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1. Infrared Pin 5 Definitions The infrared connector is located JF1 on pins 1 5 of JF1 See the table rin Em A Number Definition on the right for pin definitions 1 5V See the Technical Support section James of our web page for information Around on the infrared devices you can connect to the system PW_ON Connector The PW_ON connector is located Stee on pins 9 and 10 of JF1 Momen JF1 2 h Pi tarily contacting both pins will PM RM power on off the system The 9 PW ON i 10 Ground user can also configure this but ton to function as a suspend but ton See the Power Button Mode setting in BIOS To turn off the power when set to suspend mode hold down the power button for at least 4 seconds See the table on the right for pin definitions Reset Connector Reset Pin Definitions The reset connector is located on JF1 i i Pin pins 12 and 13 of JF1 This con umber Donation nector attaches to the hardware 12 Ground 13 R t reset switch on the computer ese case See the table on the right for pin definitions IDE LED IDE LED Pin Definitions JF2 The IDE LED is located on pins 1 to Rin mu Y Number Definition 4 of JF2 This connection is used 1 45V to display hard drive LED activity AM ren See the table on the right for pin 4 5V definitions 2 9 SUPER P4SDA P4SDM User s Manual Power LED Connector The Power LED connector is lo cated on pins 5 7 of
2. LINE IN LINE OUT GAME PORT CD1 CD2 CPU CHASSIS FAN2 J1 ATX Power Connector CPU FAN MCH AGP 4x PRO PCI 1 PCI2 PCI3 CNR ICH2 z lt E E lt mi c a E o yout xw bw JFi JF2 z zzz BHIE n unajao g u B8j amp a les amp g u JP5 J7 J6 z BATTERY a cuassisrani O q Q USB23 tc Lu n BIOS o WOL JP4 JWOR1 JL1 JBT1 Chapter 1 Introduction Jumpers JBT1 JP4 JPWAKE Conneciors CD1 CD2 CNR COM1 COM2 CPU Fan Chassis Fan1 2 Over Heat Fan DIMM1 2 3 J1 J6 J7 J21 J24 J16 J17 J18 J19 JF1 JF2 JL1 JOH 1 JP5 JWOR1 GAME PORT LINE IN LINE OUT MIC USB2 3 WOL P4SDM Quick Reference Description Default Setting CMOS Clear Pins 1 2 Normal AC97 Audio Enable Keyboard Wake Up Pins 1 2 Enabled Pins 1 2 Disabled Description Audio CD Input large connector Audio CD Input small connector Communications Networking Riser COM1 COM2 Serial Port Connector CPU Fan Header Chassis Fan Header Thermal Control Backup Fan Header Memory DIMM Slots AGP 4xPRO IDE Hard Disk Drive Connectors ATX 12V Po
3. The JPWAKE jumper is used to JPWAKE gether with the Keyboard Wake Jumper Up function in BIOS Enable both Position ET the jumper and the BIOS setting to as Enabled allow the system to be awakened up by depressing a key on the keyboard See the table on the right for pin definitions Your power supply must meet ATX specification 2 01 or higher and supply 720 mA of standby power to use this feature 2 8 Game Port Parallel Port Floppy Drive Hard Drive and AGP Connections Use the following information to connect the floppy and hard disk drive cables The floppy disk drive cable has seven twisted wires Ared mark on a wire typically designates the location of pin 1 Asingle floppy disk drive ribbon cable has 34 wires and two connectors to provide for two floppy disk drives The connector with twisted wires always connects to drive A and the connector that does not have twisted wires always connects to drive B The 80 wire ATA100 66 IDE hard disk drive cable that came 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 16 Chapter 2 Installation
4. quality and performance Please check that the following items have all been included with your motherboard If anything listed here is damaged or missing contact your retailer One 1 Supermicro Mainboard One 1 ATA66 100 ribbon cable for IDE devices One 1 floppy ribbon cable for 1 5 25 inch floppy and 2 3 5 inch floppy drives One 1 Supermicro CD or diskettes containing drivers and utilities One 1 CPU heatsink fan and clips retail only One 1 User s BIOS Manual One 1 CPU heat sink bracket One 1 USB cable with one port retail only 1 1 SUPER P4SDA P4SDM User s Manual Contacting Supermicro Headquarters Address Super Micro Computer Inc 980 Rock Ave San Jose CA 95131 U S A Tel 1 408 503 8000 Fax 1 408 503 8008 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 rma supermicro nl Customer Support Asia Pacific Address 3F 4753 Chung Cheng Road Chung Ho City Taipei Hsien Taiwan R O C Tel 886 2 8228 1366 Fax 886 2 8221 2790 WWW www supermicro com tw Email support supermicro com tw Technical Support Tel 886 2 8228
5. Auto Detect PCI CIk This setting allows the PCI clock rate to be automatically determined The options for this setting are Enabled and Disabled On Chip Primary PCI IDE The integrated peripheral controller contains an IDE interface with support for two IDE channels Select Enabled to activate each channel separately The options for this setting are Enabled and Disabled On Chip Secondary PCI IDE The integrated peripheral controller contains an IDE interface with support for two IDE channels Select Enabled to activate each channel separately The options for this setting are Enabled and Disabled 4 13 SUPER P4SDA P4SDM User s Manual USB Controller You should Enable this setting if your system contains a Universal Serial Bus USB controller it does and you have USB peripherals The options for this setting are Enabled and Disabled USB Keyboard Support If enabled this setting allows the user to activate the BIOS support of the On Chip USB Keyboard Controller The options are Disabled and Enabled AC 97 Audio This setting allows the user to activate BIOS support for AC 97 audio The options for this setting are Auto and Disabled AC 97 Modem This setting allows the user to activate BIOS support for the AC 97 modem The options for this setting are Auto and Disabled Requires the use of a CNR add on card Chapter 4 AwardBIOS 4 4 3 Integrated Peripherals When the
6. Game Port Pin Definitions GAME PORT Pin Number Function Pin Number Function 1 5V fused 2 GP4 JSBUTO 3 GPO JSX1R 4 Ground 5 Ground 6 GP1 JSY1R 7 GP5 JSBUT1 8 5V fused 9 5V fused 10 GP6 JSBUT2 11 GP2 JSX2R 12 MIDI OUTR 13 GP3 JSY2R 14 GP7 JSBUT3 15 MIDI INR Parallel Printer Port Pin Definitions J22 Pin Number Function Pin Number Function 1 Strobe 2 Auto Feed 3 Data Bit 0 4 Error 5 Data Bit 1 6 Init 7 Data Bit 2 8 SLCT IN 9 Data Bit 3 10 GND 11 Data Bit 4 12 GND 13 Data Bit 5 14 GND 15 Data Bit 6 16 GND 17 Data Bit 7 18 GND 19 ACK 20 GND 21 BUSY 22 GND 23 PE 24 GND 25 SLCT 26 NC Floppy Connector The floppy connector is located on JP5 See the table on the right for pin definitions Game Port Connector The game port is the gold port on the I O backplane See the table on the left for pin definitions Parallel Port Connector The parallel port is located on J22 See the table on the left for pin definitions Floppy Connector Pin Definitions JP5 Pin Number Function Pin Number Function 1 GND 2 FDHDIN 3 GND 4 Reserved 5 Key 6 FDEDIN 7 GND 8 Index 9 GND 10 Motor Enable 11 GND 12 Drive Select B 13 GND 14 Drive Select A 15 GND 16 Motor Enable 17 GND 18 DIR 19 GND 20 STEP 21 GND 22 Write Data 23 GND 24 Write Gate 25 GND 26 Track 00 27 GND 28 Write Protect 29 GND 30 Read Data 31 GND 32 Side 1 Select 33 GND 3
7. dme e y E Bracket in position 3 Place a retention bracket in the proper position and secure it by pressing two pegs into the reten tion holes until you hear a click The clicking sound indicates that the peg is locked and secured 4 Secure the other retention bracket into position by repeating Step 3 2 2 Chapter 2 Installation 5 Lift the lever on the CPU socket Socket Lever 6 Install the CPU in the socket Make sure that Pin 1 of the CPU is seated on Pin 1 of the socket both corners are marked with a triangle 7 Press the lever down until you hear it click into the locked position Socket lever in locked position 8 Apply the proper amount of thermal compound to the CPU die 9 Place the heatsink on top of the CPU and press firmly down ward do not twist or slide the heatsink to seat thermal compound 10 Secure the heat sink by locking the retention clips into their proper position Retainer clip attachment point 11 Connect the CPU fan cable to the proper CPU fan connector SUPER P4SDA P4SDM User s Manual Pin 1 Lever Processor installed Pin 1 Figure 2 1 478 pin microPGA 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 Chapte
8. routine after the computer is switched on The settings are Enabled and Disabled If Disabled the POST will run at normal speed 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 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 Typematic Rate Setting 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 If disabled the keyboard controller sets the rate Typematic Rate Chars Sec You may change this setting only if the Typmatic Rate Setting is enabled This setting allows the user to set the number of times a key stroke repeats itself in a second when the key is held down The options are 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 and 30 Typematic Delay You may change this setting only if the Typmatic Rate Setting is 4 7 SUPER P4SDA P4SDM User s Manual enabled This setting sets the delay time after a key is held down before it begins to repeat the keystroke The settings are 250 500 750 and 1000 OS Select For DRAM 64MB This
