Supermicro P4SPA Plus User manual

P4SPA+

P4SPE

USER’S MANUAL

Revision 2.1a

Manual Revision: 2.1a

Release Date: July 20, 2007

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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 P4SPA+/P4SPE motherboard. The P4SPA+/P4SPE supports single

Intel Pentium

®

4 478-pin, 0.13 micron processors up to 3.4 GHz at a system bus

speed of 800/533/400 MH, or Intel Celeron 478-pin, 0.13 micron processors up to

2.4 GHz at a system bus speed of 400 MHz. Pentium 4 processors are housed in

a 478-pin micro PGA (Plastic Grid Array) package. Please refer to the motherboard

speciﬁ cations pages on our web site (http://www.supermicro.com/products/moth-

erboard/) for updates on supported 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, speciﬁ cations and performance of the P4SPA+/P4SPE main

board 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

ﬂ oppy 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 troubleshoot-

ing procedures for the video, the memory and the setup conﬁ guration stored in

CMOS. For quick reference, a general FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) section

is provided. Instructions are also included for contacting technical support. In ad-

dition, 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.

Appendix A provides BIOS POST Codes.

Appendix B lists BIOS POST Messages.

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Preface

About This Manual ...................................................................................................... iii

Manual Organization ................................................................................................... iii

Chapter 1: Introduction

1-1 Overview ......................................................................................................... 1-1

Checklist ..................................................................................................... 1-1

Contacting Super Micro .............................................................................. 1-2

SUPER P4SPA+/P4SPE Image ............................................................... 1-3

SUPER P4SPA+/ P4SPE Layout .............................................................. 1-4

SUPER P4SPA+/P4SPE Quick Reference ................................................ 1-5

E7205 Chipset: System Block Diagram ..................................................... 1-6

Motherboard Features .............................................................................. 1-7

1-2 Chipset Overview ........................................................................................... 1-9

1-3 PC Health Monitoring ................................................................................... 1-10

1-4 Power Conﬁ guration Settings ....................................................................... 1-10

1-5 Power Supply ............................................................................................... 1-11

1-6 Super I/O ........................................................................................................ 1-12

Chapter 2: Installation

2-1 Static-Sensitive Devices ................................................................................. 2-1

2-2 Processor and Heatsink Installation ............................................................... 2-2

2-3 Mounting the Motherboard in the Chassis ..................................................... 2-4

2-4 Installing DDR Memory .................................................................................. 2-5

2-5 I/O Port/Front Control Panel Connector Locations ........................................ 2-6

2-6 Connecting Cables ......................................................................................... 2-7

Power Supply Connectors ...................................................................... 2-7

IR Connector .............................................................................................. 2-7

PW_ON Connector .................................................................................. 2-7

Reset Connector ...................................................................................... 2-8

IDE/SATA LED ........................................................................................ 2-8

Power_LED Connector ............................................................................. 2-8

Keylock Connector ................................................................................... 2-8

Speaker Connector ................................................................................. 2-8

Serial Ports ............................................................................................... 2-9

CD Header ............................................................................................... 2-9

Fan Headers ............................................................................................ 2-9

Chassis Intrusion ...................................................................................... 2-9

Table of Contents

ATX PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Ports ......................................................... 2-10

Universal Serial Bus (USB) ..................................................................... 2-10

Wake-On-LAN .......................................................................................... 2-10

Wake-On-Ring ...........................................................................................2-11

Overheat LED ............................................................................................2-11

AC'97 Output .............................................................................................2-11

2-7 Jumper Settings ............................................................................................ 2-12

Explanation of Jumpers ......................................................................... 2-12

CMOS Clear ........................................................................................... 2-12

USB Wake-Up .......................................................................................... 2-13

Watch Dog Enable/Disable ...................................................................... 2-13

Front Side Bus Speed .............................................................................. 2-13

Keyboard Wake-Up .................................................................................. 2-14

Power On ................................................................................................. 2-14

Chassis/Overheat Fan Select .................................................................. 2-14

2-8 Game Port, Parallel Port, Floppy/Hard Drive and AGP Connections .......... 2-15

Game Port Connector ............................................................................. 2-15

Parallel Port Connector ........................................................................... 2-15

