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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 P4SCT/P4SCT+/P4SCT+II motherboard. The P4SCT/P4SCT+/
P4SCT+II supports single Intel Pentium
®
4 processors or Celeron proces-
sors up to 3.40 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 motherboard specifications pages on our web site (http://
www.supermicro.com/Product_page/product-m.htm) for updates on sup-
ported processors. This product is intended to be professionally installed.
(*Note: The above CPUs must be utilizing 0.09 or 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 P4SCT/P4SCT+/P4SCT+II 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-
ing technical support. In addition, you can visit our web site at
www.supermicro.com/techsupport.htm 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 lists Software Drivers and the OS Installation Instructions.
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