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Preface
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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 H8DCT-HLN4F/HIBQF
serverboard.
The H8DCT-HLN4F/HIBQF serverboard is based on the AMD® SR5670 or SR5690
and SP5100 chipset and supports two AMD Socket C32 type processors with up
to 192 GB of ECC RDIMM.
The differences between the features of the H8DCT-HLN4F and H8DCT-HIBQF
serverboards are shown in the table below.
Features H8DCT-HLN4F H8DCT-HIBQF
SR5690SP5100 Chipset Yes
SR5670/SP5100 Chipset Yes
Infi niBand® Controller Yes
2x 1Gb Ethernet LAN Yes
4x 1Gb Ethernet LAN Yes
Please refer to the motherboard specifi cations pages on our web site for updates on
supported processors (http://www.supermicro.com/aplus/). This product is intended
to be professionally installed.
Manual Organization
Chapter 1 includes a checklist of what should be included in your motherboard
box, describes the features, specifi cations and performance of the motherboard
and provides detailed information about the chipset.
Chapter 2 begins with instructions on handling static-sensitive devices. Read this
chapter when installing the processor(s) and memory modules and when installing
the motherboard in a chassis. Also refer to this chapter to connect the hard disk
drives, the various ports, and the power and reset buttons and the system LEDs.
If you encounter any problems, see Chapter 3, which describes troubleshooting
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 addition,
you can visit our web site for more detailed information.
Chapter 4 includes an introduction to BIOS and provides detailed information on
running the CMOS Setup utility.