All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION ................7 1.1 How This Manual Is Organized ..........7 1.2 Item Checklist ................7 2. FEATURES ..................8 2.1 The motherboard................8 2.1.1 Specifications ..............8 2.1.2 Specifications–Optional Components ......9 2.1.3 Performance ..............
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com CONTENTS 4.4 Advanced Menu ................ 48 4.4.1 Chip Configuration ............50 4.4.2 I/O Device Configuration ..........51 4.4.3 PCI Configuration ............53 4.4.4 Shadow Configuration ............. 55 4.5 Power Menu ................56 4.5.1 Power Up Control ............58 4.5.2 Hardware Monitor ............
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com FCC & DOC COMPLIANCE Federal Communications Commission Statement This device complies with FCC Rules Part 15. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: • This device may not cause harmful interference, and •...
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com 1. INTRODUCTION 1.1 How This Manual Is Organized This manual is divided into the following sections: 1. INTRODUCTION Manual information and checklist 2. FEATURES Production information and specifications 3. HARDWARE SETUP Intructions on setting up the motherboard. 4.
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com 2. FEATURES 2.1 The motherboard The motherboard is carefully designed for the demanding corpo- rate user who wants advanced features processed by the fastest processors for multi- server applications. 2.1.1 Specifications • Latest Intel Processor Support ®...
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com 2. FEATURES • PCI/ISA Expansion Slots: 32-bit (33MHz) PCI (2/3) 64-bit (66/33MHz) PCI (depending on model) ASMC slot for IPMI compliant management solution • 4 USB Ports: Provides more options for additional peripherals. •...
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com 2. FEATURES 2.1.3 Performance • UltraPerformance: Onboard Ultra160/Ultra2 (depending on model) dual chan- nel SCSI controller with two connectors that support 30 Ultra160/Ultra2 SCSI devices in two channels. • Dual Speeds: CPU frequency can operate at either 133MHz or 100MHz de- pending on the CPU installed.
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com 2. FEATURES 2.1.4 Intelligence • Fan Status Monitoring and Alarm: To prevent system overheat and system damage, the CPU, power supply, and system fans can be monitored for RPM and failure. All the fans are set for its normal RPM range and alarm thresholds. •...
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com 2. FEATURES 2.2 Motherboard Components See opposite page for locations. Location Processor Support (2) Socket 370 for Pentium III Processors ....... 2 Chipsets ServerWorks ServerSet LE 3.0 North Bridge ......4 ServerWorks Open South Bridge ........... 10 4Mbit Firmware Hub (FWH) ..........
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com 3. HARDWARE SETUP 3.2 Layout Contents Expansion Slots 1) DIMM 0/1/2/3 p.17 168-Pin System Memory Support 2) CPU p.19 Central Processing Unit (CPU) 3) PCI1/PCI2/PCI3/PCI4/PCI7 p.20 32-bit PCI Bus Expansion Slots (PCI7 depends on model) 4) PCI5/PCI6 p.20 64-/32-bit PCI Bus Expansion Slots (depending on model) Connectors...
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com 3. HARDWARE SETUP 3.3 Hardware Setup Procedure Before using your computer, you must complete the following steps: • Check Motherboard Settings • Install Memory Modules • Install the Central Processing Unit (CPU) • Install Expansion Cards •...
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com 3. HARDWARE SETUP 3.5 System Memory (DIMM) NOTE: No hardware or BIOS setup is required after adding or removing memory. This motherboard uses only Dual Inline Memory Modules (DIMMs). Sockets are available for 3.3Volt (power level) “registered” Synchronous Dynamic Random Ac- cess Memory (SDRAM) of 64, 128, 256, 512, 1024MB with Serial Presence Detect (SPD).
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com 3. HARDWARE SETUP 3.5.2 DIMM Installation Insert the module(s) as shown. Because the number of pins are different on either side of the breaks, the module will only fit in the orientation shown. DIMMs are longer and have different pin contacts on each side and therefore have a higher pin density compared to SIMMs.
