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Supermicro P4SCi User Manual

Supermicro p4sci motherboards: user guide
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  • Page 1 ® UPER SUPER P4SC8 SUPER P4SCi USER’S MANUAL Revision 1.0c...
  • Page 2 Note: For the most up-to-date version of this manual, please see our web site at www.supermicro.com. SUPER MICRO 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

    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 P4SC8/P4SCi motherboard. The P4SC8/P4SCi supports a single ® Intel Pentium 4 processors or Celeron processors up to 3.40 GHz* at a system bus speed of 800/533/400 MHz.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Checklist ... 1-1 Contacting Supermicro ... 1-2 Super P4SC8/P4SCi Image ... 1-3 Super P4SC8/P4SCi Layout ... 1-4 SUPER P4SC8/P4SCi Quick Reference ... 1-5 Intel E7210 Canterwood ES Chipset: System Block Diagram ... 1-6 Motherboard Features ... 1-7 Chipset Overview ... 1-9 PC Health Monitoring ...
  • Page 5 ATX PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Ports ... 2-11 Ethernet (GLAN) ... 2-12 VGA Port ... 2-12 SMB Header ... 2-12 Universal Serial Bus (USB) ... 2-13 SATA LED ... 2-13 Wake-On-Ring ... 2-14 Wake-On-LAN ... 2-14 Keylock Enable/Disable ... 2-14 Jumper Settings ... 2-15 Explanation of Jumpers ...
  • Page 6 Chapter 4: BIOS Introduction ... 4-1 Running Setup ... 4-2 Main BIOS Setup ... 4-2 Advanced BIOS Setup ... 4-4 4-4.1 Advanced BIOS Features ... 4-4 4-4.2 Advanced Chipset Control ... 4-6 4-4.3 I/O Device Configuration ... 4-7 4-4.4 PnP Configuration ... 4-9 4-4.5 Console Redirection ...

  • Page 7: Chapter 1 Introduction

    Overview Checklist Congratulations on purchasing your computer motherboard from an ac- knowledged leader in the industry. Supermicro boards are designed with the utmost attention to detail to provide you with the highest standards in quality and performance. Please check that the following items have all been included with your motherboard.

  • Page 8: Contacting Supermicro

    UPER P4SC8/P4SCi 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: Super P4Sc8/P4Sci Image

    Chapter 1: Introduction SUPER P4SC8/P4SCi Figure 1-1. SUPER P4SC8/P4SCi Image...
  • Page 10 *See Chapter 2 for detailed information on jumpers, I/O ports and JF1 front panel connections. *" " indicates the location of Pin 1. *The difference between the P4SC8/P4SCi is that the P4SC8 has SCSI, and the P4SCi does not. *Warning: Do not use a wrong type of onboard CMOS battery or install the onboard CMOS battery upside down to avoid any possible explosions.
  • Page 11 P4SC8/P4SCi Quick Reference Jumpers Description Speaker VGA Enable/Disable JBT1 CMOS Clear JP1,JP2 CPU Clock Speed OHFan Force On Watch Dog Reset JP20 Power Force On JPA3 (*P4SC8 only) SCSI Enabled JPL2 GLAN2 JPUSB USB1/2 Wake Up JPWAKE KB/MSPWOn Standby Connectors...
  • Page 12 UPER P4SC8/P4SCi User’s Manual 1x GbE Intel CSA (66MHz) USB 2.0 (4)Ports SATA (2) Ports ATA/100 (2) Ports KB/Mouse P4SC8/P4SCi System Block Diagram Note: This is a general block diagram and may not exactly represent the features on your motherboard. See the following pages for the actual specifications of the motherboard.

  • Page 13: Motherboard Features

    • Intel Pentium 4/Celeron processors (*use 0.13 Micron Manufacturing Technology CPUs) Note: Refer to the motherboard specifications pages on our web site (http:www.supermicro.com/Product) for updates on supported processors. Memory Latest memory technology! • Dual Channel DDR up to 4 GB ECC, or non-ECC, unbuffered DDR-400/...
  • Page 14 UPER P4SC8/P4SCi User’s Manual • Environmental temperature monitoring and control • Power-up mode control for recovery from AC power loss • System overheat LED and control • System resource alert (via Supero Doctor III) • Hardware BIOS virus protection • Auto-switching voltage regulator for the CPU core ACPI Features •...

