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X8SAX

Features:

  • Intel® Core™ i7 / i7 Extreme Edition,and Intel® Xeon® 5500/3500 series processors (QPI up to 6.4 GT/s)
  • Intel® X58 Express Chipset
  • Up to 24GB DDR3 1333/1066/800 ECC / non-ECC Un-Buffered DIMM
  • Intel® Dual 82574L Gigabit Ethernet Controller
  • 6x SATA (3.0Gbps) Ports RAID 0, 1, 5, 10
  • 2 (x16) PCI-Express 2.0,1 (x4) PCI-Express (using X8 slot),2x 64-bit 133/100MHz PCI-X,1x 32-bit PCI Slots 7. Realtek ALC883 7.1 HD Audio
  • 12x USB 2.0 Ports
  • 2x IEEE 1394a Headers

  IO Layout

 

Specification

Product SKUs
MBD-X8SAX -O
  • X8SAX (Standard Retail Pack)
MBD-X8SAX -B
  • X8SAX (Bulk Pack)
Physical Stats
Form Factor
  • ATX
Dimensions
  • 12" x 10" (30.5cm x 25.4cm)
Processor/Cache
CPU
  • LGA 1366 Socket
  • Intel® Core™ i7-965 Extreme Edition
  • Intel® Core™ i7 series
  • Intel® Xeon® 5500 series
  • Intel® Xeon® 3500 series
System Bus
  • QPI (up to 6.4 GT/s)
System Memory
Memory Capacity
  • Supports up to 24 GB 1333 / 1066 / 800MHz DDR3 ECC / non-ECC Un-Buffered memory
  • Three Channel memory bus
  • 6 DIMM sockets
Memory Type
  • 1333 / 1066 / 800MHz Un- Buffered ECC / non-ECC DDR3 SDRAM 72-bit, 240-pin gold-plated DIMMs
DIMM Sizes
  • 256MB, 512MB, 1GB, 2GB, 4GB
Memory Voltage
  • 1.5 V
Error Detection
  • Corrects single-bit errors
  • Detects double-bit errors (using ECC memory)
  • Supports Intel® x4 and x8 Single Device Data Correction (SDDC)
On-Board Devices
Chipset
  • Intel® X58 Express chipset
  • ICH10R + PXH/V
SATA
  • Intel ICH10R SATA 3.0Gbps Controller
  • RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 support
Network Controllers
  • Dual Intel® 82574L Gigabit Ethernet Controller
  • Supports 10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, and 1000BASE-T, RJ45 output
Audio
  • Realtek ALC883 7.1 HD audio
Super I/O
  • Winbond 83627DHG chip
Clock Generator
  • CK505
Input / Output
Serial ATA
  • 6 Serial ATA ports
  • 6 SATA hard drives supported
Floppy
  • 1 Floppy controller; 1.44 MB
LAN
  • 2x RJ45 LAN ports
USB
  • 8x USB rear ports
  • 2x USB on-board
  • 1x USB internal header(2 ports)
  • Total 12 USB 2.0 Compliant
Audio
  • Realtek ALC883 7.1 HD audio
  • 1x S/PDIF digital output
Keyboard / Mouse
  • PS/2 keyboard and mouse ports
Serial Port / Header
  • 2 Fast UART 16550 serial header
 
Chassis ( Optimized for X8SAX )
Chassises HS2577L, KIS261HS3577
KR407, KR4680A, KR507
Important Chassis Notes
  • To ensure system stability, a 550W (minimum) ATX power supply
    [4-pin (+12V), 8-pin (+12V) and 24-pin are required]
Expansion Slots
PCI-Express
  • 2 (x16) PCI-e 2.0 slots
  • 1 (x4) PCI-e slot (using x8 slot)
PCI-X
  • 2x 64-bit 133/100MHz PCI-X (3.3V) slots
PCI
  • 1x 32-bit PCI slot
System BIOS
BIOS Type
  • 4Mb SPI Flash EEPROM with AMI BIOS
BIOS Features
  • DMI 2.3
  • PCI 2.2
  • ACPI 1.0 / 2.0
  • USB Keyboard support
  • SMBIOS 2.3
Management
Software
  • Super Doctor III
  • Watch Dog
  • NMI
Power Configurations
  • ACPI / ACPM Power Management
  • Main Switch Override Mechanism
  • Keyboard Wakeup from Soft-Off
  • Power-on mode for AC power recovery
  • Internal/External modem ring-on
  • Suspend to RAM (STR)
PC Health Monitoring
CPU
  • Monitors for CPU Cores, +1.8V, +3.3V, +5V, ±12V, +3.3V Standby, +5V Standby, VBAT, HT, Memory, Chipset Voltages.
  • 6-Phase-switching voltage regulator with auto-sense from 0.8375V-1.60V
FAN
  • Total of six fan headers supporting up to 6 fans
  • Six 4-pin fan headers
  • 6x fans with tachometer status monitoring
  • Status monitor for speed control
  • Status monitor for on/off control
  • Support 3-pin fans (w/o speed control)
  • Low noise fan speed control
  • Pulse Width Modulated (PWM) fan connectors
Temperature
  • Monitoring for CPU and chassis environment
  • CPU thermal trip support
  • FC temperature sensing logic
  • Thermal Monitor 2 (TM2) support
  • PECI
LED
  • CPU / System Overheat LED
  • Suspend-state indicator LED
  • +5V Standby alert LED
Other Features
  • Chassis intrusion detection
  • Chassis intrusion header

Packing List:

Parts List
  Part Number Qty Description
X8SAX MBD-X8SAX -O 1 X8SAX Motherboard
Manual(s) MNL-1063 1 Motherboard Manual for X8SAX
I/O Cables CBL-022L
 
 
CBL-0044L
 
CBL-0173L
 
1
 
 
6
 
1
 
ATX Floppy Cable
 
 
2ft. Amphenol, SATA Cable
 
Internal to External Cable for 1394 Connector
 
Driver Disk CDR-X8-UP 1.00 1 Version 1.00 CD or later
I/O Shield MCP-260-00030-0N 1 Motherboard I/O Shield