SUPER MICRO Computer 5016T-TB user manual Motherboard Features

SUPERSERVER 5016T-TB User's Manual

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At the heart of the SuperServer 5016T-TB lies the X8STi, a single processor mother- board based upon Intel's X58 chipset. Below are the main features of the X8STi.

Processor

The X8STi supports single Intel® Core™ i7, Core™ i7 Extreme processors and future Intel Nehalem processor families (next generation Intel Xeon® processor). Please refer to the motherboard specifications pages on our web site for updates on supported processors.

Memory

The X8STi has six 240-pin DIMM slots that can support up to 24 GB of unbuffered ECC/non-ECC DDR2-1333/1066/800 SDRAM.

Onboard SATA

A SATA controller is built in to the ICH10R portion of the chipset to provide support for a six port, 3 Gb/sec Serial ATA subsystem. The SATA drives are hot-swappable units.

PCI Expansion Slots

The X8STi has one PCI-E x16 (Gen. 2) slot for use in the 5016T-TB server. The PCI-E slot is populated with a riser card (included).

Onboard Controllers/Ports

An onboard IDE controller supports one floppy drive. Onboard I/O backpanel ports include one COM port, a VGA port, two USB ports, PS/2 mouse and keyboard ports and two Gigabit LAN (NIC) ports.

Other Features

Other onboard features that promote system health include voltage monitors, a chassis intrusion header, auto-switching voltage regulators, chassis and CPU overheat sensors, virus protection and BIOS rescue.

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