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  • Page 1 ® UPER SUPER 370DE6 SUPER 370DER SUPER 370DEI USER’S MANUAL Revision 2.0...
  • Page 2 Santa Clara County in the State of California, USA. The State of California, County of Santa Clara shall be the exclusive venue for the resolution of any such disputes. Supermicro's total liability for all claims will not exceed the price paid for the hardware product.

  • Page 3: About This Manual

    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 370DE6/370DER(370DER+)/370DEI(370DEI+) mainboard. The SUPER 370DE6/370DER/370DER+/370DEI/370DEI+ supports single or dual Pentium ® III 500 MHz-1.13 GHz FCPGA processors with a 133/100 MHz front side bus.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Notes ... 1-3 SUPER 370DE6 SECTION ... 1-4 SUPER 370DE6 Image ... 1-5 SUPER 370DE6 Layout ... 1-6 SUPER 370DE6 Quick Reference ... 1-7 SUPER 370DER SECTION ... 1-8 SUPER 370DER Image ... 1-9 SUPER 370DER Layout ... 1-10 SUPER 370DER+ Layout ... 1-11 SUPER 370DER Quick Reference ...
  • Page 5 Port/Control Panel Connector Locations ... 2-5 2-5 Connecting Cables ... 2-8 Power Supply Connector ... 2-8 Power LED ... 2-8 Hard Drive LED ... 2-8 PWR_ON ... 2-9 NIC_LED ... 2-9 Reset ... 2-9 C ... 2-9 Chassis Intrusion ... 2-10 Keyboard Lock ...
  • Page 6 UPER 370DE6/370DER/370DEI User’s Manual Chapter 3: Troubleshooting 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 Technical Support Procedures ... 3-2 Frequently Asked Questions ...
  • Page 7 UPER 370DE6/370DER/370DEI User’s Manual Notes viii...

  • Page 8: Chapter 1: Introduction

    One (1) 50-pin Ultra SCSI cable (370DE6 only) One (1) 68-pin LVD SCSI cable One (1) set of SCSI driver diskettes One (1) SCSI manual One (1) Supermicro CD or diskettes containing drivers and utilities One (1) User's/BIOS Manual Chapter 1 Introduction...

  • Page 9: Contacting Supermicro

    UPER 370DE6/370DER/370DEI User's Manual CONTACTING SUPERMICRO Headquarters Address: Super Micro Computer, Inc. 980 Rock Avenue 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.

  • Page 10: Notes

    Chapter 1: Introduction Notes...

  • Page 11: Super 370De6 Section

    UPER 370DE6/370DER/370DEI User's Manual SUPER 370DE6 SECTION...

  • Page 12: Super 370De6 Image

    Chapter 1: Introduction SUPER 370DE6 Figure 1-1. SUPER 370DE6 Image...

  • Page 13: Super 370De6 Layout

    UPER 370DE6/370DER/370DEI User's Manual Figure 1-3. SUPER 370DE6 Layout PS/2 KB/ MOUSE Parallel Port COM2 3V/PCI64#2 3V/PCI64#1 JP61 5V/PCI64#4 JP58 (*Notes: Memory modules should be installed in pairs only.) Also see the figure on page 2-5 for the locations of the I/O ports and 2-7 for the Front Control Panel (JF1) connectors.
  • Page 14 370DE6 Quick Reference Jumpers Description LVD SCSI Ch A Term. LVD SCSI Ch B Term. 50pin SCSI Ch B Term JBT1 CMOS Clear FSB Speed Setting Spread Spectrum Enable JP55 Third P/S Fail Enable/Disable JP56 Speaker Enable/Disable JP57 BIOS Select...

  • Page 15: Super 370Der Section

    UPER 370DE6/370DER/370DEI User's Manual SUPER 370DER SECTION...

  • Page 16: Super 370Der Image

    Chapter 1: Introduction SUPER 370DER Figure 1-2. SUPER 370DER Image...

