Supermicro PDSML-LN2+ manual

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    PDSML-LN1+ PDSML-LN2+ PDSML-E+ USER’S MANUAL Revision 1.1a[...]

  • Page 2

    Manual Revision: Rev . 1.1a Release Date: January 30, 2009 Unless you request and receive written permission from SUPER MICRO COMPUTER, INC., you may not copy any part of this document . Informatio n in this document is subject to chang e without notice. Other produ cts and companies referred to herein are trademarks or registe red trademark s of t[...]

  • Page 3

    Preface About This Manual T h i s m a n u a l i s w r i t t e n f o r s y s t e m i n t e g r a t o r s , P C t e c h n i c i a n s a n d knowledge able PC users. It provi des informat ion for the insta llation and use of th e PDSML -LN1+/PDS ML-LN2+/P DSML-E+ motherboa rd. It suppo rts si ngle Intel® Xe on ® 3200/300 0, Core™ 2 D uo Series , P[...]

  • Page 4

    PDSML- LN1+/PDSM L-LN2+/PD SML-E+ Use r ’s Manual T able of Contents Preface About This Manual . ........ ......... ......... .......... ......... ......... ......... ........ ......... ............ ......... iii Manual Org anization .............. ......... .......... ......... ......... ........ ......... ......... ............ ........ ... iii[...]

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    v Reset Butt on .. ......... ......... ........ ......... ........... ......... ......... ........ ......... ......... 2-12 Power Butt on ........ ......... ......... ........ ........... ......... ......... ......... ........ ........... 2-12 2-6 Connectin g Cables ....... ......... ......... .......... ......... ........ ......... ......... .....[...]

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    Memory Err ors ............... ........ ......... ........... ......... ......... ........ ......... ......... .... 3-2 Losing the System’s Setup Co nfi guration .. ......... ......... ......... ........ ......... .. 3-2 3-2 T echnica l Support P rocedures ............ ......... ......... ......... ......... ........ ......... ....... 3 -2 3-3 F[...]

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    Chapter 1: Introduct ion 1-1 Chapter 1 Introduction 1-1 Overview Chec klis t Congratul ations on p urchasing your comp uter mothe rboard fr om an ackno wledged leader in the indus try . Supermic ro motherb oards are desi gned with the utmos t attention to detail to prov ide yo u with the highest standard s in quality and p erfor- mance. Please chec[...]

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    1-2 PDSML-LN1 +/PDSML-L N2+/PDSM L-E+ Us er ’s Manual Cont act ing Sup er Mi cro Headqua rters Address: Super M icro C omputer , Inc. 980 Roc k Ave. San Jose, C A 9 5131 U. S.A. T el: +1 (40 8) 503- 8000 Fax: +1 (408 ) 503- 8008 Email: marketin g@superm icro.com (Gene ral In formatio n) su pport@s upermicr o.com ( T echnical Support) Web Site: ww[...]

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    Chapter 1: Introduct ion 1-3 PDSML-LN1 +/PDSML-L N2+/PDSM L-E+ Image An Important Note to the User • All images and layout s shown in t his manua l were bas ed upon the latest PCB Revision a vailable a t the time of publish ing of thi s manual. The moth erboard you've rec eived may o r may not l ook exactl y the same as the grap hics shown i[...]

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    1-4 PDSML-LN1 +/PDSML-L N2+/PDSM L-E+ Us er ’s Manual Important Notes to the User • Note 1 All i mages and g raphics sh own in thi s manual we re based u pon the latest PCB Revision a vailable at the time of publis hing of thi s manual. The motherboa rd you've r eceived m ay or may no t look exa ctly the sa me as the graphics s hown in thi[...]

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    Chapter 1: Introduct ion 1-5 PDSML-L N1+/PD SML-LN 2+/PDSM L-E+ Qui ck Refere nce Jumpers Des cription Default Se tting JBT1 CM OS Clear See Section 2- 7 JI 2 C1/JI 2 C2 I 2 C Bus to PCI Slots 1/2 Open (Disable d) JPF Power F orce-On Open (Disable d) JPG1 VG A Enab le Pins 1-2 (Enabl ed) JPL1/JPL2 (Note) Giga-bit LAN 1 /2 Enable Pins 1-2 ( Enabled)[...]

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    1-6 PDSML-LN1 +/PDSML-L N2+/PDSM L-E+ Us er ’s Manual Moth erb oar d Fe atu res Processor • Single Inte l Xeon 3200 /3000/Co re 2 Duo Ser ies//Pent ium D dual -core/Pe ntium 4/Celeron D processo rs at syst em bus spee ds of 1066 /800/533 M Hz. • Hyper-Th reading (H T), EM64T , Enha nced Inte l SpeedSte p (EIST) s upported The EM64T F eature i[...]

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    Chapter 1: Introduct ion 1-7 ACPI Featu res • Slow blink ing LED for suspend st ate indic ator • BIOS suppo rt for USB k eyboard/M ouse • Main switc h override mechanism • External m odem ring- on Onboard I/ O • One A T A/100 EIDE C hannel • Intel ICH7 R SA T A Control ler , 4 connector s for 4 dev ices with s upport of R AID 0, 1, 5 an[...]

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    1-8 PDSML-LN1 +/PDSML-L N2+/PDSM L-E+ Us er ’s Manual The Intel 3 000/3010 C hipset: System Blo ck Diagram Note: This is a gen eral block diagram an d may not ex actly rep resent the featur es on your m otherboa rd. See the followin g pages for the actual spe cifi cations of t he motherb oard.[...]

