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1. B 3 SUPER P4STA User s Manual POST hex Description 58h Reserved 59h Initialize the combined Trend Anti Virus code 5Ah Reserved 5Bh Optional Feature Show message for entering AWDFLASH EXE from FDD optional 5Ch Reserved 5Dh 1 Initialize Init Onboard Super IO switch 2 Initialize Init Onboard AUDIO switch 5Eh Reserved 5Fh Reserved 60h Okay to enter Setup utility i e not until this POST stage can users enter the CMOS setup utility 61h Reserved 62h Reserved 63h Reserved 64h Reserved 65h Initialize PS 2 Mouse 66h Reserved 67h Prepare memory size information for function call INT 15h ax E820h 68h Reserved 69h Turn on L2 cache 6Ah Reserved 6Bh Program chipset registers according to items described in Setup amp Auto configuration table 6Ch Reserved 6Dh 1 Assign resources to all ISA PnP devices 2 Auto assign ports to onboard COM ports if the corresponding item in Setup is set to AUTO 6Eh Reserved 6Fh 1 Initialize floppy controller 2 Set up floppy related fields in 40 hardware 70h Reserved 71h Reserved 72h Reserved 73h Optional Feature Enter AWDFLASH EXE if AWDFLASH is found in floppy drive ALT F2 is pressed 74h Reserved 75h Detect amp install all IDE devices HDD LS120 ZIP CDROM 76h Reserved 71h
2. The Intel 850 Chip contains a PCI IDE controller which supports two IDE channels Set this option to Enabled to activate the Primary PCI IDE interface The settings are Enabled and Disabled The default setting is Enabled On Chip Secondary PCI IDE The Intel 850 Chip contains a PCI IDE controller which supports two IDE channels Set this option to Enabled to activate the Secondary PCI IDE interface If enabled The settings are Enabled and Disabled The default setting is Enabled USB Controller If set to Enabled the BIOS support for the USB Controller will be activated The settings are Enabled and Disabled The default setting is Enabled USB Keyboard Controller If set to Enabled the BIOS support for the USB Keyboard Controller will be activated The settings are Enabled and Disabled The default setting is Enabled AC 97 Audio This option allows the user to activate the BIOS support for the AC97 Audio The settings are Auto and Disabled The default setting is Auto AC 97 Modem This option allows the user to activate the BIOS support for the AC97 Modem The settings are Auto and Disabled The default setting is Auto Onboard FDC controller Select Enabled if your system has a floppy disk controller FDC installed on the main board and you wish to use it The settings are Enabled and Disabled The default setting is Enabled Chapter 4 Award
3. see 3 6 Chapter 4 Award BIOS 4 1 Introduction 4 2 RUNNING Setup ient n t e e eel 4 2 4 83 Main BIOS Setup mener 4 2 4 4 Advanced BIOS Setup ssssesssseeeeeeeennenneee enne nennen 4 6 4 5 POl PnP Menu iei icit tp ce nr ree De dep ee pates 4 18 4 6 Power Management essen eterne ornnes n titan rara tn anos 4 19 4 7 Boot up Devices ssssssssssssseseeenreneeenneen retener tenen nennen inni 4 22 4 8 Security Setup einen ien nt e epi eee 4 24 4 9 Exit Setup is uiua arises saan asec 4 26 Appendices Appendix A Award BIOS POST Messages e eseiseeesereeeeeeeetseeneeneeereeeees A 1 vi Table of Contents Appendix B Award BIOS POST Codes seen Appendix C Award BIOS POST Codes eee vii SUPER P4STA User s Manual Notes viii 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 Two 2 ATA66 100 ribbon cable for IDE devices One 1 floppy ribbon cable for
4. Load CMOS time into DOS timer tick Build MSIRQ routing table Boot attempt INT 19h ABWNRINEINDAUNBR WN B 5 SUPER P4STA User s Manual NOTES Appendix C Award BIOS Beep Codes Appendix C Award BIOS Error Beep Codes This section lists the Award BIOS Error Beep Codes Beep Code Error Message Description I short beep System boot 2 short beeps Incorrect CMOS setting 1 long 1 short DRAMerror 1 long 2 short VGA error 1 long 3 short Keyboard error 1 long 9 short ROMerror Long beeps Memory module error High beeps Powererror C 1 SUPER P4STA User s Manual
5. The JOH header is used to con nect an LED to provide warning of chassis overheating Refer to Table 2 15 for pin definitions 2 11 Table 2 12 Audio CD Header Pin Definitions CD1 Pin Number Definition 1 Left Stereo Signal 2 Ground 3 Ground 4 Right Stereo Signal Audio CD Header Pin Definitions CD2 Pin Number Definition 1 Right Stereo Signal 2 Ground 3 left stero signal Ground Table 2 13 Fan Header Pin Definitions CPU FAN CH FAN 1 2 OH FAN Pin Number Definition 1 Ground black 2 12V red 3 Tachometer Caution These fan headers are DC power Table 2 14 Chassis Intrusion Pin Definitions JL1 Pin Number Definition 1 Intrusion Input 2 Ground Table 2 15 Overheat LED Pin Definitions JOH Pin Number Definition 1 12VDC 2 OH Active SUPER P4STA User s Manual 2 7 Jumper Settings Explanation of Jumpers Connector To modify the operation of the moth e e erboard jumpers can be used to choose between optional settings Jumpers create shorts between two pins to change the function of the connector Pin 1 is identified with a Bowe A square solder pad on the printed cir Setting ERI cuit board See the motherboard Pin 1 2 short layout pages for jumper locations l Jumper Cap Rambus Bus Speed Table 2 16 The Rambus speed is set with JP2 Front Si
6. ee i Pin ar pin definitions SUPE the Tech Number Definition nical Support section of our web 1 5V i s V 2 Ke page for information on the infra 3 aay red devices you can connect to pire the system 2 8 Chapter 2 Installation PW_ON Connector Table 2 3 The PW_ON connector is located PW_ON Connector Pin Definitions on pins 9 and 10 of JF1 Momen JF1 tarily contacting both pins will Pin e power on off the system The Number EON user can also configure this but 10 Ground ton to function as a suspend but ton See the Power Button Mode setting in BIOS To turn off the power when set to suspend mode hold down the power button for at least 4 seconds See Table 2 3 for pin definitions Reset Connector Table 2 4 Reset Pin The reset connector is located on Definitions pins 12 and 13 of JF1 This con dai Pin nector attaches to the hardware Number Definition reset switch on the computer 12 Ground 13 Reset case See Table 2 4 for pin Table 2 5 Hard Drive LED Pin Definitions Hard Drive LED JF2 Pin The hard drive LED is located on Number Definition 1 5V pins 1 to 4 of JF2 Attach the hard 2 AD anive drive LED cable to pins 1 and 2 TRU See Table 2 5 for pin definitions Table 2 6 Keylock Power LED Pin Keylock Power LED Definitions JF2 Connector Pin Number Function Definition 5 5V LED power Th
7. CHA BANK1 CHB BANK1 FLOPPY GAME PORT Chassis FAN2 c S AGP 4X PRO 1 5V only Chassis FAN1 SUPER I O iU 1 AC 97 Audio CODEC chip BATTERY o CNR USB3 wou JWOR Yow Jp 3 1 Note The Power Supply meets the spec of 24 pin SSI connector but it also supports a 20 ATX connector Make sure that Pin1 of the PS connector is seated on Pin 1 of J21 14 Chapter 1 Introduction P4STA Quick Reference Jumpers Description Default Setting JBT1 CMOS Clear Pins 1 2 Normal J2 J2A1 Memory Speeds see the table below JP2 JP2A1 RAMBUS 1 2 1 2 AUTO 2 3 OPEN 300 MHZ OPEN OPEN 400MHZ JP A A AC97 Audio Pins 1 2 Enabled JPWAKE Keyboard Wake Up Pins 1 2 Disabled Connectors Description CD1 Audio CD Input large connector CD2 Audio CD Input small connector CNR Communications Networking Riser COM1 COM2 COM1 COM2 Serial Port Connector CPU FAN CPU Fan Header Chassis Fan Overheat Fan Fan GAME J2 J3 J4 J5 J6 J7 JP5 Chassis Fan Header Thermal Control Fan Header OH Backup Game Port Memory RIMM Slots IDE Hard Disk Drive Connectors Floppy Disk Drive Connector J21 J24 See Notes ATX 12V Power Connector
8. Parallel Port Mode This option set the mode for the onboard Parallel port The settings are SPP EPP ECP and ECP EPP The default setting is ECP EPP Mode Select This option allows the user to select the EPP mode The settings are EPP 1 9 and EPP 1 7 The default setting is EPP 1 7 ECP Mode Use DMA This option allows the user to select the ECP use DMA mode The settings are 1 and 3 The default setting is 3 Game Port Address This option allows the user to set the Game Port address The settings are Disabled 201 and 209 The default setting is 201 Midi Port Address This option allows the user to set the Midi Port address The settings are Disabled 330 300 and 290 The default setting is 330 Midi Port IRQ This option allows the user to set the Midi Port IRQ The settings are 5 and 10 The default setting is 10 Chapter 4 Award BIOS 4 4 4 Hardware Monitors LESOM Advanced BZZ2HWB TITTEN TELE TT SU gt Advanced BIOS Features gt Advanced Chipset Features gt Integrated Peripherals Menu Level gt k Processor Features IRQ Settings Latency Timers When the item Hardware Monitors is highlighted hit the lt Enter gt key to activate the sub menu of Hardware Monitors The Hardware Monitors sub menu screen is listed bellow 1f76 C 158 SFE Menu Level kk Current System Temp Current CPU Temperature Current C
9. www supermicro com techsupport download htm Note Not all BIOS can be flashed depending on the modifica tions to the boot block code 3 If you still cannot resolve the problem include the following information when contacting Supermicro 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 408 895 2012 3 3 Frequently Asked Questions Question What are the various types of memory that the P4STA motherboard can support Answer The P4STA has four 184 pin RIMM slots that support up to 2 GB MB ECC memory and Parity Checking are supported The 600 800 MHz memory bus fully supports both PC133 and PC100 memory Question How do update my BIOS Answer It is recommended that you do not upgrade your BIOS if you are not experiencing problems with your system Updated BIOS files are lo cated 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 site Also check the current BIOS revision and make
10. 1 24 pin 1 4pin J17 J18 J19 J20 J15 JF1 JF2 JL1 JOH JWOR LINE IN LINE OUT MIC USB3 WOL PS 2 Keyboard Mouse Universal Serial Bus Ports Parallel Printer Port Front Control Panel Chassis Intrusion Header Overheat LED Wake On Ring Header Audio In Connector Audio Out Speaker Connector Microphone Input Universal Serial Bus Port 3 Wake on LAN Header Notes 1 J24 4 pin connector must be connected to meet the safety requirement of the ATX 12 V Spec unless you have a SSI 24 pin power supply If you have a SSI 24 pin Power Supply you need to populate J21 2 Also see chapter 2 for detailed information on Jumpers I O ports and JF1 JF2 Front Panel Connectors Pg 2 6 Jumpers not indicated are for test purposes only 1 5 SUPER P4STA User s Manual PGA423 CPU sng uieis s 001 99 EE VLV 82802 FWH anag Serial Port RIMM BankO ES o w o D Parallel Port PS 2 Mouse RIMM Bank1 PS 2 Keyboard AR A Q oo AC Link CNR PCI Bus CD ROM PCI 1 PCI2 PCI3 Audio T Line In Codec Line Out Optional Mic In PCI 4 PCI5 Figure 1 5 850 Chipset System Block Diagram NOTE T
11. 2 PO USB3 is incorporated into the CNR Voss slot the CNR card you plug in 5 Ground here should have a USB port Serial Ports Table 2 10 Serial Port Pin Definitions Pin Number Definition Pin Number Definition Two connectors for the COM1 1 DCD 5 DSR and COM2 serial ports are 2 Serial In 7 RTS 3 Serial Out 8 CTS provided on your board See 4 DTR 9 RI Table 2 10 for pin definitions 3 Ground t10 Ne Wake On LAN Table 2 11 The Wake On LAN header is lo Wake On LAN Pin cated on WOL Refer to Table 2 Definitions WOL 11 for pin definitions You must Pin F enable the LAN Wake Up setting in A BIOS to use this function You 2 Ground 3 Wake up must also have a LAN card with a Wake on LAN connector and cable to use this feature Note NC indicates no connection 2 10 Chapter 2 Installation CD Headers There are two CD headers of dif ferent sizes on the motherboard for audio CD playback You must connect an audio cable from your CD player to the header that fits your cable s connector Refer to Table 2 12 for pin definitions Fan Headers The CPU Fan chassis Fan and thermal control fan headers are designated CPU FAN CH Fan1 CH Fan2 and OH Fan respectively Refer to Table 2 13 for pin defini tions Chassis Intrusion The Chassis Intrusion header is lo cated on JL1 See the board layouts in Chapter 1 for its location See Table 2 14 for pin definitions Overheat LED JOH