  • Page 17: Super 370Der Layout

    UPER 370DE6/370DER/370DEI User's Manual Figure 1-4. SUPER 370DER Layout PS/2 KB/ MOUSE Parallel Port LAN1 LAN2 Rage XL JP61 JP60 3V/PCI64 JP62 JP58 JP64 AIC-7899 COM2 (*Notes: Memory modules should be installed in pairs only.) Also see the figure on page 2-6 for the locations of the I/O ports and 2-7 for the Front Control Panel (JF1) connectors.

  • Page 18: Super 370Der+ Layout

    Figure 1-4. SUPER 370DER+ Layout PS/2 KB/ MOUSE LAN1 LAN2 Rage XL JP61 JP60 3V/PCI64 JP62 JP58 JP64 AIC-7899 COM2 (*Notes: Memory modules should be installed in pairs only.) Also see the figure on page 2-6 for the locations of the I/O ports and 2-7 for the Front Control Panel (JF1) connectors.
  • Page 19 UPER 370DE6/370DER/370DEI User's Manual 370DER Quick Reference Jumpers Description LVD SCSI Ch A Term. LVD SCSI Ch B Term. Manufacturer's Setting JBT1 CMOS Clear FSB Speed Setting Spread Spectrum Enable JP56 Speaker Enable/Disable JP57 BIOS Select JP58 LAN1 Enable/Disable JP60...
  • Page 20 370DER+ Quick Reference Jumpers Description LVD SCSI Ch A Term. LVD SCSI Ch B Term. Manufacturer's Setting JBT1 CMOS Clear FSB Speed Setting Spread Spectrum Enable JP56 Speaker Enable/Disable JP57 BIOS Select JP58 LAN1 Enable/Disable JP60 VGA Enable/Disable JP61 VGA Interrupt Enable JP62 LAN2 Enable/Disable *JP63...

  • Page 21: Super 370Dei Section

    UPER 370DE6/370DER/370DEI User's Manual SUPER 370DEI SECTION 1-14...

  • Page 22: Super 370Dei Image

    Chapter 1: Introduction SUPER 370DEI Figure 1-2. SUPER 370DEI Image 1-15...
  • Page 23 UPER 370DE6/370DER/370DEI User's Manual Figure 1-4. SUPER 370DEI Layout PS/2 KB/ MOUSE Parallel Port LAN1 LAN2 Rage XL JP61 JP60 JP62 JP58 COM2 (*Notes: Memory modules should be installed in pairs only.) Also see the figure on page 2-6 for the locations of the I/O ports and 2-7 for the Front Control Panel (JF1) connectors.
  • Page 24 Figure 1-4. SUPER 370DEI+ Layout PS/2 KB/ MOUSE LAN1 LAN2 Rage XL JP61 JP60 JP62 JP58 COM2 (*Notes: Memory modules should be installed in pairs only.) Also see the figure on page 2-6 for the locations of the I/O ports and 2-7 for the Front Control Panel (JF1) connectors.
  • Page 25 UPER 370DE6/370DER/370DEI User's Manual 370DEI Quick Reference Jumpers Description JBT1 CMOS Clear FSB Speed Setting Spread Spectrum Enable JP56 Speaker Enable/Disable JP57 BIOS Select JP58 LAN1 Enable/Disable JP60 VGA Enable/Disable JP61 VGA Interrupt Enable JP62 LAN2 Enable/Disable *JP63 Chipset Speed Setting (*Note1 : If the FSB speed is 100MHz, JP63 should be set to "On".)
  • Page 26 370DEI+ Quick Reference Jumpers Description JBT1 CMOS Clear FSB Speed Setting Spread Spectrum Enable JP56 Speaker Enable/Disable JP57 BIOS Select JP58 LAN1 Enable/Disable JP60 VGA Enable/Disable JP61 VGA Interrupt Enable JP62 LAN2 Enable/Disable *JP63 Chipset Speed Setting (*Note1 : If the FSB speed is 100MHz, JP63 should be set to "On".) DIP Switches Description SW1 (1-4)