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    Chapter 1: Introduct ion 1-9 1-2 Chip set Ove rvi ew The Int el 3000 /301 0 c hips et is com prise d of two pr imar y compo nent s: the Me mory Contr olle r Hub (M CH) an d the I/ O Contr olle r Hub (I CH7R ). Wit h the ca pabil itie s provided by the I ntel 3000/3010 chipse t, the PDSML-LN1+/PD SML-LN2+/PDSML-E+ provi des t he p erfor manc e and f[...]

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    1-10 PDSML-LN1 +/PDSML-L N2+/PDSM L-E+ Us er ’s Manual 1-3 Spec ial Fea tur es Reco very fr om AC Po wer Loss BIOS provi des a settin g for you to de termine ho w the system will respon d when A C power is lost and then re stored to the syste m. Y ou can choose fo r the system to remain powered off (in which case y ou mus t hit the power switch t[...]

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    Chapter 1: Introduct ion 1-1 1 CPU Over heat LE D a nd Contr ol This fea ture is availa ble when the u ser ena bles the CPU overheat warning functi on in the BI OS. T his allow s the use r to defi ne an ov erheat t emperatur e. When t his temperatu re exc eeds th e prede fi n ed tem perature threshold , both overheat fan and the warnin g LED will[...]

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    1-12 PDSML-LN1 +/PDSML-L N2+/PDSM L-E+ Us er ’s Manual supply provides power t o keep the re quired circuitry in t he sys tem ali ve. In case the sy stem m alfunctio ns and you want to turn off the p ower , just press an d hold the p ower b utton for 4 seconds. This option can b e set in the P ower s ection of the BIOS Se tup routin e. External M[...]

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    Chapter 1: Introduct ion 1-13 1-7 Supe r I/ O The di sk dr ive a dapter functions of the Super I /O ch ip in clude a fl oppy disk d rive controlle r that i s compati ble with industry standar d 82077/ 765, a da ta separ ator , write pre-compensa tion circuitry , d ecode logic, da ta r ate s election, a clock ge nera- tor , drive interface control [...]

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    1-14 PDSML-LN1 +/PDSML-L N2+/PDSM L-E+ Us er ’s Manual For more information on IPMI confi guration, please refer to the AOC-SIM1U/SIM 1U+ and AOC-SIML C User ’s Guide post ed on our websi te at http://www .supermicro.co m/ products/ accessori es/addon /SIM.cfm.[...]

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    Chapter 2: Installat ion 2-1 Chapter 2 Installation 2-1 Elec tro -St ati c Se nsit ive Dev ice s Electro-S tatic Discharge (ESD) can dama ge ele ctronic com ponent s. T o prevent dam age to your syst em board, it is important to handle it very carefully . The foll owing measures are genera lly suffi cient to pro tect your equipment from ESD. Prec [...]

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    2-2 PDSML-LN1+/P DSML-LN2 +/PDSML-E + User's Ma nual Installa tion o f the LGA775 Processor 1. P re s s the s oc k et c li p to r e le a se the load plate, which co vers the CPU socket, fr om its lock ing posit ion. Socket Cli p 2. Ge ntly l ift t he so cket clip to ope n the load plate . Load Plate Load Plate When handling the proce ssor pack[...]

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    Chapter 2: Installat ion 2-3 Pin 1 South Key North Key South Cent er Edge North Cent er Edge Socket cli p CPU in the C PU socket Plastic ca p is releas ed from the lo ad plate if CPU proper ly install ed. 3. L ocate Pin 1 on th e CP U so cket. Note: Pin 1 is the corner marke d wit h a trian gle. Ple ase no te th at th e Nor th Ke y and the S o u t [...]

  • Page 24

    2-4 PDSML-LN1+/P DSML-LN2 +/PDSML-E + User's Ma nual Fan Wires Thermal Gr ease CPU Heatsink Fastener Heatsink F ins 1. Loc ate t he CPU Fan on the mother- board. (Refer to the lay out on the right for the CPU Fan locati on.) 2. P o s it i o n the hea t s in k s o th a t t he heatsink fan wir es are closes t to the CPU f an an d are not in ter [...]

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    Chapter 2: Installat ion 2-5 2-3 Moun tin g th e Mo ther boa rd i n the Cha ssi s All motherboar ds h ave standard mounti ng holes to fi t different types of ch assis. Make sure the lo cations of al l the mountin g holes for bot h the motherbo ard and the cha ssis ma tch. Ma ke sure the metal stan doffs click in or ar e screw ed in tightly . Then [...]

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    2-6 PDSML-LN1+/P DSML-LN2 +/PDSML-E + User's Ma nual 2-4 Inst all ing DDR 2 Mem ory Memo ry Modul e I nsta llat ion Exercise e xtreme car e when ins talling or removing m emory mod - ules to pre vent any po ssible da mage. 1. Insert each DDR 2 memo ry mod ule ve rtically into its slot. Pay attention to the notch along the bo ttom of the modu l[...]

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    Chapter 2: Installat ion 2-7 T o Install: Insert module vert i- cally and press down until it snaps into place. Pay attention to the notch. Installin g a DIMM Mod ule into a Slot T o Remove: Use your thumbs to gently push each release tab outwar d to release the DIMM from the slot. Possible System Memory Allocation & A vailability System Device[...]

