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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
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
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.
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.
Questions] section is provided.
ing technical support.
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
Preface
For quick reference, a general FAQ [Frequently Asked
Instructions are also included for contact-
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