Floppy Connector .................................................................................... 2-16

IDE Connectors ....................................................................................... 2-16

8xAGP/X4AGP Slot .................................................................................. 2-17

2-9 Installing Software ........................................................................................ 2-18

SuperO Doctor III ..................................................................................... 2-19

Chapter 3: Troubleshooting

3-1 Troubleshooting Procedures ........................................................................... 3-1

Before Power On ....................................................................................... 3-1

No Power ................................................................................................... 3-1

No Video .................................................................................................. 3-1

Memory Errors ........................................................................................... 3-2

Losing the System’s Setup Conﬁ guration ................................................ 3-2

3-2 Technical Support Procedures ....................................................................... 3-2

3-3 Frequently Asked Questions .......................................................................... 3-3

3-4 Returning Merchandise for Service ................................................................. 3-6

Chapter 4: BIOS

4-1 Introduction ....................................................................................................... 4-1

4-2 Running Setup ................................................................................................. 4-2

4-3 Main BIOS Setup ............................................................................................. 4-2

Main BIOS Setup Menu ........................................................................... 4-3

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4-4 Advanced BIOS Setup ...................................................................................... 4-5

4-4.1 Advanced BIOS Features ................................................................ 4-5

4-4.2 Advanced Chipset Control ............................................................... 4-7

4-4.3 I/O Device Conﬁ guration .................................................................. 4-9

4-4.4 PnP Conﬁ guration .......................................................................... 4-11

4-4.5 Hardware Monitors ......................................................................... 4-12

4-4.6 Processor & Clock Options ............................................................ 4-13

4-5 Security ........................................................................................................... 4-14

4-6 Boot ............................................................................................................... 4-15

4-7 Exit ................................................................................................................. 4-17

Appendices:

Appendix A: BIOS POST Messages .........................................................................A-1

Appendix B: BIOS POST Codes ................................................................................B-1

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Chapter 1

Introduction

1-1 Overview

Checklist

Congratulations on purchasing your computer motherboard from an acknowledged

leader in the industry. Super Micro boards are designed with the utmost attention

to detail to provide you with the highest standards in quality and performance.

Please check that the following items have all been included with your motherboard.

If anything listed here is damaged or missing, contact your retailer.

All Included in the Retail Box Only

One (1) Super Micro Mainboard

Two (2) SATA66/100 ribbon cables

One (1) COM port cable with bracket

One (1) IDE cable

One (1) ﬂ oppy drive ribbon cable

One (1) I/O shield

One (1) Super Micro CD or diskettes containing drivers and utilities

One (1) User's/BIOS Manual

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Contacting Super Micro

Headquarters

Address: Super Micro Computer, Inc.

980 Rock Ave.

San Jose, CA 95131 U.S.A.

Tel: +1 (408) 503-8000

Fax: +1 (408) 503-8008

Email: [email protected] (General Information)

[email protected] (Technical Support)

Web Site: www.supermicro.com

Europe

Address: Super Micro Computer B.V.

Het Sterrenbeeld 28, 5215 ML

's-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands

Tel: +31 (0) 73-6400390

Fax: +31 (0) 73-6416525

Email: [email protected] (General Information)

[email protected] (Technical Support)

[email protected] (Customer Support)

Asia-Paciﬁ c

Address: Super Micro, Taiwan

4F, No. 232-1 Liancheng Road

Chung-Ho 235, Taipei Hsien, Taiwan, R.O.C.

Tel: +886-(2) 8226-3990

Fax: +886-(2) 8226-3991

Web Site: www.supermicro.com.tw

Technical Support:

Email: [email protected]

Tel: 886-2-8228-1366, ext.132 or 139

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Figure 1-1. SUPER P4SPA+ Image

SUPER P4SPA+/P4SPE

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Figure 1-3. Motherboard Layout

(not drawn to scale)

*See Chapter 2 for detailed information on jumpers, I/O ports and JF1front panel

connections.

*Onboard VGA and G-LAN are available for the P4SPA+ only.

*The graphics shown in this manual were based upon the latest PCB Revision

available at the time of publishing of this manual. The motherboard you've received

may or may not look exactly the same as the graphics shown in the manual.

