About This Manual; About This Motherboard; Conventions Used In The Manual - Supermicro X11SPW-CTF User Manual

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 X11SPW-CTF/-TF motherboard.

About This Motherboard

The Supermicro X11SPW-CTF/-TF supports an Intel® Xeon 81xx/61xx/51xx/41xx/31xx
series (Socket P0-LGA 3647) processor with a thermal design power (TDP) of up to 205W.
Built with the Intel PCH C622 chipset, this motherboard offers such features as four SAS
3.0 ports (available on X11SPW-CTF), dual 10GbE ports, two SuperDOM connectors, the
Intel Node Manager, and the Trusted Platform Module (TPM) header. The X11SPW-CTF/-TF
supports 6-DIMM DDR4 ECC RDIMM/LRDIMM memory with speeds of up to 2666MHz. This
motherboard provides great performance and is ideal for cost-effective, general purpose
server platforms. 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/.

Conventions Used in the Manual

Special attention should be given to the following symbols for proper installation and to prevent
damage done to the components or injury to yourself:
Warning! Indicates important information given to prevent equipment/property damage
or personal injury.
Warning! Indicates high voltage may be encountered while performing a procedure.
Important: Important information given to ensure proper system installation or to
relay safety precautions.
Note: Additional Information given to differentiate various models or provides infor-
mation for proper system setup.
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Preface