Question 1

When will this item stocked again?

Accepted Answer

I purchased this motherboard from Newegg around early July. However one of the sodimm slots was damaged and I had to RMA the board for a refund (no replacement units available). New stock anticipated by the end of next quarter if not next month as ASRock Rack gets ready to release their mATX X570 Server board.

Question 2

How does this board get powered. Seeing that there isn't a 20/24 pin power connector. Can a standard PSU still be used with this board?

Accepted Answer

Yes. It comes with a 24 pin to 4 pin adapter.

Question 3

Do you need a AMD CPU with the embedded graphics to use the VGA for simple console access?

Accepted Answer

No this is a server motherboard that comes with IMPI, if you do not know what IMPI is then I would *not* spend the premium for this board.

Question 4

Does this come with OCuLink to SATA cables?

Accepted Answer

It comes with one, but if you want to use both OCuLink ports, you'll need to buy another. The Supermicro CBL-SAST-0933 worked for me.

Question 5

Is M474A4G43MB1-CTD (non Q) 32GB DDR4 RAM compatible? It's not listed on the QVL. I'm looking to put 128GB RAM in here for my homelab. Also interested in what 128GB RAM kits worked for those who bought it. Thanks :)

Accepted Answer

The product information does not specify the compatibility of the M474A4G43MB1-CTD (non-Q) 32GB DDR4 RAM. However, it does list the Samsung M474A4G43MB1-CTDQ 32GB DDR4 2666 ECC SODIMM as compatible. For 128GB RAM configurations, the provided information does not include specific kits that have been used by other buyers.

Question 6

Does this board support 3200mhz ECC SODIMMs? There are only 3200mhz non-ECC SODIMMs on the QVL.

Accepted Answer

Yes, the board supports 3200MHz ECC SODIMMs. The memory QVL lists several 3200MHz ECC SODIMMs, such as the Innodisk M4DE-BGS2QC0M-AJ02 (32GB DDR4 3200 ECC SODIMM) and SMART ST1026SO410825-SD (8GB DDR4 3200 ECC SODIMM).

Question 7

What OS does this motherboard support?

Accepted Answer

I think all of them from Windows to Unix, linux etc maybe a hackintosh out of it. :)

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