Supero SUPER P4DE8 User manual

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SUPER P4DE8
SUPER P4DEI
SUPER P4DEE
USER’S MANUAL
Revision 1.0
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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 P4DE8/P4DEI/P4DEE mainboard. The SUPER P4DE8/P4DEI/
P4DEE supports single or dual Intel®XeonTM 1.5 - 2.8 GHz processors with
a 512K L2 cache at a 400 MHz front side bus. Please refer to the support
section of our web site (http://www.supermicro.com/TechSupport.htm) for
a complete listing of supported processors. This product is intended to be
professionally installed.
Manual Organization
Chapter 1 begins with a checklist of what should be included in your
mainboard box, describes the features, specifications and performance of
the motherboard and provides detailed information about the chipset.
Chapter 2 begins with instructions on handling static-sensitive devices.
Read this chapter when you want to install the processor and DIMM memory
modules and when mounting the mainboard in the chassis. Also refer to
this chapter to connect the floppy and hard disk drives, SCSI drives, the IDE
interfaces, the parallel and serial ports, the front control panel functions,
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. In addition, you can visit our web site at
www.supermicro.com/techsupport.htm for more detailed information.
Chapter 4 includes an introduction to BIOS and provides detailed informa-
tion on running the CMOS Setup utility.
Appendix A gives information on BIOS error beep codes.
Appendix B provides POST checkpoint codes.

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Preface
About This Manual ...................................................................................................... iii
Manual Organization ................................................................................................... iii
Chapter 1: Introduction
1-1 Overview......................................................................................................... 1-1
Checklist .................................................................................................... 1-1
Contacting Supermicro............................................................................ 1-2
Super P4DE8 Image................................................................................. 1-4
Super P4DEI/P4DEE Image ...................................................................... 1-5
Super P4DE8 Layout ............................................................................... 1-6
Super P4DE8 Quick Reference ............................................................. 1-7
Super P4DEI/P4DEE Layout .................................................................... 1-8
Super P4DEI/P4DEE Quick Reference .................................................. 1-9
Motherboard Features ........................................................................... 1-10
ServerWorks GC - SL Chipset: System Block Diagram.................. 1-12
1-2 Chipset Overview......................................................................................... 1-13
1-3 Special Features........................................................................................... 1-13
ATI Graphics Controller ........................................................................ 1-13
BIOS Recovery....................................................................................... 1-13
Recovery from AC Power Loss ......................................................... 1-13
1-4 PC Health Monitoring.................................................................................... 1-14
1-5 ACPI Features ............................................................................................... 1-15
1-6 Power Supply ............................................................................................... 1-16
1-7 Super I/O......................................................................................................... 1-17
Chapter 2: Installation
2-1 Static-Sensitive Devices ............................................................................... 2-1
Precautions............................................................................................... 2-1
Unpacking.................................................................................................. 2-1
2-2 PGA Processor and Heatsink Installation .................................................. 2-2
2-3 Installing DIMMs............................................................................................... 2-5
2-4 IO Ports/Control Panel Connectors.............................................................. 2-6
2-5 Connecting Cables .......................................................................................... 2-8
ATX Power Connection .......................................................................... 2-8
Secondary ATX Power Connections .................................................... 2-8
Power LED................................................................................................. 2-8
HDD LED .................................................................................................... 2-8
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L2 LED ....................................................................................................... 2-9
L1 LED ....................................................................................................... 2-9
Overheat LED ........................................................................................... 2-9
Power Fail LED ........................................................................................ 2-9
Reset.......................................................................................................... 2-9
PWR_ON .................................................................................................. 2-10
Universal Serial Bus (USB0/1) ............................................................ 2-10
Extra Universal Serial Bus Connection (USB2/3) ............................ 2-10
Serial Ports ............................................................................................. 2-11
PS/2 Keyboard and Mouse Ports......................................................... 2-11
Fan Headers........................................................................................... 2-11
LAN (Ethernet) Ports.............................................................................. 2-11
Power LED/Speaker (JF2)..................................................................... 2-12
Chassis Intrusion ................................................................................... 2-12
SMB ........................................................................................................... 2-12
Power Supply Fail Header .................................................................... 2-12
2-6 Onboard Indicators ...................................................................................... 2-13
LAN Port LEDs ....................................................................................... 2-13
2-7 DIP Switch Settings ..................................................................................... 2-13
DIP Switch 1: Processor Speed ......................................................... 2-13
2-8 Jumper Settings ............................................................................................ 2-14
Explanation of Jumpers ........................................................................ 2-14
CMOS Clear............................................................................................. 2-14
VGA Enable/Disable ............................................................................... 2-15
Watch Dog Enable/Disable .................................................................... 2-15
Fan Status Select ................................................................................... 2-15
LAN1 Enable/Disable .............................................................................. 2-15
LAN2 Enable/Disable .............................................................................. 2-16
SCSI Termination Enable/Disable.......................................................... 2-16
SCSI Enable/Disable................................................................................ 2-16
2-9 Parallel Port, Floppy/Hard Disk Drive and SCSI Connections ............... 2-17
Parallel Port Connector ......................................................................... 2-17
Floppy Connector................................................................................... 2-18
IDE Connectors ...................................................................................... 2-18
Ultra320 SCSI Connector....................................................................... 2-19
2-10 Installing Software Drivers......................................................................... 2-20

