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  • Page 1 ® UPER SUPER 370DDE SUPER 370SDA USER’S MANUAL Revision 1.2...
  • Page 2 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. Unless you request and receive written permission from SUPER MICRO COMPUTER, you may not copy any part of this document.

  • Page 3: About This Manual

    Chapter 2 begins with instructions on handling static-sensitive devices. Read this chapter when you want to install the processors, SDRAM memory modules for the 370DDE or DDR RAM memory modules for the 370SDA, and mounting the mainboard in the chassis. Also refer to this chapter when you...

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Contacting Supermicro ... 1-2 SUPER 370DDE Section ... 1-3 SUPER 370DDE Image ... 1-4 SUPER 370DDE Layout ... 1-5 SUPER 370DDE Quick Reference ... 1-6 SUPER 370DDE Features ... 1-7 SUPER 370SDA Section ... 1-9 SUPER 370SDA Image ... 1-10 SUPER 370SDA Layout ...
  • Page 5 Front Side Bus Speed ... 2-12 CMOS Clear ... 2-13 Wake-On-Ring ... 2-13 Keyboard Wake-Up ... 2-14 Onboard Speaker Enabled/Disabled (370DDE) ... 2-14 Onboard IDE RAID (370DDE) ... 2-14 Parallel Port, ACR, Floppy/Hard Disk Drive and AGP Connections ... 2-15 Parallel Port Connector ... 2-16 Floppy Connector ...
  • Page 6 Power Management ... 4-19 Boot-up Devices ... 4-22 Security Setup ... 4-24 Exit Setup ... 4-26 Chapter 5: Fast Trak100 RAID Card (370DDE option) Introduction ... 5-1 Key Features and Benefits ... 5-2 Checking CMOS Settings ... 5-3 Installing Drivers ... 5-4 IDE RAID (option) User's Manual ...

  • Page 7: Chapter 1: Introduction

    If anything listed here is damaged or missing, contact your retailer. One (1) Supermicro Mainboard Two (2) ATA66/100 ribbon cables for IDE devices One (1) floppy ribbon cable One (1) Supermicro CD or diskettes containing drivers and utilities One (1) User's/BIOS Manual...

  • Page 8: Contacting Supermicro

    UPER 370DDE/370SDA User's Manual CONTACTING SUPERMICRO Headquarters Address: Super Micro Computer, Inc. 980 Rock Ave. San Jose, CA 95131 U.S.A. Tel: +1 (408) 503-8000 Fax: +1 (408) 503-8008 E-mail: marketing@supermicro.com (General Information) support@supermicro.com (Technical Support) Web site: www.supermicro.com European Office Address: Super Micro Computer B.V.
  • Page 9 Chapter 1: Introduction 370DDE SECTION...

  • Page 10: Super 370Dde Section

    UPER 370DDE/370SDA User's Manual SUPER 370DDE Figure 1-1. SUPER 370DDE Image...

  • Page 11: Super 370Dde Layout

    Figure 1-2. SUPER 370DDE Layout MOUSE USB1 Parallel Port 370 FCPGA/PPGA Processor AGP PRO PCI 5/IDE RAID (not drawn to scale) 11.2" 370 FCPGA/PPGA Processor VT8633 PCI 1 PCI 2 PCI 3 VT8233 PCI 4 BATTERY Chapter 1: Introduction CLK BUF2 CLK BUF1 11.6"...
  • Page 12 UPER 370DDE/370SDA User's Manual Jumpers Description JBAT1 CMOS Clear JPWAKE Keyboard Wake-Up JP4, JP5 CPU Speeds (J17 Default 2-3) Connectors COM1/COM2 FAN2/FAN3(CPU Fans) FAN4 (OH Fan) FAN5 (CH Fan) GAME Memory Slots IDE1, IDE2 IDE3, IDE4 JF1, JF2 WOM1 USB1, JUSB1 *Also see the figures on page 2-5 for the I/O ports and page 2-6 for the Front Control Panel (JF1/2) connectors.
  • Page 13 Features of the 370DDE Motherboard ® • Dual Intel 370-pin Pentium 133/100/66 MHz CPU Front Side Bus speeds M e m o r y • Four PC133 SDRAM DIMM sockets support up to 4 GB SDRAM Chipset • VIA Apollo Pro 266 Expansion Slots •...
  • Page 14 • Multiple FSB clock frequency selections (set in BIOS) CD Utilities • BIOS flash upgrade utility (awdflash.exe) • Drivers for the VIA Apollo Pro 266 chipset Dimensions • *SUPER 370DDE - ATX: 11.6" x 11.2" (294.64 mm x 284.48 mm)
  • Page 15 Chapter 1: Introduction 370SDA SECTION...

