- Does this board come with a CPU included?
- Yes. The AMD EPYC 3201 is soldered to the board, so there is no separate processor to buy or install.
- What kind of memory does it take?
- Registered ECC DDR4 in four 288-pin DIMM slots, up to 512GB. Unbuffered desktop memory is not supported.
- Can I use it as a firewall or router?
- Yes. The four Gigabit LAN ports and low-power 8-core SoC suit pfSense, OPNsense and similar router builds.
- How many drives can I connect?
- Four SATA3 ports plus one M.2 2280 slot on PCIe 3.0 x4. For more drives you need an add-in HBA in the single PCIe x16 slot.
- Does it support remote management?
- Yes. The ASPEED AST2500 BMC provides IPMI out-of-band management, including remote console and power control.
- What cooler and case does it need?
- A heatsink or cooler made for this Supermicro SoC board, in a Mini-ITX case with airflow for a 50W part. Standard desktop CPU coolers do not fit.
- Where is the Supermicro MBD-M11SDV-8CT-LN4F-O Mini-ITX Server Motherboard cheapest?
- At Amazon, for $499.99, as of our latest check.
- Where can I buy the Supermicro MBD-M11SDV-8CT-LN4F-O Mini-ITX Server Motherboard?
- 2 stores we checked sell it, including Amazon, CPU Republic LLC.