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Preface
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 P4SCA/P4SCE motherboard. The P4SCA/P4SCE supports
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single Intel Pentium
4 processors or Intel Celeron processors up to 3.06
GHz (with Hyper Threading) at a system bus speed of 800/533/400
MHz.(*see the note below). Pentium 4/ Celeron processors are housed in a
478-pin micro PGA (Plastic Grid Array) package. Please refer to the moth-
erboard specifications pages on our web site (http://www.supermicro.com/
Products/motherboard) for updates on supported processors. This product
is intended to be professionally installed.
*Note: Please use the CPU that supports 0.13 Micron Manufacturing Tech-
nology.
Manual Organization
Chapter 1 includes a checklist of what should be included in your
mainboard box, describes the features, specifications and performance of
the P4SCA/P4SCE 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.It
also details the installation of Intel ICH5R SATA RAID Utility and other soft-
ware programs.
If you encounter any problems, see Chapter 3, which describes trouble-
shooting procedures for the video, the memory and the setup configuration
stored in the CMOS. For quick reference, a general FAQ (Frequently Asked
Questions) section is provided.
Instructions are also included for contact-
ing technical support. In addition, you can visit our web site at
www.supermicro.com/products/motherboard/ for more detailed information.
Chapter 4 includes an introduction to BIOS and provides detailed informa-
tion on running the CMOS Setup utility.
Appendix A provides BIOS POST Messages.
Appendix B lists BIOS POST Codes.
Appendix C Installing the Operating System and Software Programs.
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