Question 1

Has anyone tried the Intel PRO/1000 PT Quad Port Server Adapter on this board running ESXi as a host? If yes, did it work?

Accepted Answer

I am running Intel dual port with ESXi in pass through mode.No problems so far. My guess is Quad port would also work as it is same thing two times.

Question 2

What is the recommended resolution of the video chipset on this board?

Accepted Answer

Huh, this question is very unspecific and it is going to be hard to answer. This board support standard set of resolutions usable for seeing BIOS, basic thing in the OS, etc. However, this is server board equipped with IPMI. You do not even have to connect monitor to this board to get something going. Just use IMPI ethernet jack and you have video console over IP for free. Please, be more specific about your application to get better answer.

Question 3

How well does the integrated RAID solution work?

Accepted Answer

Very well, I have it set up to use two SSDs with Raid0 to boot the machine into Centos 6.  This is our main office data server  with Cendio's Thinlinc  terminal server software.  It is very fast.

Question 4

Will this motherboard support the Intel Pentium G2140 Ivy Bridge CPU?

Accepted Answer

The Supermicro X10SLH-F motherboard has a LGA1150 CPU socket that supports Intel Xeon E3-1200 v3 and 4th Generation Intel desktop CPUs.  The G2140 is a LGA1155 -socket CPU and won't be compatible.

Question 5

I want to use 6 SSDs, either Samsung Pros or Seagate pros or combinations with this board.  I want a system RAID 1 with two discs and a data RAID 10 with four discs.  Will this mother board work with these SSDs?

Accepted Answer

I have a Supermicro X10SLH-F motherboard with four Samsung 840 Pro SSDs connected to the onboard SATA ports and it's running ESXi just fine.  However, my disks are not using the onboard RAID.

Question 6

Can 2 PCI-E 3.0 8x slots work in 1x PCI-E 3.0 16x and 1x PCI-E 3.0 0x configuration? Supermicro documentation is so confusing.

Accepted Answer

Most (but not all - they should, but some are not compliant) PCIe x16 boards will work in an x8 slot, but you will encounter some degradation because of the limited throughput.  An x8 slot operating at x1 is not capable of giving the lanes to another slot (this is fundamental to PCIe, and has nothing to do with the design of this board - the maximum lanes on any slot are 8).

Question 7

Does it have UEFI BIOS? Will I be able to boot Windows 7 x64 Ultimate from the 3GB hard drive with GPT partition table?

Accepted Answer

Yes and Yes

Question 8

Does it work with Intel Xeon E3-1240L V3 (the low power 25W TDP CPU)?

Accepted Answer

I don't see any reason why it wouldn't work just fine.  Just know that the CPU is running at 2.0 GHz (typ.), so will be considerablty slower that my 1270 v3 at 3.5 GHz.  Actually this would be a better fit for a 1U chassis due to lower power, you wouldn't need as much air flow (fan noise) over the CPU.  My fans make alot of noise and am considering going up to a 3u or 4u chassis, but using the 1240L might be another way to go.

Question 9

Is it possible to passthrough the SATA controller with VT-d enabled?

Accepted Answer

You can only set SAS controller with passthrough mode.

Question 10

Will this MB support a Haswell i7 CPU?

Accepted Answer

The description from supermicro lists "Intel® Xeon® processor E3-1200 v3 (supports VHD via E3-1285 or E3-1285L) and 4th Gen Core i3, Pentium, Celeron processors".  No mention of ci7 processors.

The Xeon E3 v3's are equivalent chips, and actually are cheaper on most models for the same performance (the 3.5GHz one seems to be the sole exception where the ci7 is cheaper).

Product SKUs
MBD-X10SLH-F	X10SLH-F (Bulk Pack)
Physical Stats
Form Factor	microATX
Dimensions	9.6" x 9.6", (24.4cm x 24.4cm)
Processor/Cache
CPU	Intel® Xeon® processor E3-1200 v3/v4 (supports VHD via E3-1285 or E3-1285L) and 4th Gen Core i3, Pentium, Celeron processors Single Socket H3 (LGA 1150)
System Memory
Memory Capacity	4x 240-pin DDR3 DIMM sockets Supports up to 32 GB DDR3 ECC Un-Buffered memory (UDIMM)
Memory Type	1600MHz ECC DDR3 SDRAM 72-bit, 240-pin gold-plated DIMMs
DIMM Sizes	8GB, 4GB, 2GB, 1GB
Memory Voltage	1.5 V
Error Detection	Corrects single-bit errors Detects double-bit errors (using ECC memory)
On-Board Devices
Chipset	Intel® C226 Express PCH
SATA	SATA3 (6Gbps) w/ RAID 0, 1, 5, 10
Network Controllers	Intel® i210AT Controllers Supports 10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, and 1000BASE-T, RJ45 output 1x Realtek RTL8211E PHY (dedicated IPMI)
VGA	BMC integrated Aspeed AST2400
Input / Output
Serial ATA	6x SATA3 (6Gbps) ports
LAN	2x Gigabit Ethernet LAN ports 1x RJ45 Dedicated IPMI LAN port
USB	4x USB 3.0 ports (2 rear, 1 Type-A, 1 via header) 6x USB 2.0 ports (2 rear, 4 via header)
VGA	1x VGA D-Sub Connector
Serial Port / Header	2x COM ports (1 rear, 1 header)
DOM	SATA DOM (Disk on Module) power connector support
TPM	1x TPM 1.2 20-pin Header

Brand	SUPERMICRO
Model	MBD-X10SLH-F-O

CPU Socket Type	LGA 1150
CPU Type	Intel Xeon E3-1200 v3 (supports VHD via E3-1285 or E3-1285L) and 4th Gen Core i3, Pentium, Celeron

Number of DDR3 Slots	4 x 240pin
DDR3 Standard	DDR3 1600
Maximum Memory Supported	32GB
ECC Supported	Yes

PCI Express x8	1x PCI-E 3.0 x8 (in x16) slot 1x PCI-E 3.0 x8 slot
PCI Express x4	1x PCI-E 2.0 x4 (in x8) slot

SUPERMICRO MBD-X10SLH-F-O uATX Server Motherboard LGA 1150 Intel C226 DDR3 1600

SUPERMICRO MBD-X10SLH-F-O uATX Server Motherboard

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

COM	1
Video Ports	D-Sub
USB 1.1/2.0	2 x USB 2.0
USB 3.0	2 x USB 3.0

Dimensions
Form Factor	uATX
Dimensions (W x L)	9.6" x 9.6"

Item#: N82E16813182822