9. Asked Questions eee dtd 3 4 Returning Merchandise for Service sse 3 6 Chapter 4 AwardBIOS 4 1 Introduction 4 2 Running Setup essent nnne nennen ener nnne nne 4 2 4 8 Main BIOS Set p eine ettet Pere Fer EE FO eerie 4 2 SUPER P4SDA P4SDM User s Manual Main BIOS Setup MOHU certe ge eure erede 4 3 4 4 Advanced BIOS Setup dre rettet een eere 4 6 4 4 1 Advanced BIOS Features sssesseeeeeeneee 4 6 4 4 2 Advanced Chipset Features wee 4 9 4 4 3 Integrated Peripherals eeeeeeeeeeeennenenenenene 4 15 4 4 4 Hardware Monitors eesssseeeeeeeeneeeeenn 4 18 4 4 5 Processor Features asarira 4 19 4 5 PGUI PRP Configurations ice sce eR ERIERE 4 20 LINE dpge 4 22 Craco M 4 25 4 8 SOCULity inei i epa itat oae eT Rte God ire 4 27 LE alg r EEEE A EEE EE E E 4 28 Appendices Appendix A AwardBIOS POST Messages sseem A 1 Appendix B AwardBIOS POST Codes eene B 1 Appendix C AwardBIOS Error Beep Codes sse C 1 vi Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 1 Introduction 1 1 Overview Checklist Congratulations on purchasing your computer motherboard from an ac knowledged leader in the industry Supermicro boards are designed with the utmost attention to detail to provide you with the highest standards in
10. Function This item allows you to enable and disable the ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Management program The options are Enabled and Disabled ACPI Suspend Type This item allows the user to determine the ACPI Suspend type The options are S1 POS and S3 STR Power Management This setting sets the degree of power saving for the system especially for HDD Power Down Doze Mode and Suspend Mode The options are User Define Min Saving and Max Saving Video Off Method This item determines the manner in which the monitor is turned off The options are Blank Screen V H SYNC Blank and DPMS Select V H 4 22 Chapter 4 AwardBIOS 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 Video Off in Suspend This setting determines whether the display turns off when the system is in the Suspend Mode The settings are Yes and No Suspend Type This item sets the system suspend Mode The options are Stop Grant and PWR On Suspend Soft Off by PWR BTTN This item determines the system s Soft off mode when the user presses the power button The options for this setting are Instant Off and Delay 4 sec CPU THRM Throttling THRM throttling is used to lower power consumption and reduce the heat gererated by the CPU T
11. Indicates a parity error in Random Access Memory 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 A 3 SUPER P4SDA P4SDM User s Manual FLOPPY DISK S fail 80 Unable to reset floppy subsystem FLOPPY DISK S fail 40 Floppy Type dismatch Hard Disk s fail 80 HDD reset failed Hard Disk s fail 40 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 the keyboard controller is pulled low Keyboard error or no keyboard present Cannot initialize the keyboard Make sure that 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 pulled low This is also used for M B burn in testing BIOS ROM checksum error System halted The checksum of ROM address F0000H FFFFFH is bad Memory test fail BIOS reports the a memory test fail if the onboard memory has an error A4 Appendix B AwardBIOS POST Codes Appendix B AwardBIOS POST Codes This section lists the POST Power On Self Testin
12. JF2 This connection is used to provide LED indication of power being supplied to the system See the table on the right for pin definitions Keylock Connector The keylock connector is located on pins 8 and 9 of JF2 See the table on the right for pin defini tions Speaker Connector The speaker connector is located on pins 10 to 13 of JF2 See the table on the right for pin defini tions Serial Ports Two connectors for the COM1 and COM2 serial ports are pro vided on your board See the table on the right for pin defini tions Power LED Pin Definitions JF2 Pin Number Definition 5 5V 6 Key 7 Ground Keylock Pin Definitions JF2 Pin Number Definition 8 5V 9 Ground Speaker Pin Definitions JF2 Pin Number Function Definition 10 Red wire Speaker data 11 Key No connection 12 Key No connection 13 Speaker data Serial Port Pin Definitions COM1 COM2 Pin Number Definition Pin Number Definition 1 DCD 6 CTS 2 DSR 7 DTR 3 Serial In 8 RI 4 RTS 9 Ground 5 Serial Out 10 NC 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 Only one CD header can be use at any one time See the tables on the rig
13. SSI Superset ATX 24 pin 15 COM 3 COM sida ie A 16 PS_ON 4 5V specification however it also sup 7 COM 5 COM ports ATX 20 pin connectors 18 COM 6 5V 19 COM 7 COM Thus both 20 pin ATX and 24 pin 20 Res NC 8 PWR OK SSI connectors can be used as 21 5V 9 5VSB 22 45V 10 412V long as the PS connector is cor 23 45V 11 412V rectly oriented make sure that pin 24 COM 12 9 9 1 of the PS connector is seated on pin 1 of the J21 header Refer to the tables on the right for the pin ATX Power Supply 20 pin Connector J21 definitions of both 24 and 20 pin Pin Number Definititio Pin Definition connectors Also see Figures A 11 3 3V 1 3 3V 12 12V 2 3 3V and B below for connector orien 13 COM 3 COM 14 PS_ON 4 5V tation Refer to the table below 1s COM 5 M right for J24 12V connector 16 COM 6 5V 17 COM 7 COM 18 5V 8 PW OK 19 5V 9 5VSB 20 5V 10 12V Pin 24 Pin 1 12V PWR Supply i Connector Pin 12 Pin 13 24 Figure A SSI 24 pin PS Pins required Definition i 1 amp 2 Ground Pin 20 Pin 1 connection sad one Pin 10 Pin 11 PWR Supply Figure B ATX 20 pin PS Color Definition Color Definition Orange 3 3V Black Com Red 5V White Power OK Yellow 12V Purple 5V standby Brown 5V For reference only Chapter 2 Installation IR Connector
14. are EGA VGA CGA 40 CGA 80 and MONO Halt On If the system encounters a non specified error during boot up it will come to a halt as directed by these settings You can tell the system to halt on All Errors No Errors All But Keyboard All But Diskette or All But Disk Key Base Memory Extended Memory Total Memory These are displays that inform you how much of each type of memory is recognized as being present in the system 4 5 SUPER P4SDA P4SDM User s Manual 4 4 Advanced BIOS Setup Choose Advanced BIOS Setup from the Award BIOS main menu with the Left Right arrow keys You should see the following display Select one of the items in the left frame of the screen to go to the sub screen for that item Advanced BIOS Setup options are displayed by highlighting the option using the arrow keys All Advanced BIOS Setup options are described in this section b Plsanrad BIOS Posture 4 4 1 Advanced BIOS Features When the item of Advanced BIOS Features is highlighted press the Enter key to activate the screen below Melt Bicggtey Firat Chapter 4 AwardBIOS Init Display First This setting allows the user to determine which device will be first displayed when the sytem boots up a device installed in the PCI slot or a device intalled in the AGP slot The options are PCI slot and AGP Quick Power On Self Test If enabled this feature will speed up the POST Power On Self Test
15. includes a dual channel IDE controller plus two USB controllers that offer 24 Mbps of bandwidth across four ports ICH2 also features an enhanced AC97 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 SUPER P4SDA P4SDM User s Manual Recovery from AC Power Loss The 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 provides 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
16. item Integrated Peripherals is highlighted press the Enter key to activate the following sub menu screen Geta FIC Chante ilap 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 Onboard Serial Port 1 Port 2 This setting allows the user to set the address and the corresponding IRQ for the Serial Port1 and Serial Port 2 The options are Disabled 3F8 IRQ4 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 and Auto The default setting for Serial Porti is SF8 IRQ4 and the default for Port 2 is is 2F8 IRQ3 UART Mode Select This setting allows the user to select the UART mode for BIOS The options are IrDA ASKIR ans Normal SUPER P4SDA P4SDM User s Manual RxD TxD Active This setting allows the user to set the settings for the function of RxD TxD Active The options are Hi Hi Hi Lo Lo Hi and Lo Lo IR Transmission Delay If Enabled the transmssion of IR infrared signals will be delayed The options are Enabled and Disabled UR2 Duplex Mode This setting set the mode for the UR2 Duplex Mode The options are Full and Half Use IR Pins This item sets the usage of IR pins The options are RxD2 TxD2 and IR Rx2Tx2 Onboard Parallel Port This setting allows the user to set the address and the corresponding IRQ for the onboard paral
17. setting should be changed only if using OS2 and your system has more than 64 MB of RAM The options are OS2 and Non OS2 PWRON After PWR Fail This setting allows the user to specify how the system will respond when power is reapplied after the system has gone down due to a power failure The options are Off On and Former Sts Full Screen Logo Show The options for this setting are Enabled and Disabled Chapter 4 AwardBIOS 4 4 2 Advanced Chipset Features This section covers the functions used for configuring the system based upon the special features offered by the Plumas chipset The chipset manages the operations of major components of the board Normally the default settings for the Advanced Chipset Features listed in the section are pre configured by the manufacturer for the optimal performance of the System It is recommended that the user does not 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 DMAP Tising Satectahle DRAM Timing Selectable This item regulates dynamic random access memory DRAM timing The options are Manual and By SPD CAS Latency Time This item regulates memory column address strobe CAS timing The settings are 1 5 2 2 5 and 3 SUPER P4SDA P4SDM User s Manual Active to Precharge Delay This item regulates the number of
