SUPER MICRO Computer X6DAT-G user manual About This Manual, Manual Organization, Preface

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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 X6DAT-G/X6DAi-G motherboard. Installation and maintenance should be performed by experienced technicians only.

The X6DAT-G/X6DAi-G supports single or dual Intel® XeonTM EM64T processors at an 800 MHz front side bus speed. Please refer to the motherboard specifications pages on our web site (http://www.supermicro.com/products/ motherboard/) for updates on supported 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 memory modules and when mounting the mainboard in the chassis. Also refer to this chapter to connect the floppy and hard disk drives, SATA drives, the IDE interfaces, 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 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 contact- ing technical support. In addition, you can visit our web site (http:// www.supermicro.com/support/) for more detailed information.

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 lists software drivers, SATA HostRAID Utility and the OS in-

stallation instructions.

Appendix C provides information on installing Adaptec's SATA HostRAID Utility based on Marvell's SATA chip

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SUPER MICRO Computer X6DAT-G user manual About This Manual, Manual Organization, Preface