  • Page 15: Chipset Overview

    Chipset Overview: Intel E7210 The Intel E7210 Chipset contains the following main components: Canterwood Memory Controller Hub (MCH) and the I/O Controller Hub (6300ESB ICH). These two components are interconnected via the Hub In- terface. Memory Controller Hub (MCH) The Canterwood Memory Controller Hub (MCH) is designed to support the Intel PGA 478-pin Processor.

  • Page 16: Pc Health Monitoring

    3-pin fans are controlled by the power management functions. Environmental Temperature Control The P4SC8/P4SCi has a CPU "thermal trip" feature. A thermal control sensor monitors the CPU temperature in real time and will send a signal to shut down the system whenever the CPU temperature passes a certain thresh- old to protect the CPU from overheating.

  • Page 17: Bios Support For Usb Keyboard

    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 18: Super I/O

    UPER P4SC8/P4SCi User’s Manual The SUPER P4SC8/P4SCi accommodates 12V ATX power supplies. though most power supplies generally meet the specifications required by the CPU, some are inadequate. You power supply must supply 1 amp of 5V standby voltage. It is strongly recommended that you use a high quality power supply that meets 12V ATX power supply Specification 1.1 or above.

  • Page 19: Chapter 2 Installation

    Static-Sensitive Devices Electric Static Discharge (ESD) can damage electronic components. 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 ESD. Precautions • Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent static discharge. •...

  • Page 20: Processor And Heatsink Fan Installation

    If you buy a boxed Intel Pentium 4 478 proces- sor, it should include a heatsink, fan and reten- tion mechanism. If you buy a processor sepa- rately, use only a Supermicro- or Intel- certified heatsink and fan. 2. Insert the white pegs into the black an- chors.
  • Page 21 5. Lift the lever on the CPU socket. 6. Install the CPU in the socket. Make sure that Pin 1 of the CPU is seated on Pin 1 of the socket (both corners are marked with a triangle). 7. Press the lever down until you hear a click.

  • Page 22: Mounting The Motherboard In The Chassis

    Gently press down on the memory module until it snaps into place. Support The P4SC8/P4SCi supports Dual channel, ECC or non-ECC, unbuffered DDR-400/333/266 SDRAM. *Populate DIMM0A,DIMM1A and/or DIMM0B, DIMM1B with memory modules of the same size/same type will result in the dual channel, two-way interleaved memory which is faster than the single channel memory.
  • Page 23 Host Clock FSB (MHz) (MHz) (*Note: The BIOS will display 320 due to the limitation of Intel’s chipset). Note: The Intel E7210 chip supports unbuffered, non-ECC or ECC memory. If ECC memory is installed, the ECC bits need to be initialized in the BIOS before operation.

  • Page 24: Front Control Panel

    UPER P4SC8/P4SCi User's Manual I/O Port/Control Panel Connector Locations The I/O ports are color coded in conformance with the PC99 specification to make setting up your system easier. See Figure 2-3 below for the colors and locations of the various IO ports.

  • Page 25: Connecting Cables

    Connecting Cables Power Supply Connectors The primary power supply connec- tor (J20) on the P4SC8/P4SCi meets the SSI (Superset ATX) 24- pin specification. Refer to the table on the right for the pin definitions of the ATX 20-pin power connec- tor.

  • Page 26: Ir Connector

    UPER P4SC8/P4SCi User's Manual IR Connector The infrared connector is located at J16. See the table on the right for pin definitions. See the Techni- cal Support section of our web page for information on the infra- red devices you can connect to the system.

  • Page 27: Ide/Sata Led

    *IDE LED (*See the note below) The IDE LED is located on pins 13, 14 of JF1. This connects to the hard drive LED to display all IDE activities. See the table on the right for pin definitions. (Note: This LED is for all IDE and SATA devices ) Power_LED Connector The Power LED connector is lo- cated on pins 15, 16 of JF1.

  • Page 28: Serial Ports

    UPER P4SC8/P4SCi User's Manual Fan Headers There are six fan headers on the P4SC8/P4SCi. These fan are des- ignated: CPU Fan, Chassis Fan1, Chassis Fan2, Chassis Fan3, Chassis Fan4, and Over Heat Fan. (Chassis Fan 3 and Chassis Fan 4 are not monitored by the BIOS.) Connect the fan on your...

