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Chapter 1 Introduction
1-1 Overview ......................................................................................................... 1-1
Checklist ..........................................................................................................1-1
1-2 Contacting Supermicro .................................................................................... 1-2
H8DG6/i(-F) Quick Reference .........................................................................1-5
1-3 Motherboard Features ..................................................................................... 1-7
1-4 Chipset Overview ..........................................................................................1-10
AMD SR5690/SP5100 Chipset .....................................................................1-10
HyperTransport Technology .......................................................................... 1-10
1-5 PC Health Monitoring .................................................................................... 1-10
1-6 Power Confi guration Settings.........................................................................1-11
1-7 Power Supply ................................................................................................1-12
1-8 Super I/O ....................................................................................................... 1-13
Chapter 2 Installation
2-1 Static-Sensitive Devices .................................................................................. 2-1
Precautions .....................................................................................................2-1
Unpacking .......................................................................................................2-1
2-2 Processor and Heatsink Installation................................................................ 2-2
2-3 Mounting the Motherboard into a Chassis ...................................................... 2-4
2-4 Installing Memory ............................................................................................2-4
DIMM Module Population Confi guration .................................................... 2-6
2-5 PCI Expansion Cards ...................................................................................... 2-7
2-6 I/O Port and Control Panel Connections ........................................................ 2-8
Front Control Panel ......................................................................................... 2-8
2-7 Connector Defi nitions ..................................................................................... 2-9
2-8 Jumper Settings ............................................................................................ 2-16
Explanation of Jumpers ................................................................................ 2-16
2-9 Onboard Indicators ........................................................................................ 2-19
2-10 SAS and SATA Drive Connections ...............................................................2-21
2-11 Enabling SATA RAID .....................................................................................2-22
Serial ATA (SATA)..........................................................................................2-22
Installing the OS/SATA Driver ....................................................................... 2-22
Building a Driver Diskette ......................................................................... 2-22
Enabling SATA RAID in the BIOS .................................................................2-23
Using the Adaptec RAID Utility ..................................................................... 2-24
Installing the RAID Driver During OS Installation .........................................2-24
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