yes Power Savings Customized Suspend Timeout Off Resume On Time Off Resume on Modem Ring O E Fl Help N select Item Change Values F9 Setup Defaults Esc Exit Select Menu Enter Select b Sub Menu F10 Save and Exit ACPI Mode Use the setting to determine if you want to employ ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface power management on your system Options are Yes and No Power Savings This setting sets the degree of power saving for the system The options are Disabled Customized Maximum Power Savings and Maximum Performance Customized allows you to alter the other two modes 4 17 SUPER P4DP8 G2 DPE G2 DPR 8G2 DPR iG2 DPi G2 DP6 DPR User s Manual Suspend Timeout Use this setting to specify the period of system inactivity to transpire before entering the suspend state Options are Off 5 min 10 min 15 min 20 min 30 min 40 min and 60 min Resume on Time Select either Off or On which will wake the system up at the time specified in the next setting Resume Time Use this setting to specify the time you want the system to wake up the above setting must be set to On Enter the time with the number keys Resume on Modem Ring Use this setting to enable or disable the WOR Wake on Ring feature Options are On and Off 4 18 Chapter 4 BIOS
38. dix 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 Failure Fixed Disk Fixed disk is not working or not configured properly Check to see if fixed disk is attached properly Run Setup Find out if the fixed disk type is correctly identified Stuck key Stuck key on keyboard Keyboard error Keyboard not working Keyboard Controller Failed Keyboard controller failed test May require replacing keyboard controller Keyboard locked Unlock key switch Unlock the system to proceed Monitor type does not match CMOS Run SETUP Monitor type not correctly identified in Setup Shadow Ram Failed at offset nnnn Shadow RAM failed at offset nnnn of the 64k block at which the error was detected System RAM Failed at offset nnnn System RAM failed at offset nnnn of in the 64k block at which the error was detected Extended RAM Failed at offset nnnn Extended memory not working or not configured properly at offset nnnn System battery is dead Replace and run SETUP The CMOS clock battery indicator shows the battery is dead Replace the battery and run Setup to reconfigure the system A 1 SUPER P4DP8 G2 DPE G2 DPR 8G2 DPR iG2 DPi G2 DP6 DPR User s Manual System CMOS checksum bad Default configuration used System CMOS
39. e VGA Enable Disable JP4 allows you to enable or disable Quis the VGA port The default position Jumper is on pins 1 and 2 to enable VGA Position Definition 1 2 Enabled See the table on the right for 2 3 Disabled jumper settings 2 15 SUPER P4DP8 G2 DPE G2 DPR 8G2 DPR iG2 DPi G2 DP6 DPR User s Manual SCSI Enable Disable P4DP8 G2 P4DP6 SCSI Enable Disable u r Setti P4DPR 8G2 PADPR iu o Jumper The SCSI Termination jumper at Position bled JP22 allows you to enable or dis Pins2 3 Disabled able the onboard SCSI controller The normal default position is on pins 1 2 to enable SCSI termina tion See the table on the right for jumper settings SCSI Termination Enable Disable PADP8 G2 P4DP6 scel Coca ON P4DPR 8G2 P4DPR Jumper Settings JPA1 JPA2 Jumpers JPA1 and JPA2 allow you orien Definition to enable or disable termination for e GE the individual SCSI channels Jumper JPA1 controls SCSI channel A and JPA2 controls SCSI channel B The normal default setting is open to enable teminate both SCSI channels If you wish to connect external SCSI devices you should disable termination for the channnel s you will be connecting them to See the table on the right for jumper settings CPU Chassis CPU Fan ER eas Gorge Select PADP8 G2 P4DPE JP33 G2 P4DPi G2 PADP6 Jumper Position Definition Open CPU JP33 allows you to select to use ei Closed
40. e keyboard and mouse Remove all add on cards Install one CPU making sure it is fully seated and connect the chassis speaker and the power LED to the motherboard Check all jumper settings as well No Power Make sure no short circuits exist between the motherboard and the chas sis Verify that all jumpers are set to their default positions Check that the 115V 230V switch on the power supply is properly set Turn the power switch on and off to test the system The battery on your motherboard may be old Check to verify that it still supplies 3VDC If it does not replace it with a new one No Video If the power is on but you have no video remove all the add on cards and cables Use the speaker to determine if any beep codes exist Refer to the Appendix for details on beep codes SUPER P4DP8 G2 DPE G2 DPR 8G2 DPR iG2 DPi G2 DP6 DPR 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 Determine if different speeds of DIMMs have been installed and verify that the BIOS setup is configured for the fastest speed of RAM used It is recommended to use the same RAM speed for all DIMMs in the system 3 Make sure you are using registered ECC PC1600 or PC2100 DDR RAM EDO SDRAM and PC100 133 SDRAM are not supported
41. ear Pins 1 2 Normal JD1 Speaker Enable Pins 6 7 Closed Enabled JPA1 JPA2 SCSI Channel A B Termination Open Terminated JD3 JD4 LAN1 LAN2 Enable Disable Pins 1 2 Enabled JP4 VGA Enable Disable Pins 1 2 Enabled JP10 JP15 PCI X Bus Speed Setting See Section 2 6 JP22 SCSI Enable Disable Pins 1 2 Enabled JP37 WD Watchdog Enable Disable Open Disabled Connector Description ATX POWER Primary ATX Power Connector COM1 COM2 COM1 COM2 Serial Port Connector CPU1 CPU2 CPU 1 and CPU2 Sockets CPU CHS FAN CPU 1 amp 2 Chassis Fan Headers DIMM 1A DIMM 3B Memory RAM Slots IDE 1 IDE 2 IDE 1 2 Hard Disk Drive Connectors JA1 LVD SCSI CH A Connector JA2 LVD SCSI CH B Connector JD1 JBT1 WD IR CIR USB2 PWRLED SPKR JF2 Front Control Panel Connector JP7 Floppy Disk Drive Connector JP8 Third Power Supply Fail Header JP35 Keylock Header J15 Secondary ATX Power Connector J28 Keyboard Port J29 Mouse Port LAN1 2 Ethernet Ports OHLED Overheat LED Header USBO 1 Universal Serial Bus Ports VGA VGA Display Monitor Port WOL Wake on LAN Header WOR Wake on Ring Header Configuration depends on motherboard 1 9 SUPER P4DP8 G2 DPE G2 DPR 8G2 DPR iG2 DPi G2 DP6 DPR User s Manual Motherboard Features CPU Single or dual Intel 603 pin Xeon 512K L2 cache processors of up to 2 8 GHz at a 400 MHz front side system bus speed Note Please refer to the support section of our web site for a complete listing of supported
42. eed of slot 5 with Off On Pins 2 3 PCI 66 MHz jumpers JP10 JP11 On On Pins 2 3 PCI 33 MHz and JP12 Jumpers JP10 JP11 and JP12 2 18 Chapter 2 Installation Slot 4 Refer to the table on the right to set the speed of slot 4 with Default setting gt jumpers JP16 JP17 and JP18 Note Because slot 4 is intended for RAID sup port on the P4DP6 it shares its bus with the onboard SCSI which pulls the slot speed down to 66 MHz If you wish to use a card with a higher speed than 66 MHz in slot 4 you must disable the onboard SCSI and set the bus to the desired speed according to the table on the right Otherwise use the card in slot 5 or 6 Slot 1 2 and 3 Refer to the table on the right to set the Default setting gt speed of slots 1 2 and 3 with jumpers JP20 JP21 and JP19 Note If two cards are used in slots 1 through 4 they will operate as 66 MHz max PCl cards You may runa single 66 MHz PCI X card in slots 1 4 only if the other three slots remain empty 2 19 PCI X Bus SpeedJumper Settings for Slot 4 JP16 JP17 JP18 Protocol Max Freq Off Off Off PCI X 133 MHz Off On Off PCI X 100 MHz Off On Pins 1 2 PCI X 66 MHz Off On Pins 2 3 PCI 66 MHz On On Pins 2 3 PCI 33 MHz Jumpers JP16 JP17 and JP18
