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  • Page 1 ® UPER SUPER P4SC8 SUPER P4SCi USER’S MANUAL Revision 1.0a...
  • Page 2 The information in this User’s Manual has been carefully reviewed and is believed to be accurate. The vendor assumes no responsibility for any inaccuracies that may be contained in this document, makes no commitment to update or to keep current the Please information in this manual, or to notify any person or organization of the updates.

  • Page 3: Preface

    About This Manual This manual is written for system integrators, PC technicians and knowledgeable PC users. It provides information for the installation and use of the SUPER P4SC8/P4SCi motherboard. The P4SC8/P4SCi supports single ® Intel Pentium 4 processors or Celeron processors up to 3.40 GHz (with Hyper Threading) at a system bus speed of 800/533/400 MHz.(*see the...

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Checklist ....................1-1 Contacting Supermicro ................1-2 Super P4SC8/P4SCi Image ..............1-3 Super P4SC8/P4SCi Layout ..............1-4 SUPER P4SC8/P4SCi Quick Reference ..........1-5 Intel E7210 Canterwood ES Chipset: System Block Diagram ... 1-6 Motherboard Features ................1-7 Chipset Overview ................... 1-9 PC Health Monitoring ..................
  • Page 5 Table of Contents ATX PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Ports ............2-11 Ethernet (GLAN) ..................2-12 VGA Port ....................2-12 SMB Header .................... 2-12 Universal Serial Bus (USB) ..............2-13 SATA LED ....................2-13 Wake-On-Ring ..................2-14 Wake-On-LAN ..................2-14 Keylock Enable/Disable ................2-14 Jumper Settings ....................
  • Page 6 Table of Contents Advanced BIOS Setup ..................4-4 4-4.1 Advanced BIOS Features ............4-4 4-4.2 Advanced Chipset Control ............4-6 4-4.3 I/O Device Configuration ............... 4-7 4-4.4 PnP Configuration ................4-9 4-4.5 Console Redirection ..............4-10 4-4.6 Hardware Monitors ..............4-11 4-4.7 Processor &...

  • Page 7: Chapter 1: Introduction

    Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 1 Introduction Overview Checklist Congratulations on purchasing your computer motherboard from an ac- knowledged leader in the industry. Supermicro boards are designed with the utmost attention to detail to provide you with the highest standards in quality and performance.

  • Page 8: Contacting Supermicro

    UPER P4SC8/P4SCi User’s Manual Contacting Supermicro Headquarters Address: SuperMicro Computer, Inc. 980 Rock Ave. San Jose, CA 95131 U.S.A. Tel: +1 (408) 503-8000 Fax: +1 (408) 503-8008 Email: marketing@supermicro.com (General Information) support@supermicro.com (Technical Support) Web Site: www.supermicro.com Europe Address: SuperMicro Computer B.V. Het Sterrenbeeld 28, 5215 ML 's-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands Tel:...

  • Page 9: Super P4Sc8/P4Sci Image

    Chapter 1: Introduction SUPER P4SC8/P4SCi Figure 1-1. SUPER P4SC8/P4SCi Image...
  • Page 10 UPER P4SC8/P4SCi User’s Manual Figure 1-4. SUPER P4SC8/P4SCi Motherboard Layout 24-pin ATX PWR Conn +12V PWR PWR LED JPWAKE JP20 COM2 CHS FAN1 CPU FAN PWR Froce On JPUSB LAN CTLR USB 1/2 Watch Dog 82547 M C H 478 PGA...
  • Page 11 Chapter 1: Introduction P4SC8/P4SCi Quick Reference Jumpers Description Default Setting Speaker Pins 3-4 (Onboard Buzzer) VGA Enable/Disable Pins 1-2 (Enabled) JBT1 CMOS Clear See Section 2-7 JP1, JP2 CPU Clock Speed Pins 1-2 (Auto) OHFan Force On Open (Disabled) Watch Dog Reset Pins 1-2 (WD Reset) JP20 Power Force On...
  • Page 12 UPER P4SC8/P4SCi User’s Manual Processor 0 4DIMMs (-Dual Channel) DDR266,DDR333, DDR-400 DDR/SDRM DIMM Canterwood 1x GbE Intel DIMM CSA (66MHz) USB 2.0 Hub A 64-bit U320 (4)Ports PCI-X (*P4SC8 *Note PCI BUS (Dual Intel (X2) Only) below 66 MHz Channel) SATA (2) Hance SATA...

