Joined on 06/08/06
As Advertised
Pros: Worked as advertised and pared up with my existing Patriot memory w/o any problems.
Cons: None
Overall Review: My board is now maxed on memory, this is a plus!
HIGH EXPECTATIONS
Pros: This board was SUPER fast when it worked as advertised.
Cons: M.2_2 Slot was INTERMITTENT regardless of which M.2 drive was installed, I have three WD Black SN750 1TB and I verified it on the QVL list. Regardless of which drive (M.2) was installed into slot M.2_2 the unexpected results were always the same. Typically when starting the motherboard, the M.2_2 would not be listed, BLANK as if it didn't even exist. I would have to reboot several times before it would show in the BIOS. On very few occasions when it did boot normally, it would eventually just disappear from Windows after "x" amount of time and in the BIOS after a warm boot.
Overall Review: Overall the system worked well but the NVMe in M.2_2 was my data drive and just not acceptable for my use. Unfortunately, I ran out the clock on the return policy, and troubleshooting with customer support although ok, was taking way to long. Friendly advise, test early, test often, keep all of your original box material until after return policy and warranty expires, be very specific with any problems, use the "UserBenchMark" tool (if possible) to export your system report, and provide it to the support team and DON'T get roped into lengthy troubleshooting processes. The attached image is with one NVMe installed in M.2_2 slot ONLY, the picture was taken after 5 reboots with no change in status. I ended up purchasing an X570 board instead.
BUYER BEWARE!
Pros: NONE
Cons: Memory Compatibility -- 5 short beeps + 1 long beep, No memory detected in the system
Overall Review: DO NOT ATTEMPT TO BUY MEMORY OUTSIDE OF THE LIMITED AND NOT EASILY AVAILABLE PUBLISHED SUPERMICRO "TESTED MEMORY LIST" I have purchased and tested several variants of 1600/1333/1066 per the manual specs and YES my CPU is an E3-1200 v2 to NO AVAIL including Crucial CT4265512 which states compatibility. The result is as described in the Pros.
Disappointed
Pros: 6 SATA ports, no non-essential ports like audio, clean layout, all together a great server board.
Cons: I could not get the one I ordered to boot, I tried everything even different CPU, memory and PS.
Overall Review: I REALLY wanted this board for my FreeNAS server and am very disappointed I could not get it to work. Nonetheless it is a great little server class board. Done let me experience ward you away from this board, I believe it was a fluke.
Excellent Drives
Pros: Nice and Quiet with a lot of space!
Cons: None
Overall Review: Bought three for my FreeNAS server configured with ZFS. Total zpool size 2.72TB and it screams. I am very happy with this product!
Outstanding!
Pros: Plug-N-Play w/ NO problems!
Cons: Absolutely None...
Overall Review: Purchased to compliment my existing (2x1GB) Kit, ALL is working perfectly :-)