12. 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 2001 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 P4STA motherboard The SUPER P4STA supports Single Intel Pentium 4 423 pin FPGA 1 3 GHz 1 5 GHz processors at the front side bus speed of 400 MHz Please refer to the support section of our web site http www supermicro com TechSupport htm for a complete listing of sup ported processors Single 423 pin Pentium 4 PGA processors are housed in a 423 pin package Manual Organization Chapter 1 includes a checklist of what should be included in your mainboard box describes the features specifications and performance of the SUPER PASTA mainboard and pro
13. E black pegs Do not push the white pegs all the way into the holes of black inis pegs Only 1 3 of white pegs should be inside the holes of black pegs Two pegs in the position 3 Place a retention in its position and secure the retention in its position by pressing two pegs into the retention holes until you hear the click sound The click sound indicates that the peg is locked and secured One Retention in its position Chapter 2 Installation 4 Secure another reten tion into its position by repeating Step 3 5 Lift the CPU socket lever Socket Lever 6 Install the CPU in the socket Make sure that Pin 1 the corner with a triangle of the Pin 1 CPU is seated on Pin 1 of the socket the corner with a triangle 7 Press down the lever Socket Lever in into its lock position until its lock position you hear a click sound 8 Apply the proper amount of thermal glue on the CPU die Heat sink 9 Place the heat sink on the top of the CPU CPU y 10 Secure the heat sink in its proper position by locking the retention clips into the proper position Retention Clip CPU Fan CPU Fan Cord Connector 11 Connect the cord of CPU Fan to the CPU Fan Connec tor SUPER P4STA User s Manual Pin 1 Processor installed Pin 1 Figure 2 1 PGA 423 P
14. ESCD the user is not able to set the IRQ DMA and memory address since the Award BIOS will automatically assign the values to these fields The settings are AUTO ESCD and Manual The default setting is AUTO ESCD PCI VGA Palette Snoop For best performance of the system this item has been pre set to Disabled by the manufacturer The settings are Enabled and Disabled The default setting is Disabled 4 18 Chapter 4 Award BIOS 4 6 Power Management When the Item Power is highlighted on the main menu bar hit the lt Enter gt key to activate the following screen Main Advanced PnP PCI Power BITTIHEMETTHU S3 L ACPI Suspend Type L Power Management Min Saving Video Off Method CDPMS 1 Video Off In Suspend Yes Suspend Type Stop Grant MODEM Use IRQ 3 Suspend Mode HDD Power Down i Soft Off by PWR BTIN CInstant Off1 Wake Up by PCI card Enabled Power On by Ring Enabled Wake Up On LAN Enabled USB KB Wake Up From 3 Disabled CPU THRM Throttling POWER ON Function KB Power ON Password E Hot Key Power ON Ctrl Fil SQM lll ACPI Function This item allows you to enable and disable the function of Advanced Configuration and Power Management The settings are Enabled and Disabled The default setting is Enabled ACPI Suspend Type This item allows the user to determine the ACPI Suspend type The settings are S1 POS and S3 STR The default sett
15. Motor Enable TM 1 GND 12 Drive Select B definitions 13 GND 14 Drive Select A 15 GND 16 Motor Enable 17 GND 18 DIR 19 GND 20 STEP 2 GND 22 Write Data 23 GND 24 Write Gate 25 GND 26 Track 00 27 GND 28 Write Protect 29 GND 30 Read Data 3 GND 32 Side 1 Select 33 GND 34 Diskette Table 2 23 IDE Connector Pin Definitions 46 J7 Pin Number Function Pin Number Function 1 Reset IDE 2 GND 3 Host Data 7 4 Host Data 8 IDE Connectors 5 Host Data 6 6 Host Data 9 7 Host Data 5 8 Host Data 10 9 Host Data 4 10 Host Data 11 There are no jumpers to config 1 Host Data 3 12 Host Data 12 ure the onboard IDE interfaces 13 Host Data 2 14 Host Data 13 15 Host Data 1 16 Host Data 14 J6 and J7 Refer to Table 2 23 17 Host Data 0 18 Host Data 15 wae 19 GND 20 Key for pin definitions You must 2 DRQ3 ee GND use the ATA100 66 cable in 23 1 0 Write 24 GND 25 1 0 Read 26 GND cluded with your system to 27 IOCHRDY 28 BALE 29 DACK3 30 GND benefit from the ATA100 66 3 IRQ14 32 10CS16 technology 33 Addr 34 GND 35 Addr 0 36 Addr 2 37 Chip Select 0 38 Chip Select 1 39 Activity 40 GND 2 15 SUPER P4STA User s Manual AGP Pro 4xAGP Slot 1 5V only The AGP Pro slot is backward compatible with AGP Pro and 4xAGP graphics cards which have fewer pins than AGP Pro cards Because of this care must be taken when installing a graphics card into this slot as doing so incorrectly can damage your motherboard For AGP Pro cards
16. Then hit Enter You can check to see if ACPI has been properly installed by looking for it in the Device Manager which is located in the Control Panel in Windows Microsoft OnNow The OnNow design initiative is a comprehensive system wide approach to system and device power control OnNow is a term for a PC that is always on but appears to be off and responds immediately to user or other re 1 12 Chapter 1 Introduction quests Slow Blinking LED for Suspend State Indicator When the CPU goes into a suspend state the chassis power LED will start blinking to indicate that the CPU is in suspend mode When the user presses any key the CPU will wake up and the LED will automatically stop blinking and remain on BIOS Support for USB Keyboard If the USB keyboard is the only keyboard in the system it keyboard will function like a normal keyboard during system boot up Real Time Clock Wake Up Alarm Although the PC may be perceived to be off when not in use it is still capable of responding to preset wake up events In the BIOS the user can set a timer to wake up the system at a predetermined time Main Switch Override Mechanism When an ATX power supply is used the power button can function as a system suspend button When the user depresses the power button the system will enter a SoftOff state The monitor will be suspended and the hard drive will spin down Depressing the power button again will cause the who
17. mets SUPER P4STA User s Manual Chassis Intrusion Header eccccccccceeseceeceeeeeeeeeeeseeeeeaeseeeeeeeeeaeenaees 2 11 Overheat EED x mieu ee M eiie etg 2 11 2 27 Jumper Settings Ree m RH ree 2 12 Explanation of Jumps ets ee tte emo dee 2 12 Rambus Bus Speed eee eee ee et LER ees 2 12 CMOS Clear erret de oe etat He Ve to e eV BY D Ed 2 13 AC 97 Enable Disable a rare aea e ara Deini ferete roh TEA Piee sasar taa SEE 2 13 Wak6 On Hing et reet n rere o ert tr n m eges 2 13 Keyboard Wake Up weiss civics rete eee ttes 2 14 2 8 Parallel Port Floppy Hard Disk Drive and AGP Connections 2 14 Parallel Port Connector eccceecceeeeeeceneeeeeceeeeeaeeeaeeeseeeaesneeeeaeeeaeeeaeeeee 2 15 Floppy Connector sessseseeeeeeeeneneneneenennen ener 2 15 IDE Connectors cire tene ior a nean e ne RR e E a UR uU 2 15 AGP Slot 2 16 2 9 Installing Software Drivers sessenenneme 2 17 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 3 1 Troubleshooting Procedures esee eene nennen 3 1 Before Power On ud DIDI M M Memory Errors iier nen te tete en ne depre bo n es Losing the System s Setup Configuration sss 3 2 3 2 Technical Support Procedures seen 3 2 3 3 Frequently Asked Questions sene 3 3 3 4 Returning Merchandise for Service
18. system should then continue with the boot up procedure The options are Y and N The default setting is N 4 26 Chapter 4 Award BIOS Exit without Saving If you highlight the letter Y and press Enter when the above Exit without Saving screen appears all the changes you ve made in the CMOS will not be saved before you exit the CMOS Setup Your system should then continue with the boot up procedure Load Fail Safe Defaults When the item Load Fail Safe Defaults is highlighted hit the Enter key to activate the following screen IL Fail Safe Betadths When the dialogue box appears in the above screen press the key Y to load the BIOS Fail Safe default values for the most stable system operation The settings are Yes and No The default setting is No 4 27 SUPER P4STA User s Manual Load Optimal Defaults IL DM TEIL When the dialogue box appears in the above screen press the key Y to load the default values for the optimal system performance The settings are Yes and No The default setting is No 4 28 Appendix A Post Messages Appendix A Award BIOS POST Messages During the Power On Self Test POST ifthe BIOS detects an error and correction is needed then the BIOS will activate the alarm or display a message If a message is displayed it will be accompanied by the following PRESS F1 TOCONTINUE CTRL ALT ESC OR DEL TOENTER SET
19. use this location along with the memory map for your system to find and replace the bad memory chips A 3 SUPER P4STA User s Manual Memory parity Error at Indicates a memory parity error at a specific location You can use this location along with the memory map for your system to find and replace the bad memory chips MEMORY SIZE HAS CHANGED SINCE LAST BOOT Memory has been added or removed since the last boot In EISA mode use Configuration Utility to reconfigure the memory configuration In ISA mode enter Setup and enter the new memory size in the memory fields Memory Verify Error at Indicates an error verifying a value already written to memory Use the location along with your system s memory map to locate the bad chip OFFENDING ADDRESS NOT FOUND This message is used in conjunction with the I O CHANNEL CHECK and RAM PARITY ERROR messages when the segment that has caused the problem cannot be isolated OFFENDING SEGMENT This message is used in conjunction with the I O CHANNEL CHECK and RAM PARITY ERROR messages when the segment that has caused the problem has been isolated A4 Appendix A Award BIOS POST Messages PRESS A KEY TO REBOOT This will be displayed at the bottom screen when an error occurs that requires you to reboot Press any key and the system will reboot PRESS F1 TO DISABLE NMI F2 TO REBOOT When BIOS detects a Non maskable Interrupt condition during boot this will allo
20. 1 5 25 inch floppy and 2 3 5 inch floppy drives One 1 Supermicro CD or diskettes containing drivers and utilities One 1 User s BIOS Manual Two 2 CPU heat sink Holders Retention Two 2 continous Memory Modules 1 1 SUPER P4STA User s Manual CONTACTING SUPERMICRO Headquarters Address Super Micro Computer Inc 2051 Junction Avenue San Jose CA 95131 U S A Tel 1 408 895 2001 Fax 1 408 895 2008 E mail marketing supermicro com General Information support supermicro com Technical Support Web site www supermicro com European Office Address Super Micro Computer B V Het Sterrenbeeld 28 5215 ML s Hertogenbosch The Netherlands Tel 31 0 73 6400390 Fax 31 0 73 6416525 E mail sales supermicro nl General Information support supermicro nl Technical Support rmaQsupermicro nl Customer Support Asia Pacific Tel 886 2 8221 1690 ext 102 Fax 886 2 82212790 E mail support supermicro com tw Web Site www supermicro com tw Chapter 1 Introduction SUPER P4STA Figure 1 1 SUPER P4STA Image Be er BE Er mr a Ee Be me es ec ERE CIE BI CIC eg 1 8 SUPER P4STA User s Manual Figure 1 3 SUPER P4STA Layout not drawn to scale Overheat Fan P4 423 pin USB 0 1 Processor FCPGA Package 24 pin SSI and 20 pin supported Note bel CHA BANKO CHB BANKO
