Supermicro X5DPE-G2 X5DPE-G2-O User Manual

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Preface

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

of the SUPER X5DP8-G2/X5DPE-G2/X5DPR-8G2+/X5DPR-iG2+/X5DPi-G2

mainboard.  The SUPER X5DP8-G2/X5DPE-G2/X5DPR-8G2+/X5DPR-iG2+/

X5DPi-G2 supports single or dual Intel

®

 603/604-pin Xeon

TM

 processors at

up to 3.20 GHz 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 com-

plete listing of 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 troubleshooting

procedures for the video, the memory and the setup configuration stored in

CMOS.  For quick reference, a general FAQ [Frequently Asked Questions] sec-

tion is provided.  Instructions are also included for contacting technical support.

In addition, 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 gives information on BIOS POST messages.

Appendix B provides BIOS POST codes.