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  • Page 1 ® UPER SUPER 370SED SUPER 370SEA USER’S MANUAL Revision 1.2...
  • Page 2 SUPERMICRO COMPUTER reserves the right to make changes to the product described in this manual at any time and without notice. This product, including software, if any, and documentation may not, in whole or in part, be copied, photocopied, reproduced, translated or reduced to any medium or machine without prior written consent.

  • Page 3: Preface

    CMOS. For quick reference, a general FAQ [Frequently Asked Questions] section is provided. Instructions are also included for contacting technical support. In addition, you can visit our web site at www.supermicro.com/ techsupport.htm for more detailed information. Chapter 4 includes an introduction to BIOS and provides detailed information on running the CMOS Setup utility.
  • Page 4 UPER 370SED/370SEA User’s Manual Notes...

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Manual Organization ... iii Chapter 1: Introduction Overview ... 1-1 Checklist ... 1-1 Contacting Supermicro ... 1-2 SUPER PIIISED Motherboard Image ... 1-4 SUPER PIIISEA Motherboard Image ... 1-5 SUPER PIIISED Motherboard Layout ... 1-6 Quick Reference Chart ... 1-7 SUPER PIIISEA Motherboard Layout ...
  • Page 6 UPER 370SED/370SEA User’s Manual Speaker Connector ... 2-7 ATX PS/2 Keyboard and Mouse Ports ... 2-7 Universal Serial Bus ... 2-8 Serial Ports ... 2-8 Wake-On-LAN ... 2-8 Fan Headers ... 2-8 CD Headers ... 2-9 Overheat LED ... 2-9 Chassis Intrusion ...
  • Page 7 Power Management ... 4-12 PCI/Plug and Play Setup ... 4-16 Peripheral Setup ... 4-18 Auto-Detect Hard Disks ... 4-21 Change User/Supervisor Password ... 4-21 Change Language Setting ... 4-22 Auto Configuration with Optimal Settings ... 4-22 Auto Configuration with Fail Safe Settings ... 4-22 Save Settings and Exit ...
  • Page 8 UPER 370SED/370SEA User’s Manual Notes...

  • Page 9: Chapter 1 Introduction

    One (1) ATA66 ribbon cable for IDE devices One (1) Floppy ribbon cable for floppy drives One (1) Supermicro CD containing drivers and utilities One (1) 5-cm heat sink fan (retail package only) One (1) TV Out connector and cable (370SED only)

  • Page 10: Contacting Supermicro

    UPER 370SED/370SEA User's Manual CONTACTING SUPERMICRO Headquarters Address: Super Micro Computer, Inc. 2051 Junction Avenue San Jose, CA 95131 U.S.A. Tel: +1 (408) 895-2001 Fax: +1 (408) 895-2008 E-mail: marketing@supermicro.com (General Information) support@supermicro.com (Technical Support) Web site: www.supermicro.com European Office Address: Super Micro Computer B.V.
  • Page 11 Chapter 1: Introduction Notes...
  • Page 12 UPER 370SED/370SEA User's Manual SUPER 370SED Figure 1-1. SUPER 370SED Motherboard Image...
  • Page 13 Chapter 1: Introduction SUPER 370SEA Figure 1-2. SUPER 370SEA Motherboard Image...
  • Page 14 UPER 370SED/370SEA User's Manual MOUSE J32, J33 Parallel Port LINE LINE AC'97 Audio CODEC chip Figure 1-3. 7.15" Celeron Processor PPGA Package GMCH PCI 3 PCI 2 PCI 1 SUPER 370SED Motherboard Layout BATTERY 9.6" JP26...

  • Page 15: Quick Reference Chart

    Quick Reference Jumpers Description JBT1 CMOS Clear (p. 2-11) Chassis Intrusion (p. 2-9) TV Out Mode (p. 2-12) JP11, JP12 Front Side Bus Speed (p. 2-10) Both: Pins 1-2 (Auto) JP28 AC'97 Enable/Disable (p. 2-11) Pin 1-2 (Enabled) JPWAKE Keyboard Wake-Up (p. 2-11) Connectors Description Audio Modem Riser (p.
  • Page 16 UPER 370SED/370SEA User's Manual J 3 0 K B / MOUSE J32, J33 U S B J 3 5 P a r a l l e l Port LINE LINE MONO Figure 1-4. 7.2" Celeron Processor PPGA Package GMCH JP28...

