Preface Preface 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 X8DTG- QF+ motherboard. About This Motherboard The X8DTG-QF+ motherboard supports the Intel 5500/5600 Series Processor platform and the QuickPath Interconnect (QPI) Technology, providing the most advanced point-to-point system interface that replaces the current Front Side Bus. With the 5500/5600 Series Processor and dual Intel 5520 IOH-36D built in, the X8DTG-QF+ enhances system performance with increased bandwidth and unprecedented scalability.
This motherboard is optimized for HPC/Cluster and GPU server platforms. Please refer to our website (http://www.supermicro.com/products/) for processor and memory updates. This product is intended to be installed and serviced by professional technicians. Manual Organization Chapter 1 describes the features, specifi cations and performance of the mother- board and provides detailed information about the chipset. 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 CMOS. Chapter 4 includes an introduction to BIOS and provides detailed information on running the CMOS Setup utility. Appendix A lists BIOS POST Error Codes . Appendix B provides Windows OS and Other Software Installation Instructions. iii