Preface; Manual Organization; Conventions Used In The Manual; About This Motherboard - Supermicro X7DWN Plus User Manual

This manual is written for system integrators, PC technicians and knowledge-
able PC users. It provides information for the installation and use of the
X7DWN+ motherboard.

About This Motherboard

The X7DWN+ supports dual Intel® Quad-Core and Dual-Core Xeon™
5400 Series/5300LV Series/5200 Series/5100LV Series processors with a front
side bus speed of up to 1.6 GHz. With two 64-bit Quad-Core and Dual-Core
processors built-in, the X7DWN+ offers substantial functionality enhancements to
the motherboards based on the Intel Core Microarchitecture core while remaining
compatible with the IA-32 software. The features include Intel Virtualization Tech-
nology, Enhanced Intel SpeedStep technology, Advanced Transfer Cache, and
Streaming SIMD Extensions 4.1 (SSE4.1). These features allow the motherboard
to operate at much higher speeds with better power management in much safer
thermal environments than the traditional motherboards. The X7DWN+ is ideal for
high performance quad-processor or dual-processor (DP) workstation and enter-
prise server environments. Please refer to our web site (http://www.supermicro.
com/products/) for updates on supported processors. This product is intended to
be professionally installed.

Manual Organization

Chapter 1 describes the features, specifi cations and performance of the main
board 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 the CMOS.
Chapter 4 includes an introduction to BIOS and provides detailed information on
running the CMOS Setup utility.
Appendix A provides BIOS POST Codes. Appendix B and Appendix C list
Windows OS and other software 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:

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