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  • Page 1 ® UPER SUPER P6SLA SUPER P6SLE USER’S and BIOS MANUAL Revision 1.3...
  • 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: About This Manual

    About This Manual This manual is written for system houses, PC technicians and knowledgeable PC end users. installation and use of the SUPER P6SLA/P6SLE motherboard. SUPER P6SLA/P6SLE supports Pentium II 233/266/300/333 MHz. The Pentium II processor with the Dual Independent Bus Architec- ture is housed in a new package technology called the Single Edge Contact (S.E.C.) cartridge.
  • Page 4 SUPER P6SLA/P6SLE User’s Manual See Chapter 4 for configuration data and BIOS features. Chapter 5 has information on running setup and includes default settings for Standard Setup, Advanced Setup, Chipset Function, Power Management, PCI/PnP Setup and Peripheral Setup. Appendix A offers information on BIOS error beep codes.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    1-1 Overview ... 1-1 SUPER P6SLA ... 1-2 SUPER P6SLA Motherboard Layout ... 1-3 SUPER P6SLE ... 1-4 SUPER P6SLE Motherboard Layout ... 1-5 SUPER P6SLA Features ... 1-6 SUPER P6SLE Features ... 1-8 1-2 PC Health Monitoring ... 1-10 1-3 ACPI/PC 98 Features ...
  • Page 6 SUPER P6SLA/P6SLE User’s Turbo Function ... 2-9 2-4 Mounting the Motherboard in the Chassis ... 2-9 2-5 Connecting Cables ... 2-9 Power Supply Connector ... 2-9 PW_ON Connector ... 2-10 Infra-Red Connector ... 2-10 Reset Connector ... 2-10 Keylock/Power LED Cable Connector ... 2-11 Hard Drive LED ...
  • Page 7 3-2 Technical Support Procedures ... 3-2 3-3 Frequently Asked Questions ... 3-3 3-4 Returning Merchandise for Service ... 3-5 Chapter 4: AMI BIOS 4-1 Introduction ... 4-1 4-2 BIOS Features ... 4-2 BIOS Configuration Summary Screen ... 4-3 AMIBIOS Setup ... 4-3 Upgrading the BIOS ...

  • Page 8: Quick Reference

    SUPER P6SLA/P6SLE User’s Quick Reference Jumpers JB1, JB2, JB3, JB4 JC1, JC2, JC3 JBT1 JP20 Connectors JBT2 Manual Function Page CPU Speed Selection External Bus Speed CMOS Clear 2-14 Power Save State Select 2-12 Manufacturer Default Function Page IDE 1...
  • Page 9 PRINTED IN U.S.A.

  • Page 10: Chapter 1 Introduction

    Intel’s 440 LX chipset which enables Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP), Wake-on-LAN , SDRAM, concurrent PCI and Ultra DMA 33 MB/s burst data transfer rate. SUPER P6SLA/P6SLE is ATX size and have 4 PCI slots, 3 ISA slots and an AGP connector. These motherboards accommodate a total of 768 MB EDO or 384 MB SDRAM memory with 3 168-pin DIMM sockets.

  • Page 11: Super P6Sla

    SUPER P6SLA/P6SLE User’s Manual SUPER P6SLA Figure 1-1. SUPER P6SLA Motherboard Picture...

  • Page 12: Super P6Sla Motherboard Layout

    Figure 1-2. SUPER P6SLA Motherboard Layout PS/2 KB PS/2 MOUSE J17, J18 PRINTER JP20 BIOS JJ14 ——–—— Manufacturer Settings ———— JL1: OFF (normal) ON (intrusion) JL2: JP20: 1-2 PIIX4 CTL 2-3 Save PD State (default) JBT1: 1-2 (default) 2-3 CMOS Clear To clear the CMOS completely, disconnect the power source.

  • Page 13: Super P6Sle

    SUPER P6SLA/P6SLE User’s Manual SUPER P6SLE Figure 1-3. SUPER P6SLE Motherboard Picture...