43. er Ground O O Reset gt Reset Button Ground pwr gt Power Button SUPER P4DP8 G2 DPE G2 DPR 8G2 DPR iG2 DPi G2 DP6 DPR User s Manual 2 5 Connecting Cables ATX Power Connection The P4DP8 G2 P4DPE G2 P4DPi G2 P4DP6 power supply connec tor meets the SSI Superset ATX 24 pin specification however it also supports a 20 pin power sup ply connector Make sure that the orientation of the PS connector is correct The P4DPR 8G2 P4DPR iG2 P4DPR has the 20 pin connec tor See the tables on the right for pin definitions PWR_SEC Connection In addition to the Primary ATX power connector above the Secondary 12v 8 pin J15 connec tor must also be connected to your power supply See the table on the right for pin definitions Power LED The Power LED connection is lo cated on pins 15 and 16 of JF2 Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions NMI Button P4DPR only The non maskable interrupt button header is located on pins 19 and 20 of JF2 Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions 2 8 ATX Power Supply 24 pin Connector Pin Definitions Pin Number Definition Pin Number Definition 13 3 3V 14 12V 15 COM 16 PS_ON 17 COM 18 COM 19 COM 20 Res NC 21 45V 22 45V 23 45V 24 COM 1 3 3V 2 3 3V 3 COM 4 5V 5 COM 6 5V 7 COM 8 PWR_OK 9 5VSB 10 12V 11 12V 12 3 3V ATX Power Suppl ly 20 pin Connector Pin Num
44. etc a number from 1 39 to select a predetermined type of hard drive CD ROM and ATAPI Removable Multi Sector Transfers Select the number of transfer sectors Options are 2 4 6 8 and 16 Sectors LBA Mode Control This item determines whether Phoenix BIOS will access the IDE Primary Master Device via LBA mode The options are Enabled and Disabled 32 bit I O Selects 32 bit I O operation Options are Enabled and Disabled Transfer Mode Selects the transfer mode Options are Standard Fast PIO1 Fast PIO2 Fast PIO3 Fast PIO4 FPIO3 DMA1 and FPIO4 DMA2 Ultra DMA Mode Selects Ultra DMA Mode Options are Disabled Mode 0 Mode 1 Mode 2 Mode 3 Mode 4 and Mode 5 System Memory This display informs you how much system memory is recognized as being present in the system Extended Memory This display informs you how much extended memory is recognized as being present in the system 4 5 SUPER P4DP8 G2 DPE G2 DPR 8G2 DPR iG2 DPi G2 DP6 DPR User s Manual 4 4 Advanced Setup Choose Advanced from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys You should see the following display The items with a triangle beside them have sub menus that can be accessed by highlighting the item and pressing lt Enter gt Options for PIR settings are displayed by highlighting the setting option using the arrow keys and pressing lt Enter gt All Advanced BIOS Setup options are described in this section Phoen
45. face which provides a total band width of 3 2 GB s The ICH3 interface is a 266 MB sec point to point con nection using an 8 bit wide 66 MHz base clock at a 4x data transfer rate The P64H2 interface is a 1 GB s point to point connection using a 16 bit wide 66 MHz base clock at a 8x data transfer rate The ICH3 I O Controller Hub provides various integrated functions including a two channel UDMA100 bus master IDE controller USB host controllers an integrated LAN controller a System Management Bus controller and an AC 97 compliant interface Each of the P64H2 PCI X Hubs two on the PADP8 G2 PADPE G2 P4DPi G2 and P4DP6 and one on the P4DPR 8G2 PADPR iG2 and P4DPR provides a 16 bit connection to the MCH for high performance IO capability and two 64 bit PCI X interfaces 1 3 Special Features ATI Graphics Controller The P4DP8 G2 P4DPE G2 P4DPR 8G2 P4DPR iG2 P4DPi G2 P4DP6 P4DPR has an integrated ATI video controller based on the Rage XL graphics chip The Rage XL fully supports sideband addressing and AGP texturing This onboard graphics package can provide a bandwidth of up to 512 MB sec over a 32 bit graphics memory bus BIOS Recovery The BIOS Recovery function allows you to recover your BIOS image file if the BIOS flashing procedure fails see Section 3 3 SUPER P4DP8 G2 DPE G2 DPR 8G2 DPR iG2 DPi G2 DP6 DPR User s Manual Recovery from AC Power Loss BIOS provides a setting for you to determine how the system wi
46. gister Fix up Multi Processor table 1 2 Search for option ROMs One long two short beeps on checksum failure B 3 SUPER P4DP8 G2 DPE G2 DPR 8G2 DPR iG2 DPi G2 DP6 DPR User s Manual POST Code 99h 9Ah 9Ch 9Dh 9Eh 9Fh AOh A2h A4h A8h AAh ACh AEh BOh Bih B2h B4h B5h B6h B7h B9h BAh BBh BCh BDh BEh BFh COh Cih C2h C3h C4h C5h C6h C7h C8h C9h CAh CBh CCh Description Check for SMART Drive optional Shadow option ROMs Set up Power Management Initialize security engine optional Enable hardware interrupts Determine number of ATA and SCSI drives Set time of day Check key lock Initialize typematic rate Erase F2 prompt Scan for F2 key stroke Enter SETUP Clear Boot flag Check for errors Inform RomPilot about the end of POST POST done prepare to boot operating system 1 One short beep before boot Terminate QuietBoot optional Check password optional Initialize ACPI BIOS Prepare Boot Initialize SMBIOS Initialize PnP Option ROMs Clear parity checkers Display MultiBoot menu Clear screen optional Check virus and backup reminders Try to boot with INT 19 Initialize POST Error Manager PEM Initialize error logging Initialize error display function Initialize system error handler PnPnd dual CMOS optional Initialize note dock optional Initialize note dock late Force check optional Extended checksum optional Redirect Int 15h to enable remote keyb
47. ix BIOS Setup Utility Advanced Security Power Item Specific Help Quick Boot Mode Enabled Quiet Boot Disabled gt PCI PnP Configuration gt Cache Memory gt I O Device Configuration gt Advanced Chipset Control P Advanced Processor Options gt DMI Event Logging gt Console Redirection Fl Help TL Select Item Change Values F9 Setup Defaults Esc Exit Select Menu Enter Select gt Sub Menu F10 Save and Exit Quick Boot Mode If enabled this feature will speed up the POST Power On Self Test routine after the computer is turned on The settings are Enabled and Disabled If Disabled the POST routine will run at normal speed Quiet Boot This setting allows you to Enable or Disable the diagnostic screen during boot up 4 6 Chapter 4 BIOS gt PCI PnP Configuration Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings Onboard LAN1 OPROM Configure Enabling this option provides the ability to boot from LAN1 The options are Enabled and Disabled Onboard LAN2 OPROM Configure Enabling this option provides the ability to boot from LAN2 The options are Enabled and Disabled Legacy USB Support This setting allows you to enable support for Legacy USB devices The settings are Enabled and Disabled Installed OS This setting allows you to choose which operating system you are using to run the system Options are Other Win95 Win98 WinMe and Win2000 NT4 Installation Workarou
