Hello, I am trying to pull some parts together from Supermicro and was wondering if you could give me some guidance on compatibility. I purchased a used X9SCA-F motherboard and had the following questions:
1. It appears that if the board is running BIOS revision 2.0 or above that it will support E3-1200 v2 CPUs. If I install the “v2” version of this processor and the board is running an older BIOS revision, is it possible to upgrade the BIOS with this new “V2” CPU installed or would I need the none “V2” version in order to apply the firmware upgrade first?
2. In reading through the manual for this motherboard it appears the PCI Express slots are described as “Two (2) PCI-Express 2.0 x4 in x8 Slots”.. Can you tell me what this means? Are these x4 OR x8 PCI-e slots?
3. Will the “AOC-SAS2LP-MV8” controller work with this motherboard? Does it have to be installed in the only x16 slot or would it work in one of the “PCI-Express 2.0 x4 in x8 Slots”.
Below are the product links for the parts I have or am thinking of purchasing. Thanks for answering my questions…
AOC-SAS2LP-MV8
Supermicro | Products | Accessories | Add-on Cards | AOC-SAS2LP-MV8
X9SCA-F
Supermicro | Products | Motherboards | Xeon® Boards | X9SCA-F
Regards,
1. It appears that if the board is running BIOS revision 2.0 or above that it will support E3-1200 v2 CPUs. If I install the “v2” version of this processor and the board is running an older BIOS revision, is it possible to upgrade the BIOS with this new “V2” CPU installed or would I need the none “V2” version in order to apply the firmware upgrade first?
2. In reading through the manual for this motherboard it appears the PCI Express slots are described as “Two (2) PCI-Express 2.0 x4 in x8 Slots”.. Can you tell me what this means? Are these x4 OR x8 PCI-e slots?
3. Will the “AOC-SAS2LP-MV8” controller work with this motherboard? Does it have to be installed in the only x16 slot or would it work in one of the “PCI-Express 2.0 x4 in x8 Slots”.
Below are the product links for the parts I have or am thinking of purchasing. Thanks for answering my questions…
AOC-SAS2LP-MV8
Supermicro | Products | Accessories | Add-on Cards | AOC-SAS2LP-MV8
X9SCA-F
Supermicro | Products | Motherboards | Xeon® Boards | X9SCA-F
Regards,