SUPER MICRO Computer X9DRD-iF, X9DRD-LF user manual About This Motherboard, Manual Organization

Preface

Preface

This manual is written for system integrators, PC technicians and knowledgeable PC users. It provides information for the installation and use of the X9DRD-iF/LF motherboard.

About This Motherboard

The Super X9DRD-iF/LF motherboard supports dual Intel E5-2600(v2) Series Pro- cessors (Socket R LGA 2011) that offer QPI (Intel QuickPath Interface) Technology (V.1.1), providing point-to-point connection with a transfer speed of up to 8.0 TG/s. With the C602 built in, the X9DRD-iF/LF motherboard supports Intel® Management Engine (ME), Rapid Storage Technology, Digital Media Interface (DMI), PCI-E Gen.

3.0and up to 1866 MHz DDR3 memory. This motherboard is ideal for 2U high-end server platforms. Please refer to our website (http://www.supermicro.com) for CPU and memory support updates.

Manual Organization

Chapter 1 describes the features, specifications and performance of the mother- board. It also provides detailed information about the Intel C602 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 CMOS.

Chapter 4 includes an introduction to BIOS, and provides detailed information on running the CMOS Setup utility.

Appendix A provides BIOS Error Beep Codes.

Appendix B lists Software Installation Instructions.

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