Supermicro PDSBA User manual

Category
Motherboards
Type
User manual
PDSBA-Q+
PDSBA+
PDSBA
PDSBE
USER’S MANUAL
Revision 1.1b
Manual Revision: Rev. 1.1b
Release Date: April 8, 2008
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protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates,
uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the
manufacturer’s instruction manual, may cause interference with radio communications. However,
there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment
does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning
the equipment off and on, you are encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of
the following measures:
Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver.
Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is
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Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/television technician for help.
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WARNING: Handling of lead solder materials used in this
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reproductive harm.
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
motherboard. The PDSBA-Q+/PDSBA+/PDSBA/PDSBE supports a
single Intel Quad-core/Dual-core Core2 Duo/E6000/E4000/Xeon 3000/Pentium
®
D/
Pentium
®
4/Celeron Processor with a system bus speed of 1066/800/533 MHz. The
Intel Core2 Duo, Xeon, Pentium
®
D, Pentium
®
4 and Celeron Processors, housed
in a Flip-Chip Land Grid Array, support the 775-Land Grid Array Package that inter-
faces with the motherboard via an LGA775 socket. The PDSBA-Q+/PDSBA+/PDS-
BA/PDSBE supports up to 4MB of L2 Cache, Intel Trusted Platform Module (TPM)
(Note), EM64T, Enhanced Intel SpeedStep (EIST), Intel Virtualization Technology
(VT), Streaming SIMD Extensions 2 (SSE2), Streaming SIMD Extensions 3 (SSE3),
and Execute Disable (XD) Bit. Please refer to the motherboard specifi cations pages
on our website (http://www.supermicro.com/Product/motherboard) for updates on
processor support. This product is intended to be professionally installed.
Manual Organization
Chapter 1 describes the features, specifi cations and performance of the mainboard
and provides detailed information about the chipset.
Chapter 2 provides hardware installation instructions. Read this chapter when
installing the processor, memory modules and other hardware components into
the system. If you encounter any problems, see Chapter 3, which describes
troubleshooting procedures for the video, the memory and the system setup stored
in CMOS.
Chapter 4 includes an introduction to BIOS and provides detailed information on
running the CMOS Setup utility.
Appendix A lists BIOS POST Error Codes.
Appendix B and Appendix C list Windows OS and Software Installation Instruc-
tions.
Note: TPM support is available for the PDSBA-Q+/PDSBA+/PDSBA only.
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Conventions Used in the Manual:
Special attention should be given to the following symbols for proper installation and
to prevent damage done to the components or injury to yourself:
Danger/Caution: Instructions to be strictly followed to prevent catastrophic
system failure or to avoid bodily injury.
Warning: Important information given to ensure proper system installation
or to prevent damage to the components.
Note: Additional Information given to differentiate various models or to en
sure correct system setup.
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Preface
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Notes
Table of Contents
Preface
About This Manual ........................................................................................... iii
Manual Organization ......................................................................................... iii
Conventions Used in the Manual ....................................................................... iii
Chapter 1: Introduction
1-1 Overview ......................................................................................................... 1-1
Checklist .......................................................................................................... 1-1
Contacting Supermicro .................................................................................... 1-2
PDSBA-Q+/PDSBA+/PDSBA/PDSBE Image ................................. 1-3
PDSBA-Q+/PDSBA+/PDSBA/PDSBE Layout .................................. 1-4
PDSBA-Q+/PDSBA+/PDSBA/PDSBE Quick Reference .................. 1-5
Motherboard Features .................................................................................. 1-6
Intel Q965/G965/P965 Chipsets: System Block Diagram .............................. 1-8
1-2 Chipset Overview ........................................................................................... 1-9
1-3 PC Health Monitoring ................................................................................... 1-10
1-4 Power Confi guration Settings ....................................................................... 1-10
1-5 Power Supply ...................................................................................................1-11
1-6 Super I/O ........................................................................................................ 1-12
Chapter 2: Installation
2-1 Static-Sensitive Devices ................................................................................. 2-1
2-2 Motherboard Installation .................................................................................. 2-1
2-3 Processor and Heatsink Installation ............................................................... 2-2
2-4 Installing DDR2 Memory ................................................................................ 2-4
2-5 Control Panel Connectors/IO Ports ................................................................. 2-6
Back Panel Connectors/IO Ports .................................................................... 2-6
Front Control Panel ......................................................................................... 2-7
Front Control Panel Pin Defi nitions ................................................................ 2-8
PWR LED ................................................................................................. 2-8
HDD LED ................................................................................................... 2-8
NIC1 LED Indicators ................................................................................ 2-9
OH/Fan Fail LED ....................................................................................... 2-9
Reset Button ............................................................................................ 2-10
PWR Button ............................................................................................. 2-10