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com 3. HARDWARE SETUP 3.6 Central Processing Unit (CPU) The motherboard provides a ZIF Socket 370. The CPU that came with the mother- board should have a fan attached to it to prevent overheating. If this is not the case, then purchase a fan before you turn on your system.
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com 3. HARDWARE SETUP 3.7 Expansion Cards WARNING! Unplug your power supply when adding or removing expansion cards or other system components. Failure to do so may cause severe damage to both your motherboard and expansion cards. 3.7.1 Expansion Card Installation Procedure 1.
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com 3. HARDWARE SETUP 3.7.2 Assigning IRQs for Expansion Cards This is applicable only when MPS 1.4 Support is Disabled in section 4.6 Boot Menu. Some expansion cards need an IRQ to operate. Generally, an IRQ must be exclu- sively assigned to one use.
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com 3. HARDWARE SETUP 3.8 Connectors WARNING! Some pins are used for connectors or power sources. These are clearly distinguished from jumpers in the Motherboard Layout. Placing jumper caps over these connector pins will cause damage to your motherboard. IMPORTANT: Ribbon cables should always be connected with the red stripe to Pin 1 on the connectors.
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com 3. HARDWARE SETUP 3) Universal Serial BUS Ports 0 & 1 (Black two 4-pin USB) Two USB ports are available for connecting USB devices. USB 1 Universal Serial Bus (USB) 2 4) Fast-Ethernet Port Connector (RJ45) (optional) The RJ45 connector is optional at the time of purchase and is located on top of the USB connectors.
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com 3. HARDWARE SETUP 7) Monitor Output Connector (Blue 15-pin VGA) This connector is for output to a VGA-compatible device. VGA Monitor (15-pin Female) 8) USB Header (10-1 pin USBPORT) If the USB port connectors on the back panel are inadequate, one USB header is available for two additional USB port connectors.
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com 3. HARDWARE SETUP 9) Chassis Intrusion Lead (4-1 pin CHASSIS) Also in Panel Connectors This requires an external detection mechanism such as a chassis intrusion moni- tor/sensor or microswitch. The sensor is triggered when pins 3 and 4 are opened. If the chassis intrusion lead is not used, a jumper cap must be placed over pins 3 and 4 to close the circuit.
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com 3. HARDWARE SETUP 11) Primary (Blue) / Secondary IDE Connectors (40-1 pin IDE1/IDE2) These connectors support the provided UltraDMA/33 IDE hard disk ribbon cable. Connect the cable’s blue connector to the motherboard’s primary (recommended) or secondary IDE connector, and then connect the gray connector to your UltraDMA/33 slave device (hard disk drive) and the black connector to your UltraDMA/33 master device.
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com 3. HARDWARE SETUP 12) Wake-On-LAN Connector (3-pin WOL_CON) This connector connects to a LAN card with a Wake-On-LAN output, such as the PCI-L101 Ethernet card (see 7. APPENDIX). The connector powers up the system when a wakeup packet or signal is received through the LAN card. IMPORTANT: This feature requires that Wake On LAN or PCI Modem card is enabled (see 4.5.1 Power Up Control) and that your system has an ATX power supply with at least 720mA +5V standby power.
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com 3. HARDWARE SETUP 14) IDE/SCSI Activity LED (2-pin IDELED) Also in Panel Connectors This connector supplies power to the cabinet’s activity LED. Read and write activity by devices connected to the Primary/Secondary IDE and SCSI connec- tors will cause the LED to light up.
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com 3. HARDWARE SETUP 16) SMBus Connector (5-1 pin SMB) This connector allows you to connect SMBus (System Management Bus) de- vices. SMBus devices communicate by means of the SMBus with an SMBus host and/or other SMBus devices. SMBus is a specific implementation of an I bus, which is a multi-device bus;...
