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Intel® Socket 2011 Processors
Dual Intel® Socket 2011 for Xeon® processor E5-2600/E5-2600 v2 product family
Supports Intel® Turbo Boost Technology 2.0
* Refer to www.asus.com for CPU support list

Intel® C602

8 x DIMM, Max. 64GB, DDR3 2133(O.C.)/2000(O.C.)/1866*/1600/1333/1066 MHz ECC, Non-ECC, Un-buffered Memory **
Quad Channel Memory Architecture
*For Registered Memory, Max. 256GB DDR3 1866/1600/1333/1066/800 MHz
** Refer to www.asus.com for the Memory QVL (Qualified Vendors Lists).

8.0/7.2/6.4 GT/s Intel® QuickPath Interconnect

Supports NVIDIA® 4-Way SLI™ Technology
Supports AMD Quad-GPU CrossFireX™ Technology

4 x PCIe 3.0/2.0 x16 (dual x16 or quad x8) *²
2 x PCIe 3.0/2.0 x16 *²
1 x PCIe 3.0/2.0 x16 (x8 mode) *²

Intel® C602 chipset :
2 x SATA 6Gb/s port(s), blue
8 x SATA 3Gb/s port(s), black
Support Raid 0, 1, 5, 10
Marvell® PCIe 9230 controller :
4 x SATA 6Gb/s port(s), gray
Support Raid 0, 1, 10

Intel® 82574L, 2 x Gigabit LAN Controller(s)

Realtek® ALC898 8-Channel High Definition Audio CODEC
- Supports : Jack-detection, Multi-streaming, Front Panel Jack-retasking
Audio Feature :
- Absolute Pitch 192kHz/ 24-bit True BD Lossless Sound
- DTS Ultra PC II
- Optical S/PDIF out port(s) at back panel

ASMedia® USB 3.0 controller :
4 x USB port(s) (2 at back panel, , 2 at mid-board)

7 x PCIe x 16 slot(s)
Quick Gate: 2 x vertical USB 2.0 on board

ASUS Digital Power Design :
- Industry leading Digital 7 +1 Phase Power Design
- Industry leading Digital 2 Phase DRAM Power Design
ASUS Exclusive Features :
- Front Panel USB 3.0 Support
- ASUS SSD Caching II
ASUS Quiet Thermal Solution :
- Stylish Fanless Design Heat-pipe solution
ASUS EZ DIY :
- ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3
- ASUS EZ Flash 2
- ASUS MyLogo 2
- Multi-language BIOS
ASUS Q-Design :
- ASUS Q-Shield
- ASUS Q-Code
- ASUS Q-Slot
- ASUS Q-DIMM

1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse combo port(s)
2 x LAN (RJ45) port(s)
2 x USB 3.1 Gen 1
6 x USB 2.0
1 x Optical S/PDIF out
6 x Audio jack(s)

1 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 connector(s) support(s) additional 0 USB 3.1 Gen 1 port(s)
2 x USB 2.0 connector(s) support(s) additional 4 USB 2.0 port(s)
2 x USB 2.0/1.1 vertical port(s)
2 x COM port(s) connector(s)
2 x IEEE 1394a connector(s)
2 x CPU Fan connector(s) (2 x 4 -pin)
6 x Chassis Fan connector(s)
1 x S/PDIF out header(s)
1 x 24-pin EATX Power connector(s)
2 x 8-pin ATX 12V Power connector(s)
1 x 4-pin EZ_PLUG Power connector(s)
1 x ASMB6-iKVM connector(s)
1 x VGA connector(s)
1 x Front panel audio connector(s) (AAFP)
1 x AUX panel header(s)
1 x SMBus header(s)
1 x System panel(s)
1 x Power-on button(s)
1 x Reset button(s)
1 x Clear CMOS jumper(s)

User's manual
ASUS Q-Shield
2 x COM port cable(s)
8 x SATA 3Gb/s cable(s)
6 x SATA 6Gb/s cable(s)
1 x 3-Way SLI bridge(s)
1 x 4-Way SLI bridge(s)
1 x SLI bridge(s)
1 x 2-port USB2.0 + 1394 bracket(s)

64 Mb Flash ROM, UEFI BIOS, PnP, DMI2.0, WfM2.0, SM BIOS 2.6, ACPI 2.0a, Multi-language BIOS, ASUS EZ Flash 2, ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3

WfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL by PME, WOR by PME, PXE

Drivers
ASUS Utilities
ASUS Update

Windows® Server 2012 R2
Windows® Server 2012
Windows® Server 2008 R2 Enterprise
Windows® Server 2008 Enterprise SP2 64-bit
Windows® 8.1 64-bit
Windows® 8 64-bit
Windows® 7 32/64-bit

EEB Form Factor
12 inch x 13 inch ( 30.5 cm x 33 cm )

ASWM Enterprise
Optional ASMB6-iKVM for KVM-over-Internet

1* E5-2600 series CPU support DDR3-2133(O.C)/2000(O.C)/1866(O.C)/1600/1333/1066 MHz
1* E5-2600 V2 series CPU support DDR3-1866/1600/1333/1066 MHz
*2: This motherboard is ready to support PCIe 3.0 SPEC. Functions will be available when using PCIe 3.0-compliant devices. Please refer to www.asus.com for updated details.