Question 1

I'm trying to figure out what RAM will work with this motherboard. Looking at this...www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820242335&ignorebbr=1 Will it work?

Accepted Answer

You "should" use the RAM listed in the QVL by Supermicro.  I can't say if the RAM you referenced will work.  I purchased Samsung RAM Model M391A2K43BB1-CPB (not on the QVL but only because it's lesser brother 8GB stick was tested, not the 16GB stick) which is the capacity you are looking for.  And internet search will provide you a listing of places you can buy the RAM from but pay attention to the part number, sometimes an internet search will give you a result that is close but here close is not good.

Question 2

I installed 2 sticks 8 GB ECC Unbuff RAM in B2 and A2. My board does not detect memory in DIMMB2. If I swap the sticks same thing - only detects A2. Bad Board again? I already got 1 exchanged for same reason from Newegg. Any idea?

Accepted Answer

OK, Turns out that the MOBO and Memory are fine. Issue was due to a PCIe RAID card (Dell H330). The card apprantly uses SMBus in a non standard way. So the "hack" is to cover the B5 and B6 pins on the RAID Card.Google for sas-hba-crossflashing-or-flashing-to-it-mode and see the wordpress site by techmattr. After doing this, reboot, and it works correctly

Question 3

Can I use a Intel Xeon E3-1230 V5 3.4 GHz LGA 1151 80W BX80662E31230V5 Server Processor on this Motherboard?

Accepted Answer

Yes, you can. I've been running VmWare ESXi on that exact combo (with 4x16G ECC RAM) since October 2016 without any issues.

Question 4

Does this board have hardware RAID integrated? Looking to use this for RAID and want to know if I need to buy a separate RAID card.

Accepted Answer

Yes it does, but only for SATA drives. It has an Intel C236 Controller which supports RAID 0,1,5 and 10. Below is the link for full specs.

Question 5

Can i have a RAID1E configuration using this motherboard without purchasing  a RAID controller? Does this support RAID out of the box?

Accepted Answer

The SUPERMICRO MBD-X11SSM-F-O has an on-board integrated Intel PCH RSTe SATA RAID controller which supports RAID 0, 1, 5, and 10 out of the box. There's no mention of RAID 1e and there's no need to purchase a RAID controller.

Question 6

Does this board support non-ECC DIMMs, or is it ECC only?   This is the base for a home lab and is not mission critical, so trying to save a few bucks if I can. :)

Thanks in advance for the feedback!

Accepted Answer

I believe it does support Non-ECC RAM however I have not been able to locate that in documentation.  I would however recommend that you install ECC RAM or purchase a different motherboard that doesn't require ECC RAM for your project, which will also save you money.  Additionally this motherboard will likely require two firmware updates, the BIOS and IPMI.  This is not an issue for people who this product is targeted at.

Question 7

Will a kaby lake work with this motherboard, and if so will I have to update the bios with a skylake or will the bios be updated?

Accepted Answer

As you may be aware, there is a BIOS upgrade which recently came out a few weeks ago and I suspect that a kaby will work fine without the update, but with that said, I'd contact Supermicro before purchasing the ensure this.  Here is the data from the BIOS update:

Product Name: X11SSM-F

Revision: 2.0a            Previous Revision: 2.0

Release Date: 3/09/2017

Dependencies:

None

Important Notes:

None

Enhancements:

1. Changed BIOS revision to 2.0a.

2. Intel RC/SI updated to 4.1.0.2.

3. Updated SPS to 4.1.3.22 PV release.

4. Added "Kaby Lake" to "System Agent Bridge Name".

5. Updated DT_P_119 for Skylake R0 stepping microcode M36506E3_000000B2.

6. Updated RSTe PreOS 4.6.0.1018.

New Features:

1. "PCI AER Support" setup item now displayed to OOB by enabling "CBURN AERON".

2. Added AMI EarlyConsoleOut_02 module and SmcEarlyConsoleStatus from SVN#2572.

Fixes:

1. Fixed system hanging at 0x35 with Skylake CPU when JBR1 enabled after a flash failed.

2. Fixed system hanging when installing an add-on card that contains non SMC format VPD data.

3. Fixed operation of COM1 console redirection default setting (disabled) in MFG mode.

4. Fixed Greenlow CPUs not working at minimum CPU frequency (800 MHz) with a non-ACPI aware OS (e.g., DOS and EFI Shell) when setting "Boot Performance Mode" to "Power Saving" in the BIOS setup menu. (PB #73801).

5. Fixed Multi event time count not following the specifications.

6. Fixed issue of power button not being reported in the ACPI table when set to "4 Seconds Override" in BIOS.

7. Fixed SMBIOS Type 17 Manufacturer being incorrect when installing memory that has an unknown manufacturer to display as “Undefined”.

Question 8

does this board has compatibility with E3-1235 3.2Ghz Quad core xeon no version, and ddr3 1333mhz ecc cl9 1.5v timing 9-9-9 240 pin?