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com 3. HARDWARE SETUP 20) ATX Power Switch / Soft-Off Switch Lead (2-pin) The system power is controlled by a momentary switch connected to this lead. Pushing the button once will switch the system between ON and SLEEP or ON and SOFT OFF, depending on your BIOS or OS setting.
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com 3. HARDWARE SETUP 27) ATX Power Supply Connector (20-pin block ATXPWR) This connector connects to an ATX power supply. The plug from the power sup- ply will only insert in one orientation because of the different hole sizes. Find the proper orientation and push down firmly making sure that the pins are aligned.
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com 3. HARDWARE SETUP SCSI Connection Notes This motherboard has two 68-Pin Ultra160/Ultra2 (depending on model) SCSI con- nectors; one for each of the two channels. The onboard SCSI chipset incorporates an advanced multimode I/O cell that sup- ports both single-ended (SE), Ultra2, and Ultra160 devices.
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com 3. HARDWARE SETUP 3.9 Starting Up the First Time 1. After all connections are made, close the system case cover. 2. Be sure that all switches are off (in some systems, marked with ), and the power input voltage is set to comply with the standard used in your country (220V-240V or 110-120V).
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com 3. HARDWARE SETUP 7. During power-on, hold down <Delete> to enter BIOS setup. Follow the instructions in 4. BIOS SETUP. * Powering Off your computer: You must first exit or shut down your operating system before switching off the power switch.
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com 4. BIOS SETUP 4.1 Managing and Updating Your BIOS 4.1.1 Upon First Use of the Computer System It is recommended that you save a copy of the original motherboard BIOS along with a Flash Memory Writer utility (AFLASH.EXE) to a bootable floppy disk in case you need to reinstall the BIOS later.
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com 4. BIOS SETUP 5. Select 1. Save Current BIOS to File from the Main menu and press <Enter>. The Save Current BIOS To File screen appears. 6. Type a filename and the path, for example, A:\XXX-XX.XXX and then press <Enter>.
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com 4. BIOS SETUP 6. When prompted to confirm the BIOS update, press Y to start the update. 7. The utility starts to program the new BIOS information into the flash ROM. The boot block will be updated automatically only when neces- sary.
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com 4. BIOS SETUP 8. Follow the onscreen instructions to continue. WARNING! If you encounter problems while updating the new BIOS, DO NOT turn off your system since this might prevent your system from booting up. Just repeat the process, and if the problem still persists, update the original BIOS file you saved to disk above.
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com 4. BIOS SETUP 4.2 BIOS Setup Program This motherboard supports a programmable EEPROM that can be updated using the provided utility as described in 4.1 Managing and Updating Your BIOS. The utility is used if you are installing a motherboard, reconfiguring your system, or prompted to “Run Setup”.
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com 4. BIOS SETUP 4.2.1 BIOS Menu Bar The top of the screen has a menu bar with the following selections: MAIN Use this menu to make changes to the basic system configuration. ADVANCED Use this menu to enable and make changes to the advanced features.
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com 4. BIOS SETUP General Help In addition to the Item Specific Help window, the BIOS setup program also pro- vides a General Help screen. This screen can be called up from any menu by sim- ply pressing <F1>...
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com 4. BIOS SETUP 4.3 Main Menu When the Setup program is accessed, the following screen appears: System Time [XX:XX:XX] Sets your system to the time that you specify (usually the current time). The format is hour, minute, second. Valid values for hour, minute and sec- ond are Hour: (00 to 23), Minute: (00 to 59), Second: (00 to 59).
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com 4. BIOS SETUP 4.3.1 Primary & Secondary Master/Slave NOTE: Before attempting to configure a hard disk drive, make sure you have the configuration information supplied by the manufacturer of the drive. Incorrect settings may cause your system to not recognize the in- stalled hard disk.
