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  • Page 1 ® UPER P8SCT USER’S MANUAL Revision 1.0a...
  • Page 2 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 Please Note: For the manual, or to notify any person or organization of the updates.

  • Page 3: Preface

    Chapter 1 includes a checklist of what should be included in your main- board box, describes the features, specifications and performance of the P8SCT mainboard and provides detailed information about the chipset. Chapter 2 begins with instructions on handling static-sensitive devices.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Manual Organization ....................iii Chapter 1: Introduction Overview ......................1-1 Checklist ....................1-1 Contacting Supermicro ................1-2 SUPER P8SCT Image ..............1-3 P8SCT Layout ................1-4 P8SCT Quick Reference ............1-5 E7221 Chipset: System Block Diagram ..........1-6 Motherboard Features ................1-7 Chipset Overview ...................
  • Page 5 Table of Contents Fan Headers ................... 2-13 Chassis Intrusion ................... 2-13 ATX PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Ports ............2-14 Universal Serial Bus (USB) ..............2-14 Wake-On-Ring ..................2-15 Wake-On-LAN ..................2-15 VGA Connector ..................2-16 Giga-bit LAN Ports .................. 2-16 SATA LED ....................2-17 Power LED ....................
  • Page 6 P8SCT User’s Manual Technical Support Procedures ..............3-2 Frequently Asked Questions ................ 3-3 Returning Merchandise for Service ............3-5 Chapter 4: BIOS Introduction ....................... 4-1 Running Setup ....................4-2 Main BIOS Setup ....................4-2 Main BIOS Setup Menu ................4-3 Advanced BIOS Setup ..................

  • Page 7: Chapter 1: Introduction

    Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 1 Introduction 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.

  • Page 8: Contacting Supermicro

    P8SCT User’s Manual Contacting Supermicro Headquarters Address: SuperMicro Computer, Inc. 980 Rock Ave. San Jose, CA 95131 U.S.A. Tel: +1 (408) 503-8000 Fax: +1 (408) 503-8008 Email: marketing@supermicro.com (General Information) support@supermicro.com (Technical Support) Web Site: www.supermicro.com Europe Address: SuperMicro Computer B.V.
  • Page 9 Chapter 1: Introduction Figure 1-1. P8SCT Image...
  • Page 10 P8SCT User’s Manual Figure 1-3. Motherboard Layout (not drawn to scale) E7221 NorthBridge (CopperRiver) PXH-V PCI-X 64 bit/133 MHz PCI-32 bit/33 MHz ICH6R South Bridge PCI-32 bit/33 MHz PCI-32 bit/33 MHz PCI-32 bit/33 MHz PCI-32 bit/33 MHz Notes 1. See Chapter 2 for detailed information on jumpers, I/O ports and JF1 front panel connections.

  • Page 11: P8Sct Quick Reference

    Chapter 1: Introduction P8SCT Quick Reference J u m p e r s Description Default Setting JBT1 CMOS Clear See Chapter 2 JP1, JP2 SMBus To PCI Open (Disabled) PCI-X Frequency Close (133MHz) Power Force-On Open (Normal) JPL1/JPL2 LAN1/LAN2 Enable...

  • Page 12: System Block Diagram

    P8SCT User’s Manual VRM 10.1 Intel LGA775_PROCESSOR CK410 FSB: 800/533MHz DDR2 CH_A1-2 533/400 CH_B1-2 E7221 INTEGRATED PCI-Ex8 COPPER RIVER GRAPHIC GMCH PXH-V VGA_CONN PCI-E /PCI-X Bridge PCI-X BUS Primary UDMA/100 1x PCIX_64b SLOT PCI 32 BUS ICH6R S-ATAI 4 Ports...

  • Page 13: Motherboard Features

    • Fan status monitor with firmware/software speed control • SuperDoctor III, Watch Dog, NMI • Environmental temperature monitoring via BIOS • Power-up mode control for recovery from AC power loss • System resource alert via Supero Doctor III • Auto-switching voltage regulator for the CPU core...
  • Page 14 P8SCT User’s Manual ACPI Features • Microsoft OnNow • Slow blinking LED for suspend state indicator • BIOS support for USB keyboard • Main switch override mechanism • Internal/external modem ring-on Onboard I/O • 1 UDMA IDE supporting two drives •...