21. 8 COM ey 20 pin ATX and 24 pin SSI con 19 COM 7 COM T h 20 Res NC 8 PWR OK nectors can be installed on the 21 45V 9 5VSB PASTA as long as the PS connec 22 5V 10 12V F P 23 45V 11 12V tor is correctly oriented Make 24 COM 12 43 3V sure that pin 1 of the PS connec Table2 1b E 4 ATXP S ly 20 pin C t tor is seated on pin 1 of the urbe LM header of J21 If a 24 pin con Pin Number BDefinititio Pin Definition nector is used please refer to 11 3 3V 1 3 3V y WE 12 12V 2 3 3V Table 2 1a for pin definitions 13 COM 3 COM 14 PS ON 4 5V Also see Figure A below for con ES GO E OOK nector orientation If a 20 pin 16 COM 6 5V 17 COM 7 COM connector is used please refer to 18 5V 8 PW OK Table 2 1b for pin definitions be pes Pee Also see Figure B below for con nector orientation Refer to Table able 2 1c 2 1c for J24 12V connctor 12V PWR Supply Conrector Pin 24 Pin 13 J 4 Pins Definition Pin Pn PETS Figure A SSI 24 pin PS is used Pin 20 Pin 11 Table 2 1d f WR Supply Color Definitior Color Definition Orange 3 3V Pin 10 Pin1 Black Com l Red 5V Figure B ATX 20 pin PS is used White Power OK Yellow 12V Purple 5V standby Brown 5V For Reference only Infrared Connector Table 2 2 s y Infrared Pin The infrared connector is located Definitions on pins 1 5 of JF1 See Table 2 2 JF1
22. BIOS Onboard Serial Port 1 Port 2 This option allows the user to set the address and the corresponding IRQ for the Serial Porti and Serial Port 2 The settings are Disabled 3F8 IRQ4 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 and Auto The default setting for Serial Port1 is 3F8 IRQ4 and the defualt for Port 2 is is 2F8 IRQ3 UART Mode Select This option allows the user to select the UART mode for BIOS The settings are IrDA ASKIR and Normal The default setting is Normal RxD TxD Active This option allows the user to set the settings for the function of RxD TxD Active The settings are Hi Hi Hi Lo Lo Hi and Lo Lo The default setting is Hi Lo IR Transmission Delay If Enabled the transmssion of IR Infra Red Signals will be delayed The settings are Enabled and Disabled The default setting is Enabled UR2 Duplex Mode The option set the mode for the UR2 Duplex Mode The settings are Full and Half The default setting is Half Use IR Pins This item sets the mode for Use IR Pins The settings are RxD2 TxD2 and IR Rx2Tx2 The default setting is IR Rx2Tx2 Onboard Parallel Port This option allows the user to set the address and the corresponding IRQ for the onboard Parallel port The settings are Disabled 378 IRQ7 278 IRQ5 and 3BC IRQ7 The default setting for the Parallel Port1 is 878 IRQ7 SUPER P4STA User s Manual
23. Detect serial ports amp parallel ports 78h Reserved 79h Reserved 7Ah Detect amp install co processor 7Bh Reserved 7Ch Reserved 7Dh Reserved 7Eh Reserved 7Fh 1 Switch back to text mode if full screen logo is supported If errors occur report errors amp wait for keys If no errors occur or F1 key is pressed to continue Clear EPA or customization logo Appendix B Award BIOS POST Codes POST hex Description Reserved Reserved 1 Call chipset power management hook 2 Recover the text font used by EPA logo not for full screen logo 3 If password is set ask for password Save all data in stack back to CMOS Initialize ISA PnP boot devices USB final Initialization NET PC Build SYSID structure Switch screen back to text mode Set up ACPI table at top of memory Invoke ISA adapter ROMs Assign IRQs to PCI devices Initialize APM Clear noise of IRQs Reserved Reserved Reserved Reserved Reserved Reserved Reserved Read HDD boot sector information for Trend Anti Virus code Enable L2 cache Program boot up speed Chipset final initialization Power management final initialization Clear screen amp display summary table Program K6 write allocation Program P6 class write combining Program daylight saving Update keyboard LED amp typematic rate Build MP table Build amp update ESCD Set CMOS century to 20h or 19h
24. E HDD installed in the system such as the sizes of the Hard drives IDE Primary Master PIO The IDE PIO Programmed Input Output field allows you to set a PIO mode 0 4 for the IDE Primary device Mode 0 through Mode 4 with each increase in number indicates increase in performance correspondently The settings are Auto Mode 0 Mode 1 Mode 2 Mode 3 and Mode 4 The default setting is Auto Access Mode The settings are CHS LBA Large Auto The default setting is Auto IDE Primary Master UDMA This option is available only when your IDE hard drive supports Ultra DMA 33 and the operating environment also includes a DMA drive Windows 95 OSR2 or a third party IDE bus master driver If your IDE hard drive and your system software both support Ultra DMA 33 select Auto to enable BIOS support The settings are Auto and Disabled The default setting is Auto 4 4 Chapter 4 Award BIOS Video This option allows the user to select the setting for the default video device The settings are EGA VGA CGA 40 CGA 80 and MONO The default setting is EGA VGA HaltOn This option allows the user to select the situation in which you want the BIOS to stop the POST process and notify you about the status of the System The settings are All Errors No Errors All but Keyboard All but Diskette All but Disk Key The default setting is All but Keyboard Base Memory This feature
25. 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 alteration misuse abuse or improper maintenance of products During the warranty period contact your distributor first for any product problems Chapter 4 Award BIOS Chapter 4 BIOS 4 1 Introduction This chapter describes the Award BIOS for the P4STA The Award ROM BIOS is stored in a Flash chip and can be easily upgraded using a floppy disk based program Note Due to periodic changes to the BIOS some settings may have been added or deleted and might not yet be recorded in this manual Refer to the Manual Download area of our web site for any changes to BIOS that are not reflected in this manual System BIOS The BIOS is the Basic Input Output System used in all IBM PC XT AT and PS 2 compatible computers The AwardBIOS Flash chip stores the system parameters such as amount of mem
26. PU FAN Speed Current CHASIS FANI Speed Current CHASIS FAN2 Speed H W monitor IN CPU H W monitor IN2 3 3U5 H W monitor IN3 5U gt H W monitor IN4 12U 5 H M monitor INS lt 12U gt UBAT lt U gt SUSBCU gt CPU Warning Temperatures This item allows the user to set the CPU temperature threshold When the CPU temperature reaches the threshold temperature set by the user the alarm will be set off and a warning message will be displayed on the screen The settings are Disabled 50 C 122 F 60 C 140 F 65 C 151 F and 70 C 158 F The default setting is 70 C 158 F 4 15 SUPER P4STA User s Manual 4 4 5 Processor Features Advanced M2172197 B 173 9 ee gt Advanced BIOS Features k Advanced Chipset Features k Integrated Peripherals Menu Level k k Hardware Monitors Change CPU s Clock Ratio When the item Processor Features is highlighted hit the Enter key to activate the sub menu of Processor Features listed below Advanced OOO O Wee Features 0 deme OE Li 1 Compatible FPU OPCODE LEUR CPU Fast Strings Enabled CPU Clock Ratio X 81 CPU L1 amp L2 Cache Set this option to Enable to activate the function of CPU L1 and L2 cache The settings are Disabled and Enabled The default setting is Enabled Compitable FRU OPCODE The settings are Disabled and Enabled The default setting is Disabled 4 16 Chapter 4 Award BIO
27. S CPU Fast String Set this option to Enable to activate the function of CPU Fast String The settings are Disabled and Enabled The default setting is Enabled CPU Clock Ratio This option allows the user to set the CPU Clock Ratio The settings are x8 X95 3107 72a to x23 The default setting is x8 SUPER P4STA User s Manual 4 5 PCI PnP Configurations When the Item PCI PnP is highlighted on the main menu bar hit the lt Enter gt key to activate the following screen EEUU PnP P Power Boot Securit WDisabledfl Resources Controlled By fiutoXESCD 1 Menu Level k x IRQ Resources Default is Disabled PCI UGA Palette Snoop Disabled Select Enabled to reset Extended System Configuration Data ESCD gt when you exit Setup if you have installed a new add on and the system reconfiguration has caused such a serious conflict that the OS cannot boot Reset Configuration Data If you have installed a new add on device and this add on device has caused conflicts in system configuration and has resulted in system boot upfailure then select Enabled to reset Extended System Configuration Data ESCD for the OS to reboot the system The settings are Enabled and Disabled The default setting is Disabled Resources Controlled By The Award BIOS can automatically configure all the boot devices and all Plug and Play compatible devices However if this item is set to Auto
28. SUPER SUPER P4STA Pentium 4 1 5GHz 1 3GHz Processors and Intel 850 Chipset Supported USER S MANUAL Revision 1 0 The information in this User s Manual has been carefully reviewed and is believed to be accurate The vendor assumes no responsibility for any inaccuracies that may be contained in this document makes no commitment to update or to keep current the information in this manual or to notify any person or organization of the updates Please Note For the most up to date version of this manual please see our web site at www supermicro com SUPERMICRO COMPUTER reserves the right to make changes to the product described in this manual at any time and without notice This product including software if any and documentation may not in whole or in part be copied photocopied reproduced translated or reduced to any medium or machine without prior written consent IN NO EVENT WILL SUPERMICRO COMPUTER BE LIABLE FOR DIRECT INDIRECT SPECIAL INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING FROM THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THIS PRODUCT OR DOCUMENTATION EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES IN PARTICULAR THE VENDOR SHALL NOT HAVE LIABILITY FOR ANY HARDWARE SOFTWARE OR DATA STORED OR USED WITH THE PRODUCT INCLUDING THE COSTS OF REPAIRING REPLACING INTEGRATING INSTALLING OR RECOVERING SUCH HARDWARE SOFTWARE OR DATA Any disputes arising between manufacturer and customer shall be governed by the laws of Santa
29. The settings are Instant off and Delay 4 Sec The default setting is Instant off Wake Up by PCI Card If Enabled the user is able to wake up the system by using a PCI card The settings are Enabled and Disabled The default setting is Enabled Power On by Ring If Enabled the user is able to power on the system by using a modem The settings are Enabled and Disabled The default setting is Enabled Wake Up On LAN If Enabled the user is able to wake up the system via LAN Local Area Network The settings are Enabled and Disabled The default setting is Enabled USB KB Wake Up from S3 If Enabled the user is able to wake up the USB keyboard from S3 The settings are Enabled and Disabled The default setting is Disabled 4 20 Chapter 4 Award BIOS CPU THRM Throttling THRM throttling is used to lower power consumption and reduce the heat gererated by the CPU The settings are 87 5 75 0 62 5 50 37 5 25 5 and 12 5 The default setting is 87 5 Primary Secondary IDE 0 If Enabled the functions of Primary IDE 0 or Secondary IDE 0 will be activated The settings are Enabled and Disabled The default setting is Disabled Power On Function The option allows the user to determine the method by which the system activates the power on function The settings are Password Hot Key Mouse Left Mouth Rig
30. UP POST Beep Currently there are two kinds of beep codes in the Award BIOS This code indicates that a video error has occurred and that the BIOS cannot initialize the video screen to display any additional information This beep code consists of a single long beep followed by two short beeps The other code indicates that your Rambus error has occurred This beep code consists of a single long beep repeatedly Error Messages One or more of the following messages may be displayed if the BIOS detects an error during the POST This listincludes messages for both the ISA and the EISA BIOS CMOS BATTERY HAS FAILED CMOS battery is no longer functional It should be replaced CMOS CHECKSUMERROR Checksum of CMOS is incorrect This can indicate that CMOS has become corrupt This error may have been caused by a weak battery Check the battery and replace if necessary A 1 SUPER P4STA User s Manual DISK BOOT FAILURE INSERT SYSTEM DISK AND PRESS ENTER No boot device was found This could mean that either a boot drive was not detected or the drive does not contain proper system boot files Insert a system diskinto Drive A and press Enter If you assumed the system would boot from the hard drive make sure the controller is inserted correctly and all cables are properly attached Also be sure the disk is formatted as a boot device Then reboot the system DISKETTE DRIVES OR TYPES MISMATCH ERROR RUN SETUP Typ