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com 4. BIOS SETUP IMPORTANT: If your hard disk was already formatted on an older previous system, incorrect parameters may be detected. You will need to enter the correct parameters manually or use low-level format if you do not need the data stored on the hard disk. If the parameters listed differ from the ones used when the disk was formatted, the disk will not be readable.
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com 4. BIOS SETUP Head This field configures the number of read/write heads. Refer to your drive documentation to determine the correct value to enter into this field. NOTE: To make changes to this field, the Type field must be set to [User Type HDD] and the Translation Method field must be set to [Manual].
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com 4. BIOS SETUP Other options for “Type:” are: [CD-ROM] - for IDE CD-ROM drives [LS-120] - for LS-120 compatible floppy disk drives [ZIP-100] - for ZIP-100 compatible disk drives [MO] - for IDE magneto optical disk drives [Other ATAPI Device] - for IDE devices not listed here After using the legend keys to make your selections on this sub-menu, press the <Esc>...
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com 4. BIOS SETUP Language [English] This allows selection of the BIOS’ displayed language. Currently only English is available. Supervisor Password [Disabled] / User Password [Disabled] These fields allow you to set the passwords. To set the password, highlight the appro- priate field and press <Enter>.
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com 4. BIOS SETUP 4.4 Advanced Menu CPU Level 1 Cache, CPU Level 2 Cache [Enabled] These fields allow you to choose from the default of [Enabled] or choose [Disabled] to turn on or off the CPU’s Level 1 and Level 2 built-in cache. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] CPU Level 2 Cache ECC Check [Disabled] This function controls the ECC capability in the CPU level 2 cache.
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com 4. BIOS SETUP PS/2 Mouse Function Control [Auto] The default of [Auto] allows the system to detect a PS/2 mouse on startup. If detected, IRQ12 will be used for the PS/2 mouse. IRQ12 will be reserved for expansion cards only if a PS/2 mouse is not detected.
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com 4. BIOS SETUP 4.4.1 Chip Configuration Video Memory Cache Mode [UC] USWC (uncacheable, speculative write combining) is a new cache technol- ogy for the video memory of the processor. It can greatly improve the dis- play speed by caching the display data.
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com 4. BIOS SETUP 4.4.2 I/O Device Configuration Onboard FDC Swap A & B [No Swap] This field allows you to reverse the hardware drive letter assignments of your floppy disk drives. Configuration options: [No Swap] [Swap AB] Floppy Disk Access Control [R/W] When set to [Read Only], this field protects files from being copied to floppy disks by allowing reads from the floppy disk drive but not writes.
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com 4. BIOS SETUP Onboard Parallel Port [378H/IRQ7] This field sets the address of the onboard parallel port connector. If you disable this feature, Parallel Port Mode and ECP DMA Select configurations will not be avail- able.
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com 4. BIOS SETUP 4.4.3 PCI Configuration Slot 1, Slot 2, Slot 3, Slot 4, Slot 5, Slot 6, Slot 7 IRQ [Auto] (Slot 7 IRQ will only be displayed on supported models.) These fields set how IRQ use is determined for each PCI slot. The default setting for each field is [Auto], which utilizes auto-routing to determine IRQ use.
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com 4. BIOS SETUP ONB SCSI BIOS First [No] This field allows giving priority to the onboard SCSI BIOS for SCSI func- tions over other SCSI controllers. Configuration options: [No] [Yes] ONB Primary SCSI Term, ONB Secondary SCSI Term [Enabled] These fields allow you to enable or disable the onboard SCSI termination on the primary and secondary SCSI channels.
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com 4. BIOS SETUP 4.4.4 Shadow Configuration Video ROM BIOS Shadow [Enabled] This field allows you to change the video BIOS location from ROM to RAM. Relocating to RAM enhances system performance, as information access is faster than the ROM.
