Question 1

Can I run windows 8 on this?

Accepted Answer

I would say yes.  That said I didn't install windows 8 because I don't like it.  I have installed Windows 2008R2 and Ubuntu 12.04.  Both have run with no problem.

Question 2

Buffered or Unuffered Memory?

Accepted Answer

All Intel LGA1150 Xeons, aka E3-1200v3 series, for this motherboard only allow for the use of unbuffered DIMMs, aka UDIMMs. ECC and non-ECC are supported.

Question 3

Will this board work with Windows Home Server?

Accepted Answer

switch to linux/unix/freebsd

Question 4

Does the RAID work across both the 3Gbs and 6Gbs SATA ports? Ex: Can I create a RAID 5 array with 3 drives on the 6Gbs SATA ports and 2 drives on the 3Gbs port?

Accepted Answer

why people still use built-in raid controllers. avoid it at any cost, unless you have a solid backup/replication

Question 5

Can this board take advantage of buffered/registered RAM?

Accepted Answer

Short answer, no. 16GB is all you're going to get in this board due to limitations Intel put on the platform.

Long answer. No and maybe, but I doubt it.

Intel physically limited the Haswell E3-1200v3 series to 32GB of RAM, but their implementation appears to only allow 8GB UDIMMs. Since this board only has 2x DIMMS, 16GB is the max memory it will accept. 16GB UDIMMs are being tested and should come available this year, but the rumors are that they aren't working with Haswell Xeons.

"The JEDEC specifications for DDR3 do account for the use of 8 Gbit packages (either one 8 Gbit die or two 4 Gbit dies per package), should these be available.  However I am told that currently there is a fundamental non-fixable issue on all Intel processors (except Avoton and Rangeley, other Silvermont (BayTrail) is affected) that means that these dies are not recognised."
Can't give you a link, so Google anandtech 16GB intelligent memory

That's not  a problem with this board, every Haswell Xeon has the same problem. 8GB UDIMMs are cheaper and faster (buffering adds a few cycles of latency) than RDIMMs and there's no capacity advantage possible due to the limitations Intel has imposed. Intel may fix that, if possible, but I woudn't count on it. ASROCK would also have to update the BIOS to recognize/map the extra RAM.

Intel explicitly says RDIMMS do NOT work with LGA1150 Xeons. Can't link so Google intel e3-1200 v3 product family datasheet
Should be first PDF (third link) and slide 19. IIRC, there are some signaling differences that won't allow the RDIMM to work, but I've never actually tried it.

If 16GB of RAM isn't enough for your application, you need to move up to a micro-atx motherboard with 4x DIMM slots. You'll still need to use 8GB UDIMMs though and won't get more than 32GB total. If you want more than 32GB of RAM you need to go with Ivy Bridge Xeons in LGA2011, but that's not going to fit on a mini-itx board.

Question 6

What Memory has been tested and supported with this motherboard ?

Accepted Answer

can this support HP P410 Raid Card?

