SUPER MICRO Computer 5016T-TB Network Hardware User Manual


 
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SUPERSERVER 5016T-TB User's Manual
1-2 Motherboard Features
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 speci cations 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 oppy 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.