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com 4. BIOS SETUP 4.5 Power Menu The Power menu allows you to reduce power consumption. This feature turns off the video display and shuts down the hard disk after a period of inactivity. Power Management [User Define] This option must be enabled to use any of the automatic power saving features.
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com 4. BIOS SETUP Video Off Option [Suspend -> Off ] This field determines when to activate the video off feature for monitor power management. Configuration options: [Always On] [Suspend -> Off] Video Off Method [DPMS OFF] This field defines the video off features.
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com 4. BIOS SETUP 4.5.1 Power Up Control AC PWR Loss Restart [Disabled] This allows you to set whether you want your system to reboot after the power has been interrupted. [Disabled] leaves your system off and [Previ- ous State] sets your system back to the state it is in before the power inter- ruption.
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com 4. BIOS SETUP Automatic Power Up [Disabled] This allows an unattended or automatic system power up. You may config- ure your system to power up at a certain time of the day by selecting [Every- day] or at a certain time and day by selecting [By Date].
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com 4. BIOS SETUP 4.5.2 Hardware Monitor MB Temperature [xxxC/xxxF] MB2 Temperature [xxxC/xxxF] CPU Temperature [xxxC/xxxF] The onboard hardware monitor is able to detect the MB (motherboard), CPU and power supply temperatures. Set to [Ignore] only if necessary. CPU1 Fan Speed [xxxxRPM] CPU2 Fan Speed [xxxxRPM] Chassis Fan Speed [xxxxRPM]...
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com 4. BIOS SETUP 4.6 Boot Menu Boot Sequence The Boot menu allows you to select among the four possible types of boot devices listed using the up and down arrow keys. By using the <+> or <Space> key, you can promote devices and by using the <->...
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com 4. BIOS SETUP Plug & Play O/S [No] This field allows you to use a Plug-and-Play (PnP) operating system to con- figure the PCI bus slots instead of using the BIOS. When [Yes] is selected, interrupts may be reassigned by the OS.
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com 4. BIOS SETUP 4.7 Exit Menu Once you have made all of your selections from the various menus in the Setup pro- gram, you should save your changes and exit Setup. Select Exit from the menu bar to display the following menu: NOTE: Pressing <Esc>...
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com 4. BIOS SETUP Load Setup Defaults This option allows you to load the default values for each of the parameters on the Setup menus. When this option is selected or if <F5> is pressed, a confirmation is requested.
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com 5PENDIX 5. APPENDIX 5.1 Glossary 1394 1394 is the IEEE designation for the high performance serial bus at 12.5, 25 or 50MBytes/sec speeds. This serial bus defines both a back plane physical layer and a point-to-point cable-connected virtual bus.
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com 5. APPENDIX Boot Boot means to start the computer operating system by loading it into system memory. When the manual instructs you to “boot” your system (or computer), it means to turn ON your computer. “Reboot” means to restart your computer. When using Win- dows 95 or later, selecting “Restart”...
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com 5. APPENDIX LPT Port (Line Printer Port) Logical device name reserved by DOS for the computer parallel ports. Each LPT port is configured to use a different IRQ and address assignment. A set of 57 new instructions based on a technique called Single Instruction, Multiple Data (SIMD), which is built into the new Intel Pentium PP/MT (P55C) and Pentium II (Klamath) CPU as well as other x86-compatible microprocessors.
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com 5. APPENDIX ROM (Read Only Memory) ROM is nonvolatile memory used to store permanent programs (called firmware) used in certain computer components. Flash ROM (or EEPROM) can be repro- grammed with new programs (or BIOS). SCSI (Small Computer System Interface) High speed multi-threaded I/O interface defined by the X3T9.2 committee of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) for connecting many peripheral de-...
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Information on this document On April 1, 2009, Fujitsu became the sole owner of Fujitsu Siemens Compu- ters. This new subsidiary of Fujitsu has been renamed Fujitsu Technology So- lutions. This document from the document archive refers to a product version which was released a considerable time ago or which is no longer marketed.
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