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SU-2S
Dual Opteron Server Board
Socket 940
User's Manual
Rev. 1.00

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  • Page 1 SU-2S Dual Opteron Server Board Socket 940 User’s Manual Rev. 1.00...
  • Page 2 This document contains materials protected under International Copyright Laws. All rights reserved. No part of this manual may be reproduced, transmitted or transcribed without the expressed written permission of the manufacturer and authors of this manual. SU-2S...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Chapter 1. Introduction ............ 1-1 1.1. Features & Specifications............1-1 1.2. Layout Diagram..............1-3 1.3. Jumpers & Connectors Description........1-4 Chapter 2. Hardware Setup..........2-1 2.1. CPU Socket ................2-1 2.2. System Memory ..............2-2 2.2.1. Installing and Removing Memory Modules..... 2-3 2.3.
  • Page 4 Power Management Setup ........3-15 3.2.5. PnP/PCI Configurations.......... 3-17 3.3. Security Menu ..............3-19 3.4. PC Health Menu ..............3-20 3.5. Exit Menu ................3-22 Chapter 4. Driver Installation .......... 4-1 Appendix A. How to Get Technical Support ..... A-1 SU-2S...

  • Page 5: Chapter 1. Introduction

    Introduction Chapter 1. Introduction 1.1. Features & Specifications • Supports Dual AMD Opteron 940-Pin Processor Chipset • ULi M1563 / AMD-8131 • Supports Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) Memory • Eight 184-pin DIMM slots • Supports 144-bit wide dual channel DDR 400/333 memory •...
  • Page 6 Hardware monitoring – Including Fan speeds, Voltages, System environment temperature • Chassis intrusion detector • 3.3V/5V 64-bit riser card supported (Optional) All brand names and trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Specifications and information contained herein are subject to change without notice. SU-2S...

  • Page 7: Layout Diagram

    Introduction 1.2. Layout Diagram User’s Manual...

  • Page 8: Jumpers & Connectors Description

    Connection Header for Parallel Port NIC-LED1 LED Connector for Network Interface PCI1~PCI3 PCI-X 64bit/100MHz PCI4~PCI5 PCI 32bit/33MHz SATA1~SATA8 Serial ATAII connectors SATA-LED1/ LED Connector for SATA Devices SATA-LED2 SMB1 System Management Bus Header SO-DIMM SO-DIMM Connector SYS_FAN1 System Fan Power Connector SU-2S...

  • Page 9: Chapter 2. Hardware Setup

    Hardware Setup Chapter 2. Hardware Setup 2.1. CPU Socket This motherboard provides a ZIF (Zero Insertion Force) Socket 940 to install AMD Socket 940 CPU. The CPU you bought should contain with a kit of heatsink, cooling fan, retention frame and back plate. If that’s not the case, buy one specially designed for Socket 940.

  • Page 10: System Memory

    At least one DIMM slot must be populated for the system to POST. • For best performance, populate DIMMs symmetrically. • To access DIMMs on CPU2, both processors must be installed. CPU1 CPU2 DIMM1 DIMM2 DIMM3 DIMM4 DIMM5 DIMM6 DIMM7 DIMM8 SU-2S...

  • Page 11: Installing And Removing Memory Modules

    Hardware Setup 2.2.1. Installing and Removing Memory Modules Power off the computer and unplug the AC power cord before installing or removing memory modules. 1. Locate the DIMM slot on the board. 2. Hold two edges of the DIMM module carefully, keep away of touching its connectors.

  • Page 12: Connectors, Headers, And Switches

    Failing to so may cause severe damage to your system board and/or peripherals. Plug in the AC power cord only after you have carefully checked everything. 2.3.1. EPS Power Connectors (EPS12V_1, EPS12V_2) These two provides the connection to EPS12V power supply. SU-2S...

  • Page 13: Fan Connectors (Cpufan1~2, Sysfan1, Auxfan1~4)

    Hardware Setup 2.3.2. FAN Connectors (CPUFAN1~2, SYSFAN1, AUXFAN1~4) These connectors each provide power to the cooling fans installed in your system. The CPU must be kept cool by using a powerful fan with heatsink. The system is capable of monitoring the speed of the CPU fan. •...

  • Page 14: Cmos Memory Clearing Header (Ccmos1)

    Pin 1-2 shorted (default): Normal operation. • Pin 2-3 shorted: Clear CMOS memory. ATTENTION: Turn the system power off first (including the +5V standby power) before clearing the CMOS memory. Failing to do so may cause your system to work abnormally or malfunction. SU-2S...

