Supermicro PDSMi Plus, User Manual

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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 PDSMi+ motherboard. The PDSMi+ supports a single Intel Quad
Core/Dual Core Xeon 3000 Series/Core 2 Duo/Pentium D (Dual-Core)/Pentium 4
Extreme Edition/Pentium 4/Celeron D LGA (Land Grid Array) 775 Processors at
system bus speeds of 1066 MHz/800 MHz/533 MHz. The LGA 775 Pentium D/
Pentium 4/Celeron D Processor is housed in a Flip-Chip Land Grid Array (FC-LGA4)
package that interfaces with the motherboard via an LGA775 socket. The PDSMi+
supports the Intel Hyper-Threading (HT) Technology, the EM64T Technology, the
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology (EIST) and the Matrix Storage Technology.
Please refer to the motherboard specifi cations pages on our web site (http://www.
supermicro.com/Products) for updates or visit Intel's web site for processor support.
This product is intended to be professionally installed.
Manual Organization
Chapter 1 describes the features, specifi cations and performance of the PDSMi+
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 trouble-
shooting procedures for the video, the memory and the system setup.
Chapter 4 includes an introduction to BIOS and provides detailed information on
running the CMOS Setup utility.
Appendix A and Appendix B provide BIOS POST Messages and POST Codes
Appendix C, Appendix D and Appendix E list HostRAID Setup Guidelines and
other Software Driver and Program Installation Instructions.
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:
*Note: Additional Information given to ensure correct system setup.
Danger/Caution: Instructions to be strictly followed to prevent catastrophic
s system failure or to avoid bodily injury.
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Warning: Important information given to ensure proper system installa-
tion or to prevent damage to the components.