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  • Page 1 ® UPER SUPER P3TDDE USER’S MANUAL Revision 1.0c...
  • Page 2 Santa Clara County in the State of California, USA. 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: Manual Organization

    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 P3TDDE motherboard. The SUPER P3TDDE supports dual ® Intel 370-pin Pentium 512K L2 cache at front side bus speeds of 133, 100 and 66 MHz. Please refer to the support section of our web site (http://www.supermicro.com/...

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Checklist ... 1-1 Contacting Supermicro ... 1-2 SUPER P3TDDE Image ... 1-3 SUPER P3TDDE Layout ... 1-4 SUPER P3TDDE Quick Reference ... 1-5 VIA Apollo Chipset: System Block Diagram ... 1-6 Motherboard Features ... 1-7 Chipset Overview ... 1-9 Special Features ... 1-10 PC Health Monitoring ...
  • Page 5 PW_LED Connector ... 2-9 RAID LED Connector ... 2-10 Speaker Connector ... 2-10 ATX PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Ports ... 2-10 Universal Serial Bus ... 2-10 Serial Ports ... 2-11 Wake-On-LAN (WOL) ... 2-11 Wake-On-Ring (WOM) ... 2-11 Fan Headers ... 2-11 Jumper Settings ...
  • Page 6 UPER P3TDDE User’s Manual Chapter 4: BIOS Introduction ... 4-1 Running Setup ... 4-2 Main BIOS Setup ... 4-2 Advanced BIOS Setup ... 4-6 PCI/PnPConfigurations ... 4-16 Power Management ... 4-18 Boot-up Devices ... 4-21 Security Setup ... 4-23 Exit Setup ... 4-25 Chapter 5: IDE RAID Controller Introduction ...

  • 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 P3TDDE 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 Europe Address: Super Micro Computer B.V.

  • Page 9: Super P3Tdde Image

    Chapter 1: Introduction SUPER P3TDDE Figure 1-1. SUPER P3TDDE Image...
  • Page 10 UPER P3TDDE User's Manual Figure 1-2. SUPER P3TDDE Layout 24 PIN POWER MOUSE USB1/2 Parallel Port 370 FCPGA/PPGA Processor (not drawn to scale) 10.7" 370 FCPGA/PPGA Processor VT8633 4x AGP PRO PCI 1 PCI 2 PCI 3 PCI 4 PCI 5...
  • Page 11 P3TDDE Quick Reference Jumpers Description JBT1 CMOS Clear JPWAKE Keyboard Wake-Up JPL1 LAN Enable/Disable JP4, JP5 Front Side Bus Speed Fan Detection Select Fan Detection Select JP10 Watch Dog Enable Onboard IDE RAID Connectors COM1/COM2 CPU FAN1/2 CPU CPU1/2 CHASSIS FAN...
  • Page 12 UPER P3TDDE User's Manual 133/100/66 MHz Host Bus GCLK 3D Graphics Controller AGP Bus PCI Slots PCI Bus ATA 33/66/100 MII/LAN 6x USB Figure 1-3. VIA 266T Chipset: Pentium III FCPGA/PPGA CPUs VT8633 Memory Bus DDR Vlink Host North 552BGA HCLK/PCLK Power Plane &...

  • Page 13: Motherboard Features

    Motherboard Features ® • Dual Intel 370-pin Pentium with a 512K L2 cache (including low power Pentium 133/100/66 MHz Front Side Bus speeds M e m o r y • Four PC100/133 SDRAM DIMM sockets to support up to 4 GB SDRAM Chipset •...
  • Page 14 • Multiple FSB clock frequency selections (set in BIOS) CD Utilities • BIOS flash upgrade utility (awdflash.exe) • Drivers for the VIA Apollo Pro 266T chipset Dimensions • SUPER P3TDDE - ATX: 10.7" x 11.2" (271.78 mm x 284.48 mm)

  • Page 15: Chipset Overview

    Chapter 1: Introduction Chipset Overview The VIA Apollo Pro 266T 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 (66/100/133 MHz) proces- sors. VIA's Apollo Pro 266T 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 16: Special Features