  • Page 15: Front Panel Switches & Indicators Connection Headers (Fpio1)

    Hardware Setup 2.3.4. Front Panel Switches & Indicators Connection Headers (FPIO1) This header is used for connecting switches and LED indicators on the chassis front panel. Watch the power LED pin position and orientation. The mark “+” align to the pin in the figure below stands for positive polarity for the LED connection.

  • Page 16: Pci Slots (Pci1~Pci5)

    Chapter 2 2.3.5. PCI Slots (PCI1~PCI5) • PCI1~PCI3: PCI-X 64bit/100MHz • PCI4~PCI5: PCI 32bit/33MHz SU-2S...
  • Page 17 Hardware Setup 2.3.6. Additional USB Port Connection Header (FP-USB1) This header provides two additional USB port connections. Signal Signal - Data 0 - Data 1 + Data 0 + Data 1 User’s Manual...

  • Page 18: Floppy And Ide Disk Drive Connectors (Fdc1, Ide1/Ide2)

    NOTE: Make sure to configure the “Master” and “Slave” relation before connecting two drives by one single ribbon cable. The red line on the ribbon cable must be aligned with pin-1 on both the IDE port and the hard-drive connector. SU-2S...

  • Page 19: System Management Bus Connection Header (Smb1)

    Hardware Setup 2-11 2.3.8. System Management Bus Connection Header (SMB1) This header provides the connection to system management bus (SMBus). Signal Signal SMBCLK Ground SMBDATA User’s Manual...

  • Page 20: Additional Com Port Connection Header (Com2)2-12

    2-12 Chapter 2 2.3.9. Additional COM Port Connection Header (COM2) Pin Signal Pin Signal DCD (Data Carrier RXD (Receive-Data) Detect) TXD (Transfer-Data) (Data-Terminal-Ready) DSR (Data-Set-Ready) CTS (Clear-to-Send) (Request-to-Send) RI (Ring-Indicator) NC (No Connected) SU-2S...

  • Page 21: Connection Header For Parallel Port (Lpt1)

    Hardware Setup 2-13 2.3.10. Connection Header for Parallel Port (LPT1) This header provides one external LPT1 port connection. Signal Pin Signal STB# AFD# ERR# INIT# SLIN# ACK# BUSY SLCT User’s Manual...

  • Page 22: So-Dimm Connector (So-Dimm)

    2-14 Chapter 2 2.3.11. SO-DIMM Connector (SO-DIMM) This connector provides connection for SO-DIMM Interface PCIX card. Please check ABIT Website for available cards. SU-2S...

  • Page 23: Serial Ata Connectors (Sata1~Sata8)

    Hardware Setup 2-15 2.3.12. Serial ATA connectors (SATA1~SATA8) These connectors each provide one Serial ATAII channel connection. User’s Manual...

  • Page 24: Low Pin Count Connection Header (Lpc)

    2-16 Chapter 2 2.3.13. Low Pin Count Connection Header (LPC) (Reserved for internal testing) SU-2S...
  • Page 25 Hardware Setup 2-17 2.3.14. LED Connector for Network Interface (NIC-LED1) These headers are reserved for connecting LED indicators of Network Interface Pin Signal Pin Signal Active_LED1 Link_LED1 Speed_100_LED1 Speed_1000_LED1 Active_LED2 Link_LED2 Speed_100_LED2 Speed_1000_LED2 Active_LED3 10 Link_LED3 11 Speed_100_LED3 12 Speed_1000_LED3 13 Active_LED4 14 Link_LED4 15 Speed_100_LED4...

  • Page 26: Led Connector For Sata Devices (Sata-Led1/Sata-Led2)

    7 Active_LED8 (SATA_GPIO15) 8 Link_LED8 (SATA_GPIO7) 9 GND 10 RESET 11 SATA_GPIO22 12 SATA_GPIO23 13 SATA_GPIO24 14 SATA_GPIO25 15 VCC NOTE: Pin 1~8 and pin 11~14 are GPIO pin headers; you may need software efforts to implement these suggested features. SU-2S...

  • Page 27: External I/O Panel

    Hardware Setup 2-19 2.3.16. External I/O Panel • Mouse: PS/2 mouse connector. • Keyboard: PS/2 keyboard connector. • COM1: Serial port connector. • VGA1: Monitor signal connector. • USB1: USB 2.0 connectors. • LAN1/LAN2: Gigabit LAN connectors. User’s Manual...
  • Page 28 2-20 2-20 Chapter 2 Chapter 2 SU-2S SU-2S...

