Supero SUPER P3TDLR, 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 P3TDLR motherboard. The SUPER P3TDLR supports single or
dual Pentium
®
III FCPGA 500 MHz-1.26 GHz+ processors, including low
power Pentium III
®
processors, at front side bus speeds of 133 and 100
M H z . 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. Intel FCPGA 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 P3TDLR 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 keylock/power LED, the speaker and the key-
board.
If you encounter any problems, read 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-
ing 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 informa-
tion on running the CMOS Setup utility.
Appendix A gives information on BIOS error beep codes and messages.
Appendix B provides post diagnostic error messages.
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