Chapter 2: Overview
Motherboard Features
CPU
•Two Intel® 5500/5600 Series (LGA 1366) processors; each processor sup- ports two
Memory
•RDIMM
•
Note 1.
Note 2.
•LRDIMM (Load Reduced DIMM, for
•DDR3 ECC 1066 MHz memory with support of up 288 GB in 18 slots
Warning: For your system memory to work properly, be sure to use the correct BIOS ROM for your system.
For the
For the
To flash the BIOS, refer to http://www.supermicro.com/products/mother- board/QPI/5500/X8DTU_.cfm?IPMI=Y.
•UDIMM
•Unbuffered
DIMM Sizes
• UDIMM 1 GB, 2 GB, and 4GB