31. abled The default setting is CDROM Third Boot Device This item allows the user to set the device as the third boot up device The settings are Floppy LS120 HDD SCSI CDROM ZIP100 LAN and Disabled The default setting is HDD Boot Other Device If enabled this option enables the BIOS to load the OS from another device rather than the ones that have been specified as the first second and third boot up devices The settings are Enabled and Disabled The default setting is Enabled 4 22 Chapter 4 Award BIOS Virus Warning This item allows the user to choose the VIRUS Warning feature for the IDE Hard Drive Disk boot sector protection If this function is enabled and someone attempts to write data into this area then the BIOS will display a warning message and the alarm will be set off The settings are Enabled and Disabled The default setting is Disabled Boot Up Floppy Seek Set this option to Enabled to allow the BIOS to test floppy drives to determine whether they have 40 tracks or 80 tracks The settings are Enabled or Disabled The default setting is Enabled 4 23 SUPER P4STA User s Manual 4 8 Security Setup When the Item Security is highlighted on the main menu bar hit the lt Enter gt key to activate the following screen fel Supervisor Fairsird Set Supervisor s Password When the item Set Supervisor Password is highl
32. acting Supermicro oreet tpe 1 2 SUPER PASTA Iniage 5 5 1 pereo e e qe donet 1 3 850 Chipset System Block Diagram see 1 6 Motherboard Features ie 1 2 Chipset Overview teen nenne nnne nnne nnne nne 1 3 Special Features cett tnde e a cH na Communication and Networking Riser see 1 10 1 4 PC Health Monitoring esee 1 10 1 5 AGPI PGO 99 Features inerte enm bre t E dee dee 1 12 1 6 Power Supply cinere ve earl o rc E V e LO Cd 1 14 157 Super Qao ss totae veh ce t o P deiode a en de e dedo 1 14 Chapter 2 Installation 2 1 Static Sensitive Devices 2 2 Processor Installation esessssssssssseseseeeeeeeeneneen nennen 2 8 Mounting the Motherboard in the Chassis sessee 2 4 2 4 installing RIMMS sssrini rrr menn tener rena 2 5 2 5 Port Front Control Panel Connector Locations sessssss 2 6 7 2 6 Connecting Cables tede ata net e e eie te hee tha 2 8 Power Supply Connector sssseeeeeneeenn 2 8 Infrared Connector et Herde ror Raed 2 8 Keylock Power LED eereeeeeeenneneee nennen nnne nnne nennen nennen SIL eh ard a a ceeded eee ATX PS 2 Keyboard Mouse Ports Universal Serial Bus nennen Serial Ports 4e erect esee ener Ye a NIE Ra RR EXC ET Wake OnsEAN rie pose reete eei etie ee e e OT Ree ainda CD Headersz eet ede eee e re einen Fan Headets x creer
33. ata Auto Switching Voltage Regulator for the CPU Core The 3 phase switching voltage regulator for the CPU core can support up to 60A current and auto sense voltage IDs ranging from 1 1V to 1 85V This will allow the regulator to run cooler and thus make the system more stable 1 5 ACPI PC 99 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 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 98 and Windows NT 5 0 Note To utilize ACPI you must reinstall Windows 98 To reinstall Windows 98 with ACPI enter DOS and type setup p J at the CDROM prompt usually D with the Windows 98 CD loaded Make sure you include the spaces after setup and p
34. chipset initialization Disable shadow RAM Disable L2 cache socket 7 or below Programbasic chipset registers Cih Detect memory Auto detection of DRAM size type and ECC Auto detection of L2 cache socket 7 or below Ch Expand compressed BIOS code to DRAM Gh Call chipset hook to copy BIOS back to E000 amp F000 shadow RAM Ohl Expand the Xgroup codes locating in physical address 1000 0 02h Reserved 08h Initial Superio_Early Init switch 04h Reserved 05h 1 Blank out screen 2 Clear CMOS error flag 06h Reserved 07h 1 Clear 8042 interface 2 Initialize 8042 self test 08h 1 Test special keyboard controller for Winbond 977 series Super I O chips 2 Enable keyboard interface 09h Reserved 0Ah 1 Disable PS 2 mouse interface optional 2 Auto detect ports for keyboard amp mouse followed by a port amp interface swap optional 3 Reset keyboard for Winbond 977 series Super I O chips OBh Reserved 0Ch Reserved Dh Reserved OEh Test FO00h segment shadow to see whether it is R W able or not If test fails keep beeping the speaker SUPER P4STA User s Manual POST hex Description Reserved Auto detect flash type to load appropriate flash R W codes into the run time area in F000 for ESCD amp DMI support Reserved Use walking 1 s algorithm to check out interface in CMOS circuitry Also set real time clock power status and then check for override Reserved Program chipset defaul
35. d to implement the ACPI features on the motherboard Question see some of my PCI devices sharing IRQs but the sys tem seems to be fine Is this correct or not Answer Some PCI Bus Mastering devices can share IRQs without perfor mance penalties These devices are designed to work correctly while shar ing IRQs See Table 3 1 below for details on shared IRQs Table 3 1 Shared IRQs P4STA PCI 1 shares an IRQ with PCI 5 and the AGP Pro slot PCI 2 shares an IRQ with onboard audio and SM bus PCI 3 has a dedicated IRQ does not share PCI 4 shares one IRQ with USB System Management Bus Question installed my microphone correctly but can t record any sound What should do Answer Go to Start Programs Accessories Entertainment and then Volume Control Under the Properties tab scroll down the list of devices in the menu and check the box beside Microphone SUPER P4STA User s Manual Question How do connect the ATA66 100 cable to my IDE device s Answer The 80 wire 40 pin ATA66 100 IDE cable that came with your System has two connectors to support two drives This special cable must be used to take advantage of the speed the ATA66 100 technology offers Connect the blue connector to the onboard IDE header and the other connector s to your hard drive s Consult the documentation that came with your disk drive for details on actual jumper locations and settings 3 4 Returning
36. de ves ned Settings and JP2A1 Table 2 16 displays Br the settings for these two jump JP2 JP2A1 Rambus CLK ers The CPU speed can also be 12 12 Auto 2 3 Open 300 MHz changed by software control in Open Open 400 MHz BIOS see CPU Speed setting The CPU Speed setting will show Note The Auto setting allows the System to set you the actual CPU speed for each the speed FSB speed option selected Note If the system does not reboot after changing the CPU speed 1 clear CMOS and reboot as described on the next page and then set the correct CPU speed with the BIOS setting men tioned above 2 12 Chapter 2 Installation CMOS Clear Table 2 17 i CMOS Clear Jumper Settings Refer to Table 2 17 for instruc JBT1 tions on how to clear CMOS Al Jumper Position Definition ways remove the AC power cord 1 2 Normal from the system before clearing 2 3 CMOS Clear CMOS f Position Position Note For an ATX power supply you must 1 2 2 3 completely shut down the system remove the AC power cord then use JBT1 to clear CMOS Replace JBT1 back to the pin 1 2 position be Ed 2 o e o o fore powering up the system again Do not use the PW ON connector to clear CMOS AC 97 Enable Disable Table 2 18 AC 97 Enable Disable i i Jumper Settings JP4 AC 97 brings high quality audio to PCs When enabled with JP4 au Jumper z dio is processed onboard and the Seon iem CNR sl
37. des interfaces that support multichannel audio V 90 analog modems home net working through a telephone line 10 100 Ethernet based networking and future technologies Separating sound and communications systems from the motherboard makes them less sensitive to noise 1 4 PC Health Monitoring This section describes the PC health monitoring features of the SUPER PASTA Both have an onboard System Hardware Monitor chip that supports PC health monitoring Seven Onboard Voltage Monitors for the CPU Core Chipset Voltage 3 3V 5V and 12V The onboard voltage monitor will scan these seven voltages continuously Once a voltage becomes unstable it will give a warning or send an error message to the screen Users can adjust the voltage thresholds to define the sensitivity of the voltage monitor Chapter 1 Introduction Three 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 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 i
38. displays the amount of conventional memory detected during boot up The default setting for this option is NA Extended Memory This feature displays the amount of extended memory detected during boot up The default setting for this option is NA Total Memory This feature displays the amount of total memory available in the system The default setting for this option is NA 4 5 SUPER P4STA User s Manual 4 4 Advanced BIOS Setup Choose Advanced BIOS Setup from the Award BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the Left Right arrow keys You should see the following display Select one of the items in the left frame of the screen to go to the sub screen for that item Advanced BIOS Setup options are displayed by highlighting the option using the arrow keys All Advanced BIOS Setup options are described in this section P Advanced BIOS Features Chapter 4 Award BIOS 4 4 1 Advanced BIOS Features When the item of Advanced BIOS Features is highlighted hit the lt Enter gt key to activate the screen below Quick Power On Self Test A leal Boot Up NumLock Status con Gate A2 Option Typematic Rate Setting Disabled Typematic Rate lt Chars Sec gt 6 Typematic Delay Msec gt 256 OS Select For DRAM gt 64MB Non 0S2 Report No FDD For WIN 95 No PWRON After PWR Fail off 1 Init Display First This option allows the user to determine which device will be first displayed when the sytem boots up t
39. e following BIOS Recov ery Procedure First make sure the JPWAKE jumper is disabled Then turn your system off and place the floppy disk with the saved BIOS image file see above FAQ in drive A Press and hold CTRL and Home at the same time then turn on the power with these keys pressed until your floppy drive starts reading Your screen will remain blank until the BIOS program is done If the system reboots correctly then the recovery was successful The BIOS Recovery Procedure will not update the boot block in your BIOS Question Do need the CD that came with your 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 850 chipset drivers for Windows and security and audio drivers Question Why can t turn off the power using the momentary power on off switch Answer The instant power off function is controlled in BIOS by the Power Button Mode setting When the On Off feature is enabled the motherboard 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 i fi 3 4 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 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 require
