About This Manual; About This Motherboard - Supermicro X11DPU-Z+ 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 X11DPU-Z+ motherboard.

About This Motherboard

The Super X11DPU-Z+ motherboard supports dual Intel® 81xx/61xx/51xx/41xx/31xx
(Socket P) processors with a Thermal Design Power (TDP) of up to 205W, and
three Ultra Path Interconnects (UPIs) with speeds of up to 10.4 GT/s (Note below).
With the Intel® C621 PCH built-in, this motherboard supports up to 3 TB of
3DS LRDIMM/LRDIMM/3DS RDIMM/RDIMM/NV-DIMM DDR4 ECC 2666/2400/2133 MHz in
24 DIMM slots with four Non-volatile Memory Express (NVMe) slots onboard. The X11DPU-Z+
provides the maximum system performance and I/O expandability currently available on the
market. This motherboard is optimized for PCI-E expansion with flexible I/O support and
is ideal for use in High Performance Computing (HPC) and Enterprise Computing 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/.
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 C621 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