48. le Disable s ssnnssssnnsnesnnsietetertnrnrrnrnnrnnrrnreene 2 16 CPU Chassis CPU Fan SeleCt ssssisini diiint 2 16 Thermal Fan Enable Disable sssssssssiessseesiiesreerissireeriserrnsrinssirnernnsrenns 2 17 Chassis Overheat Fan Select 2 17 Watch Dog Enable Disable AA 2 17 PCI X Bus Speed Settings PADP8 G2 DPE G2 DP6 2 18 PCI X Bus Speed Settings PADPR 8G2 DPR iG2 DPR 2 20 2 7 Onboard Indicators LANT LAN LEDS scorrere enne terree rere eai E xe ERES 2 20 2 8 Parallel Port Floppy Hard Disk Drive and SCSI Connections 2 21 Parallel Port Connector ennt 2 21 SUPER P4DP8 G2 DPE G2 DPR 8G2 DPR iG2 DPi G2 DP6 DPR User s Manual Floppy CONNECTION uoo tt deiecit cete n tte e edat 2 22 la Gent 2 22 Ultra320 160 SCSI Connectors ssssssssssseeeeneees 2 23 2 9 Installing Software Drivers Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 3 1 Troubleshooting Procedures sse 3 1 Before Power Onus uic io Ec inc a Rae ees 3 1 NO gie EE 3 1 E e le e EE EE 3 1 Memory TC 3 2 Losing the System s Setup Configuration sss 3 2 3 2 Technical Support Procedures sse 3 2 3 3 Frequently Asked Questions 3 4 Returning Merchandise for Service sse 3 5 Chapter 4 PhoenixBIOS Sat EE 4 1 4 2 Running Set p eir eter ee i ere En E 4 2 SCENE 4 2 4 4 Advanced Setup severe taret fe
49. ll respond when AC power is lost and then restored to the system You can choose for the system to remain powered off in which case you must hit the power switch to turn it back on or for it to automatically return to a power on state See the Power Lost Control setting in the Advanced BIOS Setup section Peripheral Device Configuration to change this setting The de fault setting is Always On 1 4 PC Health Monitoring This section describes the PC health monitoring features of the SUPER P4DP8 G2 P4DPE G2 P4DPR 8G2 P4DPR iG2 P4DPi G2 P4DP6 P4DPR All have an onboard System Hardware Monitor chip that supports PC health monitoring Onboard Voltage Monitors for the CPU Cores Chipset Voltage 3 3V 5V 12V and 3 3V Standby An onboard voltage monitor will scan these voltages continuously Once a voltage becomes unstable a warning is given or an error message is sent to the screen Users can adjust the voltage thresholds to define the sensitivity of the voltage monitor Fan Status Monitor with Firmware Software On Off Control The PC health monitor can check the RPM status of the cooling fans The onboard 3 pin CPU and chassis fans are controlled by the power manage ment functions The thermal fan is controlled by the overheat detection logic Environmental Temperature Control The thermal control sensor monitors the CPU temperature in real time and will turn on the thermal control fan whenever the CPU temperature exceeds
50. lows you to Enable or Disable split lock operations Hyper threading This setting allows you to Enable or Disable hyper threading Enabling hyper threading results in increased CPU performance L3 Cache This setting allows you to Enable or Disable the L3 cache gt DMI Event Logging Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings Event Log Validity This is a display not a setting informing you of the event log validity Event Log Capacity This is a display not a setting informing you of the event log capacity View DMI Event Log Highlight this item and press Enter to view the contents of the event log Event Logging This setting allows you to Enable or Disable event logging Event Logging This setting allows you to Enable or Disable ECC event logging Mark DMI Events as Read Highlight this item and press Enter to mark the DMI events as read 4 13 SUPER P4DP8 G2 DPE G2 DPR 8G2 DPR iG2 DPi G2 DP6 DPR User s Manual Clear All DMI Event Logs Select Yes and press lt Enter gt to clear all DMI event logs gt Console Redirection Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings COM Port Address Specifies to redirect the console to On board COMA or On board COMB This setting can also be Disabled BAUD Rate Select the BAUD rate for console redirection Console Type Choose from the available options to select the console type for console redirection Flow Co
51. nd When enabled this setting provides a workaround for the absent floppy drive during NT4 installation Options are Enabled and Disabled Reset Configuration Data If set to Yes this setting clears the Extended System Configuration Data area Options are Yes and No SUPER P4DP8 G2 DPE G2 DPR 8G2 DPR iG2 DPi G2 DP6 DPR User s Manual gt PCI Slot Configuration PCI PCIX Frequency Slot 1 3 Use this setting to change the speed of PCI PCIX slots 1 though 3 Options are Auto 33 MHz 66 MHz 100 MHz and 133 MHz PCI PCIX Frequency Slot 4 Use this setting to change the speed of PCI PCIX slot 4 Options are Auto 33 MHz 66 MHz 100 MHz and 133 MHz PCI PCIX Frequency Slot 5 Use this setting to change the speed of PCI PCIX slot 5 Options are Auto 33 MHz 66 MHz 100 MHz and 133 MHz PCI PCIX Frequency Slot 6 Use this setting to change the speed of PCI PCIX slot 6 Options are Auto 33 MHz 66 MHz 100 MHz and 133 MHz 9 PCI Device Slot 1 Slot 6 Access the submenu for each of the six settings above to make changes to the following Option ROM Scan When enabled this setting will initialize the device expansion ROM Options are Enabled and Disabled Enable Master This setting allows you to enable the selected device as the PCI bus master Options are Enabled and Disabled Latency Timer This setting allows you to enable the Latency Timer Options are Default 0020h 0040h 0060h 0080h 00A0h
52. ng the Setup Utility Normally the only visible POST Power On Self Test routine is the memory test As the memory is being tested press the Delete key to enter the main menu of the BIOS Setup utility From the main menu you can access the other setup screens such as the Security and Power menus Begin ning with Section 4 3 detailed descriptions are given for each parameter setting in the Setup utility 4 1 SUPER P4DP8 G2 DPE G2 DPR 8G2 DPR iG2 DPi G2 DP6 DPR User s Manual 4 2 Running Setup Default settings are in bold text unless otherwise noted The BIOS setup options described in this section are selected by choos ing the appropriate text from the 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 on next page When you first power on the computer the PhoenixBIOS is immediately activated While the BIOS is in control the Setup program can be activated in one of two Ways 1 By pressing Delete immediately after turning the system on or 2 When the message shown below appears briefly at the bottom of the screen during the POST Power On Self Test press the Delete key to activate the main Setup menu Press the Delete key 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 Down ar
