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 X7DBR-3/X7DBR-E motherboard. The X7DBR-3/X7DBR-E supports dual Intel X EON 64-bit dual core processors at a front side bus speed of 667 MHz/1.066 GHz/1.333 GHz. With dual 64-bit Xeon dual core processors, the 5000P chipset, and 8 DDR2 FBD 667/533 memory DIMM sockets built-in, the X7DBR-3/X7DBR-E offers substantial functionality and performance enhancements to the motherboards based on the NetBurst microarchitecture while remaining compatible with the 32-bit based software.
The features include the Intel Hyper- Threading Technology, Virtualization Technology, Hyper Pipelined Technology, Ex- ecution Trace Cache, Thermal Monitor 1/2 (TM1/TM2), Enhanced Intel SpeedStep technology, Advanced Dynamic Execution, Advanced Transfer Cache, Streaming SIMD Extensions 3 (SSE3) and Extended Memory 64 Technology (EM64T). These features allow the motherboard to operate at much higher speeds, with better power management and in much safer environments than traditional motherboards. The X7DBR-3/X7DBR-E is ideal for high performance dual processor (DP) enterprise server environments. This product is intended to be professionally installed.
Manual Organization Chapter 1 describes the features, specifi cations and performance of the mainboard 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 CMOS. Chapter 4 includes an introduction to BIOS and provides detailed information on running the CMOS Setup utility. Appendix A and Appendix B provide BIOS POST Messages and POST Codes.
Appendix C, Appendix D and Appendix E list HostRAID Setup Guidelines and Other Software Driver and Program 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: Danger/Caution: Instructions to be strictly followed to prevent catastrophic system failure or to avoid bodily injury. Warning: Important information given to ensure proper system installation or to prevent damage to the components. *Note: Additional Information given to differentiate various models or to ensure correct system setup. iii