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Preface
Preface
About This Manual
This manual is written for system integrators, IT technicians, and knowledgeable end users.
About This Motherboard
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Intel
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in, this motherboard supports four PCIe 3.0 x16 slots, two PCIe 3.0 x8 slots, ten SATA 3.0
connections, and up to 4TB of 3DS RDIMM/3DS LRDIMM/LRDIMM/RDIMM DDR4 ECC
2933*/2666/2400/2133 MHz memory in 16 memory slots (*Note below). It also supports up
to 5TB memory with DCPMM modules. This motherboard provides maximum performance,
computing platforms, and is ideal for use in data centers. 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/.
Note: Support for 2933 MHz memory is dependent on the CPU SKU.
Manual organization
Chapter 1
addition to providing detailed information on the Intel C621 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.
Appendix B lists software program installation instructions.
Appendix C lists standardized warning statements in various languages.
Appendix D contains UEFI BIOS Recovery instructions.
Appendix E .