Supero SUPER 370SSA, 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 370SSA/370SSM motherboard. The SUPER 370SSA/370SSM
supports single Pentium ® III FCPGA 500 MHz-1 GHz processors and Celeron
PPGA 333-500 processors at front side bus speeds of 133, 100 and 66 MHz.
P l e a s e r e f e r t o t h e s u p p o r t s e c t i o n o f o u r w e b s i t e ( h t t p : / /
www.supermicro.com/TechSupport.htm) for a complete listing of supported
processors.
FCPGA Pentium III processors are housed in a 370-pin package.
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
370SSA/370SSM 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 processor and DIMM memory mod-
ules 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 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 troubleshoot-
ing 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 contacting technical
support. In addition, you can visit our web site at 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.
The Appendix provides post diagnostic error messages.
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