Supero SUPER 370DDE, User Manual

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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 370DDE motherboard. The SUPER 370DDE supports dual Intel
370-pin Pentium ® III FCPGA 500 MHz-1 GHz processors at front side bus
speeds of 133, 100 and 66 MHz. The SUPER 370SDA supports a single
Intel 370-pin Pentium ® III FCPGA 500 MHz-1 GHz processor or a single Intel
Celeron ® PPGA/FCPGA 333-800 MHz processor -- all such CPUs at front
side bus speeds of 133, 100 and 66 MHz. Please refer to the support
section of our web site < http://www.supermicro.com/TechSupport.htm >
for a complete listing of supported processors. PPGA and FCPGA Pentium
®
III processors are housed in 370-pin packages.
Manual Organization
Chapter 1 includes a checklist of what should be included in your
mainboard box, describes the features, specifications and performance of
the SUPER 370DDE/370SDA mainboard and provides detailed information
about the chipset.
Chapter 2 begins with instructions on handling static-sensitive devices.
Read this chapter when you want to install the processors, SDRAM memory
modules for the 370DDE or DDR RAM memory modules for the 370SDA, and
mounting the mainboard in the chassis. Also refer to this chapter when you
want to connect floppy/hard disk drives, the IDE interfaces, the parallel and
serial ports and the twisted wires for the power supply, the reset button,
the keylock/power LED, the speaker and the keyboard.
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
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