Supermicro P4SPE MDB-P4SPE-O User Manual

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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 3.06 GHz at

a system bus speed of 800/533/400 MH, or Intel Celeron 478-pin, 0.13 mi-

cron 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) pack-

age.  Please refer to the motherboard specifications pages on our web site

(http://www.supermicro.com/Product_page/product-m.htm) for updates on

supported processors.  This product is intended to be professionally in-

stalled.

Chapter 1 includes a checklist of what should be included in your

mainboard box, describes the features, specifications and performance of

the P4SPA+/P4SPE 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 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-

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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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Preface