  • Page 27: General Section

    UPER 370DE6/370DER/370DEI User's Manual GENERAL SECTION 1-20...
  • Page 28 Features of the 370DE6/370DER/370DER+/370DEI • Single or dual Pentium III FCPGA 500 MHz-1.13 GHz processors at 133 or 100 MHz front side bus Note: Please refer to the support section of our web site for a complete listing of supported processors.
  • Page 29 • Main switch override mechanism • External modem ring-on Onboard I/O • AIC-7899 for dual channel Ultra160 SCSI (370DE6/370DER/370DER+) • Integrated ATI Rage XL Graphics Controller (370DER/370DER+/370DEI) • Intel 82559 for integrated onboard Ethernet (370DER/370DER+/370DEI) • 2 EIDE bus master interfaces support Ultra DMA/33 •...

  • Page 30: Server Works He-Sl Chipset: System Block Diagram

    P entium III FCP G A C P U * PCI 64/33 133/100 MHz Host Bus CIOB20 PCI 64/66 1.5 Mb/sec Ports Figure 1-5. *Note: This is a general block diagram. Motherboard Features Section for details on the PCI slots included P entium III FCP G A C P U *...

  • Page 31: Chipset Overview

    UPER 370DE6/370DER/370DEI User's Manual Chipset Overview The ServerWorks ServerSet chipset that consists of a North Bridge and a South Bridge. The North Bridge integrates the main memory subsystem and a dual channel PCI bus and bridges the processor bus to a 64-bit PCI bus. The memory...

  • Page 32: Pc Health Monitoring

    +5V and +12V The onboard voltage monitor will scan these voltages continuously. 370DE6 also monitors +3.3V. 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.

  • Page 33: 1-5 Acpi/Pc 98 Features

    The system BIOS is protected by hardware that prevents viruses from infecting the BIOS area. through the flash utility provided by SUPERMICRO. This feature can prevent viruses from infecting the BIOS area and destroying valuable data. Auto-Switching Voltage Regulator for the CPU Core The auto-switching voltage regulator for the CPU core can support up to 20A current and auto-sense voltage IDs ranging from 1.4V to 3.5V.
  • Page 34 ages the Plug and Play BIOS data structures while providing a processor architecture-independent implementation that is compatible with both Win- dows 98 and Windows NT 5.0. Note: To utilize ACPI, you must reinstall Windows 98. Windows 98 with ACPI, enter DOS and type "setup /p J" at the CDROM prompt (usually D:\) with the Windows 98 CD loaded.

  • Page 35: Power Supply

    +5V standby voltage that supplies at least 720 mA of current. But for the 370DE6, 1.5A is needed for LAN1 and LAN2. It is strongly recommended that you use a high quality power supply that meets ATX power supply Specification 2.02 or above.
  • Page 36 Chapter 1: Introduction 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 system. Each UART includes a 16-byte send/receive FIFO, a programmable baud rate generator, complete modem control capability and a processor inter- rupt system.

  • Page 37: Chapter 2: Installation

    Static-Sensitive Devices Electric-Static-Discharge (ESD) can damage electronic components. To pre- vent 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. •...

  • Page 38: Fcpga Processor Installation

    370-pin FCPGA socket before and after processor installation. Mounting the Motherboard in the Chassis All motherboards have standard mounting holes to fit different types of chassis. Make sure the location of all the mounting holes for both the motherboard and the chassis match.
  • Page 39 Chapter 2: Installation screwed in tightly. Then use a screwdriver to secure the motherboard onto the motherboard tray. Figure 2-1. FCPGA Socket: Empty and with Processor Installed...

  • Page 40: Installing Dimms

    UPER 370DE6/370DER/370DEI User's Manual Installing DIMMs NOTE: Check the Supermicro web site for recommended memory modules: http://www.supermicro.com/TECHSUPPORT/FAQs/Memory_vendors.htm Exercise extreme care when installing or removing DIMM modules to prevent any possible damage. Also note that the memory is interleaved to improve performance (see step 1).

