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Page 1 PDSMP-8 PDSMP-i USER’S MANUAL Revision 1.0...
Page 2 Clara County in the State of California, USA. 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.
Page 3: Preface
The LGA 775 Pentium D/Pentium 4/Celeron D Processor is housed in a Flip-Chip Land Grid Array (FC-LGA4) package that interfaces with the motherboard via an LGA775 socket. The PDSMP-8/PDSMP-i supports the Intel Hyper-Threading (HT) Technology, the EM64T Technology, the Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology (EIST) and the Matrix Storage Technology.
Page 4: Table Of Contents
Checklist ... 1-1 Contacting Supermicro ... 1-2 PDSMP-8/PDSMP-i Image ... 1-3 PDSMP-8/PDSMP-i Layout ... 1-4 PDSMP-8/PDSMP-i Quick Reference ... 1-5 Intel E7230 (Mukilteo) Chipset: System Block Diagram ... 1-6 Motherboard Features ... 1-7 Chipset Overview ... 1-9 PC Health Monitoring ... 1-10 Power Conﬁ...
Page 5 Power Button ... 2-12 Serial Ports ... 2-13 Chassis Intrusion ... 2-13 Universal Serial Bus (USB) ... 2-14 G-LAN (Ethernet) Port ... 2-15 PS2 Keyboard/Mouse ... 2-15 Fan Headers ... 2-16 Speaker Connector ... 2-16 Wake-On-Ring ... 2-17 Wake-On-LAN ... 2-17 VGA Connector ...
Page 6 PDSMP-8/PDSMP-i User’s Manual Chapter 4: BIOS Introduction ... 4-1 Running Setup ... 4-2 Main BIOS Setup ... 4-2 Advanced Setup ... 4-7 Security Setup ... 4-18 Boot Setup ... 4-20 Exit ... 4-21 Appendices: Appendix A: BIOS POST Messages ...A-1 Appendix B: BIOS POST Codes ...B-1...
Page 7: Chapter 1 Introduction
Checklist Congratulations on purchasing your computer motherboard from an acknowledged 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
PDSMP-8/PDSMP-i 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: Pdsmp-8/Pdsmp-I Image
• All images and layouts shown in this manual were based upon the latest PCB Revision available at the time of publishing of this manual. The motherboard you've received may or may not look exactly the same as the graphics shown in this manual. PDSMP-8/PDSMP-i Image...
Page 10 • " " indicates the location of "Pin 1". • SCSI is available on the PDSMP-8 only. • When the LE1 LED is on, the 5V Standby PWR is on. Maker sure to turn off the power before installing or removing components.
Page 11: Pdsmp-8/Pdsmp-I Quick Reference
PDSMP-8/PDSMP-i Quick Reference Jumpers Description J51/J52 SMB to PCI Slots JBT1 CMOS Clear JP17 Compact Flash Master/Slave On: Master (*Note 1) JPA1 (*PDSMP-8 only) SCSI Channel Enable JPG1 VGA Enable JPL1/JPL2 Giga-bit LAN 1/LAN 2 Enable Pins 1-2 (Enabled) Watch Dog Enable...
Page 12: System Block Diagram
PDSMP-8/PDSMP-i User’s Manual VRM 10.1 VRM V10.1 SCSI FSB: 1066/800/533MHz 1_PCIX-100 PCIE_x8 PCIX BUS(100 MHZ) 1_PCIX-133 PCIX BUS(133 MHZ) UDMA/100 PRI_IDE S-ATA/300 4 x SATA PORTS USB 2.0/1.1 PORT_0~7 Figure 1-3. E7230 MukilteoChipset: System Block Diagram Note: This is a general block diagram and may not exactly represent the features on your motherboard.
Page 13: Motherboard Features
Motherboard Features Latest CPU technology! • Single Intel Pentium D (Dual-Core)/Pentium 4 Extreme Edition/Pentium 4/Cel- eron D LGA (Land Grid Array) 775 Processors at system bus speeds of 1066 MHz/800 MHz/533 MHz. • Hyper-Threading (HT), EM64T, Enhanced Intel SpeedStep (EIST) supported Using the EM64T Feature •...