  • Page 17: Quick Reference Chart

    Quick Reference Jumpers Description JBT1 CMOS Clear (p. 2-11) Chassis Intrusion (p. 2-9) JP11, JP12 Front Side Bus Speed (p. 2-10) Both: Pins 1-2 (Auto) JP28 AC'97 Enable/Disable (p. 2-11) Pin 1-2 (Enabled) JPWAKE Keyboard Wake-Up (p. 2-11) Connectors Description Audio Modem Riser (p.

  • Page 18: 810E Chipset: System Block Diagram

    UPER 370SED/370SEA User's Manual Figure 1-5. 810E Chipset: System Block Diagram Note: This is a general block diagram and may not represent the actual number of PCI/ISA slots on your motherboard. See the following page for the actual specifications of each motherboard.
  • Page 19 Features of the 370SED/370SEA Motherboard • Celeron 333-500 MHz PPGA processors at 133/100/66 MHz front side bus speed and Pentium III FCPGA processors of up to 600 MHz at 133/ 100 MHz front side bus speed. TechSupport.htm for a complete listing of supported processors.
  • Page 20 • SUPER Doctor utility • Drivers for 810 chipset utilities and onboard audio and video Dimensions • SUPER 370SED - MicroATX: 9.6" x 7.15" (244 x 182 mm) • SUPER 370SEA - ATX: 12" x 7.2" (305 x 183 mm) 1-12...

  • Page 21: Chipset Overview

    PCI Bus and communicates with the GMCH over a dedicated hub interface. There are two versions of the ICH: the ICH and the ICH0. The 370SED/370SEA has the ICH version, which supports Ultra DMA/66. Audio Modem Riser (AMR)

  • Page 22: Pc Health Monitoring

    The default setting is Always OFF. PC Health Monitoring This section describes the PC health monitoring features of the SUPER 370SED/370SEA. The motherboard has an onboard System Hardware Moni- tor chip that supports PC health monitoring. Seven Onboard Voltage Monitors for the CPU Core, Chipset Voltage, +3.3V, 5V and 12V...
  • Page 23 the sensitivity of the voltage monitor. Three-Fan Status Monitor with Firmware/Software On/Off Control The PC health monitor can check the RPM status of the cooling fans. The onboard 3-pin CPU and chassis fans are controlled by the power management functions. The thermal fan is controlled by the overheat detection logic. Environmental Temperature Control The thermal control sensor monitors the CPU temperature in real time and will turn on the thermal control fan whenever the CPU temperature exceeds a user-...

  • Page 24: 1-4 Acpi/Pc 98 Features

    UPER 370SED/370SEA User's Manual Hardware BIOS Virus Protection 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. infecting the BIOS area and destroying valuable data.
  • Page 25 Slow Blinking LED for Suspend-State Indicator When the CPU goes into a suspend state, the chassis power LED will start blinking to indicate that the CPU is in suspend mode. When the user presses any key, the CPU will wake-up and the LED will automatically stop blinking and remain on.

  • Page 26: Power Supply

    It is even more important for processors that have high CPU clock rates of 300 MHz and above. The SUPER 370SED/370SEA accommodates ATX power supplies. Although most power supplies generally meet the specifications required by the CPU, some are inadequate.

  • Page 27: 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 28 UPER 370SED/370SEA User's Manual Notes 1-20...

  • Page 29: Chapter 2 Installation

    Static-Sensitive Devices Static-sensitive electrical discharge can damage electronic components. To prevent damage to your system board, it is important to handle it very carefully. The following measures are generally sufficient to protect your equipment from static discharge. Precautions • Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent static discharge. •...

  • Page 30: Processor Installation

    UPER 370SED/370SEA User's Manual Processor Installation When handling the direct pressure on the label area of the fan. The following pages cover the installation procedure. You should install the processor in the motherboard first, then install the motherboard in the chas- sis, then the memory and add-on cards, and finally the cables and drivers.

  • Page 31: Mounting The Motherboard In The Chassis

    Figure 2-1. PPGA 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

    UPER 370SED/370SEA User's Manual Installing DIMMs Exercise extreme care when installing or removing DIMM modules to prevent any possible damage. DIMM Installation (See Figure 2-2) 1. Insert DIMMs in Bank 0 through Bank 1 as required for the desired system memory.