  • Page 13: Motherboard Features

    • Environmental temperature monitoring and control • Power-up mode control for recovery from AC power loss • System overheat LED and control • System resource alert (via Supero Doctor III) • Hardware BIOS virus protection • Auto-switching voltage regulator for the CPU core...
  • Page 14 UPER P4SC8/P4SCi User’s Manual ACPI Features • Microsoft OnNow • Slow blinking LED for suspend state indicator • BIOS support for USB keyboard • Main switch override mechanism • Internal/external modem ring-on Onboard I/O • Adaptec 7902(B0) dual channel Ultra 320 SCSI (*P4SC8 only) •...

  • Page 15: Chipset Overview

    Chapter 1: Introduction Chipset Overview: Intel E7210 (Canterwood ES) Intel’s Intel E7210 (Canterwood ES) Chipset contains the following main components: Canterwood Memory Controller Hub (MCH) and the I/O Control- ler Hub (Hance Rapids 6300ESB ICH). These two components are intercon- nected via Hub Interface.

  • Page 16: Pc Health Monitoring

    +3.3V standby, 5V, +5V standby, Vbat and 12V The onboard voltage monitor will scan these voltages continuously. Once a voltage becomes unstable, Supermicro's Monitoring Software: SuperO Doc- tor will give a warning or send an error message to the screen.

  • Page 17: Power Configuration Settings

    Chapter 1: Introduction Power Configuration Settings This section describes features of your motherboard that deal with power and power settings. Microsoft OnNow The OnNow design initiative is a comprehensive, system-wide approach to system and device power control. OnNow is a term for a PC that is always on but appears to be off and responds immediately to user or other re- quests.

  • Page 18: Power Supply

    It is even more important for processors that have high CPU clock rates of 1 GHz and faster. The SUPER P4SC8/P4SCi accommodates 12V ATX power supplies. though most power supplies generally meet the specifications required by the CPU, some are inadequate.

  • Page 19: Super I/O

    Chapter 1: Introduction The IRQs, DMAs and I/O space resources of the Super I/O can be flexibly adjusted to meet ISA PnP requirements, which support ACPI and APM (Ad- vanced Power Management) Super I/O The disk drive adapter functions of the Super I/O chip include a floppy disk drive controller that is compatible with industry standard 82077/765, a data separator, write pre-compensation circuitry, decode logic, data rate selec- tion, a clock generator, drive interface control logic and interrupt and DMA...
  • Page 20 UPER P4SC8/P4SCi User’s Manual Notes 1-14...

  • Page 21: Chapter 2: Installation

    Chapter 2: Installation Chapter 2 Installation Static-Sensitive Devices Electric Static Discharge (ESD) can damage electronic components. prevent damage to your system board, it is important to handle it very carefully. The following measures are generally sufficient to protect your equipment from ESD. Precautions •...

  • Page 22: Processor And Heatsink Fan Installation

    UPER P4SC8/P4SCi User's Manual Processor and Heatsink Fan Installation When handling the processor package, avoid placing direct pressure on the label area of the fan. IMPORTANT: 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 23 Chapter 2: Installation 5. Lift the lever on the CPU socket. Socket Lever 6. Install the CPU in the socket. Make sure that Pin 1 of the CPU is seated on Pin 1 of the socket (both corners are marked with a triangle). 7.

  • Page 24: Mounting The Motherboard In The Chassis

    UPER P4SC8/P4SCi User's Manual Lever Pin 1 (*With Processor Installed) Figure 2-1. 478-pin mPGA Socket: Empty and with Processor Installed Mounting the Motherboard in the Chassis All motherboards have standard mounting holes to fit different types of chassis. Make sure the location of all the mounting holes for both the motherboard and the chassis match.
  • Page 25 Chapter 2: Installation Memory Speeds Host Clock FSB (MHz) DRAM DATA Shown during (MHz) RATE (MT/s) POST DDR266 DDR266 DDR266 DDR266 DDR333 DDR333 DDR266 DDR320 (*Note) DDR400 (*Note: The BIOS will display 320 due to the limitation of Intel’s chipset). (*Note: The Intel E7210 ((Canterwood ES)) chip supports unbuffered, non-ECC or ECC memory.