  • Page 41: Port/Control Panel Connector Locations

    See Figure 2-3 below for the colors and locations of the various I/O ports. Mouse (Green) Keyboard (Purple) Ports (Black) Figure 2-3a. I/O Port Locations and Definitions (370DE6) D I M M Note: Notches should align with the receptive points on the slot DIMM Slot...
  • Page 42 UPER 370DE6/370DER/370DEI User's Manual Mouse(Green) Keyboard USBPorts (Purple) *Note: On the 370DER,r, 370DER+ and 370DEI, the COM2 connector as shown in Figure 2-3 is replaced by a VGA connector. The COM2 connection is made with a header located near the Ultra160 SCSI channel B header (JA3) on the motherboard.

  • Page 43: Front Control Panel

    LED indicators. Please note that even and odd numbered pins are on opposite sides. The 370DER/DER+ has a different JF1 configuration - pin definitions for JF1 on the 370DER are provided below. Refer to pages 2-8 to 2-13 for descriptions and 370DE6 pin definitions. Speaker...

  • Page 44: Connecting Cables

    After you have mounted the montherboard, added memory, and PCI cards, you are ready to connect the cables. For the 370DE6, attach an ATX power supply cable to either ATX #1 or ATX#2. PWR_SEC is used only when you have dual CPUs.

  • Page 45: Pwr_On

    LED connection is located on JF1. Attach the NIC LED cable to these pins to display network activity. See Table 2-6 for pin definitions (370DE6). Note: the 370DER has two LAN ports and has connec- tions for two NIC LEDs on JF1. Reset The Reset connection is located on JF1.

  • Page 46: Chassis Intrusion

    UPER 370DE6/370DER/370DEI User's Manual Chassis Intrusion A Chassis Intrusion connection is located on pin 20 of JF1 for the 370DE6 and onpin 20 of JF1&JP52 for the 370DER/DER+/370DEI. See Table 2-9 for pin definitions. An extra chassis intrusion header is provided at JL1.

  • Page 47: Speaker

    Refer to Table 2-14 for pin definitions. Serial Ports On the 370DE6, the COM1 and COM2 serial ports are located un- der the parallel port (see Figure 2- 3). See Table 2-15 for pin defini- tions. On the 370DER/DER+/...

  • Page 48: Universal Serial Bus (Usb)

    UPER 370DE6/370DER/370DEI User's Manual Universal Serial Bus (USB) Two Universal Serial Bus ports are located beside the keyboard/ mouse ports. USB0 is the bottom connector and USB1 is the top connector. See Table 2-17 for pin definitions. Wake-On-LAN The Wake-On-LAN header is desig- nated as WOL.

  • Page 49: Power Supply Fail Header

    PWR_LED pin on JF1 to provide indication of a power failure on the chassis. This feature is only available when using Supermicro power supplies. See Table 2-20 for pin definitions. SLED1 (SCSI LED) Indicator The SLED connector is used to provide an LED indication of SCSI activity.

  • Page 50: Dip Switch 1: Core/Bus Ratio

    UPER 370DE6/370DER/370DEI User's Manual DIP Switch Settings DIP Switch 1: Core/Bus Ratio A red "DIP" switch labeled SW1 is located on the 370DE6/370DER/ 370DER+/370DEI. SW1 has four individual switches, which are used to set the core/bus ratio. The example on the right will show you which CPU Core/Bus Ratio to use.

  • Page 51: Cmos Clear

    Core/Bus Ratio settings are de- scribed in Section 2-7. Table 2-23 CMOS Clear Jumper Settings Jumper Always Position Position 370DE6(Rev. 1.00/1.1) Table 2-24a Jumper Settings (JP1) Jumper Position O F F * Note: The Auto setting allows the CPU to set the speed.

  • Page 52: Scsi Termination Enable/Disable

    UPER 370DE6/370DER/370DEI User's Manual SCSI Termination Enable/ Disable 370DE6: Jumper JP60. 370DER/DER+: Jumper JP64. 370DEI: NOT APPLICABLE The SCSI Termination jumper aallow you to enable or disable termination for the SCSI connec- tors. The normal (default) position is open to enable SCSI termination.

