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
knowledgeable PC users. It provides information for the installation and use
of the SUPER P4SAA motherboard. The P4SAA supports single Intel
Pentium
®
4 processors up to 3.06 GHz at a system bus speed of 533/400
MHz. Pentium 4 processors are housed in a 478-pin microPGA (Plastic Grid
Array) package. Please refer to the motherboard specifications pages on
our web site (http://www.supermicro.com/Product_page/product-m.htm)
for
updates on supported processors. This product is intended to be profes-
sionally installed.
Manual Organization
Chapter 1
includes a checklist of what should be included in your
mainboard box, describes the features, specifications and performance of
the P4SSA mainboard and provides detailed information about the chipset.
Chapter 2
begins with instructions on handling static-sensitive devices.
Read this chapter when installing the processor and DDR memory modules
and when mounting the mainboard in the chassis. Also refer to this chapter
to connect the floppy and hard disk drives, the IDE interfaces, the parallel
and serial ports, the mouse and keyboard and the twisted wires for the
power supply, the reset button, the keylock/power LED and the speaker.
If you encounter any problems, see
Chapter 3
, which describes trouble-
shooting procedures for the video, the memory and the setup configuration
stored in CMOS. For quick reference, a general FAQ (Frequently Asked
Questions) section is provided. Instructions are also included for contact-
i n g t e c h n i c a l s u p p o r t . I n a d d i t i o n , y o u c a n v i s i t o u r w e b s i t e a t
www.supermicro.com/techsupport.htm for more detailed information.
Chapter 4
includes an introduction to BIOS and provides detailed information
on running the CMOS Setup utility.
Appendix A
provides BIOS POST Codes.
Appendix B
lists BIOS POST Messages.
Appendix C
lists BIOS Error Beep Codes.
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