    UPER P3TDDE User's Manual Special Features Advanced Communications Riser (ACR) The ACR (Advanced Communications Riser) combines several existing com- munications buses with new and advanced communications buses to pro- vide for low-cost, high-performance communications solutions. The ACR Specification supports modem, audio, Local Area Network (LAN), and Digital Subscriber Line (DSL).
  • Page 17 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 18: 1-5 Acpi/Pc 99 Features

    UPER P3TDDE User's Manual 1-5 ACPI/PC 99 Features ACPI is an acronym for Advanced Configuration and Power Interface. The ACPI specification defines a flexible and abstract hardware interface that provides a standard way to integrate power management features through- out a PC system, including its hardware, operating system and application software.

  • Page 19: Power Supply

    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 20: Super I/O

    UPER P3TDDE User's Manual The SUPER P3TDDE accommodates ATX power supplies. Although most power supplies generally meet the specifications required by the CPU, some are inadequate. It is strongly recommended that you use a high quality power supply that meets ATX power supply Specification 2.02 or above.

  • Page 21: Chapter 2: Installation

    2-1 Static-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 22: Processor Installation

    UPER P3TDDE 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 23: Mounting The Motherboard In The Chassis

    FCPGA Socket: Empty and with Processor Installed (low power Pentium III shown) 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.

  • Page 24: Installing Dimms

    UPER P3TDDE User’s Manual Installing DIMMs Exercise extreme care when installing or removing DIMM modules to prevent any possible damage. Memory Module Installation (See Figure 2-2) Install SDRAM memory modules into DIMM slots. Insert each memory module vertically into its slot. Pay attention to the two notches along the bottom of the module to prevent inserting the DIMM incorrectly.

  • Page 25: I/O Port/Front Control Panel Connector Locations

    Release Tab To Remove: Use your thumbs gently to push each release tab outward to release the DIMM from the slot. I/O Port/Front Control Panel Connector Locations The I/O ports are color coded in conformance with the PC99 specification to make setting up your system easier.
  • Page 26 UPER P3TDDE User’s Manual Front Control Panel JF1 and JP9 contain header pins for various front control panel connec- tors. See Figure 2-4 for the pin definitions of the speaker, component/ function LEDs, power on and reset button headers. Refer to Sections 2-6 and 2-7 for connector pin definitions and jumper settings.

  • Page 27: Connecting Cables

    Connecting Cables Power Supply Connector The primary power supply connec- tor on the P3TDDE 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...

  • Page 28: Infrared Connector

    UPER P3TDDE User’s Manual Infrared Connector The header at J18 is for infrared devices. See Table 2-3 for pin definitions. See the Technical Support section of our web page for information on the infrared de- vices you can connect to the sys- tem.

  • Page 29: Ide Raid Led

    The power LED connector is lo- cated on pins 15 to 16 of JF1. See Table 2-10 for pin definitions. This connection was designed for use with Supermicro chassis. PW_LED Connector The PW_LED connector is located on pins 1 through 3 of JP9. See Table 2-11 for pin definitions.

  • Page 30: Raid Led Connector

    See Figure 2-3 for lo- cations.) Universal Serial Bus (USB) Four Universal Serial Bus connec- tors are provided on the P3TDDE. USB1 and USB2 are ports located on the backplane and USB2 and USB3 are headers located near the IDE #1 connector.

  • Page 31: Serial Ports

    Serial Ports Two serial ports (COM1 and COM2) are provided on your board. See Table 2-16 for the pin definitions of connectors J13 and J14). A 10-pin serial ribbon cable is required if connecting a device to a COM header. Wake-On-LAN (WOL) The Wake-On-LAN header is lo- cated on WOL1.

  • Page 32: Jumper Settings

    UPER P3TDDE User’s Manual Jumper Settings Explanation of Jumpers To modify the operation of the motherboard, jumpers can be used to choose between optional set- tings. Jumpers create shorts be- tween two pins to change the function of the connector. Pin 1 is identified with a square solder pad on the printed circuit board.