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+12V Power

ATX Power Connector

Keyboard/

Mouse

JPUSB

LINE

IN

OH FAN

M IC

LINE

OUT

CPU

478 PGA

GMCH

AGP 8x (1.5v)/4X

PCI 1

PCI 2

PCI 3

PCI 4

PCI 5

AUX

CD

ICH5

VGA

BATTERY

BIOS

JF1

JP1

IDE #1

DIMM2

DIMM1

IDE #2

CPU FAN

JP4

J18

J17

WOL

DIMM4

DIMM3

J9

JPWAKE

J7

JP2

JP3

PIN1

SUPER IO

COM2

JWOR

PIN1

1394/1 1394/2

PIN1

FLOPPY

CH/FAN1

SATA

USB6/7

JL1

GAME HEADER

USB 0/1

USB2/3/4/5

LAN PORT

OHLED

JOH1

COM1

Parallel Port

JP20

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P4SPA+/P4SPE Quick Reference

Jumpers Description Default Setting

JBT1 CMOS Clear See Section 2-7

JP1 Overheat Fan Force-On Open (Disabled)

JP2, JP3 FSB Speed Pins 1-2 (Auto)

JP4 Watch Dog Pins 2-3 (NMI)

JP20 Force Power-On Open (Disabled)

JPUSB USB Wake Up (USB0/1) Pins 1-2 (Disabled)

JPWAKE KB/Mouse Wake-Up Pins 1-2 (Disabled)

Connectors Description

AUX Auxiliary Port Connector

CD1 Audio CD Input (large connector)

COM1 COM Port/Serial Port 1 Connector

COM2 COM Header/Serial Port 2 Header

Chassis Fan 1 Chassis Fan Header

CPU Fan Processor Fan Header

OH Fan Overheat Fan Header

DIMM1/2/3/4 Memory (DIMM) Slots (1 through 4)

Ethernet Gigabit LAN (Ethernet Port)

Floppy Connector(1) Floppy Disk Connector

Game Port Game Port

IDE(2) 2 IDE Connectors

SATA 2 SATA Headers

J1 PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse

J4 Parallel Printer Port

J7 ATX Power Connector

J9 12V Power Supply

JF1 Front Control Panel

JL1 Chassis Intrusion Header

JOH1 Overheat LED Header

JWOR Wake-On-Ring Header

LINE IN Audio In Connector

LINE OUT Audio Out (Speaker) Connector

MIC Microphone Input

USB 0/1/2/3/4/5/6/7 Universal Serial Ports 0-7

VGA Video/Graphic Connector

WOL Wake-On-LAN

*Note: The onboard VGA and G-LAN connections are available for the P4SPA+ only.

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Figure 1-3. 865G/865PE Springdale Chipset:

System Block Diagram

Note: This is a general block diagram and may not exactly represent

the features on your motherboard. See the following pages for the

actual speciﬁ cations of each motherboard.

Processor

GMCH

ICH5

SIO

Flash

BIOS

PCI Bus

LPC interface

Channel A

Channel B

SystemBus

Hub Interface

AGP 8X/4X

CSA LAN

266MB/s

2.1GB/s

2.1GB/s-3.2GB/s

400/533/800 MHz

DDR

POWER MANAGEMENT

LAN CONN/ASF

SYSTEM MANAGEMENT

SMBus 2.0/i

2

c

5 PCI Masters

TPM

UBS 2.0-8 PORTS

GPIO

2 SATA PORTS

AC"97 CODEC

2 ATA/100 PORTS

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Motherboard Features

CPU  Latest CPU technology!

• Single Pentium

®

4 478-pin, 0.13 micron processors up to 3.4 GHz (at 800/533/400

MHz FSB) or Intel Celeron 478-pin, 0.13 micron processors up to 2.4 GHz (at

400 MHz FSB).

*

Note: Refer to the motherboard speciﬁ cations pages on our web site (http://www.

supermicro.com/products/motherboard/)

Memory  Latest memory technology!

• Dual/Single Channel DDR up to 4 GB of two-way interleaved or non-interleaved

non-ECC DDR-400/333/266 SDRAM in 4 DIMMS

Note: See Section 2-4 for details.