53. ntrol Choose from the available options to select the flow control for console redirection Console Connection Select the console connection either Direct or Via Modem Continue CR after POST Choose whether to continue with console redirection after the POST routine Options are On and Off of Video Pages to Support Choose the number of video pages to allocate for redirection when video hardware is not available Options are 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 and 8 4 14 Chapter 4 BIOS 4 5 Security Choose Security from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys You should see the following display Security setting options are displayed by highlighting the setting using the arrow keys and pressing lt Enter gt All Security BIOS settings are described in this section Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced Security Power Boot Exit Item Specific Help Supervisor Password Is Clear User Password Is Clear Set Supervisor Password Enter Set User Password Enter Password on Boot Disabled Fixed Disk Boot Sector Normal Fl Help TL Select Item Change Values F9 Setup Defaults Esc Exit 20 Select Menu Enter Select b Sub Menu F10 Save and Exit Supervisor Password Is This displays whether a supervisor password has been entered for the system Clear means such a password has not been used and Set means a supervisor password has been entered for the system User Password Is This di
54. o 20A current and auto sense voltage IDs ranging from 1 4V to 3 5V This will allow the regulator to run cooler and thus make the system more stable 1 5 ACPI Features ACPI stands for Advanced Configuration and Power Interface The ACPI specification defines a flexible and abstract hardware interface that pro vides a standard way to integrate power management features throughout a PC system including its hardware operating system and application soft ware This enables the system to automatically turn on and off peripherals such as CD ROMs network cards hard disk drives and printers This also includes consumer devices connected to the PC such as VCRs TVs tele phones and stereos 1 15 SUPER P4DP8 G2 DPE G2 DPR 8G2 DPR iG2 DPi G2 DP6 DPR User s Manual In addition to enabling operating system directed power management ACPI provides a generic system event mechanism for Plug and Play and an oper ating system independent interface for configuration control ACPI lever ages the Plug and Play BIOS data structures while providing a processor architecture independent implementation that is compatible with both Win dows 2000 and Windows NT 5 0 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 Indica
55. oard Redirect Int 13h to Memory Technologies Devices such as ROM RAM PCMCIA and serial disk Redirect Int 10h to enable remote serial video B 4 Appendix B BIOS POST Codes POST Code CDh CEh D2h Description Re map I O and memory for PCMCIA Initialize digitizer and display message Unknown interrupt The following are for boot block in Flash ROM POST Code EOh Eth E2h E3h E4h E5h E6h E7h E8h E9h EAh EBh ECh EDh EEh EFh FOh Fih F2h F3h F4h F5h F6h F7h Description Initialize the chipset Initialize the bridge Initialize the CPU Initialize system timer Initialize system I O Check force recovery boot Checksum BIOS ROM Go to BIOS Set Huge Segment Initialize Multi Processor Initialize OEM special code Initialize PIC and DMA Initialize Memory type Initialize Memory size Shadow Boot Block System memory test Initialize interrupt vectors Initialize Run Time Clock Initialize video Initialize System Management Manager Output one beep Clear Huge Segment Boot to Mini DOS Boot to Full DOS If the BIOS detects error 2C 2E or 30 base 512K RAM error it displays an additional word bitmap xxxx indicating the address line or bits that failed For example 2C 0002 means address line 1 bit one set has failed 2E 1020 means data bits 12 and 5 bits 12 and 5 set have failed in the lower 16 bits The BIOS also sends the bitmap to the port 80 LED display It first displays the checkpoin
56. occurs during POST the BIOS will display an POST code that describes the problem BIOS may also issue one of the following beep codes 1 long and two short beeps video configuration error 1 continuous long beep no memory detected Terminal POST Errors If a terminal type of error occurs BIOS will shut down the system Before doing so BIOS will write the error to port 80h attempt to initialize video and write the error in the top left corner of the screen The following is a list of codes that may be written to port 80h POST Code Description 02h Verify Real Mode 03h Disable Non Maskable Interrupt NMI 04h Get CPU type 06h Initialize system hardware 07h Disable shadow and execute code from the ROM 08h Initialize chipset with initial POST values 09h Set IN POST flag OAh Initialize CPU registers OBh Enable CPU cache OCh Initialize caches to initial POST values OEh Initialize UO component OFh Initialize the local bus IDE 10h Initialize Power Management 11h Load alternate registers with initial POST values 12h Restore CPU control word during warm boot 13h Initialize PCI Bus Mastering devices 14h Initialize keyboard controller 16h 1 2 2 3 BIOS ROM checksum 17h Initialize cache before memory Auto size B 1 SUPER P4DP8 G2 DPE G2 DPR 8G2 DPR iG2 DPi G2 DP6 DPR User s Manual POST Code 18h 1Ah 1Ch 20h 22h 24h 28h 29h 2Ah 2Ch 2Eh 2Fh 32h 33h 36h 38h 3Ah 3Ch 3Dh 41h 42h 45h 46h 47h 4
57. on off switch Answer The instant power off function is controlled in BIOS by the Power Button Mode setting When the On Off feature is enabled the motherboard will have instant off capabilities as long as the BIOS has control of the system When the Standby or Suspend feature is enabled or when the BIOS is not in control such as during memory count the first screen that appears when the system is turned on the momentary on off switch must be held for more than four seconds to shut down the system This feature is required to implement the ACPI features on the motherboard 3 4 Returning Merchandise for Service A receipt or copy of your invoice marked with the date of purchase is required before any warranty service will be rendered You can obtain service by calling your vendor for a Returned Merchandise Authorization RMA number When returning to the manufacturer the RMA number should be prominently displayed on the outside of the shipping carton and mailed prepaid or hand carried Shipping and handling charges will be ap plied for all orders that must be mailed when service is complete This warranty only covers normal consumer use and does not cover dam ages incurred in shipping or from failure due to the alternation misuse abuse or improper maintenance of products During the warranty period contact your distributor first for any product problems SUPER P4DP8 G2 DPE G2 DPR 8G2 DPR iG2 DPi G2 DP6 DPR User s Manual N