Page 14 • PS/2 mouse and PS/2 keyboard ports • Up to 6 USB (Universal Serial Bus) 2.0 ports for a speed • VGA Connector • Dual Channel Ultra 320 SCSI (Host RAID 0, 1, 10) (*PDSMP-8 only) Temperature • Monitoring CPU, chassis environment •...
Page 15: Chipset Overview
In addition, Intel's PCI-X (PXH) is used for added functionality. The PDSMP-8/PDSMP-i provides the performance and feature-set required for the high-end desktop and the UP workstation market. The PDSMP-8/i provides the performance and feature-set required for the high-end desktop and the UP workstation market.
Page 16: Pc Health Monitoring
PDSMP-8/PDSMP-i User’s Manual PC Health Monitoring This section describes the PC health monitoring features of the PDSMP-8/PDSMP- i. The motherboard has an onboard System Hardware Monitor chip that supports PC health monitoring. Onboard Voltage Monitors for the CPU Core, 1.5V, +3.3V, +5V, +5V standby, +12V and −12V...
Page 17: 1-5 Acpi Features
Depressing the power button again will cause the whole system to wake-up. Dur- ing the SoftOff state, the ATX power supply provides power to keep the required circuitry in the system alive. In case the system malfunctions and you want to turn off the power, just depress and hold the power button for 4 seconds.
Page 18: 1-6 Power Supply
A 2 amps of current supply on a 5V Standby rail is strongly recommended. The PDSMP-8/PDSMP-i accommodates ATX power supplies. It is strongly recom- mended that you use a high quality power supply that meets ATX power supply Speciﬁ...
Page 19: Chapter 2 Installation
Static-Sensitive Devices Electric-Static-Discharge (ESD) can damage electronic com ponents. To prevent damage to your system board, it is important to handle it very carefully. The following measures are generally sufﬁ cient to protect your equipment from ESD. Precautions • Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent static discharge. •...
Page 20: Processor And Heatsink Fan Installation
PDSMP-8/PDSMP-i User's Manual Processor and Heatsink Fan Installation When handling the processor package, avoid placing direct pressure on the label area of the fan. (*Notes: 1. Always connect the power cord last and always remove it before adding, removing or changing any hardware components. Make sure that you install the processor into the CPU socket before you install the CPU heatsink.
Page 21 3. Locate Pin 1 on the CPU socket. (*Note: Pin 1 is the corner marked with a triangle). Please note that the North Key and the South Key are located vertically in the CPU housing. 4. Position the motherboard in such a way that Pin 1 of the CPU socket is located at the left bottom of the CPU housing.
Page 22: Installation Of The Heatsink
PDSMP-8/PDSMP-i User's Manual Installation of the Heatsink 1. Locate the CPU Fan Fan on the motherboard. (Refer to the layout on the right for the CPU Fan location.) 2. Position the heatsink in such a way that the heatsink fan wires are closest to the CPU fan and are not interfered with other components.
Page 23: Heatsink Removal
CPU. Mounting the Motherboard in the Chassis All motherboards have standard mounting holes to ﬁ t 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 fas- teners, metal ones are highly recommended because they ground the motherboard to the chassis.
Page 24: Installing Ddr 2 Memory
Gently press down on the memory module until it snaps into place. Support The PDSMP-8/i supports Dual channel, ECC unbuffered DDR 2 667/533/400 SDRAM. Both interleaved and non-interleaved memory are supported, so you may populate any number of DIMM slots. (Populating DIMM#1A,DIMM#1B,...
Page 25: Front Control Panel
These connectors are designed speciﬁ - cally for use with Supermicro server chassis. See Figure 2-4 for the descriptions of the various control panel buttons and LED indicators. Refer to the following section for descriptions and pin deﬁ...
Page 26: Connecting Cables
PDSMP-8/PDSMP-i User's Manual Connecting Cables ATX Power Connector The main power supply connector (J43) on the PDSMP-8/PDSMP-i meets the SSI (Superset ATX) speci- ﬁ cation. You can only use a 20-pin power supply cable on the mother- board. Make sure that the orientation of the connector is correct.
Page 27: Nmi Button
NMI Button The non-maskable interrupt button header is located on pins 19 and 20 of JF1. Refer to the table on the right for pin deﬁ nitions. Power LED The Power LED connection is located on pins 15 and 16 of JF1. Refer to the table on the right for pin deﬁ...
