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Preface
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 P3TDE6/P3TDER mainboard. The SUPER P3TDE6/P3TDER sup-
port single or dual Pentium
®
III 500 MHz-1.40 GHz FCPGA processors with
a 512K L2 cache at a 133/100 MHz front side bus. Please refer to the
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 : / / w w w . s u p e r m i c r o . c o m /
TechSupport.htm)
for a complete listing of supported processors.
Pentium III FCPGA (Flip Chip Pin Grid Array) processors are housed in a
370-pin socket, which is the standard that will support future Intel proces-
sors. The P3TDER has been optimized for use in 1U rackmount systems.
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 P3TDE6/P3TDER 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
modules and when mounting the mainboard in the chassis. Also refer to
this chapter to connect the floppy and hard disk drives, SCSI drives, the IDE
interfaces, the parallel and serial ports and the twisted wires for the power
supply, the reset button, the power LED, the speaker and the keyboard.
Chapter 3 describes troubleshooting procedures for the video, the memory
and the setup configuration stored in CMOS. For quick reference, a general
FAQ section is provided. Instructions are also included for contacting tech-
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 informa-
tion on running the CMOS Setup utility.
Appendix A gives information on BIOS error beep codes.
Appendix B provides POST checkpoint codes.
Summary of Contents for SUPER P3TDE6
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