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    2-8 PDSML-LN1+/P DSML-LN2 +/PDSML-E + User's Ma nual S UP ER PD SML -L N1+ /L N2 +/E+ ® B. Front Control Panel JF1 cont ains hea der pins for various bu ttons an d indi cators t hat are normally located on a co ntrol p anel at the front of the cha ssis. These connect ors are designed specifi cally for use with S upermicro server chassi s. Re[...]

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    Chapter 2: Installat ion 2-9 S UP ER PDS ML -L N 1+ /L N2 +/E+ ® LGA 775 C PU KB/MS JLAN1 In t e l 3000/3010 No r t h B r id g e 4 n a F 24- Pin ATX PWR IC H7 R South Bridge 8- pi n PW R B a t t e r y US B 1/ 2 VGA JLAN2 CO M2 F l o p p y DI MM 2B PCI-E x8 B I O S IDE J P F DI MM 1B DI MM 2A DI MM 1A F an 1 J 8 F an 5 LA N CT R L2 JP L2 JP L1 WO L[...]

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    2-10 PDSML-LN1+/P DSML-LN2 +/PDSML-E + User's Ma nual NIC1 /NIC 2 L ED I ndi cato rs The NIC (Network Inte rface Co ntrol- ler) LED conne ction for GLAN port 1 is lo cated on pins 1 1 a nd 12 of JF1, for GLA N port 2 is on Pins 9 and 10 of JF1. Attach the NI C L ED cables to display net work activi ty . R efer to the table on th e right for pi[...]

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    Chapter 2: Installat ion 2-1 1 Over heat /Fan Fail LE D Connect a n LED cabl e to the OH /Fan Fail connection on pins 7 and 8 of JF1 to p rovide advan ced warning of cha s- sis overhe ating or sys tem fan fail ure. Refer to the table o n the rig ht for pi n defi nitions. PWR Fail LED Th e P o w er Fai l LED con n e c ti o n i s located on pins 5 a[...]

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    2-12 PDSML-LN1+/P DSML-LN2 +/PDSML-E + User's Ma nual Powe r B utto n T h e P o w e r B u t t o n c o n n e c t i o n i s located on pins 1 and 2 of JF1. Mo- m e n t a ri l y co n t ac ti ng b o t h p i n s wi l l power on/o ff t he system. Thi s button ca n al s o b e c o n fi gu r e d t o f u n c t i o n as a suspe nd button (with a setting[...]

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    Chapter 2: Installat ion 2-13 S UP ER PD S ML -L N1+ /LN 2+/E+ ® LGA 775 C P U KB/MS JLAN1 I n t e l 3000/3010 N o r t h B r i d g e 4 n a F 24- Pi n ATX PW R IC H 7R South Bridge 8 -p in P WR B a tt e r y U SB 1 / 2 VGA JLAN2 C OM 2 F lo p p y DI MM 2B PCI-E x8 B I O S ID E J P F DI MM 1B DI MM 2A DI MM 1A F a n 1 J 8 F a n 5 LA N C TR L 2 JP L 2[...]

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    2-14 PDSML-LN1+/P DSML-LN2 +/PDSML-E + User's Ma nual S UP E R PD S ML -L N1+ /LN 2+/E+ ® LGA 775 C P U KB/MS JLAN1 I n t e l 3000/3010 N o r t h B r i d g e 4 n a F 24- Pi n ATX PW R IC H 7R South Bridge 8 -p in P WR B a tt e r y U SB 1 / 2 VGA JLAN2 C OM 2 F lo p p y DI MM 2B PCI-E x8 B I O S ID E J P F DI MM 1B DI MM 2A DI MM 1A F a n 1 J [...]

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    Chapter 2: Installat ion 2-15 S UP ER PD SML - LN 1 +/ LN 2 +/E+ ® LGA 775 C P U KB/MS JLAN1 I nt e l 3000/3010 N o r t h B r i d g e 4 n a F 24- Pi n ATX PW R IC H7 R South Bridge 8 -p in PW R B a tt e r y U SB 1 /2 VGA JLAN2 C OM 2 F l o p p y DI MM 2B PCI-E x8 B I O S ID E J P F DI MM 1B DI MM 2A DI MM 1A F a n 1 J 8 F a n 5 LA N CT RL 2 JP L 2[...]

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    2-16 PDSML-LN1+/P DSML-LN2 +/PDSML-E + User's Ma nual S UP E R PD S ML -L N1+ /LN 2+/E+ ® LGA 775 C P U KB/MS JLAN1 I n t e l 3000/3010 N o r t h B r i d g e 4 n a F 24- Pi n ATX PW R IC H 7R South Bridge 8 -p in P WR B a tt e r y U SB 1 / 2 VGA JLAN2 C OM 2 F lo p p y DI MM 2B PCI-E x8 B I O S ID E J P F DI MM 1B DI MM 2A DI MM 1A F a n 1 J [...]

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    Chapter 2: Installat ion 2-17 S U PE R P DS M L- LN 1+ /L N2 +/E+ ® LGA 775 C P U KB/MS JLAN1 I n t e l 3000/3010 N o r t h Br id ge 4 n a F 24 -P in ATX PW R IC H 7 R South Bridge 8 - p in PW R B a t t e r y U S B 1 /2 VGA JLAN2 C O M 2 F l o p p y DI MM 2 B PCI-E x8 B I O S ID E J P F DI MM 1 B DI MM 2 A DI MM 1 A F a n 1 J 8 F a n 5 LA N C TR L[...]

