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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 PIIIDM6/PIIIDM4/PIIIDM3/PIIIDME motherboard. The SUPER PIIIDM6/PIIIDM4/PIIIDM3/PIIIDME supports single or dual Pentium ® II 350- 450 MHz and Pentium III 450-733 MHz pr[...]

iv S UPER PIIIDM6/PIIIDM4/PIIIDM3/PIIIDME User’s Manual Appendix A offers information on BIOS error beep codes and messages. Appendix B provides post diagnostic error messages.[...]

Table of Contents v Table of Contents Preface About This Manual ...................................................................................................... i i i Manual Organization ................................................................................................... i i i Chapter 1: Introduction 1-1 Overview ..............[...]

S UPER PIIIDM6/PIIIDM4/PIIIDM3/PIIIDME User’s Manual PWR_ON ................................................................................................... 2 -8 NIC_LED .................................................................................................... 2 - 8 Reset ..............................................................[...]

Table of Contents Chapter 3: Troubleshooting 3-1 Troubleshooting Procedures ......................................................................... 3 - 1 Before Power On ...................................................................................... 3- 1 No Power .............................................................................[...]

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Chapter 1: Introduction 1-1 Introduction Chapter 1 Introduction 1 - 1 Overview Checklist Congratulations on purchasing your computer motherboard from an ac- knowledged leader in the industry. Supermicro boards are designed with the utmost attention to detail to provide you with the highest standards in quality and performance. Please check that the[...]

S UPER PIIIDM6/PIIIDM4/PIIIDM3/PIIIDME User's Manual 1-2 Introduction Notes[...]

Chapter 1: Introduction 1-3 Introduction CONTACTING SUPERMICRO Headquarters Address: Super Micro Computer, Inc. 2051 Junction Avenue San Jose, CA 95131 U.S.A. Tel: + 1 (408) 895-2001 Fax: +1 (408) 895-2008 E-mail: marketing@supermicro.com (General Information) support@supermicro.com (Technical Support) Web site: www.supermicro.com European Office A[...]

S UPER PIIIDM6/PIIIDM4/PIIIDM3/PIIIDME User's Manual 1-4 Introduction SUPER PIIIDM6 Figure 1-1. SUPER PIIIDM6 Image[...]

Chapter 1: Introduction 1-5 Introduction SUPER PIIIDM4 Figure 1-2. SUPER PIIIDM4 Image (Currently there is no picture for the PIIIDM4. This board shares the same PCB with the PIIIDM6, the only difference is the SCSI configuration.)[...]

S UPER PIIIDM6/PIIIDM4/PIIIDM3/PIIIDME User's Manual 1-6 Introduction SUPER PIIIDM3 Figure 1-3. SUPER PIIIDM3 Image[...]

Chapter 1: Introduction 1-7 Introduction SUPER PIIIDME Figure 1-4. SUPER PIIIDME Image[...]

S UPER PIIIDM6/PIIIDM4/PIIIDM3/PIIIDME User's Manual 1-8 Introduction Figure 1-5. SUPER PIIIDM6 Layout (not drawn to scale) COM2 COM1 J 14 J 13 J34 PS/2 KB PS/2 MOUSE J1 0 J8 J17, J18 USB ULTRA160 SCSI Channel B BT1 B A T T E R Y J19 Parallel Port J1 1 FLO PPY 12" 11.55" PCI 1 PCI 2 PCI 3 PCI 4 ATX POWER CPU 1 FAN J2 7 ® WO L PCI64 [...]

Chapter 1: Introduction 1-9 Introduction Jumpers Description Default Setting JBT1 CMOS Clear (p. 2-13) Pin 1-2 (Normal) JP 3 Front Side Bus Speed (p. 2-13) Pin 1-2 (CPU Select) JP 4 Manufacturer's Setting Pin 1-2 JP 5 Host Bus ECC (p. 2-14) Closed (Enabled) JP 7 AC97 Audio (p. 2-14) Pin 1-2 (Enabled) JP 8 SCSI Termination (p. 2-14) Open (Enabl[...]

