About This Motherboard; Manual Organization - Supermicro B1SD2-TF User Manual

This manual is written for system integrators, IT professionals, and
knowledgeable end users. It provides information for the installation and use of the
B1SD2-TF motherboard.

About This Motherboard

The B1SD2-TF motherboard features an Intel
a-Chip) processor in a BGA package. The B1SD2-TF motherboard offers superior
performance, power efficiency, and reliability while supporting cutting-edge technol-
ogy such as Intel's Virtualization Technology, Turbo Boost Technology, QuickData
Technology, and Hyper-Threading. This motherboard offers advanced I/O and
controllers for networking and storage needs such as 10GbE and the ability to run
64-bit applications. The B1SD2-TF motherboard is ideal for microservers.
Please refer to our website at (http://www.supermicro.com/products/) for processor
and memory support updates. This product is intended to be installed and serviced
by professional technicians.

Manual Organization

Chapter 1 describes the features, specifications and performance of the mother-
board, and provides detailed information on the Intel
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 the 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 program installation instructions.
Appendix C contains UEFI BIOS Recovery instructions.
Appendix D lists Crisis BIOS Recovery instructions using the Dual Boot Block
feature.
Preface
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® Xeon ® D SoC (System-on-
® Xeon ® D SoC processor.
Preface