Also: in an insanely strange choice of numbering schemes, there is a G3240, *AND* a completely different G3420. As far as I know, the former works, the latter does not? Can anyone confirm?
Mine came with V2 from the factory."factory BIOS" being which version? v1.1 or v2?
Yes, Supermicro told me that the ver. 2.0 BIOS supports the Haswell refresh CPUs. I don't have a Haswell refresh CPU, so I've never updated my BIOS from the ver. 1.1 with which it came.The 3240 is Haswell Refresh, so it'd need a BIOS update. I assume Supermicro included the relevant support on their 2.0 BIOSes, but that's something that needs confirmation. Its main limitation is lack of support for DDR3 1600 - probably the units with a crummy memory controller.
The 3420 is regular Haswell, so it should work out of the box.
My X10SL7 arrived last week from NewEgg with BIOS ver. 2.00"factory BIOS" being which version? v1.1 or v2?
the X10SL7 only has 2x USB3 ports, one via internal usb port, one via the 19pin connector.
I'm trying to verify if my board or case is not defective.
I understand that there are only two headers - a Type A and the 19 pin connector. My issue is with the 19 pin connector.
The 19 pin connector commonly supports 2 (two) USB 3.0 ports - in fact there are plenty of breakout cables that do that. My issue is that only 1 of the two ports is working on the 19 pin connector. Is this because SuperMicro used one of the ports for the Type-A connector and has only wired up 1/2 of the 19 pin connector even tho all the pins are in place?! Confused...
Don't think so. Maybe a printed manual, but don't expect that. My bulk X10SLM+-F came with two mediocre but long SATA cables and the I/O shield.Sorry for posting in this slitly older post but I have a short question about the "bulk" and "retail" differences. You wrote they differ in packaging, but do they also differ in package content? I have no expierience with supermicro, but there comes a lot of stuff with the typical customer boards (like cables etc.), is there any difference in content between "bulk" and "retail"?
My "retail" X10SL7-F came with the I/O shield, 6 x SATA cables, and a quick reference guide. The full manual is available online, and you can print it if you don't care about the trees; I didn't.Don't think so. Maybe a printed manual, but don't expect that. My bulk X10SLM+-F came with two mediocre but long SATA cables and the I/O shield.
Not sure how I feel about necromancy on a thread from June, but:I assume the X10SL7-F is using more watts than something like a X10SLL-F.
As i only require 6 sata connections is it possible to disable the LSI controller in the BIOS?
(Both boards are in the same price league)
I'd say that necromancy is encouraged in threads like this - as long as it brings something new to the table. Don't think that was quite the case here, but let's let it slide. I'll add the 10W estimate to the OP.Not sure how I feel about necromancy on a thread from June, but:
Sir, I was able to find the answer to your question in under 90 seconds by looking at the manual for this motherboard.
http://www.supermicro.com/manuals/motherboard/C222/MNL-1463.pdf