S UPER PIIIDM6/PIIIDM4/PIIIDM3/PIIIDME User's Manual 1-10 Introduction Figure 1-6. SUPER PIIIDM4 Layout (not drawn to scale) COM2 COM1 J 14 J 13 J34 PS/2 KB PS/2 MOUSE J1 0 J8 J17, J18 USB ULTRA Wide SCSI Channel B BT1 B A T T E R Y J19 Parallel Port J1 1 FLO PP Y 11.55" PCI 1 PCI 2 PCI 3 PCI 4 ATX POWER CPU 1 FAN J2 7 ® WO L PCI64 #2 PC[...]

Chapter 1: Introduction 1-11 Introduction Jumpers Description Default Setting JBT1 CMOS Clear (p. 2-13) Pin 1-2 (Normal) JP 3 Front Side Bus Speed (p. 2-13) Pin 1-2 (CPU Select) JP 4 Manufacturer's Setting Pin 1-2 JP 5 Host Bus ECC (p. 2-14) Closed (Enabled) JP 7 AC97 Audio (p. 2-14) Pin 1-2 (Enabled) JP 8 SCSI Termination (p. 2-14) Open (Enab[...]

S UPER PIIIDM6/PIIIDM4/PIIIDM3/PIIIDME User's Manual 1-12 Introduction COM2 COM1 J1 4 J13 J34 PS/2 KB PS/2 MOUSE J1 0 J8 J17, J18 USB ULTRA SCSI BT1 B A T T E R Y J19 Parallel Port J1 1 FLO PPY 12" 11.55" PCI 1 PCI 2 PCI 3 PCI 4 ATX POWER CPU 1 FAN J2 7 ® WO L PCI64 #2 PCI64 #1 - SISL J9 AGP PRO CPU 1 CPU 2 CPU 2 FAN THRM FAN B ank0[...]

Chapter 1: Introduction 1-13 Introduction Jumpers Description Default Setting JA 1 SCSI Termination (p. 2-14) Open (Enabled) JBT1 CMOS Clear (p. 2-13) Pin 1-2 (Normal) JP 3 Front Side Bus Speed (p. 2-13) Pin 1-2 (CPU Select) JP 4 Manufacturer's Setting Pin 1-2 JP 5 Host Bus ECC (p. 2-14) Closed (Enabled) JP 7 AC97 Audio (p. 2-14) Pin 1-2 (Enab[...]

S UPER PIIIDM6/PIIIDM4/PIIIDM3/PIIIDME User's Manual 1-14 Introduction COM2 J 14 J 13 J13 PS/2 KB PS/2 MOUSE J1 0 J8 J12 USB BT1 B A T T E R Y J22 Parallel Port J1 1 FLO PPY 12" 11.55" PCI 1 PCI 2 PCI 3 PCI 4 ATX POWER CPU 1 FAN J2 7 ® WO L PCI64 #2 PCI64 #1 - SISL J9 AGP PRO CPU 1 CPU 2 CPU 2 FAN THRM FAN B ank0 B ank2 B ank3 B ank[...]

Chapter 1: Introduction 1-15 Introduction Jumpers Description Default Setting JBT1 CMOS Clear (p. 2-13) Pin 1-2 (Normal) JP 3 Front Side Bus Speed (p. 2-13) Pin 1-2 (CPU Select) JP 4 Manufacturer's Setting Pin 1-2 JP 5 Host Bus ECC (p. 2-14) Closed (Enabled) JP 7 AC97 Audio (p. 2-14) Pin 1-2 (Enabled) JP11 Onboard LAN/NIC (p. 2-15) Closed (Ena[...]

S UPER PIIIDM6/PIIIDM4/PIIIDM3/PIIIDME User's Manual 1-16 Introduction Figure 1-9. 840 Chipset: System Block Diagram MCH Pentium III/II CPU ICH 241 BGA 133/100 MHz Host Bus 33 MHz PCI Slots USB BIOS 4Mb FWH AGP Pro SuperI/O LPC 1.5 Mb/sec AC'97 AGP 2.0 Pentium III/II CPU ATA66 IDE Ports P64H 66 MHz PCI Slots[...]