  • Page 15: Chipset Overview

    Chapter 1: Introduction Chipset Overview Intel’s E7221 (Copper River) chipset, designed for the server market, con- sists of the following components: the Graphics Memory Controller Hub (GMCH), Intel PCI-X Hub (PXH-V), and Intel I/O Controller Hub (ICH6R). The E7221 (Copper River) chipset provides the performance and feature-set required for the entry level single-processor server solutions.

  • Page 16: Pc Health Monitoring

    Users can adjust the voltage thresholds to define the sensi- tivity of the voltage monitor via Supero Doctor III. Fan Status Monitor with Firmware Speed Control The PC health monitor can check the RPM status of the cooling fans.

  • Page 17: Power Configuration Settings

    Chapter 1: Introduction consumption and prevents the processor from overheat, and thus, greatly increases system stability. (*This function is available for the CPUs that support TM2.) Power Configuration Settings This section describes features of your motherboard that deal with power and power settings.

  • Page 18: Power Supply

    It is even more important for processors that have high CPU clock rates of 1 GHz and faster. P8SCT accommodates 12V ATX power supplies. Although most power supplies generally meet the specifications required by the CPU, some are inadequate.

  • Page 19: Super I/O

    Chapter 1: Introduction 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.
  • Page 20 P8SCT User’s Manual Notes 1-14...

  • Page 21: Chapter 2: Installation

    Chapter 2: Installation Chapter 2 Installation Static-Sensitive Devices Electric Static Discharge (ESD) can damage electronic components. 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 •...
  • Page 22 P8SCT User's Manual LGA775 Processor and Heatsink Fan Installation When handling the processor package, avoid placing 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.
  • Page 23 Chapter 2: Installation 3. Locate Pin 1 on the CPU socket. North Key (*Note: Pin 1 is the corner marked with a triangle). Please note that the North Key and the South Key are located vertically in the CPU housing. Pin 1 4.
  • Page 24 P8SCT User's Manual Installation of the Heatsink 1. Locate the CPU Fan on the motherboard. (Refer to the layout on Page 1-4 for the CPU Fan location.) 2. Position the heatsink in such a way that the heatsink fan wires...

  • Page 25: Mounting The Motherboard In The Chassis

    Chapter 2: Installation 8. Repeat Step 6 to insert all four heatsink fasteners into the mounting holes. 9. Once all four fasteners are securely inserted into the mounting holes and the heatsink is properly installed on the motherboard, connect the heatsink fan wires to the CPU Fan connector.

  • Page 26: Installing Ddr2 Memory

    Gently press down on the memory module until it snaps into place. Support The P8SCT supports Dual/Single channel, ECC/Non ECC, unbuffered DDR2 533/400 SDRAM. Both interleaved and non-interleaved memory are supported, so you may populate any number of DIMM slots. (Popu-...

  • Page 27: Power On Led

    Chapter 2: Installation 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. Figure 2-3.

  • Page 28: Connecting Cables

    Pin Number Definition +3.3V +3.3V -12V +3.3V The primary power supply connec- tor (PW1) on the P8SCT meets the PS_ON# SSI (Superset ATX) 24-pin speci- fication. Refer to the table on the Res(NC) PWR_OK right for the pin definitions of the 5VSB ATX 24-pin power connector.

  • Page 29: Reset Connector

    Chapter 2: Installation Reset Connector Reset Pin The reset connector is located on Definitions (JF1) pins 3 and 4 of JF1. This connec- tor attaches to the reset switch on Number Definition Reset the computer chassis. See the Ground table on the right for pin defini- tions.

  • Page 30: Nic1/Nic2 Led Indicators

    P8SCT User's Manual NIC2 LED Pin NIC1/NIC2 LED Indicators Definitions (JF1) The NIC (Network Interface Con- Number Definition troller) LED connection for GLAN 3VSTBY port1 is located on pins 11 and 12 of JF1 and the LED connection for NIC1 LED Pin GLAN Port2 is on Pins 9 and 10.

  • Page 31: Power On_Led Connector

    Chapter 2: Installation Power On_LED Connector Power_LED The Power LED connector is lo- Pin Definitions (JF1) cated on pins 15, 16 of JF1. (*Use Number Definition JLED for a 3-pin connector.) This +5VSTBY Ground connection is used to provide LED indication of power being supplied to the system.

