SUPER MICRO Computer H8DCT-HLN4F user manual Preface, About This Manual, Manual Organization

Preface

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 H8DCT-HLN4F/HIBQF serverboard.

The H8DCT-HLN4F/HIBQF serverboard is based on the AMD® SR5670 or SR5690 and SP5100 chipset and supports two AMD Socket C32 type processors with up to 192 GB of ECC RDIMM.

The differences between the features of the H8DCT-HLN4F and H8DCT-HIBQF serverboards are shown in the table below.

Features	H8DCT-HLN4F	H8DCT-HIBQF
SR5690SP5100 Chipset		Yes
SR5670/SP5100 Chipset	Yes
InfiniBand® Controller		Yes
2x 1Gb Ethernet LAN		Yes
4x 1Gb Ethernet LAN	Yes

Please refer to the motherboard specifications pages on our web site for updates on supported processors (http://www.supermicro.com/aplus/). This product is intended to be professionally installed.

Manual Organization

Chapter 1 includes a checklist of what should be included in your motherboard 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 installing the processor(s) and memory modules and when installing the motherboard in a chassis. Also refer to this chapter to connect the hard disk drives, the various ports, and the power and reset buttons and the system LEDs.

If you encounter any problems, see Chapter 3, which describes troubleshooting procedures for the video, the memory and the setup configuration stored in CMOS. For quick reference, a general FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) section is provided. Instructions are also included for contacting technical support. In addition, you can visit our web site for more detailed information.

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

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