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- Page 1 ® UPER SUPER 370SBA SUPER 370SBM SUPER 370SLA SUPER 370SLM USER’S AND BIOS MANUAL Revision 1.0 (Preliminary)
- 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 information in this Please Note: For the manual, or to notify any person or organization of the updates.
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Page 3: About This Manual
Manual Organization Chapter 1, Introduction, describes the features, specifications and perfor- mance of the SUPER 370SBA/370SBM/370SLA/370SLM system board, pro- vides detailed information about the chipset, and offers warranty information. Refer to Chapter 2, Installation, for instructions on how to install the Celeron PPGA processor and the heat sink support. - Page 4 Preface Appendix A offers information on BIOS error beep codes and messages. Appendix B shows post diagnostic error messages.
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Page 5: Table Of Contents
Jumper Quick Reference ..................viii Front Control Panel Connector ................ix Chapter 1: Introduction Overview ..................... 1-1 SUPER 370SBA ................... 1-2 SUPER 370SBM ................... 1-4 SUPER 370SLA ..................1-6 SUPER 370SLM ................... 1-8 Features for 370SBA, 370SBM, 370SLA, 370SLM Motherboards .. 1-11 Chipset Overview .................. - Page 6 User’s Manual SUPER 370SBA/370SBM/370SLA/370SLM Power Supply ................... 1-18 Super I/O ....................1-19 Chapter 2: Installation Static-Sensitive Devices ................2-1 Precautions ................... 2-1 Unpacking ....................2-1 Celeron PPGA Processor Installation ............ 2-2 Explanation and Diagram of Jumper/Connector ........2-3 Mounting the Motherboard in the Chassis ..........2-3 Connecting Cables ..................
- Page 7 Table of Contents No Video ....................3-2 Memory Error ..................3-2 Losing the System’s Setup Configuration ........3-3 Technical Support Procedures ..............3-3 Frequently Asked Questions ..............3-4 Returning Merchandise for Service ............3-7 Chapter 4: AMI BIOS Introduction ....................4-1 System BIOS ..................
- Page 8 User’s Manual SUPER 370SBA/370SBM/370SLA/370SLM Jumpers Quick Reference 370SBA/ 370SLA/ 3 7 0 S B M 3 7 0 S L M J u m p e r s J u m p e r s Function P a g e...
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Page 9: Front Control Panel Connector
Quick Reference Front Control Panel Connector I D E L E D JF2 JF1 Power I D E L E D K e y b o a r d L E D IR Con L o c k Keylock P o w e r L E D S p e a k e r K e y b o a r d... - Page 10 User’s Manual SUPER 370SBA/370SBM/370SLA/370SLM...
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Page 11: Chapter 1: Introduction
(SDRAM), concurrent PCI, and dual IDE channels supporting Ultra DMA 33 MB/s burst data transfer rate. SUPER 370SBA and 370SLA are ATX form factor motherboards, and have 4 PCI and 3 ISA slots. SUPER 370SBM and 370SLM are microATM form factor motherboards, and have 3 PCI slots and 1 ISA slot. -
Page 12: Super 370Sba
User's Manual SUPER 370SBA/370SBM/370SLA/370SLM SUPER 370SBA Figure 1-1. SUPER 370SBA Motherboard Picture... - Page 13 2-3 CMOS Clear chassis switch, removing chassis cover causes switch input to close. 3 No CPU jumper settings are required for the Celeron (333/366 MHz) processor. The settings are preset (fixed bus ratio) in the processor. Figure 1-2. SUPER 370SBA Motherboard Layout...