  • Page 29: Chapter 3. Bios Setup

    BIOS Setup Chapter 3. BIOS Setup This motherboard provides a programmable EEPROM that you can update the BIOS utility. The BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) is a program that deals with the basic level of communication between processor and peripherals. Use the BIOS Setup program only when installing motherboard, reconfiguring system, or prompted to “Run Setup”.

  • Page 30: Main Menu

    This item sets the time you specify (usually the current time) in the format of [Hour], [Minute], and [Second]. IDE Primary Master/Slave, IDE Secondary Master/Slave Move cursor to item “IDE Primary Master”, “IDE Primary Slave”, “IDE Secondary Master” or “IDE Secondary Slave”, and then press <Enter> key to enter its sub-menu. SU-2S...
  • Page 31 BIOS Setup IDE Primary/Secondary Master/Slave IDE HDD Auto-Detection This item allows you to detect the parameters of IDE drives by pressing the <Enter> key. The parameters will automatically be shown on the screen. IDE Primary Master When set to [Auto], the BIOS will automatically check what kind of IDE drive you are using.
  • Page 32 This item displays the amount of base memory installed in the system. The value of the base memory is typically 640K for system with 640K or more memory size installed on the motherboard. Extended Memory This item displays the amount of extended memory detected during system boot-up. SU-2S...

  • Page 33: Advanced Menu

    BIOS Setup Total Memory This item displays the total memory available in the system. 3.2. Advanced Menu 3.2.1. Advanced BIOS Features User’s Manual...
  • Page 34 NOTE: Don’t forget your password. If you forget the password, you will have to open the computer case and clear all information in the CMOS before you can start up the system. But by doing this, you will have to reset all previously set options. SU-2S...
  • Page 35 BIOS Setup MPS Version Control For OS This item specifies which version of MPS (Multi-Processor Specification) this motherboard will use. Leave this item to its default setting. Report No FDD For OS: When set to [Yes], this item allows you to run some older operating system without floppy disk drive.

  • Page 36: Advanced Chipset Features

    Chapter 3 3.2.2. Advanced Chipset Features CPU1/CPU2 DRAM Configuration This item configures the DRAM timing and control. Click <Enter> key to enter its submenu: SU-2S...
  • Page 37 BIOS Setup DRAM Timing Selectable This item sets the optimal timings for the following four items, depending on the memory module you are using. Leave this item to its default [Auto] setting, or if you want to configure its following options manually by selecting [Manual] setting.
  • Page 38 This item specifies CPU1 to PCI-X Hyper Transport Link Clock frequency. PCI-X/South Bridge Width This item specifies PCI-X to South Bridge Hyper Transport Link Data width. PCI-X/South Bridge Freq. This item specifies PCI-X to South Bridge Hyper Transport Link Clock frequency. SU-2S...

  • Page 39: Integrated Peripherals

    BIOS Setup 3-11 Back to Advanced Chipset Features Menu: Watch Dog Function This option controls the function for Watch Dog. [Disabled]: Disable the Watch Dog function. [Enabled/Sec.]: Enable the Watch Dog function by the timer based on seconds. [Enabled/Min.]: Enable the Watch Dog function by the timer based on minutes. Watch Dog Time-Out Value Type in the Time-Out value for your Watch Dog function.
  • Page 40 Onboard LAN2 Controller: This option enables or disables the LAN2 controller. LAN Boot ROM This item allows you to use the boot ROM (instead of a disk drive) to boot-up the system and access the local area network directly. SU-2S...
  • Page 41 BIOS Setup 3-13 Onboard SO-DIMM slot This option enables or disables the onboard SO-DIMM slot controller. Option ROM This item allows you to use the ROM device. PCI-X SLOT1 This option enables or disables the PCI-X slot1 controller. Option ROM This item allows you to use the ROM device.
  • Page 42 [ECP+EPP]: Allows parallel port operation at ECP and EPP mode. EPP Mode Select: This item selects the EPP mode. ECP Mode Use DMA: This item selects the DMA channel of the parallel port. SU-2S...