  • Page 53: Third Power Supply Failure Alarm Enable/Disable

    Third Power Supply Failure Alarm Enable/Disable (370DE6 only) (*For Supermicro's Hot-Swap Triple Redundant Power Supplies only) The system will notify you in the event of a power supply failure. This feature assumes that three power supply units are installed in the chassis, with one acting as a backup.

  • Page 54: Floppy Connector

    UPER 370DE6/370DER/370DEI User's Manual Floppy Connector The floppy connector is located on J15. See Table 2-30 for pin definitions. IDE Connectors There are no jumpers to configure the onboard IDE connectors J13 and J14. Refer to Table 2-31 for pin definitions.

  • Page 55: Ultra160 Scsi Connector

    Ultra160 SCSI Connector (not on 370DEI) Refer to Table 2-32 for pin definitions for the Ultra160 SCSI connectors located at JA1, JA3 and JA5. JA5 is a connector for external SCSI drives and is included only on the 370DER+. 68-pin Ultra160 SCSI Connectors (JA1, JA3, JA5) Connector Contact N u m b e r...

  • Page 56: Installing Software Drivers

    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. CDROM drive, the display shown in Figure 2-5 should appear. (If this dis- play does not appear, click on the My Computer icon and then on the icon representing your CDROM drive.

  • Page 57: Chapter 3: Troubleshooting

    Troubleshooting Procedures Use the following procedures to troubleshoot your system. 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.

  • Page 58: Memory Errors

    UPER 370DE6/370DER/370DEI User's Manual If you are a system integrator, VAR or OEM, a POST diagnos- tics card is recommended. For I/O port 80h codes, refer to Memory Errors 1. Make sure the DIMM modules are properly and fully installed in pairs.

  • Page 59: Frequently Asked Questions

    Frequently Asked Questions Question: What are the various types of memory that the 370DE6/ 370DER motherboard can support? Answer: The370DE6/370DER/370DEI has four DIMM slots that support 168- pin, registered ECC DIMMs ECC only.
  • Page 60 UPER 370DE6/370DER/370DEI User's Manual 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 these files onto a bootable floppy and reboot your system.

  • Page 61: Returning Merchandise For Service

    Chapter 3: Troubleshooting Question: Why can't I 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.
  • Page 62 UPER 370DE6/370DER/370DEI User's Manual Notes...

  • Page 63: Chapter 4: Bios

    Introduction This chapter describes the AMIBIOS for the 370DE6/370DER/370DER+/ 370DEI/370DEI+. The AMI ROM BIOS is stored in a Flash EEPROM and can be easily upgraded using a floppy disk-based program. Note: Due to periodic changes to BIOS, some settings may have been added or deleted and might not yet be recorded in this manual.

  • Page 64: Bios Features

    UPER 370DE6/370DER/370DEI User's Manual BIOS Features • Supports Plug and Play V1.0A and DMI 2.3 • Supports Intel PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) (PME) local bus specification 2.2 • Supports Advanced Power Management (APM) specification v 1.1 • Supports ACPI •...
  • Page 65 The Main BIOS Setup Menu Press the <Delete> key during the POST (Power On Self Test) to enter the Main Menu of the BIOS Setup Utility. All Main Setup options are described in this section. The Main BIOS Setup screeen is displayed below. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced Chipset PCIPnP Power Boot Security Exit AMIBIOS Version...

  • Page 66: Advanced Bios Setup

    UPER 370DE6/370DER/370DEI User's Manual Advanced BIOS Setup Choose Advanced BIOS Setup from the AMIBIOS Setup Utility main menu with the Left/Right arrow keys. the items in the left frame of the screen, such as SuperIO Configuration, to go to the sub screen for that item. Advanced BIOS Setup options are displayed by highlighting the option using the arrow keys.

  • Page 67: Super Io Configuration

    Super IO Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Configure Nat317Serial Port(s)and Parallel P Serial Port1 Address Serial Port1 IRQ Serial Port2 Address Serial Port2 IRQ Parallel Port Address Parallel Port IRQ Parallel Port Mode ECP Mode DMA Channel V02.03 (C)Copyright 1985-2000, American Megatrends, Inc. The Super IO Configuration includes the following items: Serial Port 1 Address This option specifies the base I/O port address of serial port 1.