  • Page 26: Nic1 Led

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

  • Page 27: Connecting Cables

    Chapter 2: Installation Connecting Cables Required Connection Power Supply Connectors ATX Power Supply 24-pin Connector Pin Definitions (J20) The primary power supply Pin Number Definition Pin Number Definition +3.3V +3.3V connector (J20) on the P4SC8/ +3.3V -12V P4SCi meets the SSI (Superset PS_ON# ATX) 24-pin specification.

  • Page 28: Ir Connector

    UPER P4SC8/P4SCi User's Manual IR Connector Infrared Pin Definitions (J16) The infrared connector is located on J16. See the table on the right Number Definition for pin definitions. See the Tech- nical Support section of our web CIRRX IRRX page for information on the infra- Ground IRTX red devices you can connect to...

  • Page 29: Ide/Sata Led

    Chapter 2: Installation *IDE LED (*See the note ID E P in D e fin itio n s (J F 1 ) below) P in N um b e r D e fin itio n +5 V The IDE LED is located on pins 13, H D A c tiv e 14 of JF1.

  • Page 30: Serial Ports

    UPER P4SC8/P4SCi User's Manual Serial Ports Serial Port Pin Definitions Two serial ports are included on (COM1, COM2) Pin Number Definition Pin Number Definition the motherboard: COM1(J9) is a port located beside the mouse/ keyboard ports and COM2(J10) is Ground a header located on the mother- Note: Pin 10 is included on the header but not on board near J20 (Power Connec-...

  • Page 31: Chassis Intrusion

    Chapter 2: Installation Chassis Intrusion Chassis Intrusion Pin Definitions (JL1) The Chassis Intrusion header is designated JL1. See the board Number Definition Intrusion Input layout in Chapter 1 for the location Ground of JL1 and the table on the right for pin definitions.

  • Page 32: Vga Port

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

  • Page 33: Universal Serial Bus (Usb)

    Chapter 2: Installation Universal Serial Bus (USB) USB Pin Definition USB 1/2 (J12/J13) There are two Universal Serial Bus Connectors (USB 1/2: J12/ Pin# Definition J13) located on the I/O backpanel and two additional USB headers 4 Ground (USB3/4: J19) located on the moth- USB 3/4 (J19) erboard.

  • Page 34: Wake-On-Ring

    UPER P4SC8/P4SCi User's Manual Wake-On-Ring Wake-On-Ring Pin The Wake-On-Ring header is desig- Definitions (WOR) nated WOR. This function allows your computer to receive and be "awak- Number Definition Ground ened" by an incoming call when in the W ake-up suspend state. See the table on the right for pin definitions.

  • Page 35: Jumper Settings

    Chapter 2: Installation Jumper Settings Explanation of Jumpers To modify the operation of the motherboard, jumpers can be used Connector Pins to choose between optional set- tings. Jumpers create shorts be- tween two pins to change the function of the connector. Pin 1 is Jumper identified with a square solder pad on the printed circuit board.

  • Page 36: Usb Wake-Up

    UPER P4SC8/P4SCi User's Manual USB Wake-Up (*USB1/2 Only) USB Wake-Up Use JPUSB to enable or disable Jumper Settings (JPUSB) USB Wake-Up, which allows you Jumper Position to wakeup the system by de- Definition VCC5 pressing a key on the keyboard or VCC5 Standby by clicking the mouse when either is connected to the USB1 or USB2...

  • Page 37: Watch Dog Enable/Disable

    Chapter 2: Installation Watch Dog Enable/Disable JP8 enables the control of the Watch Dog Watch Dog function. Watch Dog Jumper Settings (JP8) is a system monitor that can Jumper Position Definition reboot the system when a soft- Pins 1-2 WD to Reset ware application is "hung up".

  • Page 38: Vga Enable/Disable

    UPER P4SC8/P4SCi User's Manual VGA Enable/Disable VGA Enable/Disable J33 allows you to enable or disable Jumper Settings (J33) the VGA port. The default position Jumper is on pins 1 and 2 to enable VGA. Position Definition Enabled See the table on the right for Disabled jumper settings.