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    2-18 PDSML-LN1+/P DSML-LN2 +/PDSML-E + User's Ma nual S UP ER PD SM L-L N 1+ / LN 2+/E+ ® LGA 775 C P U KB/MS JLAN1 I nt e l 3000/3010 N o r t h B r i d g e 4 n a F 24- Pi n ATX PWR IC H 7R South Bridge 8 -p in PW R B a tt e r y U SB 1 /2 VGA JLAN2 C OM 2 F l o p p y DI MM 2B PCI-E x8 B I O S ID E J P F DI MM 1B DI MM 2A DI MM 1A F a n 1 J 8 [...]

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    Chapter 2: Installat ion 2-19 S UP ER PD SML - LN 1 +/ LN 2 +/E + ® LGA 775 C P U KB/MS JLAN1 I nt e l 3000/3010 N o r t h B r i d g e 4 n a F 24- Pi n ATX PWR IC H 7R South Bridge 8 -p in PW R B a tt e r y U SB 1 /2 VGA JLAN2 C OM 2 F l o p p y DI MM 2B PCI-E x8 B I O S ID E J P F DI MM 1B DI MM 2A DI MM 1A F a n 1 J 8 F a n 5 LA N CT RL 2 JP L 2[...]

  • Page 40

    2-20 PDSML-LN1+/P DSML-LN2 +/PDSML-E + User's Ma nual Powe r S MB ( I 2 C) C onn ecto r Power SMB (I 2 C) Con nector (PW4) monitors onboard pow er su pply , fa n a n d s y s t e m te m p e r a t u r e . S e e t h e table on th e right for pin defi nitions . PWR SMB Pin Defi nitions Pin# Defi nition 1 Clock 2 Data 3 PWR Fail 4 Ground 5 +3.3V[...]

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    Chapter 2: Installat ion 2-21 Redu ndan t P WR Al arm Rese t C onne ctor A Redund ant Power Su pply Fail Alarm Reset is locat ed at JPR 1. Refe r to the board layo ut b elow for th e loc atio n. Redundant PWR Supply Alarm Reset Jumper Defi nition On Enabled Off Disabled S UP ER PD SM L-L N 1+ / LN 2+/E+ ® LGA 775 C P U KB/MS JLAN1 I nt e l 3000/3[...]

  • Page 42

    2-22 PDSML-LN1+/P DSML-LN2 +/PDSML-E + User's Ma nual S UP E R PD S ML -L N1+ /LN 2+/E+ ® LGA 775 C P U KB/MS JLAN1 I n t e l 3000/3010 N o r t h B r i d g e 4 n a F 24- Pi n ATX PWR IC H 7R South Bridge 8 -p in P WR B a tt e r y U SB 1 / 2 VGA JLAN2 C OM 2 F lo p p y DI MM 2B PCI-E x8 B I O S ID E J P F DI MM 1B DI MM 2A DI MM 1A F a n 1 J 8[...]

  • Page 43

    Chapter 2: Installat ion 2-23 S UP E R PD S ML -L N1+ /LN 2+/E+ ® LGA 775 C P U KB/MS JLAN1 I n t e l 3000/3010 N o r t h B r i d g e 4 n a F 24- Pi n ATX PW R IC H 7R South Bridge 8 -p in P WR B a tt e r y U SB 1 / 2 VGA JLAN2 C OM 2 F lo p p y DI MM 2B PCI-E x8 B I O S ID E J P F DI MM 1B DI MM 2A DI MM 1A F a n 1 J 8 F a n 5 LA N C TR L 2 JP L [...]

  • Page 44

    2-24 PDSML-LN1+/P DSML-LN2 +/PDSML-E + User's Ma nual S UP ER PD S ML -L N1+ /LN 2+/E+ ® LGA 775 C P U KB/MS JLAN1 I n t e l 3000/3010 N o r t h B r i d g e 4 n a F 24- Pi n ATX PW R IC H 7R South Bridge 8 -p in P WR B a tt e r y U SB 1 / 2 VGA JLAN2 C OM 2 F lo p p y DI MM 2B PCI-E x8 B I O S ID E J P F DI MM 1B DI MM 2A DI MM 1A F a n 1 J 8[...]

  • Page 45

    Chapter 2: Installat ion 2-25 S UP ER PD S ML -L N1+ /LN 2+/E+ ® LGA 775 C P U KB/MS JLAN1 I n t e l 3000/3010 N o r t h B r i d g e 4 n a F 24- Pi n ATX PW R IC H 7R South Bridge 8 -p in P WR B a tt e r y U SB 1 / 2 VGA JLAN2 C OM 2 F lo p p y DI MM 2B PCI-E x8 B I O S ID E J P F DI MM 1B DI MM 2A DI MM 1A F a n 1 J 8 F a n 5 LA N C TR L 2 JP L 2[...]

  • Page 46

    2-26 PDSML-LN1+/P DSML-LN2 +/PDSML-E + User's Ma nual S UP E R PD S ML -LN 1+/ LN2 +/E+ ® LGA 775 C P U KB/MS JLAN1 I n t e l 3000/3010 N o r t h B r i d g e 4 n a F 24- Pi n ATX PW R IC H 7R South Bridge 8 -p in P WR B a tt e r y U SB 1 / 2 VGA JLAN2 C OM 2 F lo p p y DI MM 2B PCI-E x8 B I O S ID E J P F DI MM 1B DI MM 2A DI MM 1A F a n 1 J [...]

