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Motherboard Features
The SuperServer 5017K-N6 is built around the X9SKV-B915, a single processor
motherboard based on the Intel 8903CC chipset and designed to provide maximum
performance. Below are the main features of the X9SKV-B915. (See Figure 1-1 for
a block diagram of the chipset).
Processor
The X9SKV-B915 supports a single Intel® Pentium B915C processor. Please refer
to the motherboard description pages on our web site for a complete listing of sup-
ported processors (www.supermicro.com).
Memory
The X9SKV-B915 has four SO-DIMM slots that can support up to 32 GB of ECC
DDR3-1333/1066 memory. See Chapter 5 for details.
Serial ATA
A SATA controller is also integrated into the chipset to provide two SATA 2.0 (3/
Gbps) ports.
PCI Expansion Slots
The X9SKV-B915 has one PCI-E 2.0 x8 slot, which uses a riser card to support a
single expansion card.
Rear I/O Ports
The I/O ports include two USB 3.0 ports, six GbE LAN ports (four support bypass
mode) and one COM (serial) port.
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