  • Page 39: Keyboard Wake-Up

    Chapter 2: Installation Keyboard Wake-Up The JPWAKE jumper is used to al- Keyboard Wake-Up low the system to be woken up by Enable/Disable Jumper Settings depressing a key on the keyboard (JPWAKE) Jumper from S1 or S3 in Windows OS. Position Definition See the table on the right for...

  • Page 40: Parallel Port Connector

    UPER P4SC8/P4SCi User's Manual Parallel Port, Floppy Drive and Hard Drive Connections Use the following information to connect the floppy and hard disk drive cables. • The floppy disk drive cable has seven twisted wires. • A red mark on a wire typically designates the location of pin 1. •...

  • Page 41: Floppy Connector

    Chapter 2: Installation Floppy Connector Pin Definitions (J7) Pin Number Function Pin Number Function Floppy Connector FDHDIN Reserved The floppy connector is located FDEDIN Index- on J7. Refer to Figure 2-3 for lo- Motor Enable cation. See the table on the right Drive Select B- Drive Select A- for pin definitions.

  • Page 42: Ultra320 Scsi Connectors

    UPER P4SC8/P4SCi User's Manual Ultra320 SCSI Connectors Refer to the table below for the pin definitions of the Ultra320 SCSI connectors located at JA1 and JA2. 68-pin Ultra320 SCSI Connectors (JA1 and JA2) Connector Connector Contact Contact Number Signal Names Number Signal N ames +DB(12)

  • Page 43: Chapter 3: Troubleshooting

    Chapter 3: Troubleshooting Chapter 3 Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Procedures Use the following procedures to troubleshoot your system. If you have followed all of the procedures below and still need assistance, refer to the ‘Technical Support Procedures’ and/or refer to the section regarding ‘Re- turning Merchandise for Service in this chapter.

  • Page 44: Memory Errors

    UPER P4SC8/P4SCi User's Manual NOTE: If you are a system integrator, VAR or OEM, a POST diagnostics card is recommended. For I/O port 80h codes, refer to Appendix B. Memory Errors 1. Make sure the DIMM modules are properly and fully installed. 2.

  • Page 45: Frequently Asked Questions

    Chapter 3: Troubleshooting on our web site (http://www.supermicro.com/techsupport.htm) before contacting Technical Support. 2. BIOS upgrades can be downloaded from our web site at http://www.supermicro.com/techsupport/download.htm. Note: Not all BIOS can be flashed, it depends on the modifica- tions to the boot block code. 3.
  • Page 46 UPER P4SC8/P4SCi User's Manual Question: What's on the CD that came with my motherboard? Answer: The supplied compact disc has quite a few drivers and programs that will greatly enhance your system. We recommend that you review the CD and install the applications you need. Applications on the CD include chipset drivers for Windows and security and audio drivers.

  • Page 47: Returning Merchandise For Service

    Chapter 3: Troubleshooting Question: How do I connect the ATA100/66 cable to my IDE device(s)? Answer: The 80-wire/40-pin high-density ATA100/66 IDE cable that came with your system has two connectors to support two drives. This special cable must be used to take advantage of the speed the ATA100/66 technol- ogy offers.
  • Page 48 UPER P4SC8/P4SCi User's Manual Notes...

  • Page 49: Chapter 4: Bios

    Chapter 4: BIOS Chapter 4 BIOS Introduction This chapter describes the AwardBIOS for the P4SC8/P4SCi. The Award ROM BIOS is stored in a Flash chip and can be easily upgraded using a floppy disk-based program. Note: Due to periodic changes to the BIOS, some settings may have been added or deleted and might not yet be recorded in this manual.

  • Page 50: Running Setup

    UPER P4SC8/P4SCi User's Manual Running Setup *Optimal default settings are in bold text unless otherwise noted. The BIOS setup options described in this section are selected by choosing the appropriate text from the Main BIOS Setup screen. All displayed text is described in this section, although the screen display is often all you need to understand how to set the options (see on next page).
  • Page 51 Chapter 4: BIOS Date/Time Set the system date and time. Key in the correct information in the "mm", "dd" and "yy" fields. Press the "Enter" key to save the data. Legacy Diskette A This setting allows the user to set the type of floppy disk drive installed as diskette A.

