Supermicro X10DRT-B+ - Default Chapter; About this Motherboard

Preface
This manual is written for system integrators, IT professionals, and
knowledgeable end-users. It provides information for the installation and use of the
X10DRT-B+ motherboard.
About This Motherboard
The Super X10DRT-B+ motherboard supports dual Intel® E5-2600 (v3/v4) Series
processors (Socket R3) that offer Intel® QPI (Intel QuickPath Interconnect) Technol-
ogy, providing point-to-point connections with a transfer speed of up to 9.6 GT/s.
Built with the PCH C612, the X10DRT-B+ motherboard supports Intel® Manage-
ability Engine, Intel Rapid Storage Technology, Digital Media Interface (DMI), PCI-E
Gen. 3.0 slots, DDR4 2400 MHz (max) memory, and a SIOM (PCI-E 3.0 x 16) net-
working slot. This motherboard is optimized for High Performance Computing, and
is ideal for 2U Twin
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systems. Please refer to our website (http://www.supermicro.
com) for processor and memory support updates.
Manual Organization
Chapter 1 describes the features, specications and performance of the moth-
erboard. 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 the CMOS.
Chapter 4 includes an introduction to BIOS, and provides detailed information on
running the BIOS Setup utility.
Appendix A lists software installation instructions.
Appendix B contains UEFI BIOS Recovery instructions.
Preface
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