  • Page 16: Super 370Sda Section

    UPER 370DDE/370SDA User's Manual SUPER 370SDA Figure 1-1. SUPER 370SDA Image 1-10...
  • Page 17 Figure 1-2. SUPER 370SDA Layout MOUSE USB1 Parallel Port AGP PRO (not drawn to scale) 11.2" Intel P III Celeron PPGA/FCPGA VT8633 PCI 1 PCI 2 PCI 3 VT8233 PCI 4 PCI 5 BATTERY A C R 1-11 Chapter 1: Introduction CLOCK B U F F E R 11.6"...
  • Page 18 UPER 370DDE/370SDA User's Manual Jumpers Description JBT1 CMOS Clear JPWAKE Keyboard Wake-Up JP4-JP5 Memory Bus Speed Connectors COM1/COM2 FAN2(CPU Fan) FAN3 (OH Fan) FAN4 (CH Fan) Memory Slots IDE1, IDE2 JF1, JF2 WOL1 WOM1 USB1, JUSB1 *Also see the figures on page 2-5 for the I/O ports and page 2-6 for the Front Control Panel (JF1/2) connectors.
  • Page 19 Features of the 370SDA Motherboard ® • Single Intel 370-pin Pentium 500 MHz-1 GHz processors at 133/100/66 MHz CPU Front Side Bus speeds M e m o r y • Three PC1600 (200 MHz)/PC2100 (266 MHz) DDR RAM DIMM sockets support up to 3 GB DDR RAM Chipset •...
  • Page 20 UPER 370DDE/370SDA User's Manual ACPI/PC 98 Features • Microsoft OnNow • Real-time clock wake-up alarm • Main switch override mechanism • External modem ring-on Onboard I/O • 2 IDE bus master interfaces support UDMA/100 • 1 floppy port interface (up to 2.88 MB) •...

  • Page 21: General Section

    Chapter 1: Introduction GENERAL SECTION 1-15...
  • Page 22 UPER 370DDE/370SDA User's Manual 133/100/66 MHz Host Bus GCLK 3D Graphics Controller AGP Bus PCI Slots PCI Bus ATA33/66/100 MII/LAN 6XUSB Figure 1-7. VIA 266 Chipset: NOTE: This is a general block diagram and may not exactly represent the features on your motherboard. See...

  • Page 23: Chipset Overview

    Chapter 1: Introduction Chipset Overview The VIA Apollo Pro266 chipset is a high performance, cost-effective and energy efficient chipset for the implementation of AGP/V-Link/PCI/LPC com- puter systems based on 64-bit, 370 Pentium III (66 MHz/100MHz/133MHz), processors. VIA's Apollo Pro266 chipset consists of two major components: the VT8633 V-Link Memory Host System Controller(-North-bridge) and the VT8233 V- Link Client PCI/LPC Controller (-South-bridge).

  • Page 24: Special Features

    UPER 370DDE/370SDA User's Manual Special Features Advanced Communications Riser Card (ACR) The ACR (Advanced Communications Riser Card), combining several existing communications buses with new and advanced communications buses, provides low-cost, high-performance communications solutions to the industry. The ACR Specification supports modem, audio, Local Area Network (LAN), and Digital Subscriber Line (DSL).

  • Page 25: Cpu Fan Auto-Off In Sleep Mode

    The system BIOS is protected by hardware so that no virus can infect the BIOS area. The user can only change the BIOS content through the flash utility provided by SUPERMICRO. This feature can prevent viruses from infecting the BIOS area and destroying valuable data.
  • Page 26 UPER 370DDE/370SDA User's Manual In addition to enabling operating system-directed power management, ACPI provides a generic system event mechanism for Plug and Play and an oper- ating system-independent interface for configuration control. ages the Plug and Play BIOS data structures while providing a processor architecture-independent implementation that is compatible with both Win- dows 98, Windows NT, and Windows 2000.

  • Page 27: Wake-On-Lan (Wol)

    LAN traffic is kept to a minimum and users are not interrupted. The motherboards have a 3-pin header (WOL) to connect to the 3-pin header on a Network Interface Card (NIC) that has WOL capability.