Chipset  Latest Intel chipset technology!

• Intel Springdale 865G (P4SPA+), 865PE (P4SPE)

Expansion Slots

• Five 32-bit, 33 MHz PCI slots (5V)

• One AGP8x/X4 slot (1.5V)

BIOS

• 4 Mb Firmware Hub AwardBIOS

®

Flash BIOS

• APM 1.2, DMI 2.3, PCI 2.2, ACPI 1.0, Plug and Play (PnP)

PC Health Monitoring

• Eight onboard voltage monitors for CPU core, +3.3V, +3.3V standby, +5V, +5V

standby, Vbat (battery voltage) and ±12V

• Fan status monitor with ﬁ rmware/software on/off control

• SuperDoctor II, Watch Dog, NMI, LDCM, LDSM

• Environmental temperature monitoring and control

• Power-up mode control for recovery from AC power loss

• System overheat LED and control

• System resource alert

• Hardware BIOS virus protection

• Auto-switching voltage regulator for the CPU core

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ACPI Features

• Slow blinking LED for suspend state indicator

• BIOS support for USB keyboard

• Main switch override mechanism

• Internal/external modem ring-on

Onboard I/O

• 2 ATA/100 EIDE Channel s for a total of 4 IDE devices backward compatible

• Intel ICH5 SATA Controller, 2 connectors for 2 devices

• 1 ﬂ oppy port interface (up to 2.88 MB)

• 2 Fast UART 16550 compatible serial ports

• Intel 82547EI Gigabit Ethernet Controller (66MHz)(*For P4SPA+), Intel 82562EZ

10/100 Mb Ethernet LAN Controller (*For P4SPE)

• 1 EPP (Enhanced Parallel Port) and ECP (Extended Capabilities Port) supported

parallel port

• PS/2 mouse and PS/2 keyboard ports

• 1 game port header

• Up to 8 USB (Universal Serial Bus) 2.0 ports for a speed of up to 480Mbps

 Latest USB 2.0 technology!

• 1 infrared port

• AC'97 audio high quality 6-channel sound

Other

• Hyper-threading enabled

• Wake-on-LAN (WOL)

• Wake-on-Ring (WOR)

• Multiple CPU clock frequency ratio selections (set in BIOS)

• AC97' CODEC

• Suspend-to-RAM

• Onboard +5vsb warning LED (LE2)

CD Utilities

• BIOS ﬂ ash upgrade utility

• Drivers and software for Intel 865G/865PE chipset utilities

Dimensions

• ATX form factor, 12" x 8.8" (305 x 223.5 mm)

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1-2 Chipset Overview (865G:P4SPA+, 865PE:P4SPE)

Intel’s Sprindale (865G, 865PE) chipset is comprised of two primary components:

the Graphics Memory Controller Hub (GMCH) and the I/O Controller Hub (ICH5).

The Sprindale (865G, 865PE) provides the performance and feature-set required

for high-end dual/single-processor desktop and workstation systems.

Graphics Memory Controller Hub (GMCH)

The GMCH provides the host (CPU) interface, DDR (Memory) interface, AGP

interface, ICH5(Hub), CSA interface and 8xAGP interface for the Sprindale (865G,

865PE) chipset. The CPU interface supports the Pentium 4 Processor subset of

the Extended Mode of the Scalable Bus Protocol. The GMCH memory interface

supports dual channel DDR, and the 1.5V AGP slot which supports 8X/4X data

transfers and AGP Fast Writes. The Integrated Graphics Controller provides 3D,

2D high performance graphics solution.

Host Interface and System Memory Interface

The Springdale GMCH can utilize a single PGA 478-pin processor. It supports a FSB

frequency of 800/533/400 MHz(100 MHz, 133 MHz, and 200 MHz CLK respectively).

It supports 32-bit host addressing, decoding up to 4GB of the CPU's memory ad-

dress space. The Springdale GMCH integrates a system memory DDR Controller

which supports dual DDR data channels, with a bandwidth up to 3.2GB/s(DDR 400)

for single-channel mode and 6.4GB/s(DDR 400) for dual-channel mode.