  • Page 33: Port/Control Panel Connector Locations

    Chapter 2: Installation 370SED Parallel Port (Burgundy) VGA (Monitor) Line Out Line In Mic (Lime) (Light blue) (Pink) Port (Blue) 370SEA Parallel Port (Burgundy) Flat Panel Port Line Out Line In Mic (Lime) (Light blue) (Pink) (Black) Game Port (Gold)
  • Page 34 UPER 370SED/370SEA User's Manual Front Control Panel JF1 and JF2 contain header pins for various front control panel connectors. See Figure 2-4 for the pin definitions of the speaker, keyboard lock, hard drive LED, infrared connector, and power on and reset button headers, which are all located on JF1 and JF2.

  • Page 35: Connecting Cables

    Connecting Cables Power Supply Connector After you have securely mounted the motherboard, memory and add-on cards, you are ready to connect the cables. Attach an ATX power supply cable to J29 by aligning the tabs on both connectors. See Table 2-1 for the pin definitions of an ATX power supply.

  • Page 36: Reset Connector

    UPER 370SED/370SEA User's Manual Reset Connector The reset connector is located on pins 12 and 13 of JF2. This connec- tor attaches to the hardware reset switch on the computer case. See Table 2-4 for pin definitions. Hard Drive LED The hard drive LED is located on pins 1 to 4 of JF1.

  • Page 37: Universal Serial Bus

    Universal Serial Bus (USB) The two Universal Serial Bus con- nectors are located on J32 and J33. See Table 2-9 for pin definitions. Serial Ports The serial port COM1 and COM2 connector/headers are not placed the same on both boards. See the motherboard layouts in Chapter 1 for locations.

  • Page 38: Cd Headers

    UPER 370SED/370SEA User's Manual CD Headers There are two CD headers of dif- ferent sizes on the motherboard for audio CD playback. You must connect an audio cable from your CD player to the header that fits your cable's connector.

  • Page 39: Jumper Settings

    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 40: Cmos Clear

    UPER 370SED/370SEA User's Manual CMOS Clear Refer to Table 2-18 for instruc- tions on how to clear CMOS. Al- ways remove the AC power cord from the system before clearing CMOS. For an ATX power sup- ply, you must completely shut...

  • Page 41: Parallel Port, Amr, Floppy And Hard Disk Drive Connections

    TV Out Mode (370SED only) The digital PC to TV circuitry inte- grated into the 370SED includes an NTSC/PAL encoder for both types of TV formats. Select the mode that corresponds to the format used in your country. 2-21 for jumper settings. NTSC Countries: USA, Canada, Mexico, Japan, S.

  • Page 42: Parallel Port Connector

    UPER 370SED/370SEA User's Manual Floppy Connector The floppy connector is located on JP26. See Table 2-23 for pin definitions. Parallel Port Connector The parallel port is located on J35. See Table 2-22 for pin definitions. IDE Connectors There are no jumpers to config- ure the onboard IDE interfaces J18 and J19.

  • Page 43: Amr Connector

    Chapter 2: Installation AMR Connector Refer to Table 2-25 for the pin definitions of the AMR connector. 2-15...
  • Page 44 UPER 370SED/370SEA User's Manual The Direct Digital Flat Panel con- nector provides support for the use of full digital, LCD flat panel displays. The connector is located on J6. See Table 2-26 for pin defi- nitions. Direct Digital Flat Panel...

  • Page 45: 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. After inserting this CD into your CDROM drive, the display shown in Figure 2-5 should appear.
  • Page 46 UPER 370SED/370SEA User's Manual Notes 2-18...

  • Page 47: 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. Note: Always disconnect the power cord before adding, changing or installing any hardware components.

  • Page 48: Memory Errors

    UPER 370SED/370SEA User's Manual 3. Use the speaker to determine if any beep codes exist. Refer to Appendix A for details on beep codes. If you are a system integrator, VAR or OEM, a POST diag Memory Errors 1. Make sure the DIMM modules are properly and fully installed.