  • Page 33: Cmos Clear

    CMOS Clear Refer to Table 2-21 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 34: Lan Enable/Disable

    UPER P3TDDE User’s Manual LAN Enable/Disable JPL1 allows you to enable or dis- able the onboard LAN. 2-23 for jumper settings. Fan RPM Detection Select JP6 and JP7 allow you to choose which of two fans to monitor for RPM speed. JP6 is for the Chassis and Overheat fans and JP7 is for the CPU and CPU Chassis fans.

  • Page 35: Parallel Port, Floppy/Hard Disk Drive And Agp Connections

    Parallel Port, ACP, 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 36: Floppy Connector

    UPER P3TDDE User’s Manual Floppy Connector The floppy connector is located on JP1. See Table 2-27 for pin definitions. T able 2-28 IDE Connecto r Pin Definitions (IDE#1, IDE#2) Pin Number Function Pin Number Reset IDE Host Data 7 Host Data 6...

  • Page 37: Agp Pro Slot

    Chapter 2: Installation 4x AGP Pro Slot The 4x 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 38: 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 39: 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 40: 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 41: Frequently Asked Questions

    What are the various types of memory that the P3TDDE motherboard can support? Answer: The P3TDDE 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 42 UPER P3TDDE User’s Manual ery Procedure. First, make sure the JPWAKE jumper is disabled. Then, turn your system off and place the floppy disk with the saved BIOS image file (see above FAQ) in drive A. Press and hold <Alt> and <F2> at the same time, then turn on the power with these keys pressed until your floppy drive starts reading.

  • Page 43: Returning Merchandise For Service

    Chapter 3: Troubleshooting Question: I installed my microphone correctly but I can't record any sound. What should I do? Answer: Go to <Start> <Programs> <Accessories> <Entertainment> and then <Volume Control>. Under the Properties tab, scroll down the list of devices in the menu and check the box beside "Microphone". Question: How do I connect the ATA66/100 cable to my IDE device(s)? Answer: The 80-wire/40-pin ATA66/100 IDE cable that came with your...
  • Page 44 UPER P3TDDE User’s Manual Notes...

  • Page 45: Chapter 4: Bios

    Introduction This chapter describes the Award BIOS for the P3TDDE. 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 46: Running Setup

    UPER P3TDDE 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 47: Main Bios Setup Menu

    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 48 UPER P3TDDE User’s Manual correct configurations accordingly. The items included in the sub-menu are: IDE HDD Auto-Detection Press the <Enter> key to activate the "IDE HDD Auto-Detection" function to automatically detect the parameters of the IDE hard disk drives installed in the system, such as the sizes of the hard drives.
  • Page 49 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 50: Advanced Bios Setup

    UPER P3TDDE User’s Manual Advanced BIOS Setup Choose the Advanced BIOS Setup from the Award BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the <Left> and <Right> arrow keys. below. Select one of the items in the left frame of the screen to go to the sub screen for that item.
  • Page 51 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." Init Display First This option allows the user to determine which display device will first be activated when the sytem boots up -- either a installed in the PCI slot or a device intalled in the AGP slot.

  • Page 52: Advanced Chipset Features

    UPER P3TDDE 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".
  • Page 53 This section documents the functions 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, access to the memory and the communication between the PCI slots and the CPU.
  • Page 54 UPER P3TDDE User’s Manual System BIOS Cacheable If enabled, the system BIOS information stored in the BIOS ROM (Read Only Memory) chip will be written and temporarily stored in the "cacheable" section of the memory, so the CPU has faster access to the information.
  • Page 55 On-Chip IDE Channel 10 If enabled, BIOS support of onchip IDE 10 will be activated. The settings are "Enabled" and "Disabled". OnChip IDE Channel 11 If enabled, BIOS support of onchip IDE 11 will be activated. The settings are "Enabled" and "Disabled". IDE Prefetch Mode If enabled, the IDE Prefetch Mode function will be activated.