2-6 Connecting Cables ....................................................................................... 2-11
ATX/Auxiliary Power Connectors ........................................................... 2-11
Universal Serial Bus (USB) ..................................................................... 2-12
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Chassis Intrusion .................................................................................... 2-12
Fan Headers ............................................................................................. 2-13
ATX PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Ports ............................................ 2-14
Serial Ports ............................................................................................... 2-14
Wake-On-Ring ......................................................................................... 2-15
Wake-On-LAN .......................................................................................... 2-15
GLAN1 Port .............................................................................................. 2-16
Speaker Connector .................................................................................. 2-16
High Defi nition Audio (HDA) ..................................................................... 2-17
CD Header/Auxiliary Audio Header .......................................................... 2-17
2-7 Jumper Settings ............................................................................................ 2-18
Explanation of Jumpers ......................................................................... 2-18
GLAN Enable/Disable .............................................................................. 2-18
CMOS Clear ........................................................................................... 2-19
Watch Dog Enable ................................................................................... 2-19
CPU Front Side Speed ............................................................................ 2-20
PCI/PCI-Exp. Slots to SMB Speeds ......................................................... 2-20
USB Wake-Up .......................................................................................... 2-21
IDE Enable/Disable .................................................................................. 2-22
TPM Enable .............................................................................................. 2-22
Keyboard Wake-Up .................................................................................. 2-23
2-8 Onboard Indicators ....................................................................................... 2-24
GLAN LED Indicators ............................................................................... 2-24
Power LED ............................................................................................... 2-25
External RAID LED .................................................................................. 2-25
2-9 Parallel Port and Floppy Drive Connections ............................................... 2-26
Parallel Port Connector ............................................................................ 2-26
Floppy Connector .................................................................................... 2-27
IDE Connectors ........................................................................................ 2-28
Chapter 3: Troubleshooting
3-1 Troubleshooting Procedures ........................................................................... 3-1
Before Power On ....................................................................................... 3-1
No Power ................................................................................................... 3-1
No Video .................................................................................................. 3-2
Memory Errors ........................................................................................... 3-2
Losing the System’s Setup Confi guration ................................................ 3-2
3-2 Technical Support Procedures ....................................................................... 3-2
3-3 Frequently Asked Questions .......................................................................... 3-3
3-4 Returning Merchandise for Service ................................................................. 3-4
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Chapter 4: BIOS
4-1 Introduction ....................................................................................................... 4-1
4-2 Running Setup ................................................................................................. 4-2
4-3 Main BIOS Setup ............................................................................................. 4-2
4-4 Advanced Setup ............................................................................................... 4-6
4-5 Security Setup ............................................................................................... 4-19
4-6 TPM State ....................................................................................................... 4-21
4-7 Physical Presence Operations ....................................................................... 4-22
4-8 Boot Settings .................................................................................................. 4-23
4-9 Exit .................................................................................................................. 4-24
Appendices:
Appendix A: BIOS POST Error Codes ......................................................................A-1
Appendix B: Installing the Windows OS ....................................................................B-1
Appendix C: Software Installation Instructions ...........................................................C-1
Chapter 1: Introduction
1-1
Chapter 1
Introduction
1-1 Overview
Checklist
Congratulations on purchasing your computer motherboard from an acknowledged
leader in the industry. Supermicro boards are designed with the utmost attention to
detail to provide you with the highest standards in quality and performance.
Please check that the following items have all been included with your motherboard.
If anything listed here is damaged or missing, contact your retailer.
All items are included in the Retail Box Only.
One (1) Supermicro Mainboard
Four (4) SATA cables (CBL-0044L)
Two (2) IDE hard drive cables (CBL-0036L-2) (PDSBA-Q+/PDSBA+ only)
One (1) USB cable (CBL-041)
One (1) fl oppy drive ribbon cable (CBL-022L)
One (1) I/O shield (MCP-260-0001-00)
One (1) Supermicro CD containing drivers and utilities
One (1) User's/BIOS Manual
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1-2 Contacting Supermicro
Headquarters
Address: Super Micro Computer, Inc.
