American Megatrends X6DVA-EG - Manual (Page 3)

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Preface
Preface
About This Manual
T h i s m a n u a l i s w r i t t e n f o r s y s t e m i n t e g r a t o r s , P C t e c h n i c i a n s a n d
knowledgeable PC users. It provides information for the installation and use
of the X6DVA-4G/X6DVA-EG motherboard. The X6DVA-
4G/X6DVA-EG supports single or dual Intel ® Xeon Nocona TM processors
(w/ext. EM64T) at a 800 MHz front side bus. Based upon Intel's NetBurst
microarchitecture, the Nocona processor supports the IA-32 software and
includes features found in the Xeon TM 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 worksta-
tion 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 sup-
ported 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 gives information on BIOS POST messages.
Appendix B provides BIOS POST codes.
Appendix C provides software and the OS installation instructions.