Supermicro SuperMicro X6DVL-EG2 XEON X6DVL-EG2 User Manual

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Preface

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knowledgeable PC users.  It provides information for the installation and use

of the 

 X6DVL-EG2 motherboard.  The 

 X6DVL-EG2 sup-

ports single or dual Intel

®

 Xeon EM64T (Nocona

TM

) processors  at a 800

MHz front side bus.  Based upon Intel's NetBurst microarchitecture, the

Xeon EM64T processor supports IA-32 and IA-64 software and includes

features found in the Xeon

TM

 processor such as  Hyper Pipelined Technol-

ogy, 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 (800

MHz) supports Hyper-Threading Technology and is ideal for high perfor-

mance 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/products/motherboard/)

 

for up-

dates on supported processors. This product is intended to be profession-

ally installed.

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 lists BIOS Error Beep Codes and DS LED POST Codes.

Appendix B provides BIOS POST codes.

Appendix C provides software installation instructions.