980 Rock Ave.
San Jose, CA 95131 U.S.A.
Tel: +1 (408) 503-8000
Fax: +1 (408) 503-8008
Email: [email protected] (General Information)
[email protected] (Technical Support)
Website: www.supermicro.com
Europe
Address: Super Micro Computer, B.V.
Het Sterrenbeeld 28, 5215 ML
's-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands
Tel: +31 (0) 73-6400390
Fax: +31 (0) 73-6416525
Email: [email protected] (General Information)
[email protected] (Technical Support)
[email protected] (Customer Support)
Asia-Pacifi c
Address: Super Micro Computer, Inc.
4F, No. 232-1, Liancheng Rd.
Chung-Ho 235, Taipei County
Taiwan, R.O.C.
Tel: +886-(2) 8226-3990
Fax: +886-(2) 8226-3991
Website: www.supermicro.com.tw
Technical Support:
Tel: 886-2-8228-1366, ext.132 or 139
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PDSBA/PDSBE Image
PDSBA-Q+/PDSBA+ Image
Note: All pictures and drawings shown in this manual were based upon
the latest PCB Revision available at the time of publishing of the manual.
The motherboard you've received may or may not look exactly the same
as the ones shown in this manual.
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Motherboard Layout
(not drawn to scale)
See Chapter 2 for detailed information on jumpers, I/O ports and JF1 front panel
connections.
" " indicates the location of "Pin 1".
The ITE Controller, IDE#1 and IDE#2 are available on the PDSBA-Q+/PDSBA+
only.
Trusted Platform Module support and VGA are available on the PDSBA-Q+/
PDSBA+/PDSBA only.
A special Consideration on Overclocking: Setting a high CPU FSB Speed, using
a high DRAM Frequency, or selecting a high CPU V-Core voltage, memory voltage,
chipset voltage, ICH chipset voltage, or FSB termination voltage may cause the
system to become unstable. If this occurs, reset the setting to the default setting.
Extra fans may be needed for proper system cooling.
S
UPER PDSBA+
®
Processor
JPWAKE
4-PinPWR
KB/MS
USB3/4/5/6
USB1/2
LAN
Fan3
Clock
Intel
PCI-E x1
PCI-E x16
PCI-E x4
PCI-33MHz
LAN
CTRL
JPL1
COM2
FWH
JL1
JWOR
I-SATA0
I-SATA1
FP
CTRL
F
an
2
JF1
Buzzer
24-Pin A
T
X
PWR
Super IO
Fan1/CPU Fan
Intel
J44
DIMM#1A (Blue)
DIMM#2A (Black)
DIMM#1B (Blue)
DIMM#2B (Black)
Floppy
Audio
WOL
JBT1
J27
J40
South Bridge
J12
J46
J11
J43
J28
J41
Battery
JPUSB1
JPUSB2
J31
COM1
JFSB1
J
F
SB
2
Slot7
Slot6
Slot5
Slot4
JI
2
C1
JI
2
C2
PCI-33MHz
Slot3
PCI-33MHz
Slot2
Slot1
PCI-33MHz
J13
J9
JS1
JS2
I-SATA4
JS5
JS6
I-SATA5
RAIDLED
USB7/8
J45
USB9/10
LE1
JLED
JWD
CD1
Parallel Port
J30
VGA
JG1
HDA
ITE
IDE#1
IDE#2
JP
2
JP3
North Bridge
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Quick Reference
Jumpers Description Default Setting
JBT1 CMOS Clear (See Chapter 2)
JFSB1/JFSB2 CPU Frequency Pins 1-2/Pins 1-2(Auto)
JI
2
C1/JI
2