Intel ICH5 System Features

The I/O Controller Hub provides the I/O subsystem with access to the rest of the

system. It supports dual channel Ultra ATA/100 Bus Master IDE Controller, two Se-

rial ATA (SATA) Host Controllers, SMBus 2.0 Controller, LPC/Flash BIOS Interface,

PCI 2.3 Interface, and Integrated System Management Controller.

Graphics Features/Display (865G: for P4SPA+ only)

The Springdale GMCH provides an integrated graphics accelerator delivering 3D,

2D and video capabilities. It also provides interfaces to a progressive scan analog

monitor and two DVO devices. It

is compliant with DVI speciﬁ cation and has

a high-speed interface to a digital display.

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1-3 PC Health Monitoring

This section describes the PC health monitoring features of the SUPER P4SPA+/

P4SPE. The motherboard has an onboard System Hardware Monitor chip that

supports PC health monitoring.

Eight Onboard Voltage Monitors for the CPU Core, Chipset Voltage,

+3.3V, +3.3V standby, +5V, +5V standby, Vbat and ±12V

The onboard voltage monitor will scan these voltages continuously. Once a volt-

age becomes unstable, it will give a warning or send an error message to the

screen. Users can adjust the voltage thresholds to deﬁ ne the sensitivity of the

voltage monitor.

Fan Status Monitor with Firmware/Software On/Off Control

The PC health monitor can check the RPM status of the cooling fans. The onboard

3-pin fans are controlled by the power management functions.

CPU Overheat LED and Control

This feature is available when the user enables the CPU overheat warning function

in the BIOS. This allows the user to deﬁ ne an overheat temperature. When this

temperature reaches the threshold, the CPU thermal trip feature will be activated

and it will send a signal to the Speaker LED and the CPU speed will be decreased

as well.

Hardware BIOS Virus Protection

The system BIOS is protected by Hardware so that no virus can infect the BIOS

area. The user can only change the BIOS contents through the ﬂ ash utility provided

by Super Micro. This feature can prevent viruses from infecting the BIOS area and

destroying valuable data.

Auto-Switching Voltage Regulator for the CPU Core

The 3-phase-switching voltage regulator for the CPU core can support up to 60A

current and auto-sense voltage IDs ranging from 0.875 V to 1.6V. This will allow

the regulator to run cooler and thus make the system more stable.

1-4 Power Conﬁ guration Settings

This section describes features of your motherboard that deal with power and

power settings.

Slow Blinking LED for Suspend-State Indicator

When the CPU goes into a suspend state, the chassis power LED will start blinking

to indicate that the CPU is in suspend mode. When the user presses any key, the

CPU will wake-up and the LED will automatically stop blinking and remain on.

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BIOS Support for USB Keyboard

If the USB keyboard is the only keyboard in the system, it will function like a normal

keyboard during system boot-up.

Main Switch Override Mechanism

When an ATX power supply is used, the power button can function as a system

suspend button. When the user presses the power button, the system will enter

a SoftOff state. The monitor will be suspended and the hard drive will spin down.

Pressing the power button again will cause the whole system to wake-up. During

the SoftOff state, the ATX power supply provides power to keep the required circuitry

in the system alive. In case the system malfunctions, and you want to turn off the

power, just press and hold the power button for 4 seconds. The power will turn off

and no power will be provided to the motherboard.

External Modem Ring-On

Wake-up events can be triggered by a device such as the external modem ringing

when the system is in the Standby or Off state. Note that external modem ring-on

can only be used with an ATX 2.01 (or above) compliant power supply.

Wake-On-LAN (WOL)

Wake-On-LAN is deﬁ ned as the ability of a management application to remotely

power up a computer that is powered off. Remote PC setup, updates and asset

tracking can occur after hours and on weekends so that daily LAN trafﬁ c is kept to

a minimum and users are not interrupted. The motherboards have a 3-pin header

(WOL) to connect to the 3-pin header on a Network Interface Card (NIC) that has

WOL capability. Wake-On-LAN must be enabled in BIOS. Note that Wake-On-LAN

can only be used with an ATX 2.01 (or above) compliant power supply.

1-5 Power Supply

As with all computer products, a stable power source is necessary for proper and

reliable operation. It is even more important for processors that have high CPU

clock rates of 1 GHz and faster.

