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
Intel
Xeon Scalable-SP processors (Socket P) with a TDP (Thermal Design Power) of up to
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205W, and 3 UPIs (UltraPath Interconnects) of up to 10.4 GT/s (Note 1 below). With the Intel
C627 built-in, this motherboard supports up to 6TB of 3DS LRDIMM/LRDIMM/3DS RDIMM/
RDIMM/NV-DIMM DDR4 ECC 2933*2666/2400/2133 MHz memory in 24 memory slots (see
Note 2 below), and comes equipped with six SATA 3.0 ports, thirty-two possible NVMe slots
(32x NVMe from PCIe switch + 4x M.2 from PCH), and M.3 support. It also supports up to
9TB memory with DCPMM modules installed. 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/.
Notes: 1. UPI/memory speeds are dependent on the processors installed in your sys-
tem. 2. Support for 2933MHz memory is dependent on the CPU SKU.
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.
Chapter 3 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 information.
Appendix B lists software program installation instructions.
Appendix C lists standardized warning statements in various languages.
Appendix D provides UEFI BIOS Recovery instructions.
Preface
Xeon Scalable-SP and 2nd Generation
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Preface