  • Page 43: Power Management Setup

    BIOS Setup 3-15 3.2.4. Power Management Setup ACPI Suspend Type: This item selects the type of Suspend mode. [S1 (PowerOn-Suspend)]: Enables the Power On Suspend function. [S3 (Suspend-To-RAM)]: Enables the Suspend to RAM function. Power Button Function This item selects the method of powering off your system: [Delay 4 Sec.]: Pushing the power button for more than 4 seconds will power off the system.
  • Page 44 If the system’s power is off when AC power failure occurs, it will remain off when power returns. If the system’s power is on when AC power failure occurs, the system will power-on when power returns. SU-2S...

  • Page 45: Pnp/Pci Configurations

    BIOS Setup 3-17 3.2.5. PnP/PCI Configurations Resources Controlled By This item configures all of the boot and Plug-and-Play compatible devices. [Auto(ESCD)]: The system will automatically detect the settings. [Manual]: Choose the specific IRQ resources in the “IRQ Resources” menu. User’s Manual...
  • Page 46 This item sets each system interrupt to either [PCI Device] or [Reserved]. PCI/VGA Palette Snoop: This item determines whether the MPEG ISA/VESA VGA cards can work with PCI/VGA or not. [Enabled]: MPEG ISA/VESA VGA cards work with PCI/VGA. [Disabled]: MPEG ISA/VESA VGA cards do not work with PCI/VGA. SU-2S...

  • Page 47: Security Menu

    BIOS Setup 3-19 3.3. Security Menu Set Supervisor Password This option protects the BIOS configuration or restricts access to the computer itself. The Supervisor Password is used to protect the stored CMOS options from being changed by unauthorized users. Set User Password This option protects the BIOS configuration or restricts access to the computer itself.

  • Page 48: Pc Health Menu

    The CPU fan speed will run at 100% regardless of what the percentage you set in this item if the temperature limit set in the item “Active Temperature” is exceeded. Shutdown Temperature This item sets the temperature that would shutdown the system automatically in order to prevent system overheats. SU-2S...
  • Page 49 BIOS Setup 3-21 CPU Warning Temperature This item selects the CPU’s warning temperature limit. Once the system has detected that the CPU’s temperature exceeded the limit, warning beeps will sound. NOTE: The onboard hardware monitor function is capable of detecting these system health conditions.

  • Page 50: Exit Menu

    This option loads the BIOS default values that are factory settings for optimal-performance system operations. Save & Exit Setup This option saves your selections and exits the setup menu. Exit Without Saving This option exits the setup menu without saving any change. SU-2S...

  • Page 51: Chapter 4. Driver Installation

    Driver Installation Chapter 4. Driver Installation After all the hardware has been installed, you must first install the operating system and then the software drivers. The necessary drivers are all included within the Drivers & Utilities CD that came packaged with your workstation board. The display shown in the following figure should appear after inserting this CD into your CD-ROM drive, if not, enter [My Computer]...
  • Page 52 View the user’s manual in PDF file. • Utility Click to enter the sub-screen for installing software like Acrobat Reader, Award Flash, DirectX, and LoFormat utility. • Browse CD Browse the contents of this CD-ROM. • Close Exit the CD setup Items Menu. SU-2S...

  • Page 53: Appendix A. How To Get Technical Support

    Also please make sure you have the latest drivers from your peripheral cards makers! 3. Check the ABIT Technical Terms Guide and FAQ on our Website. We are trying to expand and make the FAQs more helpful and information rich. Let us know if you have any suggestions.
  • Page 54 They should have reasonable return or refund policies. How they serve you is also a good reference for your next purchase. 6. Contacting ABIT. If you feel that you need to contact ABIT directly you can send email to the ABIT technical support department. First, please contact the support team for the branch office closest to you.
  • Page 55 Unit 3, 24-26 Boulton Road, Stevenage, Herts SG1 4QX, UK Tel: 44-1438-228888 Fax: 44-1438-226333 E-mail: sales@abitcomputer.co.uk Germany and Benelux AMOR Computer B.V. (ABIT's European Office) Jan van Riebeeckweg 15, 5928LG, Venlo, (Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg), France, The Netherlands Tel: 31-77-3204428 Italy, Spain, Portugal,...
  • Page 56 Appendix A Technical Support Form Company Name: Phone Number: Contact Person: Fax Number: E-mail Address: Model BIOS ID # Motherboard Model No. DRIVER REV OS/Application Hardware Name Brand Specifications IDE1 IDE2 IDE1 CD-ROM-Drive IDE2 System Memory ADD-ON CARD Problem Description: SU-2S...

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