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Table of Contents
Preface
About This Motherboard ................................................................................................iii
Manual Organization .....................................................................................................iii
Conventions Used in the Manual: .................................................................................iv
Contacting Supermicro ...................................................................................................v
Chapter 1 Introduction
1-1 Overview ......................................................................................................... 1-1
Checklist .......................................................................................................... 1-1
Motherboard Features ..................................................................................... 1-7
1-2
Processor Overview ..................................................................................... 1-10
1-3 Special Features ............................................................................................1-11
Recovery from AC Power Loss ......................................................................1-11
1-4 PC Health Monitoring .....................................................................................1-11
Environmental Temperature Control ..............................................................1-11
System Resource Alert ..................................................................................1-11
1-5 ACPI Features ............................................................................................... 1-12
1-6 Power Supply ................................................................................................ 1-12
Chapter 2 Installation
2-1
Standardized Warning Statements ................................................................. 2-1
Battery Handling .............................................................................................. 2-1
Product Disposal ............................................................................................. 2-3
2-2 Static-Sensitive Devices .................................................................................. 2-4
Precautions ..................................................................................................... 2-4
Unpacking ....................................................................................................... 2-4
2-3 Memory Support .............................................................................................. 2-5
Memory Population Guidelines ....................................................................... 2-5
Memory Installation Guidelines ....................................................................... 2-6
Installing DIMM Memory Modules ................................................................... 2-6
Removing Memory Modules ........................................................................... 2-6
2-4 Motherboard Installation .................................................................................. 2-7
Tools Needed .................................................................................................. 2-7
Location of Mounting Holes ............................................................................ 2-7
Installing the Motherboard .............................................................................. 2-8
2-5
Connectors/IO Ports ........................................................................................ 2-9
Backplane I/O Panel ....................................................................................... 2-9
Serial Ports ............................................................................................... 2-10
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