Supermicro X13SRA-TF - Preface; About This Motherboard; Conventions Used in the Manual

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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 X13SRA-TF motherboard.
About This Motherboard
The Supermicro X13SRA-TF supports a single Intel® Xeon® W-2400 (64L) / W-3400 (112L)
series processor in Socket E1 LGA4677, with up to 56 CPU cores and a thermal design
power (TDP) of up to 350W. Built with the Intel W790 chipset, the X13SRA-TF supports up
to 512GB of ECC RDIMM and 2TB of 3DS RDIMM with speeds of up to 4800MT/s (1DPC)
and 4400MT/s (2DPC) in eight ECC DDR5 (288-pin) SMD DIMM slots. This motherboard
features superior IO expandability, which includes up to three PCIe 5.0 x16 slots with metal
armor, six SATA 3.0 ports, two M.2 sockets, ve USB ports, three USB headers and dual
LAN ports (one 1GbE and one 10GbE). It also o󰀨ers the most advanced data protection
capabilities that encompasses support of Trust Platform Module (TPM). The X13SRA-TF is
optimized for high-performance, high-end computing platforms and is ideal for media and
entertainment, engineering, scientic computing, and AI development 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 https://www.supermicro.
com/products/.
Note 1: The memory speed depends on the processor used in the system.
Note 2: The Intel Xeon W series processors only support TPM 2.0 standard.
Conventions Used in the Manual
Special attention should be given to the following symbols for proper installation and to prevent
damage done to the components or injury to yourself:
Important: Important information given to ensure proper system installation or to
relay safety precautions.
Warning! Indicates important information given to prevent equipment/property damage
or personal injury.
Warning! Indicates high voltage may be encountered while performing a procedure.
Note: Additional Information given to di󰀨erentiate various models or to provide in-
formation for proper system setup.