C2 SMB to PCI Slots Open/Open (Disabled)
JP2 (PDSBA-Q+/PDSBA+)ITE IDE Enabled Pins 1-2 (Enabled)
JP3 (PDSBA-Q+/PDSBA+/PDSBA) TPM Enable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)
JPL1 Giga-bit LAN Enable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)
JPUSB1 B/P USB Wake Up Pins 2-3 (Disabled)
JPUSB2 F/P USB Wake Up Pins 2-3 (Disabled)
JPWAKE1 Keyboard/Mouse Wake-Up Pins 1-2 (Enabled)
JWD Watch Dog Timer Out Option Pins 1-2 (Reset)
Connectors Description
Audio Audio Port
CD-In (CD1) Audio CD Input Header
Chassis Intrusion Chassis Intrusion Header
COM1, COM2 COM Port/Serial Port 1 & Port 2 Connectors
DIMM#1A,#2A,#1B,#2B Memory (DIMM) Slots (1 through 4)
Fans 1-3 Fan1: CPU Fan, Fan2/3: Chassis Fan Headers
Floppy Floppy Disk Connector
FP Audio Front Panel Audio Connector (See Chapter 2)
LAN Port Ethernet RJ45 (Gigabit LAN) Connector
IDE#1/IDE#2 IDE Hard Drive #1 & Hard Drive #2 (See Page 1-4)
J40 ATX 24-Pin Power Connector
J41 12V 4-pin Power Connector (required)
JF1 Front Control Panel Header
SATA #0/1/4/5 SATA (#0/1/4/5) Headers
KB/Mouse PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse
LE1 Standby Warning LED Indicator
PWR LED Power LED Indicator
Printer Parallel Printer Port
RAID LED External RAID LED Header (Optional for OEM Only)
Slot 1-Slot 4 PCI 33 MHz (PCI #1-#4) (Note)
Slots 5-7 PCI-E x4 (Slot5), PCI-E x16 (Slot6), PCI-Ex1 (Slot7)
Speaker Speaker Header
USB 1/2 (Back Panel) Universal Serial Ports 1-2
USB 3/4/5/6 (Back Panel) Universal Serial Ports 3-6
USB 7/8/9/10 (Front Panel) USB ports 7/8 (J44), USB 9/10 (J45)
VGA Video/Graphic Connector (See Notes on Page 1-4)
WOL Wake-On-LAN Header
WOR Wake-On-Ring Header
Note: PCI Slot 4 (PCI-33 MHz) is not available on the PDSBA/PDSBE only.
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Motherboard Features
CPU
Single Intel Quad-core/Dual-core Core2 Duo/E6000/E4000/Xeon 3000/Pentium
®
D/Pentium
®
4/Celeron Processor with a system bus speed of 1066/800/533
MHz
Supports Intel EM64T, Enhanced Intel SpeedStep (EIST), Intel Virtualization
Technology (VT)
, Streaming SIMD Extensions 2 & 3 (SSE2 & SSE3) and Ex-
ecute Disable (XD) Bit.
Memory
Supports unbuffered single or dual channel ECC/Non ECC Unbuffered DDR2
up to 8GB/s (DDR2 800/667/533) for single channel mode or dual-channel
Interleaved mode.
Chipsets
Intel Q965-Express GMCH (North Bridge) and ICH8 (South Bridge) (PDSBA-
Q+)
Intel G965 GMCH (North Bridge) and ICH8 (South Bridge) (PDSBA/PDSBA+)
Intel P965 MCH (North Bridge) and ICH8 (South Bridge) (PDSBE)
Expansion Slots
One (1) PCI-Express x16 (Slot 6)
One (1) PCI-Express x4 (Slot 5)
One (1) PCI-Express x1 (Slot 7)
Four (4) 32-bit PCI 33MHz (Slot 1 to Slot 4) (PCI Sot 4 are available on the
PDSBA/PDSBE only.)
