SUPER MICRO Computer P8SC8, P8SCI manual About This Manual, Manual Organization

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 P8SC8/P8SCi motherboard. The P8SC8/P8SCi supports single Intel Pentium® 4 Processor (the Prescott Processor) in the 775-Land Grid Array Package (LGA 775) at a system bus speed of 800 MHz. The Pentium 4 Processor in the 775-Land Grid Array Package is housed in a Flip-Chip Land Grid Array (FC-LGA4) package that interfaces with the moth- erboard via an LGA775 socket. The package consists of a processor core mounted on a substrate land-carrier. An integrated heat spreader (IHS) is attached to the package substrate and core and serves as the contacting surface for processor component thermal solutions, such as a heatsink. 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.

Manual Organization

Chapter 1 includes a checklist of what should be included in your mainboard box, describes the features, specifications and performance of the P8SC8/P8SCi 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 DDR2 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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