  • Page 28: Super I/O

    UPER 370DDE/370SDA User's Manual Super I/O The functions of the disk drive adapter for 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 generator, drive interface control logic and interrupt and DMA logic.

  • Page 29: Chapter 2: Installation

    2-1Static-Sensitive Devices ElectroStatic 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 wrist strap designed to prevent electrostatic discharge that is grounded to the computer chassis.

  • Page 30: Processor Installation

    UPER 370DDE/370SDA User's Manual Processor Installation When handling the direct pressure on the label area of the fan. The following pages cover the installation procedures. the processor in the motherboard first, then install the motherboard in the chassis, then the memory and add-on cards, and finally the cables and drivers.

  • Page 31: Mounting The Motherboard In The Chassis

    Figure 2-1. FCPGA Socket: Empty and with Processor Installed 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 ground the motherboard to the chassis.

  • Page 32: Installing Dimms

    DIMM incorrectly. Gently press down on the memory module until it snaps into place. For the 370DDE, four PC 133 SDRAM DIMM sockets support up to 4GB of PC133 unbuffered, registered SDRAM. ECC type memory is supported. PC133 and PC100 memory are both fully supported at their respective speeds.

  • Page 33: Port/Front Control Panel Connector Locations

    See Figure 2-3 below for the colors and locations of the various I/O ports. Mouse(Green) Keyboard (Purple) T o p V ie w o f D IM M S lo t 370DDE & 370SDA USBPorts Parallel Port (Burgundy) COM2 Port COM1 Port (Turquoise)
  • Page 34 UPER 370DDE/370SDA User's Manual Front Control Panel JF1 and JF2 contain header pins for various front control panel connec- tors. See Figure 2-4 for the pin definitions of the speaker, keyboard lock, hard drive LED, power on, reset button headers and Infrared connector.

  • Page 35: Connecting Cables

    Connecting Cables Power Supply Connector The primary power supply connec- tor on the 370DDE meets the SSI (Superset ATX) 24-pin specifica- tions; however, it also supports an ATX 20-pin connector. Thus, both 20-pin ATX and 24-pin SSI con- nectors can be installed on the 370DDE as long as the PS connec- tor is correctly oriented.

  • Page 36: Reset

    UPER 370DDE/370SDA User's Manual PW_ON Connector The PW_ON connectors are lo- cated on pins 9 & 10 of JF1. mentarily contacting both pins will power on/off the system. user can also configure this but- ton to function as a suspend but- ton.

  • Page 37: Speaker Connector (370Dde)

    Speaker Connector (370DDE) The speaker connectors are lo- cated on pins 10-13 of JF2. See Table 2-7 for pin definitions. Pins 10, 11, 12, and 13 open "Disables" speakers. ATX PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Ports The ATX PS/2 keyboard and the PS/2 mouse are located on J12.

  • Page 38: Serial Ports

    UPER 370DDE/370SDA User's Manual Serial Ports Two connectors, for the COM1 and COM2 serial ports, are provided on your board. See Table 2-10 for pin definitions for the connectors (J13, J14). A 10- pin serial ribbon cable is required if connecting a device to a COM header.

  • Page 39: Fan Headers

    Fan Headers* The CPU, chassis and thermal control fan headers are desig- nated CPU FAN1, CPU FAN2, Over- heat FAN and Chassis FAN. Refer to Table 2-13 for pin defini- tions. Chassis Intrusion The Chassis Intrusion header is lo- cated on JL1. Refer to Table 2-14 for pin definitions.

  • Page 40: Jumper Settings

    UPER 370DDE/370SDA User's Manual Jumper Settings Explanation of Jumpers To modify the operation of the moth- erboard, jumpers can be used to choose between optional settings. Jumpers create shorts between two pins to change the function of the connector. Pin 1 is identified with a square solder pad on the printed cir- cuit board.

  • Page 41: Cmos Clear

    CMOS Clear Refer to Table 2-17 for instruc- tions on how to clear CMOS. Al- ways remove the AC power cord from the system before clearing CMOS. Note: For an ATX power supply, you must completely shut down the sys- tem, remove the AC power cord, then use JBAT1 to clear CMOS.

  • Page 42: Keyboard Wake-Up

    UPER 370DDE/370SDA User's Manual Keyboard Wake-Up The JPWAKE jumper (JP2) is used together with the Keyboard Wake- Up function in BIOS. Enable both the jumper and the BIOS setting to allow the system to be awakened up by depressing a key on the key- board.