Page 28: Hdd Led
PDSMP-8/PDSMP-i User's Manual HDD LED The HDD LED connection is located on pins 13 and 14 of JF1. Attach the hard drive LED cable here to display disk activity (including SCSI, Serial ATA and IDE drive activities). See the table on the right for pin deﬁ nitions.
Page 29: Power Fail Led
Overheat/FanFail LED Connect an LED cable to the OH/Fan Fail connection on pins 7 and 8 of JF1 to provide advanced warning of chas- sis overheating or system fan failure. Refer to the table on the right for pin deﬁ nitions. PWR Fail LED The Power Fail LED connection is located on pins 5 and 6 of JF1.
Page 30: Front_Uid Button/Uidled
PDSMP-8/PDSMP-i User's Manual Front_UID Button/ UID_ LED There is a Universal Indicator located next to the VGA Connector on the motherboard. The Front_UID But- ton/UID_LED connection is located on pins 3 and 4 of JF1. Refer to the table on the right for pin deﬁ nitions.
Page 31: Serial Ports
Serial Ports Two serial headers: COM1 (J49), COM2 (J13) are included on the moth- erboard. COM1 (J49) is a port located next to VGA port. See the table on the right for pin deﬁ nitions. Chassis Intrusion A Chassis Intrusion header is located at JL1.
Page 32: Universal Serial Bus (Usb)
PDSMP-8/PDSMP-i User's Manual Universal Serial Bus (USB) There are two Universal Serial Bus ports (USB 0/1) located at (JUSB1) on the I/O back panel and additional four USB ports located at J48 and J50 on the motherboard. These ports, labeled USB2 to USB5, can be used to provide front side chassis access (cables not included).
Page 33: Atx Ps/2 Keyboard And Ps/2 Mouse Ports
GLAN (Giga-bit Ethernet Ports) Two G-bit Ethernet ports (GLAN) are located between the USB ports and KB/Mouse on the IO backplane. This port accepts RJ45 type cables. ATX PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Ports The ATX PS/2 keyboard and PS/2 mouse are located next to the COM1 port on the motherboard.
Page 34: Fan Headers
The PDSMP-8/PDSMP-i has six fan headers (Fans 1/2, 3/4, 5/6). These fan headers use DC Power. *Note: please be sure to use Supermicro's (P/N: Fan- 0079) on the motherboard. See the table on the right for pin deﬁ nitions. Speaker Connector The Speaker Connector is located JD1.
Page 35: Wake-On-Ring
Wake-On-Ring The Wake-On-Ring header (JWOR) is located close to the ICH7R (South Bridge). This function allows your computer to receive an incoming call to the modem and be"waken-up" when in the suspend state. See the table on the right for pin deﬁ nitions. You must have a Wake-On-Ring card and cable to use this feature.
Page 36: Vga Connector
PDSMP-8/PDSMP-i User's Manual VGA Connector A VGA connector (J7) is located next to COM1 on the IO backplane. Refer to the board layout below for the location. SMB Header A System Management Bus header is located below the SCSI Controller.
Page 37: Jumper Settings
Jumper Settings Explanation of Jumpers To modify the operation of the motherboard, 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 identiﬁ ed with a square solder pad on the printed circuit board.
Page 38: Cmos Clear
PDSMP-8/PDSMP-i User's Manual CMOS Clear JBT1 is used to clear CMOS. Instead of pins, this "jumper" consists of contact pads to prevent the accidental clearing of CMOS. To clear CMOS, use a metal object such as a small screwdriver to touch both pads at the same time to short the connection.
Page 39: Vga Enable
SMBus to PCI/PCI-Exp. Slots Jumpers J51, J52 allow you to con- nect PCIX/PCI-E slots to the System Management Bus The default setting is "Open" to disable the connection. See the table on the right for jumper settings. VGA Enable/Disable JPG1 enables or disables the VGA Connector on the motherboard.
Page 40: Scsi Enable
PDSMP-8/PDSMP-i User's Manual SCSI Enable/Disable (*PDSMP-8 Only) Jumper JPA1 allows you to enable or disable the SCSI Controller. The default setting is pins 1-2 to enable the SCSI connection. See the table on the right for jumper settings. SCSI Channel B...