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Page 14: Super 370Sbm
User's Manual SUPER 370SBA/370SBM/370SLA/370SLM SUPER 370SBM Figure 1-3. SUPER 370SBM Motherboard Picture... - Page 15 Chapter 1: Introduction 7.25 inches JPWAKE (see Note 1) Battery Celeron JT2 - CHASSIS FAN Processor (PPGA package) JT3 - THERMAL CTL FAN Reset Speaker 4 4 0 B X Chipset Power On Keylock Power JP11 IR Con A G P JL1 - CHASSIS I N T R U S I O N S W (see Note 2)
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Page 16: Super 370Sla
User's Manual SUPER 370SBA/370SBM/370SLA/370SLM SUPER 370SLA Figure 1-5. SUPER 370SLA Motherboard Picture... - Page 17 Chapter 1: Introduction 7 inches JPWAKE (see Note 1) Battery Celeron Processor JT2 - CHASSIS FAN (PPGA package) JT3 - THERMAL CTL FAN JOH (OVERHEAT LED) 4 4 0 L X R E S E T S W Chipset P O W E R O N L E D IR CON (INFRARED PORT) S P E A K E R KEYLOCK...
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Page 18: Super 370Slm
User's Manual SUPER 370SBA/370SBM/370SLA/370SLM SUPER 370SLM Figure 1-7. SUPER 370SLM Motherboard Picture... - Page 19 Chapter 1: Introduction 7.25 inches JPWAKE (see Note 1) Battery Celeron JT2 - CHASSIS FAN Processor (PPGA package) JT3 - THERMAL CTL FAN JOH (OVERHEAT LED) 4 4 0 L X R E S E T S W Chipset P O W E R O N L E D IR CON (INFRARED PORT) S P E A K E R KEYLOCK...
- Page 20 User's Manual SUPER 370SBA/370SBM/370SLA/370SLM C P U Host Bus 440BX S D R A M A G P Port 440LX PCI Slots* S M B u s PIIX4E IDE Ports Power Management U S B U S B Ports ISA Slots* BIOS = ATX motherboards have 3 ISA and 4 PCI slots.
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Page 21: Features For 370Sba, 370Sbm, 370Sla, 370Slm Motherboards
Features for 370SBA, 370SBM, 370SLA, 370SLM Motherboards* * Bolded text notes variation in features. The following list covers the general features of SUPER 370SBA, 370SBM, 370SLA, and 370SLM. • Single Celeron PPGA processor 333/366 MHz at 66 front-side bus speed. (For future processor support, check our website at http://www.supermicro.com.) - Page 22 • BIOS Flash Upgrade Utility • SUPER Doctor Utility Dimensions • SUPER 370SBA - ATX (12" x 7") • SUPER 370SBM - microATX (9.6" x 7.25") • SUPER 370SLA - ATX (12" x 7") • SUPER 370SLM - microATX (9.6" x 7.25")
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Page 23: Chipset Overview
Chapter 1: Introduction Chipset Overview 440BX Chipset The 440BX chipset, developed by Intel, is the ultimate processor platform targeted for 3D graphics and multimedia applications. Along with System-to- PCI bridge integrated with optimized DRAM controller and data path, the chipset introduces the Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) interface. AGP is a high performance, component level interconnect targeted at 3D applications and is based on a set of performance enhancements to PCI. -
Page 24: Pc Health Monitoring
User's Manual SUPER 370SBA/370SBM/370SLA/370SLM PC Health Monitoring This section describes the PC health monitoring features of SUPER 370SBA, 370SBM, 370SLA, and 370SLM. They have an on-board System Hardware Monitor chip which can support PC health monitoring. Seven On-Board Voltage Monitors for the CPU Core(s), CPU I/O, +3.3V, ±... -
Page 25: Cpu Overheat Led And Thermal Fan Control
Chapter 1: Introduction CPU Overheat LED and Thermal Fan Control This feature is available when the user enables the CPU overheat warning function in the BIOS. The overheat sensor is triggered when the CPU tem- perature exceeds the temperature configured by the user. When the overheat sensor is triggered, both the overheat LED and thermal controlled fan are activated. -
Page 26: Intel Landesk Client Manager (Ldcm) Support
User's Manual SUPER 370SBA/370SBM/370SLA/370SLM ® Intel LANDesk Client Manager (LDCM) Support As the computer industry grows, PC systems have become more complex and harder to manage. Historically, only experts have been able to fully under- stand and control these complex systems. Today's users want manageable systems that interact automatically with the user. -
Page 27: Slow Blinking Led For Suspend-State Indicator
Chapter 1: Introduction Slow Blinking LED for Suspend-state Indicator When the CPU goes into a suspend state, the power LED will start blinking to indicate that the CPU is in suspend mode. When the user presses any key, the CPU will wake-up and the LED will automatically stop blinking and remain BIOS Support for USB Keyboard If the USB keyboard is the only keyboard in the system, the USB keyboard will work like a normal keyboard during system boot-up. -
Page 28: Wake-On-Lan (Wol)
It is even more important for high CPU clock rates like 333 or 366 MHz Celeron PPGA processor. SUPER 370SBA/370SBM/370SLA/370SLM accommodates ATX power sup- plies, and the 370SBM and 370SLM accommodates the new SFX power sup- plies. -
Page 29: Super I/O
Chapter 1: Introduction Super I/O The disk drive adapter functions of Super I/O chip include a floppy disk drive controller compatible with the industry standard 82077/765, data separator, write pre-compensation circuit, decode logic, data rate selection, clock gen- erator, drive interface control logic, and interrupt and DMA logic. The wide range of functions integrated onto the Super I/O greatly reduced the number of components required for interfacing with floppy disk drives. - Page 30 User's Manual SUPER 370SBA/370SBM/370SLA/370SLM 1-20...