  • Page 68: Ide Configuration

    UPER 370DE6/370DER/370DEI User's Manual Parallel Port Address (370DE6/370DER/370DER+/370DEI/370DEI+) This option specifies the I/O address used by the parallel port. The settings for this item include Disabled, 378, 278 and 3BC. Select your setting and then press "Enter". Parallel Port IRQ (370DE6/370DER/370DER+/370DEI/370DEI+) This option allows the user to set the Parallel Port IRQ.
  • Page 69 Primary IDE Master When entering "Setup", BIOS automatically detects the presence of IDE devices. This displays the auto detection status of the IDE de vices. You can also manually configure the IDE drives by providing the following information: This option allows the user to configure the IDE devices. When the desired item is highlighted (selected), press "Enter"...
  • Page 70 UPER 370DE6/370DER/370DEI User's Manual PIO Mode IDE PIO (Programmable I/O) mode programs timing cycles be tween the IDE drive and the programmable IDE controller. As the PIO mode increases, the cycle time decreases. The settings are: Auto, 0, 1, 2, 3 and 4.
  • Page 71 Chapter 4: BIOS Primary IDE Slave When the system enters "Setup", BIOS automatically detects the presence of IDE devices. This option displays the auto detection status of IDE de- vices. The settings for "Primary IDE Slave" are the same as those for the "Primary IDE Master".

  • Page 72: Boot Settings Configuration

    UPER 370DE6/370DER/370DEI User's Manual Floppy Configuration Floppy A Use this option to specify which of floppy drive you have installed in the A drive. The settings are Disabled, 360 KB 5 1/4", 1.2 MB 5 1/4", 720 KB 3 1/ 2", 1.44 MB 3 1/2"...
  • Page 73 Chapter 4: BIOS boot. Keep Current has the system display AMIBIOS information on bootup. BootUp Num Lock This option is used to select the status of the Number Lock function on your keyboard on bootup. The settings are On and Off. BootUp CPU Speed This option is used set the CPU speed to either High or Low.
  • Page 74 UPER 370DE6/370DER/370DEI User's Manual Wait for F1 if Error This settings for this option are Enabled and Disabled. Disabled: This prevents the AMIBIOS to wait on an error for user intervention. This setting should be used if there is a known reason for a BIOS error to appear. An example would be a system administrator must remote boot the system.

  • Page 75: Event Log Configuration

    Chapter 4: BIOS CPUs, write operations stored in the L1 cache aren’t copied to main memory until absolutely necessary. This is the default setting. System BIOS Cacheable This option enables you to move the system BIOS to the memory cache to improve performance.

  • Page 76: Peripheral Device Configuration

    UPER 370DE6/370DER/370DEI User's Manual Peripheral Device Configuration Onboard SCSI This option allows you to Enable the onboard SCSI. The settings are En- abled and Disabled. Power Lost Control This option determines how the system will respond when power is reap- plied after a power loss condition.

  • Page 77: Chipset Setup

    Chipset Setup Choose Chipset Setup from the AMIBIOS Setup Utility main menu. The screen is shown below. All Chipset Setup options are described following the screen. Main Advanced Chipset C000,16k Shadow C400,16k Shadow C800,16k Shadow CC00,16k Shadow D000,16k Shadow D400,16k Shadow D800,16k Shadow DC00,16k Shadow Write Combining for P6 to PCI...
  • Page 78 UPER 370DE6/370DER/370DEI User's Manual video ROM beginning at the above address are copied (shadowed) from ROM to RAM and can be written to or read from cache memory. settings for this option are Disabled, Enabled and Cached/WP. (The optimal settings are Cached/WP for C000 and C400 and Disabled for all the other settings.
  • Page 79 Chapter 4: BIOS Fast ECC Enable The settings are Enabled, and Disabled. ISA IO Cycle Delay This settings for this option are Full Delay, 1.5 BCLK, 2.5 BLCK and 3.5 BLCK. Scrubbing Enable The settings are Enabled, and Disabled. AGP Device Address Space Size This settings for this option are 32MB, 64MB, 128MB, 256MB, and 512MB.

