SUPER MICRO Computer I2DMR-8G2 - 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 SUPER i2DMR-8G2/i2DMR-iG2 motherboard. The SUPER i2DMR-8G2/
i2DMR-iG2 supports single or dual Intel Itanium ® 2 processors at a 400
MHz front side bus. Uniquely designed for demanding enterprise and tech-
nical applications, the Itanium 2 processor with 6 MB L3 Cache can provide
performance increases of up to 30 to 50 percent or more over the original
Intanium 2 processor. With its massive execution resources, 6.4GB/sec
system bus bandwidth and 1.5GHz core speed, the latest Itanium 2 proces-
sor offers high-end reliability, flexibility, and scalability features for
business critical computing and the most data-intensive applications.
Please refer to the motherboard specifications pages on our web site (http:/
/www.supermicro.com/Product_page/product-m.htm) 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.
Chapter 5 provides instructions on software, drivers and OS installation.
Appendix A provides BIOS POST codes.