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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
B2/X6DAL-TB2 supports single or dual Intel
a 800 MHz front side bus. Based upon Intel's NetBurst microarchitecture,
the Xeon EM64T (Nocona) processor supports IA-32 and IA-64 software
and includes features found in the Xeon
Pipelined Technology, which includes a multi-stage pipeline,
processor to operate at much higher core frequencies. Packaged in a 604-
pin Flip Chip Micro Pin Grid Array(FC-mPGA4) platform in a Zero Insertion
Force(ZIF) socket (mPGA 604), the Xeon EM64T Processor (800 MHz) sup-
ports Hyper-Threading Technology and is ideal for high performance work-
station and server environments with up to two processors on one system
bus. Please refer to the motherboard specifications pages on our web site
(http://www.supermicro.com/products/motherboard/) for updates on sup-
ported 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 DIMM memory
modules and when mounting the mainboard in the chassis.
this chapter to connect the floppy and hard disk drives, SCSI 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.
Questions] section is provided.
Chapter 4 includes an introduction to BIOS and provides detailed informa-
tion on running the CMOS Setup utility.
Appendix A lists BIOS Error Beep Codes and DS LED POST Codes.
Appendix B provides BIOS POST codes.
Appendix C provides software installation instructions.
Appendix D provides installation instructions on the Adaptec SATA
HostRAID Driver based on Marvell's chip.
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