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SUPERSERVER 5016I-T/5016I-TF User's Manual
1-2 Motherboard Features
At the heart of the SuperServer 5016I-T/5016I-TF lies the X8SIL/X8SIL-F, a single
processor motherboard based on the Intel® 3400/3420 chipset. Below are the main
features of the X8SIL/X8SIL-F. See Figure 1-1 for a block diagram of the chipset.
Processors
The X8SIL/X8SIL-F supports a single Intel® 3400 series processor in an LGA1156
socket. Please refer to the motherboard description pages on our web site for a
complete listing of supported processors (www.supermicro.com).
Memory
The X8SIL/X8SIL-F has four DIMM slots that can support up to 16 GB of UDIMM
(unbuffered DIMMs) or up to 32 GB or RDIMM (registered DIMMs) DDR3-1333-
/1066/800 memory. Dual-channel confi gurations are supported. Memory modules
of the same size and speed should be used. See Chapter 5 for details.
Serial ATA
A SATA controller is integrated into the chipset to provide a 3 Gb/s Serial ATA sub-
system, which is RAID 0, 1, 10 and (Windows only) 5 capable. The SATA drives
are hot-swappable units. The X8SIL has four SATA ports while the X8SIL-F has
six SATA ports.
PCI Expansion Slots
The X8SIL/X8SIL-F has two PCI-Express 2.0 x8 slots, one PCI-Express 2.0 x4 (in
a x8 slot) and one 32-bit PCI 33 MHz slot.
I/O Ports
The color-coded I/O ports include a COM port, two USB 2.0 ports, PS/2 mouse
and keyboard ports and two Gb Ethernet ports. An IPMI LAN port is also included
on the X8SIL-F.
Other Features
Other onboard features that promote system health include onboard voltage moni-
tors, a chassis intrusion header, 3-phase switching voltage regulators, chassis and
CPU overheat sensors, Thermal Monitor 2 (TM2) support and a BIOS fl ash upgrade
utility.
