Supermicro X7DBR-8-B Manuale Utente

This manual is written for system integrators, PC technicians and 

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

the 

 X7DBR-8/X7DBR-i motherboard.  The 

 X7DBR-8/X7DBR-i 

supports  dual Intel

  

X

EON

 64-bit quad core/dual core processors at a front side bus 

speed of 1.333 GHz/1.066 GHz/667 MHz. With dual 64-bit Xeon quad core/dual 

core processors, the 5000P chipset, and 8 DDR2 FBD 667/533 memory modules 

built-in, the X7DBR-8/X7DBR-i offers substantial functionality and performance 

enhancements to the motherboards based on the NetBurst microarchitecture while 

remaining compatible with the 32-bit based software.  The features include Intel 

Hyper-Threading Technology, Virtualization Technology, Hyper Pipelined Technol-

ogy, Execution Trace Cache, Thermal Monitor 2 (TM2), Enhanced Intel SpeedStep 

technology,  Advanced Dynamic Execution, Advanced Transfer Cache, Streaming 

SIMD Extensions 3 (SSE3) and the Extended Memory 64 Technology (EM64T). 

These features allow the motherboard to operate at much higher speeds with better 

power management in much safer environments than the traditional motherboards. 

The X7DBR-8/X7DBR-i is ideal for high performance dual processor (DP) enterprise 

server environments. This product is intended to be professionally installed.   

Chapter 1 describes the features, specifi cations and performance of the mainboard 

and provides detailed information about the chipset.

Chapter 2 provides hardware installation instructions.  Read this chapter when 

installing the processor,  memory modules and other hardware components into 

the system. If you encounter any problems, see Chapter 3, which describes 

troubleshooting procedures for the video, the memory and the system setup stored 

in CMOS. 

Chapter 4 includes an introduction to BIOS and provides detailed information on 

running the CMOS Setup utility.

Appendix A and Appendix B provide BIOS POST Messages and POST Codes. 

Appendix C, Appendix D and Appendix E list  HostRAID Setup Guidelines and 

Other Software Driver and Program Installation Instructions.

Special attention should be given to the following symbols for proper installation and 
to prevent damage done to the components or injury to yourself: 

Danger/Caution:  Instructions to be strictly followed to prevent catastrophic 

system failure or to avoid bodily injury.

Warning: Important information given to ensure proper system installation 

or to prevent damage to the components.

Note: Additional Information given to differentiate various models or to help en- 

 

 sure correct system setup.

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Preface