Chapter 1: Introduction 1-17 Introduction Features of the PIIIDM6/PIIIDM4/PIIIDM3/PIIIDME CPU • Single or dual Pentium II 350-450 MHz processors at 100 MHz bus speed or single or dual Pentium III 450-733 MHz processors at 133/100 MHz bus speed Note: Please refer to the support section of our web site for a complete listing of supported processors[...]

S UPER PIIIDM6/PIIIDM4/PIIIDM3/PIIIDME User's Manual 1-18 Introduction • BIOS support for USB keyboard • Real-time clock wake-up alarm • Main switch override mechanism • External modem ring-on • STR (Suspend to RAM) Onboard I/O • Dual channel Ultra160 SCSI, SISL-ready (PIIIDM6, PIIIDM4) • Single channel Ultra160 SCSI, SISL-ready [...]

Chapter 1: Introduction 1-19 Introduction 1- 2 Chipset Overview Intel’s 840 chipset is based on the new modular design introduced by the 800 series chipsets and consisting of three main components. The 82840 Memory Controller Hub (MCH) provides support for AGP2x/4x and AGP Pro. An 82801 I/O Controller Hub (ICH) connects the PCI slots, IDE control[...]

S UPER PIIIDM6/PIIIDM4/PIIIDM3/PIIIDME User's Manual 1-20 Introduction Suspend to RAM (STR) When the system goes into a sleep state, power is removed from most of the system components but can remain supplied to RAM to quickly restore the system to its previous state of operation. Because system restoral happens in only ~5 seconds, application[...]

Chapter 1: Introduction 1-21 Introduction Seven Onboard Voltage Monitors for the CPU Core, Chipset Voltage, +3.3V, ± ± ± ± ± 5V and ± ± ± ± ± 12V The onboard voltage monitor will scan these seven voltages continuously. Once a voltage becomes unstable, it will give a warning or send an error message to the screen. Users can adjust the volt[...]

S UPER PIIIDM6/PIIIDM4/PIIIDM3/PIIIDME User's Manual 1-22 Introduction 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 fo[...]

Chapter 1: Introduction 1-23 Introduction looking for it in the Device Manager, which is located in the Control Panel in Windows. Microsoft OnNow The OnNow design initiative is a comprehensive, system-wide approach to system and device power control. OnNow is a term for a PC that is always on but appears to be off and responds immediately to user o[...]

S UPER PIIIDM6/PIIIDM4/PIIIDM3/PIIIDME User's Manual 1-24 Introduction External Modem Ring-On Wake-up events can be triggered by a device such as the external modem ringing when the system is in the SoftOff state. Note that external modem ring-on can only be used with an ATX 2.01 (or above) compliant power supply. Wake-On-LAN (WOL) Wake-On-LAN[...]

Chapter 1: Introduction 1-25 Introduction 1- 6 Super I/O The disk drive adapter functions of the Super I/O chip include a floppy disk drive controller that is compatible with industry standard 82077/765, a data separator, write pre-compensation circuitry, decode logic, data rate selection, a clock gen- erator, drive interface control logic and inte[...]

S UPER PIIIDM6/PIIIDM4/PIIIDM3/PIIIDME User's Manual 1-26 Introduction Notes[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-1 Installation Chapter 2 Installation 2- 1 Static-Sensitive Devices Static-sensitive electrical discharge 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 static discharge. Pr[...]

2-2 S UPER PIIIDM6/PIIIDM4/PIIIDM3/PIIIDME User's Manual Installation Heat Sink Follow the instructions that came with your processor or heat sink to attach a heat sink to the processor. Your heat sink should have a 3-pin fan, which connects to the CPU 1/2 header. Make sure that good contact is made between the CPU cartridge and the heat sink,[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-3 Installation 2- 3 Mounting the Motherboard in the Chassis All motherboards have standard mounting holes to fit different types of chassis. Chassis may include a variety of mounting fasteners made of metal or plastic. Although a chassis may have both types, metal fasteners are the most highly recommended because they grou[...]

