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X8DT6/X8DT6-F/X8DTE/X8DTE-F User's Manual
Motherboard Features
CPU
Two Intel•
®
5500/5600 Series (LGA 1366) processors; each processor supports
two full-width Intel QuickPath Interconnect (QPI) links with a total of up to 51.2
GB/s Data Transfer Rate (6.4 GT/s per direction)
Memory
Twelve 240-pin DIMM sockets support up to 192 GB of DDR3 Registered ECC •
or up to 48 GB of Unbuffered ECC/Non ECC Memory (See Section 2-4 in
Chapter 2 for DIMM Slot Population.)
Chipset
Intel 5520 chipset, including: the 5520 (IOH-36D) and the ICH10R (South •
Bridge).
Expansion Slots
Three PCI-E 2.0 x8 slots (Slots 5~7) (X8DT6/X8DT6-F)•
Four PCI-E 2.0 x8 slots (Slots 4~7) (X8DTE/X8DTE-F)•
One PCI-E 2.0 x4 slot (Slot 3) •
One PCI-E x4 slot (Slot 1) •
BIOS
4 MB AMI SPI Flash ROM•
PCI 2.2, ACPI 1.0/2.0/3.0, Plug and Play (PnP), DMI 2.3, USB Keyboard sup-•
port, and APM 1.2
PC Health Monitoring
Onboard voltage monitors for CPU1 Vcore/CPU2 Vcore, CPU1 DIMM/CPU2 •
DIMM, 1.5V, 3.3Vcc (V), 3.3V SB (V), 12Vcc (V), 5Vin, and Battery Voltage.
Fan status monitor with fi rmware control
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CPU/chassis temperature monitors•
Platform Environment Control Interface (PECI) ready•
Thermal Monitor 2 (TM2) support•
CPU fan auto-off in sleep mode•
CPU slow-down on temperature overheat•
Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) Fan Control •
CPU thermal trip support for processor protection, power LED•
Power-up mode control for recovery from AC power loss•
Auto-switching voltage regulator for CPU cores•
System overheat/Fan Fail LED Indicator and control•
Chassis intrusion detection•