18. the BIOS to ignore the missing keyboard and continue the boot A 2 Appendix A AwardBIOS POST Messages Memory Address Error at Indicates a memory address 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 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 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 NOTFOUND 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 OFFENDINGSEGMENT 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 PRESSAKEY TOREBOOT 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 allow 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
19. 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 On HH HE LEE EE LLLLLLLII TT nnnm 2 18 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 drive Finally double click on the S Setup icon X SIPERMICRO PASDA Hithertoard Drivers i Tools Winzmmi Dreisi iria BAS ehipepet IMF De SUPERMICR Missa Desci BLU Drivers amp Tools ATI Graphic dinem for PASBFUFS BE Intel 845 Chipset Virzkadl Intel A ppc adion Accessi nna ACT Audio D ers 10 porci PAS DA Intel LOCH E 2 fer SUPERMICRO Intel chprat Budd LAM FSCS dissi dalosties Breve CD f Auta Stat Up Hard Tima For more ini emakion please vidit SLIPEFSVIECRET S past ote Su PE FIAT FECI Corpus 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 C
20. 1366 ext 132 Chapter 1 Introduction Notes SUPER P4SDA P4SDM User s Manual SUPER P4SDA Figure 1 1 SUPER P4SDA Image Chapter 1 Introduction SUPER P4SDM Figure 1 2 SUPER P4SDM Image Tet vata E a 1 5 SUPER P4SDA P4SDM User s Manual Figure 1 3 SUPER P4SDA Layout not drawn to scale OVER HEAT FAN Keyboard JPWAKE 12V Power Connector Mouse 47 J24 CPU FAN Jsa 5 3 E 5 USBO T J18 J19 8 5 z H L spsz CPU E COM t 5 3 elal o z zziz EIEIIE Aj a a com2 LINE IN MCH EF une g z E CHASSIS FAN2 w w amp our B h 8 3 lt o MC JP5 a AGP 4x PRO J7 J6 CHASSIS FAN1 PCI 1 BATTERY PCI2 PCI3 USB2 3 4 ICH2 a PCI 4 CD2 CDi c i e PCI 5 hm a WoL 2 PCI 6 BIOS JP39 JL1 JBT1 JOH1 JFVJF2 CNR Cura Jwomica O C3 Cd Chapter 1 Introduction Jumpers JBT1 JP4 JP37 JP39 JPWAKE Conneciors CD1 CD2 CNR COM1 COM2 CPU Fan Chassis Fan1 2 Over Heat Fan DIMM1 2 3 J1 J6 J7 J21 J24 J17 J18 J19 J22 JF1 JF2 JL1 JOH 1 JP5 JWOR1 GAME P
21. 4 Diskette 2 17 SUPER P4SDA P4SDM User s Manual IDE Connector Pin Definitions J6 J7 Pin Number Function Pin Number Function TUE GND IDE Connectors 3 Host Data 7 4 Host Data 8 5 Host Data 6 6 Host Data 9 7 Host Data 5 8 Host Data 10 9 Host Data 4 1o Host Data 11 There are no jumpers to config 11 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 See the table on the 17 Host Data 0 18 Host Data 15 EFE 48 GND 20 Key left for pin definitions You 21 DRQ3 22 GND must use the ATA100 66 cable 23 1 0 Write 24 GND 25 VO Read 26 GND included with your system to 27 IOCHRDY 28 BALE p BACKS 30 GND benefit from the ATA100 66 31 IRQ14 32 lOCS16 technology 33 Addr 1 34 GND 35 Addr 0 36 Addr 2 37 Chip Select 0 38 Chip Select 1 39 Activity 40 GND 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 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
22. CI amp PnP use If ESCD is valid take into consideration of the ESCD s legacy information 4 Onboard clock generator initialization Disable respective clock resource to empty PCI amp DIMM slots 5 Early PCI initialization Enumerate PCI bus number Assign memory amp I O resource Search for a valid VGA device amp VGA BIOS and put it into C000 0 24h Reserved 25h Reserved 26h Reserved 27h Initialize INT 09 buffer 28h Reserved 29h Program CPU internal MTRR P6 amp PII for 0 640K memory address Initialize the APIC for Pentium class CPU Program early chipset according to CMOS setup Example onboard IDE controller Measure CPU speed Invoke video BIOS 2Ah Reserved 2Bh Reserved 2Ch Reserved Appendix B AwardBIOS POST Codes POST hex Description 2Dh I Initialize multi language 2 Put information on screen display including Award title CPU type CPU speed 2Eh Reserved 2Fh Reserved 30h Reserved 31h Reserved 32h Reserved 33h Reset keyboard except Winbond 977 series Super I O chips 34h Reserved 35h Reserved 36h Reserved 37h Reserved 38h Reserved 39h Reserved 3Ah Reserved 3Bh Reserved 3Ch Test 8254 3Dh Reserved 3Eh Test 8259 interrupt mask bits for channel 1 3Fh Reserved 40h Test 8259 interrupt mask bits for channel 2 Al
23. GL TC AG ONS anco der eri raise ees een Eae Eu aa ceeds Fan Headers uero ret ere HH RT EH TO ERE Chassis Intrusion Header Overhleat BED ere ree te i du t tete aee ATX PS 2 Keyboard Mouse Ports sssm 2 12 Universal Serial BUS oret rrr ro Ren TTS 2 12 Wake Otiz DAN cire it see e Ert depen 2 12 Wa ke On Ring roti iddaa adataira 2 13 25f xJumpet Seti s ee cence eee em nre ERE POE EORR E eres deret eu 2 14 Explanation of Jumpers 5 innen 2 14 CMOS Clear aetas erbe eai a ei ER A RD REOR E Nd RR AC 97 Enable Disable USB Wake lJp rete etre e SED aas Eaa Eai Watch Dog Enable Disable tne 2 15 Keyboard Wake Up eco pota ero a HEURE REC EXE UNEE 2 16 2 8 Game Port Parallel Port Floppy Hard Drive and AGP Connections 2 16 Gare Port CONNECTA o a oon ehe pH 2 17 Parallel Port Connector soe ppp ERE 2 17 Floppy COMME COM sei etm Da pla de ptas 2 17 IDE Confiectors ot erae e b rov id odores 2 18 AGP Slot 2 9 Installing Software Drivers nei te enini 2 19 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 3 1 Troubleshooting Procedures eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeen nnne 3 1 Before Power Oficio m enm a ERO EROR earns 3 1 hog im 3 1 N VIdGO o ceti ec e LU d aed tale 3 1 Momor Enol Saksn ae p NE ieS RESA EREE S 3 2 Losing the System s Setup Configuration sss 3 2 3 2 Technical Support Procedures 3 3 Frequently
24. IRQ does not share PCI 5 has a dedicated IRQ does not share PCI 6 shares an IRQ with USB controller 2 USB2 amp USB3 PCI 4 6 do NOT apply to PASDM 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 Question How do connect the ATA100 66 cable to my IDE device s Answer The 80 wire 40 pin high density ATA100 66 IDE cable that came with your system has two connectors to support two drives This special cable must be used to take advantage of the speed the ATA100 66 technol ogy offers Connect the blue connector to the onboard IDE header and the other connector s to your hard drive s Consult the docu mentation that came with your disk drive for details on actual jumper loca tions and settings SUPER P4SDA P4SDM User s Manual 3 4 Returning Merchandise for Service A receipt or copy of your invoice marked with the date of purchase is required before any warranty service will be rendered You can obtain service by calling your vendor for a Returned Merchandise Authorization RMA number When returning to the manufacturer the RMA number should be prominently displayed on the outside of the shipping carton and mailed prepaid or hand carried Shipping and handl
25. Mtest 14h 101b Chipset defaults loaded 26h 110b Clock generator configured 2Bh 111b ceo initialization 52h 000b Just clear LEDs B 1 SUPER P4SDA P4SDM User s Manual POST hex Description OFh Reserved 10h Auto detect flash type to load appropriate flash R W codes into the run time area in F000 for ESCD amp DMI support 11h Reserved 12h Use walking 1 s algorithm to check out interface in CMOS circuitry Also set real time clock power status and then check for override 13h Reserved 14h Program chipset default values into chipset Chipset default values are MODBINable by OEM customers 15h Reserved 16h Initial Early Init Onboard Generator switch 17h Reserved 18h Detect CPU information including brand SMI type Cyrix or Intel and CPU level 586 or 686 19h Reserved 1Ah Reserved 1Bh Initial interrupts vector table If no special specified all H W interrupts are directed to SPURIOUS_INT_HDLR amp S W interrupts to SPURIOUS_soft_HDLR 1Ch Reserved 1Dh Initial EARLY_PM_INIT switch 1Eh Reserved 1Fh Load keyboard matrix notebook platform 20h Reserved 21h HPM initialization notebook platform 22h Reserved 23h 1 Check validity of RTC value e g a value of 5Ah is an invalid value for RTC minute 2 Load CMOS settings into BIOS stack If CMOS checksum fails use default value instead 3 Prepare BIOS resource map for P
26. ORT LINE IN LINE OUT MIC USB2 3 WOL P4SDA Quick Reference Description Default Setting CMOS Clear Pins 1 2 Normal AC97 Audio Enable Pins 1 2 Enabled USB Wake Up Pins 1 2 Disabled Watch Dog Enable Keyboard Wake Up Open Disabled Pins 1 2 Disabled Description Audio CD Input large connector Audio CD Input small connector Communications Networking Riser COM1 COM2 Serial Port Connector CPU Fan Header Chassis Fan Header Thermal Control Backup Fan Header Memory DIMM Slots AGP 4xPRO IDE Hard Disk Drive Connectors ATX 12V Power Connector 20 pin 4pin PS 2 Keyboard Mouse Universal Serial Bus Ports 0 1 Parallel Printer Port Front Control Panel Chassis Intrusion Header Overheat LED Floppy Disk Drive Connector Wake On Ring Header Game Port Audio In Connector Audio Out Speaker Connector Microphone Input Universal Serial Bus Port 2 3 Wake On LAN The 4 pin connector at J24 must be connected to meet the safety requirements of the ATX 12V specifications See Chapter 2 for detailed information on jumpers I O ports and JF1 JF2 Front Panel Connections Jumpers not indicated are for test purposes only 1 7 SUPER P4SDA P4SDM User s Manual Figure 1 4 SUPER P4SDM Layout not drawn to scale Keyboard Mouse USBO 1 C JPWAKE J17 J24 12V Power Connector J18 J19 COM1 Parallel Port J22 COM2