2-4 S UPER PIIIDM6/PIIIDM4/PIIIDM3/PIIIDME User's Manual Installation Figure 2-2. DIMM Installation To Install: Insert module vertically and press down until it snaps into place. Pay attention to the two notches. Note: Notches should align with the receptive points on the slot DIMM Slot Side View of DIMM Installation into Slot DIMM PC100 Notch[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-5 Installation Top View of DIMM Slot To Remove: Use your thumbs to gently push near the edge of both ends of the module. This should release it from the slot. 2-5 Port/Control Panel Connector Locations The I/O ports are color coded in conformance with the PC 99 specification. See Figure 2-3 below for the colors and locatio[...]

2-6 S UPER PIIIDM6/PIIIDM4/PIIIDM3/PIIIDME User's Manual Installation Front Control Panel PWR_LED Speaker I2C NIC JF1 Keyboard Lock IDE LED 1 34 USB0 PWR_ON Reset Unused Overheat LED Chassis Intrusion Unused 2 33 JF1 contains header pins for various front control panel connectors. See Figure 2-4 for the pin definitions of the speaker, overheat[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-7 Installation 2-6 Connecting Cables (see previous page for JF1 connection locations) Power Supply Connector After you have securely mounted the motherboard, memory and add-on cards, you are ready to connect the cables. Attach an ATX power supply cable to J27 by aligning the tabs on both connec- tors. See Table 2-1 for the[...]

2-8 S UPER PIIIDM6/PIIIDM4/PIIIDM3/PIIIDME User's Manual Installation PWR_ON The PWR_ON connection is lo- cated on pins 11 and 13 of JF1. Momentarily contacting both pins will power on/off the system. The 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 [...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-9 Installation Chassis Intrusion The Chassis Intrusion connection is located on pin 20 of JF1. See Table 2-9 for pin definitions. Pin Number 20 Definition Intrusion Input Table 2-9 Chassis Intrusion (IT) Pin Definitions (JL1) Keyboard Lock The Keyboard Lock connection is located on pins 22 and 24 of JF1. See Table 2-10 for[...]

2-10 S UPER PIIIDM6/PIIIDM4/PIIIDM3/PIIIDME User's Manual Installation Table 2-15 Fan Header Pin Definitions (THRM FAN, CPU1/2, CHASSIS FAN1/2) Pin Number 1 2 3 Definition Ground (black) +12V (red) Tachometer * Caution: These fan headers are DC power. Fan Headers* The thermal control fan header is designated THRM FAN on your board. The CPU and[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-11 Installation Universal Serial Bus (USB) Two Universal Serial Bus connec- tors are located on J12. USB0 is the bottom connector and USB1 is the top connector. See Table 2-18 for pin definitions. Table 2-18 Universal Serial Bus Pin Definitions Pin Number Definition 1 +5V 2 P0- 3 P0+ 4 Ground 5 N/A Pin Number Definition 1 [...]

2-12 S UPER PIIIDM6/PIIIDM4/PIIIDM3/PIIIDME User's Manual Installation Wake-On-Ring The Wake-On-Ring header is des- ignated as WOR. This function al- lows your computer to receive and be "woken up" by an incoming call when in the suspend state. Refer to Table 2-21 for pin defini- tions. You must also have a WOR card and cable to use [...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-13 Installation CMOS Clear Refer to Table 2-24 for the jumper settings to clear CMOS. Always remove the AC power cord from the system before clearing CMOS. NOTE: For an ATX power supply, you must completely shut down the system, remove the AC power cord and then use JBT1 to clear CMOS. Replace JBT1 back to the pin 1-2 posi[...]

2-14 S UPER PIIIDM6/PIIIDM4/PIIIDM3/PIIIDME User's Manual Installation AC'97 Enable/Disable AC'97 brings high quality audio to PCs. When enabled with JP7, au- dio is processed onboard. The disabled setting should be se- lected when you wish to use an add-on card for audio. See Table 2-27 for jumper settings. Jumper Position 1-2 2-3 D[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-15 Installation 2-8 Parallel Port, Floppy/Hard Disk Drive, AGP Port and SCSI Connections Note the following when connecting the floppy and hard disk drive cables: • The floppy disk drive cable has seven twisted wires. • A red mark on a wire typically designates the location of pin 1. • A single floppy disk drive ribb[...]

