Preface Preface About This Manual This manual is written for professional system integrators and PC technicians. It provides information for the installation and use of the SC812L chassis. Installation and maintenance should be performed by experienced technicians only. Supermicro’s SC812L 1U chassis features a unique and highly-optimized design for dual-core Xeon platforms. The chassis is equipped with a high effi ciency power supply for superb power savings. High performance cooling blowers provide ample optimized cooling. This document lists compatible parts available when this document was published. Always refer to the our Web site for updates on supported parts and confi gura- tions. iii