  • Page 29: Chassis Intrusion

    Chassis Intrusion The Chassis Intrusion header is designated JL1. See the table on the right for pin definitions. ATX PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Ports The ATX PS/2 keyboard and the PS/2 mouse are located at J11. See the table on the right for pin definitions.

  • Page 30: Ethernet (Glan)

    UPER P4SC8/P4SCi User's Manual Ethernet Ports GLAN1/2 Two Ethernet ports (GLAN1 and GLAN2) are located next to the VGA port on the IO backplane. These ports accept RJ45 type cables. VGA Connector A VGA connector (JG1) is located next to the GLAN1 on the IO backplane.

  • Page 31: Universal Serial Bus (Usb)

    Universal Serial Bus (USB) There are two Universal Serial Bus Connectors (USB 1/2: J12/ J13) located on the I/O backpanel, and two additional USB headers (USB3/4: J19) located on the moth- erboard. These ports can be used to provide front side chassis ac- cess.

  • Page 32: Wake-On-Ring

    UPER P4SC8/P4SCi User's Manual Wake-On-Ring The Wake-On-Ring header is desig- nated WOR. This function allows your computer to receive and be "awak- ened" by an incoming call when in the suspend state. See the table on the right for pin definitions. You must also have a WOR card and cable to use WOR.

  • Page 33: 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 34: Usb Wake-Up

    UPER P4SC8/P4SCi User's Manual USB Wake-Up (*USB1/2 Only) Use JPUSB to enable or disable USB Wake-Up, which allows you to "wake the system up" by press- ing a key on the keyboard or by clicking the mouse when con- nected to the USB1 or USB2 port.

  • Page 35: Watch Dog Enable/Disable

    Watch Dog Enable/Disable Watch Dog is a system monitor that can reboot the system when a soft- ware application hangs. Close pins 1-2 to reset the system when an applicantion hangs. Clsoe pins 2-3 to generate a non-maskable interrupt for the application that hangs. See the table on the right for jumper set- tings.

  • Page 36: Vga Enable/Disable

    UPER P4SC8/P4SCi User's Manual VGA Enable J33 allows you to enable or disable the VGA port. The default position is on pins 1 and 2 to enable VGA. See the table on the right for jumper settings. Overheat Fan Force-Power-...

  • Page 37: Keyboard Wake-Up

    Keyboard Wake-Up The JPWAKE jumper is used to al- low the system to be awakened by pressing a key on the keyboard from S1 or S3 in the Windows OS. Your power supply must meet ATX specification 2.01 or higher and supply 720 mA of standby power to use this feature.

  • Page 38: Parallel Port Connector

    UPER P4SC8/P4SCi User's Manual Parallel Port, Floppy Drive and Hard Drive Connections Use the following information to connect 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 39: Floppy Connector

    Floppy Connector The floppy connector is located at J7. Refer to Figure 2-3 for location. See the table on the right for pin definitions. IDE Connectors The IDE connectors are located on J2, J5. You do not need to configure the onboard IDE inter- faces(-Pins 13,14 of JF1.) Re- fer to Figure 2-3 for location.

  • Page 40: Ultra 320 Scsi Connectors

    UPER P4SC8/P4SCi User's Manual SCSI Connectors (*P4SC8 only) Two Ultra 320 SCSI con- nectors are located at JA1 and JA2. See the table on the right for pin definitions. Note: Please refer to Appendix C for Software installation Instructions. 24-pin ATX Conn...

  • Page 41: 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 refer to the section regarding ‘Re- turning Merchandise for Service in this chapter. Always disconnect the AC power cord before adding, changing or installing any hardware compo- nents.

  • Page 42: 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. They should know of any possible problem(s) with the specific system configuration that was sold to you.