  • Page 32: Serial Ports

    P8SCT User's Manual Serial Ports Serial Port Pin Definitions (COM1) Pin Number Definition Pin Number Definition Two serial ports are included on the motherboard: COM1 is a port located beside the mouse/key- Ground board ports and COM2 is a header Serial Port Pin Definitions located below PCI#1 slot.

  • Page 33: Fan Headers

    Chapter 2: Installation Fan Headers 3-pin Fan Header Pin Definitions There are five fan headers (Fan 1 to Fan5) on the P8SCT. See the Number Definition Ground (black) table on the right for pin defini- +12V (red) Tachometer tions. These fan headers support *Caution: Fan headers use DC 3-pin fans.

  • Page 34: Atx Ps/2 Keyboard/Mouse Ports

    P8SCT User's Manual ATX PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Keyboard and Mouse Port PS/2 Mouse Ports Pin Definitions (J14) The ATX PS/2 keyboard and the PS/2 mouse are located at J14. Number Definition Data See the table on the right for pin Ground definitions.

  • Page 35: Wake-On-Ring

    Chapter 2: Installation Wake-On-Ring Wake-On-Ring Pin Definitions (JWOR) The Wake-On-Ring header is located at JWOR. This function allows your Definition computer to be "awakened" by an in- Number Ground coming call when in the suspend state. Wake-up See the table on the right for pin defi- nitions.

  • Page 36: Vga Connector

    P8SCT User's Manual VGA Connector A VGA connector (JG1) is located next to the COM1 on the IO backplane. Refer to the board layout below for the location. Giga-bit LAN (Ethernet) Ports There are two RJ45 Ethernet (Gigabit LAN) ports located on the IO backplane.

  • Page 37: Sata Led

    Chapter 2: Installation SATA LED SATA LED Pin Definitions (JSLED) The SATA LED header is located on JSLED. This header will display all Number Definition SATA activities. See the table on HD Act HD Act the right for pin definitions. HD Act HD Act Power LED...

  • Page 38: Keylock

    P8SCT User's Manual Keylock Keylock (JK1) Jumper The keyboard lock connection is lo- Position Definition Ground cated on JK1. Utilizing this header Keylock R-N allows you to inhibit any actions made on the keyboard, effectively "locking" it. PCI 32 bit/33 MHz...

  • Page 39: Jumper Settings

    (CopperRiver) them both with a metal conductor such as the head of a small screwdriver. JBT1 is located near PXH-V the SATA header on the P8SCT. PCI-X 64 bit/133 MHz Note: for ATX power supplies, PCI-32 bit/33 MHz ICH6R South...

  • Page 40: Keyboard Wake-Up

    P8SCT User's Manual Keyboard Wake-Up The JPWAKE1 jumper is used to- gether with the Keyboard Wake- Up function in BIOS. Enable both Keyboard Wake-Up the jumper and the BIOS setting to Jumper Settings (JPWAKE1) allow the system to be woken up...

  • Page 41: Force Power On Enable

    Chapter 2: Installation Force-Power-On Enable/ Force Power On (JPF) Disable Jumper Position Definition Jumper JPF allows you to enable or Open Disabled Closed Force On disable the function of Force- Power-On. If enabled, the power will always stay on automatically. If this function disabled, the user needs to press the power button to power on the system.

  • Page 42: Smbus To Pci/Pci-X Slots

    P8SCT User's Manual SMBus to PCI/PCI-X Slots PCI/PCIX slots to SMB Connection Jumpers JP1, JP2 allow you to con- (JP1, JP2) nect PCI/PCI-X slots to the System JP1/JP2 Definition Closed Enabled Management Bus The default set- *Open Disabled ting is "Open"...

  • Page 43: Cpu Front Side Bus Speed

    Chapter 2: Installation CPU Front Side Bus Speed Front Side Bus Speeds: JFSB1, JFSB2 JFSB1 and JFSB2 allow you to set the JFSB1 Front Side Bus Frequency. See the table JFSB2 Frequency *Auto on the right for pin definitions. (*Default 266 MHz is Auto.) Open...