Page 41: Onboard Indicators
Onboard Indicators GLAN LEDs There are two GLAN ports on the mother- board. Each Gigabit Ethernet LAN port has two LEDs. The yellow LED indicates activity while the other LED may be green, orange or off to indicate the speed of the connec- tion.
Page 42: Unit Identiﬁ Cation Indicators
PDSMP-8/PDSMP-i User's Manual Unit Identiﬁ cation Indicators There are two Unit Identiﬁ cation (UID)Indicators on the motherboard. The Front Panel (FP) UID is connected to the Front Control Panel. The Back Panel (BP) UID Indicator (JPB1) is located between SCSI Channel B Connector and the VGA Connector.
Page 43: Floppy Connector
Floppy, Hard Disk Drive, IUIPMI and SCSI Connections Note the following when connecting the ﬂ oppy and hard disk drive cables: • The ﬂ oppy disk drive cable has seven twisted wires. • A red mark on a wire typically designates the location of pin 1. •...
Page 44: Ide Connector
PDSMP-8/PDSMP-i User's Manual IDE Connector The IDE Connector (JIDE1:Blue) is located on JIDE1 on the motherboard. See the table on the right pin deﬁ ni- tions. 1U IPMI There is a 1U IPMI Socket (JIPMI0) on the motherboard. Refer to the layout below for the 1UIPMI location.
Page 45: Scsi Connector
Ultra 320 SCSI Connectors (*PDSMP-8 only) There are two SCSI connectors on the motherboard. SCSI Channel A is located on JA1, and SCSI Channel B is located on JB1. Refer to the table below for the pin deﬁ nitions of the Ultra 320 SCSI connectors located at JA1 and JB1.
Page 46 PDSMP-8/PDSMP-i User's Manual Notes 2-28...
Page 47: Chapter 3: Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Procedures Use the following procedures to troubleshoot your system. If you have followed all of the procedures below and still need assistance, refer to the ‘Technical Support Procedures’ and/or ‘Returning Merchandise for Service’ section(s) in this chapter. Always disconnect the AC power cord before adding, changing or installing any hardware components.
Page 48: Memory Errors
Before contacting Technical Support, please make sure that you have followed all the steps listed below. Also, note that as a motherboard manufacturer, Supermicro does not sell directly to end-users, so it is best to ﬁ rst check with your distributor or reseller for troubleshooting services.
Page 49: Frequently Asked Questions
(408) 503-8000, option 2, or by fax at (408)503-8019. Frequently Asked Questions Question: What type of memory does my motherboard support? Answer: The PDSMP-8/PDSMP-i supports up to 8 GB of unbuffered, ECC, DDR2- 677/533/400, two-way interleaved or non-interleaved SDRAM. See Section 2-4 for details on installing memory.
Page 50: Returning Merchandise For Service
PDSMP-8/PDSMP-i User's Manual Question: Why can't I turn off the power using the momentary power on/off switch? Answer: The instant power off function is controlled in the BIOS by the Power But- ton Mode setting. When the On/Off feature is enabled, the motherboard will have instant off capabilities as long as the BIOS has control of the system.
Page 51: Chapter 4: Bios
Chapter 4 4-1 Introduction This chapter describes the Phoenix BIOS™ Setup utility for the PDSMP-8/PDSMP-i. The Phoenix ROM BIOS is stored in a ﬂ ash chip and can be easily upgraded using a ﬂ oppy 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 52: Running Setup
PDSMP-8/PDSMP-i User's Manual Running Setup *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 on next page).
Page 53: Main Bios Setup Menu
Chapter 4: BIOS Main BIOS Setup Menu Main Setup Features System Time To set the system date and time, key in the correct information in the appropriate ﬁ elds. Then press the <Enter> key to save the data. System Date Using the arrow keys, highlight the month, day and year ﬁ...
Page 54 PDSMP-8/PDSMP-i User's Manual Legacy Diskette A This setting allows the user to set the type of ﬂ oppy disk drive installed as diskette A. The options are Disabled, 360Kb 5.25 in, 1.2MB 5.25 in, 720Kb 3.5 in, 1.44/1.25MB, 3.5 in and 2.88MB 3.5 in.