  • Page 14: Super P6Sle Motherboard Layout

    Figure 1-4. SUPER P6SLE Motherboard Layout PS/2 KB PS/2 MOUSE J17, J18 PRINTER JP20 BIOS JJ14 ——–—— Manufacturer Settings ———— JL1: OFF (normal) ON (intrusion) JP20: 1-2 PIIX4 CTL 2-3 Save PD State (default) JBT1: 1-2 (default) 2-3 CMOS Clear To clear the CMOS completely, disconnect the power source.

  • Page 15: Super P6Sla Features

    Chassis intrusion detection • System resource alert • Hardware BIOS virus protection • Switching voltage regulator for the CPU core • SUPERMICRO SUPER Doctor and Intel LANDesk Manager (LDCM) support ACPI/PC 98 Features • ® Microsoft OnNow • Slow blinking LED for suspend-state indicator •...
  • Page 16 On-Board I/O • 2 EIDE Bus Master interfaces support Ultra DMA/33 and PIO Mode 4 • 1 floppy interface • 2 Fast UART 16550 serial ports • EPP (Enhanced Parallel Port) and ECP (Extended Capabilities Port) parallel port • PS/2 mouse and PS/2 keyboard •...

  • Page 17: Super P6Sle Features

    SUPER P6SLA/P6SLE User’s Manual SUPER P6SLE Features The following list covers the general features of SUPER P6SLE: • Single Pentium II processor 233/266/300/333 MHz Memory • 768 MB EDO or 384 MB SDRAM • Error Checking and Correction and Parity Checking support Chipset •...
  • Page 18 Mode 4 • 1 floppy interface • 2 Fast UART 16550 serial ports • EPP (Enhanced Parallel Port) and ECP (Extended Capabilities Port) parallel port • PS/2 mouse and PS/2 keyboard • Infrared port • 2 USB ports Dimensions • ATX (12"...

  • Page 19: Pc Health Monitoring

    For power saving purposes, the user can have the option to shut down the CPU fan. CPU Overheat Alarm and Control This feature is available when used with SUPERMICRO's SUPER Doctor Utility. The program will generate a beep sound via the Users can...
  • Page 20 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 prevents viruses from infecting the BIOS area and loss of valuable data.

  • Page 21: Acpi/Pc 98 Features

    SUPER P6SLA/P6SLE User’s Manual • Review system inventory • View DMI-compliant component information • Back-up and restore system configuration files • Troubleshoot • Receive notification for system events • Transfer files to and from client workstations • Remotely reboot client workstations 1-3 ACPI/PC 98 Features ACPI stands for Advanced Configuration and Power Interface.

  • Page 22: Chipset Overview

    Chapter 1: Introduction Real Time Clock Wake-up Alarm The PC is perceived to be off when not in use, but is still capable of responding to previously scheduled wake-up events. The user can set up a timer to wake-up or shutdown the system at some predetermined date or time of the month.

  • Page 23: Wake-On-Lan

    1-7 Super I/O The disk drive adapter functions of Super I/O chip W83977TF (P6SLA) / SMCW602 (P6SLE) include a floppy disk drive controller compatible with the industry standard 82077/765, data separator, write pre-compensation circuit, decode logic, data rate selection, clock generator, drive interface control logic, and interrupt and DMA logic.

  • Page 24: Warranty, Technical Support, And Service

    Chapter 1: Introduction I/O greatly reduced the number of components required for interfacing with floppy disk drives. The Super I/O supports two 360 K, 720 K, 1.2 M, 1.44 M, or 2.88 M disk drives and data transfer rates of 250 Kb/s, 500 Kb/s, 1 Mb/s, and 2 Mb/s. The Super I/O provides two high speed serial communication ports (UARTs), one of which supports serial Infrared communica- tion.