27. P4SDA IMAG cnet te eden pee vt SUPER P4SDM Image esses nennen SUPER P4SDA EayOUl ciii e etcetera PIRE EE SUPER P4SDA Quick Reference ssssssssseeeeenenes SUPER PASDM 3yOUl aeree since vede SUPER P4SDM Quick Reference sss 845 Chipset System Block Diagram Motherboard Features orte mnes Chipset OVGIVIGW ine ie RUE ERE niet Hodes SE tra ee Special Fall 88 etos revo dier entere eher viec reidai PG HealthiiMOnitorilg a s oo rtm E RRIDIBESES ACPI PC 99 Features T absum Enden ss Chapter 2 Installation 2 1 2 2 2 3 2 4 2 5 2 6 Static Sensitive Devices on itte ert ee e OSEE TERRENI RE 2 1 Processor and Heatsink Installation esseeeene 2 2 Mounting the Motherboard in the Chassis sse 2 4 Installing DDR MGM OLY irent tr tate tnr ti tnr 2 5 I O Port Front Control Panel Connector Locations essees 2 6 Connecting Cables Power Supply Connector sssseeeeennen enn 2 8 IR CONNECTOR aue iei nie REDE REH ER YFDEEDEER ERE FEEEHT TORY YEN 2 9 UNO Pem 2 9 LI ED 2 9 DELVED e eniro ehe nhi mta ana I ME 2 9 Power LED scsi et ER RR Pire 2 10 KOyloGk hahet iter Dre er ma te ird v rbd ie dn Ce e 2 10 Speaker xii iaceo e eo eee cte 2 10 Table of Contents Serial IPOFIS a coe treten tereti a i aepo PN Es
28. S 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 TIh 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 AwardBIOS 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 a
29. SUPERO SUPER P4SDA SUPER P4SDM USER S MANUAL Revision 1 0b The information in this User s Manual has been carefully reviewed and is believed to be accurate The vendor assumes no responsibility for any inaccuracies that may be contained in this document makes no commitment to update or to keep current the information in this manual or to notify any person or organization of the updates Please Note For the most up to date version of this manual please see our web site at www supermicro com SUPERMICRO COMPUTER reserves the right to make changes to the product described in this manual at any time and without notice This product including software if any and documentation may not in whole or in part be copied photocopied reproduced translated or reduced to any medium or machine without prior written consent IN NO EVENT WILL SUPERMICRO COMPUTER BE LIABLE FOR DIRECT INDIRECT SPECIAL INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING FROM THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THIS PRODUCT OR DOCUMENTATION EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES IN PARTICULAR THE VENDOR SHALL NOT HAVE LIABILITY FOR ANY HARDWARE SOFTWARE OR DATA STORED OR USED WITH THE PRODUCT INCLUDING THE COSTS OF REPAIRING REPLACING INTEGRATING INSTALLING OR RECOVERING SUCH HARDWARE SOFTWARE OR DATA Any disputes arising between manufacturer and customer shall be governed by the laws of Santa Clara County in the State of California USA The State of Ca
30. Serial Bus ports Other 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 845 chipset utilities Dimensions e P4SDA ATX 12 x 8 7 305 x 220 mm e PASDM microATX 9 6 x 8 9 244 x 226 mm Chapter 1 Introduction 1 2 Chipset Overview Intel s 845 chipset is made up of three main components The 82845 Memory Controller Hub MCH with an Accelerated Hub Architec ture AHA bus the 82801 BA I O Controller Hub ICH2 with an AHA bus and the 82802 AB Firmware Hub FWH Memory Controller Hub MCH The MCH includes the host CPU interface memory interface ICH2 inter face and 4xAGP interface for the 845 chipset It contains advanced power management logic and supports three DIMMS for up to 2 GB of unbuffered DDR RAM The AGP 2 0 interface supports 4x data transfers and operates at a peak bandwidth of 1 6 Gb s The MCH host front side bus interface bus runs at 400 MHz 1 O Controller Hub ICH2 The ICH2 is the I O Controller Hub subsystem on the P4SDA P4SDM which integrates many of the input output functions of the 845 chipset including a two channel ATA100 Bus Master IDE controller It also provides the inter face to the PCI Bus and communicates with the MCH over a dedicated hub interface bus the AHA The P4SDA P4SDM features the ICH2 which
31. al data The options are Disabled and Enabled 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 giving the CPU faster access to the information The options are Disabled and 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 giving the CPU faster access to the information The options are Disabled and Enabled Chapter 4 AwardBIOS 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 giving the CPU faster access to the information The options are Disabled and Enabled Delayed Transaction This setting compensates for the slower speed of ISA cards on a PCI interface and so is only relevant if ISA cards are present on the motherboard The options are Enabled and Disabled AGP Aperture size MB This setting allows the user to set the aperture size for the Accelerated Graphics Port AGP The options are AM 8M 16M 32M 64M 128M and 256M Delay Prior to Thermal The options for this setting are 4 Min 8 Min 16 Min and 32 Min
32. 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 It is used to notify the user of certain system events For example if the system is running low on virtual memory and there is insuf ficient hard drive space for saving the data you can be alerted of the potential problem SUPER P4SDA P4SDM 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 in fecting the BIOS area and destroying valuable data 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 co
33. bled 50 C 122 F 60 C 140 F 65 C 149 F 70 C 167 F 75 C 167 F 80 C 176 F and 85 C 185 F Chapter 4 AwardBIOS 4 4 5 Processor Features When the item Processor Features is highlighted hit the Enter key to activate the sub menu shown below Cm Li amp LI abha 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 CPU Clock Ratio This item allows the user to change the CPU Clock ratio You can key in any whole number between and including 8 and 50 The default setting is 8 meaning x8 SUPER P4SDA P4SDM User s Manual 4 5 PCI PnP Configurations Choose PCI PnP Configurations from the Award BIOS main menu with the Left Right arrow keys You should see the following display PEI Elsi i Db balanci PCI Slot 1 IRQ Select Use this setting to select the IRQ interrupt request for PCI slot 1 The options are Auto 3 4A 5 mes Q 10 115 12 14 and 15 PCI Slot 2 IRQ Select Use this setting to select the IRQ interrupt request for PCI slot 2 The options are Auto Ok 4 5 Id 9 10 11 12 14 and 15 PCI Slot 3 IRQ Select Use this setting to select the IRQ interrupt request for PCI slot 3 The options are Auto 9 4 D ms 9 T0 ITs 12 14 and 15 PCI Slot 4 IRQ Select Use this setting to select the IRQ interrupt re
34. board and the Pin PS 2 mouse are located on J17 Number Definition See the table on the right for pin 2 NC AMT s 3 Ground definitions The mouse port is 4 vec above the keyboard port See the E o table on the right for pin defini tions Universal Serial Bus USB USBO USB1 Port Pin Definitions 418 419 Two Universal Serial Bus connec s ncn 7 tors USBO and USB1 are located 2 Po 3 PO on J18 and J19 See the table on 4 Ground the right above for pin defini tions The P4SDA P4SDM also provides two additional USB head USB2 USB3 Pin Pin ers on the motherboard which Number Definition Number Definition i i i 1 5V 1 5V provide easy front side chassis 3 bo 5 o access cables are not included 3 PO 3 PO See the tables on the right below Stee e See for pin definitions Wake On LAN i Wake On LAN Pin The Wake On LAN header is lo Definitions WOL cated on WOL See the table on Pin i TC Number Definition the right for pin definitions You 1 5V Standby must enable the LAN Wake Up set Pesan ake up ting in BIOS to use this function You must also have a LAN card with a Wake on LAN connector and cable to use this feature 2 12 Chapter 2 Installation Wake On Ring The Wake On Ring header is desig nated as JWOR on the P4SDA This function allows your computer to re ceive and be awakened by an incom ing call when in the suspend state See the table on the right for pin defi ni
35. d you will find the readme txt flash instructions the awdflash exe BIOS flash utility and the BIOS image xxxx bin files Copy these files onto a bootable floppy and reboot your system It is not necessary to set the BIOS 3 3 SUPER P4SDA P4SDM User s Manual boot block protection jumpers on the mainboard At the DOS prompt upon rebooting enter the command awdflash Then type in the BIOS file that you want to update xxxx bin Question After flashing the BIOS my system does not have video How can I correct this Answer If the system does not have video after flashing your new BIOS it indicates that the flashing procedure failed To remedy this first clear CMOS per the instructions in this manual and retry the BIOS flashing proce dure If you still do not have video please use the following BIOS Recov ery Procedure 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 Alt and F2 at the same time then turn on the power keeping these keys pressed until your floppy drive starts reading Your screen will remain blank until the BIOS program is done If the system reboots correctly then the recovery was success ful The BIOS Recovery Procedure will not update the boot block in your BIOS Question What s in the CD that came with my motherboard Answer The supplied compact disc has quite a fe
