User's Manual (1.2a)

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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 Standardized Warning Statements ................................................................. 2-1

About Standardized Warning Statements ....................................................... 2-1

2-2 Static-Sensitive Devices .................................................................................. 2-4

Precautions ..................................................................................................... 2-4

Unpacking ....................................................................................................... 2-4

2-3 Processor and Heatsink Installation................................................................ 2-5

2-4 Mounting the Motherboard into a Chassis ...................................................... 2-7

2-5 Installing Memory ............................................................................................ 2-7

DIMM Module Population Conﬁ guration .................................................... 2-9

2-6 PCI Expansion Cards .................................................................................... 2-10

2-7 I/O Port and Control Panel Connections .......................................................2-11

Front Control Panel ........................................................................................2-11

2-8 Connector Deﬁ nitions ................................................................................... 2-12

2-9 Jumper Settings ............................................................................................ 2-19

Explanation of Jumpers ................................................................................ 2-19

2-10 Onboard Indicators ........................................................................................ 2-22

2-11 SAS and SATA Drive Connections ............................................................... 2-24

2-12 Enabling SATA RAID ..................................................................................... 2-25

Serial ATA (SATA).......................................................................................... 2-25

Installing the OS/SATA Driver ....................................................................... 2-25

Building a Driver Diskette ......................................................................... 2-25

Enabling SATA RAID in the BIOS ................................................................. 2-26

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