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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 PIIIDM6/PIIIDM4/PIIIDM3/PIIIDME motherboard. The SUPER
PIIIDM6/PIIIDM4/PIIIDM3/PIIIDME supports single or dual Pentium
®
II 350-
450 MHz and Pentium III 450-733 MHz processors. Please refer to the sup-
port section of our web site (http://www.supermicro.com/TechSupport.htm) for
a complete listing of supported processors.
Pentium II processors with the Dual Independent Bus (DIB) architecture are
housed in a package called a Single Edge Contact Cartridge (SECC).
Pentium III processors are packaged in SECC2 type cartridges.
Manual Organization
Chapter 1 includes a checklist of what should be included in your mainboard
box, describes the features, specifications and performance of the SUPER
PIIIDM6/PIIIDM4/PIIIDM3/PIIIDME mainboard and provides detailed informa-
tion about the chipset.
Chapter 2 begins with instructions on handling static-sensitive devices. Read
this chapter when you want to install the processor and DIMM memory mod-
ules and when mounting the mainboard in the chassis. Also refer to this
chapter to connect the floppy and hard disk drives, SCSI drives, the IDE
interfaces, the parallel and serial ports and the twisted wires for the power
supply, the reset button, the keylock/power LED, the speaker and the key-
board.
If you encounter any problems, see Chapter 3, which describes troubleshoot-
ing 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. 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 information
on running the CMOS Setup utility.
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