36. e amp Exit Setup is highlighted press lt Enter gt to save the changes you ve made in the BIOS program CMOS and exit Your system should then continue with the boot up procedure Exit without Saving When the item Exit without Saving is highlighted press lt Enter gt to exit the Setup routine without saving any changes you may have made Your sys tem should then continue with the boot up procedure Load Fail Safe Defaults Highlight this item and hit lt Enter gt to load the default settings for all items in the BIOS Setup These are the safest settings to use Load Optimized Defaults Highlight this item and hit lt Enter gt to load the optimized settings for all items in the BIOS Setup These settings provide you with optimal system performance 4 28 Appendix A AwardBIOS Post Messages Appendix A AwardBIOS POST Messages During the Power On Self Test POST the BIOS will check for errors If an error is found and a correction is needed the BIOS will activate an alarm or display a message If a message is displayed it will be accompanied by the following PRESS F1 TO CONTINUE CTRL ALT ESC OR DELTO ENTER SETUP POST Beep Codes Currently there are two kinds of beep codes used in AwardBIOS One 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 bee
37. e chipset Chapter 2 begins with instructions on handling static sensitive devices Read this chapter when you want to install the processor and DDR memory modules and when mounting the mainboard in the chassis Also refer to this chapter to connect the floppy and hard disk drives the IDE interfaces the parallel and serial ports 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 trouble shooting procedures for the video the memory and the setup configuration stored in CMOS For quick reference a general FAQ Frequently Asked Questions section is provided Instructions are also included for contact ing technical support n 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 Appendix A provides AwardBIOS POST Codes Appendix B lists AwardBIOS POST Messages Appendix C lists AwardBIOS Error Beep Codes SUPER P4SDA P4SDM User s Manual Table of Contents Preface About This Mariali tenementa dried Dei eer renes iii Manual Organization etc rire here rer epe nem rre ee ER RE EE iii Chapter 1 Introduction 1 1 2 38 1 4 1 5 1 6 127 Overview 7 Checks treier meon RETO PR Gontacting Supermicro or rete eee pe Rc nag SUPER
38. elease Tab Ll ll Release Tab To Remove Use your thumbs gently to push each release tab outward to release the DIMM from the slot 2 5 I O Port Control Panel Connector Locations The I O ports are color coded in conformance with the PC99 specification to make setting up your system easier See Figure 2 3 below for the colors and locations of the various IO ports Mouse Parallel Port Game Port Green Burgundy Gold i D 4 a Keyboard USBO 1 COMt1 Port COM 2 Port Line Out Line In Mic Purple Ports Turquoise Turquoise Lime Light blue Pink zm Soy Figure 2 3 O Port Locations and Definitions 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 Section 2 6 for details Reset Speaker X Power On Keylock X X X Power LED IR Connector IDE LED JF1 JF2 Figure 2 4 Front Control Panel Connectors 2 7 SUPER P4SDA P4SDM User s Manual 2 6 Connecting Cables Power Supply Connector ATX Power Supply 24 pin Connector Pin Definitions J21 The primary power supply connec Pin Number Definition Pin Number Definition tor on the P4SDA P4SDM meets B pd 1 SV g 14 12V 2 3 3V the
39. ere 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 1 18 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 well as an advanced speed with baud rates of 250 K 500 K or 1 Mb s which support higher speed modems The Super I O provides functions that comply with ACPI Advanced Con figuration and Power Interface which includes sup
40. for technical support Motherboard model and PCB revision number BIOS release date version this can be seen on the initial display when your system first boots up System configuration An example of a Technical Support form is on our web site at http www supermicro com techsupport contact_support htm 4 Distributors For immediate assistance please have your account number ready when placing a call to our technical support department We can be reached by e mail at support supermicro com or by fax at 408 503 8019 3 3 Frequently Asked Questions Question What are the various types of memory that the P4SDA P4SDM motherboard can support Answer The P4SDA P4SDM has three 184 pin DDR double data rate DIMM slots that support up to 2 GB of DDR 266 200 PC2100 PC1600 SDRAM ECC memory and Parity Checking are supported Important See Section 2 4 on rules to observe when installing DDR memory modules Question How do update my BIOS Answer It is recommended that you not upgrade your BIOS if you are not experiencing problems with your system Updated BIOS files are located on our web site at http www supermicro com Please check our BIOS warn ing message and the information on how to update your BIOS on our web site Also check the current BIOS revision and make sure it is newer than your current BIOS before downloading Select your mainboard model and download the BIOS file to your computer Unzip the BIOS update file an
41. 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 P4SDA P4SDM User s Manual NOTE If you are a system integrator VAR or OEM a POST diagnos tics card is recommended For I O port 80h codes refer to App B Memory Errors 1 Make sure the DIMM modules are properly and fully installed 2 Determine if different speeds of DIMMs have been installed and verify that the BIOS setup is configured for the fastest speed of memory used It is recommended to use the same memory speed for all DIMMs in the system See Section 2 4 for memory limitations 3 Check for bad DIMM modules or slots by swapping modules between slots and noting the results 4 Check the power supply voltage 115V 230V switch Losing the System s Setup Configurati
42. g Codes for the Award BIOS POST hex Description CFh Test CMOS R W functionality COh Early chipset initialization Disable shadow RAM Disable L2 cache socket 7 or below Program basic chipset registers CIh Detect memory Auto detection of DRAM size type and ECC Auto detection of L2 cache socket 7 or below C3h Expand compressed BIOS code to DRAM C5h Call chipset hook to copy BIOS back to E000 amp F000 shadow RAM Ohl Expand the Xgroup codes locating in physical address 1000 0 02h Reserved 03h Initial Superio Early Init switch 04h Reserved 05h 1 Blank out screen 2 Clear CMOS error flag 06h Reserved 07h 1 Clear 8042 interface 2 Initialize 8042 self test 08h 1 Test special keyboard controller for Winbond 977 series Super I O chips 2 Enable keyboard interface 09h Reserved OAh Disable PS 2 mouse interface optional Auto detect ports for keyboard amp mouse followed by a port amp interface swap optional Reset keyboard for Winbond 977 series Super I O chips OBh Reserved OCh Reserved ODh Reserved OEh Test F000h segment shadow to see whether it is R W able or not If test fails keep beeping the speaker Debuggig LED Encoding Post Code Encoded LED Task Clh 001b Memory Detection 05h 010b BIOS Shadowing 07h 011b KX Initialization OEh 100b Shadow RA
43. ge 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 P4SDA P4SDM User s Manual 4 2 Running Setup Optimal default settings are in bold text unless otherwise noted The BIOS setup options described in this section are selected by choosing the appropriate text from the Main BIOS Setup screen All displayed text is described in this section although the screen display is often all you need to understand how to set the options see on next page When you first power on the computer the AwardBIOS is immediately activated While the BIOS is in control the Setup program can be activated in one of two Ways 1 By pressing 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 Men
44. gh quality audio to PCs When enabled with JP4 audio odisse Jumper Settings JP4 is processed onboard and the CNR Jumper Position Definition slot will support modems only The 1 2 Enabled disabled setting should be selected id Disabled when you wish to use an add on card for audio either in the CNR or a PCI slot See the table on the right for pin definitions USB Wake Up USB Wake Up This jumper is used to enable or Jumper Settings JP37 disable the USB Wake Up function Jumper n 3 Position Definition This function allows you to T Disabled wakeup the system by depressing 2 3 Enabled a key on the keyboard or clicking the mouse when either is con nected to a USB port This jumper is used together with the USB Wake Up function in BIOS Enable both the jumper and the BIOS set ting to allow the system to be awakened up by depressing a key on the keyboard See the table on the right for pin definitions Watch Dog Enable Watch Dog Enable Jumper Settings JP39 This jumper is used to enable or umm disable the Watch Dog function Position Definition This jumper is used together with ee the Watch Dog enable function in BIOS Enable both the jumper and the BIOS setting to use the Watch Dog feature See the table on the right for pin definitions 2 15 SUPER P4SDA P4SDM User s Manual Keyboard Wake Up Keyboard Wake Up Jumper Settings
