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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

X8DTH-6/

X8DTH-6F/X8DTH-i/X8DTH-iF motherboard.

About this Motherboard

The X8DTH-6/X8DTH-6F/X8DTH-i/X8DTH-iF supports the Intel® 5500

Series Processor, the ﬁ rst dual-processor platform that supports the Intel QuickPath

Interconnect (QPI) Technology, providing the next generation point-to-point system

interface to replace the current Front Side Bus. With the dual Intel 5520 chips built

in, the X8DTH-6/X8DTH-6F/X8DTH-i/X8DTH-iF offers substantial enhancement in

system performance with increased bandwidth and unprecedented scalability op-

timized for High Performance Computing (HPC)/Clustering systems and intensive

applications. Please refer to our website (http://www.supermicro.com/products/)

for updates on supported processors. 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 the CMOS.

Chapter 4 includes an introduction to the BIOS and provides detailed information

on running the CMOS Setup utility.

Appendix A lists BIOS POST Error Codes. Appendix B provides Software Instal-

lation 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.

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