  • Page 43: Parallel Port, Acr, Floppy/Hard Disk Drive And Agp Connections

    Parallel Port, ACR, AGP and Floppy/Hard Disk Drive 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. •...

  • Page 44: Parallel Port Connector

    UPER 370DDE/370SDA User's Manual T a b le 2 -2 2 P a ra lle l (P rin te r) P o rt P in D e fin itio n s (J 1 6 ) P in N um ber...

  • Page 45: Agp Pro Slot

    Chapter 2: Installation AGP Pro/4xAGP 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.

  • Page 46: 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 47: 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. before adding, changing or installing any hardware components. Before Power On 1.

  • Page 48: Memory Errors

    Technical Support Procedures Before contacting Technical Support, please take the following steps. Also, note that as a motherboard manufacturer, Supermicro does not sell directly to end-users, so it is best to first check with your distributor or reseller for troubleshooting services.

  • Page 49: Frequently Asked Questions

    What are the various types of memory that the 370DDE motherboard can support? Answer: The 370DDE has four 168-pin DIMM slots that support up to 4 GB of unbuffered 3.3V SDRAM. ECC memory is also supported. Please refer to Chapter 2 for additional information.
  • Page 50 UPER 370DDE/370SDA User's Manual Answer: If the system does not have video after flashing your new BIOS, it indicates that the flashing procedure failed. CMOS per the instructions in this manual and retry the BIOS flashing proce- dure. If you still do not have video, please use the following BIOS Recov- ery Procedure.

  • Page 51: Returning Merchandise For Service

    370DSA PCI 1 shares one IRQ with PCI 5 and AGP PCI 2 has a dedicated IRQ (no sharing) PCI 3 has a dedicated IRQ (no sharing) PCI 4 shares one IRQ with USB Question: I installed my microphone correctly but I can't record any sound.
  • Page 52 UPER 370DDE/370SDA User's Manual Notes...

  • Page 53: Chapter 4: Bios

    Introduction This chapter describes the Award BIOS for the 370DDE. 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

    UPER 370DDE/370SDA 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 choos- ing 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: Award BIOS Main BIOS Setup Menu Main Setup Features [Date/Time] Set the system date and time. Key in the correct information in the fields when the options of "Month, DD, YYYY" and "HH:MM:SS" appear in the screen. Press the <Enter> key to save the data. [Drive A/Drive B] These options allow the user to set the type of floppy disk drive installed in the system.
  • Page 56 UPER 370DDE/370SDA User's Manual [IDE HDD Auto-Detection] Press the <Enter> key to activate the function of "IDE HDD Auto-Detection" to detect automatically the status of the IDE HDD installed in the system, such as the sizes of the hard drives.
  • Page 57 Chapter 4: Award BIOS [IDE Primary Master UDMA / IDE Primary Slave UDMA / IDE Secondary Master UDMA / IDE Secondary Slave UDMA] This option is available only when your IDE hard drive supports Ultra DMA/33 and the operating environment also includes a DMA drive (Windows 95 OSR2 or a third-party IDE bus master driver).

  • Page 58: Advanced Bios Setup

    UPER 370DDE/370SDA User's Manual Advanced BIOS Setup Choose Advanced BIOS Setup from the Award BIOS Setup Utility 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.
  • Page 59 Chapter 4: Award BIOS [Auto Detect DIMM/PCI CLK] If enabled, this feature will allow the BIOS automatically to detect the status of the DIMM/PCI clock. The settings are "Enabled" and "Disabled." The default setting is "Enabled." [Init Display First] This option allows the user to determine which device will be first displayed when the sytem boots up -- whether it is the device installed in the PCI slot or the device intalled in the AGP slot.

  • Page 60: Advanced Chipset Features

    UPER 370DDE/370SDA User's Manual [Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec)] If enabled, the option allows the user to set the number of times a key stroke repeats itself in a second when the key is held down. The settings are: "6", "8", "10", "12", "15", "20", "24", and "30." The default setting is "6."...
  • Page 61 Chapter 4: Award BIOS This section documents the functionality that the AwardBIOS provides the user in configuring the system based upon the special features offered by the VIA Apollo 266 chipset. The VIA Apollo 266 chipset manages the operations of major components of the board, such as the bus speed of the CPU, the access to the memory and the communication between the PCI slots and the CPU.
  • Page 62 UPER 370DDE/370SDA User's Manual [Video BIOS Cacheable] If enabled, the Video BIOS information stored in the BIOS ROM (Read Only Memory) chip will be written and temporarily stored in the "cacheable" section of the memory to provide faster access to the information. The settings are: "Enabled"...