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Chapter 3: Troubleshooting
3-1 Troubleshooting Procedures ........................................................................ 3-1
Before Power On .................................................................................... 3-1
No Power .................................................................................................. 3-1
No Video ................................................................................................... 3-1
Memory Errors.......................................................................................... 3-2
Losing the System’s Setup Configuration ........................................... 3-2
3-2 Technical Support Procedures .................................................................... 3-2
3-3 Frequently Asked Questions........................................................................ 3-3
3-4 Returning Merchandise for Service............................................................ 3-5
Chapter 4: BIOS
4-1 Introduction....................................................................................................... 4-1
4-2 BIOS Features.................................................................................................. 4-2
4-3 Running Setup.................................................................................................. 4-2
Main BIOS Setup Menu ............................................................................ 4-3
4-4 Advanced BIOS Setup.................................................................................... 4-4
4-5 Chipset Setup................................................................................................. 4-15
4-6 PCI / PnP Setup.............................................................................................. 4-17
4-7 Power Setup .................................................................................................. 4-19
4-8 Boot Setup...................................................................................................... 4-21
4-9 Security Setup ............................................................................................... 4-23
4-10 Exit Setup ....................................................................................................... 4-25
Appendices:
Appendix A: BIOS Error Beep Codes .................................................................. A-1
Appendix B: BIOS POST Codes .............................................................................B-1
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Chapter 1: Introduction
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Chapter 1
Introduction
1-1 Overview
Checklist
Congratulations on purchasing your computer motherboard from an ac-
knowledged leader in the industry. Supermicro boards are designed with
the utmost attention to detail to provide you with the highest standards in
quality and performance.
Please check that the following items have all been included with your
motherboard. If anything listed here is damaged or missing, contact your
retailer.
One (1) Supermicro Mainboard
One (1) ribbon cable for IDE devices
One (1) floppy ribbon cable
One (1) I/O backpanel shield
One (1) Supermicro CD or diskettes containing drivers and utilities
One (1) User's/BIOS Manual
Two (2) fan/heatsink assemblies (Fan-042 - retail only)
Two (2) sets of heatsink retention clips (4 total)
SCSI Accessories (P4DE8 only)
One (1) 68-pin LVD SCSI cable (retail only)
One (1) set of SCSI drivers (included on CD-ROM)
One (1) SCSI manual (PDF file included on CD-ROM)

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Contacting Supermicro
Headquarters
Address: SuperMicro Computer, Inc.
980 Rock Ave.
San Jose, CA 95131 U.S.A.
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Email: [email protected] (General Information)
[email protected] (Technical Support)
Web Site: www.supermicro.com
Europe
Address: SuperMicro Computer B.V.
Het Sterrenbeeld 28, 5215 ML
's-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Email: sal[email protected] (General Information)
[email protected] (Technical Support)
[email protected] (Customer Support)
Asia-Pacific
Address: SuperMicro, Taiwan
D5, 4F, No. 16 Chien-Ba Road
Chung-Ho 235, Taipei Hsien, Taiwan, R.O.C.
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Web Site: www.supermicro.com.tw
Technical Support:
Email: [email protected]
Tel: [phone], ext.132 or 139

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Notes

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Figure 1-1. SUPER P4DE8 Image

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Figure 1-2. SUPER P4DEI/P4DEE Image*
*P4DEI shown. The P4DEE has the same layout but includes only a
single 10/100 Mb LAN port.