  • Page 25: Bios

    SUPER P6SLA/P6SLE User’s Manual BIOS The manufacturer will exchange the BIOS (shipping and handling excluded) due to existing incompatibility issues within one year from the manufacturer’s original invoice purchase date. Labor Mail-in or carry-in service is available for one year (12 months) from the manufacturer’s original invoice purchase date.

  • Page 26: Chapter 2 Installation

    Chapter 2 Installation 2-1 Static-Sensitive Devices Static-sensitive electric discharge can damage electronic com- ponents. To prevent damage to your system board, it is important to handle it very carefully. sufficient to protect your equipment from static discharge. Precautions • Use a grounded wrist strap designed for static discharge. •...

  • Page 27: Pentium Ii Processor Installation

    SUPER P6SLA/P6SLE User’s Manual 2-2 Pentium II Processor Installation When handling the Pentium II processor, avoid placing direct pressure on the label area of the fan. 1. Check the Intel boxed processor kit for the following items: the processor with the fan heatsink attached, two black plastic pegs, two black plastic supports, and one power cable.
  • Page 28 3. Slide a black plastic support onto each end of the fan heatsink, making sure that the hole and clip are on the outside edge of the support. If the supports are reversed, the holes will not line up with the pegs on the motherboard. Slide each support toward the center of the processor until the support is seated in the outside groove in the fan housing.
  • Page 29 SUPER P6SLA/P6SLE User’s Manual 4. Slide the clip (A) on each support toward the processor, exposing the hole that will fit over the peg on the motherboard. Push the latches (B) on the processor toward the center of the processor until they click into place.
  • Page 30 Chapter 2: Installation 6. Slide the clips on the supports (A) forward until they click into place to hold the pegs securely. Apply slight pressure on the peg and push the peg toward the clip while pushing the clip forward. Push the latches on the processor (B) outward until they click into place in the retention mechanism.

  • Page 31: Oem Pentium Ii And Heat Sink Support

    SUPER P6SLA/P6SLE User’s Manual OEM Pentium II and Heat Sink Support The heat sink support shown on Figure 2-5 consists of a top bar and a base bar with four posts on the top bar and two posts on the base bar. The two posts on the base snap into the motherboard.

  • Page 32: Removing The Pentium Ii Processor

    Removing the Pentium II Processor When removing the Pentium II processor, avoid pressing down on the motherboard or components. press down on the plastic connectors. To remove the Pentium II processor from the motherboard, follow these steps (the reverse of the installation process). 1.

  • Page 33: External Bus Speed

    SUPER P6SLA/P6SLE User’s Manual 2-3 Changing the CPU Speed To change the CPU speed for a Pentium II processor, change the jumpers shown below on Table 2-1. Refer to Table 2-2 for the external bus speed jumper settings. MHz. The following example will show you which CPU Core/Bus Ratio to use.

  • Page 34: Turbo Function

    Turbo Function There are no jumpers for turbo switch and turbo LED. By default, the motherboard is running in full speed. 2-4 Mounting the Motherboard in the Chassis The motherboard has standard mounting holes to fit different types of chassis. Chassis may come with a variety of mounting fasteners, made of metal or plastic.

  • Page 35: Pw_On Connector

    SUPER P6SLA/P6SLE User’s Manual PW_ON Connector The PW_ON connector is located on pins 9 and 10 of JF2. Momentarily contacting both pins will power on/off the system. turn off the power, hold down the power button for at least 4 seconds.

  • Page 36: Keylock/Power Led Cable Connector

    Table 2-6. Reset Pin Definitions Number Keylock/Power LED Connector The keylock/power LED connector is located on pins 5 to 9 of JF1. See Table 2-7 for pin definitions. Pins 5 and 7 are for the power LED. Pins 8 and 9 are for the keylock. Table 2-7.

