User's Manual (1.0c)

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Preface
Preface
This manual is written for system integrators, PC technicians and
knowledgeable PC users. It provides information for the installation and use of the
X9SRi/X9SRE Motherboard Series motherboard.
About This Motherboard
The X9SRi/X9SRE Motherboard Series supports a single Intel® E5-1600/
E5-2600 series processor (2011-pin, Socket R). With the Intel® C600 series chipset
built in, the X9SRi/X9SRE Motherboard series offers top-of-the-line system perfor-
mance and storage capability. Features such as eight SAS/SATA ports, support
for up to 256GB of memory, and IPMI support make the X9SRi/X9SRE series ideal
for high end server platforms.
Please refer to our website (http://www.supermicro.com/products/) for processor
and memory support updates.
*This product is intended to be installed and serviced by professional technicians.
Manual Organization
Chapter 1describesthefeatures,specicationsandperformanceofthemother-
board, and provides detailed information on the Intel Patsburg chipset.
Chapter 2 provides hardware installation instructions. Read this chapter when in-
stalling the processor, memory modules and other hardware components into the
system. If you encounter any problems, see Chapter 3, which describes trouble-
shooting procedures for video, memory and system setup stored in the CMOS.
Chapter 4 includes an introduction to the BIOS, and provides detailed information
on running the CMOS Setup utility.
Appendix A provides BIOS Error Beep Codes.
Appendix B lists software program installation instructions.
Appendix C contains the UEFI BIOS Recovery instructions.