40. e keylock power LED connector 6 5V LED power or key 7 Ground Black wire is located on pins 5 to 9 of JF2 8 keylock Keyboard inhibit See Table 2 6 for pin definitions oe Naround Black wire Speaker Connector Table 2 7 Speaker Connector Pin The speaker connector is located Definitions JF2 on pins 10 to 13 of JF2 See Table Pin 2 7 for pin definitions Number Function Definition 10 SpeakerOul Red wire Speaker data 11 Key Key Note NC indicates no connec 12 NC NC 13 Power 45V tion 2 9 SUPER P4STA User s Manual Table 2 8 ATX PS 2 Keyboard and PS 2 Keyboard PS 2 Mouse Ports and Mouse Port Pin Definitions 417 The ATX PS 2 keyboard and the PS 2 mouse are located on J17 Tru Bein See Table 2 8 for pin definitions 1 Data The mouse port is above the key eo board port See Figure 2 3 for lo E cations 6 NC Table 2 9 Universal Serial Bus USB Universal Serial Bus Pin Definitions J18 J19 Two Universal Serial Bus connec Pin Definition Pin Definition tors USBO and USB1 are located 1 45V 1 45V P0 2 PO on J18 and J19 See Table 2 9 for EC M pin definitions The P4STA also 4 Ground 4 Ground provides support for two addi tional USB ports USB2 is a header J20 located near the IDE connectors Pin and provides easy front side chas Number De inition m sis access cable not included
41. e of diskette drive installed in the system is different from the CMOS definition Run Setup to reconfigure the drive type correctly DISPLAY SWITCH IS SET INCORRECTLY Display switch on the motherboard can be set to either monochrome or color This indicates the switch is settoa different setting than indicated in Setup Determine which setting is correct and then either turn off the system and change the jumper or enter Setup and change the VIDEO selection DISPLAY TYPEHAS CHANGED SINCE LAST BOOT Since last powering off the system the display adapter has been changed You must configure the system for the new display type EISA Configuration Checksum Error PLEASE RUN EISA CONFIGURATION UTILITY The EISA non volatile RAM checksum is incorrect or cannot correctly read the EISA slot This can indicate either the EISA non volatile memory has become corrupt or the slot has been configured incorrectly Also be sure the card is installed firmly in the slot EISA Configuration Is Not Complete PLEASERUNEISA CONFIGURATION UTILITY The slot configuration information stored in the EISA non volatile memory is incomplete Note When either of these errors appear the system will boot in ISA mode which allows you to run the EISA Configuration Utility A2 Appendix A Award BIOS POST Messages ERROR ENCOUNTERED INITIALIZING HARD DRIVE Hard drive cannot be initialized Be sure the adapter is installed correctly and all cables are correct
42. ell as an advanced speed with baud rates of 250 K 500 K or 1 Mb s which support higher speed modems The Super I O provides functions that comply with ACPI Advanced Con figuration and Power Interface which includes support of legacy and ACPI power management through an SMI or SCI function pin It also features auto power management to reduce power consumption The IRQs DMAs and I O space resources of the Super I O can be flexibly adjusted to meet ISA PnP requirements which suppport ACPI and APM Ad vanced Power Management SUPER P4STA User s Manual Notes Chapter 2 Installation Chapter 2 Installation 2 1 Static Sensitive Devices Electric Static Discharge ESD can damage electronic components To prevent damage to your system board it is important to handle it very carefully The following measures are generally sufficient to protect your equipment from ESD Precautions Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent static discharge Touch a grounded metal object before removing the board from the anti static bag Handle the board by its edges only do not touch its components periph eral chips memory modules or gold contacts When handling chips or modules avoid touching their pins Put the motherboard and peripherals back into their antistatic bags when not in use For grounding purposes make sure your computer chassis provides ex cellent conductivity between the power supply t
43. es generally meet the specifications required by the CPU some are inadequate It is strongly recommended that you use a high quality power supply that meets ATX 12V power supply Specification 1 1 or above Additionally in areas where noisy power transmission is present you may choose to in stall a line filter to shield the computer from noise It is recommended that you also install a power surge protector to help avoid problems caused by power surges 1 7 Super I O The disk drive adapter functions of the Super I O chip include a floppy disk drive controller that is compatible with industry standard 82077 765 a data separator write pre compensation circuitry decode logic data rate selec tion a clock generator drive interface control logic and interrupt and DMA logic The wide range of functions integrated onto the Super I O greatly reduces the number of components required for interfacing with floppy disk drives The Super I O supports four 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 Chapter 1 Introduction 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 sys tem Both UARTs provide legacy speed with baud rate of up to 115 2 Kbps as w
44. fication to make setting up your system easier See Figure 2 3 below for the colors and locations of the various I O ports USB Parallel Port Game Port Mouse ports 0 1 Burgundy Gold Green Black V WODODODUOD vy 2m J ERATED mm ow ewes OTOOTO LN d Keyboard COM Port COM2Port Line Out Line In Mic Purple Turquoise Turquoise Lime Light blue Pink Figure 2 3 I O Port Locations and Definitions 2 6 Chapter 2 Installation Front Control Panel JF1 and JF2 contain header pins for various front control panel connectors See Figure 2 4 for the pin definitions of the speaker keyboard lock hard drive LED infrared connector and power on and reset button headers which are all located on JF1 and JF2 Refer to pages 2 7 to 2 8 for details HDD LED lu Connector Power LED lt X Keylock K Power On IZ Speaker Reset JF2 JF1 Figure 2 4 Front Control Panel Connectors 2 7 SUPER P4STA User s Manual 2 6 Connecting Cables see previous page for locations Power Supply Connector ATX Power Supply 24 pin Connector The primary power supply connec i initi P yP PPly Pin Number Definition Pin Number Definition tor on the P4STA meets the SSI 13 3 3V 1 3 3V itina 14 12V 2 3 3V Superset ARI 24 pin specifica jn UM 3 COM tions however it also supports an 16 PS_ON 4 5V 17 COM 5 COM ATX 20 pin connector Thus both 1
45. for the Advanced Chipset Features listed in the section are pre configured by the manufacturer for the optimal performance of the system It is not recommended for the user to alter the default settings This section is provided as an emergency measure for the user to restore the functions of the system when the critical data stored in the BIOS is lost When the item of Advanced Chipset Features is highlighted hit the Enter key to activate the screen below Non ECCH Enabled Enabled Enabled Memory Hole At 15M 16M Disabled Delayed Transaction Enabled AGP Aperture Size lt MB gt 641 Delay Prior to Thermal 16 Min DRAM Data Integrity Mode This item regulates CPU s access to the data stored in the protected area of dynamic random access memory DRAM on the motherboard To preserve its integrity critical information of the system is usually stored in a protected area of memory If set to the ECC mode the CPU will have the access to data stored in the area when performing ECC Error Correction Checking activities The settings are ECC and Non ECC The default setting for this item is Non ECC 4 9 SUPER P4STA User s Manual System BIOS Cacheable If enabled the system BIOS information stored in the BIOS ROM Read Only Memory chip will be written and temporarily stored in the cacheable memory section of the CPU so the CPU has faster access to the information The settings are Enab
46. he case the mounting fasteners and the motherboard Unpacking The motherboard is shipped in antistatic packaging to avoid static damage When unpacking the board make sure the person handling it is static protected Installation Procedures Follow the procedures below for the installation of the motherboard and the system 1 Installing the processor and the heat sink 2 Installing the motherboard in the chassis 3 Installing the memory and add on cards 4 Finally installing the cables and drivers 2 1 SUPER P4STA User s Manual 2 2 Processor and Heat Sink Installation When handling the processor package avoid placing ZN direct pressure on the label area of the fan IMPORTANT Always connect the power cord last and always re move it before adding removing or changing any hardware compo nents Make sure that you install the processor into the CPU socket before you install the CPU heat sink Installation of the Processor and Heat Sink 1 Locate the following components that are included in the shipping package f j i Clips 2 n 4 Screws 4 Note below Eme Retentions 2 MESZ E 1 pp Black pegs flexible 4 White pegs flexible 4 Note These screws are to be used for mounting the motherboard on the back panel of the chassis that has 4 mounting holes For the chassis that does not have 4 holes in the chassis 2 Insert white pegs into the holes of
47. he device installed in the PCI slot or the device intalled in the AGP slot The settings are PCI slot and AGP The default setting is AGP Quick Power On Self Test If enabled this feature will speed up the process of POST Power On Self Test after the computer is switched on The settings are Enabled and Disabled If disabled the process of POST will remain in the normal speed The default setting is Disabled Boot Up NumLock Status This option enables the system to check the Status of the NumLock key during boot up The settings are On and Off The default setting is On Gate A20 Option This option allows the user to determine if the chipset or the keyboard controller should have the control over Gate A20 The settings are Normal or Fast If set to Normal a pin in the keyboard controller controls Gate A20 If Fast is selected the chipset will have the control over Gate A20 The default setting is Fast 4 7 SUPER P4STA User s Manual Typematic Rate Setting Key strokes repeat at a rate pre determined by the keyboard controller The key stroke repeating rate is called the Typematic rate If enabled this option allows the user to set the Typematic Rate of the system If Disabled the user will not be allowed to set the Typematic rate and the following two items Typematic Rate and Typematic Delay will not be displayed The settings are Enabled and Disabled The defaul
48. heck for bad RIMM modules or slots by swapping modules between slots and noting the results 4 Make sure all memory modules are fully seated in their slots 5 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 If it does not replace it with a new one 3 If the above steps do not fix the Setup Configuration problem contact your vendor for repairs 3 2 Technical Support Procedures Before contacting Technical Support please take the following steps Also note that as a motherboard manufacturer Supermicro does not sell directly to end users so it is best to first check with your distributor or reseller for troubleshooting services They should know of any possible problem s with the specific system configuration that was sold to you Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 1 Please go through the Troubleshooting Procedures and Frequently Asked Question FAQ sections in this chapter or see the FAQs on our web site http www supermicro com techsupport htm before con tacting Technical Support 2 BIOS upgrades can be downloaded from our web site at http
49. his is a general block diagram and may not exactly represent the features on your motherboard See the following pages for the actual specifications of each motherboard Chapter 1 Introduction Features of the P4STA Motherboard CPU Single Pentium 4 423 pin PGA 1 3 GHz 1 5 GHz processors at 400 MHz front side bus speed Memory Four 184 pin RIMM modules for 600 800 MHz RDRAM memory up to 2 GB Error Checking amp Correction and Parity Checking are fully sup ported Chipset Intel 850 Chipset Expansion Slots Five 32 bit PCI slots One 4x AGP Pro 1 5V slot One CNR Communications and Network Riser Card slot BIOS 4 Mb Firmware Hub Award BIOS Flash BIOS APM 1 2 DMI 2 3 PCI 2 2 ACPI 1 0 Plug and Play PnP PC Health Monitoring Seven onboard voltage monitors for CPU core chipset voltage 3 3V 5V and 12V Three fan status monitor with firmware software on off control Environmental temperature monitoring and control CPU fan auto off in sleep mode Power up mode control for recovery from AC power loss System overheat LED and control System resource alert Hardware BIOS virus protection Auto switching voltage regulator for the CPU core ACPI PC 98 Features Microsoft OnNow Slow blinking LED for suspend state indicator 1 7 SUPER P4STA User s Manual BIOS support for USB keyboard Real time clock wake up alarm Main switch override mecha