  • Page 37: Speaker Connector

    SUPER P6SLA/P6SLE User’s Manual Speaker Connector The speaker connector is located on pins 10 to 13 of JF1. See Table 2-9 for pin definitions. Table 2-9. Speaker Connector Pin Definitions Number Function K e y Power Save State Select Refer to Table 2-10 on how to set JP20. Power Save State Select...

  • Page 38: Atx Ps/2 Keyboard And Mouse Ports

    ATX PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Ports The ATX PS/2 keyboard and the PS/2 mouse are located on J34. See Table 2-12 for pin definitions. Table 2-12. PS/2 Keyboard and Mouse Pin Definitions Number Universal Serial Bus Two Universal Serial Bus connectors are located on J17 and J18. See Table 2-13 for pin definitions.

  • Page 39: Cmos Clear

    SUPER P6SLA/P6SLE User’s Manual Table 2-14. Serial Ports Pin Definitions Number Function Serial In Serial Out CMOS Clear Refer to Table 2-15 on how to clear the CMOS. For ATX power supply, you need to completely shut down the system, then use JBT1 to clear the CMOS.

  • Page 40: Wake-On-Lan

    Wake-on-LAN The Wake-on-LAN connector is located on WOL1. Refer to Table 2-17 for pin definitions. Table 2-17. Wake-on-LAN Pin Definitions Number Fan Connectors* The thermal/overheat fan is located on JT3. The CPU fans are located on JT1 and JT2. Refer to Table 2-18 for pin definitions. Table 2-18.

  • Page 41: Installing/Removing The Dimm Modules

    SUPER P6SLA/P6SLE User’s Manual 2-6 Installing/Removing the DIMM Modules SUPER P6SLA/P6SLE can accommodate a maximum of 768 MB EDO or 384 MB SDRAM. Note: SDRAM requires a minimum of one bank. There are three types of EDO and SDRAM DIMM modules: x4, x8 and x16.

  • Page 42: Connecting Parallel, Floppy And Hard Disk Drives

    Figure 2-7. Installing/Removing a DIMM Memory Module To Remove: Use your thumb to gently push the edge of the socket and release the module. Do this on both sides for each module. To Install: Insert vertically, press down until it snaps into place.

  • Page 43: Parallel Port Connector

    SUPER P6SLA/P6SLE User’s Manual most SCSI hard drives are single-ended SCSI devices.) SCSI ID is determined by jumpers or a switch on the SCSI device. The last internal (and external) SCSI device cabled to the SCSI adapter must be terminated.

  • Page 44: Floppy Connector

    Floppy Connector The floppy connector is located on J22. See Table 2-21 for pin definitions. Table 2-21. Floppy Connector Pin Definitions Number Function 2-19 Chapter 2: Installation Number Function FDHDIN Reserved FDEDIN Index- Motor Enable Drive Select B- Drive Select A- Motor Enable DIR- STEP-...

  • Page 45: Ide Interfaces

    SUPER P6SLA/P6SLE User’s Manual IDE Interfaces There are no jumpers to configure the on-board IDE interfaces J15 and J16. Refer to Table 2-22 for the pin definitions. Table 2-22. IDE Connector Pin Definitions Number Function Reset IDE Host Data 7...

  • Page 46: Chapter 3 Troubleshooting

    Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 3-1 Troubleshooting Procedures Use the following procedures to troubleshoot your system. have followed all of the procedures below and still need assis- tance, refer to the ‘Technical Support Procedures’ and/or ‘Return- ing Merchandise for Service’ section(s) in this chapter. No Video Use the following steps for troubleshooting your system configu- ration.

  • Page 47: Troubleshooting Flowchart

    3-2 Technical Support Procedures Go through the ‘Troubleshooting Procedures’ section in this chapter of the manual before calling Technical Support. Check FAQ on our web site at www.supermicro.com. Power Power LED on? 8 beeps...