  • Page 56: Integrated Peripherals

    UPER P3TDDE User’s Manual 4-4.3 Integrated Peripherals When the item "Integrated Peripherals" is highlighted, hit the <Enter> key to activate the sub-menu screen. When the above menu appears, select the items and press the <Enter> key to display the options.
  • Page 57 IR Transmission Delay If "Enabled", the transmssion of IR (infrared) signals will be delayed. The settings are "Enabled" and "Disabled". UR2 Duplex Mode This option sets the UR2 Duplex Mode. The settings are "Full" and "Half". Use IR Pins This item is used to change the Use IR Pins setting. The settings are "RxD2, TxD2"...

  • Page 58: Hardware Monitors

    UPER P3TDDE User’s Manual 4-4.4 Hardware Monitors When the item "Hardware Monitors" is highlighted, press the <Enter> key to activate the sub-menu. 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 sound and a warning message will be displayed on the screen.

  • Page 59: Processor Features

    4-4.5 Processor Features When the item "Processor Features" is highlighted, press the <Enter> key to activate the sub-menu as seen below. CPU L1 & L2 Cache Set this option to "Enabled" to activate the CPU L1 and L2 cache. The settings are "Disabled"...
  • Page 60 UPER P3TDDE User’s Manual Processor Number Feature Set this option to "Enabled" to enable the reporting of your computer system's CPU ID numbers. The settings are "Enabled" and "Disabled". 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", "x6.5", "x7", "x7.5", "x8", "x8.5",...
  • Page 61 PNP OS Installed Select "Yes" if you are using an operating system that supports Plug and Play solutions. Select "No" if you need the BIOS to configure non-boot devices. Reset Configuration Data If you have installed a new add-on device and it has caused conflicts in system configuration that results in a system boot-up failure, then select "Enabled"...

  • Page 62: Power Management

    UPER P3TDDE User’s Manual 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 functions included in the Advanced Configuration and Power Management software.
  • Page 63 Wake-Up by WOL/ WOM / RI Select "Enabled" to allow BIOS to activate the Modem Ring Resume function. The settings are "Enabled" and "Disabled". HDD Spin Off Timeout If "Enabled", this option will allow the AwardBIOS to power-down the hard disk drive after a time delay to avoid losing data. The settings are "Disabled", and "1 min"...
  • Page 64 UPER P3TDDE User’s Manual KB Power On Password This item allows the user to set the password to activate the power on function through keyboard. Press the <Enter> key to enter the password. Hot Key Power On This option allows the user to set the hot key to activate the power on function.

  • Page 65: Boot-Up Devices

    Boot-up Devices When the Item "Boot" is highlighted on the main menu bar, press the <Enter> key to activate the following screen: AwardBIOS attempts to load the operating system from devices specified by the users in a user-specified sequence. First Boot Device This item allows the user to select the first boot-up device.
  • Page 66 UPER P3TDDE User’s Manual 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".

  • Page 67: Security Setup

    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, press the <Enter> key to activate the following screen. When prompted, type in Supervisor's password in the dialogue box to set or to change Supervisor's Password.
  • Page 68 UPER P3TDDE User’s Manual Set User's Password When the item "Set User's Password" is highlighted on the Security Main Menu, press 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 69: Exit Setup

    Exit Setup Select "Exit" from the Main Menu bar and press the <Enter> key to activate the following screen: Save & Exit Setup If you highlight the letter "Y" and press <Enter>, you will save any changes you've made in the BIOS program (CMOS) before you exit. should then continue with the boot-up procedure.
  • Page 70 UPER P3TDDE User’s Manual Notes 4-26...

  • Page 71: Chapter 5: Ide Raid Controller

    IDE RAID Controller Introduction to the FastTrak 100 RAID Controller The P3TDDE contains a Promise Technology FastTrak100 RAID controller installed onboard. Promise designed the FastTrak100 PDC20267 to provide a cost-effective, high performance RAID controller that adds performance and/or reliability to PC desktops and servers using Ultra ATA/100, Ultra ATA/66 or EIDE drives.
  • Page 72 UPER P3TDDE User's Manual Keys 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 73: Installing Drivers