45. h Reserved 42h Reserved 43h Test 8259 functionality 44h Reserved 45h Reserved 46h Reserved 47h Initialize EISA slot 48h Reserved 49h 1 Calculate total memory by testing the last double word of each 64K page 2 Program writes allocation for AMD K5 CPU 4Ah Reserved 4Bh Reserved 4Ch Reserved 4Dh Reserved 4Eh 1 Program MTRR of 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 4Fh Reserved 50h Initialize USB 51h Reserved 52h Test all memory clear all extended memory to 0 53h Reserved 54h Reserved 55h Display number of processors multi processor platform 56h Reserved 57h 1 Display PnP logo 2 Early ISA PnP initialization Assign CSN to every ISA PnP device SUPER P4SDA P4SDM 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 CMO
46. he options for this setting are 87 5 75 62 5 50 37 5 25 and 12 594 Wake Up by PCI Card If Enabled the user is able to wake up the system via a PCI card The settings are Enabled and Disabled Power On by Ring If Enabled the user is able to wake up the system via the modem The options for this setting are Enabled and Disabled Wake Up on LAN If Enabled the user is able to wake up the system via the LAN The options for this setting are Enabled and Disabled 4 23 SUPER P4SDA P4SDM User s Manual Resume by Alarm If Enabled this setting will allow the AwardBIOS to turn on the system via the real time clock RTC The options are Enabled and Disabled Date of Month Alarm Set the date for RTC alarm wake up in this field Time hh mm s Alarm Set the time for RTC alarm wake up in this field POWER ON Function This setting allows the user to determine the method by which the system power is activated The options are Password Hot Key Mouse Left Mouse Right Any Key Button Only and Keyboard 98 KB Power On Password This setting allows the user to set the password to activate the Power On function through the keyboard Press Enter 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 F4 Ctrl F5 Ctrl F6 Ctr
47. ht for pin definitions Fan Headers There are one CPU Fan two Chas sis Fan and one Overheat Fan headers on the motherboard See the table on the right 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 the table on the right for pin defini tions Overheat LED JOH1 Connect an LED to the JOH1 header to provide warning of chassis overheating See the table on the right for pin defini tions 2 11 Audio CD Header Pin Definitions CD1 Pin TPR 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 Stereo Signal 4 Ground Fan Header Pin Definitions CPU Chassis and Overheat Pin m Number Definition 1 Ground black 2 12V red 3 Tachometer Caution These fan headers are DC power Chassis Intrusion Pin Definitions JL1 Pin Number Definition 1 Intrusion Input 2 Ground Overheat LED Pin Definitions JOH1 Pin Number Definition 1 12VDC 2 OH Active SUPER P4SDA P4SDM User s Manual ATX PS 2 Keyboard and PS 2 Keyboard PS 2 Mouse Ports and Mouse Port Pin Definitions J17 The ATX PS 2 key
48. ing 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 AwardBIOS Chapter 4 AwardBIOS 4 1 Introduction This chapter describes the AwardBIOS for the P4SDA P4SDM 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 memory type of disk drives and video displays etc CMOS requires very little power When the computer is turned off a back up battery provides power to the BIOS Flash chip enabling it to retain the system parameters Each time the computer is pow ered on the computer is then configured with the values stored in the BIOS ROM by the system BIOS which gains control when the computer is pow ered on How To Chan
49. l F7 Ctrl F8 Ctrl F9 Ctrl F10 Ctrl F11 and Ctrl F12 4 24 Chapter 4 AwardBIOS 4 7 Boot Choose Boot from the Award BIOS main menu with the Left Right arrow keys You should see the following display Firmi lent Dauis 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 first boot up device The options are Floppy LS120 HDD SCSI CDROM ZIP100 USB FDD USB ZIP USB CDROM USB HDD LAN and Disabled Second Boot Device This item allows the user to set the second boot up device The options are Floppy LS120 HDD SCSI CDROM ZIP100 USB FDD USB ZIP USB CDROM USB HDD LAN and Disabled Third Boot Device This item allows the user to set the third boot up device The options are Floppy LS120 HDD SCSI CDROM ZIP100 USB FDD USB ZIP USB CDROM USB HDD LAN and Disabled 4 25 SUPER P4SDA P4SDM User s Manual 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 Virus Warning This item allows the user to choose the VIRUS Warning feature for IDE Hard Drive Disk boot sector protection If this function is enabled and so
50. lel port The options are Disabled 378 IRQ7 278 IRQ5 and 3BC IRQ7 Parallel Port Mode This setting sets the mode for the onboard Parallel port The options are SPP EPP ECP and ECP EPP EPP Mode Select This setting allows the user to select the EPP port type The options are EPP 1 9 and EPP 1 7 ECP Mode Use DMA This setting allows the user to select the DMA channel for the ECP mode port to use The options are 1 and 3 4 16 Chapter 4 AwardBIOS Game Port Address This setting allows the user to set the Game Port address The options are Disabled 201 and 209 Midi Port Address This setting allows the user to set the Midi Port address The options are Disabled 330 300 and 290 Midi Port IRQ This setting allows the user to set the Midi Port IRQ The options are 5 and 10 SUPER P4SDA P4SDM User s Manual 4 4 4 Hardware Monitors When the item Hardware Monitors is highlighted press the Enter key to activate the following sub menu screen CM Yering Tanpe raters There is only one setting on this menu below The rest of this menu shows various temperatures and voltage levels CPU Warning Temperature 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 options are Disa
51. less sensitive to noise 1 4 PC Health Monitoring This section describes the PC health monitoring features of the SUPER P4SDA P4SDM Both have an onboard System Hardware Monitor chip that supports PC health monitoring Onboard Voltage Monitors for the CPU Core Chipset Voltage 3 3V 45V and 12V The onboard voltage monitor will scan these voltages continuously Once a voltage becomes unstable it will give a warning or send an error message to the screen Users can adjust the voltage thresholds to define the sensi tivity 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 in sleep mode Once it detects that the CPU temperature is too high it will automatically turn on the thermal control fan to prevent any overheat damage to the CPU The onboard chassis thermal circuitry can monitor the overall system temperature and
52. lick 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 19 SUPER P4SDA P4SDM User s Manual Notes 2 20 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 3 1 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Procedures Use the following procedures to troubleshoot your system f 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 oa fk WwW Inm Before Power On Make sure no short circuits exist between the motherboard and chassis Disconnect all ribbon wire cables from the motherboard including those for the keyboard and mouse Remove all add on cards Install a CPU making sure it is
53. lifornia 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 2003 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 P4SDA P4SDM motherboard The SUPER P4SDA P4SDM supports single Intel Pentium 4 1 50 2 60 GHz processors at a system 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 478 pin Pentium 4 processors are housed in a 478 pin microPGA Plastic Grid Array 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 P4SDA P4SDM mainboard and provides detailed information about th
54. ll data in stack back to CMOS Initialize ISA PnP boot devices 1 USB final Initialization NET PC Build SYSID structure Switch screen back to text mode Set up ACPI table at top of memory Invoke ISA adapter ROMs Assign IRQs to PCI devices Initialize APM Clear noise of IRQs Reserved Reserved Reserved Reserved Reserved Reserved Reserved Read HDD boot sector information for Trend Anti Virus code Enable L2 cache Program boot up speed Chipset final initialization Power management final initialization Clear screen amp display summary table Program K6 write allocation Program P6 class write combining Program daylight saving Update keyboard LED amp typematic rate Build MP table Build amp update ESCD Set CMOS century to 20h or 19h Load CMOS time into DOS timer tick Build MSIRQ routing table Boot attempt INT 19h MBWNRIN FIN OV CA 4 CO P9 B 5 SUPER P4SDA P4SDM User s Manual Notes Appendix C AwardBIOS Beep Codes Appendix C AwardBIlOS Error Beep Codes This section lists the Award BIOS Error Beep Codes Beep Code Error Message Description 1 short beep System boot 2 short beeps Incorrect CMOS setting 1 long 1 short DRAM error 1 long 2 short VGA error 1 long 3 short Keyboard error 1 long 9 short ROM error Long beeps Memory module error High beep
