SUPER MICRO Computer Personal Computer X9SPV-F User Manual

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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 
 X9SPV motherboard product series.  This product is intended to be 
professionally installed and serviced by a technician. 
About This Motherboard
The X9SPV motherboard series is a value-driven product aimed at users who 
demand a small form-factor, ultra low-power motherboard for PC, gateway server 
or embedded applications.
The X9SPV motherboard series features a mobile, 3rd generation Intel® Core™  
i7/i5/i3 processor onboard with an FCBGA1023 package, offering many features 
such as two ECC SO-DIMM memory support, four SATA 2.0 ports, two SATA 3.0 
ports, an on-board VGA with Intel HD 4000 graphics option. It also includes 4 LAN 
ports (X9SPV-LN4F), IPMI 2.0, Disk on Module, and TPM support.  These enable 
the X9SPV motherboard series to deliver an energy-efficient, low power, high per-
formance platform, in a small form-factor.
Manual Organization
Chapter 1 describes the features, specifications and performance of the mainboard
and provides detailed information about the chipset. 
Chapter 2 provides hardware installation instructions. Read this chapter when in-
stalling the processor, memory modules and other hardware components into the 
system. If you encounter any problems, see 
Chapter 3, which describes trouble-
shooting procedures for video, memory and system setup stored in the CMOS. 
Chapter 4 includes an introduction to the BIOS and provides detailed information 
on running the CMOS Setup utility. 
Appendix A provides BIOS Error Beep Codes.  
Appendix B lists Driver Installation Instructions.
Appendix C provides the UEFI BIOS Recovery Instructions.
Preface