2-16 S UPER PIIIDM6/PIIIDM4/PIIIDM3/PIIIDME User's Manual Installation IDE Connectors There are no jumpers to config- ure the onboard IDE connectors J14 and J15. Refer to Table 2- 34 for pin definitions. You must use the ATA66 cable in- cluded with your system to benefit from the ATA66 tech- nology. Parallel Port Connector The parallel port is[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-17 Installation AGP Pro Slot The AGP Pro slot is backward compatible with AGP 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 [...]

2-18 S UPER PIIIDM6/PIIIDM4/PIIIDM3/PIIIDME User's Manual Installation Signal Names +DB(12) +DB(13) +DB(14) +DB(15) +DB(P1) +DB(0) +DB(1) +DB(2) +DB(3) +DB(4) +DB(5) +DB(6) +DB(7) +DB(P) GROUND DIFFSENS TERMPWR TERMPWR RESERVED GROUND +ATN GROUND +BSY +ACK +RST +MSG +SEL +C/D +REQ +I/O +DB(8) +DB(9) +DB(10) +DB(11) Connector Contact Number 1 2[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-19 Installation 2- 9 Installing Software Drivers After all the hardware has been installed you must install the software drivers. The necessary drivers are all included on the Supermicro CD that came packaged with your motherboard. After inserting this CD into your CDROM drive, the display shown in Figure 2-5 should appear[...]

2-20 S UPER PIIIDM6/PIIIDM4/PIIIDM3/PIIIDME User's Manual Installation Notes[...]

3-1 Chapter 3: Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 3- 1 Troubleshooting Procedures Use the following procedures to troubleshoot your system. If you have followed all of the procedures below and still need assistance, refer to the ‘Technical Support Procedures’ and/or ‘Returning Merchandise for Service’ section(s) in th[...]

3-2 S UPER PIIIDM6/PIIIDM4/PIIIDM3/PIIIDME User's Manual Troubleshooting 5. Make sure all memory modules are fully seated in their slots. 6. Check the power supply voltage 115V/230V switch. Losing the System’s Setup Configuration 1. Check the setting of jumper JBT1. Ensure that you are using a high quality power supply. A poor quality power [...]

3-3 Chapter 3: Troubleshooting Troubleshooting site (http://www.supermicro.com/techsupport.htm) before contacting 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 ca[...]

3-4 S UPER PIIIDM6/PIIIDM4/PIIIDM3/PIIIDME User's Manual Troubleshooting your BIOS before downloading. Select your motherboard model and down- load the BIOS file to your computer. Unzip the BIOS update file and you will find the readme.txt (flash instructions), the fwhflash.com (BIOS flash utility) and the BIOS image (xxxxxx.rom) files. Copy t[...]

3-5 Chapter 3: Troubleshooting Troubleshooting 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[...]

3-6 S UPER PIIIDM6/PIIIDM4/PIIIDM3/PIIIDME User's Manual Troubleshooting 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 re[...]

Chapter 4: BIOS 4-1 BIOS Chapter 4 BIOS 4-1 Introduction This chapter describes the AMIBIOS for Intel 840 Pentium II/III 350-733 MHz processors. The AMI ROM BIOS is stored in a Flash EEPROM and can be easily upgraded using a floppy disk-based program. System BIOS The BIOS is the Basic Input Output System used in all IBM ® PC, XT™, AT ® , and PS[...]

S UPER PIIIDM6/PIIIDM4/PIIIDM3/PIIIDME Manual 4-2 BIOS 4- 2 BIOS Features • Supports Plug and Play V1.0A and DMI 2.1 • Supports Intel PCI 2.2 (Peripheral Component Interconnect) local bus specification • Supports Advanced Power Management (APM) specification v 1.1 • Supports ACPI • Supports Flash ROM AMIBIOS supports the LS120 drive made [...]

Chapter 4: BIOS 4-3 BIOS AMIBIOS SETUP-STANDARD CMOS SETUP (C)1998 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved Date (mm/dd/yyyy): Tue Sep 1,1998 Base Memory: 640 KB Time (hh/mm/ss) : 16:05:13 Extd Memory: 255 KB Floppy Drive A: 1.44MB 3½ Floppy Drive B: Not Installed LBA Blk PIO 32Bit Type Size Cyln Head Wpcom Sec Mode Mode Mode Mode Pri Master:[...]

