STH posted about this awhile back and I've been dying to get more info on it.
The main URL is not loading right now, but google has it in its cache for now along with the first picture available along with specs.
(cache link may or may not work for others, if not then search "e3c226d2i" and click it yourself)
Good news:
-CPU socket is pretty much dead center, nothing obvious in the keep out zone and heatsinks are low profile
-Regular dimm slots! arranged for front-back airflow (I know ECC unbuffered so-dimms exist but PITA to find and pricey as hell)
-Dual i210 intel nics, ipmi is on seperate realtek controller (I can tolerate crappy chipset for just OOB management) no idea if these have ECC buffers or not though
-Hardware PS/2 port (if you didn't already know, usb is inferior for keyboards for many reasons)
-Built in serial port
-I think it has a clear cmos button on back?
-Onboard USB socket for license dongles/permanent boot drives/etc
-Most connectors are on the edges and towards the front of the case
Bad news:
-Only video out is VGA D-sub and I do not see any pins on the board for cabling anything else (HDMI would be a BIG help for a travel/demo server, you can always find a random TV around)
-Typical lowend onboard VGA chipset (basic 2D only w/16MB) so not sure whether or not the VGA can be used by the haswell instead. I know they intend this for 12_0 xeons but its nice to have an option for accelerated GUI.
-No picture of underside, but they have a well deserved reputation of putting stuff in the way of backplates
Interesting things:
-"*Haswell i5/i7 processors processor support is an extended advantage provided by ASRock Rack. It is out of warranty, user's discretion is required."
-Listing of Linux/Unix OSes including ESXi 5.1 so a good chance it will come out of the box with VT-d support in BIOS, if not a later release
edit: URL is live now
The main URL is not loading right now, but google has it in its cache for now along with the first picture available along with specs.
(cache link may or may not work for others, if not then search "e3c226d2i" and click it yourself)
Good news:
-CPU socket is pretty much dead center, nothing obvious in the keep out zone and heatsinks are low profile
-Regular dimm slots! arranged for front-back airflow (I know ECC unbuffered so-dimms exist but PITA to find and pricey as hell)
-Dual i210 intel nics, ipmi is on seperate realtek controller (I can tolerate crappy chipset for just OOB management) no idea if these have ECC buffers or not though
-Hardware PS/2 port (if you didn't already know, usb is inferior for keyboards for many reasons)
-Built in serial port
-I think it has a clear cmos button on back?
-Onboard USB socket for license dongles/permanent boot drives/etc
-Most connectors are on the edges and towards the front of the case
Bad news:
-Only video out is VGA D-sub and I do not see any pins on the board for cabling anything else (HDMI would be a BIG help for a travel/demo server, you can always find a random TV around)
-Typical lowend onboard VGA chipset (basic 2D only w/16MB) so not sure whether or not the VGA can be used by the haswell instead. I know they intend this for 12_0 xeons but its nice to have an option for accelerated GUI.
-No picture of underside, but they have a well deserved reputation of putting stuff in the way of backplates
Interesting things:
-"*Haswell i5/i7 processors processor support is an extended advantage provided by ASRock Rack. It is out of warranty, user's discretion is required."
-Listing of Linux/Unix OSes including ESXi 5.1 so a good chance it will come out of the box with VT-d support in BIOS, if not a later release
edit: URL is live now