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About This Manual
This manual is written for system integrators, IT technicians, and knowledgeable end users.
It provides information for the installation and use of the X11DSF-E motherboard.
About This Motherboard
The X11DSF-E motherboard supports dual Intel® Xeon 81xx/61xx/51xx/41xx/31xx series
processors (Socket P) with a TDP (Thermal Design Power) of up to 205W, and three UltraPath
Interconnect (UPI) of up to 10.4 GT/s (Note below). With the Intel C627 PCH built-in, this
motherboard supports up to 3TB of 3DS LRDIMM/LRDIMM/3DS RDIMM/RDIMM/NV-DIMM
DDR4 ECC 2666/2400/2133 MHz memory in 24 memory slots, and comes equipped with
six SATA 3.0 ports, thirty-two possible NVMe slots (32x NVMe from PCI-E switch + 4x M.2
from PCH), and M.3 support. The cutting-edge X11DSF-E offers highly versatile SATA and
NVMe options, with an array of flexible PCI-E solutions. This motherboard is optimized for
storage-intensive systems, high-perfomance platforms, and demanding workloads. Please
note that this motherboard is intended to be installed and serviced by professional technicians
only. For processor/memory updates, please refer to our website at http://www.supermicro.
com/products/.
Note: UPI/memory speeds are dependent on the processors installed in your system.
Manual Organization
Chapter 1 describes the features, specifications and performance of the motherboard, and
provides detailed information on the Intel C627 chipset.
Chapter 2 provides hardware installation instructions. Read this chapter when installing the
processor, memory modules, and other hardware components into the system.
If you encounter any problems, see Chapter 3, which describes troubleshooting 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 software program installation instructions.
Appendix C lists standardized warning statements in various languages.
Appendix D provides UEFI BIOS Recovery instructions.
Preface
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Preface
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