S UPER PIIIDM6/PIIIDM4/PIIIDM3/PIIIDME Manual 4-4 BIOS Standard CMOS Setup Date and Time Configuration Select the Standard option. Select the Date/Time icon. The current values for each category are displayed. Enter new values through the keyboard. Floppy A Floppy B Choose the Floppy Drive A or B icon to specify the floppy drive type. The settings [...]

Chapter 4: BIOS 4-5 BIOS Entering Drive Parameters You can also enter the hard disk drive parameters. The drive parameters are: Parameter Description Type The number for a drive with certain identification parameters. Cylinders The number of cylinders in the disk drive. Heads The number of heads. Write The size of a sector gets progressively smalle[...]

S UPER PIIIDM6/PIIIDM4/PIIIDM3/PIIIDME Manual 4-6 BIOS AMIBIOS checks for a <Del> key press and runs AMIBIOS Setup if the key has been pressed. Enabled AMIBIOS does not test system memory above 1 MB. AMIBIOS does not wait up to 40 seconds for a READY signal from the IDE hard disk drive. If a READY signal is not received immediately from the I[...]

Chapter 4: BIOS 4-7 BIOS Try Other Boot Devices This option controls the action of the BIOS if all the selected boot devices failed to boot. The settings for this option are Yes or No . If Yes is selected and all the selected boot devices failed to boot, the BIOS will try to boot from the other boot devices (in a predefined sequence) which are pres[...]

S UPER PIIIDM6/PIIIDM4/PIIIDM3/PIIIDME Manual 4-8 BIOS The settings for this option are Disabled or Enabled . * Note: S.M.A.R.T. cannot predict all future device failures. S.M.A.R.T. should be used as a warning tool, not as a tool to predict the device reli- ability . Boot Up Num-Lock Settings for this option are On or Off . When this option is set[...]

Chapter 4: BIOS 4-9 BIOS setting is Disabled. Set this option to Enabled to permit the contents of F0000h RAM memory segment to be written to and read from cache memory. Processor Serial Number Intel included a serial number in their Pentium III processors as a unique system identifier. For privacy reasons, you can disable this setting to prevent t[...]

S UPER PIIIDM6/PIIIDM4/PIIIDM3/PIIIDME Manual 4-10 BIOS PC/PCIB Select Enable The settings for this option are Enabled or Disabled . Search for MDA Resources The settings for this option are Yes or No. AC97 Audio Controller This setting is used to switch the onboard audio on and off. The settings for this option are Enabled or Disabled . Memory Hol[...]

Chapter 4: BIOS 4-11 BIOS Power Management NOTE: APM is automatically installed. If using ACPI, changes to the following settings up to and including LAN Wake-Up will have no affect. If you prefer to use ACPI, refer to the instructions on initializing ACPI on page 1-22. Suspend to RAM Support This allows you to Enable or Disable the Suspend to RAM [...]

S UPER PIIIDM6/PIIIDM4/PIIIDM3/PIIIDME Manual 4-12 BIOS Green PC Monitor Power State This option specifies the power state that the green PC-compliant video monitor enters when AMIBIOS places it in a power savings state after the specified period of display inactivity has expired. The settings are Standby and Off . Video Power Down Mode This option[...]

Chapter 4: BIOS 4-13 BIOS Advanced SMI Enable Controls Timer Overflow Enable This allows the system to generate a System Management Interrupt after a specific amount of time has passed. The settings are Enabled and Disabled . Thermal SMI Enable This allows the system to generate a System Management Interrupt after a specific temperature has been ex[...]

S UPER PIIIDM6/PIIIDM4/PIIIDM3/PIIIDME Manual 4-14 BIOS RTC Alarm Minute This allows you to set a time at which the system will wake-up. The setting is a number representing the alarm minute. RTC Alarm Second This allows you to set a time at which the system will wake-up. The setting is a number representing the alarm second. USB Controller Resume [...]

