Supermicro PDSMI+ PDSMI+-B User Manual

This manual is written for system integrators, PC technicians and 

knowledgeable PC users.  It provides information for the installation and use of 

the 

 PDSMi+ motherboard.  The PDSMi+ supports a single Intel Quad 

Core/Dual Core Xeon 3000 Series/Core 2 Duo/Pentium D (Dual-Core)/Pentium 4 

Extreme Edition/Pentium 4/Celeron D LGA (Land Grid Array) 775 Processors at 

system bus speeds of 1066 MHz/800 MHz/533 MHz.  The LGA 775 Pentium D/

Pentium 4/Celeron D Processor is housed in a Flip-Chip Land Grid Array (FC-LGA4) 

package that interfaces with the motherboard via an LGA775 socket. The PDSMi+ 

supports the Intel Hyper-Threading (HT) Technology, the EM64T Technology, the 

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology (EIST) and the Matrix Storage Technology.  

Please refer to the motherboard specifi cations pages on our web site (http://www.

supermicro.com/Products) for updates or visit Intel's web site for processor support. 

This product is intended to be professionally installed.    

Chapter 1 describes the features, specifi cations and performance of the PDSMi+ 

mainboard and provides detailed information about the chipset.

Chapter 2 provides hardware installation instructions.  Read this chapter when 

installing the processor,  memory modules and other hardware components into the 

system. If you encounter any problems, see Chapter 3, which describes trouble-

shooting procedures for the video, the memory and the system setup.

Chapter 4 includes an introduction to BIOS and provides detailed information on 

running the CMOS Setup utility.

Appendix A and Appendix B provide BIOS POST Messages and POST Codes

Appendix C, Appendix D and Appendix E list HostRAID Setup Guidelines and 

other Software Driver and Program Installation Instructions. 

Special attention should be given to the following symbols for proper installation and 
to prevent damage done to the components or injury to yourself: 

*Note:  Additional Information given to ensure correct system setup.

Instructions to be strictly followed to prevent  catastrophic 

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system failure or to avoid bodily injury.

Preface

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Important information given to ensure proper system installa- 

 

tion or to prevent damage to the components.