Supermicro X6DAE-G MBD-X6DAE-G-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 

 X6DA8-G/X6DAE-G/X6DA8-G2/X6DAE-G2 motherboard.  The

 X6DA8-G/X6DAE-G/X6DA8-G2/X6DAE-G2 supports single or dual

Intel

®

 Xeon Nocona

TM

 processors  at a 800 MHz front side bus.  Based

upon Intel's NetBurst microarchitecture with EM64T support, 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 (800 MHz) supports Hyper-Threading Technology and

is ideal for high performance workstation and server environments with up

to two processors on one system bus.  Please refer to the motherboard

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Product_page/product-m.htm)

 

for updates on 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.

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 software and the OS installation instructions.