  • Page 47

    Chapter 2: Installat ion 2-27 S UP ER PD SM L- LN 1+ /LN 2+ ® LGA 775 C P U KB/MS JLAN1 I n t e l 3000 N o r t h B r i d g e Fan4 24- Pi n ATX PWR IC H 7R South Bridge J 2 8 8 -p in P WR B a tt e r y J 9 U SB 1 / 2 J 1 5 VGA J G 1 JLAN2 C OM 2 F lo p p y DI MM 2 B PCI-E x8 B I O S J P W 1 J 2 7 J 3 ID E J P F DI MM 1 B DI MM 2 A DI MM 1 A DI MM 1 [...]

  • Page 48

    2-28 PDSML-LN1+/P DSML-LN2 +/PDSML-E + User's Ma nual Notes[...]

  • Page 49

    3-1 Chapter 3: Troubleshooting Chapter 3 T roubleshooting 3-1 T roub les hoo ting Pro ced ure s Use the foll owing proc edures to tr oublesho ot your sys tem. If you ha ve followe d all of the proc edures bel ow and stil l need assi stance, r efer to the ‘T echnic al Support Procedure s’ and/ or ‘Re turning Merchan dise f or Ser vice’ se ct[...]

  • Page 50

    3-2 PDSML-LN1 +/PDSML-L N2+/PDSM L-E+ Us er's Manua l NOTE If you are a system int egrator , V AR or OEM, a P OST d iagnostic s card is rec ommended. For I/O po rt 80h code s, refer to App. B. Memo ry Error s 1. Make sur e that the D IMM modul es are prop erly inst alled and f ully seate d in the slots. 2. Y ou should be using unbu ffered, ECC[...]

  • Page 51

    3-3 Chapter 3: Troubleshooting Note: Not all BIOS can be fl as hed, some ca n be fl ashed , dependin g on the modifi cati ons to the b oot block code. 3. If you've fo llowed the instr uctions above to troublesh oot you r syste m, and still cannot resol ve the problem, then please conta ct Supermic ro's technic al support and provid e t[...]

  • Page 52

    3-4 PDSML-LN1 +/PDSML-L N2+/PDSM L-E+ Us er's Manua l bootable device o r USB pen to fl ash the B IOS. Then, y our sys tem wil l autom ati- cally reboot . If you choose the .exe fi le, please run the .ex e fi l e under Window s to create the BIOS fl ash fl oppy disk. I nsert t he fl oppy disk int o the system you wis h to fl ash the BI [...]

  • Page 53

    Chapter 4: BIOS 4-1 Chapter 4 BIOS 4-1 Introduction This cha pter desc ribes th e Phoeni x BIOS™ Setup util ity for the PDSML- LN1+/ PDSML-LN2 +/PDSML-E +. The Phoenix ROM BIOS is stored i n a fl as h chip and can be easi ly upgrade d using a fl oppy d isk-based program . Note: Due to period ic chang es to the BIOS, some settings may have been [...]

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    4-2 PDSML-LN1+/P DSML-LN2 +/PDSML-E + User's Ma nual 4-2 Runn ing Set up * Default setting s are i n bold text u nless otherwise noted . The BIO S setup option s descr ibed in this section ar e sele cted by choosi ng the ap- propriate text from the main BIOS Setup screen. All di splayed text is descr ibed in this section, althou gh t he sc ree[...]

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    Chapter 4: BIOS 4-3 Main BIO S Se tup Menu Main S etu p Feat ures Syste m Time T o set t he s ystem date and time, key in the correct inform ation in the appropriat e fi e lds. Then press the <Enter> k ey to save t he data. Syste m Dat e Using the a rrow keys, highlight the month, day a nd year fi elds, and enter the correct data. Pres s th[...]

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    4-4 PDSML-LN1+/P DSML-LN2 +/PDSML-E + User's Ma nual Paral lel A T A This set ting all ows the user to en able or di sable t he funct ion of Paral lel A T A and confi gur e Para llel A T A sett ings . Th e opti ons ar e Disa bled and En abled (Para llel A T A). Seria l A T A Th i s se t ti n g al l ow s t h e us e r to e n ab l e or di sa b l[...]

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    Chapter 4: BIOS 4-5 u Prim ary IDE Ma ster /Sla ve, Secon dary IDE Maste r/Sl ave, or Pr imar y IDE Mast er/S lave , S A T A Por t 1 , S A T A Por t 2 , S A T A Port 3, SA T A Po rt 4 These setti ngs al low the user to set the pa rame ters of Prima ry IDE Master /Slav e and S econd ary I DE Ma ster /Slav e slo ts. H it <E nter > to a ctiv ate[...]

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    4-6 PDSML-LN1+/P DSML-LN2 +/PDSML-E + User's Ma nual LBA Forma t The f ollow ing items will be di spla yed b y the BIOS : T o tal Secto rs: T his item d ispl ays the nu mbe r of t otal sec tors avai lab le in the L BA Forma t. Maxim um C apac ity: Thi s it em d ispla ys t he m axim um c apac ity in th e LB A Forma t. Multi -Sec tor T rans fer [...]

