SUPER MICRO Computer X9DRG-HTF, X9DRG-HF Preface, 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 X9DRG-HF/X9DRG-HTF motherboard.

About This Motherboard

The Super X9DRG-HF/X9DRG-HTF motherboard supports dual Intel E5-2600(v2) Series Processors (Socket R LGA 2011) which offers 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 PCH C602 chipset built in, the X9DRG-HF/HTF motherboard supports Intel® Intelligent Power Node Manager, Management Engine (ME), Rapid Storage Technology, Digital Media Interface (DMI), PCI-E Gen. 3.0 and up to 1866 MHz DDR3 memory. This motherboard is ideal for GPU 1U/2U 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, and provides detailed information about the Intel PCH 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 the 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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