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ASUS P8C WS ATX Server Motherboard LGA 1155 Intel C216 DDR3 1600
 
BIOS problems
- Pros: has the features I want
- Cons: Both the print manual and the latest downloadable manual (5/21/13) do not correspond to the BIOS. BIOS apparently cannot be backed up or flashed to an earlier version. Manual refers to .rom files instead of .cap files. Acronis and latest Paragon will not run with Win7 64bit pro installation on hard drives.
- Other Thoughts: I Built a P8C system with 0505 BIOS in 7/12. Acronis would load and not see SSD drives. Paragon backup software was used successfully. Bought P8C with 3202 BIOS in 4/13 and could not load Acronis from disk used with ASUS A8N-SLI and P7F-X RAID-1 WinXP systems. Paragon software reboots endlessly. Software will load if hard drives with Win7 64bit Pro not in system. "Unable to load Linux kernel" error for Acronis if drives are present. ASUS EZFlash does not permit flashing to earlier BIOS and BUPDATER will not backup BIOS, giving message "The BIOS backup is not supported due to the security policy." When I talked with tech support, they said that they had never heard of the message and sent me a new BIOS v. 3202 chip. No change in behavior and I submitted a test report form. Googled the message and found a post about another motherboard by Admin on ASUS VIP forum stating "The BIOS backup was blocked to allow the possibility to pass Windows 8 WHQL test, so is the change from .ROM to .CAP." It has been three weeks and nobody has been able to confirm whether or not it is possible to backup or backdate the P8C BIOS. Nobody has been able to explain why Acronis and Paragon will load if the hard drives are not present, but fail to load if the Win7 installation is present. Nobody has indicated when a manual corresponding to the present BIOS will be available. BIOS 3306 is now available, but nobody will tell me whether or not I should try to flash it. I will post a followup if and when these issues are addressed by ASUS. Moderator on ASUS VIP forum had this to say about another motherboard:
"No one from Asus generally reads this Forum.. so if you want to report the Bupdater issue, you need to do so through the Technical Inquiry route..
Your user manual 'should' describe the proper procedure.
It is not unusual for technical writers to do a lot of 'Cut & Paste'.. many times in places where it doesn't belong and becomes misleading."
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Reviewed By:N/A,5/24/2013 12:35:42 PM
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SUPERMICRO MBD-X9SCM-F-O LGA 1155 Intel C204 Micro ATX Intel Xeon E3 Server Motherboard
second build with 2012
- Pros: Newegg isn't out of stock
- Cons: In my last review I explained how to get this Mboard to boot from DVD after setting up Raid. This time I was installing server 2012 not 2008 and the drives didn't show up. I knew that I needed the raid driver but the website of the Manufacturer has a mind boggling number of downloads and no way to find the one you are looking for. Fortunately in one post for someone looking for something similar I found the driver for this Mboard:
ftp://ftp.supermicro.com/driver/SATA/Intel_PCH_RAID_RST/Windows/11.2.0.1006/
The forum poster was actually looking for 2003 32 bit but I saw the 11.2.0.1006 and knew from all the others I tried that it would have the 64 bit also - good luck !
- Other Thoughts: It would be nice if they included a CD with the Mboard like ASUS and others do but they direct you to their website where they have every download they've ever provided all mixed together. Good luck figuring it out!
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Reviewed By:Kruppster,5/22/2013 8:19:27 PM
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ASUS P8C WS ATX Server Motherboard LGA 1155 Intel C216 DDR3 1600
P8C WS mboard
- Pros: Xeon 1275v2 processor. XMP 32GB Corsair 1600 memory.
Very fast:
Passmark CPU Mark 10,558. Passmark Memory Mark 7743. Passmark HD benckmark 4366 on Intel 525SSD.
Use internal Hd 4000 video.
I use VMware Workstation 9. 2012 server runs fine. - Cons: Want more SATA 3 ports, only 2 standard.
- Other Thoughts: Dead quiet in Fractal Design Case with M2 620 slient power supply.