58. ons Chassis Intrusion A Chassis Intrusion header is lo cated at JL1 Attach the appropri ate cable to inform you of a chas sis intrusion Universal Serial Bus TONER ee niversa eria us Pin efinitions USBO 1 USBO USB1 Pin Pin Number Definition Number Definition 1 5V 1 5V Two Universal Serial Bus ports are located beside the PS 2 key S WE s d board mouse ports USBO is the 4 Ground 4 Ground 5 N A 5 Key bottom connector and USB1 is the top connector See the table on the right for pin definitions 2 10 Chapter 2 Installation Extra Universal Serial Bus Headers Extra USB headers USB2 USB3 on the P4DP8 G2 P4DPE G2 P4DPi G2 P4DP6 FPUSBO FPUSB1 on the P4DPR 8G2 P4DPR iG2 P4DPR can be used for front side USB access You will need a USB cable not included to use either connection Refer to the tables on the right for pin definitions An ad ditional header USB4 designated J27 is also provided on the P4DP8 G2 P4DPE G2 P4DPi G2 P4DP6 Serial Ports The COM1 serial port is located under the parallel port see Figure 2 3 See the table on the right for pin definitions The COM2 connec tor is a header located near the PCI X 1 slot on the motherboard LAN1 2 Ethernet Ports Two Ethernet ports designated LAN1 and LAN2 or GLAN1 and GLAN2 are located beside the VGA port on the IO backplane These ports accept RJ45 type cables ATX PS 2 Keyboard
59. ontacting Supermicro Headquarters Address SuperMicro Computer Inc 980 Rock Ave San Jose CA 95131 U S A Tel 1 408 503 8000 Fax 1 408 503 8008 Email marketing supermicro com General Information support supermicro com Technical Support Web Site www supermicro com Europe Address SuperMicro Computer B V Het Sterrenbeeld 28 5215 ML s Hertogenbosch The Netherlands Tel 31 0 73 6400390 Fax 31 0 73 6416525 Email sales supermicro nl General Information support supermicro nl Technical Support rma supermicro nl Customer Support Asia Pacific Address SuperMicro Taiwan D5 4F No 16 Chien Ba Road Chung Ho 235 Taipei Hsien Taiwan R O C Tel 886 2 8226 3990 Fax 886 2 8226 3991 Web Site www supermicro com tw Technical Support Email support supermicro com tw Tel 886 2 8228 1366 ext 132 or 139 Chapter 1 Introduction Notes SUPER P4DP8 G2 DPE G2 DPR 8G2 DPR iG2 DPi G2 DP6 DPR User s Manual Figure 1 1 SUPER P4DP6 Image Notes The P4DP8 G2 has the same basic layout as the P4DP6 but with Ultra320 SCSI and two Gb LAN ports The P4DPE G2 has the same basic layout as the P4DP6 but with two Gb LAN ports and no SCSI See the motherboard features section in this chapter for details on the specifications of each Chapter 1 Introduction Figure 1 2 SUPER P4DPR Image a digi da PR ee eee ee eae SM Sadia Ae Wadern i ad A Si d 0 y
60. otes Chapter 4 BIOS Chapter 4 BIOS 4 1 Introduction This chapter describes the PhoenixBIOS Setup utility for the P4DP8 G2 P4DPE G2 P4DPR 8G2 P4DPR iG2 P4DP6 P4DPi G2 P4DPR The Phoenix 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 Please refer to the Manual Download area of the Supermicro web site lt http www supermicro com gt for any changes to BIOS that may not be 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 PhoenixBIOS flash chip stores the system parameters such type of disk drives video displays etc in the CMOS The CMOS memory requires very little electrical power When the computer is turned off a back up battery provides power to the BIOS flash chip enabling it to retain system parameters Each time the computer is powered on the computer is configured with the values stored in the BIOS ROM by the system BIOS which gains control at boot up 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 ac cessed by pressing the Delete key at the appropriate time during system boot see below Starti
61. ou lift the lever completely when installing the CPU If the lever is NI Lever eve X only partly raised a ae damage to the SS socket or CPU may result Processor Notched installed Corner 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 4 Chapter 2 Installation 2 3 Installing DIMMs Note Check the Supermicro web site for recommended memory modules http www supermicro com TECHSUPPORT FAQs Memory_vendors htm CAUTION Exercise extreme care when installing or removing DIMM modules to prevent any possible damage Also note that the memory is interleaved to improve performance see step 1 DIMM Installation See Figure 2 2 1 Insert the desired number of DIMMs into the memory slots starting with Bank 1 The memory scheme is interleaved so you must install two modules at a time beginning with Bank 1 then Bank 2 and so on 2 Insert each DIMM module vertically into its slot Pay attention to the notch along the
62. p PH gute iii Chapter 1 Introduction DIABEO IMS EP T 1 1 GhieckliSE teret tet i a ee ee Mes eet le tede eee 1 1 Contacting Supermicro essere 1 2 Super P4DP6 Image Super PADPR Image Super PADPO EayoUt iori e eps 1 6 Super P4DP6 DP8 G2 DPE G2 DPi G2 Quick Reference 1 7 Super PADPR Layout E Super PADPR DPR 8G2 DPR iG2 Quick Reference 1 9 Motherboard Features eene entente retenta dena inna 1 10 Intel E7500 Chipset System Block Diagram esses 1 12 1 2 Chipset Overview deinen hae tide Sis cee Eddi 1 13 1 3 Special Feature Sisri nn eec pn tene ID teri ss 1 13 ATI Graphics Controller edel 1 13 BIOS Recovery ssssssseseeeneneenen eene eren nnne 1 13 Recovery from AC Power LOSS eee 1 14 1 4 PC Health Monitoring 1 5 ACP F alUres nr nee aee NEE panei e eade yt 1 6 Power Supply iore t rU ES EORR REEL 12 Super MO x i or rere nee Cei e ten etn edere Chapter 2 Installation 2 1 Static Sensitive Devices ssssssssssssssssesseeeereneeneeee eene 2 1 Precautiorns z enne e dn te 2 1 Unpacking uote eerta eter exer e e t eee b Yee ex E PR 2 1 2 2 PGA Processor and Heatsink Installation see 2 2 2 3 Installing DIMMs G 2 4 I O Ports Control Panel Connectors s s sssssssssesiesrnsierreiattnstnttnrtnenrnnrennnree n
63. pin definitions Power LED Speaker NMI Speaker Connector Pin Definitions JD1 On the JDI header pins 1 3 are Em for a power LED pins 4 7 are for Number Function Definition 4 Red wire Speaker data the speaker and pins 8 9 are for 5 Key No connection n 6 Key the NMI connection See the table x Speaker data on the right for speaker pin defini tions Note The speaker connec tor pins are for use with an exter nal speaker If you wish to use the onboard speaker you should close pins 6 7 with a jumper Third Power Supply Fail Header Connect a cable from your power e an e P Eo supply to the JP8 header to pro Pin vide warning of power supply fail Number BIST Fal Signal ure This warning signal is a Bb EU passed through the PWR LED pin 4 Reset from MB on JF2 to indicate of a power fail ure on the chassis See the table Note This feature is only available when using on the right for pin definitions redundant Supermicro power supplies 2 12 Chapter 2 Installation Wake On LAN The Wake On LAN header is des Wake On LAN Pin Definitions WOL ignated WOL See the table on the Pin right for pin definitions You must Number Definition 1 5V Standby enable the LAN Wake Up setting in 2 Ground BIOS to use this feature You 3 Makeup must also have a LAN card with a Wake on LAN connector and cable Wake On Ring Pin Definitions The