  • Page 44: Onboard Indicators

    P8SCT User's Manual Yellow LED Onboard Indicators LED2 LED1 GLAN LEDs The Gigabit Ethernet LAN ports (located Back View beside the Video port) has two LEDs. 1 Gb LAN Left LED Indicator (Speed LED) The yellow LED indicates activity while...

  • Page 45: Parallel Port Connector

    Chapter 2: Installation Parallel Port, Floppy Drive and Hard Drive Connections Use the following information to connect the floppy and hard disk drive cables. • The floppy disk drive cable has seven twisted wires. • A red mark on a wire typically designates the location of pin 1. •...

  • Page 46: Floppy Connector

    P8SCT User's Manual Floppy Connector Floppy Connector Pin Definitions (J16) Pin Number Function Pin Number Function The floppy connector is located FDHDIN Reserved between the IDE slot and the IPMI FDEDIN Socket. Refer to Figure 2-3 for Index- Motor Enable location.

  • Page 47: Chapter 3: Troubleshooting

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

  • Page 48: Memory Errors

    P8SCTUser'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 that the DIMM modules are properly and fully installed. 2.

  • Page 49: Frequently Asked Questions

    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 for technical support: •Motherboard model and PCB revision number •BIOS release date/version (this can be seen on the initial display when...
  • Page 50 P8SCTUser's Manual Question: What's on the CD that came with my motherboard? Answer: The supplied compact disc has quite a few drivers and programs that will greatly enhance your system. We recommend that you review the CD and install the applications you need. Applications on the CD include chipset drivers for Windows and security and audio drivers.

  • Page 51: Returning Merchandise For Service

    Chapter 3: Troubleshooting 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.
  • Page 52 P8SCTUser's Manual Notes...

  • Page 53: Chapter 4: Bios

    Chapter 4: BIOS Chapter 4 BIOS Introduction This chapter describes the AwardBIOS for the P8SCT. 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.

  • Page 54: Running Setup

    P8SCT User's Manual 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).

  • Page 55: Main Bios Setup Menu

    Chapter 4: BIOS 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. Legacy Diskette A/Legacy Diskette B This setting allows the user to set the type of floppy disk drive installed as diskette A and diskette B.
  • Page 56 P8SCT User's Manual IDE HDD Auto-Detection This option allows the user to determine the manner in which the AwardBIOS sets the settings for IDE Channel 0 to IDE Channel 3 Master Devices. The options are "None", "Auto" and "Manual." IDE Channel 0 to IDE Channel 3 Master Press the <Enter>...

  • Page 57: Advanced Bios Setup

    Chapter 4: BIOS Advanced BIOS Setup Choose the 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. The Advanced BIOS Setup options are displayed by highlighting the option using the arrow keys.

  • Page 58: 4-4.2 Advanced Chipset Control

    P8SCT User's Manual MPS Version Control This setting allows you to select the MPS version for your operating system. "1.1" and "1.4". The options are Agent After Boot Set this option to Enabled to keep the "Agent" of Remote Access running "Enabled"...
  • Page 59 Chapter 4: BIOS On-Chip Serial ATA Select "Disabled" to disable the SATA Controller. Select "Auto" to allow the BIOS to configure the SATA Controller automatically. Select "Combined Mode" to use PATA and SATA Combined Mode. The maximum of 2 IDE drives in each channel is allowed. Select "Enhanced Mode" to enable both SATA and PATA.

  • Page 60: 4-4.3 I/O Device Configuration

    P8SCT User's Manual 4-4.3 I/O Device Configuration Onboard Serial Port1/Onboard Serial Port2 This setting allows the user to set the address and the corresponding IRQ for 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 Port1 is "3F8/IRQ4"...

  • Page 61: 4-4.4 Pnp Configuration

    Chapter 4: BIOS 4-4.4 PnP/PCI Configuration Choose PCI/PnP Configurations from the Award BIOS main menu with the Left/Right arrow keys. You should see the following display: Initial Display From This feature sets the device that will initiate the monitor display when the system is first turned on.
  • Page 62 P8SCT User's Manual Maximum Payload Size This setting allows the BIOS to set the maximum TLP Payload size for the PCI Express devices in the system. The options are: "128 (bytes)", "256 (bytes)", "512 (bytes)", "1024 (bytes)", "2048 (bytes)", and "4096 (bytes)".

