Supermicro X5DPA-TGM-O User Guide

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Preface

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

of the SUPER X5DPA-TGM/X5DPA-TGM+ mainboard.  The SUPER X5DPA-

TGM/X5DPA-TGM+ supports single or dual Intel

®

 604 and 603-pin Xeon

TM

processors at a 533/400 MHz front side bus.  Please refer to the support

section of our web site (http://www.supermicro.com/TechSupport.htm)

 

for

a complete listing of supported processors.  This product is intended to be

professionally 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.  Instructions are also included for contact-

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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 gives information on BIOS POST messages.

Appendix B provides BIOS POST codes.

Appendix C Software Installation Instructions for the X5DPA-TGM.

Appendix D Software Installation Instructions for the X5DPA-TGM+.