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This manual is written for system integrators, PC technicians and
knowledgeable PC users. It provides information for the installation and use of the
X9SPU-F motherboard.
About This Motherboard
The
X9SPU-F Motherboard supports a single Intel® Xeon E3-1200 v2
processor family and Gen-2 Core-i3 (LGA 1155) processors. It is also backward
compatible with Xeon E3-1200 processors.
With the Intel® C216 series chipset built in, the X9SPU-F Motherboard offers ex-
ceptional system performance using Supermicro's unique Universal I/O (UIO) form
factor. Features such as two SATA 3 ports, four SATA 2 ports, support for up to
256GB of memory, RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 support, dual 1Gb LAN, TPM support and eight
USB ports make the X9SPU-F series ideal for server platforms.
Please refer to our website (http://www.supermicro.com/products/) for processor
and memory support updates.
*This product is intended to be installed and serviced by professional technicians.
Manual Organization
Chapter 1 describes the features, specifications and performance of the mother-
board, and provides detailed information on the Intel Patsburg 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 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 contains the UEFI BIOS Recovery instructions.
Preface
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Preface
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