  • Page 43: Frequently Asked Questions

    Frequently Asked Questions Question: What type of memory does my motherboard support? Answer: The P4SC8/P4SCi supports up to 4 GB of ECC/non-ECC, unbuf- fered DDR2-400, DDR-333/266, two-way interleaved SDRAM. See Section 2-4 for details on installing memory. Question: How do I update my BIOS? Answer: It is recommended that you not upgrade your BIOS if you are not experiencing problems with your system.
  • Page 44 UPER P4SC8/P4SCi User's Manual Question: What's on the CD that came with my motherboard? Answer: The supplied compact disc has quite a few drivers and programs that will greatly enhance your system. We recommend that you review the CD and install the applications you need. Applications on the CD include chipset drivers for the Windows OS and security and audio drivers.

  • Page 45: 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.
  • Page 46 UPER P4SC8/P4SCi User's Manual Notes...

  • Page 47: Chapter 4: Bios

    Introduction This chapter describes the AwardBIOS for the P4SC8/P4SCi. 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 48: Running Setup

    UPER P4SC8/P4SCi 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 choosing 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 the note on the next page).
  • Page 49 Date/Time Set the system date and time. Key in the correct information in the mm, dd and yy fields. Press the Enter key to save the data. Legacy Diskette A This setting allows the user to set the type of floppy disk drive installed as diskette A.

  • Page 50: 4-4 Advanced Bios Setup

    UPER P4SC8/P4SCi User's Manual 4-4 Advanced BIOS Setup Choose the Advanced BIOS Setup menu from the Award BIOS 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 51 Chapter 4: BIOS Quick Boot If enabled, this feature allows the system to skip certain tests while booting. This will decrease the time needed to boot the system. The settings are Enabled and Disabled. Quiet Boot This feature allows the user to activate the function of Quiet Boot. The options are: Enabled and Disabled.

  • Page 52: 4-4.2 Advanced Chipset Control

    UPER P4SC8/P4SCi User's Manual 4-4.2 Advanced Chipset Control Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings. ECC Configuration This setting allows you to enable or disable ECC (Error Correction and Checking). The options are ECC and Non-ECC. CSA LAN (Giga-LAN) Select Enabled to activate the function of CSA LAN.

  • Page 53: 4-4.3 I/O Device Configuration

    Chapter 4: BIOS USB Controller This setting allows you to enable or disable the USB Controller. The options are Enabled, and Disabled. USB 2.0 Controller This setting allows you to enable or disable USB 2.0 (EHCI) Controller. The options are Enabled, and Disabled. USB Legacy Support This setting allows you to enable or disable the functions of USB, Keyboard/ Mouse under POST and DOS.
  • Page 54 UPER P4SC8/P4SCi User's Manual UART Mode Select This setting allows the user to select the UART mode for the BIOS. The options are IrDA, ASKIR and Normal. RxD, TxD Active This allows the user to change the settings for the RxD, TxD Active function.

  • Page 55: 4-4.4 Pnp Configuration

    Chapter 4: BIOS Power On Function This setting allows the user to decide how to power on the system. The options are Password, Hot Key, Mouse Left, Mouse Right, Any Key, and Button Only. KB Power On Password This setting allows the user to enter the Password when the system is powered on via keyboard.

  • Page 56: 4-4.5 Console Redirection

    UPER P4SC8/P4SCi User's Manual Resources Controlled By This setting allows BIOS to automatically configure all boot and Plug and Play compatible devices. If you choose Auto, you cannot select the IRQ, DMA and memory base address fields because BIOS automatically assigns them.

  • Page 57: Agent After Boot

    Chapter 4: BIOS Agent after Boot Select Enable to allow Console Redirection to continue running after OS bootup. The Options are Enabled, and Disabled. 4-4.6 Hardware Monitor Choose Hardware Monitor from the Award BIOS main menu with the Left/ Right arrow keys. You should see the following display: CPU Warning Temperature This allows you to set the CPU warning temperature.

  • Page 58: 4-4.7 Processor & Clock Options

    ElectroMagnetic Interference. The options are Enabled and Disabled. CPU Clock Key in a number between 100 and 233 to set the CPU clock (MHz). Supermicro does not recommend or make any guarantees when CPU overclocking is used. The default setting is 200 MHz. 4-12...

  • Page 59: Security

    Chapter 4: BIOS Security Choose Security from the Award BIOS main menu with the Left/Right arrow keys. You should see the following display: Set Supervisor Password When the item: Set Supervisor Password is highlighted on the screen, press the <Enter> key. When prompted, type the Supervisor Password in the dialogue box to set or to change the Supervisor Password.

