Preface
About This Manual
This manual is written for system integrators, PC technicians and
knowledgeable PC users. It provides information for the installation and use of
the SUPER P4SPA+/P4SPE motherboard. The P4SPA+/P4SPE supports single
Intel Pentium
®
4 478-pin, 0.13 micron processors up to 3.4 GHz at a system bus
speed of 800/533/400 MH, or Intel Celeron 478-pin, 0.13 micron processors up to
2.4 GHz at a system bus speed of 400 MHz. Pentium 4 processors are housed in
a 478-pin micro PGA (Plastic Grid Array) package. Please refer to the motherboard
specifi cations pages on our web site (http://www.supermicro.com/products/moth-
erboard/) for updates on supported processors. This product is intended to be
professionally installed.
Manual Organization
Chapter 1
includes a checklist of what should be included in your mainboard box,
describes the features, specifi cations and performance of the P4SPA+/P4SPE main
board and provides detailed information about the chipset.
Chapter 2
begins with instructions on handling static-sensitive devices. Read
this chapter when installing the processor and DDR memory modules and when
mounting the mainboard in the chassis. Also refer to this chapter to connect the
fl oppy and hard disk drives, the IDE interfaces, the parallel and serial ports, the
mouse and keyboard and the twisted wires for the power supply, the reset button,
the keylock/power LED and the speaker.
If you encounter any problems, see
Chapter 3
, which describes troubleshoot-
ing procedures for the video, the memory and the setup confi guration stored in
CMOS. For quick reference, a general FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) section
is provided. Instructions are also included for contacting technical support. In ad-
dition, 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.
Appendix A
provides BIOS POST Codes.
Appendix B
lists BIOS POST Messages.
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