Supermicro X6DH8-G XEON MBD-X6DH8-G-O Manuel D’Utilisation

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Preface

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

of the X6DH8-G/X6DHE-G motherboard. The X6DH8-G/X6DHE-G supports

single or dual Intel

®

  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 Technol-

ogy and is ideal for high performance workstation and server environments

with up to two processors on one system bus.  Please refer to the mother-

board specifications pages on our web site (http://www.supermicro.com/

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 provides BIOS POST codes.

Appendix B provides software and the OS installation instructions.