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 SUPER X5DP8-G2/X5DPE-G2/X5DPR-8G2+/X5DPR-iG2+/X5DPi-G2 mainboard. The SUPER X5DP8-G2/X5DPE-G2/X5DPR-8G2+/X5DPR-iG2+/ X5DPi-G2 supports single or dual Intel ® 603/604-pin Xeon TM processors at up to 3.20 GHz at a 533/400 MHz front side bus. Please refer to the support section of our web site (http://www.supermicro.com/TechSupport.htm) for a com- plete listing of supported processors. This product is intended to be profession- ally 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 DIMM memory modules and when mounting the mainboard in the chassis. Also refer to this chapter to connect the floppy and hard disk drives, SCSI 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 troubleshooting procedures for the video, the memory and the setup configuration stored in CMOS. For quick reference, a general FAQ [Frequently Asked Questions] sec- tion is provided. Instructions are also included for contacting technical support. In addition, you can visit our web site (at www.supermicro.com/techsupport.htm) for more detailed information. Chapter 4 includes an introduction to BIOS and provides detailed information on running the CMOS Setup utility. Appendix A gives information on BIOS POST messages. Appendix B provides BIOS POST codes. iii