64. rinter port SPP Bi directional Printer Port BPP Enhanced Parallel Port EPP or Extended Capabilities Port ECP The Super UO provides functions that comply with ACPI Advanced Con figuration and Power Interface which includes support of legacy and ACPI power management through an SMI or SCI function pin It also features auto power management to reduce power consumption The IRQs DMAs and UO space resources of the Super I O can flexibly adjust to meet ISA PnP requirements which suppport ACPI and APM Ad vanced Power Management Chapter 2 Installation Chapter 2 Installation 2 1 Static Sensitive Devices Electric Static Discharge ESD can damage electronic components To pre vent damage to your system board it is important to handle it very carefully The following measures are generally sufficient to protect your equipment from ESD Precautions Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent 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 your computer chassis provides ex cellent conductivity between the power supply the case the mounting fa
65. row keys to move among the different settings in each menu Use the Left Right arrow keys to change the options for each setting Press the Esc key to exit the CMOS Setup Menu The next section describes in detail how to navigate through the menus Items that use submenus are indicated with the k icon With the item highlighted press the Enter key to access the submenu 4 2 Chapter 4 BIOS Main BIOS Setup Menu Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility Advanced Security Item Specific Help System Time 16 19 20 System Date 02 02 02 Legacy Diskette A 1 44 1 25 MB Legacy Diskette B Not Installed Primary Master 120 GB Primary Slave None Secondary Master CD ROM Secondary Slave None System Memory 256 MB Extended Memory 3967 KB F1 Help TL Select Item Change Values F9 Setup Defaults Esc Exit amp Select Menu Enter Select gt Sub Menu F10 Save and Exit Main Setup Features System Time To set the system date and time key in the correct information in the appropriate fields Then press the Enter key to save the data System Date Using the arrow keys highlight the month day and year fields and enter the correct data Press the Enter key to save the data 4 3 SUPER P4DP8 G2 DPE G2 DPR 8G2 DPR iG2 DPi G2 DP6 DPR User s Manual Legacy Diskette A This setting allows the user to set the type of floppy disk drive installed as diskette A The options are Disabled 360Kb
66. s Manual Chassis Fan 2 Processor Vcore 3 3V Standby 3 3V Vcc 5V Vcc 12V Vcc 1 8V Vcc 12V Vcc 4 9 Exit Choose Exit from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys You should see the following display All Exit BIOS settings are described in this section Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced Security Power Item Specific Help Exit Saving Changes Exit Discarding Changes Load Setup Defaults Discard Changes Save Changes F1 Help TL Select Item Change Values F9 Setup Defaults Esc Exit Select Menu Enter Select gt Sub Menu F10 Save and Exit 4 22 Chapter 4 BIOS Exit Saving Changes Highlight this item and hit lt Enter gt to save any changes you made and to exit the BIOS Setup utility Exit Discarding Changes Highlight this item and hit lt Enter gt to exit the BIOS Setup utility without saving any changes you may have made Load Setup 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 Discard Changes Highlight this item and hit lt Enter gt to discard cancel any changes you made You will remain in the Setup utility Save Changes Highlight this item and hit lt Enter gt to save any changes you made You will remain in the Setup utility 4 23 SUPER P4DP8 G2 DPE G2 DPR 8G2 DPR iG2 DPi G2 DP6 DPR User s Manual Notes 4 24 Appen
67. s in this manual and retry the BIOS flashing proce dure If you still do not have video please use the following BIOS Recov ery Procedure Boot up the system from a Win98 boot disk Type A gt phlash s cz mfg mode 3 BIOS filename rom making sure you insert the spaces The system will flash BIOS from here and reboot once it finishes To recover BIOS a recovery flash requires an update key over the COM port as follows hardwire Pin4 to Pin8 hardwire Pin9 and Pin7 to Pin6 and hardwire Pin3 to Pin2 Use the Supermicro CD to make a Phoenix BIOS Crisis Disk for Supermicro Mainboard This disk includes a BIOS file named bios rom Please note this BIOS file can be changed to a different Phoenix BIOS file as long as it s named bios rom Connect the serial key to the COM port insert the recovery disk into floppy drive and power on the system When the system starts to read the disk remove the serial key immediately When the system is done with the BIOS recovery it will auto matically reboot 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 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting Question Why can t turn off the power using the momentary power
68. splays whether a user password has been entered for the system Clear means such a password has not been used and Set means a user password has been entered for the system 4 15 SUPER P4DP8 G2 DPE G2 DPR 8G2 DPR iG2 DPi G2 DP6 DPR User s Manual Set Supervisor Password When the item Set Supervisor Password is highlighted hit the lt Enter gt key When prompted type the Supervisor s password in the dialogue box to set or to change supervisor s password which allows access to BIOS Set User Password When the item Set User Password is highlighted hit the lt Enter gt key When prompted type the user s password in the dialogue box to set or to change the user s password which allows access to the system at boot up Password on Boot This setting allows you to require a password to be entered when the system boots up Options are Enabled password required and Disabled password not required Fixed Disk Boot Sector This setting may offer some protection against viruses when set to Write Protect which protects the boot sector on the hard drive from having a virus written to it The other option is Normal 4 16 Chapter 4 BIOS 4 6 Power Choose Power from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys You should see the following display Power setting options are displayed by highlighting the setting using the arrow keys and pressing lt Enter gt All Power BIOS settings are describe
69. steners and the motherboard Unpacking The motherboard is shipped in antistatic packaging to avoid static damage When unpacking the board make sure the person handling it is static protected 2 1 SUPER P4DP8 G2 DPE G2 DPR 8G2 DPR iG2 DPi G2 DP6 DPR User s Manual 2 2 PGA Processor and Heatsink Installation When handling the processor package avoid placing direct pressure on the label area of the fan Also do not place the motherboard on a conductive surface which can damage the BIOS battery and prevent the system from booting up 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 heat sink 1 Locate the following components which are included in the shipping package TN Clips Gi 0117171 Screws 4 Retention brackets 3 uc 2 en 1 Tt Black anchors 4 White pegs 4 These screws are for mounting the motherboard to the back panel of a chassis that has four mounting holes as shown on right For chassis that do not have four mounting holes use the anchor peg assemblies ime 2 Insert the white pegs into the Anchor peg i black anchors Do not force the assemblies white pegs all the way in only about 1 3 of the way into the black anchors Two pegs in position 3 Place a re
