Supero SuperWorkstation 7046A-6, User Manual

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1-2 Serverboard Features
At the heart of the SuperWorkstation 7046A-6 lies the X8DA6, a dual processor
serverboard based on the Intel 5520 + ICH10R chipset. Below are the main features
of the X8DA6. (See Figure 1-1 for a block diagram of the chipset).
Processors
The X8DA6 supports two Intel 5500 series (LGA 1366) processors. Please refer to
the serverboard description pages on our web site for a complete listing of supported
processors (www.supermicro.com).
Memory
The X8DA6 has twelve DIMM slots that can support up to 96 GB or registered ECC
or up to 24 GB of unbuffered ECC or non-ECC DDR3-1333/1066/800 SDRAM.
Modules of the same size and speed should be used. See Chapter 5 for details.
Serial ATA
A SATA controller is integrated into the South Bridge (ICH10R) section of the chipset
to provide a six-port Serial ATA subsystem, which is RAID 0, 1, 10 and 5 capable.
The Serial ATA drives are hot-swappable units.
Note: The operating system you use must have RAID support to enable the hot-
swap capability and RAID function of the Serial ATA drives.
SAS
An LSI 2008 SAS controller is integrated into the serverboard to support eight SAS2
ports, which are RAID 0, 1 and 10 capable. The SAS drives are hot-swappable
units. SAS RAID 5 is also supported with the AOC-IMRRAkey-LSI-2008 (optional)
installed on the serverboard.
Note: The operating system you use must have RAID support to enable the hot-
swap capability and RAID function of the SAS drives.
PCI Expansion Slots
The X8DA6 has one PCI-E x16 slot, two PCI-E 2.0 x4 (in x8) slots, one PCI-E x4
(in x8) slot, two 64-bit PCI-X 133/100 slots and one 64-bit PCI-X 133 slot.