  • Page 49: Frequently Asked Questions

    4. Distributors: For immediate assistance, please have your account number ready when placing a call to our technical support department. We can be reached by e-mail at support@supermicro.com or by fax at (408) 895- 2012. Frequently Asked Questions Question:...
  • Page 50 UPER 370SED/370SEA User's Manual the flash utility and give you an opportunity to save your current BIOS image. Flash the boot block and enter the name of the update BIOS image file. Note: It is important to save your current BIOS and rename it "super.rom"...
  • Page 51 Question: Do I need any special drivers to use the flat panel dis- play/TV out function? Answer: No special drivers are needed. Both of these functions will oper- ate with their respective Intel drivers, which are included on the Supermicro CD that came with your motherboard.
  • Page 52 UPER 370SED/370SEA User's Manual Question: Where can I get a driver to use DVD with the TV Out function? Answer: A DVD driver that we recommend can be downloaded from http://www.cyberlink.com.tw/english/products/powerdvd.htm. (This also applies to using DVD with a monitor.) We also expect to soon have DVD driver information posted on our web site.

  • Page 53: 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. When returning to the manufacturer, the RMA number should be prominently displayed on the outside of the shipping carton, and mailed prepaid or hand-carried.
  • Page 54 UPER 370SED/370SEA User's Manual Notes...

  • Page 55: Chapter 4: Bios

    Introduction This chapter describes the AMIBIOS for Intel 810 Celeron PPGA/Pentium III FCPGA processors. The AMI ROM BIOS is stored in a Flash EEPROM and can be easily upgraded using a floppy disk-based program. System BIOS The BIOS is the Basic Input Output System used in all IBM and PS/2 ®...

  • Page 56: Bios Features

    BIOS User's Manual BIOS Features • Supports Plug and Play V1.0A and DMI 2.1 • Supports Intel PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) (PME) local bus specification • Supports Advanced Power Management (APM) specification v 1.1 • Supports ACPI • Supports Flash ROM AMIBIOS supports the LS120 drive made by Matsushita-Kotobuki Electronics Industries Ltd.

  • Page 57: Chapter 4: Bios

    AMIBIOS HIFLEX SETUP UTILITY VERSION 1.18 © 1998 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved. PCI / PLUG AND PLAY SETUP CHANGE SUPERVISOR PASSWORD CHANGE LANGUAGE SETTING AUTO CONFIGURATION WITH OPTIMAL SETTINGS AUTO CONFIGURATION WITH FAIL-SAFE SETTINGS Standard CMOS setup for changing time, date, hard disk type, etc.

  • Page 58: Standard Cmos Setup

    BIOS User's Manual Standard CMOS Setup Date and Time Configuration Select the Standard option. Select the Date/Time icon. The current values for each category are displayed. Enter new values through the keyboard. Floppy A Floppy B Choose the Floppy Drive A or B icon to specify the floppy drive type. The settings are Not Installed, 360 KB 5¼...

  • Page 59: Advanced Cmos Setup

    Entering Drive Parameters You can also enter the hard disk drive parameters. The drive parameters are: Parameter Description Type The number for a drive with certain identification parameters. Cylinders The number of cylinders in the disk drive. H e a d s The number of heads.
  • Page 60 BIOS User's Manual AMIBIOS checks for a <Del> key press and runs AMIBIOS Setup if the key has been pressed. Enabled AMIBIOS does not test system memory above 1 MB. AMIBIOS does not wait up to 40 seconds for a READY signal from the IDE hard disk drive.
  • Page 61 Chapter 4: BIOS Secondary Slave fourth. The BIOS will attempt to read the boot record from 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th boot device in the selected order until it is successful in reading the booting record. The BIOS will not attempt to boot from any device which is not selected as the boot device.
  • Page 62 BIOS User's Manual PS/2 Mouse Support Settings for this option are Enabled or Disabled . When this option is set to Enabled , AMIBIOS supports a PS/2-type mouse. Password Check This option enables the password check option every time the system boots or the end user runs WinBIOS Setup.

