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  • Page 1 ® UPER SUPER P4DE8 SUPER P4DEI SUPER P4DEE USER’S MANUAL Revision 1.0...
  • 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: Preface

    This manual is written for system integrators, PC technicians and knowledgeable PC users. It provides information for the installation and use of the SUPER P4DE8/P4DEI/P4DEE mainboard. The SUPER P4DE8/P4DEI/ P4DEE supports single or dual Intel a 512K L2 cache at a 400 MHz front side bus. Please refer to the support section of our web site (http://www.supermicro.com/TechSupport.htm) for...

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Contacting Supermicro ... 1-2 Super P4DE8 Image ... 1-4 Super P4DEI/P4DEE Image ... 1-5 Super P4DE8 Layout ... 1-6 Super P4DE8 Quick Reference ... 1-7 Super P4DEI/P4DEE Layout ... 1-8 Super P4DEI/P4DEE Quick Reference ... 1-9 Motherboard Features ... 1-10 ServerWorks GC - SL Chipset: System Block Diagram ...
  • Page 5 L2 LED ... 2-9 L1 LED ... 2-9 Overheat LED ... 2-9 Power Fail LED ... 2-9 Reset ... 2-9 PWR_ON ... 2-10 Universal Serial Bus (USB0/1) ... 2-10 Extra Universal Serial Bus Connection (USB2/3) ... 2-10 Serial Ports ... 2-11 PS/2 Keyboard and Mouse Ports ...
  • Page 6 UPER P4DE8/P4DEI/P4DEE User’s Manual Chapter 3: Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Procedures ... 3-1 Before Power On ... 3-1 No Power ... 3-1 No Video ... 3-1 Memory Errors ... 3-2 Losing the System’s Setup Configuration ... 3-2 Technical Support Procedures ... 3-2 Frequently Asked Questions ...

  • Page 7: Chapter 1: Introduction

    One (1) ribbon cable for IDE devices One (1) floppy ribbon cable One (1) I/O backpanel shield One (1) Supermicro CD or diskettes containing drivers and utilities One (1) User's/BIOS Manual Two (2) fan/heatsink assemblies (Fan-042 - retail only) Two (2) sets of heatsink retention clips (4 total)

  • Page 8: Contacting Supermicro

    UPER P4DE8/P4DEI/P4DEE User’s Manual Contacting Supermicro Headquarters Address: SuperMicro Computer, Inc. 980 Rock Ave. San Jose, CA 95131 U.S.A. Tel: +1 (408) 503-8000 Fax: +1 (408) 503-8008 Email: marketing@supermicro.com (General Information) support@supermicro.com (Technical Support) Web Site: www.supermicro.com Europe Address: SuperMicro Computer B.V.
  • Page 9 Chapter 1: Introduction Notes...

  • Page 10: Super P4De8 Image

    UPER P4DE8/P4DEI/P4DEE User’s Manual Figure 1-1. SUPER P4DE8 Image...

  • Page 11: Super P4Dei/P4Dee Image

    Chapter 1: Introduction Figure 1-2. SUPER P4DEI/P4DEE Image* *P4DEI shown. The P4DEE has the same layout but includes only a single 10/100 Mb LAN port.

  • Page 12: Super P4De8 Layout

    UPER P4DE8/P4DEI/P4DEE User’s Manual Figure 1-3. SUPER P4DE8 Layout Keyboard/ SEC POWER Mouse USB0/1 COM2 COM1 Parallel Port LAN1 LAN2 JPL1 Rage XL PCI #4A PCI #5 JPL2 PCI #4 PCI #3 PCI #2 PCI #1 BATTERY JBT1 SCSI CH B Note: Jumpers not noted are for test purposes only.
  • Page 13 P4DE8 Quick Reference Jumper Description JBT1 CMOS Clear JPA1/A2 SCSI Channel A/B Termination Off (Terminated) JPA3 SCSI Enable/Disable JPL1 LAN1 Enable/Disable JPL2 LAN2 Enable/Disable VGA Enable/Disable Watch Dog Enable/Disable Fan Status Select Switch Description DIP Switch 1 Processor Speed Connector...