  • Page 52: 4-4 Advanced Bios Setup

    UPER P4SC8/P4SCi User's Manual 4-4 Advanced BIOS Setup Choose Advanced BIOS Setup from the Award BIOS main menu with the Left/Right arrow keys. You should see the following display. Select one of the items in the left frame of the screen to go to the sub screen for that item. Advanced BIOS Setup options are displayed by highlighting the option using the arrow keys.
  • Page 53 Chapter 4: BIOS Quick Boot If enabled, this feature allows the system to skip certain tests while booting. This will decrease the time needed to boot the system. The settings are "Enabled" and "Disabled". Quiet Boot This feature allows the user to activate the function of "Quiet Boot". The options are: "Enabled"...

  • Page 54: 4-4.2 Advanced Chipset Control

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

  • Page 55: 4-4.3 I/O Device Configuration

    Chapter 4: BIOS USB Controller This setting allows you to enable or disable the USB Controller. The options are Enabled, and Disabled. USB 2.0 Controller This setting allows you to enable or disable USB 2.0 (EHCI) Controller. The options are Enabled, and Disabled. USB Legacy Support This setting allows you to enable or disable the functions of USB, Keyboard/ Mouse under POST and DOS.
  • Page 56 UPER P4SC8/P4SCi User's Manual UART Mode Select This setting allows the user to select the UART mode for the BIOS. The options are "IrDA", "ASKIR" and "Normal". RxD, TxD Active This allows the user to change the settings for the "RxD, TxD Active" function.

  • Page 57: 4-4.4 Pnp Configuration

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

  • Page 58: 4-4.5 Console Redirection

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

  • Page 59: 4-4.6 Hardware Monitors

    Chapter 4: BIOS Agent after Boot Select "Disabled" to allows the Agent of Console Redirection to continue running after OS bootup. The Options are "Enabled", and "Disabled". 4-4.6 Hardware Monitor Choose Hardware Monitor from the Award BIOS main menu with the Left/ Right arrow keys.

  • Page 60: 4-4.7 Processor & Clock Options

    UPER P4SC8/P4SCi User's Manual 4-4.7 Processor & Clock Options Limit CPUID MaxVal This feature allows the user to set the limit for the CPUID Maximum Value. The value can be set from 1 to 3. The options are "Enabled" and "Disabled".

  • Page 61: Security

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

  • Page 62: Boot

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

  • Page 63: Exit

    Chapter 4: BIOS Second Boot Device This item allows the user to set the second boot-up device. The options are "Removable", "Hard Disks", "CDROM", "Legacy LAN", and "Disabled". Third Boot Device This item allows the user to set the Third boot-up device. The options are "Removable", "Hard Disks", "CDROM", "Legacy LAN", and "Disabled".
  • Page 64 UPER P4SC8/P4SCi User's Manual Load Fail-Safe Defaults Highlight this item and hit <Enter> to load the default settings for all items in the BIOS Setup. These are the safest settings to use. Load Optimized Defaults Highlight this item and hit <Enter> to load the optimized settings for all items in the BIOS Setup.

  • Page 65: Appendix A: Bios Post Messages

    Appendix A: BIOS POST Messages Appendix A BIOS POST Messages During the Power-On Self-Test (POST), the BIOS will check for problems. If a problem is found, the BIOS will activate an alarm or display a message. The following is a list of such BIOS messages.
  • Page 66 SUPER P4SC8/P4SCi User's Manual Notes...

