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 P4SGA/P4SGL/P4SGR/P4SGE motherboard. The P4SGA/
P4SGL/P4SGR/P4SGE supports single Intel Pentium
®
4 1.5 - 3.06 GHz pro-
cessors at a system bus speed of 533/400 MHz (3.0 GHz and 400 MHz only for
P4SGL). Refer to the support section of our web site (http://
www.supermicro.com/TechSupport.htm)
for a listing of supported processors.
Single 478-pin Pentium 4 processors are housed in a 478-pin microPGA (Plas-
tic Grid Array) package. 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, specifications and performance of the P4SGA/
P4SGL/P4SGR/P4SGE mainboard 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 floppy 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 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.
Appendix A
provides AwardBIOS POST Codes.
Appendix B
lists AwardBIOS POST Messages.
Appendix C
lists AwardBIOS Error Beep Codes.
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