  • Page 14: Super P4Dei/P4Dee Layout

    UPER P4DE8/P4DEI/P4DEE User’s Manual Figure 1-4. SUPER P4DEI/P4DEE Layout Keyboard/ SEC POWER Mouse USB0/1 COM2 COM1 DIMM4 DIMM3 Parallel DIMM2 Port DIMM1 LAN1 LAN2 JPL1 Rage XL PCI #4A PCI #5 JPL2 PCI #4 PCI #3 PCI #2 PCI #1...
  • Page 15 P4DEI/P4DEE Quick Reference Jumper Description JBT1 CMOS Clear JPL1 LAN1 Enable/Disable JPL2* LAN2 Enable/Disable VGA Enable/Disable Watch Dog Enable/Disable Fan Status Select Switch DIP Switch 1 Connector COM1/COM2 CPU/CHS/OH FAN CPU1/CPU2 DIMM1-DIMM4 IPMI J18, J19 LAN1/LAN2* USB0/1 USB2/3 U222 * LAN2 is not included on the P4DEE. Description Processor Speed Description...

  • Page 16: Motherboard Features

    UPER P4DE8/P4DEI/P4DEE User’s Manual Motherboard Features • Single or dual Intel cache at a front side (system) bus speed of 400 MHz. Note: Please refer to the support section of our web site for a complete listing of supported processors (http://www.supermicro.com/TechSupport.htm).
  • Page 17 • BIOS flash upgrade utility • Device Drivers Dimensions • P4DE8: Full ATX: 12" x 11.7" (305 x 297 mm) • P4DEI: Full ATX: 12" x 11.7" (305 x 297 mm) • P4DEE: Full ATX: 12" x 11.7" (305 x 297 mm)
  • Page 18 UPER P4DE8/P4DEI/P4DEE User’s Manual 32-bit/33 MHz PCI ATI XL 64-bit/33 MHz PCI SCSI ATA 100 Ports Ports SMBus Serial Port Parallel Port Floppy Port Figure 1-5. ServerWorks Grand Champion SL Chipset: Note: This is a general block diagram. Please see the previous Motherboard Features Section for details on the features of each motherboard.

  • Page 19: Chipset Overview

    Plug & Play, USBs, power management, interrupt controllers and the LPC Bus. Special Features ATI Graphics Controller The P4DE8/P4DEI/P4DEE has an integrated ATI video controller based on the Rage XL graphics chip. and AGP texturing. width of up to 512 MB/sec over a 32-bit graphics memory bus.

  • Page 20: Pc Health Monitoring

    UPER P4DE8/P4DEI/P4DEE User’s Manual PC Health Monitoring This section describes the PC health monitoring features of the SUPER P4DE8/P4DEI/P4DEE. All have an onboard System Hardware Monitor chip that supports PC health monitoring. Onboard Voltage Monitors for the CPU Cores, Chipset Voltage, +5V, +12V, -12V, +3.3V and +2.5V...

  • Page 21: Acpi Features

    The system BIOS is protected by hardware that prevents viruses from infecting the BIOS area. through the flash utility provided by Supermicro. This feature can prevent viruses from infecting the BIOS area and destroying valuable data. Auto-Switching Voltage Regulator for the CPU Core The auto-switching voltage regulator for the CPU core can support up to 20A current and auto-sense voltage IDs ranging from 1.4V to 3.5V.

  • Page 22: 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 23: Super I/O

    Chapter 1: Introduction The SUPER P4DE8/P4DEI/P4DEE accommodates ATX power supplies. Al- though most power supplies generally meet the specifications required by the CPU, some are inadequate. You should use one that will supply at least 400W of power - an even higher wattage power supply is recommended for high-load configurations.
  • Page 24 UPER P4DE8/P4DEI/P4DEE User’s Manual The Super I/O supports one PC-compatible printer port (SPP), Bi-directional Printer Port (BPP) , Enhanced Parallel Port (EPP) or Extended Capabilities Port (ECP). The Super I/O provides functions that comply with ACPI (Advanced Con- figuration and Power Interface), which includes support of legacy and ACPI power management through an SMI or SCI function pin.

  • Page 25: Chapter 2: Installation

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

  • Page 26: Pga Processor And Heatsink Installation

    UPER P4DE8/P4DEI/P4DEE User’s Manual PGA Processor and Heatsink Installation When handling the processor package, avoid placing direct pressure on the label area of the fan. Also, do not place the motherboard on a conductive surface, which can damage the BIOS battery and prevent the system from booting up.
  • Page 27 4. Secure the other retention bracket into position by repeating Step 3. 5. Lift the lever on the CPU socket: lift the the lever completely or you will damage the CPU socket when power is applied . (Install CPU1 first.) 6.
  • Page 28 N o t c h e d Corner Mounting the Motherboard in the Chassis All motherboards have standard mounting holes to fit different types of chassis. Make sure the location of all the mounting holes for both the motherboard and the chassis match. Although a chassis may have both plastic and metal mounting fasteners, metal ones are highly recommended because they ground the motherboard to the chassis.