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Reviewed By:N/A,5/20/2013 9:59:44 AM
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Supermicro X9SAE-V Desktop Motherboard - Intel C216 Chipset - Socket H2 LGA-1155 - Retail Pack
So far so good - Linux NAS build
- Pros: Working well so far with:
CPU: Intel E3-1230V2 LGA1155 Processor BX80637E31230V2
Chassis: Supermicro CSE-822T 2U case. BUT, the power supply BARELY REACHES the motherboard connectors.
Drives: WD1003FBYX and WD10EFRX drives.
Memory: Kingston 8GB DDR3 1600MHz PC3 12800 ECC CL11 DIMM KVR16E11/8 - Cons: Fan 4 connector is near the "rear" of the board where the keyboard connector is. This necessitates a fan extension cable to reach fans in a typical 2U rackmount chassis. (All the other fan connectors are at the "front" edge of the board where the power LED is.)
- Other Thoughts: eth1 did not come up, although it showed up in lspci and dmesg. Connecting the port to the network switch showed no lights on the motherboard port. Turned out the solution was to completely remove the power and pull the CMOS battery (as is the solution for many Realtek/Gigabyte boards in the past year.)
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Reviewed By:systemizer,5/19/2013 3:27:00 PM
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ASUS KCMA-D8 ATX Server Motherboard Dual Socket C32 AMD SR5670 DDR3 1333/1066/800
Usable but Ultimately Disappointing
- Pros: ATX format, PCI-E x16 slot, arrived with the latest BIOS supporting Opteron 4300 series, great fan control keeping machine both cool and quiet, thoroughly configurable BIOS options with great administrative features like KVM over IP and network booting.
- Cons: Two USB ports. No, seriously. TWO. Two of them! BIOS will only let you configure the six available SATA (1-4, 5-6) ports as either IDE+IDE, AHCI+AHCI, RAID+RAID, RAID+IDE but *NOT* RAID+AHCI. Uses a proprietary add-on SAS/RAID solution ('PIKE') that costs well over $100 and would make this board almost as expensive as the competing Tyan product, no onboard audio, remote administration also requires an additional proprietary add-on module (ASMB4-iKVM) which I believe is around $80 (though not currently offered by Newegg), unbelievably long boot time.
- Other Thoughts: Because of the limited SATA port configuration options available in the BIOS, my main boot drive, a Samsung 840 Pro series SSD had to be installed as RAID to reap any benefits of its performance over using IDE and still be able to use a RAID array with other drives on the remaining ports. However, despite Windows 7 Pro x64 installing without issue to the SSD, it and the Samsung Magician software do not recognize it for what it is, so it ultimately underperforms in Windows. TRIM appears to work, fortunately, and the Samsung Magician software can scan it, and update the firmware, but cannot run any performance tests on it or erase it. Almost all of the application's options are grayed out.
Recently, after a catastrophic system crash caused by trying to run third party temperature monitoring software (CoreTemp) because ASUS does not offer such a utility compatible with this board despite there ALWAYS being a necessity for such regardless of market segment, both onboard Intel gigabit ethernet chips got fried somehow. The problem has persisted through driver re-installation (both chips fail internal diagnostics), Windows System Restore to before the crash, Windows System Restore from Image Backup to two weeks before the crash, resetting the mobo to factory defaults, resetting the TCP/IP stack and Winsock, safe mode, bypassing router, and exists in Ubuntu installed on a separate physical drive. Definitely the NICs. Have had to request an RMA through ASUS since the board was purchased over 90 days ago. I've had plenty of system crashes on both Windows and Linux before across many platforms and have never experienced such a singular component failure before. I imagined a server/workstation motherboard would be a bit sturdier...
I've used this board to build a CGI workstation on the bones of a previous system so I was glad for the ATX form factor. Still, not being able to cram at least 4 USB ports on to this board while most enthusiast boards seem to have 6 or even 8 is just min- boggling. I can't have all my peripherals connected at once and will probably have to invest in a USB hub.