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Page 31: Chapter 2: Installation
Chapter 2: Installation Chapter 2 Installation Static-Sensitive Devices Static-sensitive electric discharge can damage electronic components. prevent damage to your system board, it is important to handle it very care- fully. The following measures are generally sufficient to protect your equip- ment from static discharge. -
Page 32: Celeron Ppga Processor Installation
User's Manual SUPER 370SBA/370SBM/370SLA/370SLM Celeron PPGA Processor Installation The Celeron PPGA processor resides in the 370-pin Zero Insertion Force (ZIF) socket on the motherboard. 1. Always turn system power OFF before installing or removing any device. 2. Always observe static electrically precautions when CAUTION handling any components. -
Page 33: Explanation And Diagram Of Jumper/Connector
Chapter 2: Installation Explanation and Diagram of Jumper/ C o n n e c t o r Pins Connector To modify the operation of the motherboard, jumpers can be used J u m p e r C a p to choose settings. Jumpers cre- ate shorts between two pins and change the function of the connec-... -
Page 34: Infrared Connector
User's Manual SUPER 370SBA/370SBM/370SLA/370SLM Table 2-3 Infrared Pin Infrared Connector Definitions for JF2 The infrared connector is located Number Definition on pins 1-8 of JF2. See Table 2-3 for pin definitions. IRRX Ground IRTX PW_ON Connector The PW_ON connector is located on pins 9 and 10 of JF2. -
Page 35: Keylock/Power Led Connector
Chapter 2: Installation Keylock/Power LED Table 2-7 Keylock/Power LED Pin Definition Connector for JF1 The keylock/power LED connector Number Function Definition is located on pins 5 to 9 of JF1. VCC +5V Red wire, LED power VCC +5V Red wire, LED power See Table 2-7 for pin definitions. -
Page 36: Atx Serial Ports
User's Manual SUPER 370SBA/370SBM/370SLA/370SLM ATX Serial Ports Table 2-11 ATX Serial Ports Pin Definitions ATX serial port COM1 is located on Pin Number Definition Pin Number Definition J20 and serial port COM2 is located D C D C T S on J21. -
Page 37: Chassis Intrusion
Chapter 2: Installation Chassis Intrusion Table 2-15 Chassis Intrusion The Chassis Intrusion Detector is Detector Settings on located on JL1. See chapter one, board layouts, and PC Health Moni- Number Definition tor page 1-14 for more information. Intrusion Input Ground See Table 2-15 for pin definitions. -
Page 38: Installing The Dim Modules
User's Manual SUPER 370SBA/370SBM/370SLA/370SLM Installing the DIM Modules CAUTION Exercise extreme care when installing or removing the DIM modules to prevent any possible damages. Insert DIM modules (DIMMs) in Bank 0 through Bank 3 as required for the desired system memory. -
Page 39: Connecting Parallel, Floppy And Hard Disk Drives
Chapter 2: Installation Connecting Parallel, Floppy and Hard Disk Drives 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 40: Parallel Port Connector
User's Manual SUPER 370SBA/370SBM/370SLA/370SLM Table 2-19 Parallel Port Pin Definitions for Connector J19 Parallel Port Connector Pin Number Function Pin Number Function Strobe- Auto Feed- Data Bit 0 Error- The parallel port is located on Data Bit 1 Init- J19. See Table 2-19 for pin defi-... -
Page 41: Agp Port
Chapter 2: Installation Table 2-22 AGP Port Pin Definitions for J8 AGP Port Pin # Pin # Spare 1 2 V Vddq3.3 Vddq3.3 5.0V Spare A D 2 1 A D 2 2 There are no jumpers to con- 5.0V Reserved* A D 1 9 A D 2 0... - Page 42 User's Manual SUPER 370SBA/370SBM/370SLA/370SLM 2-12...