The SUPER P4SPA+/P4SPE accommodates 12V ATX power supplies. Although

most power supplies generally meet the speciﬁ cations required by the CPU, some

are inadequate. You power supply must supply 1 amp of 5V standby voltage.

It is strongly recommended that you use a high quality power supply that meets

12V ATX power supply Speciﬁ cation 1.1 or above. Additionally, in areas where

noisy power transmission is present, you may choose to install a line ﬁ lter to shield

the computer from noise. It is recommended that you also install a power surge

protector to help avoid problems caused by power surges.

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1-6 Super I/O

The disk drive adapter functions of the Super I/O chip include a ﬂ oppy disk drive

controller that is compatible with industry standard 82077/765, a data separator,

write pre-compensation circuitry, decode logic, data rate selection, a clock generator,

drive interface control logic and interrupt and DMA logic. The wide range of functions

integrated onto the Super I/O greatly reduces the number of components required

for interfacing with ﬂ oppy disk drives. The Super I/O supports 360 K, 720 K, 1.2

M, 1.44 M or 2.88 M disk drives and data transfer rates of 250 Kb/s, 500 Kb/s or

1 Mb/s.It also provides two high-speed, 16550 compatible serial communication

ports (UARTs). Each UART includes a 16-byte send/receive FIFO, a programmable

baud rate generator, complete modem control capability and a processor interrupt

system. Both UARTs provide legacy speed with baud rate of up to 115.2 Kbps

as well as an advanced speed with baud rates of 250 K, 500 K, or 1 Mb/s, which

support higher speed modems.

The Super I/O provides functions that comply with ACPI (Advanced Conﬁ guration

and Power Interface), which includes support of legacy and ACPI power manage-

ment through an SMI or SCI function pin. It also features auto power management

to reduce power consumption.

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Chapter 2

Installation

2-1 Static-Sensitive Devices

Electric Static Discharge (ESD) can damage electronic com ponents. To prevent

damage to your system board, it is important to handle it very carefully. The following

measures are generally sufﬁ cient to protect your equipment from ESD.

Precautions

• Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent static discharge.

• Touch a grounded metal object before removing the board from the antistatic

bag.

• Handle the board by its edges only; do not touch its components, peripheral

chips, memory modules or gold contacts.

• When handling chips or modules, avoid touching their pins.

• Put the motherboard and peripherals back into their antistatic bags when not in

use.

• For grounding purposes, make sure your computer chassis provides excellent

conductivity between the power supply, the case, the mounting fasteners and

the motherboard.

Unpacking

The motherboard is shipped in antistatic packaging to avoid static damage. When

unpacking the board, make sure the person handling it is static protected.

Installing the Motherboard into the Chassis

Follow the procedures as listed below to install the motherboard into a chassis:

1. Install the processor and the heatsink to the motherboard.

2. Install the motherboard in the chassis.

3. Install the memory and add-on cards.

4. Finally, connect the cables and install the drivers.

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UPER P4SPA+/P4SPE User's Manual

2-2 Processor and Heatsink Installation

When handling the processor package, avoid placing direct pressure

on the label area of the fan.

IMPORTANT: Always connect the power cord last and always remove it before add-

ing, removing or changing any hardware components. Make sure that you install

the processor into the CPU socket before you install the CPU heatsink.

Note: The CPU heatsink fan with clips is included only with the retail versions of

the P4SPA+/P4SPE. If you buy a boxed Intel Pentium 4 478/Northwood processor,

it should include a heatsink, fan and retention mechanism. If you buy a processor

separately, use only a Super Micro or Intel certiﬁ ed heatsink and fan.

Installation of the Processor and Heatsink

1. Locate the following components included in the shipping package.

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Bracket (1)

Clips (2)

2. Insert the white pegs into the black anchors. Do

not force the white pegs all the way in - about 1/3 of

the white pegs should be inside the black anchors.

(These are used for chassis that do not have four

CPU retention holes.)

3. Place a retention bracket in the proper position and

secure it by pressing two pegs into the retention holes

until you hear a click sound which indicates that the peg

is locked and secured.

Bracket in the

proper position

4. Secure the other retention bracket into the proper position by repeating Step 3.

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