  • Page 60: Boot

    UPER P4SC8/P4SCi User's Manual Boot Choose Boot from the Award BIOS main menu with the Left/Right arrow keys. You should see the following display: Removable Device Priority This setting allows the user to set the priority of removable devices. The options are Floppy Disks, LS120, Zip 100, USB-FDD0, USB-FDD1, USB- ZIP0, and USB-ZIP1.

  • Page 61: Exit

    Chapter 4: BIOS Third Boot Device This item allows the user to set the Third boot-up device. The options are Removable, Hard Disks, CDROM, Legacy LAN, and Disabled. 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.

  • Page 62: Load Fail-Safe Defaults

    UPER P4SC8/P4SCi User's Manual Load Fail-Safe Defaults Highlight this item and hit <Enter> to load the default settings for all items in the BIOS Setup. These are the safest settings to use. Load Optimized Defaults Highlight this item and hit <Enter> to load the optimized settings for all items in the BIOS Setup.

  • Page 63: Appendix Abios Post Messages

    BIOS POST Messages During the Power-On Self-Test (POST), the BIOS will check for problems. If a problem is found, the BIOS will activate an alarm or display a message. The following is a list of such BIOS messages. Beeps 1 long beep 1 long beep+2 short beeps Appendix A: BIOS POST Messages Appendix A...
  • Page 64 SUPER P4SC8/P4SCi User's Manual Notes...

  • Page 65: Appendix B: Bios Post Codes

    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 66 UPER P4SC8/P4SCi 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 67 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 68 UPER P4SC8/P4SCi 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 69 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 70 UPER P4SC8/P4SCi User’s Manual NOTES...
  • Page 71 After all the hardware has been installed, you must first configure the Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA RAID Driver before you install the Windows operating system. The necessary drivers are all included on the Supermicro bootable CDs that came packaged with your motherboard.
  • Page 72 UPER P4SC8/P4SCi User's Manual ATA Operate Mode You can select from the following two modes: Combined Mode and Enhanced Mode. Combined Mode: In this mode, system BIOS assigns the traditional IRQ 14 and IRQ 15 for the use of HDD. Up to 4 ATA devices are supported by this mode.
  • Page 73 Appendix C: Software Installation Configuring BIOS settings for the SATA RAID Functions (En- hanced Mode) 1. Press the <Del> key during system bootup to enter the BIOS Setup Utility. Note: If it is the first time to power on the system, we recommend that you load the Optimized Default Settings.

  • Page 74: Using The Adaptec Raid Configuration Utility (Arc)

    RAID mirroring (RAID 1) allows the data to be simultaneously written to two drives, so critical data is always available even if a single hard disk fails. Due to the built-in functionality, the P4SC8/P4SCi is specially designed to keep pace with the increasing performance demands of com- puter systems by improving disk I/O throughput and providing data accessi- bility regardless of a single disk failure.

  • Page 75: Managing Arrays

    Appendix C: Software Installation Managing Arrays Select this option to view array properties, and delete arrays. The following sections describe the operations Of Managing Arrays. To select this option, use the arrow keys and the <enter> key to select Managing Arrays from the main menu (as shown above).
  • Page 76 UPER P4SC8/P4SCi User's Manual Viewing Array Properties To view the properties of an existing array: 1. At the BIOS prompt, press Ctrl+A. 2. From the ARC menu, select Array Configuration Utility (ACU). 3. From the ACU menu, select Manage Arrays (as shown on the previous screen.)