  • Page 67: Appendix B: Bios Post Codes

    Appendix B: Award BIOS POST Codes Appendix B: Award BIOS POST Codes This section lists the POST (Power On Self Testing) Codes for the Award BIOS. POST (hex) Description Test CMOS R/W functionality. Early chipset initialization: -Disable shadow RAM -Disable L2 cache (socket 7 or below) -Program basic chipset registers Detect memory -Auto-detection of DRAM size, type and ECC.
  • Page 68 UPER P4SC8/P4SCi User’s Manual POST (hex) Description Reserved Auto detect flash type to load appropriate flash R/W codes into the run time area in F000 for ESCD & DMI support. Reserved Use walking 1’s algorithm to check out interface in CMOS circuitry.
  • Page 69 Appendix B: Award BIOS POST Codes POST (hex) Description 1. Initialize multi-language 2. Put information on screen display, including Award title, CPU type, CPU speed …. Reserved Reserved Reserved Reserved Reserved Reset keyboard except Winbond 977 series Super I/O chips. Reserved Reserved Reserved...
  • Page 70 UPER P4SC8/P4SCi User’s Manual POST (hex) Description Reserved Initialize the combined Trend Anti-Virus code. Reserved (Optional Feature) Show message for entering AWDFLASH.EXE from FDD (optional) Reserved 1. Initialize Init_Onboard_Super_IO switch. 2. Initialize Init_Onboard_AUDIO switch. Reserved Reserved Okay to enter Setup utility; i.e. not until this POST stage can users enter the CMOS setup utility.
  • Page 71 Appendix B: Award BIOS POST Codes POST (hex) Description Reserved Reserved 1. Call chipset power management hook. 2. Recover the text font used by EPA logo (not for full screen logo) 3. If password is set, ask for password. Save all data in stack back to CMOS Initialize ISA PnP boot devices 1.
  • Page 72 UPER P4SC8/P4SCi User’s Manual NOTES...

  • Page 73: Operating System

    Appendix C: Software Installation Appendix C Installing Software Drivers and Windows Operating System After all the hardware has been installed, you must first configure the Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA RAID Driver before you install the Windows operating system. The necessary drivers are all included on the Supermicro bootable CDs that came packaged with your motherboard.
  • Page 74 UPER P4SC8/P4SCi User's Manual ATA Operate Mode You can select from the following two modes: Combined Mode and En- hanced Mode. Combined Mode: In this mode, system BIOS assigns the traditional IRQ 14 and IRQ 15 for the use of HDD. Up to 4 ATA devices are supported by this mode. Within the Combined Mode, the following three modes are supported: *Non-Combined Mode: Parallel ATA only:with the maximum of 4 devices supported;...

  • Page 75: Configuring Bios Settings For The Sata Raid Functions

    Appendix C: Software Installation Configuring BIOS settings for the SATA RAID Functions (Enhanced Mode) 1. Press the <Del> key during system bootup to enter the BIOS Setup Utility. (*Note: If it is the first time to power on the system, we recommend that you load the Optimized Default Settings.
  • Page 76 UPER P4SC8/P4SCi User's Manual The Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA with HostRAID Con- troller Driver Adaptec's Embedded Serial ATA RAID with HostRAID controller adds RAID functionality to the Serial ATA I/O controller by supporting RAID 0 (Striping) or RAID 1 (Mirroring) to enhance the industry's pioneer PCI-to-e host controller products.
  • Page 77 Appendix C: Software Installation Managing Arrays Select this option to view array properties, and delete arrays. The following sections describe the operations Of "Managing Arrays". To select this option, use the arrow keys and the <enter> key to select "Managing Arrays" from the main menu (as shown above).
  • Page 78 UPER P4SC8/P4SCi User's Manual Viewing Array Properties To view the properties of an existing array: 1. At the BIOS prompt, press Ctrl+A. 2. From the ARC menu, select Array Configuration Utility (ACU). 3. From the ACU menu, select Manage Arrays (as shown on the previous screen.) 4.
  • Page 79 Appendix C: Software Installation Creating Arrays Before creating arrays, make sure the disks for the array are connected and installed in your system. Note that disks with no usable space, or disks that are un-initialized are shown in gray and cannot be used.
  • Page 80 UPER P4SC8/P4SCi User's Manual 5 Press Enter when both disks for the new array are selected. The Array Properties menu displays (as the screen shown below). Assigning Array Properties Once you've create a new array, you are ready to assign the properties to the array.
  • Page 81 Appendix C: Software Installation 2. Under the item "Arrays Label", type in an label and press Enter. (*Note: The label shall not be more than 15 characters.) 3. For RAID 0, select the desired stripe size. (*Note: Available stripe sizes are 16, 32, and 64 KB-default.
  • Page 82 UPER P4SC8/P4SCi User's Manual 5. When you are finished, press Done (as the screen shown below). Notes: 1. Before adding a new drive to an array, back up any data contained on the new drive. Otherwise, all data will be lost. 2.
  • Page 83 Appendix C: Software Installation Adding a Bootable Array To make an array bootable: 1. From the Main menu, select Manage Arrays. 2. From the List of Arrays, select the array you want to make bootable, and press Ctrl+B. 3. Enter Y to create a bootable array when the following message is displayed: "This will make all other existing bootable array non-bootable.
  • Page 84 UPER P4SC8/P4SCi User's Manual Adding/Deleting Hotspares (*Note: In order to rebuild a RAID (RAID 0 or RAID 1), you would need to add a new HDD as a hotspare.) 1. Turn on your computer and press Ctrl+A as prompted to access the ARC Utility 2.

