About This Motherboard - Supermicro X10DSC+ User Manual

This manual is written for system integrators, PC technicians, and
knowledgeable PC users. It provides information for the installation and use of the
X10DSC+ motherboard.

About This Motherboard

The Super X10DSC+ motherboard supports dual Intel® E5-2600v3/v4 Series
processors (Socket R3) which offer the new Intel® microarchitecture 22nm (E5-
2600v3)/14nm (E5-2600v4) process technology with QuickPath Interconnect (QPI)
speeds of up to 9.6 GT/s, delivering system performance, power efficiency, and fea-
ture sets that are required for next-generation server platforms. With the PCH C612
built in, the X10DSC+ motherboard provides up to 3072 GB of 24 DDR4 2400 MHz
DIMM modules, 60-bay 4U storage, 2U 48-NVMe storage, SAS hardware/software
RAID configuration, and SIOM networking option support. This motherboard is ideal
for database storage and virtualization server platforms. Please refer to our website
(http://www.supermicro.com) for CPU and memory support updates.
Manual Organization
Chapter 1 describes the features, specifications, and performance of the mother-
board. It also provides detailed information about the Intel® PCH C612 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 BIOS and provides detailed information on
running the BIOS Setup Utility.
Appendix A defines the BIOS error beep codes.
Appendix B lists software installation instructions.
Appendix C contains UEFI BIOS recovery instructions.
Preface
iii
Preface