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
PDSM4/E motherboard. The PDSM4/E supports single Intel® Pentium®
D (Dual-Core
TM
)/Pentium 4 Extreme Edition/Pentium 4/Pentium Extreme Edition/
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 Proces-
sor is housed in a Flip-Chip Land Grid Array (FC-LGA4) package that interfaces
with the motherboard via an LGA775 socket. The PDSM4/E 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/Product) 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 PDSM4/
PDSME 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
provides BIOS POST Messages.
Appendix B
lists BIOS POST Codes.
Appendix C
lists Software 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 differentiate various models or to ensure
correct system setup.
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Warning:
Important information given to ensure proper system installa-
tion or to prevent damage to the components.
Danger/Caution:
Instructions to be strictly followed to prevent catastro-
phic system failure or to avoid bodily injury.