    Installing Drivers 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 5-5 ·...
  • Page 74 UPER P3TDDE User's Manual Installing Driver in Existing Windows 2000 System WARNING: If you will be moving the boot drive containing the existing Windows 2000 operating system to a mirrored RAID 1 array on the FastTrak100 card, the FastTrak100 driver MUST be loaded to the hard drive while it is still attached to your existing hard drive controller.
  • Page 75 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 are installing the FastTrak100 drivers on a system with Millennium already installed, see “Installing Drivers with Existing Millennium System.”...
  • Page 76 UPER P3TDDE User's Manual 7. Click on “Next.” A message informing you that Windows Millennium has found “Windows Millennium Promise FastTrak100 Controller” should appear. 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:.
  • Page 77 13. Press “Next,” then “Finish,” then “Yes” when asked if you want to restart your computer. Be sure to remove the diskette from drive A:. Windows 95 1. After installing the FastTrak100 controller card and configuring the hard drives, partition and format your hard drive(s), if necessary. 2.
  • Page 78 UPER P3TDDE User's Manual 6. Insert the “FastTrak100 Driver” diskette in drive A:. 7. Click on “Next.” The Add New Hardware wizard will say it has found “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:.
  • Page 79 Windows NT4 Installing Drivers During Windows NT 4.0 Installation 1. Start the system installation by booting from the Windows NT disk: a) Floppy install: boot the system with the Windows NT installation diskettes. b) Floppyless install: boot from floppy and type “WINNT /B”. After files have been copied, the system will reboot.

  • Page 80: Frequently Asked Questions

    UPER P3TDDE User's Manual 5. In the “Install Drivers” dialog box, press “Have Disk…” 6. When the “Install From Disk” appears, insert the “FastTrak100 Driver” diskette in drive A:. 7. Type “A:\NT4” in the text box window, then choose “OK.”...
  • Page 81 Can I use ATAPI devices on the FastTrak100 controller? No. There is no driver layer on the FastTrak100 controller which will support ATAPI packet messages. Will the FastTrak/100 work with a 37Mhz or 41Mhz PCI bus speed? The current PCI 2.1 specification is for a 33Mhz PCI bus speed. The FastTrak100 is designed around the specification.
  • Page 82 UPER P3TDDE User's Manual Drive Issues Can I add a drive to a FastTrak66 RAID array via hot-swap and dynamically adjust the array size/configuration? No. The FastTrak100 system does not support dynamically adjustable RAID size/configurations. Do the HDDs on the FastTrak100 have to be the same size? The HDDs that you use with the FastTrak100 do not have to be the same size.
  • Page 83 What system BIOS CMOS settings do I use for the drives on the FastTrak100 controller? None. The drives on the FastTrak100 controller are supported by the FastTrak100 BIOS and/or an O/S drivers, not by your system BIOS. How do I partition/format my FastTrak100 RAID array? The FastTrak100 “fools”...
  • Page 84 UPER P3TDDE User's Manual you do not require the FastTrak100 BIOS to boot from an array and it is only to be used through a driver under the O/S, one simpler solution would be to disable the FastTrak100 BIOS so that it does not affect the boot sequence at all.

  • Page 85: Appendix A: Awardbios Post Messages

    AwardBIOS 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 Codes Currently, there are several kinds of beep codes in the Award BIOS.
  • Page 86 UPER P3TDDE 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 87 Appendix A: Award BIOS POST Messages Memory Address Error at ... Indicates a memory address error at a specific location. You can use this location along with the memory map for your system to find and replace the bad memory chips. Memory parity Error at ...
  • Page 88 UPER P3TDDE User’s Manual 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.

  • Page 89: Appendix B Awardbios Post Codes

    AwardBIOS 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 90 UPER P3TDDE 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 91 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 92 UPER P3TDDE 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 93 POST (hex) Description Reserved Reserved 1. Call chipset power management hook. 2. Recover the text font used by EPA logo (not for full screen logo) 3. If password is set, ask for password. Save all data in stack back to CMOS Initialize ISA PnP boot devices 1.
  • Page 94 UPER P3TDDE User’s Manual Notes...

  • Page 95: Appendix C: Awardbios Error Beepcodes

    AwardBIOS 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: AwardBIOS Beep Codes...
  • Page 96 UPER P3TDDE User’s Manual Notes...

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