55. memory clock cycles allowed for memory refresh charging The options are 7 6 and 5 Shorter timings increase system memory throughput at the risk of lacking sufficient refresh charge DRAM RAS to CAS Delay This item regulates the number of memory closk cycles between strobing a row address RAS and a column address CAS Shorter numbers of clock cycles improve system memory performance at the risk of missing data The options are 3 and 2 DRAM RAS Precharge This item regulates the number of system memory clock cycles for RAS precharging The options are 3 and 2 DRAM Data Integrity Mode This item regulates CPU access to the data stored in the protected area of dynamic random access memory DRAM on the motherboard To preserve its integrity critical system information is usually stored in a protected area of memory If set to the ECC mode the CPU will have access to data stored in the area when performing ECC Error Correction Checking activities The options are ECC and Non ECC Memory Frequency For This item regulates system memory frequency The options are PC100 PC133 and Auto Buffer Strength Control Highlight this field and press Enter to bring up the following settings relating to buffer strength control It is recommmended that you do not make changes to these settings 4 10 Chapter 4 AwardBIOS DAD Errengrh Costeni CMD Strength Control The options for this setti
56. meone attempts to write data into this area the BIOS will display a warning message and an alarm will sound The settings are Enabled and 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 4 26 Chapter 4 AwardBIOS 4 8 Security Choose Security from the Award BIOS main menu with the Left Right arrow keys You should see the following display kat Coperviser Purrwurrd Set Supervisor Password When the item Set Supervisor Password is highlighted on the above Screen press the Enter key When prompted type the Supervisor Password in the dialogue box to set or to change the Supervisor Password Set User Password When the item Set User Password is highlighted on the above screen press the Enter key When prompted type the User Password in the dialogue box to set or to change the User Password Security Option This setting allows the user to determine if the password is required every time when the system boots up or if the password is required only when you enter the CMOS setup The options are System and Setup 4 27 SUPER P4SDA P4SDM User s Manual 4 9 Exit Choose Exit from the Award BIOS main menu with the Left Right arrow keys You should see the following display beum Pait nimp Save amp Exit Setup When the item Sav
57. ng are Auto 0 75 X 1 00 X 1 50 X 2 00 X 2 50 X 3 00 X and 4 00 X DQ DGS Strength Control The options for this setting are Auto 0 75 X 1 00 X 1 50 X 2 00 X 2 50 X 3 00 X and 4 00 X CKE X16 Strength Control The options for this setting are Auto 0 75 X 1 00 X 1 50 X 2 00 X 2 50 X 3 00 X and 4 00 X CKE X8 Strength Control The options for this setting are Auto 0 75 X 1 00 X 1 50 X 2 00 X 2 50 X 3 00 X and 4 00 X CS X16 Strength Control The options for this setting are Auto 0 75 X 1 00 X 1 50 X 2 00 X 2 50 X 3 00 X and 4 00 X 11 25 X5 1 25 X 11 25 X 1 25 X 1 25 X SUPER P4SDA P4SDM User s Manual CS X8 Strength Control The options for this setting are Auto 0 75 X 1 00 X 1 25 X 1 50 X 2 00 X 2 50 X 3 00 X and 4 00 X CK X16 Strength Control The options for this setting are Auto 0 75 X 1 00 X 1 25 X 1 50 X 2 00 X 2 50 X 3 00 X and 4 00 X CKE X8 Strength Control The options for this setting are Auto 0 75 X 1 00 X 1 25 X 1 50 X 2 00 X 2 50 X 3 00 X and 4 00 X RCVEout Strength Control The options for this setting are Auto 0 75 X 1 00 X 1 25 X 1 50 X 2 00 X 2 50 X 3 00 X and 4 00 X DRAM Read Thermal Management This item regulates the system s ability to read system therm
58. oler and thus make the system more stable 1 5 ACPI PC99 Features ACPI is an acronym for Advanced Configuration and Power Interface The ACPI specification defines a flexible and abstract hardware interface that provides a standard way to integrate power management features through out a PC system including its hardware operating system and application software This enables the system to turn on and off peripherals such as CD ROMs network cards hard disk drives and printers automatically This also includes consumer devices connected to the PC such as VCRs TVs telephones 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 2000 and Windows NT 4 0 Note To utilize ACPI you must rein stall Windows 98 To reinstall Windows 98 with ACPI enter DOS and type setup p J at the CDROM prompt usually DX with the Windows 98 CD loaded Make sure you include the spaces after setup and p Then press 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 com
59. on 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 1 Please go through the Troubleshooting Procedures and Frequently Asked Questions FAQs sections in this chapter or see the FAQs on our web site http www supermicro com techsupport htm before contacting Chapter 3 Troubleshooting Technical Support 2 BIOS upgrades can be downloaded from our web site at http www supermicro com techsupport download htm Note Not all BIOS can be flashed depending on the modifica tions to the boot block code 3 If you still cannot resolve the problem include the following information when contacting Supermicro
60. port of legacy and ACPI power management through a SMI or SCI function pin It also features auto power management to reduce power consumption The IRQs DMAs and I O space resources of the Super I O can be flexibly adjusted to meet ISA PnP requirements which suppport ACPI and APM Ad vanced Power Management SUPER P4SDA P4SDM User s Manual Notes 1 20 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 the case the mounting fasteners and the motherboard Unpacking The motherboard is shipped in antistatic packaging to avoid static damage When unpacking the board make sure the person handling it is static p
61. 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 P4SDA P4SDM 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 The SUPER P4SDA P4SDM accommodates 12V ATX power supplies Al though most power supplies 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 12V ATX power supply Specification 1 1 or above Additionally in areas wh
62. prehensive 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 16 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 whole system to wake up During the SoftOff state the ATX power supply provides power to keep the required circuitry in the system alive In case the system malfunctions and you want to turn off the power just depress and hold the
63. ps The other code indicates that a Rambus error has occurred This beep code consists of a single long beep that sounds repeatedly Error Messages One or more of the following messages may be displayed if the BIOS detects an error during the POST This list includes messages for both the ISA and the EISA BIOS CMOSBATTERYHASFAILED The CMOS battery is no longer functional It should be replaced CMOS CHECKSUM ERROR The CMOS hecksum is incorrect This can indicate that CMOS has been corrupted This error may have been caused by a weak battery Check the battery and replace if necessary 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 the proper system boot files Insert a system disk into 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 make sure the disk has been formatted as a boot device Then reboot the system A 1 SUPER P4SDA P4SDM User s Manual DISKETTE DRIVES OR TYPES MISMATCH ERROR RUN SETUP The type of diskette drive installed in the system is different from the CMOS definition Run Setup to reconfigure the drive type correctly DISPLAY SWITCHISSETINCORRECTLY The display switch on the motherboard can be set to either monochrome or color This indicates that the
64. quest for PCI slot 4 The options are Auto 3 zans 15 ay dd 9 10 ILE 12 114 and 15 4 20 Chapter 4 AwardBIOS PCI Slot 5 IRQ Select Use this setting to select the IRQ interrupt request for PCI slot 5 The options are Auto 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 and 15 PCI Slot 6 IRQ Select Use this setting to select the IRQ interrupt request for PCI slot 6 The options are Auto 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 and 15 Reset Configuration Data When Enabled this setting resets the extended system configuration data when you exit setup Do this when you have installed a new add on and the system reconfiguration has caused such a serious conflict that the OS cannot reboot the system The options for this setting are Enabled and Disabled Resources Controlled By This setting allows BIOS to automatically configure all boot and Plug and Play compatible devices If you choose Auto you cannot select the IRQ DMA and memory base address fields because BIOS automatically assigns them The options are Auto ESCD and Manual PCI VGA Palette Snoop For best system performance this item has been pre set to Disabled by the manufacturer The settings are Enabled and Disabled 4 21 SUPER P4SDA P4SDM User s Manual 4 6 Power Choose Power from the Award BIOS main menu with the Left Right arrow keys You should see the following display ACPI