Page 55 Primary IDE Master/Slave and Secondary IDE Master/Slave These settings allow the user to set the parameters of Primary IDE Master/ Slave and Secondary IDE Master/Slave slots. Hit <Enter> to activate the following sub-menu screen for detailed options of these items. Set the correct conﬁ...
Page 56 PDSMP-8/PDSMP-i User's Manual Multi-Sector Transfer This item allows the user to specify the number of sectors per block to be used in multi-sector transfer. The options are Disabled, 4 Sectors, 8 Sectors and 16 Sectors. LBA Mode Control This item determines if the BIOS will access the Primary IDE Master Device via the LBA mode.
Page 57: Advanced Setup
Advanced Setup Choose Advanced from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys. You should see the following display. The items with a triangle beside them have sub menus that can be accessed by highlighting the item and pressing <Enter>. Options for PIR settings are displayed by highlighting the setting option using the arrow keys and pressing <Enter>.
Page 58 PDSMP-8/PDSMP-i User's Manual ACPI Mode Use the setting to determine if you want to employ ACPI (Advanced Conﬁ guration and Power Interface) power management on your system. The options are Yes and No. Power Button Behavior If set to Instant-Off, the system will power off immediately as soon as the user hits the power button.
Page 59: Cache Video Bios Area
Chapter 4: BIOS Cache Video BIOS Area This setting allows you to designate a reserve area in the system memory to be used as a Video BIOS buffer to allow the BIOS write (cache) its data into this reserved memory area. Select "Write Protect" to enable the function and this area will be reserved for Video BIOS ROM access only.
Page 60 PDSMP-8/PDSMP-i User's Manual Discrete MTRR Allocation If enabled, MTRRs (-Memory Type Range Registers) are conﬁ gured as distinct, separate units and cannot be overlapped. If enabled, the user can achieve better graphic effects when using a Linux graphic driver that requires the write- combining conﬁ...
Page 61 Large Disk Access Mode This setting determines how large hard drives are to be accessed. The options are DOS or Other (for Unix, Novelle NetWare and other operating systems). Advanced Chipset Control Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings. *Warning : Take Caution when changing the Advanced set- tings.
Page 62 PDSMP-8/PDSMP-i User's Manual USB Function If set to Enabled to enable the USB function when the user keys in a value to a USB item. The options are Enabled and Disabled. Legacy USB Support This setting allows you to enable support for the Legacy USB devices. The settings are Enabled and Disabled.
Page 63: Thermal Management
Chapter 4: BIOS Thermal Management 2 (*Available when supported by the CPU.) If enabled, this feature allows you to select between Thermal Manager 1 and Thermal Manager 2. Set to Disable to activate the function of TM1, allowing the CPU to regulate its power consumption based upon the modulation of the CPU Internal clock when the CPU temperature reaches a pre-deﬁ...
Page 64 PDSMP-8/PDSMP-i User's Manual I/O Device Conﬁ guration Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings. KBC Clock input This setting allows you to set the clock frequency for the Keyboard Clock. The options are 6MHz, 8MHz, 12 MHz and 16MHz.
Page 65 Chapter 4: BIOS DMI Event Logging Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings. Event Log Validity This is a display to inform you of the event log validity. It is not a setting. Event Log Capacity This is a display to inform you of the event log capacity. It is not a setting. View DMI Event Log Highlight this item and press <Enter>...
Page 66 PDSMP-8/PDSMP-i User's Manual Console Redirection Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings: COM Port Address This item allows you to specify to redirect the console to Onboard COM A or Onboard COM B. This setting can also be Disabled.
Page 67: Hardware Monitoring
Hardware Monitoring Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings: CPU Temperature Threshold This option allows the user to set a CPU temperature threshold that will activate the alarm system when the CPU temperature reaches this pre-set temperature threshold. The options are 75 Highlight this and hit <Enter>...
Page 68: Set Supervisor Password
PDSMP-8/PDSMP-i User's Manual Security Choose Security from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys. You should see the following display. Security setting options are displayed by highlighting the setting using the arrow keys and pressing <Enter>. All Security BIOS settings are described in this section.