  • Page 48: Frequently Asked Questions

    (408) 895-2022, 24 hours a day, using 1200-14400 baud, 8 data bits, 1 stop bit and no parity. BIOS upgrades can also be downloaded from our web site at ftp://ftp.supermicro.com. Note: Not all BIOS can be flashed depending on the modifica- tions on the boot block code.
  • Page 49 Question: I have memory problems. What is the correct memory to use and is there any BIOS setting that may help me? Answer: The correct memory to use on the P6SLA/P6SLE is 168- pin DIMM non-buffered SPD (Serial Present Detection) SDRAM, SDRAM and EDO memory.

  • Page 50: Returning Merchandise For Service

    Chapter 3: Troubleshooting Question: Why can't I turn off the power using the momentary power on/off switch? Answer: The instant power off function is controlled by the BIOS. When this feature is enabled in the BIOS, the motherboard will have instant off capabilities as long as the BIOS has control of the system.
  • Page 51 SUPER P6SLA/P6SLE User’s Manual...

  • Page 52: Chapter 4: Ami Bios

    Chapter 4: AMI BIOS Chapter 4 AMI BIOS 4-1 Introduction This chapter describes the AMIBIOS for the Intel 440LX Pentium II 233/266/300/333 MHz processors. The AMI ROM BIOS is stored in the Flash EEPROM and is easily upgraded using a floppy disk- based program.

  • Page 53: Bios Features

    BIOS User's Manual Made in U.S.A. Mainboard Rev 1.3 BIOS Release 120497 xxxxx KB OK Hit <DEL> if you want to run SETUP (C) American Megatrends Inc., XX-XXXX-XXXXXX-XXXXXXXX-XXXXXX-XXXX-X 4-2 BIOS Features • supports Plug and Play V1.0A and DMI 2.0 •...

  • Page 54: Bios Configuration Summary Screen

    BIOS chip will need to be replaced. Please ensure you have the correct BIOS code before updating your system. Visit our web site at www.supermicro.com and go to the BIOS download area for upgrades and for further information.
  • Page 55 BIOS User's Manual Figure 4-1. Standard Option Highlighted Figure 4-2. Settings for Standard Option...

  • Page 56: Chapter 5 Running Setup

    Chapter 5: Running Setup Chapter 5 Running Setup* *Optimal and Fail-Safe default settings are bolded in text unless otherwise noted. The WinBIOS Setup options described in this section are selected by choosing the appropriate high-level icon from the Standard Setup screen. All displayed icons are described in this section, although the screen display is often all you need to understand how to set the option.
  • Page 57 BIOS User's Manual AMI BIOS Hard Disk Drive Types Type Cylinders Heads Precompensation 1024 1024 1024 1024 1024 1024 1224 ENTER PARAMETERS PROVIDED WITH HARD DRIVE Write Landing Sectors Zone 65535 65535 65535 65535 65535 65535 65535 65535 1023 65535 65535 65535 65535...
  • Page 58 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. Heads The number of heads. Write The size of a sector gets progressively smaller as the track Precompensation...

  • Page 59: Advanced Setup

    BIOS User's Manual 5-1-2 Advanced Setup Quick Boot Set this option to Enabled to permit AMIBIOS to boot within 5 seconds. The Settings are Disabled or Enabled. Pri Master ARMD Emulated as Pri Slave ARMD Emulated as Sec Master ARMD Emulated as Sec Slave ARMD Emulated as Options for Pri Master ARMD Emulated as, Pri Slave ARMD Emulated as, Sec Master ARMD Emulated as and Sec Slave...
  • Page 60 Chapter 5: Running Setup 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 61 BIOS User's Manual by predicting future device failures. The hard disk needs to be S.M.A.R.T. capable. The settings for this option are Disabled or Enabled. *Note: SMART cannot predict all future device failures. SMART should be used as a warning tool, not as a tool to predict the device reliability.