Accepted Answer

No, it uses DDR4 Unbuffered ECC RAM first off, and requires a LGA 1151 CPU, which is Xeon E3-12xx V5 or 6th gen core i3, Celeron, and Pentium.  Find out what socket your chip uses, and filter the motherboards from there.  You should read the product descriptions before considering a product, this information is in the first 3 bullet points of the Overview on the product page.

Question 9

On Supermicro's site they list X11SSM-F, but this one is MBD-X11SSM-F-O , What is the -O represent?  Is it the same or different than what I find on Supermicro's site?

Accepted Answer

I think it's just to distinguish between the retail packaging and bulk packaging.  They inconsistently list both part numbers on the manufacturer's site (SKUs, reference:  look up the X10DAi  on the SuperMicro site).  In this case, there doesn't appear to be a "dash O" for this board at SuperMicro, and in the Newegg description it states that it's actually a "dash B" (Bulk).  This is probably a fairly inconsequential mistake by Newegg.

Question 10

Does this board support registered DIMMs?  I have 32GB of Samsung ECC that I would like to use if possible.

Accepted Answer

No, the X11SSM(-F) and the X11SSL(-F) supports "up to 64GB of unbuffered (UDIMM) DDR4 ECC" memory. This and additional specifics can be found on page 33 in the user manual (as of Revision 1.1a) under "2.4 Memory Support and Installation." This board requires unbuffered, not registered, ECC memory.

Product SKUs
MBD-X11SSM-F -B	X11SSM-F (Bulk Pack)
Physical Stats
Form Factor	micro ATX
Dimensions	9.6" x 9.6", (24.4cm x 24.4cm)
Processor/Cache
CPU	Single Socket H4 (LGA 1151) supports: Intel® Xeon® processor E3-1200 v5, Intel® 6th Gen Core™ i3, Intel® Pentium®, Intel® Celeron® processors CPU TDP up to 80W
System Memory
Memory Capacity	4x 288-pin DDR4 DIMM slots Up to 64GB DDR4 ECC UDIMM
Memory Type	2133/1866/1600MHz ECC DDR4 SDRAM 72-bit, 288-pin (UDIMM) gold-plated DIMMs
DIMM Sizes	16GB, 8GB, 4GB
Memory Voltage	1.2 V
Error Detection	Corrects single-bit errors Detects double-bit errors (using ECC memory)
On-Board Devices
Chipset	Intel® C236 chipset
SATA	SATA3 (6Gbps) via C236 controller RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 support
IPMI	Support for Intelligent Platform Management Interface v.2.0 IPMI 2.0 with virtual media over LAN and KVM-over-LAN support ASPEED AST2400 BMC
Network Controllers	Dual Intel® I210-AT Gigabit Ethernet LAN ports Supports 10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, and 1000BASE-T, RJ45 output
Graphics	ASPEED AST2400 BMC
Input / Output
SATA	8x SATA3 (6Gbps) ports
LAN	2x RJ45 Gigabit Ethernet LAN ports 1x RJ45 Dedicated IPMI LAN port
USB	5x USB 3.0 ports (2 rear + 2 via header + 1 Type A) 6x USB 2.0 ports (2 rear + 4 via headers)
Video	1x VGA port
Serial Port / Header	2x COM ports (1 rear, 1 header)
SuperDOM	2x SuperDOM (Disk on Module) ports with built-in power
TPM	1x TPM 1.2 20-pin Header
System BIOS
BIOS Type	128Mb SPI Flash EEPROM with AMI BIOS
BIOS Features	Plug and Play (PnP) APM 1.2 DMI 2.3 PCI 2.3 ACPI 1.0 / 2.0 / 3.0 / 4.0 USB Keyboard support Hardware BIOS Virus protection SMBIOS 2.7.1 UEFI 2.3.1 RTC (Real Time Clock) Wakeup

CPU Socket Type	LGA 1151
CPU Type	Supports: Intel 7th/6th Generation Core i3 series Intel Xeon processor E3-1200 v6/v5 Intel Celeron Intel Pentium

Number of DDR4 Slots	4 x 288-pin
DDR4 Standard	DDR4 2400 / 2133 / 1866 / 1600 MHz ECC
Maximum Memory Supported	64GB
ECC Supported	Yes

PCI Express x8	1 x PCI-E 3.0 x8 (in x16 slot) 1 x PCI-E 3.0 x8
PCI Express x4	2 x PCI-E 3.0 x4 (in x8 slot)

LAN Chipset	Intel I210-AT
Second LAN Chipset	Intel I210-AT
Max LAN Speed	2 x 1Gbps

SUPERMICRO MBD-X11SSM-F-O Micro ATX Server Motherboard LGA 1151 Intel C236

SUPERMICRO MBD-X11SSM-F-O Micro ATX Server Motherboard

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COM	1
Video Ports	1 x VGA
USB 1.1/2.0	2 x USB 2.0
USB 3.0	2 x USB 3.0

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