  • Page 29: Installing Dimms

    3. Gently press down on the DIMM module until it snaps into place in the slot. Repeat for more modules as desired. Support The P4DE8/P4DEI/P4DEE supports up to 4 GB of ECC registered DDR-200 (PC1600) SDRAM memory. Figure 2-2. To Install:...

  • Page 30: Ioports/Control Panel Connectors

    UPER P4DE8/P4DEI/P4DEE User’s Manual IOPorts/Control Panel Connectors The IO ports are color coded in conformance with the PC 99 specification. See Figure 2-3 below for the colors and locations of the various IO ports. Figure 2-3. Mouse (Green) Keyboard USB Ports (Purple) Note: COM2 is a header on the motherboard.

  • Page 31: Power Led

    Front Control Panel JF1 contains header pins for various front control panel connectors. These connectors are designed for use with Supermicro server chassis as a single bundled wire connection. See Figure 2-4 for the pin locations of the various front control panel buttons and LED indicators. Refer to the follow- ing section for descriptions and pin definitions.
  • Page 32 UPER P4DE8/P4DEI/P4DEE User’s Manual Connecting Cables Primary ATX Power Connection The power supply connector (at J5) meets the SSI (Superset ATX) 24-pin specification, however it also supports a 20-pin power sup- ply connector. Make sure that the orientation of the PS connector is correct.

  • Page 33: Reset

    L2 LED The L2 (Network Interface Control- ler for LAN2) LED connection is lo- cated on pins 9 and 10 of JF1. At- tach a cable to display network activity for LAN2. Refer to the table on the right for pin defini- tions.

  • Page 34: Pwr_On

    UPER P4DE8/P4DEI/P4DEE User’s Manual PWR_ON The PWR_ON connection is lo- cated on pins 1 and 2 of JF1. Mo- mentarily contacting both pins will power on/off the system. button can also be configured to function as a suspend button (see the Power Button Mode setting in BIOS).

  • Page 35: Serial Ports

    These ports accept RJ45 type cables. See the next section for a description of the LEDs on the LAN ports. Note: The P4DE8/P4DEI has two Gb LAN ports. The P4DEE has a single 100 Mb LAN port. (See Fig- ure 2-3.)

  • Page 36: Power Led/Speaker (Jf2)

    UPER P4DE8/P4DEI/P4DEE User’s Manual Power LED/Speaker (JF2) On the JF2 header, pins 1-3 are for the PWR LED and pins 4-7 are for the speaker connection. See the table on the right for speaker pin definitions. Note: The speaker connector pins are for use with an external speaker.

  • Page 37: Onboard Indicators

    Onboard Indicators LAN Port LEDs The Mb Ethernet port (located be- side the VGA port on the P4DEE only) has a yellow and a green LED. See the table at right for the functions associated with these LEDs. The Gb LAN ports each have two LEDs, the yellow (left) LED indicates activity while the other LED may be green, orange or...

  • Page 38: Jumper Settings

    UPER P4DE8/P4DEI/P4DEE User’s Manual Jumper Settings Explanation of Jumpers To modify the operation of the motherboard, jumpers can be used choose between 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 circuit board.

  • Page 39: Vga Enable/Disable

    J u m p e r S e tting s Jumper P osition P ins 1-2 P ins 2-3 Note: Gb port on the P4DE8/P4DEI, Mb port on the P4DEE 2-15 Chapter 2: Installation J u m p e r S e tting s...

  • Page 40: Lan2 Enable/Disable

    UPER P4DE8/P4DEI/P4DEE User’s Manual LAN2 Enable/Disable Change the setting of jumper JPL2 to enable or disable the LAN2 port on the motherboard. See the table on the right for jumper settings. The default setting is Enabled. SCSI Termination Enable/ Disable (P4DE8)

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

    Parallel Port, Floppy/Hard Disk Drive and SCSI 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 42: Floppy Connector

    UPER P4DE8/P4DEI/P4DEE User’s Manual Floppy Connector The floppy connector is located on J12. See the table below for pin definitions. IDE Connectors There are no jumpers to configure onboard IDE#1, #2 and #3 connec- tors (J18, J19 and J20, re- spectively).