  • Page 63: Integrated Peripherals

    [On-Chip AC97 Modem] If enabled, this option allows the user to activate the BIOS support of On- Chip MC 97 Modem. The settings are: "Disabled" and "Enabled." The default setting is "Disabled." [On-Chip LAN Controller] If enabled, this option allows the user to activate the BIOS support of On- Chip LAN Controller.
  • Page 64 UPER 370DDE/370SDA User's Manual When the item "Integrated Peripherals" is highlighted, hit the <Enter> key to activate the following sub-menu screen. When the above menu appears, select the items and hit the <Enter> key to display the options. [Onboard FDC controller] Select "Enabled", if your system has a floppy disk controller (FDC) installed...
  • Page 65 Chapter 4: Award BIOS [IR Transmission Delay] If "Enabled", the transmssion of IR (Infra-Red) Signals will be delayed. settings are "Enabled" and "Disabled." The default setting is "Enabled." [UR2 Duplex Mode] The option set the mode for the UR2 Duplex Mode. The settings are "Full" and "Half."...
  • Page 66 UPER 370DDE/370SDA User's Manual [Midi Port Address] This option allows the user to set the Midi Port address. The settings are "Disabled", "330", "300", and "290." The default setting is "330." [Midi Port IRQ] This option allows the user to set the Midi Port IRQ.

  • Page 67: Hardware Monitors

    Chapter 4: Award BIOS 4-4.4 Hardware Monitors When the item "Hardware Monitors" is highlighted, hit the <Enter> key to activate the sub-menu of "Hardware Monitors". The "Hardware Monitors" sub-menu screen is shown below: [CPU Warning Temperatures] This item allows the user to set the CPU temperature threshold. When the CPU temperature reaches the threshold temperature set by the user, the alarm will be set off and a warning message will be displayed on the screen.

  • Page 68: Processor Features

    UPER 370DDE/370SDA User's Manual 4-4.5 Processor Features When the item "Processor Features" is highlighted, hit the <Enter> key to activate the sub-menu of "Processor Features" listed below: [CPU L1 & L2 Cache] Set this option to "Enable" to activate the function of CPU L1 and L2 cache.

  • Page 69: Pnp/Pci Configurations

    Chapter 4: Award BIOS [CPU L2 Cache ECC Check] Set this option to "Enable" to activate the function of CPU L2 CacheECC Checking. The settings are "Disabled" and "Enabled." The default setting is "Enabled." [CPU Clock Ratio] This option allows the user to set the CPU Clock Ratio. The settings are "x3", "x3.5", "x4","x4.5", "x5", "x5.5","x6", and "x6.5."...
  • Page 70 UPER 370DDE/370SDA User's Manual [Resources Controlled By] The Award BIOS can automatically configure all the boot devices and all Plug and Play compatible devices. However, if this item is set to "Auto (ESCD)", the user is not able to set the IRQ DMA and memory address, since the Award BIOS will automatically assign the values to these fields.

  • Page 71: Power Management

    Chapter 4: Award BIOS Power Management When the Item "Power" is highlighted on the main menu bar, hit the <Enter> key to activate the following screen: [ACPI Function] This item allows you to enable and disable the function of Advanced Configuration and Power Management.
  • Page 72 UPER 370DDE/370SDA User's Manual [Wake-Up by PME] If "Enabled", the user is able to "wake up" the system by the Power Management Event. The settings are "Enabled" and "Disabled." The default setting is "Disabled." [Modem Ring Resume] Select "Enabled" to allow the BIOS to activate the function of Modem Ring Resume.
  • Page 73 Chapter 4: Award BIOS [Modem Use IRQ] This item allows the AwardBIOS to assign the IRQ to be used by the Modem. The settings are: "NA", "3", "4", "5", "7", "9", "10", and "11." The default setting is "3." [Soft-off by PWR-BTTN] This item determines the system's "Soft-off"...