Additionally, I've experienced an odd behaviour mentioned by other reviewers about this board: unbelievably long boot up time! When I first turn on the power, the lights and fans kick on with all the usual noise but nothing happens for about 10 seconds. Then the computer appears to reboot; it goes very quiet but the lights stay on, then comes the the BIOS POST and confirmation beeps. POST, RAID Config, and if you leave it enabled, network boot screens, altogether consume about 20-30 seconds of boot time before Windows even start its boot process. Because of this, despite having an SSD (or perhaps since I can't have it on an AHCI controller), it still takes me about two minutes to get from power on to Windows desktop. I've really saved no time despite the upgrades from 7200rpm hard drives and Windows Vista.
Given all these factors, I can't recommend this board.
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Reviewed By:jasond,5/19/2013 12:48:07 PM
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SUPERMICRO H8DAE-O Extended ATX Server Motherboard Dual 940 AMD 8131
Old entries are a great reference
- Pros: This model showed up in a search for a SuperMicro H8DAE-2. Thankfully, the newegg entry contains information about this motherboard that the manufacture does not. I was able to use this info to get he correct Broadcom 5704 drivers for my motherboard.
- Cons: That the manufacture's website has inaccurate information.
- Other Thoughts: I know this isn't a review for this product, but I'm hoping this comment can help others who resort to google to fix issues with the H8DAE series motherboards. Rated at 4 stars since it's not really a review.
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Reviewed By:bweir,5/17/2013 9:26:50 AM
This reviewer reports that his/her technical understanding of this type of product is Somewhat High and has owned this product less than 1 day.
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SUPERMICRO X9SRE-3F ATX Server Motherboard LGA 2011 DDR3 1600/1333/1066
Today is RMA
- Pros: I have had good success with Supermicro server boards in the past, and customer service was good. They pick up the phone.
- Cons: Will not post unless you press on the board. Never seen this before. Tried multiple component swaps on CPU coolers, memory, etc. to fix. Customer support said to RMA. I'm disappointed, as we needed this machine to be online.
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Reviewed By:N/A,5/16/2013 11:30:00 AM
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ASUS KCMA-D8 ATX Server Motherboard Dual Socket C32 AMD SR5670 DDR3 1333/1066/800
Great board for budget server
- Pros: I have owned the board for over a year. Running dual quad core processors with 16GB of DDR3 ram and a 32GB OCZ SSD. Originally installed VMware ESXI 5.0 and updated to 5.1 a few months ago. Great hardware to run vm's on. Great motherboard to expand on.
- Cons: First motherboard I received was not powering up correctly being an electronics techniction in trade pulled out the multimeter and found a schematic online and found that there was a bad capacitor on the board. Got an RMA from newegg and had it replaced within a week. Sometimes you can't help manufacturing defects which in my opinion should not effect the overall rating of the product.
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Reviewed By:whizkiddt,5/13/2013 7:21:07 PM
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SUPERMICRO MBD-H8SGL-F-O ATX Server Motherboard Socket G34 AMD SR5650 DDR3 1333
CPU Opteron 6272 Interlagos 2.1GHz
- Pros: Seems very, very stable so far.
- Cons: It's dog slow running Linux 3.8.12 kernel but I have not tried any optimizations . I also have a ASUS Workstation MB with Xeon 5620 and a simple test compiling gcc was slightly faster on the Xeon.
- Other Thoughts: For the CPU fan I used a Noctua NH-U9DO. I really like it lot, however I could only attach on fan because the video card slot is in the way.
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Reviewed By:N/A,5/12/2013 11:44:04 AM
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ASUS Z9NA-D6 ATX Server Motherboard Dual LGA 1356 (Socket B2) DDR3 1600
Nice Board
- Pros: A ton of features. Works great. Put 120mm Noctua heat sinks and fans on the CPU's. They run at around 40 C when in use.
- Cons: Still have not been able to get the iKVM to work across my router for remote access. Could be a configuration issue on my part but not really sure at this point. I changed the ports the iKVM uses and have noticed the preview window cannot load the iKVM scree any more so I suspect it is an interface issue when changing the access port.
- Other Thoughts: This is a follow up to my previous review. Once I got the replacement board, everything is working great. I have been running this system now for 2 months. Running ESXi with several VM's. I love this board!
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Reviewed By:Bacardi201,5/10/2013 2:33:21 PM
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