  • Page 80: Pci Pnp Setup

    UPER 370DE6/370DER/370DEI User's Manual PCI PnP Setup Choose PCI/PnP Setup from the AMIBIOS Setup main menu. All PCI/PnP options are described in this section. The PCI/PnP Setup screen is shown below. Main Advanced Chipset PCIPnP Plug & Play O/S Reset Config Data...
  • Page 81 Chapter 4: BIOS PCI Latency Timer This option specifies the latency timing of the PCI clocks for all PCI devices. Settings include 32, 64, 96, 128, 160, 192, 224 and 248 PCI clocks. Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA This option lets you allocate an interrupt request (IRQ) to the PCI VGA adapter card (if used).
  • Page 82 UPER 370DE6/370DER/370DEI User's Manual Legacy USB Support This option allows Legacy USB support. The settings are Disabled, En- abled and Auto. Disabled prevents the use of any USB device in DOS or during system boot. Enabled allows the use of USB devices during boot and while using DOS.
  • Page 83 Chapter 4: BIOS Each of the above list of DMA channel setting options can be set to Avail- able and Reserved. Available means the specified DMA channel is avail- able for use by PCI/PnP devices. Reserved means the specified DMA chan- nel is reserved for use by Legacy ISA devices.

  • Page 84: Power Setup

    UPER 370DE6/370DER/370DEI User's Manual Power Setup Choose Power Setup from the AMIBIOS Setup main menu. All Power Setup options are described in this section. below. Main Advanced Chipset ACPI Aware O/S Power Management Power Button Mode Sleep Button Mode Green PC Monitor Power State...
  • Page 85 Chapter 4: BIOS ACPI Aware O/S This option allows the system to utilize Intel's ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) specification. Settings are No and Yes. DOS®, Windows 3.x®, and Windows NT® are examples of non-ACPI aware oper- ating systems. Windows 95®, Windows 98®, Windows ME® and Windows 2000®...
  • Page 86 UPER 370DE6/370DER/370DEI User's Manual Suspend Timeout This option specifies if BIOS is to monitor for display activity when in a power saving state. The settings include Off, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 (minutes). IRQ1...

  • Page 87: Boot Setup

    Boot Setup Choose Boot Setup from the AMIBIOS Setup main menu. options are described in this section. below. Main Advanced Chipset > Boot Device Priority > Hard Disk Drives > Removable Devices > ATAPI CDROM Drives V02.03 (C)Copyright 1985-2000, American Megatrends, Inc. Boot Device Priority 1st Boot Device This option is used to specify the order of the boot sequence that will be...

  • Page 88: Removable Devices

    UPER 370DE6/370DER/370DEI User's Manual 3rd Boot Device The settings for the 3rd Boot Device are Removable Device, ATAPI CDROM, Hard Drive and Disabled. Hard Disk Drives Use this screen to view the boot sequency of hard drives that have been auto-detected or entered manually on your system.

  • Page 89: Security Setup

    Security Setup Choose Security Setup from the AMIBIOS Setup main menu. All Security Setup options are described in this section. The Security Setup screen is shown below. Main Advanced Chipset Supervisor Password User Password > Change Supervisor Password > Change User Password >...

  • Page 90: Boot Sector Virus Protection

    UPER 370DE6/370DER/370DEI User's Manual Change Supervisor Password This option allows you to change a supervisor password that was entered previously. Change User Password This option allows you to change a user password that was entered previ- ously. Clear User Password Use this option to clear the user password so that it is not required to be entered when the system boots up.

  • Page 91: 4-10 Exit Setup

    4-10 Exit Setup Choose Exit Setup from the AMIBIOS Setup main menu. All Exit Setup op- tions are described in this section. The Exit Setup screen is shown below. Main Advanced Chipset > Exit Saving Changes > Exit Discarding Changes >...