  • Page 62: Chipset Setup

    Chapter 5: Running Setup System Bios Cacheable AMIBIOS always copies the system BIOS from ROM to RAM for faster execution. The settings are Disabled or Enabled. Note: the Fail-Safe default setting is Disabled. Set this option to Enabled to permit the contents of F0000h RAM memory segment to be written to and read from cache memory.
  • Page 63 BIOS User's Manual SDRAM Autosizing Support If the Serial Presence Detect (SPD) is not available, then the BIOS will try to detect the memory and do the autosizing. The settings for this option are Auto, Enabled or Disabled. EDO DRAM Speed (ns) This option should be set according to the speed of the EDO DRAM in the system.
  • Page 64 Chapter 5: Running Setup SDRAM Timing Latency Use this feature to select the SDRAM timing delay. The settings Manual or Auto. f or t hi s opt i on ar e SDRAM RAS to CAS The settings for this option are 3 Clks or 2 Clks. SDRAM CAS Lat This feature is for the Column Address Strobe latency.
  • Page 65 BIOS User's Manual Type F DMA Buffer Control 1 Type F DMA Buffer Control 2 Instead of 8 sysclock, Type F DMA only requires 3 sysclock to finish the data transfer. These two options are device dependent. The settings are Channel 0, Channel 1, Channel 2, Disabled, Channel 3, Channel 5, Channel 6 or Channel 7.
  • Page 66 Chapter 5: Running Setup MAA 13.2 Bufl Strength RCSA1/RCSB1 Buf. Strength RCSA2/RCSB2 Buf. Strength RCSA3/RCSB3 Buf. Strength RCSA4/RCSB4 Buf. Strength CDQB 5,1 Buf. Strength CDQA 5,1 Buf. Strength CDQA 0, 2:4, 6:7 Buf. Strength RCSA5/RCSB5 Buf. Strength RCSA6/RCSB6 Buf. Strength RCSA7/RCSB7 Buf.
  • Page 67 BIOS User's Manual PIIX4 SERR# Use this feature for the SERR# generation due to delayed trans- action time-out enable. The settings are: Disabled or Enabled. USB Passive Release Enable The settings for this option are: Disabled or Enabled. When set to Enabled, it allows the PIIX4 to use Passive Release while transferring control information or data for USB transactions.

  • Page 68: Power Management

    Chapter 5: Running Setup 5-1-4 Power Management ACPI Aware OS Use this feature if your operating system supports Microsoft's Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) standard. The settings are: Yes or No. Power Management/APM This power conservation feature is specified by Intel and Microsoft settings are: Disabled Enabled.
  • Page 69 BIOS User's Manual Hard Disk Timeout (Minutes) This option specifies the length of a period of hard disk drive inactivity. When this length of time expires, the computer enters power-conserving state specified in the Hard Disk Power Down Mode option. The settings are Disabled and 1 Min through 15 Min in 1 minute intervals.

  • Page 70: Pci/Pnp Setup

    Chapter 5: Running Setup Device 3 (Secondary Slave IDE) These options are for event monitoring. The settings for each of these options are Monitor or Ignore. LAN Wake-Up RTC Wake-UP Hour Minute Options for LAN Wake-Up and RTC Wake-Up are Disabled and Enabled.
  • Page 71 BIOS User's Manual ters of both devices to be identical. This option must be set to Enabled if any ISA adapter card installed in the system requires VGA palette snooping. PCI IDE Busmaster The settings are: Disabled or Enabled. Offboard PCI IDE Card This option specifies if an offboard PCI IDE controller adapter card is installed in the computer.
  • Page 72 Chapter 5: Running Setup DMA Channel 0 DMA Channel 1 DMA Channel 3 DMA Channel 5 DMA Channel 6 DMA Channel 7 These DMA channels control the data transfers between the I/O devices and the system memory. The chipset allows the BIOS to choose which channels to do the job.