70. t 2 6 2 5 Connecting Cables da dede decepit 2 8 ATX Power Connection censi ecrit d e ede En 2 8 PWR SEOC Connection sssssssssssssseeseeeeeneeneennete nennen 2 8 Power LED nen N i 2 8 NMUBUttOrnL iiir er ne e c I E RE EE EXE URL eevee 2 8 Table of Contents HDD KEN e aeea eea daa NIG QED iiss iier eee ee p Oo TT ez Overheat LED S Power Fall BUON aiii tee in dc ree eaten epo 2 9 Reset Button 2 10 Power BUOM ice a ei Ee tnt 2 10 Chassis Intrusion or rene ert a eene xs 2 10 Universal Serial Bus USBO 1 senem 2 10 Extra Universal Serial Bus Headers USB2 3 sss 2 11 Serial Ports E LAN1 2 Ethernet Ports siiis iiinis ATX PS 2 Keyboard and Mouse Ports Fan Leaders al diuo io o cites ete EE Power LED Speaker NMI Header Di 2 12 Third Power Supply Fail Header 2 12 Wake On LAN eet orte oec tg i pret t i De ga dd 2 13 Wake On Ring BEEE 2 13 Keylo6k 5 rne ern e ier reo ror reet 2 13 2 6 Jumper Settings acepte cree dre depth a chong cet es 2 14 Explanation of Jumpers ssssesseseeeeeennrenneneeneenennnn 2 14 CMOS Clear ciiin dat te WE te E i evi dde eu pes 2 14 LAN 1 Enable Disable ssssssssseseeeeeeeeneeneneeen nennen 2 15 LAN 2 Enable Disable sse nennen 2 15 GLAN 1 Enable Disable ens 2 15 GANZ Enable Disable diii eee eie 2 15 VGA Enable Disable SCSI Enable Disable SCSI Termination Enab
71. t cannot locate the address it displays Press lt F1 gt to resume lt F2 gt to Setup lt F3 gt for previous Displayed after any recoverable error message Press lt F1 gt to start the boot process or lt F2 gt to enter Setup and change the settings Press lt F3 gt to display the previous screen usually an initialization error of an Option ROM i e an add on card Write down and follow the information shown on the screen Press lt F2 gt to enter Setup Optional message displayed during POST Can be turned off in Setup PS 2 Mouse PS 2 mouse identified Run the DO Configuration Utility One or more unclaimed block storage devices have the Configuration Request bit set in the LCT Run an I2O Configuration Utility e g the SAC utility System BIOS shadowed System BIOS copied to shadow RAM UMB upper limit segment address nnnn Displays the address nnnn of the upper limit of Upper Memory Blocks indicating released segments of the BIOS which can be reclaimed by a virtual memory manager Video BIOS shadowed Video BIOS successfully copied to shadow RAM AS SUPER P4DP8 G2 DPE G2 DPR 8G2 DPR iG2 DPi G2 DP6 DPR User s Manual Notes A 6 Appendix B BIOS POST Codes Appendix B BIOS POST Codes This section lists the POST Power On Self Test codes for the PhoenixBIOS POST codes are divided into two categories recoverable and terminal Recoverable POST Errors When a recoverable type of error
72. t code followed by a delay the high order byte another delay and then the loworder byte of the error It repeats this sequence continuously SUPER P4DP8 G2 DPE G2 DPR 8G2 DPR iG2 DPi G2 DP6 DPR User s Manual Notes
73. tention bracket in the proper position and secure it by pressing pegs into two of the retention holes until you hear a click The clicking sound indicates that the peg is locked and secured One retention bracket in position 2 2 Chapter 2 Installation 4 Secure the other retention bracket into position by repeating Step 3 5 Lift the lever on the CPU socket lift the lever completely or you will Socket lever damage the CPU socket when power is applied Install CPU1 first 6 Install the CPU in the socket Make sure that pin 1 of the CPU is seated on pin 1 of the socket both corners are marked with a triangle When using only one CPU install it into CPU socket 1 CPU socket 2 is auto matically disabled if only one CPU is used 7 Press the lever down until Socket lever in you hear it click into the locked position locked position Heatsink 8 Apply the proper amount of thermal glue to the CPU die and place the heatsink and fan on top of the CPU CPU 9 Secure the heatsink by locking the retention clips into their proper position Retention clip CPU fan wires 10 Connect the three wires of the CPU fan to the respective CPU fan connector CPU fan connector 2 3 SUPER P4DP8 G2 DPE G2 DPR 8G2 DPR iG2 DPi G2 DP6 DPR User s Manual Figure 2 1 PGA603 Socket Empty and with Processor Installed Pin 1 Warning Make sure y
74. to read certain information from the processors Options for PIR settings are displayed by highlighting the setting option using the arrow keys and pressing lt Enter gt All PIR BIOS Setup options are described in this section Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced Security Power Boot PIR Exit Item Specific Help Select the Processor s PIR Select the Thermal Unit P Processor Info ROM Data P Hardware Monitor Logic F1 Help Tl select Item Change Values F9 Setup Defaults Esc Exit 0 Select Menu Enter Select b Sub Menu F10 Save and Exit Select the Processor s PIR Selects the processor PIR Options are AOh A1h A2h A3h A4h A5h A6h A7h A8h A8h AAh ABh ACh ADh and AEh AFh Select the Thermal Unit Selects the thermal unit Options are 30h 31h 32h 33h 34h 35h 52h 53h 54h 55h 56h 57h 98h 99h 9Ah 9Bh and 9Ch 9Dh 4 20 Chapter 4 BIOS b Processor Info ROM Data Highlight this and hit Enter to see PIR data on the following items Header Info Processor Data Processor Core Data L3 Cache Data Package Data Part Number Data Thermal Reference Data Feature Data Other Data OEM Data gt Hardware Monitor Logic Highlight this and hit Enter to see monitor data for the following items CPU1 Temperature CPU2 Temperature System Temperature CPU Fan1 CPU1 Chassis Fan CPU Fan2 CPU2 Chassis Fan Chassis Fan 1 4 21 SUPER P4DP8 G2 DPE G2 DPR 8G2 DPR iG2 DPi G2 DP6 DPR User
75. tor 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 Main Switch Override Mechanism When an ATX power supply is used the power button can function as a system suspend button to make the system enter a SoftOff state The monitor will be suspended and the hard drive will spin down Depressing the power button again will cause the whole system to wake up During the SoftOff state the ATX power supply provides power to keep the re quired circuitry in the system alive In case the system malfunctions and you want to turn off the power just depress and hold the power button for 4 seconds This option can be set in the Power section of the BIOS Setup routine External Modem Ring On Wake up events can be triggered by a device such as the external modem ringing when the system is in the SoftOff state Note that external modem ring on can only be used with an ATX 2 01 or above compliant power supply Chapter 1 Introduction Wake On LAN WOL Wake On LAN is defined as the ability of a management application to re motely power up a computer that is powered off Remote PC setup up dates and asset tracking can occur after hours and on weekends so that daily LAN traffic is kept to a minimum and users are not interrupted The motherboards have