  • Page 63: Advanced Chipset Setup

    Chapter 4: BIOS C000 Shadow (64K) D000 Shadow (64K) These options specify how the 32 KB of video ROM at C0000h is treated. The settings are: Disabled , Enabled or Cached . When set to Disabled, the contents of the video ROM are not copied to RAM. When set to Enabled, the contents of the video ROM area from C0000h-C7FFFh are copied (shadowed) from ROM to RAM for faster execution.
  • Page 64 BIOS User's Manual DRAM Cycle Time (SCLKS) The settings for this option are Fast or Slow . CAS# Latency (SCLKS) This option regulates the column address strobe. The settings for this option are 2 SCLKs or 3 SCLKs . RAS to CAS Delay (SCLKS) This option specifies the length of the delay inserted between the RAS (Row Address Strobe) and CAS (Column Address Strobe) signals of the DRAM system memory access cycle.
  • Page 65 CAS Latency This option regulates the speed of the Column Address Strobe (CAS). The settings are Slow or Fast . RAS Timing This option specifies the timing of the Row Address Strobe (RAS). The settings are Slow or Fast. RAS Precharge Timing The precharge time is the number of cycles it takes for the RAS to accumulate its charge before a DRAM refresh.

  • Page 66: Power Management

    BIOS User's Manual Memory Detection Mode The settings for this option are SPD or Auto . SDRAM Buffer Strength The settings for this option are Weak or Auto . CPU Clock Frequency This option allows you to increase the FSB speed over the normal 66, 100 and 133 MHz settings controlled by JP11 and JP12.
  • Page 67 Chapter 4: BIOS computer in Standby mode or Full On power mode. CPU Sleep Pin Enable The settings for this option are Enabled or Disabled . Green PC Monitor Power State This option specifies the power state that the green PC-compliant video monitor enters when AMIBIOS places it in a power savings state after the specified period of display inactivity has expired.
  • Page 68 BIOS User's Manual Advanced SMI Enable Controls Timer Overflow Enable This allows the system to generate a System Management Interrupt after a specific amount of time has passed. The settings are Enabled and Disabled . Thermal SMI Enable This allows the system to generate a System Management Interrupt after a specific temperature has been exeeded.
  • Page 69 Chapter 4: BIOS RTC Alarm Second This allows you to set a time at which the system will wake-up. The setting is a number representing the alarm second. AC97 Logic Resume This allows you to wake up the system from an AC'97 modem. The settings for this option are Enabled and Disabled .

  • Page 70: Pci/Plug And Play Setup

    BIOS User's Manual PCI/Plug and Play Setup Plug and Play-Aware OS The settings for this option are No or Yes . Set this option to Yes if the operating system in the computer is aware of and follows the Plug and Play specification.
  • Page 71 Chapter 4: BIOS The settings are Auto (AMIBIOS automatically determines where the offboard PCI IDE controller adapter card is installed), Slot 1 , Slot 2 , Slot 3 , Slot 4, Slot 5 or Slot 6 . This option forces IRQ14 and IRQ15 to a PCI slot on the PCI local bus. This is necessary to support non-compliant ISA IDE controller adapter cards.

  • Page 72: Peripheral Setup

    BIOS User's Manual These options specify which bus the specified IRQ line is used on and allow you to reserve IRQs for legacy ISA adapter cards. If more IRQs must be removed from the pool, the end user can use these options to reserve the IRQ by assigning an ISA/EISA setting to it.
  • Page 73 Chassis Fan Thermal Control Fan The above features are for PC Health Monitoring. The motherboards with W83781D have seven onboard voltage monitors for the CPU core, CPU I/O, +3.3V, +5V, -5V, +12V, and -12V, and for the three-fan status monitor.
  • Page 74 BIOS User's Manual Onboard Parallel Port This option specifies the base I/O port address of the parallel port on the motherboard. The settings are Auto (AMIBIOS automatically determines the correct base I/O port address), Disabled , 378 , 278 and 3BC . Parallel Port Mode This option specifies the parallel port mode.

  • Page 75: Auto-Detect Hard Disks

    MIDI Port Base Address This option specifies the base address to be used for the MIDI port. The settings are 298h, 330h and 300h . MIDI IRQ This option specifies the IRQ to be used for the parallel port. The settings are 5, 7, 9 and 10 .

  • Page 76: Change Language Setting

    BIOS User's Manual Change Language Setting Because this version of BIOS only supports English at this time, this setting cannot be chosen. Future releases may support other languages. Auto Configuration with Optimal Settings The Optimal default settings provide optimum performance settings for all devices and system features.