50. ht Any key Button Only and Keyboard 98 The default setting is Button Only KB Power On Password This item allows the user to set the password to activate the power on function through keyboard Press the Enter key to enter the password Hot Key Power On This option allows the user to set the hot key to activate the power on function The settings are Ctrl F1 Ctrl F2 Ctrl F3 Ctrl FA Ctrl F5 Ctrl F6 Ctrl F7 Ctrl F8 Ctrl F9 Ctrl F10 Ctrl F11 and Ctrl F12 The default setting is Ctrl F1 4 21 SUPER P4STA User s Manual 4 7 Boot up Devices When the Item Boot is highlighted on the main menu bar hit the Enter key to activate the following screen Main Advanced PnP PCI Second Boot Device Third Boot Device Menu Level k Boot Other Device Enabled Select Your Boot Virus Warning Disabled Device Priority Boot Up Floppy Seek Enabled Award BIOS attempts to load the operating system from devices specified by the users in a user specified sequence First Boot Device This item allows the user to set the device as the first boot up device The settings are Floppy LS120 HDD SCSI CDROM ZIP100 LAN and Disabled The default setting is Floppy Second Boot Device This item allows the user to set the device as the second boot up device The settings are Floppy LS120 HDD SCSI CDROM ZIP100 LAN and Dis
51. ighted on the above screen hit the Enter key to activate the following screen When prompted type in Supervisor s password in the dialogue box to set or to change Supervisor s Password Set Supervisor Fasewerd 4 24 Chapter 4 Award BIOS Set User s Password When the item Set User s Password is highlighted on the Security Main Menu hit the Enter key to activate the following screen When prompted type in User s password in the dialogue box to set or to change the User s Password Bet Deer Passuward Security Option When the item Security Option is highlighted on the Security Main Menu hit the lt Enter gt key to activate the following screen This option allows the user to determine if the password is required every time when the system boots up or if the password is required only when you enter the CMOS setup The settings are System and Setup The default setting is Setup Secarity Gpioan 4 25 SUPER P4STA User s Manual 4 9 Exit Setup Select Exit from the Main Menu bar and hit the lt Enter gt key to activate the following screen fave Esait Setop When the item Save amp Exit is highlighted hit the lt Enter gt key to activate the following sub screen Save amp Exit Setup If you highlight the letter Y and press Enter when the above screen ap pears you will save the changes you ve made in the BIOS program CMOS and exit Your
52. in Socket Empty and with Processor Installed 2 3 Mounting the Motherboard in the Chassis All motherboards have standard mounting holes to fit different types of chassis Chassis may include a variety of mounting fasteners made of metal or plastic Although a chassis may have both types metal fasteners are the most highly recommended because they ground the motherboard to the chassis For this reason it is best to use as many metal fasteners as possible 2 4 Chapter 2 Installation 2 4 Installing RIMMs CAUTION Exercise extreme care when installing or removing RIMM modules to prevent any possible damage RIMM Installation See Figure 2 2 1 Insert a pair of RDRAM modules of the same type and the same size in the two slots of Bank 0 first Figure 2 2B If needed insert another pair of RDRAMs of the same type and same size into both slots of Bank1 Figure 2 2A However if you only install two RDRAM modules on the two slots of BankO then you need to populate both slots of Bankiwith two Continuous Memory Modules to close the signal loop in order to meet the requirement Rambus Interface Figure 2 2B See RAMBUS Support below for details on supported memory 2 Insert each RDRAM module vertically into its slot Pay attention to the two notches along the bottom of the module to prevent inserting the RDRAM incorrectly 3 Gently press down on the RDRAMs module until it snaps into place 4 The P4STA will
53. ing is S1 POS Power Management This option sets the degree of power saving for the system especially for HDD Power Down Doze Mode and Suspesnd Mode The settings are User Define Min Saving and Max Saving The default setting is Min Saving Video Off Method This item determines the manner in which the monitor is turned off The settings are Blank Screen V H SYNC Blank and DPMS Select the V H SYNC Blank to turn off the vertical and horizontal synchronization ports and the monitor Select Blank Screen to turn off the video buffer and the monitor Select DPMS to initiate display power management signals The default setting is DPMS 4 19 SUPER P4STA User s Manual Video Off In Suspend Select Yes to turn off the Video and the monitor when the system is in the Suspend Mode If set to No the Video and the monitor will not be turned off when the system is in the Suspend Mode The settings are No and Yes The default setting Yes Suspend Type This item sets the system suspend type The settings are Stop Grant and PwrOn Suspend The default setting is Stop Grant Modem Use IRQ This item allows the user to determine the IRQ that the modem will use The settings are NA 3 4A 5 7 9 10 and 11 The default setting is 3 Soft off by PWR BTTN This item determines the system s Soft off mode when the user presses the power button
54. ires and two connectors to provide for two floppy disk drives The connector with twisted wires always connects to drive A and the connector that does not have twisted wires always connects to drive B The 80 wire ATA66 100 IDE hard disk drive cable that came with your System has two connectors to support two drives This special cable should be used to take advantage of the speed this new technology offers The blue connector connects to the onboard IDE connector inter face and the other connector s to your hard drive s Consult the docu mentation that came with your disk drive for details on actual jumper locations and settings for the hard disk drive 2 14 Chapter 2 Installation Table 2 21 Parallel Printer Port Pin Definitions ae Parallel Port Connector Pin Number Function Pin Number Function 1 Strobe 2 Auto Feed 3 Data Bit 0 4 Error i n J15 5 Dat BET init The parallel port is daas or 3 5 7 DataBit2 8 SLCT IN See Table 2 21 for pin definitions 9 Data Bit 3 10 GND 11 Data Bit 4 12 GND 13 Data Bit 5 14 GND 15 Data Bit 6 16 GND 17 Data Bit 7 18 GND 19 ACK 20 GND 21 BUSY 22 GND 23 PE 24 GND 25 SLCT 26 NC Table 2 22 Floppy Connector Pin Definitions JP5 Floppy Connector Pin Number Function Pin Number Function 1 GND 2 FDHDIN 3 GND 4 Reserved The floppy connector is located 5 Key 6 FDEDIN 3 7 GND 8 Index on JP5 See Table 2 22 for pin 9 GND 10
55. le system to wake up During the SoftOff state the ATX power supply provides power to keep the required circuitry in the system alive In case the system malfunctions and you want to turn off the power just depress and hold the power button for 4 seconds The power will turn off and no power will be provided to the motherboard Wake On Ring Header Wake up events can be triggered by a device such as the external modem ringing when the system is in the SoftOff state Note that external modem ring on can only be used with an ATX 2 01 or above compliant power supply SUPER P4STA User s Manual Wake On LAN WOL Wake On LAN is defined as the ability of a management application to re motely power up a computer that is powered off Remote PC setup up dates and asset tracking can occur after hours and on weekends so that daily LAN traffic is kept to a minimum and users are not interrupted The motherboards have a 3 pin header WOL to connect to the 3 pin header on a Network Interface Card NIC that has WOL capability Wake On LAN must be 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 of 1 3 GHz and above The SUPER P4STA accommodates ATX 12V power supplies Although most power suppli
56. led or Disabled The default setting is Enabled Video BIOS Cacheable If enabled the information regarding the Video BIOS stored in the BIOS ROM Read Only Memory chip will be written and temporarily stored in the cacheable memory section of the CPU to allow the CPU to have faster access to the information The settings are Enabled or Disabled The default setting is Enabled Video RAM Cacheable If enabled the information regarding the Video card stored in the RAM chip Randon Access Memory will be written and temporarily stored in the cacheable memory section of the CPU to allow the CPU to have faster access to the information The settings are Enabled and Disabled The default setting is Enabled Memory Hole at 15M 16M To improve the performance of the sytem a certain section of the memory will be reserved for the use of the devices installed in the PCI slots This section of memory must be mapped into the memory space below 16MB The settings are 15M 16M or Disabled The default setting is 15M16M Delayed Transition If enabled the information regarding Video BIOS stored in the BIOS ROM Read Only Memory chip will be written and temporarily stored in the cacheable memory section of the CPU so the CPU has faster access to the information The settings are Enabled or Disabled The default setting is Enabled AGP Aperture Size lt MB gt This option allows the u
57. ly and firmly attached Also be sure the correct hard drive type is selected in Setup ERRORINITIALIZING HARD DISK CONTROLLER Cannot initialize controller Make sure the cord is correctly and firmly installed in the bus Be sure the correct hard drive type is selected in Setup Also check to see if any jumper needs to be set correctly on the hard drive FLOPPY DISK CNTRLR ERROR OR NO CNTRLR PRESENT Cannot find or initialize the floppy drive controller make sure the controller is installed correctly and firmly If there are no floppy drives installed be sure the Diskette Drive selection in Setup is set to NONE Invalid EISA Configuration PLEASE RUN EISA CONFIGURATION UTILITY The non volatile memory containing EISA configuration information was pro grammed incorrectly or has become corrupt Re run EISA configuration utility to correctly program the memory NOTE When this error appears the system will bootin ISA mode which allows you to run the EISA Configuration Utility KEYBOARD ERROR ORNO KEYBOARD PRESENT Cannot initialize the keyboard Make sure the keyboard is attached correctly and no keys are being pressed during the boot If you are purposely configuring the system without a keyboard set the error halt condition in Setup to HALT ON ALL BUT KEYBOARD This will cause the BIOS to ignore the missing keyboard and continue the boot Memory Address Error at Indicates a memory address error at a specific location Youcan
58. n sleep mode Once it detects that the CPU temperature is too high it will automatically turn on the thermal control fan to prevent any overheat damage to the CPU The onboard chassis thermal circuitry can monitor the overall system temperature and alert users when the chassis temperature is too high CPU Fan Auto Off in Sleep Mode The CPU fan activates when the power is turned on It can be turned off when the CPU is in sleep mode When in sleep mode the CPU 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 turned on System Resource Alert This feature is available when used with Intel s LANDesk Client Manager optional lt 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 SUPER P4STA User s Manual Hardware BIOS Virus Protection The system BIOS is protected by hardware so that no virus can infect the BIOS area The user can only change the BIOS content through the flash utility provided by SUPERMICRO This feature can prevent viruses from infecting the BIOS area and destroying valuable d
