Preface; About This Manual; Manual Organization - Supermicro P4SCi User Manual

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 P4SC8/P4SCi motherboard. The P4SC8/P4SCi supports a single
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Intel Pentium
system bus speed of 800/533/400 MHz. Pentium 4/Celeron processors are
housed in a 478-pin micro PGA (Plastic Grid Array) package. Please refer to
the motherboard specifications pages on our web site (http://
www.supermicro.com/Products) for updates on supported processors.
This product is intended to be professionally installed. (Note: The above
processors must support the 0.13 Micron Manufacturing Technology.)

Manual Organization

Chapter 1 includes a checklist of what should be included in your
mainboard box, describes the features, specifications and performance of
the P4SC8/P4SCi mainboard. It also 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 contacting
technical support.
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 provides Software Installation Instructions.
4 processors or Celeron processors up to 3.40 GHz* at a
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