Question 1

Is the X9SCM-F-O motherboard Newegg shipped you
a version 2.0 or newer product? Did you install a version2
Xeon CPU on this board, without a bios update?

Accepted Answer

I had bricked a board previously by doing a bios update to version 2.  The new board came with the latest update and I used the same E3 Xenon processor.  Worked like a charm.  Be careful with bios updates.

Question 2

what processors does board support?

Accepted Answer

From the specs

Intel Xeon E3 Series, 2nd Generation Core i3

Question 3

hi can I use 4770 i7 cpu
with this motherboard?

Accepted Answer

No, only Xeon E3s, Core i3-3xxx, Pentiums, and celerons are supported. Also you need a specific type of RAM, this board is finiky about that. DDR3-1333 (PC3-10600 unbuffered ECC)

Question 4

What is the make and model of the NIC interfaces on this board ?

Accepted Answer

Intel(R) 82579LM Gigabit Network Connection

Question 5

What sound card can work for virtual machine (not RDP) in ESXI 5.5 with this board?

Accepted Answer

Since I use this motherboard in a white box ESXi server, I don't have a sound card installed.  Not sure what your use case is, but this might not be the best board to use for a work station.

Question 6

This board says it supports i3 processors, does it also support i5 and i7 as well? Thank you.

Accepted Answer

No, the C204 PCH north bridge on this motherboard does not support those processors.

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