  • Page 77: Creating Arrays

    Appendix C: Software Installation Creating Arrays Before creating arrays, make sure the disks for the array are connected and installed in your system. Note that disks with no usable space, or disks that are un-initialized are shown in gray and cannot be used. See Initializing Disk Drives.
  • Page 78 UPER P4SC8/P4SCi User's Manual 5. Press Enter when both disks for the new array are selected. The Array Properties menu displays (as the screen shown below). Assigning Array Properties Once you've create a new array, you are ready to assign the properties to the array.
  • Page 79 2. Under the item Arrays Label, type in an label and press Enter. Note: The label shall not be more than 15 characters.) 3. For RAID 0, select the desired stripe size. Note: Available stripe sizes are 16, 32, and 64 KB-default. It is recommended that you do not change the default setting.
  • Page 80 UPER P4SC8/P4SCi User's Manual 5. When you are finished, press Done (as the screen shown below). Notes: 1. Before adding a new drive to an array, back up any data contained on the new drive. Otherwise, all data will be lost.
  • Page 81 Appendix C: Software Installation Adding a Bootable Array To make an array bootable: 1. From the Main menu, select Manage Arrays. 2. From the List of Arrays, select the array you want to make bootable, and press Ctrl+B. 3. Enter Y to create a bootable array when the following message is dis- played: This will make all other existing bootable array non-bootable.
  • Page 82 UPER P4SC8/P4SCi User's Manual Adding/Deleting Hotspares Note: In order to rebuild a RAID (RAID 0 or RAID 1), you would need to add a new HDD as a hotspare. 1. Turn on your computer and press Ctrl+A as prompted to access the ARC Utility 2.

  • Page 83: Initializing Disk Drives

    Appendix C: Software Installation Initializing Disk Drives If an installed disk does not appear in the disk selection list for creating a new array, or if it appears grayed out, you may have to initialize it before you can use it as part of an array. Drives attached to the controller must be initialized before they can be used in an array.
  • Page 84 UPER P4SC8/P4SCi User's Manual 4. Use the up and down arrow keys to highlight the disk you wish to initialize and press Insert (as shown in the screen below). C-14...
  • Page 85 Appendix C: Software Installation 5. Repeat Step 4 so that both drives to be initialized are selected (as shown in the screen below). 6. Press Enter. 7. Read the warning message as shown in the screen. 8. Make sure that you have selected the correct disk drives to initialize. If correct, type Y to continue.

  • Page 86: Rebuilding Arrays

    UPER P4SC8/P4SCi User's Manual Rebuilding Arrays Note 1: Rebuilding applies to Fault Tolerant array (RAID 1) only. If an array Build process (or initialization) is interrupted or critical with one member missing, you must perform a Rebuild to get the array to Optimal status.

  • Page 87: Using The Disk Utilities

    Appendix C: Software Installation Using the Disk Utilities The Disk Utilities enable you to format or verify the media of your Serial ATA hard disks. To access the disk utilities: 1. Turn on your computer and press Ctrl+A when prompted to access the ARC utility (as shown in the screen below.) C-17...
  • Page 88 UPER P4SC8/P4SCi User's Manual 2. From the ARC menu, select Disk Utilities as shown in the screen below. 3 Select the desired disk and press Enter (as shown in the screen below.) C-18...
  • Page 89 2. Press Yes to exit the Utility. *For more information regarding Adaptec RAID Utility, please refer to Adaptec's User's Guide in the CD included in your shipping package. You can also download a copy of Adaptec User's Guide from our web site at: www. supermicro.com. C-19...
  • Page 90 C-2 Installing Intel's Hance Rapids Driver by the Adaptec and Installing the OS a. Insert Supermicro's bootable CD that came with the package into the CD Drive during the system reboot, and the screen:Super Micro Driver Diskette Maker will appear.

  • Page 91: Installing Other Software Programs And Drivers

    Appendix C: Software Installation C-3 Installing Other Software Programs and Drivers A. Installing Drivers other than Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA RAID Controller Driver After you've installed the Windows Operating System, a screen as shown below will appear. You are ready to install software programs and drivers that have not yet been installed.
  • Page 92 UPER P4SC8/P4SCi User's Manual Supero Doctor III The Supero Doctor III program is a Web-base management tool that supports remote management capability. It includes Remote and Local Management tools. The local management is called the SD III Client. The Supero Doctor III program included on the CDROM that came with your motherboard allows to monitor the environment and operations of your system.
  • Page 93 Supero Doctor III Interface Display Screen-II (Remote Control) Note: SD III Software Revision 1.0 can be downloaded from our Web site at: ftp://ftp.supermicro.com/utility/Supero_Doctor_III/. You can also down- load SDIII User's Guide at: http://www.supermicro.com/PRODUCT/Manuals/ SDIII/UserGuide.pdf. For Linux, we will still recommend Supero Doctor II.
  • Page 94 UPER P4SC8/P4SCi User's Manual Notes C-24...

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