65. r 2 Installation 2 4 Installing DDR Memory CAUTION Exercise extreme care when installing or removing memory modules to prevent any possible damage Memory Module Installation See Figure 2 2 1 Insert each DDR memory module vertically into its slot Pay attention to the notch along the bottom of the module to prevent inserting the module incorrectly See support information below 2 Gently press down on the memory module until it snaps into place 3 Three 184 pin memory sockets support up to 2 GB unbuffered DDR 266 200 SDRAM ECC type memory is supported Support The P4SDA P4SDM supports both double sided and single sided unbuffered DDR 266 and DDR 200 SDRAM memory modules You should always populate DIMM1 first DIMM1 can accept either a single or a double sided module If you are using at least one double put it into DIMM1 Then if you are adding another double it should go in DIMM2 and DIMM3 must remain empty Or you may populate both DIMM2 and DIMMSG with singles after DIMM1 is already populated Figure 2 2a Side View of DDR Module Installation into Slot Notch Notch To Install Insert module vertically and press down until it snaps into place s Note Notch nt Pay attention should align to the notch with the receptive point on the slot 2 5 SUPER P4SDA P4SDM User s Manual Figure 2 2b Release Tabs on DIMM Slot Top View of DDR Slot R
66. rotected 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 P4SDA P4SDM User s Manual 2 2 Processor and Heatsink Fan Installation When handling the processor package avoid placing AN direct pressure on the label area of the fan IMPORTANT Always connect the power cord last and always remove it before adding removing or changing any hardware components Make sure that you install the processor into the CPU socket before you install the CPU heatsink Installation of the Processor and Heatsink 1 Locate the following components which are included in the shipping package Clips 2 Neo Bracket 1 Note The CPU heatsink fan with clips is included only with the retail ver sions of the P4SDA and P4SDM If you buy a boxed Intel Pentium 4 478 Northwood processor it should include a heatsink fan and retention mecha nism If you buy a processor separately use only a Supermicro or Intel certified heatsink and fan 2 Insert the white pegs into the black an chors Do not force the white pegs all the way in about 1 3 of the white pegs should be inside the black anchors These are for chassis that do not have four CPU retention holes
67. s Press 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 P4SDA P4SDM User s Manual IInp HED Hurs Wetscriaa IDE HDD Auto Detection Press the lt Enter gt key to activate the IDE HDD Auto Detection function which will allow BIOS to automatically detect the status of the IDE HDD installed in the system such as the size and number of cylinders IDE Primary Master This option allows the user to determine the manner in which the AwardBIOS sets the settings for the IDE Primary Master Device The options are None Auto and Manual Access Mode This item determines the location through which the AwardBIOS accesses the IDE Primary Master Device The settings are CHS LBA Large and Auto IDE Primary Slave PIO See the previous setting for description The options for this setting are Auto Mode 0 Mode 1 Mode 2 Mode 3 and Mode 4 Chapter 4 AwardBIOS IDE Primary Master UDMA This is available only when your IDE drive supports UDMA and the operating environment also includes a UDMA drive If your IDE hard drive and your system software both support UDMA select Auto to enabled BIOS support The options for this setting are Auto and Disabled Video Use this setting to specify the type of display you are using with the system Options
68. s Power error C 1 SUPER P4SDA P4SDM User s Manual Notes
69. switch is set to a 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 TYPE HAS 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 ERRORENCOUNTERED INITIALIZING HARD DRIVE The hard drive cannot be initialized Be sure the adapter is installed correctly and all cables are correctly and firmly attached Also be sure the correct hard drive type is selected in Setup ERRORINITIALIZING HARD DISK CONTROLLER Cannot initialize the 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 ORNOCNTRLR 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 KEYBOARD ERROR OR NO KEYBOARD PRESENT Cannot initialize the keyboard Make sure the keyboard is attached correctly and no keys are being pressed during boot up If you are intentionally configuring the system without a keyboard set the error halt condition in Setup to HALT ON ALL BUT KEYBOARD This will cause
70. tions You must also have a WOR card and cable to use WOR 2 13 Wake On Ring Pin Definitions JWOR1 Pin e Number Definition 1 Ground 2 Wake up SUPER P4SDA P4SDM User s Manual 2 7 Jumper Settings Explanation of Jumpers To modify the operation of the motherboard jumpers can be used to choose between optional set tings Jumpers create shorts be tween two pins to change the function of the connector Pin 1 is identified with a square solder pad on the printed circuit board See the motherboard layout pages for jumper locations Note On a two pin jumper Closed means the jumper is on both pins and Open means the jumper is either on only one pin or completely off CMOS Clear Refer to the table on the right for instructions on how to clear CMOS Always remove the AC power cord from the system be fore clearing CMOS Note For an ATX power supply you must 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 fore powering up the system again Do not use the PW ON connector to clear CMOS 2 14 Connector 3 2 I L Jumper Cap 1 3 2 4 Pin 1 2 short CMOS Clear Jumper Settings JBT1 Jumper Position Definition 1 2 2 3 Normal CMOS Clear Position 1 2 Position 2 8 CMOS Clear Chapter 2 Installation AC 97 AC 97 brings hi
71. u 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 lt Up gt lt Down gt arrow keys or the lt Tab gt key to move among the different settings in the above menu Press the Esc key to exit theCMOS Setup Menu and use the Left lt Right gt 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 AwardBIOS Main BIOS Setup Menu Date Time Set the system date and time Key in the correct information in the mm dd and yy fields Press the Enter key to save the data Drive A Drive B These settings allow the user to set the type of floppy disk drive installed in the system The options are None 360K 5 25 in 1 2M 5 25 in 720K 3 5 in 1 44M 3 5 in and 2 88M 3 5 in Default settings are 1 44 3 5 in for Drive A and None for Drive B Swap Floppy Drive This setting allows the user to swap the designation A and B of the floppy disk drives installed in the system if there are two floppy disk drives installed on the mainboard The options are Disabled and Enabled 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 slot
72. ully supported Note See Section 2 4 for restrictions on installing memory Chipset Intel 845 Chipset Expansion Slots Six 32 bit 33 MHz PCI slots P4SDA Three 32 bit 33 MHz PCI slots PASDM One 4xAGP Pro 1 5V only slot One CNR Communications and Network Riser Card slot BIOS 4 Mb Firmware Hub AwardBIOS Flash BIOS APM 1 2 DMI 2 3 PCI 2 2 ACPI 1 0 Plug and Play PnP PC Health Monitoring 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 PC98 Features Microsoft OnNow Slow blinking LED for suspend state indicator 1 11 SUPER P4SDA P4SDM User s Manual BIOS support for USB keyboard Real time clock wake up alarm Main switch override mechanism External modem ring on Onboard l O Dual Ultra DMA 100 IDE Bus Masters 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 game port with audio Up to 4 USB Universal
73. w 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 is not in control such as during memory count the first screen that appears when the system is turned on the momentary on off switch must be held for more than four seconds to shut down the system This feature is required to implement the ACPI features on the motherboard Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 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 P4SDA P4SDM Shared IRQs PCI 1 shares an IRQ with AC97 CNR and the System Management bus PCI 2 has a dedicated IRQ does not share PCI 3 shares an IRQ with USB controller 1 USBO amp USB1 PCI 4 has a dedicated
74. wer Connector 20 pin 4pin Parallel Printer Port PS 2 Keyboard Mouse Universal Serial Bus Ports 0 1 Front Control Panel Chassis Intrusion Header Overheat LED Floppy Disk Drive Connector Wake On Ring Header Game Port Audio In Connector Audio Out Speaker Connector Microphone Input Universal Serial Bus Port 2 3 Wake On LAN The 4 pin connector at J24 must be connected to meet the safety requirements of the ATX 12V specifications See Chapter 2 for detailed information on jumpers I O ports and JF1 JF2 Front Panel Connections Jumpers not indicated are for test purposes only 1 9 SUPER P4SDA P4SDM User s Manual Pentium 4 CPU 400 MHz Host Bus 266 MHz Memory Bus 4xAGP PCI Slots ATA100 ICH2 133 MB s PCI Bus Flash BIOS FWH Figure 1 5 845 Chipset System Block Diagram Note This is a general block diagram and may not exactly represent the features on your motherboard See the follow ing pages for the actual specifications of each motherboard 1 10 Chapter 1 Introduction Features of the P4SDA P4SDM Motherboard CPU Single Pentium 4 478 pin micro FCPGA 1 50 to 2 60 GHz processors at a 400 MHz system bus speed Memory Three 184 pin DDR DIMMs for up to 2 GB of unbuffered DDR 266 200 SDRAM Error Checking amp Correction and Parity Checking are f

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