ASUS Z9NA-D6 ATX Server Motherboard Dual LGA 1356 (Socket B2) DDR3 1600

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!

Pros: A ton of features for an ATX motherboard. Solid performance even with the buggy BIOS and temperature sensors not working. I was able to run esxi 5 with no problems. I also put Noctua 120mm Heatsinks and fans on the CPU's so they would run cold to the touch. Nice price point

Cons: First board had issues. Temperature sensors for CPU, memory, etc did not work. Could not flash BIOS. iKVM was buggy. Had to pull power and reseat iKVM daily. I am waiting for a replacement board. I hope the first one was just bad luck.

Other Thoughts: This is a fairly new board from ASUS. I think around 1 year on the market. For what it is supposed to do, I think it was a fair attempt. As mentioned above, I hope the first board was just bad luck. Although I am not too excited to find the board is now out of stock at Newegg.

Manufacturer Response:

Dear Valued Customer,

Thank you for your feedback on this motherboard. We're sorry for the issues mentioned with the first board. Please let us know if you come into the same with temp sensors or iKVM issues after receiving a replacement. To update the BIOS to the latest version, if you are using BIOS version older than 3107 simply, update to 3107 first, then update again with the latest version (3301 as of writing). If using 3107, simply flash to 3301 or later. Please keep in mind that after flashing to 3107, it is not possible to flash back to previous version. Thank you.

Support information: http://www.asus.com/Commericial_Servers_Workstations/Z9NAD6/#support. To obtain support: http://www.asus.com/support/Contact-ASUS/; service: http://www.service.asus.com/.

Regards,
Benson
ASUS Customer Loyalty
cl-benson@asus.com