  • Page 74: Boot-Up Devices

    UPER 370DDE/370SDA User's Manual Boot-up Devices When the Item "Boot" is highlighted on the main menu bar, hit the <Enter> key to activate the following screen: Award BIOS attempts to load the operating system from devices specified by the users in a user-specified sequence.
  • Page 75 Chapter 4: Award BIOS [Boot Other Device] If enabled, this option enables the BIOS to load the OS from another device rather than the ones that have been specified as the first, second, and third boot up devices. The settings are "Enabled" and "Disabled." The default setting is "Enabled."...

  • Page 76: Security Setup

    UPER 370DDE/370SDA User's Manual Security Setup When the Item "Security" is highlighted on the main menu bar, hit the <Enter> key to activate the following screen: [Set Supervisor's Password] When the item "Set Supervisor Password" is highlighted on the above screen, hit the <Enter> key to activate the following screen.
  • Page 77 Chapter 4: Award BIOS [Set User's Password] When the item "Set User's Password" is highlighted on the Security Main Menu, hit the <Enter> key to activate the following screen. When prompted, type in User's password in the dialogue box to set or to change the User's Password.

  • Page 78: Exit Setup

    UPER 370DDE/370SDA User's Manual Exit Setup Select "Exit" from the Main Menu bar and hit the <Enter> key to activate the following screen: When the item "Save & Exit" is highlighted, hit the <Enter> key to activate the following sub-screen.

  • Page 79: Exit Without Saving

    Chapter 4: Award BIOS [Exit without Saving] If you highlight the letter "Y" and press <Enter> when the above "Exit without Saving" screen appears, all the changes you've made in the CMOS will not be saved when you exit the CMOS Setup. Your system should then continue with the boot-up procedure.

  • Page 80: Load Optimal Defaults

    UPER 370DDE/370SDA User's Manual [Load Optimal Defaults] When the dialogue box appears in the above screen, press the key "Y" to load the default values for the optimal system performance. The settings are "Yes" and "No." The default setting is "No."...

  • Page 81: Introduction

    IDE RAID Card (370DDE option) Introduction to the FastTrak 100 RAID The 370DDE contains a Promise Technology FastTrak100 RAID installed onboard. Promise designed the FastTrak100 to provide a cost-effective, high performance RAID card that adds performance and/or reliability to PC desktops and/or servers using Ultra ATA/100, Ultra ATA/66, or EIDE drives.

  • Page 82: 5-2 Key Features And Benefits

    UPER 370DDE/370SDA User's Manual 5-2 Key Features and Benefits The following information offers an overview of the major features of your new Promise FastTrak100. It is divided into two areas: Advanced Hardware Design, and Compatibility. Advanced Hardware Design Features Supports data striping (RAID 0), mirroring...

  • Page 83: 5-3 Checking Cmos Settings

    Chapter 5: The FastTrak 100 RIAD Card (370DDE) NOTE: You must use an 80-wire, 40-pin cable when connecting an Ultra ATA/100 hard drive to the FastTrak100 controller card. The FastTrak100 package contains two 80-wire, 40-pin cables. WARNING: If creating a Security array using an existing hard drive, backup any necessary data.

