Supermicro SUPERO X8ST3-F - Preface and Manual Overview; About This Motherboard; Manual Organization Structure

Preface
This manual is written for system integrators, PC technicians and
knowledgeable PC users. It provides information for the installation and use of the
X8ST3-F/X8STE motherboard.
About This Motherboard
The X8ST3-F/X8STE supports the Intel
®
Core™ i7 990X, i7-980X, i7-
975, i7-965 Extreme Edition, Intel® Xeon® 5600/5500 series and Intel® Xeon®
3600/3500 series. These processors support the Intel QuickPath Interconnect
(QPI) technology, providing the next generation point-to-point system interface that
replaces the current Front Side Bus. With the Intel X58 Express chipset built-in,
the X8ST3-F/X8STE offers substantial enhancement in system performance with in-
creased bandwidth and unprecedented scalability, optimized for intense-computing
and high-end server platforms. Please refer to our web site (http://www.supermicro.
com/products/) for updates on supported processors. This product is intended to be
professionally installed and serviced by a technician.
Manual Organization
Chapter 1 describes the features, specications and performance of the mother-
board and provides detailed information about the chipset.
Chapter 2 provides hardware installation instructions. Read this chapter when in-
stalling the processor, memory modules and other hardware components into the
system. If you encounter any problems, see Chapter 3, which describes trouble-
shooting procedures for video, memory and system setup stored in the CMOS.
Chapter 4 includes an introduction to the BIOS and provides detailed information
on running the CMOS Setup utility.
Appendix A provides BIOS Error Beep Codes.
Appendix B lists the Windows OS Installation Instructions.
Appendix C and Appendix D lists Other Software Program Installation and BIOS
Recovery Instructions.
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