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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 X6DAL-G/X6DAL-TG motherboard. The X6DAL-

G/X6DAL-TG supports single or dual Intel

Xeon Nocona

processors at a

800 MHz front side bus. Based upon Intel's NetBurst microarchitecture with

EM64T support, the Nocona processor supports IA-32 and IA-64 software

and includes features found in the Xeon

processor such as Hyper

Pipelined Technology, which includes a multi-stage pipeline, allowing the

processor to operate at much higher core frequencies. Packaged in a 604-

pin Flip Chip Micro Pin Grid Array(FC-mPGA4) platform in a Zero Insertion

Force(ZIF) socket (mPGA 604), the Nocona Processor (800 MHz) supports

Hyper-Threading Technology and is ideal for high performance workstation

and server environments with up to two processors on one system bus.

Please refer to the motherboard specifications pages on our web site (http:/

/www.supermicro.com/products/motherboard/) for updates on supported

processors. This product is intended to be professionally 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 trouble-

shooting procedures for the video, the memory and the setup configuration

stored in CMOS. For quick reference, a general FAQ [Frequently Asked

Questions] section is provided.

Chapter 4 includes an introduction to BIOS and provides detailed informa-

tion on running the CMOS Setup utility.

Appendix A lists BIOS Error Beep Codes and DS LED POST Codes.

Appendix B provides BIOS POST codes.

Appendix C provides software installation instructions.

Appendix D provides installation instructions on Adaptec's SATA HostRAID

Driver based on Marvell's chip.