59. nism External modem ring on Onboard I O Dual Ultra DMA Bus Master with DMA IDE 100MB supported 1 floppy port interface up to 2 88 MB 2 Fast UART 16550A compatible serial ports 1 EPP Enhanced Parallel Port and ECP Extended Capabilities Port supported parallel port PS 2 mouse and PS 2 keyboard ports 1 infrared port 4 USB Universal Serial Bus ports Other e Internal external modem ring on Recovery from AC power loss control Wake on LAN WOL Multiple CPU clock frequency ratio selections set in BIOS CD Utilities BIOS flash upgrade utility Drivers for 850 chipset utilities Dimensions ATX 12 x 9 6 305 x 244 mm Chapter 1 Introduction 1 2 Chipset Overview Intel s 850 chipset is made up of three main components 82850 Memory Controller Hub MCH with Accelerated Hub Architecture AHA bus 82801 BA I O Controller Hub ICH2 with AHA bus 82802 AB Firmware Hub FWH Memory Controller Hub MCH The MCH includes the host CPU interface RDRAM interface ICH interface and 4xAGP interface for the 850 chipset It contains advanced power management logic and supports dual channels for RDRAM The AGP 2 0 interface supports 4x data transfers and operates at a peak bandwidth of 1056 GB The MCH host interface bus runs at 100 MHz 1 O Controller Hub ICH2 The ICH2 is the I O Controller Hub subsystem on the P4STA which inte grates many of the Input Output function
60. ory type of disk drives and video displays etc CMOS requires very little power When the computer is turned off a back up battery provides power to the BIOS Flash chip enabling it to retain the system parameters Each time the computer is pow ered on the computer is then configured with the values stored in the BIOS ROM by the system BIOS which gains control when the computer is pow ered on How To Change the Configuration Data The CMOS information that determines the system parameters may be changed by entering the BIOS Setup utility This Setup utility can be ac cessed by pressing lt Del gt at the appropriate time during system boot Starting the Setup Utility Normally the only visible POST Power On Self Test routine is the memory test As the memory is being tested press the lt Delete gt key to enter the main menu of the BIOS Setup utility From the main menu you can access the other setup screens such as the Chipset and Power menus Section 4 3 gives detailed descriptions of each parameter setting in the Setup utility 4 1 SUPER P4STA User s Manual 4 2 Running Setup Optimal default settings are in bold text unless otherwise noted The BIOS setup options described in this section are selected by 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
61. ot will support modems 2 3 Disabled only The disabled setting should be selected when you wish to use an add on card for audio either in the CNR or a PCI slot See Table 2 18 for jumper settings Wake On Ring Table 2 19 Wake On Ring Pin The Wake On Ring header is desig Definitions JWOR nated as JWOR on the P4STA This m function allows your computer to re Number Definition 1 Ground ceive and be woken up by an incom 2 Wake up ing call when in the suspend state Refer to Table 2 19 for pin definitions You must also have a WOR card and cable to use WOR 2 13 SUPER P4STA User s Manual Keyboard Wake Up Table 2 20 The JPWAKE jumper is used to Keyboard Wake Up Jumper Settings gether with the Keyboard Wake JPWAKE Up function in BIOS Enable both Jumper the jumper and the BIOS setting to Pesiion Deiner allow the system to be awakened 2 3 Enabled up by depressing a key on the keyboard See Table 2 20 for jumper settings Your power sup ply must meet ATX specification 2 01 or higher and supply 720 mA of standby power to use this fea ture 2 8 Parallel Port AGP and Floppy Hard Disk Drive Connections Use the following information to connect the floppy and hard disk drive cables The floppy disk drive cable has seven twisted wires A red mark on a wire typically designates the location of pin 1 A single floppy disk drive ribbon cable has 34 w
62. page when you first power on the computer the AwardBIOS is immediately activated While the BIOS is in control the Setup program can be activated in one of two ways 1 By pressing Del immediately after turning the system on or 2 When the following message appears briefly at the bottom of the screen during the POST Power On Self Test press the Del key to activate the Main Setup Menu Press DEL to enter SETUP 4 3 Main BIOS Setup All Main Setup options are described in this section The Main BIOS Setup screeen is displayed below Use the Up Down arrow keys or the Tab key to move between the different settings in the above menu Press the lt ESC gt key to exit theCMOS Setup Menu and use the Left Right arrow keys to enter the the other categories of BIOS settings The next section is described in detail to illustrate how to navigate through the menus 4 2 Chapter 4 Award BIOS Main BIOS Setup Menu Advanced PnP PCI Date mm dd yy Fri Jan 5 2001 Time hh mm ss 11 1 34 23 Drive A 1 44M 3 5 in Drive B None Press Enter to enter Swap Floppy Drive Disabled next page for detail hard drive settings Menu Level IDE Primary Slave IDE Secondary Master IDE Secondary Slave Video EGA VGA Halt On 411 But Keyboard Base Memory 640K Extended Memory 65535K Total Memory 1024K Main Setup Features Date Time Set the system date and time Key in the cor
63. r Inc 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 Click the tabs to the right of these in order from top to bottom to install each item one at a time After installing each item you must reboot the system before moving on to the next item on the list You should install everything here except for the SUPER Doctor utility which is optional The Security and Graphics Drivers support multiple lan guages Click the arrows to pull down a menu of choices The bottom icon with a CD on it allows you to view the entire contents of the CD Note The memory size reported in the device manager may be less than expected because some is used by the onboard graphics Higher screen resolutions will take up more of this memory 2 17 SUPER P4STA User s Manual NOTES 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 a A WwW MN Before Power On Make sure no short circuits exist between the motherboard and chassis Disconnect all ribbon wi
64. re cables from the motherboard including those for the keyboard and mouse Remove all add on cards Install a CPU making sure it is fully seated and connect the chassis speaker and the power LED to the motherboard Check all jumper settings as well No Power Make sure no short circuits exist between the motherboard and the chassis Verify that all jumpers are set to their default positions Check that the 115V 230V switch on the power supply is properly set Turn the power switch on and off to test the system The battery on your motherboard may be old Check to verify that it still supplies 3VDC If it does not replace it with a new one No Video If the power is on but you have no video remove all the add on cards and cables Use the speaker to determine if any beep codes exist Refer to Appendix A for details on beep codes SUPER P4STA 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 RIMM modules are properly and fully installed Inter leaved memory requires that modules must be installed in pairs two slots at a time 2 Determine if different speeds of RIMMs have been installed and verify that the BIOS setup is configured for the fastest speed of memory used It is recommended to use the same memory speed for all RIMMs in the system 3 C
65. rect information in the fields when the options of Month DD YYYY and HH MM SS appear in the Screen Press the Enter key to save the data Drive A Drive B These options allow the user to set the type of floppy disk drive installed in the system The settings are None 360K 5 25in 1 2M 5 25in 720K 3 5in 1 44M 3 5in 2 88M 3 5in Swap Floppy Drive These options allow the user to swap the names of floppy disk drives installed in the system if there are two floppy disk drives installed on the main board The settings are Disabled and Enabled The default setting is Disabled IDE Primary Master IDE Primary Slave IDE Secondary Master IDE Secondary Slave These options allow the user to set the parameters of the IDE Primary Master Slave and IDE Secondary Master Slave slots Hit Enter to activate the following sub menu screen for detailed options of these items Set the correct configurations accordingly The items included in the sub menu are listed below 4 3 SUPER P4STA User s Manual IDE Primary Master Item Help Menu Level oe IDE Primary Master To auto detect the Access Mode HDD s size head on this channel Capacity Cylinder Head Precomp Landing Zone Sector IDE Primary Master PIO Auto IDE Primary Master UDMA Auto IDE HDD Auto Detection Press the lt Enter gt key to activate the function of IDE HDD Auto Detection to automatically detect the status of the ID
66. s you to run the EISA Configuration Utility FLOPPY DISK S fail 80 Unable to reset floppy subsystem FLOPPY DISK S fail 40 Floppy Type dismatch Hard Disk s fail 80 amp HDD reset failed Hard Disk s fail 40 amp HDD controller diagnostics failed Hard Disk s fail 20 HDD initialization error Hard Disk s fail 10 Unable to recalibrate fixed disk Hard Disk s fail 08 Sector Verify failed Keyboard is locked out Unlock the key BIOS detect the keyboard is locked P17 of keyboard controller is pulled low A 6 Appendix A Award BIOS POST Messages Keyboard error or no keyboard present Cannot initialize the keyboard Make sure the keyboard is attached correctly and no keys are being pressed during the boot Manufacturing POST loop System will repeat POST procedure infinitely while the P15 of keyboard controller is pull low This is also used for M B burn in test BIOS ROM checksum error System halted The checksum of ROM address F0000H FFFFFH is bad Memory test fail BIOS reports the memory test fail if the onboard memory is tested error A 7 SUPER P4STA User s Manual Notes A 8 Appendix B Award BIOS POST Codes Appendix B Award BIOS POST Codes This section lists the POST Power On Self Testing Codes for the Award BIOS POST hex Description Ch Test CMOS R W functionality Ch Early
67. s of the 850 chipset including a two channel ATA 33 66 100 Bus Master IDE controller It also provides the interface to the PCI Bus and communicates with the MCH over a dedicated hub interface bus the AHA The P4STA has the more powerful ICH2 which includes a dual channel IDE controller and two USB controllers that offer 24 Mbps of bandwidth across four ports ICH2 also features an enhanced AC 97 interface that supports full surround sound for the Dolby Digital Audio used on DVDs Firmware Hub FWH The FWH is a component that brings added security and manageability to the PC platform infrastructure This device includes an integrated Random Number Generator RNG for stronger encryption digital signing and secu rity protocols The FWH stores the system BIOS and video BIOS to eliminate a redundant nonvolatile memory component 1 9 SUPER P4STA User s Manual Recovery from AC Power Loss BIOS provides a setting for you to determine how the system will respond when AC power is lost and then restored to the system You can choose for the system to remain powered off in which case you must hit the power switch to turn it back on or for it to automatically return to a power on state See the Power Lost Control setting in the BIOS chapter of this manual to change this setting The default setting is Always OFF 1 3 Special Features Communication and Networking Riser The CNR slot supports audio modem and networking cards and provi