  • Page 73: Peripheral Setup

    BIOS User's Manual Reserved Memory Address This option specifies the beginning address (in hex) of the reserved memory area. The specified ROM memory area is reserved for use by legacy ISA adapter cards. The settings are C0000, C4000, C8000, CC000, D0000, D4000, D8000, or DC000. 5-1-6 Peripheral Setup OnBoard FDC This option enables the FDC (Floppy Drive Controller) on the...

  • Page 74: Onboard Scsi

    Chapter 5: Running Setup Parallel Port Mode This option specifies the parallel port mode. The settings are Normal, Bi-Dir, EPP or ECP. When set to Normal, the normal parallel port mode is used. Use Bi-Dir to support bidirectional transfers. Use EPP (Enhanced Parallel Port) to provide asymmet- ric bidirectional data transfer driven by the host device.

  • Page 75: Supervisor/User

    CPU2 Fan Chassis Fan The above features are for PC Health Monitor W83781D. The motherboards with W83781D have seven onboard voltage moni- tors for the CPU core, CPU I/O, +3.3V, +5V, -5V, +12V, and -12V, and three fan status monitors.

  • Page 76: Anti-Virus

    The password check option is enabled in the Advanced Setup by choosing either Always or Setup. CMOS RAM. You can enter a password by typing the password on the keyboard, selecting each letter via the mouse, or selecting each letter via the pen stylus. for each specific hardware platform.

  • Page 77: Optimal Default

    BIOS User's Manual 5-4-1 Optimal Default The Optimal default settings provide optimum performance settings for all devices and system features. 5-4-2 Fail-Safe Default The Fail-Safe default settings consist of the safest set of param- eters. Use them if the system is behaving erratically. should always work but do not provide optimal system perfor- mance characteristics.

  • Page 78: Appendix Abios Error Beep Codes

    Appendix A: BIOS Error Beep Codes Appendix A BIOS Error Beep Codes During the POST (Power-On Self-Test) routines, which are per- formed 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 79 BIOS User’s Manual Beeps Error message Refresh Failure Parity Error Base 64 KB Memory Failure Timer Not Operational Processor Error 8042 - Gate A20 Failure Processor Exception Interrupt Error Display Memory Read/Write Error ROM Checksum Error CMOS Shutdown Register Read/Write Error Cache memory bad - do not enable cache Refer to the table on page A-3 for solutions to the error beep...
  • Page 80 Appendix A: BIOS Error Beep Codes If it beeps... 1, 2, 3 times reseat the memory SIMMs or DIPs. system still beeps, replace the memory. 6 times reseat the keyboard controller chip. still beeps, replace the keyboard controller. different keyboard, or replace the keyboard fuse, if the keyboard has one.
  • Page 81 BIOS User’s Manual...

  • Page 82: Appendix B: Ami Bios Post Diagnostic Error Messages

    Appendix B AMI BIOS POST Diagnostic Error Messages This section describes the power-on self-tests (POST) port 80 codes for the AMI BIOS. Check Point Description Code copying to specific areas is done. to INT 19h boot loader next. NMI is Disabled. Next, checking for a soft reset or a power-on condition.
  • Page 83 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 power on. Initialize CMOS RAM in every boot AMIBIOS POST option was set in AMIBCP or the <End>...

  • Page 84: Appendix B: Ami Bios Post Diagnostics Error Messages

    Appendix B: AMI BIOS POST Diagnostics 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 85 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 86 Appendix B: AMI BIOS POST Diagnostics 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 87 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 88 Appendix B: AMI BIOS POST Diagnostics Error Messages Check Point Description programming been completed. Uncompressing the W INBIOS 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 89 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 after setting the RS-232 base address. Performing Coprocessor test next.
  • Page 90 Appendix B: AMI BIOS POST Diagnostics Error Messages Check Point Description Returned from adaptor Next, performing the E000 option ROM had control. Initialization after E000 option ROM control has completed. Displaying the system configuration next. Building the multiprocessor table, if necessary. POST next.
  • Page 91 BIOS User’s Manual B-10...

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