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Page 43: Chapter 3: Troubleshooting
Chapter 3: Troubleshooting Chapter 3 Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Procedures Use the following procedures and chart 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 Ser- vice’... -
Page 44: No Power
User's Manual SUPER 370SBA/370SBM/370SLA/370SLM No Power Make sure the default jumper is on and CPU is correctly setup. Turn power switch on and off to test system. If moving jumper setting has not helped: Clear CMOS. Check power supply voltage monitor. (Check power supply 115V/230V... -
Page 45: Losing The System's Setup Configuration
Chapter 3: Troubleshooting Losing the System’s Setup Configuration Check the jumper JBT1 setting. Ensure that you are using a high quality power supply. A poor quality power supply may cause the system to lose CMOS setup. Refer to Chapter 1 of this manual for details. -
Page 46: Frequently Asked Questions
User's Manual SUPER 370SBA/370SBM/370SLA/370SLM Frequently Asked Questions Question: What are the differences between the various memories that the 370SBA/370SBM/370SLA/370SLM motherboard can support? Answer: The 370SBA/370SBM integrates a main memory DRAM controller that supports a 64-bit or 72-bit (64 bit memory data plus 8 ECC bits.) DRAM from 8 MB to 512 MB for SDRAM and from 8 MB to 768 MB for EDO or registered DIMM. - Page 47 Question: I have memory problems. What is the correct memory to use and which BIOS setting should I choose? Answer: The correct memory to use on the SUPER 370SBA/370SBM/ 370SLA/370SLM is 168-pin DIMM 3.3v non-buffered SPD (Serial Present De- tection) SDRAM, SDRAM and EDO memory. SPD SDRAM is preferred but is not necessary.
- Page 48 User's Manual SUPER 370SBA/370SBM/370SLA/370SLM Question: Do I need the CD that came with your 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.
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Page 49: Returning Merchandise For Service
Chapter 3: Troubleshooting Returning Merchandise for Service A receipt or copy of your invoice marked with the date of purchase is required before any warranty service will be rendered. You can obtain service by calling your vendor for a Returned Merchandise Authorization (RMA) number. When returning to the manufacturer, the RMA number should be prominently displayed on the outside of the shipping carton, and mailed prepaid or hand- carried. - Page 50 User's Manual SUPER 370SBA/370SBM/370SLA/370SLM...
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Page 51: Chapter 4: Ami Bios
Chapter 4: AMI BIOS Chapter 4 AMI BIOS Introduction This chapter describes the AMIBIOS for the Intel 440LX/BX Celeron 333/366 MHz processors. The AMI ROM BIOS is stored in the Flash EEPROM and is easily upgraded using a floppy disk-based program. System BIOS ®... -
Page 52: Bios Features
User’s Manual SUPER 370SBA/370SBM/370SLA/370SLM American AMIBIOS (c) 1997 American Megatrends, Inc. M e g a Trends 0404981500 Pentium II Motherboard Made in USA R1.0 U P E R BIOS date code Checking NVRAM xxxxx KB OK BIOS revision code Hit <DEL> if you want to run SETUP (C) Super Micro Computer, Inc.,... -
Page 53: Bios Configuration Summary Screen
Chapter 4: AMI BIOS BIOS Configuration Summary Screen AMIBIOS displays a screen that looks similar to the following when the POST routines complete successfully. AMIBIOS System Configuration (C) 1985-1997 American Megatrends Inc., Main Processor : Pentium(tm) II Base Memory Size : 640 KB Math Processor : Built-In... - Page 54 User’s Manual SUPER 370SBA/370SBM/370SLA/370SLM Figure 4-1. Standard Option Highlighted Figure 4-2. Settings for Standard Option...
