Supermicro X12DPi-N6 - 3.3 Frequently Asked Questions

Super X12DPi-N6/X12DPi-NT6 User's Manual
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3.3 Frequently Asked Questions
Question: What type of memory does my motherboard support?
Answer: This motherboard supports up to 4TB 3DS LRDIMM/LRDIMM/3DS RDIMM/RDIMM
DDR4 (288-pin) ECC memory with speeds of 3200/2933/2666MHz in 16 DIMM slots and up
to 4TB Intel Optane PMem 200 Series with speeds of up to 3200MHz in two additional slots
(Note 2 below). To enhance memory performance, do not mix memory modules of different
speeds and sizes. Please follow all memory installation instructions given on Section 2-4 in
Chapter 2.
Note 1: The Intel
®
Optane
TM
Persistent Memory (PMem) 200 Series are supported by
the 3rd gen Intel Xeon Scalable (83xx/63xx/53xx/4314 Series) Processors.
Note 2: P1-DIMMB2/P2-DIMMB2 memory slots are reserved for PMem 200 Series
only.
Question: How do I update my BIOS?
Answer: It is recommended that you do not upgrade your BIOS if you are not experiencing
any problems with your system. Updated BIOS les are located on our website at http://
www.supermicro.com/ResourceApps/BIOS_BMC_Intel.html. Please check our BIOS warning
message and the information on how to update your BIOS on our website. Select your
motherboard model and download the BIOS le to your computer. Also, check the current
BIOS revision to make sure that it is newer than your BIOS before downloading.
Note 1: The SPI BIOS chip used on this motherboard cannot be removed. Send your
motherboard back to our RMA Department at Supermicro for repair.
Note 2: For BIOS Update and Recovery instructions, please refer to the Firmware
Update and Recovery Instructions for Supermicro's X12 Motherboards User's Guide
posted at http://www.supermicro.com/support/manuals/.