  • Page 85: Initializing Disk Drives

    Appendix C: Software Installation Initializing Disk Drives If an installed disk does not appear in the disk selection list for creating a new array, or if it appears grayed out, you may have to initialize it before you can use it as part of an array. Drives attached to the controller must be initialized before they can be used in an array.
  • Page 86 UPER P4SC8/P4SCi User's Manual 4. Use the up and down arrow keys to highlight the disk you wish to initialize and press Insert (as shown in the screen below). C-14...
  • Page 87 Appendix C: Software Installation 5. Repeat Step 4 so that both drives to be initialized are selected (as shown in the screen below). 6. Press Enter. 7. Read the warning message as shown in the screen. 8. Make sure that you have selected the correct disk drives to initialize. If correct, type Y to continue.
  • Page 88 UPER P4SC8/P4SCi User's Manual Rebuilding Arrays *Note 1: Rebuilding applies to Fault Tolerant array (RAID 1) only. If an array Build process (or initialization) is interrupted or critical with one member missing, you must perform a Rebuild to get the array to Optimal status.

  • Page 89: Using The Disk Utilities

    Appendix C: Software Installation Using the Disk Utilities The Disk Utilities enable you to format or verify the media of your Serial ATA hard disks. To access the disk utilities: 1. Turn on your computer and press Ctrl+A when prompted to access the ARC utility (as shown in the screen below.) C-17...
  • Page 90 UPER P4SC8/P4SCi User's Manual 2. From the ARC menu, select Disk Utilities as shown in the screen below. 3 Select the desired disk and press Enter (as shown in the screen below.) C-18...
  • Page 91 Appendix C: Software Installation You can choose from the following options: 1. Format Disk—Simulates a low-level format of the hard drive by writing zeros to the entire disk. Serial ATA drives are low-level formatted at the factory and do not need to be low-level formatted again. (*Caution: Formatting destroys all data on the drive.
  • Page 92 UPER P4SC8/P4SCi User's Manual C-2 Installing Intel's Hance Rapids Driver by Adaptec and the OS a. Insert Supermicro's bootable CD that came with the package into the CD Drive during the system reboot, and the screen:"Super Micro Driver Diskette Maker" will appear. b.
  • Page 93 Appendix C: Software Installation C-3 Installing Other Software Programs and Drivers A. Installing Drivers other than Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA RAID Controller Driver After you've installed Windows Operating System, a screen as shown be- low will appear. You are ready to install software programs and drivers that have not yet been installed.
  • Page 94 UPER P4SC8/P4SCi User's Manual Supero Doctor III The Supero Doctor III program is a Web base management tool that supports remote management capability. It includes Remote and Local Management tools. The local management is called SD III Client. The Supero Doctor III program included on the CDROM that came with your motherboard allows you to monitor the environment and operations of your system.
  • Page 95 Supero Doctor III Interface Display Screen-II (Remote Control) (*Note: SD III Software Revision 1.0 can be downloaded from our Web site at: ftp://ftp.supermicro.com/utility/Supero_Doctor_III/. You can also download SDIII User's Guide at: http://www.supermicro.com/PRODUCT/ Manuals/SDIII/UserGuide.pdf. For Linux, we will still recommend Supero Doctor II.) C-23...
  • Page 96 UPER P4SC8/P4SCi User's Manual Notes C-24...

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