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    Chapter 4: BIOS 4-7 4-4 Adva nce d Se tup Choose Advanced from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys. Y ou should see the following display . The items with a triangle beside them have sub menus that can be accessed by highlighting the item and pressing <Enter>. Options for PIR settings are displayed by highlighting the[...]

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    4-8 PDSML-LN1+/P DSML-LN2 +/PDSML-E + User's Ma nual ACPI Mode Use t he se ttin g to d eter mine if yo u wan t to e mplo y AC PI ( Advan ced Confi gur atio n and Powe r Int erfa ce) p ower manag emen t on your s yste m. The optio ns ar e Y es and No. Enabl e Mul time dia Time r Set t his to Y es supp ort th e Hig h Per form ance Event time r [...]

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    Chapter 4: BIOS 4-9 Cache Syst em B IOS Ar ea This se tting al lows yo u t o desig nate a res erve ar ea in the sy stem me mory to be used as a Syste m BIO S buffer to a llow the BIOS to wr ite ( cach e) it s dat a in to this reserv ed me mory area . Sel ect " Write Pro tect " to e nabl e thi s fun ctio n, an d this area will be r eserv e[...]

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    4-10 PDSML-LN1+/P DSML-LN2 +/PDSML-E + User's Ma nual the sy stem m emory at the s ame ti me. Sel ect Write Prote ct to pre vent data from b eing writ ten i nto th e ext ende d mem ory ar ea. S elec t Write B ack t o allo w the CPU t o write data bac k dire ctly fr om the bu ffer witho ut writ ing da ta to the Syste m Me mory for fast CPU data[...]

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    Chapter 4: BIOS 4-1 1 insta llat ion of a new soft ware , y ou might wa nt to c hang e t his sett ing and try again . A differen t OS requi res a differe nt Bu s Mas ter clock rate . Large Disk Acce ss Mo de This se ttin g deter mine s how lar ge har d driv es are a ccess ed. The optio ns are DOS or Ot her ( for U nix, Nove lle N etWare and o ther [...]

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    4-12 PDSML-LN1+/P DSML-LN2 +/PDSML-E + User's Ma nual u A dva nced Pro ces sor Opti ons Acces s the subm enu to mak e cha nges to t he fo llowi ng s ettin gs: CPU S peed The f eatur e al lows the BI OS to dis play the CP U Spe ed. Frequ ency Rati o This fe ature a llows t he user to se lect th e ratio n for the in tern al freq uenc y m ulti pl[...]

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    Chapter 4: BIOS 4-13 Set Max. Ex tended CPU CPU ID=3 Set to Ena bled to a llow the u ser set t he C PU M aximum Extende d ID to 3. The options ar e Disable d and Enabl ed. Echo TPR Se t to D is a bl e d to a ll ow se nd in g o f xT PR m e ss ag e s on t he s y st e m bu s. T he optio ns ar e En abled and Disa bled . C1 Enhance d Mode (*Available wh[...]

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    4-14 PDSML-LN1+/P DSML-LN2 +/PDSML-E + User's Ma nual u I /O Devi ce Confi gu rati on Acces s the subm enu to mak e cha nges to t he fo llowi ng s ettin gs. KBC C lock input This se tting allows you to set th e clock f requ ency fo r the Key board Clock. The optio ns ar e 6M Hz, 8 MHz, 12 MH z, an d 16M Hz. Seria l Por t A This s etti ng all [...]

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    Chapter 4: BIOS 4-15 u D MI Even t L oggi ng Acces s the subm enu to mak e cha nges to t he fo llowi ng s ettin gs. Event Log V al idity This is a d ispl ay to info rm yo u of the ev ent l og va lidi ty . It is no t a s etti ng. Event Log Capac ity This is a d ispl ay to info rm yo u of the ev ent l og ca paci ty . It is no t a s etti ng. View DMI [...]

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    4-16 PDSML-LN1+/P DSML-LN2 +/PDSML-E + User's Ma nual u C ons ole Redi rect ion Acces s the subm enu to mak e cha nges to t he fo llowi ng s ettin gs. COM P ort Ad dres s This i tem al lows you to s pecif y if yo u want to red irec t the c onsol e to On boar d COM A or to O nboa rd CO M B. This sett ing c an a lso b e Dis able d . BAUD Rate Th[...]

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    Chapter 4: BIOS 4-17 CPU T em pera ture Thres hold This optio n allows the user to set a CPU temperatu re thresh old that will activat e the alarm s yste m when the CP U tempe ratu re reac hes this p re-s et temp eratu re thre shol d. The op tio ns d ep end on wha t t ype of pr oce sso r i s i nst all ed. F or I nt el C ore ™ 2 Duo pro cesso rs ([...]

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    4-18 PDSML-LN1+/P DSML-LN2 +/PDSML-E + User's Ma nual 4-5 Secu rit y Choose Security from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys. Y ou should see the following display . Security setting options are displayed by highlighting the setting using the arrow keys and pressing <Enter>. All Security BIOS settings are descri[...]

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    Chapter 4: BIOS 4-19 Fixed Disk Boo t Sec tor: This setting may of fer some prot ecti on aga inst viruses . Set to Writ e Prot ect prevent viru ses fro m wr iti ng d ata cod es t o th e bo ot s ect or o n th e ha rd d riv e. The othe r optio n is Norma l . Passw ord o n Bo ot: When ena bled , a passwor d is requir ed when the system boo ts up. The [...]