  • Page 84: Installing Drivers

    UPER 370DDE/370SDA User's Manual 5-4 Installing Driver This section details the FastTrak100 driver installation when used with various operating systems. The software includes the driver necessary to identify FastTrak100 to the operating system. · For Windows 2000, see below · For Microsoft Millennium, see page 5-6 ·...
  • Page 85 Do not attach this drive or any other hard drive to the FastTrak100 control- ler card before completing this step. Chapter 5: The FastTrak 100 RIAD Card (370DDE) driver diskette into drive A: and press Ò...
  • Page 86 UPER 370DDE/370SDA User's Manual Microsoft Millennium Installing Drivers During Millennium Installation The following details the installation of the FastTrak100 drivers while installing Microsoft’s Millennium (with the FastTrak100 controller card already in place). If you’re installing the FastTrak100 drivers on a system with Millennium already installed, see “Installing Drivers with Existing...
  • Page 87 Windows 95/98 (with the FastTrak100 controller card already in place). If you’re installing the FastTrak100 drivers on a system with Windows 95/98 already installed, see “Installing Drivers with Existing Windows 95/98” on page 5-29. Chapter 5: The FastTrak 100 RIAD Card (370DDE)
  • Page 88 UPER 370DDE/370SDA User's Manual Windows 98 1. After installing the FastTrak100 controller card and configuring the hard drive(s), partition and format your hard drive(s), if necessary. 2. Install Windows 98 normally. 3. After installation, go the “Start” menu and choose “Settings.”...
  • Page 89 5. Type “A:\WIN95-98” in the text box that appears. 6. Insert the “FastTrak100 Driver” diskette in drive A:. 7. Click on “Next.” The Add New Hardware wizard will say it has found Chapter 5: The FastTrak 100 RIAD Card (370DDE)
  • Page 90 UPER 370DDE/370SDA User's Manual “Win95-98 Promise FastTrak100 controller”. 8. Click on “Next,” and then on “Finish.” 9. Choose “Yes” when asked if you want to restart your computer. Be sure to eject the diskette from drive A:. Windows 95 1. After installing the Ultra100 controller card and configuring the hard drives, power up the system and boot Windows.
  • Page 91 8. After a successful installation, the “SCSI Adapter Setup” box will show that the “Win NT Promise FastTrak100 (tm) Controller” driver has been installed. Chapter 5: The FastTrak 100 RIAD Card (370DDE) Ò FastTrak100 driver diskette into drive 5-11...
  • Page 92 UPER 370DDE/370SDA User's Manual nstalling Driver with Existing Windows NT 4.0 WARNING: If you plan to move your boot drive to a mirrored RAID 1 FastTrak array, hard drives should NOT be connected to the FastTrak100 controller card before performing the following procedure. The FastTrak100...

  • Page 93: 5-5 Ide Raid (Option) User's Manual

    FastBuild configuration utility, deleting an array, rebuilding an array, using the FastCheck monitoring utility, synchronizing an array, options, troubleshooting, and FAQs. Chapter 5: The FastTrak 100 RIAD Card (370DDE) 5-13...

  • Page 94: Post Beep

    Appendix A: Post Messages Appendix A: Award BIOS POST Messages During the Power On Self-Test (POST), if the BIOS detects an error and correction is needed, then, the BIOS will activate the alarm or display a message. If a message is displayed, it will be accompanied by the following: PRESS F1 TO CONTINUE, CTRL-ALT-ESC OR DEL TO ENTER SETUP POST Beep Currently, there are two kinds of beep codes in the Award BIOS.

  • Page 95: Display Switch Is Set Incorrectly

    UPER 370DDE/370SDA User’s Manual DISK BOOT FAILURE, INSERT SYSTEM DISK AND PRESS ENTER No boot device was found. This could mean that either a boot drive was not detected or the drive does not contain proper system boot files. Insert a system disk into Drive A: and press <Enter>.

  • Page 96: Floppy Disk Cntrlr Error Or No Cntrlr Present

    Appendix A: Award BIOS POST Messages FLOPPY DISK CNTRLR ERROR OR NO CNTRLR PRESENT Cannot find or initialize the floppy drive controller. make sure the controller is installed correctly and firmly. If there are no floppy drives installed, be sure the Diskette Drive selection in Setup is set to NONE.

  • Page 97: Offending Address Not Found

    UPER 370DDE/370SDA User’s Manual OFFENDING ADDRESS NOT FOUND This message is used in conjunction with the I/O CHANNEL CHECK and RAM PARITY ERROR messages when the segment that has caused the problem cannot be isolated. OFFENDING SEGMENT: This message is used in conjunction with the I/O CHANNEL CHECK and RAM PARITY ERROR messages when the segment that has caused the problem has been isolated.
  • Page 98 Appendix A: Award BIOS POST Messages ® Hard Disk(s) fail (40) HDD controller diagnostics failed. ® Hard Disk(s) fail (20) HDD initialization error. ® Hard Disk(s) fail (10) Unable to recalibrate fixed disk. ® Hard Disk(s) fail (08) Sector Verify failed. Keyboard is locked out - Unlock the key.
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  • Page 100: 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) 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 101 UPER 370DDE/370SDA 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 102 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 Reserved Reserved Reserved Reserved Reserved Test 8254...
  • Page 103 UPER 370DDE/370SDA 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 104 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.
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  • Page 106: Appendix C: Award Bios Error Beep Codes

    Appendix C: Award BIOS Error Beep Codes This section lists the Award BIOS Error Beep Codes. Beep Code 1 short beep 2 short beeps 1 long + 1 short 1 long + 2 short 1 long + 3 short 1 long + 9 short Long beeps High beeps Appendix C: Award BIOS Beep Codes...
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