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 P4SDA+/P4SDM motherboard. The SUPER P4SDA+/P4SDM
supports single Intel Pentium
®
4 1.50 - 2.20+ GHz processors at a system
bus speed of 400 MHz. Please refer to the support section of our web site
(http://www.supermicro.com/TechSupport.htm)
for a complete listing of sup-
ported processors.
Single 478-pin Pentium 4 processors are housed in a 478-pin microPGA
(Plastic Grid Array) 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 P4SDA+/P4SDM 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 DDR memory
modules 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 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-
i n g t e c h 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 information
on running the CMOS Setup utility.
Appendix A provides AwardBIOS POST Codes.
Appendix B lists AwardBIOS POST Messages.
Appendix C lists AwardBIOS Error Beep Codes.
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