BIOS
8 Mb Firmware Hub Phoenix Flash BIOS
DMI 2.3, PCI 2.2, ACPI 1.0/2.0, Hardware BIOS virus protection, SMBIOS 2.3,
Plug and Play (PnP)
PC Health Monitoring
Onboard voltage monitors for +1.8V, CPU core, +3.3V, +3.3V standby, +5V,
Vbat (battery voltage) and ±12V
Fan status monitor with fi rmware 4 pin fan speed control
CPU 3-Phase-switching voltage regulator
SuperDoctor III, Watch Dog, NMI
Power-up mode control for recovery from AC power loss
CPU/System overheat LED and control
System resource alert via Supero Doctor III
Auto-switching voltage regulator for the CPU core
• CPU Thermal Trip support
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Thermal Monitor 2 (TM2) support
• SMT support (PDSBA-Q+/PDSBA+/PDSBA only)
ACPI Features
Slow blinking LED for suspend state indicator
BIOS support for USB keyboard
Main switch override mechanism
• External modem ring-on
Onboard I/O
Built in ICH8 SATA Controller, 4 connectors for 4 devices (300MB/S)
1 fl oppy port interface (up to 2.88 MB)
1 Fast UART 16550 compatible serial port/header
Intel 82573L Gigabit Ethernet Controller (PCI-E)
1 EPP (Enhanced Parallel Port) and ECP (Extended Capabilities Port) with
parallel port supported
PS/2 mouse and PS/2 keyboard ports
ITE Controller supports four IDE hard drives (PDSBA-Q+/PDSBA+ only)
Up to 10 USB (Universal Serial Bus) 2.0 ports for a speed of up to 480Mbps
Realtek ALC 883 7.1 Channel High Defi nition Audio (HDA) codecs supports 10
DAC Channels
Built-in GMCH and Onboard VGA Connector (PDSBA-Q+/PDSBA+/PDSBA
only)
Other
Trusted Platform Module (TPM) support (PDSBA-Q+/PDSBA+/PDSBA only)
• Wake-on-LAN
• Wake-on-Ring (WOR)
System Bus Clock Frequency Selection (Overclocking) Support (Note)
• Suspend-to-RAM
Onboard +3V Standby Power Warning LED ("LE1")
• Pb Free
CD Utilities
• BIOS ash upgrade utility
Drivers and software for Intel Q965-Express/G965/P965 chipset utilities
Dimensions
ATX form factor, 11.6" x 9.6" (294.6 x 243.8 mm)
Note: For SATA RAID confi guration instructions, please refer to the Intel
HostRAID Utility User Guide listed on our website (http://www.supermicro.
com/Product/motherboard).
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System Block Diagram
Note: This is a general block diagram and may not exactly represent
the features on your motherboard. See the following pages for the
actual specifi cations of each motherboard.
SLOTS
LGA775_PROCESSOR
ICH-8
FWH
LPC I/O
MS.KB.
FDD. SER.1/2 PRN.
VRM 11.0
ADDR
CTRL
DATA
LPC
PCI_32
DDR2_800/667/533
VRM V11.0
DMI
3_PCI_x32
DIMM_CHA
SATA/300
4x SATAII
CK505 CLK
1 P
CIE_x16
GRAPHIC
GMCH (Q965/G965).
DIMM_CHB
PORTS
PCIE_x16
INTEGRATED
GRAPHI
C
82573 LA
N
SLO
TS
1_PCIE_x1
PCIE_x4
W83627HG
7.1-CH
HD_AUDIO
FSB: 1066/800/533MHz
LPC
USB2.0/1.1
HD-A
PCIE_x1
1_PCIE_x8
SLOTS
MCH (P
965)
(Q965/G965)
TPM
PORTS
10x USB2.0
LPC
1_PCI_x32
OR
ITE8212
POR
TS
2x IDE133
Note: Integrated Graphics is NOT available for the P965 Chipset.
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1-2 Chipset Overview
The Intel Q965-Express/G965/P965 Chipsets are specially designed for use with
Quad-core or Dual-core 1066/800/533 MHz processors. These chipsets consist of
two primary components: the Graphic Memory Controller Hub (GMCH)/Memory
Controller Hub (MCH) and the I/O Controller Hub (ICH8). Optimized for the Quad-
core/Dual-core Core2 Duo/E6000/E4000/Xeon 3000/Pentium
®
D/Pentium
®
4/Cel-
eron Processor via an LGA775 socket, the Q965-Express/G965/P965 provides the
performance and feature-set required for high-end UP quad-core and Dual-core pro-
cessor desktop solutions. (Note: GMCH is for the Q965-Express and G965 only.)
Graphic Memory Controller Hub (GMCH)/Memory
Controller Hub (MCH)
The GMCH/MCH manages the data fl ow of the following interfaces: the CPU inter-
face (FSB), the System Memory interface (DRAM Controller) and the I/O Control-
ler through DMI (Direct Media) Interface. The MCH supports a FSB frequency of
1066/800/533 MHz using a scalable CPU. The Q965-Express/G965/P965 platforms
support the eighth generation I/O Controller Hub (Intel ICH8) to provide a variety
of I/O related functions.
Intel ICH8 System Features
The Intel ICH8 offers the data buffering and interface arbitration required for the
system to obtain peak performance. The Intel ICH8 supports up to six PCI-Express
root ports, up to four SATA ports at generation 1 and 2 speeds and up to ten USB
2.0 ports. In addition, the Intel ICH8 features High Defi nition Audio controller which
supports extreme multimedia applications and various third party codecs.