  • Page 63: 4-4.5 Hardware Monitors

    Chapter 4: BIOS 4-4.5 Hardware Monitors There are only three settings on this menu (below). The rest of this menu shows various temperatures and voltage levels as indicated. CPU Warning Temperature This allows you to set the CPU warning temperature. If the CPU temperature reaches this threshold, an alarm will activate and a warning message will be displayed onscreen.

  • Page 64: 4-4.6 Processor & Clock Options

    P8SCT User's Manual 4-4.6 Processor & Clock Options Thermal Management This setting determines the method used by the BIOS to control the thermal management of the system. The options are "Thermal Monitor 1 (On die throttling) " and "Thermal Monitor 2 (Ratio & VID transition)." (See Section 1- 4 for details.)

  • Page 65: 4-4.7 Dmi Event Log

    Chapter 4: BIOS 4-4.7 DMI Event Log DMI Event Log This setting allows you to Enable or Disable the function of DMI Event Logging. The options are Disabled and Enabled. Clear All DMI Event Logs Select Yes and press <Enter> to clear all DMI event logs. The default setting is "Yes."...

  • Page 66: 4-4.8 Console Redirection

    P8SCT User's Manual 4-4.8 Console Redirection Console Redirection This setting allows you to Enable or Disable the function of Console Redirection. The options are Disabled and Enabled. BAUD Rate Select the BAUD rate for console redirection. The options are 300, 1200, 2400, 9600, 19.2K, 38.4K, 57.6K and 115.2K [-bits per second].

  • Page 67: Security

    Chapter 4: BIOS Security Choose Security from the Award BIOS main menu with the Left/Right arrow keys. You should see the following display: 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.

  • Page 68: Boot

    P8SCT User's Manual Boot Choose Boot from the Award BIOS main menu with the Left/Right arrow keys. You should see the following display: The Award BIOS attempts to load the operating system from devices specified by the users in a user-specified sequence.

  • Page 69: Exit

    Chapter 4: BIOS Exit Choose Exit from the Award BIOS main menu with the Left/Right arrow keys. You should see the following display: Save & Exit Setup When the item "Save & Exit Setup" is highlighted, press <Enter> to save the changes you've made in the BIOS program (CMOS) and exit.
  • Page 70 P8SCT User's Manual Notes 4-18...

  • Page 71: Appendix Abios Post Messages

    Appendix A: BIOS POST Messages Appendix A BIOS POST Messages During the Power-On Self-Test (POST), the BIOS will check for problems. If a problem is found, the BIOS will activate an alarm or display a message. The following is a list of such BIOS messages.
  • Page 72 P8SCT User's Manual Notes...