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    4-20 PDSML-LN1+/P DSML-LN2 +/PDSML-E + User's Ma nual 4-7 Exit Choose Exit from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys. Y ou should see the following display . All Exit BIOS settings are described in this section. Exit Savin g Cha nges Highl ight thi s ite m an d hi t <En ter> to save any c hang es yo u've mad [...]

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    A-1 Appendix A: BIOS POS T Me ssages S UP ER PD SM L -L N 1+ / LN 2 + ® LGA 775 C P U KB/MS JLAN1 I n t e l 3000 N o r t h B r i d ge Fan4 24- Pi n AT X PWR IC H 7R South Bridge 8 - pi n PW R B a t t e r y U SB 1/ 2 VGA JLAN2 C O M2 F lo pp y DI MM 2 B PCI-E x8 B I O S ID E J P F DI MM 1 B DI MM 2 A DI MM 1 A F a n 1 J 8 F a n 5 LA N C TR L 2 JP L[...]

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    A-2 PDSML-LN1 +/PDSML-L N2+/PDSM L-E+ User' s Manual A-5 BIOS Messages Failure Fixed Disk Fixed disk is not working or not confi gured properly . Check to see if fi xed disk is at- tached properly . Run Setup. Find out if the fi xed-disk type is correctly identifi ed. Stuck key Stuck key on keyboard. Keyboard error Keyboard not working. Ke[...]

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    A-3 Appendix A: BIOS POS T Me ssages System CMOS checksum bad - Default confi guration used System CMOS has been corrupted or modifi ed incorrectly , perhaps by an application program that changes data stored in CMOS. The BIOS installed Default Setup V alues. If you do not want these values, enter Setup and enter your own values. If the error per[...]

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    A-4 PDSML-LN1 +/PDSML-L N2+/PDSM L-E+ User' s Manual System cache error - Cache disabled RAM cache failed and BIOS disabled the cache. On older boards, check the cache jumpers. Y ou may have to replace the cache. See your dealer . A disabled cache slows system performance considerably . CPU ID: CPU socket number for Multi-Processor error . EIS[...]

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    A-5 Appendix A: BIOS POS T Me ssages Fixed Disk n Fixed disk n (0-3) identifi ed. Invalid System Confi guration Data Problem with NVRAM (CMOS) data. I/O device IRQ confl ict I/O device IRQ confl ict error . PS/2 Mouse Boot Summary Screen: PS/2 Mouse installed. nnnn kB Extended RAM Passed Where nnnn is the amount of RAM in kilobytes successfully[...]

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    A-6 PDSML-LN1 +/PDSML-L N2+/PDSM L-E+ User' s Manual Parity Check 2 nnnn Parity error found in the I/O bus. BIOS attempts to locate the address and display it on the screen. If it cannot locate the address, it displays ????. Press <F1> to resume, <F2> to Setup, <F3> for previous Displayed after any recoverable error message. [...]

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    Appendix B : BIOS POST Codes B-1 This section lists the POST (Power On Self T est) codes for the Phoenix BIOS. POST codes are divided into two categories: recoverable and terminal. Reco ver able P OST E rror s When a rec overable type of erro r occurs d uring POS T , the BI OS will di splay an POST cod e that descri bes the probl em. BIOS may also [...]

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    B-2 PDSML- LN1+/PDSM L-LN2+/P DSML-E+ Us er's Manua l POST Code Description 18h 8254 timer initialization 1Ah 8237 DMA controller initialization 1Ch Reset Programmable Interrupt Controller 20h 1-3-1-1 T est DRAM refresh 22h 1-3-1-3 T est 8742 Keyboard Controller 24h Set ES segment register to 4 GB 28h Auto size DRAM 29h Initialize POST Memory [...]

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    Appendix B : BIOS POST Codes B-3 POST Code Description 5Ch T est RAM between 512 and 640 kB 60h T est extended memory 62h T est extended memory address lines 64h Jump to UserPatch1 66h Confi gure advanced cache registers 67h Initialize Multi Processor APIC 68h Enable external and CPU caches 69h Setup System Management Mode (SMM) area 6Ah Display e[...]

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    B-4 PDSML- LN1+/PDSM L-LN2+/P DSML-E+ Us er's Manua l POST Code Description 99h Check for SMART Drive (optional) 9Ah Shadow option ROMs 9Ch Set up Power Management 9Dh Initialize security engine (optional) 9Eh Enable hardware interrupts 9Fh Determine number of A T A and SCSI drives A0h Set time of day A2h Check key lock A4h Initialize typemati[...]

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    Appendix B : BIOS POST Codes B-5 POST Code Description CDh Re-map I/O and memory for PCMCIA CEh Initialize digitizer and display message D2h Unknown interrupt The following are for boot block in Flash ROM POST Code Description E0h Initialize the chipset E1h Initialize the bridge E2h Initialize the CPU E3h Initialize system timer E4h Initialize syst[...]

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    B-6 PDSML- LN1+/PDSM L-LN2+/P DSML-E+ Us er's Manua l Note s[...]

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    Appendix C : Software Installat ion C-1 Appendix C Software Installation After all the hardw are ha s been i nstal led, you mus t fi rst con fi gure Int el's ICH7R SA T A RA ID* befo re y ou insta ll the Win dows Ope rati ng Syste m a nd o ther sof twar e drive rs. Impo rtan t N otes to the Us er: Note 1: I f yo u do not wish to confi gure [...]