  • Page 43: Ultra320 Scsi Connector

    Ultra320 SCSI Connector (P4DE8) Refer to the table below for the pin definitions of the Ul- tra320 SCSI connectors lo- cated at JA1, JA2 and JA3. 6 8 -p in U ltra 3 2 0 S C S I C o n n e c to rs...

  • Page 44: 2-10 Installing Software Drivers

    2-10 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 45: Chapter 3: Troubleshooting

    Troubleshooting Procedures Use the following procedures to troubleshoot your system. followed all of the procedures below and still need assistance, refer to the ‘Technical Support Procedures’ and/or ‘Returning Merchandise for Service’ section(s) in this chapter. Note: Always disconnect the power cord before adding, changing or installing any hardware components.

  • Page 46: Memory Errors

    UPER P4DE8/P4DEI/P4DEE User’s Manual If you are a system integrator, VAR or OEM, a POST diagnos- tics card is recommended. For I/O port 80h codes, refer to Memory Errors 1. Make sure the DIMM modules are properly and fully installed.

  • Page 47: 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, by fax at (408) 503- 8019 or by phone at (408) 503-8000, option 2.
  • Page 48 UPER P4DE8/P4DEI/P4DEE User’s Manual the BIOS image (xxxxxx.rom) files. Copy these files onto a bootable floppy and reboot your system. It is not necessary to set BIOS boot block protec- tion jumpers on the motherboard. At the DOS prompt, enter the command "flash."...

  • Page 49: Returning Merchandise For Service

    Chapter 3: Troubleshooting appears when the system is turned on), the momentary on/off switch must be held for more than four seconds to shut down the system. This feature is required to implement the ACPI features on the motherboard. 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.
  • Page 50 UPER P4DE8/P4DEI/P4DEE User’s Manual Notes...

  • Page 51: Chapter 4: Bios

    Introduction This chapter describes the AMIBIOS for the P4DE8/P4DEI/P4DEE. The AMI ROM BIOS is stored in a Flash EEPROM and can be easily upgraded using a floppy disk-based program. Note: Due to periodic changes to BIOS, some settings may have been added or deleted and might not yet be recorded in this manual.

  • Page 52: Bios Features

    UPER P4DE8/P4DEI/P4DEE User’s Manual BIOS Features • Supports Plug and Play V1.0A and DMI 2.3 • Supports Intel PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) (PME) local bus specification 2.2 • Supports Advanced Power Management (APM) specification v 1.1 • Supports ACPI •...

  • Page 53: Main Bios Setup Menu

    The Main BIOS Setup Menu Press the <Delete> key during the POST (Power On Self Test) to enter the Main Menu of the BIOS Setup Utility. All Main Setup options are described in this section. The Main BIOS Setup screeen is displayed below. Main Advanced Chipset PCIPnP AMIBIOS Version:...

  • Page 54: Advanced Bios Setup

    UPER P4DE8/P4DEI/P4DEE User’s Manual Advanced BIOS Setup Choose Advanced BIOS Setup from the AMIBIOS 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, such as SuperIO Configuration, to go to the sub screen for that item.

  • Page 55: Super Io Configuration

    Super IO Configuration Advanced Configure Winbond627F Serial Port(s) and Parallel P Serial Port1 Address Serial Port1 IRQ Serial Port2 Address Serial Port2 IRQ Serial Port2 Mode Parallel Port Address Parallel Port IRQ Parallel Port Mode ECP Mode DMA Channel V07.00 (C)Copyright 1985-2001, American Megatrends, Inc. The Super IO Configuration includes the following items: Serial Port 1 Address This option specifies the base I/O port address of serial port 1.

  • Page 56: Ide Configuration

    UPER P4DE8/P4DEI/P4DEE User’s Manual Serial Port 2 Mode Use this option to choose the Serial Port 2 Mode. The settings are Normal, Sharp-IR, SIR and consumer. Parallel Port Address This option specifies the I/O address used by the parallel port. The settings for this item include Disabled, 378, 278 and 3BC.
  • Page 57 Primary IDE Master When entering "Setup", BIOS automatically detects the presence of IDE devices. This displays the auto detection status of the IDE de- vices. You can also manually configure the IDE drives by providing the following information: This option allows the user to configure the IDE devices. When the desired item is highlighted (selected), press "Enter"...
  • Page 58 UPER P4DE8/P4DEI/P4DEE User’s Manual PIO Mode IDE PIO (Programmable I/O) mode programs timing cycles between the IDE drive and the programmable IDE controller. As the PIO mode in- creases, the cycle time decreases. The settings are: Auto, 0, 1, 2, 3 and 4.
  • Page 59 Chapter 4: BIOS Primary IDE Slave When the system enters "Setup", BIOS automatically detects the presence of IDE devices. This option displays the auto detection status of IDE de- vices. The settings for "Primary IDE Slave" are the same as those for the "Primary IDE Master".

