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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 X6DH8-G2/X6DHE-G2 motherboard. The X6DH8-G2/
X6DHE-G2 supports single or dual Intel
®
Nocona
TM
processors at a 800
MHz front side bus. Based upon Intel's NetBurst microarchitecture, the
Nocona processor supports the IA-32 software and includes features
found in the Xeon
TM
processor such as Hyper Pipelined Technology, which
includes a multi-stage pipeline, allowing the processor to operate at much
higher core frequencies. Packaged in a 604-pin Flip Chip Micro Pin Grid
Array(FC-mPGA4) platform in a Zero Insertion Force(ZIF) socket (mPGA
604), the Nocona Processor, which supports Hyper-Threading Technology
and Intel EM64T, is ideal for high performance workstation and server
environments with up to two processors on one system bus. 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 begins with a checklist of what should be included in your
mainboard box, describes the features, specifications 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 you want to install the processor and DIMM memory
modules 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, the keyboard and mouse, the power
supply and various control panel buttons and indicators.
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.
Chapter 4 includes an introduction to BIOS and provides detailed informa-
tion on running the CMOS Setup utility.
Appendix A provides BIOS POST codes.
Appendix B provides software and the OS installation instructions.