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1-3 PC Health Monitoring
This section describes the PC health monitoring features of the PDSBA-Q+/PDS-
BA+/PDSBA/PDSBE. The motherboard has an onboard System Hardware Monitor
chip that supports PC health monitoring.
Recovery from AC Power Loss
BIOS provides a setting for you to determine how the system will respond when
AC power is lost and then restored to the system. You can choose for the system
to remain powered off (in which case you must hit the power switch to turn it back
on) or for it to automatically return to a power on state. See the Power Lost Con-
trol setting in the BIOS chapter of this manual to change this setting. The default
setting is Always OFF.
Onboard Voltage Monitoring
The onboard voltage monitor will scan the following voltages continuously for the
CPU Core, +1.8V, +3.3V, +3.3V standby, +5V, Vbat and ±12V. Once a voltage
becomes unstable, it will give a warning or send an error message to the screen.
Users can adjust the voltage thresholds to defi ne the sensitivity of the voltage
monitor by using SD III.
Fan Status Monitor with Software
The PC health monitor can check the RPM status of the cooling fans via Supero
Doctor III.
CPU Overheat LED and Control
This feature is available when the user enables the CPU overheat warning function
in the BIOS. This allows the user to defi ne an overheat temperature. When this
temperature reaches the pre-defi ned threshold, the CPU thermal trip feature will be
activated and it will send a signal to the Speaker LED and, at the same time, the
CPU speed will be decreased.
1-4 Power Confi guration Settings
This section describes features of your motherboard that deal with power and
power settings.
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Slow Blinking LED for Suspend-State Indicator
When the CPU goes into a suspend state, the chassis 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 on.
BIOS Support for USB Keyboard
If the USB keyboard is the only keyboard in the system, it will function like a normal
keyboard during system bootup.
Main Switch Override Mechanism
When an ATX power supply is used, the power button can function as a system
suspend button. When the user presses the power button, the system will enter a
SoftOff state. The monitor will be suspended, and the hard drive will spin down.
Pressing the power button again to wake-up the whole system. During the SoftOff
state, the ATX power supply provides power to keep the required circuitry in the
system alive. In case the system malfunctions and you want to turn off the power,
just press and hold the power button for 4 seconds. The power will turn off and no
power will be provided to the motherboard.
Wake-On-Ring (WOR) Header
Wake-up events can be triggered by a device such as the external modem ringing
when the system is in the SoftOff state. Note that external modem ring-on can only
be used with an ATX 2.01 (or above) compliant power supply.
1-5 Power Supply
As with all computer products, a stable power source is necessary for proper and
reliable operation. It is even more important for processors that have high CPU
clock rates of 1 GHz and faster.
The
PDSBA-Q+/PDSBA+/PDSBA/PDSBE accommodates 12V ATX
power supplies. It is strongly recommended that you use a high quality power sup-
ply that meets 12V ATX power supply Specifi cation 1.1 or above. It is also required
that the 12V 4-pin power connection (J41) be used for high-load confi gurations. In
areas where noisy power transmission is present, you may choose to install a line
lter to shield the computer from noise. It is recommended that you also install a
power surge protector to help avoid problems caused by power surges.
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1-6 Super I/O
The disk drive adapter functions of the Super I/O chip include a fl oppy disk drive
controller that is compatible with industry standard 82077/765, a data separator,
write pre-compensation circuitry, decode logic, data rate selection, a clock genera-
tor, drive interface control logic and interrupt and DMA logic. The wide range of
functions integrated onto the Super I/O greatly reduces the number of components
required for interfacing with fl oppy disk drives. The Super I/O supports two 360 K,
720 K, 1.2 M, 1.44 M or 2.88 M disk drives and data transfer rates of 250 Kb/s,
500 Kb/s or 1 Mb/s.
It also provides two high-speed, 16550 compatible serial communication ports
(UARTs). Each UART includes a 16-byte send/receive FIFO, a programmable baud
rate generator, complete modem control capability and a processor interrupt sys-
tem. Both UARTs provide legacy speed with baud rate of up to 115.2 Kbps as well
as an advanced speed with baud rates of 250 K, 500 K, or 1 Mb/s, which support
higher speed modems.
The Super I/O provides functions that comply with ACPI (Advanced Confi guration
and Power Interface), which includes support of legacy and ACPI power manage-
ment through a SMI or SCI function pin. It also features auto power management
to reduce power consumption.
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Supermicro PDSBA User manual

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