  • Page 60: Floppy Configuration

    UPER P4DE8/P4DEI/P4DEE User’s Manual Floppy Configuration Floppy A Use this option to specify which of floppy drive you have installed in the A drive. The settings are Disabled, 360 KB 5 1/4", 1.2 MB 5 1/4", 720 KB 3 1/ 2", 1.44 MB 3 1/2"...
  • Page 61 Chapter 4: BIOS BootUp Num Lock This option is used to select the status of the Number Lock function on your keyboard on bootup. The settings are On and Off. BootUp CPU Speed This option is used set the CPU speed to either High or Low. PS/2 Mouse Support This option specifies whether a PS/2 Mouse will be supported.
  • Page 62 UPER P4DE8/P4DEI/P4DEE User’s Manual Wait for F1 if Error This settings for this option are Enabled and Disabled. Disabled: This prevents the AMIBIOS to wait on an error for user intervention. This setting should be used if there is a known reason for a BIOS error to appear. An example would be a system administrator must remote boot the system.

  • Page 63: Event Log Configuration

    Chapter 4: BIOS Event Log Configuration Event Logging This option Enables or Disables the logging of events. You can use this screen to select options for the Event Log Configuration Settings. You can access sub screens to view the event log and mark all events as read. Use the up and down arrow keys to select an item, and the plus (+) and minus (-) keys to change the option setting.

  • Page 64: Peripheral Device Configuration

    UPER P4DE8/P4DEI/P4DEE User’s Manual Peripheral Device Configuration Power Lost Control This option determines how the system will respond when power is reap- plied after a power loss condition. start up the system when power is reapplied after an AC power loss.

  • Page 65: Chipset Setup

    Chipset Setup Choose Chipset Setup from the AMIBIOS Setup Utility main menu. The screen is shown below. All Chipset Setup options are described following the screen. Main Advanced Chipset C000, 16k Shadow C400, 16k Shadow C800, 16k Shadow CC00, 16k Shadow D000, 16k Shadow D400, 16k Shadow D800, 16k Shadow...
  • Page 66 UPER P4DE8/P4DEI/P4DEE User’s Manual for faster application. The settings for this option are Disabled and Enabled. (The optimal settings are Cached for C000, C400, C800 anc CC00 and Disabled for all the other addresses. Memory Auto Precharge The options for this setting are Enabled and Disabled. When enabled, an Auto Precharge for read/writes based on speculative algorithms is per- formed.

  • Page 67: Pci Pnp Setup

    Hot Spare Row The settings for this option are Enabled and Disabled. When enabled, the amount of memory available for use is decreased. Hide XIOAPIC PCI Functions The settings for this option are Yes and No. Watchdog Timer This option is used to configure the Watchdog timer. abled, 2 minutes, 5 minutes, 10 minutes and 15 minutes.
  • Page 68 UPER P4DE8/P4DEI/P4DEE User’s Manual Plug & Play OS This option specifies how Plug and Play devices will be configured. settins are Yes and No. No lets BIOS configure all devices in the system. Yes lets the operating system (if supported) configure PnP devices not required for bootup.

  • Page 69: Power Setup

    Legacy USB Support This option allows you to enable support for Legacy USB. The settings are Auto, Enabled and Disabled. ARMD Emulation Type This settings for this option are Hard Disk, Auto and Floppy. Power Setup Choose Power Setup from the AMIBIOS Setup main menu. All Power Setup options are described in this section.
  • Page 70 UPER P4DE8/P4DEI/P4DEE User’s Manual ACPI Aware O/S This option allows the system to utilize Intel's ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) specification. Windows 3.x®, and Windows NT® are examples of non-ACPI aware oper- ating systems. Windows 95®, Windows 98®, Windows ME® and Windows 2000®...