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Page 55: Chapter 5: Running Setup
Chapter 5: Running Setup Chapter 5 Running Setup* *Optimal and Fail-Safe default settings are bolded in text unless otherwise noted. The WinBIOS Setup options described in this section are selected by choos- ing the appropriate high-level icon from the Standard Setup screen. All dis- played icons are described in this section, although the screen display is often all you need to understand how to set the options. - Page 56 User’s Manual SUPER 370SBA/370SBM/370SLA/370SLM SCSI Select Type . Select Not Installed on the drive parameter screen. The SCSI drivers provided by the SCSI manufacturer should allow you to configure the SCSI drive. IDE CDROM Select Type : Select ATAPI CDROM on the drive parameter screen.
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Page 57: Advanced Setup
Chapter 5: Running Setup Date and Time Configuration Select the Standard option. Select the Date/Time icon. The current values for each category are displayed. Enter new values through the keyboard. Floppy A Floppy B Choose the Floppy Drive A or B icon to specify the floppy drive type. The settings are Not Installed, 360 KB 5¼... - Page 58 User’s Manual SUPER 370SBA/370SBM/370SLA/370SLM Pri Master ARMD Emulated as Pri Slave ARMD Emulated as Sec Master ARMD Emulated as Sec Slave ARMD Emulated as Options for Pri Master ARMD Emulated as, Pri Slave ARMD Emulated as, Sec Master ARMD Emulated as and Sec Slave ARMD Emulated as are Auto, Floppy or Hard disk .
- Page 59 Chapter 5: Running Setup been tried for booting). If selected as No and all selected boot devices failed to boot, the BIOS will try not to boot from the other boot devices which may be present but not selected as boot devices in setup. Initial Display Mode This option determines the display screen with which the POST is going to start the display.
- Page 60 User’s Manual SUPER 370SBA/370SBM/370SLA/370SLM Primary Display This option specifies the type of display adapter card installed in the system. The settings are Absent, VGA/EGA , CGA40x25 , CGA80x25 or Mono . Password Check This option enables the password check option every time the system boots or the end user runs WinBIOS Setup.
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Page 61: Chipset Setup
Chapter 5: Running Setup C800, 16K Shadow CC00, 16K Shadow D000, 16K Shadow D400, 16K Shadow D800, 16K Shadow DC00, 16K Shadow These options enable shadowing of the contents of the ROM area named in the option. The ROM area not used by ISA adapter cards is allocated to PCI adapter cards. - Page 62 User’s Manual SUPER 370SBA/370SBM/370SLA/370SLM - The 82443BX can assert SERR# upon detecting an invalid AGP master access outside of AGP aperture and outside of main DRAM range (i.e., in the 640k - 1M range or above TOM). - The 82443BX can assert SERR# upon detecting an invalid AGP master access outside of AGP aperture.
- Page 63 Chapter 5: Running Setup Memory Autosizing Support The dynamic detection and sizing of SDRAM and EDO is performed by the BIOS in a system populated with memory which has no SPD information. When set to Enable , memory does not have the SPD information. The settings for this option are Auto or Enable .
- Page 64 User’s Manual SUPER 370SBA/370SBM/370SLA/370SLM ACPI Control Register The settings for this option are Enabled or Disabled . Set this option to Enabled to enable the ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) control register. Gated Clock Signal GCLKEN enables internal dynamic clock gating in the 82443BX when a AGPset “IDLE”...
- Page 65 Chapter 5: Running Setup AGP Parity Error Response The settings for this option are Enabled or Disabled . Set to Enabled to enable the AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port) to respond to parity errors. 8bit I/O Recovery Time This option specifies the length of a delay inserted between consecutive 8- bit I/O operations.