  • Page 77: Appendix A: Bios Error Beep Codes And Messages

    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 78 BIOS Manual Beeps Error Message BIOS update required Boot-block BIOS file absent The keyboard is missing Flash program successful Floppy read error The keyboard controller may be bad. The BIOS cannot switch to protected mode. No flash present The ROM checksum value does not match the value encoded in the BIOS.
  • Page 79 If it beeps... then ... 1 times the system needs to update the BIOS. Insert the diskette containing the system BIOS file (SUPER.ROM) in the root directory of the floppy into the A drive. 6 times reseat the keyboard controller chip. If it still beeps, replace the keyboard controller.
  • Page 80 BIOS Manual Error Message 8042 Gate -- A20 Error Address Line Short! C: Drive Error C: Drive Failure Cache Memory Bad CH-2 Timer Error CMOS Battery State Low CMOS Checksum Failure CMOS System Option Not Set CMOS Display Type Mismatch CMOS Memory Size Mismatch Information...
  • Page 81 Error Message CMOS Time and Date Not Set D: Drive Error D: Drive Failure Diskette Boot Failure Display Switch Not Proper DMA Error DMA #1 Error DMA #2 Error FDD Controller Failure HDD Controller Failure INTR #1 Error INTR #2 Error Appendix A: BIOS Error Beep Codes Information Run Standard Setup to set the date and time...
  • Page 82 BIOS Manual Error Message Invalid Boot Diskette Keyboard Is Locked... Unlock It Keyboard Error KB/Interface Error No ROM BASIC Off Board Parity Error On Board Parity Error Parity Error???? Information The BIOS can read the disk in floppy drive A:, but cannot boot the computer. Use another boot disk.

  • Page 83: Amibios Post Diagnostic Error Messages

    Appendix B: AMIBIOS POST Diagnostic Error Messages AMIBIOS POST Diagnostic Error This section describes the power-on self-tests (POST) port 80 codes for the AMIBIOS. Check Point Description Code copying to specific areas is done. to INT 19h boot loader next. NMI is Disabled.
  • Page 84 BIOS User’s Manual Check Point Description The keyboard controller command byte is written. Next, issuing the pin 23 and 24 blocking and unblocking commands. Next, checking if the <End or <Ins> keys were pressed during Initialize CMOS RAM in every boot AMIBIOS POST option was set in AMIBCP or the <End>...

  • Page 85: Appendix B: Amibios Post Diagnostic Error Messages

    Appendix B: AMIBIOS POST Diagnostic Error Messages Check Point Description Initialization before setting the video mode is complete. Configuring the monochrome mode and color mode settings next. Bus initialization system, static, output devices will be done next, if present. Passing control to the video ROM to perform any required configuration before the video ROM test.
  • Page 86 BIOS User’s Manual Check Point Description Initializing the bus input, IPL, and general devices next, if present. Displaying bus initialization error messages. The new cursor position has been read and saved. Displaying the Hit <DEL> message next. Preparing the descriptor tables next. The descriptor tables are prepared.
  • Page 87 Appendix B: AMIBIOS POST Diagnostic Error Messages Check Point Description The memory below 1 MB has been cleared via a soft reset. Clearing the memory above 1 MB next. The memory above 1 MB has been cleared via a soft reset.
  • Page 88 BIOS User’s Manual Check Point Description The DMA page register test passed. 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 89 Appendix B: AMIBIOS POST Diagnostic Error Messages Check Point Description programming been completed. Uncompressing the WINBIOS Setup code and executing the AMIBIOS Setup or WINBIOS Setup utility next. Returned from WINBIOS Setup and cleared the screen. Performing any necessary programming after WINBIOS Setup next.
  • Page 90 BIOS User’s Manual Check Point Description Any initialization required after the option ROM test has been completed. printer base address next. Set the timer and printer base addresses. RS-232 base address next. Returned Performing Coprocessor test next. Required initialization before the Coprocessor test is over.
  • Page 91 Appendix B: AMIBIOS POST Diagnostic Error Messages Check Point Description Returned Next, performing the E000 option ROM had control. Initialization completed. Displaying the system configuration next. Building the multiprocessor table, if necessary. POST next. The system configuration is displayed. Uncompressing the DMI data and initializing DMI. Copying any code to specific areas.
  • Page 92 BIOS User’s Manual If either <Ctrl><Home>was pressed or the system BIOS checksum is bad, next the system will go to checkpoint code E0h. Otherwise, going to checkpoint code D7h. B-10...

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