MB Physical Status
Form Factor	Mini ITX
Dimensions	6.7 x 6.7" (17.02 x 17.02cm)
Processor System
CPU	Single socket H3 (LGA 1150) supports Intel® Xeon processor E3-1200 v3 series & Haswell i3 processors Supports Hyper-Threading Technology
Socket	Single Socket H3 (LGA1150)
Chipset	Intel® C224
System Memory
Capacity	2 x 240-pin DDR3 DIMM slots Support up to 16GB DDR3 ECC DIMM
Type	Dual Channel DDR3 memory technology Supports DDR3 1600/1333 ECC DIMM
Voltage	1.5V, 1.35V
Expansion Slot
PCIe 3.0 x 16	1 slot (x16 mode)
Storage
SATA Controller	Intel® C224: 4 x SATA3 6.0Gbps, 2 x SATA2 3.0Gbps, Supports RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 and Intel® Rapid Storage
Ethernet
Interface	Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000Mbps
LAN Controller	2 x Intel® i210 Supports Wake-On-LAN Supports Energy Efficient Ethernet 802.3az Supports Dual LAN with Teaming function Supports PXE
Management
BMC Controller	ASPEED AST2300: IPMI (Intelligent Platform Management Interface) 2.0 with iKVM support
IPMI Dedicated LAN	1 x Realtek RTL8211E for dedicated management LAN
Features	Watch Dog NMI
Graphics
Controller	ASPEED AST2300
VRAM	DDR3 16MB
Output	Supports D-Sub with max. resolution up to 1920 x 1200 @ 60Hz
Rear Panel I/O
PS/2 KB/Mouse	1
VGA Port	D-sub x 1
USB 2.0 Port	2
USB 3.0 Port	2
Lan Port	2 x RJ45 Gigabit Ethernet LAN ports 1 x RJ45 Dedicated IPMI LAN port LAN Ports with LED (ACT/LINK LED and SPEED LED)
Serial Port	1 (COM1)
UID Button/UID LED	1
Internal Connector
Auxiliary Panel Header	1 (include chassis intrusion, location button & LED, front LAN LED)
IPMB Header	1
Fan Header	3 x 4-pin
ATX Power	1 (24-pin) + 1 (4-pin)
USB 2.0 Header	1 (each supports two USB 2.0)
Type A USB 2.0 Port	1
USB 3.0 Header	1 (each support 2 USB 3.0)
System BIOS
BIOS Type	64Mb AMI UEFI Legal BIOS
BIOS Features	Plug and Play (PnP) ACPI 1.1 Compliance Wake Up Events SMBIOS 2.3.1 Support DRAM Voltage Multi-adjustment ASRock Instant Flash
Hardware Monitor
Temperature	CPU Temperature Sensing System Temperature Sensing
Fan	CPU/Rear/Front Fan Tachometer CPU Quiet Fan (Allow CPU Fan Speed Auto-Adjust by CPU Temperature) CPU/Rear/Front Fan Multi-Speed Control
Voltage	Voltage Monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, CPU Vcore, DRAM, 1.05V_PCH, +BAT, 3VSB, 5VSB
Supported Operating Systems
OS	Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 (x64) Server 2012 (x64) Linux RedHat Enterprise Linux Server 5.5/6.4 (x32 and x64) CentOS 5.5 / 6.4 (x32 and x64) SUSE Enterprise Linux Server 11 SP1 (x32 and x64) FreeBSD 9.1 (x32/x64) Fedora core 18 (x64) UBuntu 12.04/12.10 (x64) Virtual VMWare ESXi 5.1
Environment
Temperature	Operating temperature: 50 - 95°F (10 - 35°C) / Non-operating temperature: -40 - 158°F (-40 - 70°C)

Brand	AsRock Rack
Model	E3C224D2I

CPU Socket Type	LGA 1150
CPU Type	Supports Intel Xeon E3-1200 v3 / v4* and 5th / 4th Generation Core i3 / Pentium / Celeron Processors (Socket 1150) Supports Hyper-Threading Technology * Due to Graphics control by AST2300, E3-1200 series integrated graphics can’t be used. BIOS version 3.0 or above is required

Number of DDR3 Slots	2 x 240pin
DDR3 Standard	DDR3 1600 / 1333 ECC UDIMM memory
Maximum Memory Supported	16GB
Channel Supported	Dual Channel
ECC Supported	Yes

SATA	2 x SATA 3.0Gb/s + 4 x SATA 6.0Gb/s
SATA RAID	0/1/5/10

AsRock Rack E3C224D2I Mini ITX Server Motherboard LGA 1150 Intel C224 DDR3 1600 / 1333 ECC UDIMM memory

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LAN Chipset	Intel I210
LAN Speed	10/100/1000Mbps
Second LAN Chipset	Intel I210
Second LAN Speed	10/100/1000Mbps
Max LAN Speed	2 x 1Gbps

PS/2	1
Video Ports	1 x D-Sub
RJ45	2 x RJ45 Gigabit Ethernet LAN ports 1 x RJ45 Dedicated IPMI LAN port LAN Ports with LED (ACT / LINK LED and SPEED LED)
USB 1.1/2.0	2 x USB 2.0
USB 3.0	2 x USB 3.0

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