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Page 66: Power Management
User’s Manual SUPER 370SBA/370SBM/370SLA/370SLM DMA0 Type DMA1 Type DMA2 Type DMA3 Type DMA5 Type DMA6 Type DMA7 Type These options specify the bus that the specified DMA channel can be used on. The settings are PC/PCI , Distributed , or Normal ISA . - Page 67 Chapter 5: Running Setup Hard Disk Power Down Mode This option specifies the power conserving state that the hard disk drive enters after the specified period of hard drive inactivity has expired. The settings are Disabled , Standby , or Suspend . Note: The Optimal default setting for this option is Suspend and the Fail-Safe default setting is Disabled .
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Page 68: Pci/Pnp Setup
User’s Manual SUPER 370SBA/370SBM/370SLA/370SLM Device 6 (Serial port 1) Device 7 (Serial port 2) Device 8 (Parallel port) Device 5 (Floppy disk) Device 0 (Primary Master IDE) Device 1 (Primary Slave IDE) Device 2 (Secondary Master IDE) Device 3 (Secondary Slave IDE) When set to Monitor , these options enable event monitoring on the speci- fied hardware interrupt request line. - Page 69 Chapter 5: Running Setup PCI VGA Palette Snoop The settings for this option are Disabled or Enabled. When set to Enabled, multiple VGA devices operating on different buses can handle data from the CPU on each set of palette registers on every video device. Bit 5 of the command register in the PCI device configuration space is the VGA Palette Snoop bit (0 is disabled).
- Page 70 User’s Manual SUPER 370SBA/370SBM/370SLA/370SLM PCI Slot1 IRQ Priority PCI Slot2 IRQ Priority PCI Slot3 IRQ Priority PCI Slot4 IRQ Priority These options specify the IRQ priority for PCI devices installed in the PCI expansion slots. The settings are Auto, (IRQ) 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, or 15, in priority order .
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Page 71: Peripheral Setup
Chapter 5: Running Setup Reserved Memory Size This option specifies the size of the memory area reserved for legacy ISA adapter cards. The settings are Disabled , 16K , 32K or 64K . Reserved Memory Address This option specifies the beginning address (in hex) of the reserved memory area. - Page 72 User’s Manual SUPER 370SBA/370SBM/370SLA/370SLM H/W Monitor In0 (CPU 1) H/W Monitor In1 (CPU 2 - grayed out for Celeron processor) H/W Monitor In2 (+3.3V) H/W Monitor In3 (+5V) H/W Monitor In4 (+12V) H/W Monitor In5 (-12V) H/W Monitor In6 (-5V)
- Page 73 Chapter 5: Running Setup On-Board Serial Port B This option specifies the base I/O port address of serial port 2. The settings are Auto (AMIBIOS automatically determines the correct base I/O port address), Disabled , 3F8h/COM1 , 2F8h/COM2 , 3E8h/COM3 or 2E8h/ COM4 .
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Page 74: Security Setup
User’s Manual SUPER 370SBA/370SBM/370SLA/370SLM Parallel Port DMA Channel This option is only available if the setting of the parallel port mode option is ECP . The settings are 0 , 1 , 2 , 3 , 5 , 6 or 7 . -
Page 75: Utility Setup
Chapter 5: Running Setup Utility Setup Anti-Virus When this icon is selected, AMIBIOS issues a warning when any program (or virus) issues a disk format command or attempts to write to the boot sector of the hard disk drive. The settings are Enabled or Disabled . Language Note: The Optimal and Fail-Safe default settings for this option are English. - Page 76 User’s Manual SUPER 370SBA/370SBM/370SLA/370SLM 5-22...
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Page 77: Appendix A: Bios Error Beep Codes And Messages
Appendix A BIOS Error Beep Codes & Messages During the POST (Power-On Self-Test) routines, which are performed each time the system is powered on, errors may occur. Non-fatal errors are those which, in most cases, allow the system to continue the boot-up process. - Page 78 User’s Manual SUPER 370SBA/370SBM/370SLA/370SLM Beeps Error message Description Refresh Failure The memory refresh circuitry on the motherboard is faulty. Parity Error A parity error was detected in the base memory (the first 64 KB block) of the system. Base 64 KB Memory Failure A memory failure occurred within the first 64 KB of memory.
