About This Manual; Manual Organization; Conventions Used In The Manual - Supermicro X7DBX-8 User Manual

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 X7DBX-8/X7DBX-i motherboard. The
supports dual Intel Xeon 64-bit dual core processors at a front side bus speed of
1.333 GHz/1.066 GHz/667 MHz . With two Xeon 64-bit dual core processors, the
5000P chipset, and eight DDR2 FBD 667/533 memory modules built-in, the X7DBX-
8/X7DBX-i offers substantial functionality and performance enhancements to the
motherboards based on the NetBurst dual core microarchitecture while remaining
compatible with the 32-bit based software. Key features supported include Intel's
Hyper-Threading Technology, Enhanced Intel SpeedStep technology, Virtualization
Technology, *PECI (Platform Environment Control Interface), Advanced Dynamic
Execution, Advanced Transfer Cache, Streaming SIMD Extensions 3 (SSE3),
Extended Memory 64 Technology (EM64T), Hyper Pipelined Technology, Execu-
tion Trace Cache, and Thermal Monitor 1/2 (TM1/TM2). These features allow the
motherboard to operate at much higher speeds with better power management in
much safer environments than the traditional motherboards. The X7DBX-8/X7DBX-i
is ideal for high performance dual processor (DP) enterprise server environments.
This product is intended to be professionally installed.

Manual Organization

Chapter 1 describes the features, specifi cations and performance of the mainboard
and provides detailed information about the chipset.
Chapter 2 provides hardware installation instructions. Read this chapter when
installing the processor, memory modules and other hardware components into
the system. If you encounter any problems, see Chapter 3, which describes
troubleshooting procedures for the video, the memory and the system setup stored
in CMOS.
Chapter 4 includes an introduction to BIOS and provides detailed information on
running the CMOS Setup utility.
Appendix A and Appendix B provide BIOS POST Messages and POST Codes.
Appendix C, Appendix D and Appendix E list HostRAID Setup Guidelines and
Other Software Driver and Program Installation Instructions.

Conventions Used in the Manual:

Special attention should be given to the following symbols for proper installation and
to prevent damage done to the components or injury to yourself:
Danger/Caution: Instructions to be strictly followed to prevent
catastrophic system failure or to avoid bodily injury.
Warning: Important information given to ensure proper system installation
or to prevent damage to the components.
(*Note): Note: Additional Information given to differentiate various models or
to ensure correct system setup.
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Preface
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