About This Motherboard; Manual Organization - Supermicro SUPERO X10DRU-X User Manual

This manual is written for system integrators, IT professionals, and
knowledgeable end users. It provides information for the installation and use of the
X10DRU-X/X10DRU-XLL motherboard.

About This Motherboard

The Super X10DRU-X/X10DRU-XLL motherboard supports dual Intel ® E5-2600V3
Series Processors (Socket R3) that offer QPI (Intel QuickPath Interface) Technology,
providing point-to-point connection with a transfer speed of up to 9.6 GT/s. With
the PCH C612 built in, the X10DRU-X/X10DRU-XLL motherboard supports Intel ®
Manageability Engine, Rapid Storage Technology, Digital Media Interface (DMI),
PCI-E Gen. 3.0, and 2133 MHz DDR4 memory. This motherboard is sold only as a
system within the Hyper-Speed Ultra server platforms. Please refer to our website
(http://www.supermicro.com) for processor and memory support updates.

Manual Organization

Chapter 1 describes the features, specifications and performance of the mother-
board. It also provides detailed information about the Intel ® PCH C612 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 CMOS.
Chapter 4 includes an introduction to BIOS, and provides detailed information on
running the CMOS Setup utility.
Appendix A provides BIOS Error Beep Codes.
Appendix B lists software installation instructions.
Preface
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Preface