Supermicro X10SL7-F uATX DDR3 1600 LGA 1150 Motherboard

Very robust board, perfect for use in a NAS. The IPMI interface is incredibly handy, although the Java-based iKVM doesn't seem to work in OS X 10.10 (the applet freezes on loading and needs to be force quit). However, the web interface to the IPMI works fine, so at least you're able to control things like toggling the power, adjusting fan speed, etc.The onboard Intel gigabit NICs are well-known for their reliability and compatibility, as is the onboard LSI SAS controller. I switched to this board from an ASRock Rack C2550D4i, which was also a nice board, but the Marvell SATA controllers on the C2550D4i had stability issues. The X10SL7-F has been completely reliable so far.It has two "cooling zones" -- the board controls the speed for fan headers FAN1-FAN4 based on the CPU temperature, and the speed for the FANA header is controlled based on the system temperature.

After I received my board and core i3 4360, I put 16GB of ECC Crucial/Micron RAM in it and started to bench test the board. I troubleshot the board for a few days but noticed in the IPMI that the BIOS was not listed at all, no version or date, so I returned the board to Amazon and they VERY quickly replaced the first DOA board. On to what I figured out the hard way:If you get a Supermicro X10SL-7 with the bios from 2013, it will NOT P.O.S.T. No beeps, no video, no nothing. However, if you are planning on using a Xeon processor you should be fine. If you have a Xeon that is compatible with the 2013 BIOS then you can download the update and flash the BIOS to support the 4th generation core i3 processors.It's a catch 22: if you want to use the core i3 for the lower power consumption and order that with the board, you'll be stuck. If you can't get the system to POST, you can't put the upgrade BIOS on a USB device to upgrade it. So you either have to buy a Xeon just to upgrade the BIOS or just use a Xeon.There IS a way to upgrade the BIOS through the IPMI interface OOB but it is a feature you must purchase through Supermicro and from what I understand, it is more targeted towards businesses. If you get stuck in a situation like I did, I'd recommend contacting Supermicro to see if there is anything they can do for you. I found a workaround with help but my situation was unusual. I'm sure as the old stock X10SL-7 boards sell out and they get stock with the newer BIOS this won't even be an issue.After upgrading my BIOS to the latest revision, it booted right up, no problems.On to the board itself:I am upgrading my desktop class motherboard with a server motherboard in my unRaid system. I may do some virtualizing with ESXi. The fact that this board has 14 on board SATA ports make it an amazing board for a file server. You get 2 6Gbps ports, 4 3Gbps ports and by way of the on-board LSI you get another 8 6Gbps ports. Browse around and you'll see that just an LSI 8 port SAS->SATA @ 6Gbps is as much or more than this whole board.On top of that you get Supermicro's IPMI to have a dedicated gigabit LAN port for hardware and bios level management remotely. If you are planning on running unRaid or something similar dont forget to flash the LSI to IT mode instead of RAID.After a week of planning and testing i will be transferring the motherboard to my production server. If I have any huge issues, I will report back.

Overall is great except for the power connector sensitivity. Your m/b may not start despite there is power to the board with the LED indicator on.

I was looking for components for a DIY NAS, and had narrowed my component choices - which included this motherboard which got high marks from other reviewers too.It has IPMI, support for EC RAM, SAS, SATA-3 and SATA-2 ports to connect plenty of disks. It also has 4 fan headers to connect case fans - with PWM support.The packaging was secure, with good foam padding inside the box. The board was in an anti-static bag too. The board layout diagram made the connections pretty easy to make.My NAS has been running for about a month - and I'm quite happy with it so far.At $193.49 + tax, this board is the most expensive component of my NAS. However, this was the cheapest price I could find. Plus, this is the board that I wanted, based on the features that I was looking for.

The X10SL7-F board came highly recommended on a project page detailing how to build a home NAS and media server for on-site backups and other functions made available through the FreeNAS project. The layout of the fan connectors was everywhere I needed it to be to avoid having to mess with running cables all around, and the settings and admin controls make it easy to get what I need done. In my case it is performing very well, and I recommend it to anyone looking to build a modest NAS and media server at home.

This brand is great for building servers, I'm using it as a freeNAS box and it works fantastically (just flash the right firmware on the LSI controller, search their forum for the right one). The built in LSI is going to be much faster than any add in card under ~$100 since it is connected with multiple PCIe lanes and a decent controller chip. Being able to remote in via IPMI is really really nice, even if the OS is hung or fails to boot you can remote to the machine (and even change bios options).

Bought this motherboard to use as a file server. Running an E3-1240v3 processor and Kingston value ram. And it works great no problems. Just a note with FreeNAS 9.2 USB 3.0 support is disabled by default. All I did was disable the xhci kernel in the BIOS. This allowed me to use the internal header for the boot USB. I will never buy another server without the IPMI. Being able to adjust the BIOS remotely is awesome for a server plus no more burning ISO's to CDs to install operating systems.

Best server board that I could get for the money.A lot of great features and it works amazingly well for my FreeNAS.I decided to run it with virtualization to have several machines running and save in electricity costs. I couldn't have picked it better.

Ho preso questa mb a 249 euro dopo aver letto decine di opinioni e recensioni in giro. La uso con freebsd 10-stable con 7 wd red da 3tb sul controller lsi in raidz2 da un paio di mesi e nessun problema. Le performance sono alle stelle e il consumo non e` affatto proibitivo: questa scheda, uno xeon e3-1230v3, 16 gb ram kingston, 7 dischi wd red da 3tb, 1 ssd samsung, 1 wd red da 1tb e 3 noctua: 74 w/h in idle con powerd. Se volete un server di qualita` medio alta, con questa mb e` facile.

Parfait pour un NAS tournant sous FreeNAS avec 14 ports SATA (il faut flasher le contrôleur RAID pour transformer les ports SAS en SATA.L'IPMI embarqué est super pratique, permet de voir via le réseau ce qui se passe sur la console sans brancher d'écran et même si l'OS ne boote pas. Un port Ethernet dédié pour l'IPMI est présent sur la carte en plus des deux ports Ethernet d'origine.Supporte la RAM ECC (attention à bien prendre des barrettes de RAM ECC et un processeur ECC).Support du fabricant Super Micro super réactif et efficace (réponse par email sous 2h ouvrées).5 connecteurs ventilateur permettant de bien ventiler le boitier avec un contrôle efficace du BIOS pour chaque ventilo.

in the neat original box. good, works as expected.