Chapter 4: BIOS 4-15 BIOS Aware. Set this option to No if the operating system (such as DOS, OS/ 2, Windows 3.x) does not use PnP. You must set this option correctly. Otherwise, PnP-aware adapter cards installed in the computer will not be configured properly. PCI Latency Timer (PCI Clocks) This option specifies the latency timings in PCI clocks fo[...]

S UPER PIIIDM6/PIIIDM4/PIIIDM3/PIIIDME Manual 4-16 BIOS Offboard PCI IDE Primary IRQ Offboard PCI IDE Secondary IRQ These options specify the PCI interrupt used by the primary (or secondary) IDE channel on the offboard PCI IDE controller. The settings are Disabled , Hardwired , INTA , INTB , INTC , and INTD . PCI Slot1 & AGP Slot IRQ PCI Slot2 [...]

Chapter 4: BIOS 4-17 BIOS least one IRQ must be available for PCI and PnP devices. The settings are PCI/PnP or ISA/EISA. (See page 3-5 for information on shared IRQs.) Reserved Memory Size This option specifies the size of the memory area reserved for legacy ISA adapter cards. The settings are Disabled , 16K , 32K or 64K . Reserved Memory Address T[...]

S UPER PIIIDM6/PIIIDM4/PIIIDM3/PIIIDME Manual 4-18 BIOS Chassis Fan1 Chassis Fan2 The above features are for PC Health Monitoring. The motherboards with W83781D have seven onboard voltage monitors for the CPU core, CPU I/ O, +3.3V, +5V, -5V, +12V, and -12V, and for the four-fan status monitor. OnBoard IDE This option enables the IDE (Hard Disk Driv[...]

Chapter 4: BIOS 4-19 BIOS data transfer driven by the host device. Use ECP (Extended Capabilities Port) to achieve data transfer rates of up to 2.5 Mbps. ECP uses the DMA protocol and provides symmetric bidirectional communication. Note: The Optimal default setting for this option is ECP and the Fail-Safe setting is Normal . EPP Version The setting[...]

S UPER PIIIDM6/PIIIDM4/PIIIDM3/PIIIDME Manual 4-20 BIOS The system can be configured so that all users must enter a password every time the system boots or when the AMIBIOS setup is executed. You can set either a Supervisor password or a User password. If you do not want to use a password, just press <Enter> when the password prompt appears. [...]

Chapter 4: BIOS 4-21 BIOS Exit Without Saving Highlight this and hit <Enter> when you wish to exit back to the system boot-up procedure without saving any changes.[...]

S UPER PIIIDM6/PIIIDM4/PIIIDM3/PIIIDME Manual 4-22 BIOS Notes[...]

Appendix A BIOS Error Beep Codes & Messages During the POST (Power-On Self-Test) routines, which are performed each time the system is powered on, errors may occur. Non-fatal errors are those which, in most cases, allow the system to continue the boot-up process. The error messages normally appear on the screen. Fatal errors are those which wil[...]

S UPER PIIIDM6/PIIIDM4/PIIIDM3/PIIIDME Manual A-2 APPENDIX A Beeps Error message Description 1 Refresh Failure The memory refresh circuitry on the motherboard is faulty. 2 Parity Error A parity error was detected in the base memory (the first 64 KB block) of the system. 3 Base 64 KB Memory Failure A memory failure occurred within the first 64 KB of[...]

A-3 Appendix A: BIOS Error Beep Codes APPENDIX A If it beeps... then ... 1, 2, 3 times reseat the DIMM memory. If the system still beeps, replace the memory. 6 times reseat the keyboard controller chip. If it still beeps, replace the keyboard controller. If it still beeps, try a different keyboard, or replace the keyboard fuse, if the keyboard has [...]

S UPER PIIIDM6/PIIIDM4/PIIIDM3/PIIIDME Manual A-4 APPENDIX A Err or M ess age Information 8042 Gate -- A20 Gate A20 on the keyboard controller (8042) Error is not working. Replace the 8042. Address Line Short! Error in the address decoding circuitry on the motherboard. C: Drive Error Hard disk drive C: does not respond. Run the Hard Disk Utility to[...]