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Figure 1-3. SUPER P4DE8 Layout
(not drawn to scale)
Note:Jumpers not noted are for test purposes only.
Also see Chapter 2 for the locations of the I/O ports and Front Control Panel
(JF1/JF2) connectors and for details on jumper settings and pin definitions.
Keyboard/
Mouse J11
Parallel
Port
COM1
VGA
USB0/1
LAN2
DIMM1
LAN1
ATX POWER SEC POWER
AIC-7902
J6
CPU1
CPU2
North
Bridge
PCI #1
Rage XL
SW1
COM2
BIOS
IDE #1 IDE #2
FLOPPY
BATTERY
CHS Fan 1
SUPER P4DE8
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SCSI CH B
SCSI CH A
SEC POWER
U222
SCSI CH B
JA2
JA3 PCI #2
PCI #3
PCI #4
PCI #5
PCI #4A
JA1
CHS Fan 2
DIMM4
DIMM3
DIMM2
IPMI
J18
J19
J12
OH/CHS Fan 3
J21
JF1
CPU/CHS Fan 2
CPU/CHS Fan 1
J8
J7
J5
JPL1
JP1
JPL2
J10
JPA3
JPA1
JPA2
IPMB
JBT1
JP2
J9
JP4
JF2
USB2/3

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P4DE8 Quick Reference
Jumper Description Default Setting
JBT1 CMOS Clear See Chapter 2
JPA1/A2 SCSI Channel A/B Termination Off (Terminated)
JPA3 SCSI Enable/Disable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)
JPL1 LAN1 Enable/Disable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)
JPL2 LAN2 Enable/Disable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)
JP1 VGA Enable/Disable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)
JP2 Watch Dog Enable/Disable Open (Disabled)
JP4 Fan Status Select Open (OH Condition)
Switch Description
DIP Switch 1 Processor Speed
Connector Description
COM1/COM2 COM1/COM2 Serial Port/Header
CPU/CHS/OH FAN CPU/Chassis/Overheat Fan Headers
CPU1/CPU2 CPU1 and CPU2 Sockets
DIMM1-DIMM4 Memory (SDRAM) Slots
IPMI IPMI 1.5 Slot (for daughter card)
JA1/JA2/JA3 Ultra320 LVD SCSI CH A/B Connector
JF1 Front Control Panel Headers
JF2 Speaker/PWR LED Headers
J5 Primary ATX Power Connector
J6 Secondary ATX Power Connector (4-pin)
J7 Secondary ATX Power Connector (8-pin)
J8 Power Supply Fail Header
J9 Parallel Printer Port
J10 Chassis Intrusion Header
J11 PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Ports
J12 Floppy Disk Drive Connector
J18, J19 IDE Hard Disk Drive Connectors*
J21 SMB Header
LAN1/LAN2 Gb Ethernet Ports
USB0/1 Universal Serial Bus Ports
USB2/3 Universal Serial Bus Headers
U222 POST Messaging Voice BIOS (future option)
VGA VGA Display (Monitor) Port