  • Page 73: Appendix B: Bios Post Codes

    Appendix B: Award BIOS POST Codes Appendix B: Award BIOS POST Codes This section lists the POST (Power On Self Testing) Codes for the Award BIOS. POST (hex) Description Test CMOS R/W functionality. Early chipset initialization: -Disable shadow RAM -Disable L2 cache (socket 7 or below) -Program basic chipset registers Detect memory -Auto-detection of DRAM size, type and ECC.
  • Page 74 P8SCT User’s Manual POST (hex) Description Reserved Auto detect flash type to load appropriate flash R/W codes into the run time area in F000 for ESCD & DMI support. Reserved Use walking 1’s algorithm to check out interface in CMOS circuitry.
  • Page 75 Appendix B: Award BIOS POST Codes POST (hex) Description 1. Initialize multi-language 2. Put information on screen display, including Award title, CPU type, CPU speed …. Reserved Reserved Reserved Reserved Reserved Reset keyboard except Winbond 977 series Super I/O chips. Reserved Reserved Reserved...
  • Page 76 P8SCT User’s Manual POST (hex) Description Reserved Initialize the combined Trend Anti-Virus code. Reserved (Optional Feature) Show message for entering AWDFLASH.EXE from FDD (optional) Reserved 1. Initialize Init_Onboard_Super_IO switch. 2. Initialize Init_Onboard_AUDIO switch. Reserved Reserved Okay to enter Setup utility; i.e. not until this POST stage can users enter the CMOS setup utility.
  • Page 77 Appendix B: Award BIOS POST Codes POST (hex) Description Reserved Reserved 1. Call chipset power management hook. 2. Recover the text font used by EPA logo (not for full screen logo) 3. If password is set, ask for password. Save all data in stack back to CMOS Initialize ISA PnP boot devices 1.
  • Page 78 P8SCT User’s Manual NOTES...
  • Page 79 Appendix C: Software Installation Appendix C nstalling Software Programs and Drivers (*Note: if you do not wish to configure onboard SATA RAID functions, please go directly to Section C-3 for the OS & Software Installation.) After all the hardware has been installed, you must first configure Intel's ICH6R SATA RAID (*Note) before you install the Operating System , and other software drivers.
  • Page 80 P8SCT User's Manual SATA Operate Modes You can select from the following modes: Auto, Combined, Enhanced, and SATA Only Mode. The number of devices supported by these modes are listed below: *SATA Only: The maximum of 4 devices are supported (4 SATA)
  • Page 81 Appendix C: Software Installation Using the LSI ICH6R SATA RAID Utility Driver Accessing the LSI SATA RAID Utility: After the system exits from the BIOS Setup Utility, the system will automati- cally reboot. To run the LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID Setup Utility, press the <CTRL>...
  • Page 82 P8SCT User's Manual Creating New A SATA RAID: a. From the Setup Utility Main Menu (shown on the previous page), select "Configure" and press the <Enter> key. The following screen displays: b. From the Configuration Submenu, select "New Configuration" and press the <Enter>...
  • Page 83 Appendix C: Software Installation d. When the screen shown above appears, press the space bar on your keyboard to select the physical drives that you wish to configure as RAID drives and the texts of the selected drives will change from "Ready" to "ONLINE"...
  • Page 84 P8SCT User's Manual When the screen shown above displays, press the space bar to select the array. g. When the pop-up submenu, indicating "SPAN-1" appears (as shown) above, use the space bar to configure the selected drive and press <F10>. The following screen appears:...
  • Page 85 Appendix C: Software Installation h. When the screen shown above appears, highlight RAID 1 to select it (*default), or press <Enter> for other RAID options. i. After completing the RAID level selection, use the arrow keys to highlight "Accept", and press <Enter>. j.
  • Page 86 P8SCT User's Manual Initializing Disk Drives If an installed disk does not appear in the disk selection list for creating a new array or if it appears grayed out, you may have to initialize it before you can use it as part of an array. Drives attached to the controller must be initialized before they can be used in an array.
  • Page 87 Appendix C: Software Installation d. After selecting the Logical Drive, press <F10> to initialize the selected disk drive. e. When prompted for confirmation, use the arrow keys to select "Yes", and press <Enter>. The following screen displays to confirm the initializa- tion of the selected disk drive.
  • Page 88 P8SCT User's Manual c. Use the space bar to select the physical drive you wish to configure as a "Hot Spare" drive from the pop-up submenu, and press <Enter>. status of the disk drive selected will be changed from "Ready" to "HOTSP".

  • Page 89: With Raid Functions

    Appendix C: Software Installation C-2 Installing the Windows XP/2000/2003 for systems with RAID Functions (*Note: It is strongly recommended that you initialize the disk drives before installing the OS. Refer to the previous section for disk drive initialization.) 1. Insert Supermicro's bootable CD that came with the package into the CD Drive during the system reboot.
  • Page 90 P8SCT User's Manual C-3 Installing Other Software Programs and Drivers Installing Other Drivers After you've installed the Windows Operating System, a screen (as shown in Figure C-1) displays. You are now ready to install additional software programs and drivers. To install these software programs and drivers, click the icons to the right of these items.
  • Page 91 Appendix C: Software Installation Supero Doctor III The Supero Doctor III program is a web base management tool that supports remote management capability. It includes Remote and Local Management tools. The local management is called SD III Client. The Supero Doctor III program included on the CDROM that came with your motherboard allows you to monitor the environment and operations of your system.
  • Page 92 Supero Doctor III Interface Display Screen-III (Remote Control) (*Note: SD III Software Revision 1.0 can be downloaded from our web site at: ftp://ftp.supermicro.com/utility/Supero_Doctor_III/. You can also download SDIII User's Guide at: http://www.supermicro.com/PRODUCT/ Manuals/SDIII/UserGuide.pdf. For Linux, we will still recommend Supero Doctor II.) C-14...

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