  • Page 92: Load Failsafe Defaults

    UPER 370DE6/370DER/370DEI User's Manual Load Optimal Defaults Highlighting this setting and then pressing <Enter> provides the optimum performance settings for all devices and system features. Load Failsafe Defaults Highlighting this setting and then pressing <Enter> provides the safest set of parameters for the system.

  • Page 93: Appendix A: Bios Error Beep Codes

    Appendix A: BIOS Error Beep Codes 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.

  • Page 94: Ami Bios Error Beep Codes

    370DE6/370DER/370DEI User's UPER AMI BIOS Error Beep Codes Beep Error Message Code 1 beep Refresh 2 beeps BIOS ROM file absent 3 beeps Base 64KB memory failure 4 beeps Flash program successful 5 beeps Media read error 6 beeps Keyboard...

  • Page 95: Appendix B: Amibios Post Diagnostic Error Messages

    Appendix B: AMIBIOS POST Diagnostic Error Messages Appendix B AMIBIOS POST Checkpoint Codes When AMIBIOS performs the Power On Self Test, it writes diagnostic codes checkpoint codes to I/O port 0080h. If the computer cannot complete the boot process, diagnostic equipment can be attached to the computer to read I/O port 0080h.
  • Page 96 UPER 370DE6/370DER/370DEI User's Manual B-2 Bootblock Recovery Codes The bootblock recovery checkpoint codes are listed in order of execution: Checkpoint Code Description The onboard floppy controller if available is initialized. Next, beginning the base 512 KB memory test. Initializing the interrupt vector table next.
  • Page 97 Appendix B: AMIBIOS POST Diagnostic Error Messages Initializing CMOS RAM if the Initialize CMOS RAM in every boot AMIBIOS POST option was set in AMIBCP or the <End> key was pressed. Next, disabling DMA controllers 1 and 2 and interrupt controllers 1 and 2. The video display has been disabled.
  • Page 98 UPER 370DE6/370DER/370DEI User's Manual Checkpoint Code Description Interrupt vector initialization is done. Clearing the password if the POST DIAG switch is on. Any initialization before setting video mode will be done next. Initialization before setting the video mode is complete. Configuring the monochrome mode and color mode settings next.
  • Page 99 Appendix B: AMIBIOS POST Diagnostic Error Messages Checkpoint Code Description The amount of memory above 1 MB has been found and verified. Checking for a soft reset and clearing the memory below 1 MB for the soft reset next. If this is a power on situation, going to checkpoint 4Eh next. The memory below 1 MB has been cleared via a soft reset.
  • Page 100 UPER 370DE6/370DER/370DEI User's Manual Checkpoint Code Description The DMA page register test passed. Performing the DMA Controller 1 base register test next. The DMA controller 1 base register test passed. Performing the DMA controller 2 base register test next. The DMA controller 2 base register test passed. Programming DMA controllers 1 and 2 next.
  • Page 101 Appendix B: AMIBIOS POST Diagnostic Error Messages Checkpoint Code Description The programming after WINBIOS Setup has completed. Displaying the power on screen message next. The first screen message has been displayed. The <WAIT...> message is displayed. Performing the PS/2 mouse check and extended BIOS data area allocation check next.
  • Page 102 UPER 370DE6/370DER/370DEI User's Manual Checkpoint Code Description Returned after setting the RS-232 base address. Performing any required initialization before the Coprocessor test next. Required initialization before the Coprocessor test is over. Initializing the Coprocessor next. Coprocessor initialized. Performing any required initialization after the Coprocessor test next.
  • Page 103 Appendix B: AMIBIOS POST Diagnostic Error Messages B-4 Bus Checkpoint Codes The system BIOS passes control to different buses at the following checkpoints: Checkpoint Code Description Initializing the different bus system, static, and output devices, if present. Initialized bus input, IPL, and general devices, if present. Displaying bus initialization error messages, if any.
  • Page 104 UPER 370DE6/370DER/370DEI User's Manual Notes B-10...

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