Preface
About This Manual
This manual is written for system integrators, PC technicians and knowledgeable
PC users. It provides information for the installation and use of the
X8DTT/
X8DTT-F/X8DTT-IBX/X8DTT-IBXF/X8DTT-IBQ/X8DTT-IBQF motherboard.
About This Motherboard
The
X8DTT Series motherboards support the Intel 5500/5600 Series
Processor platform and the QuickPath Interconnect (QPI) Technology, providing the
next generation point-to-point system interface, replacing the current Front Side Bus.
With the 5500/5600 Series Processor built-in, the X8DTT/-F/-IBX/-IBXF/-IBQ/-IBQF
offers substantial enhancement in system performance with increased bandwidth
and unprecedented scalability optimized for HPC/Cluster, high-end servers and
intensive applications. Please refer to our web site (http://www.supermicro.com/
products/) for updates on supported processors. This product is intended to be
installed and serviced by professional technicians.
Manual Organization
Chapter 1
describes the features, specifi cations and performance of the mother-
board and provides detailed information about the chipset.
Chapter 2
provides hardware installation instructions. Read this chapter when in-
stalling the processor, memory modules and other hardware components into the
system. If you encounter any problems, see
Chapter 3
, which describes trouble-
shooting procedures for video, memory and system setup stored in the CMOS.
Chapter 4
includes an introduction to BIOS and provides detailed information on
running the CMOS Setup utility.
Appendix A
lists
BIOS POST Error Codes
. Appendix B
provides Software Instal-
lation Instructions.
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