A-5 Appendix A: BIOS Error Beep Codes APPENDIX A Error Message Information CMOS Time and Run Standard Setup to set the date and time Date Not Set in CMOS RAM. D: Drive Error Hard disk drive D: does not respond. Run the Hard Disk Utility. Also check the D: hard disk type in Standard Setup to make sure that the hard disk drive type is correct. D: Dri[...]

S UPER PIIIDM6/PIIIDM4/PIIIDM3/PIIIDME Manual A-6 APPENDIX A Err or M ess age Information Invalid Boot Diskette The BIOS can read the disk in floppy drive A:, but cannot boot the computer. Use another boot disk. Keyboard Is Locked... The keyboard lock on the computer is Unlock It engaged. The computer must be unlocked to continue. Keyboard Error Th[...]

B-1 Appendix B: AMIBIOS POST Diagnostic Error Messages APPENDIX B Appendix B AMIBIOS POST Diagnostic Error Messages This section describes the power-on self-tests (POST) port 80 codes for the AMIBIOS. Check Point Description 0 0 Code copying to specific areas is done. Passing control to INT 19h boot loader next. 0 3 NMI is Disabled. Next, checking [...]

S UPER PIIIDM6/PIIIDM4/PIIIDM3/PIIIDME Manual B-2 APPENDIX B Check Point Description 1 0 The keyboard controller command byte is written. Next, issuing the pin 23 and 24 blocking and unblocking commands. 1 1 Next, checking if the <End or <Ins> keys were pressed during power on. Initializing CMOS RAM if the Initialize CMOS RAM in every boot[...]

B-3 Appendix B: AMIBIOS POST Diagnostic Error Messages APPENDIX B Check Point Description 2 8 Initialization before setting the video mode is complete. Configuring the monochrome mode and color mode settings next. 2 A Bus initialization system, static, output devices will be done next, if present. 2 B Passing control to the video ROM to perform any[...]

S UPER PIIIDM6/PIIIDM4/PIIIDM3/PIIIDME Manual B-4 APPENDIX B Check Point Description 38 Initializing the bus input, IPL, and general devices next, if present. 3 9 Displaying bus initialization error messages. 3 A The new cursor position has been read and saved. Displaying the Hit <DEL> message next. 4 0 Preparing the descriptor tables next. 4[...]

B-5 Appendix B: AMIBIOS POST Diagnostic Error Messages APPENDIX B Check Point Description 4 C The memory below 1 MB has been cleared via a soft reset. Clearing the memory above 1 MB next. 4 D The memory above 1 MB has been cleared via a soft reset. Saving the memory size next. Going to checkpoint 52h next. 4 E The memory test started, but not as th[...]

S UPER PIIIDM6/PIIIDM4/PIIIDM3/PIIIDME Manual B-6 APPENDIX B Check Point Description 6 0 The DMA page register test passed. Performing the DMA Controller 1 base register test next. 6 2 The DMA controller 1 base register test passed. Performing the DMA controller 2 base register test next. 6 5 The DMA controller 2 base register test passed. Programm[...]

B-7 Appendix B: AMIBIOS POST Diagnostic Error Messages APPENDIX B Check Point Description 8 7 The programming before WINBIOS Setup has been completed. Uncompressing the WINBIOS Setup code and executing the AMIBIOS Setup or WINBIOS Setup utility next. 8 8 Returned from WINBIOS Setup and cleared the screen. Performing any necessary programming after [...]

S UPER PIIIDM6/PIIIDM4/PIIIDM3/PIIIDME Manual B-8 APPENDIX B Check Point Description 9 9 Any initialization required after the option ROM test has been completed. Configuring the timer data area and printer base address next. 9 A Set the timer and printer base addresses. Setting the RS-232 base address next. 9 B Returned after setting the RS-232 ba[...]

B-9 Appendix B: AMIBIOS POST Diagnostic Error Messages APPENDIX B Check Point Description A9 Returned from adaptor ROM at E000h control. Next, performing any initialization required after the E000 option ROM had control. A A Initialization after E000 option ROM control has completed. Displaying the system configuration next. A B Building the multip[...]

S UPER PIIIDM6/PIIIDM4/PIIIDM3/PIIIDME Manual B-10 APPENDIX B Notes[...]