68. ser to set the Aperture size of Accelerated Graphics Port AGP The settings are 4M 8M 16M 32M 65M 128M and 256M The default setting is 64MB 4 10 Chapter 4 Award BIOS Delay Prior to Thermal If enabled the information regarding theVideo BIOS stored in the BIOS ROM Read Only Memory chip will be written and temporarily stored in the cacheable memory section of the CPU so the CPU has faster access to the information The settings are Enabled or Disabled The default setting is Enabled 4 4 3 Integrated Peripherals e e ene Al Defaults Security PC Health Advanced BIOS Features Item Help P Advanced Chipset Features Menu Level P Power Management Setup P PnP PCI Configurations nboard IO IRQ DMA Assignment When the item Integrated Peripherals is highlighted hit the Enter key to activate the following sub menu screen Integrated Peripherals ITEM On Chip Secondary PCI IDE LEE USB Controller Enabled USB Keyboard Support Disabled AC Audio Auto AC Modem Auto Onboard FDC Controller Enabled Onboard Serial Port 1 3F8 71RQ4 Onboard Serial Port 2 2F8 71RQ31 UART Mode Select Normal RxD TxD Active Hi Lo IR Transmission Delay Enabled UR2 Duplex Mode Half Use IR Pins LIR Rx2Tx2 1 Onboard Parallel Port I3 78 IRQ71 Parallel Port Mode ECP 3 EPP Mode Select CEPP1 71 SUPER P4STA User s Manual On Chip Primary PCI IDE
69. support two 2 or four 4 600 MHz or 800 MHz modules of 184 pin RDRAM with a total up to 2GB MB of system memory Both ECC Error Checking Correction and Parity Checking are supported PC133 and PC100 memory are also fully supported at their respective speeds RAMBUS Support Important The Memory Controller Hub MCH enables the use of RAMBUS in the RIMM slots on the P4STA This hub supports both ECC and non ECC type memory Check the Memory ECC Mode BIOS setting to enable the use of ECC See Section 1 2 for more on the MCH Figure 2 2A Bank0 Bank1 with 4 RIMMs installed Figure 2 2B Bank0 2RIMMs amp Bank1 2 Continuous Memory Modules installed 2 5 SUPER P4STA User s Manual Figure 2 3 RIMM Installation To Install Side View of RIMM Installation into Slot With the tabs pulled outward p insert the RIMM i module Noten gt D RIMM noten vertically and H i press down QS a pee ae i straight down until it snaps Tab Note Notches Tab into place Pay ll should align ll with their attention to the receptive points alignment of the on the slot two notches Top View of RIMM Slot To Remove Tab Tab Use your thumbs to TEE Il gently push out the tabs at both ends of the L4 module This should release it from the slot 2 5 Port Control Panel Connector Locations The I O ports are color coded in conformance with the PC99 speci
70. sure it is newer than your BIOS before downloading Select your motherboard model and download the BIOS file to your computer Unzip the BIOS update file and you will find the readme txt flash instructions the fwhflash com BIOS flash utility and the BIOS image xxxxxx rom files Copy these files onto 3 3 SUPER P4STA User s Manual a bootable floppy and reboot your system It is not necessary to set BIOS boot block protection jumpers on the motherboard At the DOS prompt enter the command fwhflash 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 Note It is important to save your current BIOS and rename it super rom in case you need to recover from a failed BIOS update Select flash boot block then enter the update BIOS image Select Y to start the BIOS flash procedure and do not disturb your system until the flash utility displays that the procedure is complete After updating your BIOS please clear the CMOS then load Optimal Values in the BIOS Question After flashing the BIOS my system does not have video How can I correct this Answer f the system does not have video after flashing your new BIOS it indicates that the flashing procedure failed To remedy this first clear CMOS per the instructions in this manual and retry the BIOS flashing proce dure If you still do not have video please use th
71. t setting is Disabled Typematic Rate Chars Sec If enabled the option allows the user to set the number of times a key stroke repeats itself in a second when the key is held down The settings are 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 and 30 The default setting is 6 Typematic Delay The option sets the delay time after a key is held down before it begins to repeat the keystroke The settings are 250 500 750 1000 The default setting is 250 OS Select For DRAM gt 64MB The option allows the user to select the operating system that requires a DRAM memory greater than 64MB in order to function properly The settings are OS2 and Non OS2 The default setting is Non OS2 Power On after Power Fail This option allows the user to determine if the system s power will be automatically turned on or remains off after a power failure The settings are On Off and Former Status The default setting is Off Chapter 4 Award BIOS 4 4 2 Advanced Chipset Features This section documents the functionality the AwardBIOS provides to the user in configuring the system based upon the special features offered by the chipset installed in the motherboard Intel s 850 chipset The 850 chipset manages the operations of major components of the board such as the bus speed of the CPU the access to the memory and the communication between the PCI slots and the CPU Normally the default settings
72. t values into chipset Chipset default values are MODBINable by OEM customers Reserved Initial Early_Init_Onboard_Generator switch Reserved Detect CPU information including brand SMI type Cyrix or Intel and CPU level 586 or 686 Reserved Reserved Initial interrupts vector table If no special specified all H W interrupts are directed to SPURIOUS_INT_HDLR amp S W interrupts to SPURIOUS_soft_HDLR Reserved Initial EARLY PM INIT switch Reserved Load keyboard matrix notebook platform Reserved HPM initialization notebook platform Reserved 1 Check validity of RTC value e g a value of 5Ah is an invalid value for RTC minute 2 Load CMOS settings into BIOS stack If CMOS checksum fails use default value instead Prepare BIOS resource map for PCI amp PnP use If ESCD is valid take into consideration of the ESCD s legacy information Onboard clock generator initialization Disable respective clock resource to empty PCI amp DIMM slots Early PCI initialization Enumerate PCI bus number Assign memory amp I O resource Search for a valid VGA device amp VGA BIOS and put it into C000 0 Reserved Reserved Reserved Initialize INT 09 buffer Reserved 1 Program CPU internal MTRR P6 amp PII for 0 640K memory address 2 Initialize the APIC for Pentium class CPU 3 Program early chipset according to CMOS set
73. up Example onboard IDE controller 4 Measure CPU speed 5 Invoke video BIOS Reserved Reserved Reserved Appendix B Award BIOS POST Codes 7 midi humpuap 2 Put information on screen display including Award title CPU type CPU speed Reserved Reserved Reserved Reserved Reserved Reset keyboard except Winbond 977 series Super I O chips Reserved Reserved Reserved Reserved Reserved Reserved Reserved Reserved Test 8254 Reserved Test 8259 interrupt mask bits for channel 1 Reserved Test 8259 interrupt mask bits for channel 2 Reserved Reserved Test 8259 functionality Reserved Reserved Reserved Initialize EISA slot Reserved 1 Calculate total memory by testing the last double word of each 64K page 2 Program writes allocation for AMD K5 CPU Reserved Reserved Reserved Reserved 1 Program MTRR of MI CPU 2 Initialize L2 cache for P6 class CPU amp program CPU with proper cacheable range 3 Initialize the APIC for P6 class CPU 4 On MP platform adjust the cacheable range to smaller one in case the cacheable ranges between each CPU are not identical Reserved Initialize USB Reserved Test all memory clear all extended memory to 0 Reserved Reserved Display number of processors multi processor platform Reserved 1 Display PnP logo 2 Early ISA PnP initialization Assign CSN to every ISA PnP device
74. vides 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 RIMM memory mod ules and when mounting the mainboard in the chassis Also refer to this chapter to connect the floppy and hard disk drives the IDE interfaces the parallel and serial ports and the twisted wires for the power supply the reset button the keylock power LED the speaker and the keyboard If you encounter any problems see Chapter 3 which describes troubleshoot ing procedures for the video the memory and the setup configuration stored in CMOS For quick reference a general FAQ Frequently Asked Questions section is provided Instructions are also included for contacting technical support In 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 information on running the CMOS Setup utility The Appendix A provides BIOS POST Codes The Appendix B lists BIOS POST Messages SUPER P4STA User s Manual Notes Table of Contents Table of Contents Preface About This Manual z eite eR edet ee aa Ea iii Manual Organization eceeceeeeecesceceeseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaesaeeeeseeseeeeeesaesaeseeneseeseaeeeeaeees iii Chapter 1 Introduction 1 1 Overview Checklista 1 1 Cont
75. w you to disable the NMI and continue to boot or you can reboot the system with the NMI enabled RAM PARITY ERROR CHECKING FOR SEGMENT Indicates a parity error in Random Access Memory Should Be Empty But EISA Board Found PLEASE RUNEISA CONFIGURATION UTILITY A valid board ID was found in a slot that was configured as having no board ID NOTE When this error appears the system will bootin ISA mode which allows you to run the EISA Configuration Utility Should Have EISA Board But Not Found PLEASE RUN EISA CONFIGURATION UTILITY The board installed is not responding to the ID request or no board ID has been found in the indicated slot NOTE When this error appears the system will boot in ISA mode which allows you to run the EISA Configuration Utility Slot Not Empty Indicates that a slot designated as empty by the EISA Configuration Utility actually contains a board NOTE When this error appears the system will bootin ISA mode which allows you to run the EISA Configuration Utility AS SUPER P4STA User s Manual SYSTEM HALTED CTRL ALT DEL TO REBOOT Indicates the present boot attempt has been aborted and the system must be rebooted Press and hold down the CTRL and ALT keys and press DEL Wrong Board In Slot PLEASE RUNEISA CONFIGURATION UTILITY The board ID does not match the ID stored in the EISA non volatile memory NOTE When this error appears the system will bootin ISA mode which allow
76. you should remove the orange sticker covering one end of the slot For other cards leave this sticker in place and make sure your card does not plug into the section it covers A general rule of thumb is to make sure your card fills the center section of pins first then the end toward the edge of the motherboard if there are more If the I O shield of your card is flush with the edge of the motherboard the card should be inserted correctly AGP Pro Slot 1 5V a Edge of motherboard 2 16 Chapter 2 Installation 2 9 Installing Software Drivers After all the hardware has been installed you must install first of all the operating system and then the software drivers The necessary drivers are all included on the Supermicro CD that came packaged with your motherboard After inserting this CD into your CDROM drive the display shown in Figure 2 5 should appear If this display does not appear click on the My Computer icon and then on the icon representing your CDROM S SUPERMICRO P4STA Motherboard Drivers amp Tools Win2000 See ee xd p E Install Intel 850 chipset INF files Reboot eS al Install Intel Ultra ATA Storage Driver Reboot Install amp C97 Audio Drivers Reboot SUPERMICR6 Drivers amp Tools Intel 850 Chipset Intel LDCM 6 1 for 370SSR 370SSE 370SSA 370SSM PASTA Build LAN SCSI driver diskettes Browse CD Auto Start Up Next Time SUPERMICRO Compute

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