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Introduction
X6DVL-INF/X6DVL-iG2 User's Manual
Motherboard Features
CPU
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Single or dual Intel
®
604-pin Xeon EM64Tprocessors at 800 MHz front
side (system) bus speed.
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Hyper-Threading (HT), EM64T, Enhanced Intel SpeedStep (EIST)
supported
Using the EM64T Technology
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Use processors that support the EM64T Technology
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Install a 64-bit OS (Windows XP Professional x64 Ed., Server 2003 x64
Ed. and Linux)
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Install the 64-bit drivers for all components, devices and add-on cards
Using the Hyper-Threading (HT) Technology
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Use processors that support the Hyper-Threading Technology
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Install an OS that supports HT, including Windows XP/2003 Server and
Linux 2.4x (Under LInux, use the HT Compiler to compile the code. For
other operating systems, please disable the HT function in the BIOS.)
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Enable the HT function in the BIOS (in the Advanced Settings) before
installing a supported OS (*Note: visit www. Intel.com for CUP support
and driver updates.)
OS Licensing Support
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Intel CPU supports: Windows 2000 Professional, Windows Advanced
Server, Windows XP Home/Professional, Windows 2003 Server
M e m o r y
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Eight 240-pin DIMM sockets supporting up to 16 GB Dual Channel
Registered ECC DDR2 400 (PC3200) SDRAM (*Memory must be
populated in pairs.)
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One Unbuffered DDR 266/333 (PC2100/PC2700) SDRAM (up to 1GB)
can be used as the InfiniBand Local Memory (*For the the X6DVL-INF
only.)
Chipset
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Intel E7320 (North Bridge)
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Intel 6300ESB (South Bridge)
Expansion Slots
• One 64-bit 66MHz PCI slot
BIOS
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8 Mb AMI
®
Flash EEPROM
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APM 1.2, DMI 2.3, PCI 2.2, ACPI 1.0, Plug and Play (PnP), SMBIOS 2.3
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USB Keyboard support
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Hardware BIOS Virus Protection
PC Health Monitoring
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Onboard voltage monitors for CPU cores, chipset, voltage, memory
voltage, 3.3V, 3.3V Standby, 5V, 5V Standby, +12V, -12V, and VBAT
