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Preface
Preface
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 X11SCE-F motherboard.
About This Motherboard
The Super X11SCE-F motherboard supports an Intel® Xeon E-2100 series, 8th Generation
Core i3, Pentium, and Celeron processor in an LGA1151 socket. The X11SCE-F provides
maximum performance and is designed for 3U 12-node Micro Cloud servers with up to four
2.5 or two 3.5 inch HDD per node. Built with the Intel PCH C246 (products formerly Coffee
Lake), this motherboard supports 4-DIMM DDR4 ECC unbuffered (UDIMM) memory (2-DIMM
per channel) with speeds of up to 2666MHz and a capacity of up to 128GB. It features PCI-
Express 3.0 slots, SATA 3.0 and one M.2 connector for NVMe PCI-E x4 SSD or SATA3
SSD in M-Key 2280 or 22110 form factor. The X11SCE-F is optimized for high-performance
computing, supporting many onboard features that address the needs of next generation
server applications. 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/.
Manual Organization
Chapter 1 describes the features, specications and performance of the motherboard, and
provides detailed information on the C246 chipset.
Chapter 2 provides hardware installation instructions. Read this chapter when installing the
processor, memory modules, and other hardware components into the system.
If you encounter any problems, see Chapter 3, which 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 lists software program installation instructions.
Appendix B lists standardized warning statements in various languages.
Appendix C provides UEFI BIOS Recovery instructions.
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