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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
X6DHR-8G2/X6DHR-iG2 motherboard. The
X6DHR-
8G2/X6DHR-iG2 supports single or dual Intel
®
Nocona
TM
processors at a
800 MHz front side bus. Based upon Intel's NetBurst microarchitecture with
EM64T support, the X6DHR-8G2/X6DHR-iG2 supports the IA-32 software
and includes advanced processor features such as a Rapid Execution En-
gine, an Execution Trace Cache, and Hyper Pipelined Technology, which
includes a multi-stage pipeline, allowing the processor to reach much higher
core frequencies. The 800 MHz system bus is a quad-pumped bus running
off a 200 MHz system clock making 6.4 GB per second data transfer rates
possible. With support of the Nocona Processor (800 MHz), which is pack-
aged in a 604-pin Flip Chip Micro Pin Grid Array(FC-mPGA4) platform in a
Zero Insertion Force(ZIF) socket (mPGA 604), the X6DHR-8G2/X6DHR-iG2
supports the Hyper-Threading Technology and is ideal for high perfor-
mance 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/)
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 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 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 BIOS POST codes.
Appendix C
provides software installation instructions.
