Supermicro X5DE8-GG, User Manual

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Preface
Preface
About This Manual
T h i s m a n u a l i s w r i t t e n f o r s y s t e m i n t e g r a t o r s , P C t e c h n i c i a n s a n d
knowledgeable PC users. It provides information for the installation and use
of the SUPER X5DE8-GG/X5DEI-GG/X5DEE-M serverboard. The SUPER
X5DE8-GG/X5DEI-GG/X5DEE-M supports single or dual Intel
®
604-pin
Xeon TM processors at a 533/400 MHz front side bus - please refer to the
m o t h e r b o a r d s p e c i f i c a t i o n s p a g e s o n o u r w e b s i t e ( h t t p : / /
www.supermicro.com/Product_page/product-m.htm) for updates on sup-
ported processors. This product is intended to be professionally installed.
Manual Organization
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. Instructions are also included for contact-
i n g t e c h n i c a l s u p p o r t . I n a d d i t i o n , y o u c a n v i s i t o u r w e b s i t e ( a t
www.supermicro.com/techsupport.htm) for more detailed information.
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 BIOS POST codes.