- Page 79 Appendix A: BIOS Error Beep Codes If it beeps... then ... 1, 2, 3 times reseat the DIMM memory. If the system still beeps, replace the memory. 6 times reseat the keyboard controller chip. If it still beeps, replace the keyboard controller.
- Page 80 User’s Manual SUPER 370SBA/370SBM/370SLA/370SLM Error Message Information 8042 Gate -- A20 Gate A20 on the keyboard controller (8042) Error is not working. Replace the 8042. Address Line Short! Error in the address decoding circuitry on the motherboard. C: Drive Error Hard disk drive C: does not respond.
- Page 81 Appendix A: BIOS Error Beep Codes Error Message Information CMOS Time and Run Standard Setup to set the date and time Date Not Set in CMOS RAM. D: Drive Error Hard disk drive D: does not respond. Run the Hard Disk Utility. Also check the D: hard disk type in Standard Setup to make sure that the hard disk drive type is correct.
- Page 82 User’s Manual SUPER 370SBA/370SBM/370SLA/370SLM Error Message Information Invalid Boot Diskette The BIOS can read the disk in floppy drive A:, but cannot boot the computer. Use another boot disk. Keyboard Is Locked... The keyboard lock on the computer is Unlock It engaged.
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Page 83: Appendix Bami Bios Post Diagnostic Error Messages
Appendix B: AMI BIOS POST Diagnostics Error Messages Appendix B AMI BIOS POST Diagnostic Error Messages This section describes the power-on self-tests (POST) port 80 codes for the AMI BIOS. Check Point Description Code copying to specific areas is done. Passing control to INT 19h boot loader next. - Page 84 User’s Manual SUPER 370SBA/370SBM/370SLA/370SLM Check Point Description keyboard controller command byte written. Next, issuing the pin 23 and 24 blocking and unblocking commands. Next, checking if the <End or <Ins> keys were pressed during power Initializing CMOS Initialize CMOS RAM in every boot AMIBIOS POST option was set in AMIBCP or the <End>...
- Page 85 Appendix B: AMI BIOS POST Diagnostics Error Messages Check Point Description Initialization before setting the video mode is complete. Configuring the monochrome mode and color mode settings next. Bus initialization system, static, output devices will be done next, if present. Passing control to the video ROM to perform any required configuration before the video ROM test.
- Page 86 User’s Manual SUPER 370SBA/370SBM/370SLA/370SLM Check Point Description Initializing the bus input, IPL, and general devices next, if present. Displaying bus initialization error messages. The new cursor position has been read and saved. Displaying the Hit <DEL> message next. Preparing the descriptor tables next.
- Page 87 Appendix B: AMI BIOS POST Diagnostics Error Messages Check Point Description The memory below 1 MB has been cleared via a soft reset. Clearing the memory above 1 MB next. The memory above 1 MB has been cleared via a soft reset.
- Page 88 User’s Manual SUPER 370SBA/370SBM/370SLA/370SLM Check Point Description The DMA page register test passed. Performing the DMA Controller 1 base register test next. controller base register test passed. Performing the DMA controller 2 base register test next. controller base register test passed.
- Page 89 Appendix B: AMI BIOS POST Diagnostics Error Messages Check Point Description programming before WINBIOS Setup been completed. Uncompressing the WINBIOS Setup code and executing the AMIBIOS Setup or W INBIOS Setup utility next. Returned from WINBIOS Setup and cleared the screen. Performing any necessary programming after WINBIOS Setup next.
- Page 90 User’s Manual SUPER 370SBA/370SBM/370SLA/370SLM Check Point Description Any initialization required after the option ROM test has been completed. Configuring the timer data area and printer base address next. Set the timer and printer base addresses. Setting the RS-232 base address next.
- Page 91 Appendix B: AMI BIOS POST Diagnostics Error Messages Check Point Description Returned from adaptor E000h control. Next, performing initialization required after the E000 option ROM had control. Initialization after E000 option control completed. Displaying the system configuration next. Building the multiprocessor table, if necessary. POST next.
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