76. u to make changes to the following settings Enable Memory Gap This setting allows you to turn off system RAM to free up address space The options for this setting are Disabled and Extended SUPER P4DP8 G2 DPE G2 DPR 8G2 DPR iG2 DPi G2 DP6 DPR User s Manual ECC Configuration This setting lets you enable or disable ECC Error Correction and Checking The options are ECC and Disabled ECC Error Type This setting lets you select which type of interrupt will be activated as a result of an ECC error The options are None NMI Non Maskable Interrupt SMI System Management Interrupt and SCI System Control Interrupt SERR Signal Condition This setting specifies the conditions required to qualify as an ECC error Options are None Single Bit Multiple Bit and Both gt Advanced Processor Options Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings CPU Speed This is a display that indicates the speed of the installed processor Frequency Ratio This setting allows you to specify the value of tthe internal frequency multiplier of the processor which is used to determine the processor speed Options are x8 x16 x17 x18 x19 x20 x21 x22 x23 and x24 Fast String Operations This setting allows you to Enable or Disable fast string operations Compatible FPU Code This setting allows you to Enable or Disable the compatible FPU code Chapter 4 BIOS Split Lock Operations This setting al
77. upt Select the IRQ interrupt request for serial port A Options are IRQ3 and IRQ4 Serial Port B This setting allows you to assign control of serial port B The options are Enabled user defined Disabled and Auto BIOS controlled Mode Specify the type of device that will be connected to serial port B Options are Normal and IR for an infrared device Base I O Address Select the base I O address for serial port B The options are 3F8 2F8 3E8 and 2E8 Interrupt Select the IRQ interrupt request for serial port B Options are IRQ3 and IRQ4 Parallel Port This setting allows you to assign control of the parallel port The options are Enabled user defined Disabled and Auto BIOS controlled Chapter 4 BIOS Base I O Address Select the base I O address for the parallel port The options are 378 278 and 3BC Interrupt Select the IRQ interrupt request for the parallel port Options are IRQ5 and IRQ7 Mode Specify the parallel port mode Options are Output Only Bi directional EPP and ECP DMA Channel Specify the DMA channel Options are DMA1 and DMA3 Floppy Disk Controller This setting allows you to assign control of the floppy disk controller The options are Enabled user defined Disabled and Auto BIOS controlled Base UO Address Select the base I O address for the parallel port The options are Primary and Secondary gt Advanced Chipset Control Access the submen
78. y 1 2 2 3 you must completely shut down the system remove the AC power cord and then use JBT1 to clear CMOS Replace JBT1 back to the pin 1 2 position before powering up the system again Do not use the PW_ON connector to clear CMOS CMOS Clear 2 14 Chapter 2 Installation LAN1 Enable Disable P4DP6 P4DPR LAN NIC Enable Disable Jumper Settings JP3 Change the setting of jumper JP3 on the P4DP6 or the P4DPR to ios eem enable or disable the onboard ipa MS scum LAN1 or NIC Network Interface Card on the motherboard See the table on the right for jumper settings The default setting is pins 1 2 LAN2 Enable Disable P4DP6 P4DPR LAN2 NIC Enable Disable Jumper Settings Change the setting of jumper JP27 AG Een on the P4DP6 or JD4 on the Position Definition P4DPR to enable or disable the Eee lle SIR onboard LAN2 or NIC Network In terface Card on the motherboard See the table on the right for jumper settings The default set ting is pins 1 2 GLAN Enable Disable S LT PADP8 G2 PADPE G2 Jumper Settings P4DPR 8G2 P4DPR iG2 a e P4DPi G2 Position Definition Pins 1 2 Enabled Pins 2 3 Disabled Change the setting of jumper JD4 to enable or disable the onboard GLAN ports GLAN1 and GLAN2 on the motherboard See the table on the right for jumper settings The default setting is enabled VGA Enable Disabl
79. y Asked Question FAQ sections in this chapter or see the FAQs on our web site http www supermicro com techsupport htm before con tacting Technical Support 2 BIOS upgrades can be downloaded from our web site at http www supermicro com techsupport download htm Note Not all BIOS can be flashed depending on the modifications to the boot block code 3 If you still cannot resolve the problem include the following information when contacting Super Micro for technical support Motherboard model and PCB revision number BIOS release date version this can be seen on the initial display when your system first boots up System configuration An example of a Technical Support form is on our web site at http www supermicro com techsupport contact_support htm 4 Distributors For immediate assistance please have your account number ready when placing a call to our technical support department We can be reached by e mail at support supermicro com or by fax at 408 503 8000 option 2 3 3 Frequently Asked Questions Question What are the various types of memory that my mother board can support Answer The P4DP8 G2 P4DPE G2 P4DPi G2 P4DP6 has eight and the P4DPR 8G2 P4DPR iG2 P4DPR has six DIMM slots that support 184 pin reg istered ECC PC1600 DDR SDRAM modules PC2100 is also supported but only at 200 MHz It is strongly recommended that you do not mix memory modules of different speeds and sizes Unbuffered SD
80. z PCI X 4 IPMI P12 lt JP35 p10 coven JP20 Bus 2B 66 MHz PCI X 3 Hp BIOS 5 H JP22L 3 JP18L1 a JP21 Bus 2B 66 MHz PCI X 2 P64H2 JP19L 7 AIC 7899W ue eas M2 co C3 JPA1 El JP23 Bus 2B 66 MHz PCI X 1 i ad p20 USB3 Jpg2 as E Chassis Fan2 Speaker DCH o Ultra SCSI CHB deeg P CO DNR JBT1 JWOR woL JP21 USB2 PWRLED SPKR NMI swB 1 Notes The IPMI socket is an optional feature Jumpers not noted are for test purposes only The Adaptec 2000S Nighthawk RAID card is not supported on Ultra 320 boards PADP8 G2 A newer different model card is needed for use with U320 SCSI The P4DP8 G2 has the same basic layout as the P4DP6 but with Ultra320 SCSI and two Gb LAN ports The P4DPE G2 has the same basic layout as the PADP6 but with two Gb LAN ports and no SCSI The P4DPi G2 has the same basic layout as the PADP6 but with two Gb LAN ports no SCSI and a single SXB slot The P4DP6 Q has the same layout as the P4DP6 but includes an IPMI slot 1 6 Chapter 1 Introduction P4DP6 DP8 G2 DPE G2 DPi G2 Quick Reference Jumper Description Default Setting JBT1 CMOS Clear Pins 1 2 Normal JD1 Speaker Enable page 2 11 Close 6 7 Enabled JPA1 JPA2 SCSI CH A B Termination Open Enabled JP3 JP27 LAN 1 LAN2 Enable Disable Pins 1 2 Enabled JP4 VGA Enable Disable Pins 1 2 Enabled JP9 Power Fail Alarm En Disable Open Disabled JP10 JP21 PCI X Bus Speed Setting See Section 2 6 JP22 SCSI Enable Disable Pins 1

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