Supermicro PDSG4 PDSG4-B User Guide

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

 PDSG4/PDSGE motherboard.  The PDSG4/PDSGE supports single Intel 

Pentium D (Dual-Core)/Pentium 4 Extreme Edition/Pentium 4/Pentium Extreme 

Edition/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 PDSG4/PDSGE 

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/Product) 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 PDSG4/

PDSGE 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 

troubleshooting procedures for the video, the memory and the system setup stored 

in CMOS. 

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

running the CMOS Setup utility.

Appendix A provides BIOS POST Messages. 

Appendix B lists BIOS POST Codes. 

Appendix C lists Software 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 differentiate various models or to ensure cor 

  

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system 

setup.

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Preface

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Important information given to ensure proper system installa- 

 

tion or to prevent damage to the components.

Instructions to be strictly followed to prevent catastroph-

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system failure or to avoid bodily injury.