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• 6 Gbps SAS 2.0, 4 w/ PCI-E 2.0 4-Way Xeon 7500 ServerBoard

Key Features
1. Intel® Xeon® processor 7500 series,
    with QPI up to 6.4 GT/s
2. Intel® 7500 (Boxboro-EX) Chipset
3. Up to 512GB DDR3 1333*/1066/800
    MHz ECC Registered DIMM
4. Intel® 82576 Dual-Port Gigabit
    Ethernet Controller
5. 6x SATA2 (3 Gbps) Ports via
    ICH10R Controller
6. 2 (x16) PCI-E 2.0 or
    1 (x16) PCI-E 2.0 + 2 (x8) PCI-E 2.0 or
    4 (x8) PCI-E 2.0 slots
7. Integrated Matrox G200eW Graphics
8. LSI 2108 8-Port 6Gbps SAS Controller;
    RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
9. Integrated IPMI 2.0 with Dedicated LAN

 
Links & Resources
Tested Memory List
Motherboard Manual
Update Your BIOS
Download the Latest Drivers and Utilities

RoHS 6/6

Product SKUs
MBD-X8QB6-F -O
  • X8QB6-F (Standard Retail Pack)
MBD-X8QB6-F -B
  • X8QB6-F (Bulk Pack)
 
Physical Stats
Form Factor
  • Proprietary
Dimensions
  • 16.4" x 16.8" (41.66cm x 42.65cm)
 
Processor/Cache
CPU
  • Quad 1567-pin LGA Sockets
  • Supports up to four Intel® 64-bit Xeon® processor(s) of the same type below:
    • Intel®
      Xeon®Processor 7500 Series (Nehalem-EX)
QPI
  • up to 6.4 GT/s
 
System Memory
Memory Capacity
  • 32x 240-pin DIMM sockets
  • Supports up to 512 GB 1066 / 978 / 800MHz DDR3 ECC Registered memory
  • Memory Mirroring supported
Memory Type
  • 1333* / 1066 / 978 / 800MHz ECC Registered DDR3 SDRAM 72-bit, 240-pin gold-plated DIMMs
DIMM Sizes
  • 1GB, 2GB, 4GB , 8GB , 16GB
Memory Voltage
  • 1.5 V, 1.35V
Error Detection
  • Corrects single-bit errors
  • Detects double-bit errors (using ECC memory)
  • Supports Intel® x4 and x8 Single Device Data Correction (SDDC)
 
On-Board Devices
Chipset
  • Intel® 7500 (Boxboro-EX) chipset
  • ICH10R
SAS
    • LSI 6Gbps SAS 2108
    • RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60 support
    • BBU (battery backup) extension kit (optional)
SATA
  • Intel ICH10R SATA 3.0Gbps Controller
  • RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 support (Windows)
  • RAID 0, 1, 10 support (Linux)
IPMI
  • Support for Intelligent Platform Management Interface v.2.0
  • IPMI 2.0 with virtual media over LAN and KVM-over-LAN support
  • Winbond® WPCM450 BMC
Network Controllers
  • Intel® 82576 Dual-Port Gigabit Ethernet Controllers
  • Supports 10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, and 1000BASE-T, RJ45 output
  • 1x Realtek RTL8201N PHY (dedicated IPMI)
Graphics
  • Matrox G200eW 16 MB DDR2
Super I/O
  • Winbond 83527HB chip
 
Input / Output
SAS
  • 8x 6Gbps SAS / SATA ports
Serial ATA
  • Six Serial ATA ports
  • Six SATA hard drives supported
LAN
  • 3x RJ45 LAN ports
USB
  • 2x USB rear ports
  • 2x USB internal headers (3 ports)
  • Total 5 USB 2.0 Compliant
VGA
  • 1x VGA Port
Serial Port / Header
  • 1 Fast UART 16550 serial port
  • 1 Fast UART 16550 serial header
Chassis ( Optimized for X8QB6-F )
2U Chassis
  • CSE-828TQ-R1400LPB
Tower / 4U Rackmount
Important Chassis Notes
  • To support the new generation Intel® Xeon® processor-based motherboards, a Revision K chassis is recommended for most models. Please talk to your sales representative or follow the link for details.
 
Expansion Slots
PCI-Express
  • 2 (x16) PCI-E 2.0 or 1 (x16) PCI-E 2.0 + 2 (x8) PCI-E 2.0 or 4 (x8) PCI-E 2.0 slots
 
System BIOS
BIOS Type
  • 32Mb SPI Flash EEPROM with AMI® BIOS
BIOS Features
  • Plug and Play (PnP)
  • PCI 2.2
  • ACPI up to 3.0
  • USB Keyboard support
 
Management
Software
  • IPMI (Intelligent Platform Management Interface) v1.5 / 2.0 with KVM support
  • Super Doctor III
Power Configurations
  • ACPI / ACPM Power Management
 
PC Health Monitoring
CPU
  • Monitors for CPU Cores, +1.2V, 1.5V, +3.3V, +12V, (+3V, 1.0V, 1.2V, 1.8V, 1.1V) Standby, VBAT, Memory, Chipset Voltages.
  • 4-Phase-switching voltage regulator with auto-sense from 0.6V-1.35V
FAN
  • Total of 10 fan headers supporting up to 10 fans
  • Ten 4-pin fan headers
  • 10x fans with tachometer status monitoring
  • Support 4-pin fans (w/o speed control)
  • Low noise fan speed control
Temperature
  • Monitoring for CPU and chassis environment
  • Thermal Control for 8x fan connectors
  • PECI
Other Features
  • Chassis intrusion detection
  • Chassis intrusion header
 
Operating Environment / Compliance
RoHS

RoHS 6/6
Environmental Spec.
  • Operating Temperature: 10° to 35° C (50° to 95°F)
  • Non-operating Temperature: -40° to 70° C (-40° to 158° F)
  • Operating Relative Humidity: 8% to 90% (non-condensing)
  • Non-operating Relative Humidity: 5 to 95% (non-condensing)
Parts List
  Part Number Qty Description
X8QB6-F MBD-X8QB6-F-O 1 X8QB6-F Motherboard
I/O Cable 1 CBL-0097L-02 2 79536-3220,50CM IPASS TO 4 SATA,PB FREE
Driver Disk CDR-X8-Q   1 DRIVER CD FOR X8 QUAD MOTHERBOARDS
Manual MNL-1178 1 X8QB6 / X8QBE MANUAL


Note:  Items in a Standard Retail Package may differ from items in a Standard Bulk Package.

* Run at speed - 1066MHz

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