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Figure 1-4. SUPER P4DEI/P4DEE Layout
(not drawn to scale)
Notes: Jumpers not noted are for test purposes only.
The P4DEI has two Gb LAN ports while the P4DEE has a single 10/100
Mb LAN port.
Also see Chapter 2 for the locations of the I/O ports and Front Control Panel
(JF1/JF2) connectors and for details on jumper settings and pin definitions.
Keyboard/
Mouse J11
Parallel
Port
COM1
VGA
USB0/1
LAN2
DIMM1
LAN1
ATX POWER SEC POWER
J6
CPU1
CPU2
North
Bridge
PCI #1
Rage XL
SW1
COM2
BIOS
IDE #1 IDE #2
FLOPPY
BATTERY
CHS Fan 1
SUPER P4DEI
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SEC POWER
U222
PCI #2
PCI #3
PCI #4
PCI #5
PCI #4A
JA1
CHS Fan 2
DIMM4
DIMM3
DIMM2
IPMI
J18
J19
J12
OH/CHS Fan 3
J21
JF1
CPU/CHS Fan 2
CPU/CHS Fan 1
J8
J7
J5
JPL1
JP1
JPL2
J10
IPMB
JBT1
JP2
J9
JP4
JF2
USB2/3

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P4DEI/P4DEE Quick Reference
Jumper Description Default Setting
JBT1 CMOS Clear See Chapter 2
JPL1 LAN1 Enable/Disable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)
JPL2* LAN2 Enable/Disable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)
JP1 VGA Enable/Disable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)
JP2 Watch Dog Enable/Disable Open (Disabled)
JP4 Fan Status Select Open (OH Condition)
Switch Description
DIP Switch 1 Processor Speed
Connector Description
COM1/COM2 COM1/COM2 Serial Port/Header
CPU/CHS/OH FAN CPU/Chassis/Overheat Fan Headers
CPU1/CPU2 CPU1 and CPU2 Sockets
DIMM1-DIMM4 Memory (SDRAM) Slots
IPMI IPMI 1.5 Slot (for daughter card)
JF1 Front Control Panel Headers
JF2 Speaker/PWR LED Headers
J5 Primary ATX Power Connector
J6 Secondary ATX Power Connector (4-pin)
J7 Secondary ATX Power Connector (8-pin)
J8 Power Supply Fail Header
J9 Parallel Printer Port
J10 Chassis Intrusion Header
J11 PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Ports
J12 Floppy Disk Drive Connector
J18, J19 IDE Hard Disk Drive Connectors
J21 SMB Header
LAN1/LAN2* Ethernet Ports
USB0/1 Universal Serial Bus Ports
USB2/3 Universal Serial Bus Headers
U222 POST Messaging Voice BIOS (future option)
VGA VGA Display (Monitor) Port
* LAN2 is not included on the P4DEE.

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Motherboard Features
CPU
• Single or dual Intel®XeonTM 1.5 - 2.8 GHz processors with a 512K L2
cache at a front side (system) bus speed of 400 MHz.
Note: Please refer to the support section of our web site for a complete listing of supported
processors (http://www.supermicro.com/TechSupport.htm).
Memory
• Four 184-pin DIMM sockets supporting up to 4 GB of registered ECC
DDR-200 (PC1600) SDRAM
Chipset
• ServerWorks Grand Champion SL
Expansion Slots
Three 64-bit 33 MHz and two 32-bit 33 MHz PCI slots (plus one slim slot)
BIOS
• 4 Mb AMI®Flash ROM
• APM 1.2, DMI 2.3, PCI 2.2, ACPI 1.0, Plug and Play (PnP), SMBIOS 2.3
PC Health Monitoring
• Onboard voltage monitors for 2 CPU cores, chipset voltage, +5V, +12V,
-12V, +3.3V and +2.5V
• Fan status monitor with firmware/software on/off control
• Environmental temperature monitor and control
• Power-up mode control for recovery from AC power loss
• System overheat LED and control
• System resource alert
ACPI Features
• Microsoft OnNow
• Slow blinking LED for suspend state indicator
• Main switch override mechanism