Page 69: Fixed Disk Boot Sector
Chapter 4: BIOS Fixed Disk Boot Sector This setting may offer some protection against viruses when set to Write Protect, which protects the boot sector on the hard drive from having a virus written to it. The other option is Normal. Password on Boot This setting allows you to require a password to be entered when the system boots up.
Page 70: Boot Priority Order/Excluded From Boot Order
PDSMP-8/PDSMP-i User's Manual Boot Choose Boot from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys. You should see the following display. Highlighting a setting with a + or - will expand or collapse that entry. See details on how to change the order and specs of boot devices in the Item Speciﬁ...
Page 71: Exit
Chapter 4: BIOS Exit Choose Exit from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys. You should see the following display. All Exit BIOS settings are described in this section. Exit Saving Changes Highlight this item and hit <Enter> to save any changes you made and to exit the BIOS Setup utility.
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Page 73: Appendix Abios Post Messages
Appendix A BIOS POST Messages During the Power-On Self-Test (POST), the BIOS will check for problems. If a prob- lem is found, the BIOS will activate an alarm or display a message. The following is a list of such BIOS messages. Beeps 1 repetitive long beep 1 long beep + 2 short beeps...
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Page 75: Appendix Bbios Post Codes
Appendix B BIOS POST Codes This section lists the POST (Power On Self Test) codes for the PhoenixBIOS. POST codes are divided into two categories: recoverable and terminal. Recoverable POST Errors When a recoverable type of error occurs during POST, the BIOS will display an POST code that describes the problem.
Page 76 PDSMP-8/PDSMP-i User's Manual POST Code Description 8254 timer initialization 8237 DMA controller initialization Reset Programmable Interrupt Controller 1-3-1-1 Test DRAM refresh 1-3-1-3 Test 8742 Keyboard Controller Set ES segment register to 4 GB Auto size DRAM Initialize POST Memory Manager...
Page 77 POST Code Description Test RAM between 512 and 640 kB Test extended memory Test extended memory address lines Jump to UserPatch1 Conﬁ gure advanced cache registers Initialize Multi Processor APIC Enable external and CPU caches Setup System Management Mode (SMM) area Display external L2 cache size Load custom defaults (optional) Display shadow-area message...
Page 78 PDSMP-8/PDSMP-i User's Manual POST Code Description Check for SMART Drive (optional) Shadow option ROMs Set up Power Management Initialize security engine (optional) Enable hardware interrupts Determine number of ATA and SCSI drives Set time of day Check key lock Initialize typematic rate...
Page 79 POST Code Description Re-map I/O and memory for PCMCIA Initialize digitizer and display message Unknown interrupt The following are for boot block in Flash ROM POST Code Description Initialize the chipset Initialize the bridge Initialize the CPU Initialize system timer Initialize system I/O Check force recovery boot Checksum BIOS ROM...
Page 80 PDSMP-8/PDSMP-i User's Manual Notes...
Page 81: Software Installation
RAID Utility program to conﬁ gure the RAID Level that you desire before installing the Windows XP/2000/2003 operating system and other software drivers. (The necessary drivers are all included on the Supermicro CD that came packaged with your motherboard.) Note that the current version of the ICH7R SATA RAID Utility can only support Windows XP/2000/2003 Operating Systems.
Page 82: Raid Configurations
PDSMP-8/PDSMP-i User's Manual RAID Conﬁ gurations The following types of RAID conﬁ gurations are supported: RAID 0 (Data Striping): this writes data in parallel, interleaved ("striped") sections of two hard drives. Data transfer rate is doubled over using a single disk.
Page 83 Using the Intel ICH7R SATA RAID Utility Program 1. Creating, Deleting and Resetting RAID Volumes: a. After the system exits from the BIOS Setup Utility, the system will automatically reboot. The following screen appears after Power-On Self Test. b. When you see the above screen, press the <Ctrl> and the <I> keys simultane- ously to have the main menu of the SATA RAID Utility appear: (*Note: All graphics and screen shots shown in the manual are for refer- ence only.
Page 84: Creating A Raid 0 Volume
PDSMP-8/PDSMP-i User's Manual Creating a RAID 0 Volume: a. Select "Create RAID Volume" from the main menu and press the <Enter> key. The following screen will appear: b. Specify a name for the RAID 0 set and press the <Tab> key or the <Enter> key to go to the next ﬁ...
