Supermicro X6DA8-G, 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 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
specifications pages on our web site (http://www.supermicro.com/products/
motherboard/) for updates on supported processors. This product is in-
tended 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.
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.