  • Page 71: Boot Setup

    Boot Setup Choose Boot Setup from the AMIBIOS Setup main menu. options are described in this section. below. Main Advanced Chipset > Boot Device Priority > Hard Disk Drives > Removable Devices > ATAPI CDROM Drives V02.03 (C)Copyright 1985-2000, American Megatrends, Inc. Boot Device Priority 1st Boot Device This option is used to specify the order of the boot sequence that will...
  • Page 72 UPER P4DE8/P4DEI/P4DEE User’s Manual 3rd Boot Device The settings for the 3rd Boot Device are Removable Device, ATAPI CDROM, Hard Drive and Intel UNDI PXE-2.0 (build 082). Hard Disk Drives Use this screen to view the boot sequency of hard drives that have been auto-detected or entered manually on your system.

  • Page 73: Security Setup

    Security Setup Choose Security Setup from the AMIBIOS Setup main menu. All Security Setup options are described in this section. The Security Setup screen is shown below. Main Advanced Chipset Supervisor Password User Password > Change Supervisor Password > Change User Password >...
  • Page 74 UPER P4DE8/P4DEI/P4DEE User’s Manual Change Supervisor Password This option allows you to change a supervisor password that was entered previously. Change User Password This option allows you to change a user password that was entered previ- ously. Clear User Password Use this option to clear the user password so that it is not required to be entered when the system boots up.

  • Page 75: 4-10 Exit Setup

    4-10 Exit Setup Choose Exit Setup from the AMIBIOS Setup main menu. All Exit Setup op- tions are described in this section. The Exit Setup screen is shown below. Main Advanced Chipset > Exit Saving Changes > Exit Discarding Changes >...
  • Page 76 UPER P4DE8/P4DEI/P4DEE User’s Manual Load Optimal Defaults Highlighting this setting and then pressing <Enter> provides the optimum performance settings for all devices and system features. Load Failsafe Defaults Highlighting this setting and then pressing <Enter> provides the safest set of parameters for the system.

  • Page 77: Appendix Abios Error Beep Codes

    BIOS Error Beep Codes 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. The error messages normally appear on the screen.
  • Page 78 UPER P4DE8/P4DEI/P4DEE User’s Manual Notes...

  • Page 79: Appendix Bbios Post Codes

    BIOS POST Codes When AMIBIOS performs the Power On Self Test, it writes checkpoint codes to I/O port 0080h. If the computer cannot complete the boot process, diagnostic equipment can be attached to the computer to read I/O port 0080h. Uncompressed Initialization Codes The uncompressed initialization checkpoint codes are listed in order of execution: Checkpoint...
  • Page 80 UPER P4DE8/P4DEI/P4DEE User’s Manual Bootblock Recovery Codes The bootblock recovery checkpoint codes are listed in order of execution: Checkpoint Code Description The onboard floppy controller if available is initialized. Next, beginning the base 512 KB memory test. Initializing the interrupt vector table next.
  • Page 81 initialization before the keyboard BAT command is issued. The keyboard controller input buffer is free. Next, issuing the BAT command to the keyboard controller. The keyboard controller BAT command result has been verified. Next, performing any necessary initialization after the keyboard controller BAT command test.
  • Page 82 UPER P4DE8/P4DEI/P4DEE User’s Manual Checkpoint Code Description Interrupt vector initialization is done. Clearing the password if the POST DIAG switch is on. Any initialization before setting video mode will be done next. Initialization before setting the video mode is complete. Configuring the monochrome mode and color mode settings next.
  • Page 83 Checkpoint Code Description Patterns written in base memory. Determining the amount of memory below 1 MB next. The amount of memory below 1 MB has been found and verified. Determining the amount of memory above 1 MB memory next. The amount of memory above 1 MB has been found and verified. Checking for a soft reset and clearing the memory below 1 MB for the soft reset next.
  • Page 84 UPER P4DE8/P4DEI/P4DEE User’s Manual Checkpoint Code Description The DMA page register test passed. Performing the DMA Controller 1 base register test next. The DMA controller 1 base register test passed. Performing the DMA controller 2 base register test next. The DMA controller 2 base register test passed. Programming DMA controllers 1 and 2 next.
  • Page 85 Checkpoint Code Description Initializing the bus option ROMs from C800 next. See the last page of this chapter for additional information. Initializing before passing control to the adaptor ROM at C800. Initialization before the C800 adaptor ROM gains control has com- pleted.
  • Page 86 UPER P4DE8/P4DEI/P4DEE User’s Manual Notes...

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