Page 85: Creating A Raid 1 Volume
Appendix C: Software Installation Creating a RAID 1 Volume: a. Select "Create RAID Volume" from the main menu and press the <Enter> key. The following screen will appear: b. Specify a name for the RAID 1 set and press the <Tab> key or the <Enter> key to go to the next ﬁ...
Page 86 PDSMP-8/PDSMP-i User's Manual Creating a RAID 10 (RAID 1+ RAID 0): a. Select "Create RAID Volume" from the main menu and press the <Enter> key. The following screen will appear: b. Specify a name for the RAID 10 set and press <Enter>.
Page 87: Creating A Raid 5 Set (Parity)
Appendix C: Software Installation Creating a RAID 5 Set (Parity): a. Select "Create RAID Volume" from the main menu and press the <Enter> key. The following screen will appear: b. Specify a name for the RAID 5 set and press <Enter>. c.
Page 88: Deleting Raid Volume
PDSMP-8/PDSMP-i User's Manual Deleting RAID Volume: (Warning: Be sure to back up your data before deleting a RAID set. You will lose all data on the disk drives when deleting a RAID set.) a. From the main menu, select item2-Delete RAID Volume, and press <Enter>.
Page 89: Exiting The Intel Matrix Storage Manager Utility
Resetting to Non-RAID and Resetting a RAID HDD (Warning: Be cautious when you reset a RAID volume HDD to non- RAID or Resetting a RAID HDD. Resetting a RAID volume HDD or Restting a RAID HDD will reformat the HDD and delete all internal RAID structure on the drive.) a.
Page 90: With Raid Functions
After Windows XP/2000/2003 Installation is completed, the system will auto- matically reboot. i. Insert Supermicro CD that came with the package into the CD Drive during sys- tem reboot, and the following screen will appear: (*Note: the current version of the ICH7R SATA RAID Utility can only support Windows XP/2000/2003 Operating System.)
Page 91 (*Note: Click the icons showing a hand writing on paper to view the readme ﬁ les for each item. Click the computer icons to the right of these items to install each item (from top to the bottom) one at a time. After installing each item, you must re-boot the system before moving on to the next item on the list.
Page 92 PDSMP-8/PDSMP-i User's Manual The InstallShield Wizard will begin automatically for installation showed as following: Click on the Next button to proceed the installation in the welcoming window. Intel ICH5R Serial ATA RAID Introduction The InstallShield Wizard will begin automatically for installation showed as following: Click on the Next button to proceed the installation in the welcoming window.
Page 93 c. After reading the License Agreement, click on the icon marked "Yes" on the screen, and the following screen will appear: d. Specify the folder that you want the program to be installed in and then, click on the icon marked "Next" to begin the installation process. Intel ICH5R Serial ATA RAID Introduction After reading the license agreement in the following window, click Y es button to continue.
Page 94 PDSMP-8/PDSMP-i User's Manual f. The following screen will appear to display the status of the Intel Ap- plication Accelerator RAID Edition Installation. Intel ICH5R Serial ATA RAID Introduction Select a program folder in the following window where you want Setup to add the program icon.
Page 95 After all the hardware has been installed, you must ﬁ rst install the operating system, and then, other software drivers. The necessary drivers are all included on the Supermicro CDs that came packaged with your motherboard. (*Note: for the Windows 2003 OS, please refer to Page C-14.) Driver/Tool Installation Display Screen (*Note: Click the icons showing a hand writing on paper to view the readme ﬁ...
Page 96 PDSMP-8/PDSMP-i 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 SD III Client. The Supero Doctor III program included on the CDROM that came with your motherboard allows you to moni- tor the environment and operations of your system.
Page 97 Supero Doctor III Interface Display Screen-II (Remote Control) (*Note: SD III Software Revision 1.0 can be downloaded from our Website at: ftp://ftp.supermicro.com/utility/Supero_Doctor_III/. You can also download SDIII User's Guide at: http://www.supermicro.com/PRODUCT/Manuals/SDIII/UserGuide. pdf. For Linux, we will still recommend Supero Doctor II.)
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