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Onboard I/O
• AIC-7902 for dual channel Ultra320 SCSI (P4DE8 only)
• Integrated ATI Rage XL Graphics Controller
• Two Intel 82540EM Gb Ethernet controllers (P4DE8, P4DEI)
• One Intel 82551 10/100 Mb Ethernet controller (P4DEE only)
• 2 EIDE Ultra DMA/100 bus master interfaces (1 extra for future
support)
• 1 floppy port interface (up to 2.88 MB)
• 2 Fast UART 16550A compatible serial ports
• 1 EPP/ECP (Enhanced Parallel Port/Extended Capabilities Port)
• PS/2 mouse and PS/2 keyboard ports
• 4 USB (Universal Serial Bus) ports (USB 1.1)
Other
• Internal/external modem ring-on (S1 state support only)
• Recovery from AC power loss control
• Wake-on-LAN (WOL)
• Console redirection
CD/Diskette Utilities
• BIOS flash upgrade utility
• Device Drivers
Dimensions
• P4DE8: Full ATX: 12" x 11.7" (305 x 297 mm)
• P4DEI: Full ATX: 12" x 11.7" (305 x 297 mm)
• P4DEE: Full ATX: 12" x 11.7" (305 x 297 mm)

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North Bridge
(CMIC-SL)
400 MHz Host Bus
ATA 100
Ports
Processor 1 Processor 0
DDR-200 SDRAM
CSB6
USB
Ports
SMBus
Thin IMB
SIO
ATI XL
VGA
PCI Bus
LPC Bus
Serial
Port
Parallel
Port
Floppy
Port
LAN
32-bit/33 MHz PCI
64-bit/33 MHz PCI
SCSI
Figure 1-5. ServerWorks Grand Champion SL Chipset:
System Block Diagram
Note: This is a general block diagram. Please see the previous Motherboard
Features Section for details on the features of each motherboard.

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1-2 Chipset Overview
The Grand Champion SLTM is a fourth-generation product of ServerWorks
"Champion" chipset technology. The chipset for the P4DE8/P4DEI/P4DEE is
comprised of a North Bridge (CMIC-SL) and a South Bridge (CSB6).
The North Bridge interfaces directly to the processors via a 100 MHz Host
bus and integrates the functions of the main memory subsystem and the
IMB bus interface unit. The memory subsystem consists of a 4-DIMM con-
figuration accessed over a 200 MHz memory bus at a peak bandwidth of
1.6 GB/sec.
The South Bridge provides various integrated functions, including the PCI
bridge and support for UDMA100, security (passwords and system protec-
tion), Plug & Play, USBs, power management, interrupt controllers and the
LPC Bus.
1-3 Special Features
ATI Graphics Controller
The P4DE8/P4DEI/P4DEE has an integrated ATI video controller based on the
Rage XL graphics chip. The Rage XL fully supports sideband addressing
and AGP texturing. This onboard graphics package can provide a band-
width of up to 512 MB/sec over a 32-bit graphics memory bus.
BIOS Recovery
The BIOS Recovery function allows you to recover your BIOS image file if
the BIOS flashing procedure fails (see Section 3-3).
Recovery from AC Power Loss
BIOS provides a setting for you to determine how the system will respond
when AC power is lost and then restored to the system. You can choose
for the system to remain powered off (in which case you must hit the
power switch to turn it back on) or for it to automatically return to a power
on state. See the Power Lost Control setting in the Advanced BIOS Setup
section (Peripheral Device Configuration) to change this setting. The de-
fault setting is Always On.

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1-4 PC Health Monitoring
This section describes the PC health monitoring features of the SUPER
P4DE8/P4DEI/P4DEE. All have an onboard System Hardware Monitor chip
that supports PC health monitoring.
Onboard Voltage Monitors for the CPU Cores, Chipset
Voltage, +5V, +12V, -12V, +3.3V and +2.5V
An onboard voltage monitor will scan these voltages continuously. Once a
voltage becomes unstable, a warning is given or an error message is sent
to the screen. Users can adjust the voltage thresholds to define the
sensitivity of the voltage monitor.
Fan Status Monitor with Firmware/Software On/Off Control
The PC health monitor can check the RPM status (tachometer reading) of the
cooling fans. The onboard 3-pin CPU and chassis fans are controlled by the
power management functions. The thermal fan is controlled by the over-
heat 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 alert users when the chassis temperature
is too high.
System Resource Alert
This feature is available when used with Intel's LANDesk Client Manager
(retail only). LDCM is used to notify the user of certain system events. For
example, if the system is running low on virtual memory and there is insuf-
ficient hard drive space for saving the data, you can be alerted of the
potential problem.