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    C-2 PDSML-LN1 +/PDSML-L N2+/PDSM L-E+ User' s Manual RAID Co nfi guration s The follow ing types o f RAID con fi gu rations a re suppor ted: RAID 0 (Data S triping): this writes d ata in parall el, interl eaved ("st riped") sec tions of two hard drives. Da ta transf er rate is d oubled ov er using a s ingle disk . RAID1 (Data Mirro[...]

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    Appendix C : Software Installat ion C-3 Using t he Int el ICH7 R SA T A RAID Utilit y Prog ram 1. Crea ting, Deleting and Re setting RAID V olumes: a. After the system e xits from the BIOS S etup Utili ty , the system will auto matically reboot. The follo wing scree n appears a fter Power -On Self T est. b. W hen you s ee t he a bove screen, press [...]

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    C-4 PDSML-LN1 +/PDSML-L N2+/PDSM L-E+ User' s Manual b. S pecify a n ame for th e RA ID 0 set and press the <T ab> key or the <E nter> key to go to the next fi eld. (Y ou c an use the < Esc> key to select the previous menu.) c. When RAID Level item is highlighted, press the <Up Arrow>, <Down Arrow > keys to selec[...]

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    Appendix C : Software Installat ion C-5 Creating a RA ID 1 V olume: a. Selec t "Creat e RAID V olum e" from the main menu and press the < Enter> k ey . The follow ing screen will appe ar: b. S pecify a n ame for th e RA ID 1 set and press the <T ab> key or the <E nter> key to go to the next fi eld. (Y ou c an use the &l[...]

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    C-6 PDSML-LN1 +/PDSML-L N2+/PDSM L-E+ User' s Manual Creating a RA ID 10 (RAID 1 + RAID 0): a. Selec t "Creat e RAID V olum e" from the main menu and press the < Enter> k ey . The follow ing screen will appe ar: b. Specify a name for t he RAID 10 set and pre ss <Enter> . c. When RAID Level item is hig hlighted , use th e [...]

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    Appendix C : Software Installat ion C-7 Creating a RA ID 5 Set (Par ity): a. Selec t "Creat e RAID V olum e" from the main menu and press the < Enter> k ey . The follow ing screen will appe ar: b. Specify a name for t he RAID 5 s et and pres s <Enter>. c. When the Ra id Level is hi ghlighte d, use the <Up Arrow>, <D o[...]

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    C-8 PDSML-LN1 +/PDSML-L N2+/PDSM L-E+ User' s Manual Deleting RAID V olume : ( W arning : B e sure to ba ck up your d ata before deleting a RAID set. Y ou will lose a ll data on t he disk dr ives when d eleting a RAID set.) a. From the main menu, select it em2-Delet e RAID V olume, and p ress <Ente r>. b. Use the <U p Arro w>, <[...]

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    Appendix C : Software Installat ion C-9 Resettin g to Non-RAID and Re setting a RAID HDD a. From the mai n menu, select item3-Reset Disks to Non- R AID, and press <Enter>. The follow ing screen will appe ar: b. Use th e <Up Arrow>, <Do wn Arr ow> keys to highli ght the RAID set drive to reset and press < Space> to s elect. c[...]

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    C-10 PDSML-LN1 +/PDSML-L N2+/PDSM L-E+ User' s Manual C-2 Insta lli ng th e Wind ows XP/ 200 0/20 03 f or s yst ems w ith R AID Fun cti ons Installi ng a New Ope rating System-Windo ws XP/ 2000/200 3 OS a. Insert t he Microso ft Windows XP/2000/2 003 Setup CD in the CD Driver , a nd the system wil l start boo ting up fr om CD. b. Pre ss th e &[...]

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    Appendix C : Software Installat ion C-1 1 C-3 Insta lli ng the Oper ati ng Sy ste m and ot her Soft ware P rogr ams Af t e r a l l t h e h a r dw a r e h a s b e e n i n s ta l l e d, yo u mu s t fi rs t i n s t al l th e o pe r a t in g syste m, a nd th en, other soft ware driv ers. T he ne cess ary d rive rs ar e al l inc lude d on the Supe rmic[...]

  • Page 96

    C-12 PDSML-LN1 +/PDSML-L N2+/PDSM L-E+ User' s Manual Supe ro Docto r I II The S upero Doctor III program is a Web-base management too l tha t su pports remote manageme nt ca pability . It in cludes Remote and Local Managemen t tool s. The l ocal management is called the SD III Clie nt. The Supero Doctor III program included on the CDROM that [...]

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    Appendix C : Software Installat ion C-13 Note : SD III Soft ware Revision 1.0 ca n be dow nloaded from our Web S ite at: ftp: // ftp.super micro.com /utility /Supero_D octor_III /. Y o u can al so download SDIII User's Guide a t: http ://www .supermicro.co m/PRODUCT/M anuals/SDII I/UserGuide .pdf. For Linux, we w ill still r ecommend Supero Do[...]

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    C-14 PDSML-LN1 +/PDSML-L N2+/PDSM L-E+ User' s Manual Notes[...]

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    (Disclaimer) The products sold by Supermicro are not intended for and will not be used in life support systems, medical equipment, nuclear facilities or systems, aircraft, aircraft devices, aircraft/emergency communication devices or other critical systems whose failure to perform be reasonably expected to result in signifi cant injury or loss of [...]