Lean & Cool Design Romley Socket 2011 Serverboard Lean & Cool Design for Rack-optimized Solutions With the CPU & memory in front parallel design, the Z9PR-D12 provides excellent thermal efficiency by smooth air ventilation, making it rack optimized & suitable for data center. 7 Expansion Slots Support The Z9PR-D12 provides high expandability with 7 expansion slots, including 6 PCI-E G3 x 8 slots (x 8 link) & 1 x PCI-E G3 x 16 slot (x 16 link, switch to x 8 link automatically if the slot 5 is occupied), meeting the demand of future expansion. In addition, there is also a propriety slot for ASUS PIKE SAS RAID Upgrade kit. Cutting-edge Architecture The Z9PR-D12 supports new generation Intel Xeon processor E5-2600 product family. With 12 DIMM sockets on board, the serverboard supports DDR3 1333/1600 RDIMM/UDIMM up to 384GB memory capacity, providing high computing capability. in addition, there are more PCI-E lanes with PCI-E gen 3 support, which is suitable for the systems that require high I/O connectivity & bandwidth & supports more PCI-E devices. Complete Storage Solution Supported The Z9PR-D12 is built with SATA solutions from C602 PCH, which supports the latest SATA 6G technology. While the ASUS optional PIKE providing slim-sized & flexible storage options, direct SAS RAID upgrades can be achieved directly via a unique slot?without sacrificing expansion capability. The ASUS PIKE further provides customers with multiple I/O solutions & RAID functions; & is cost effective for customers. Onboard ASMB6 for Easy Troubleshooting The ASMB6 enables dashboard & monitor system health, remote power on /off & control, virtual media over LAN & network bonding support. In addition, the ASMB6 function is based on BIOS-level access; thus even if the server OS is down, the KVM module is still able to provide around-the-clock remote monitor & diagnosis through a user-friendly GUI (Web-based Graphical User Interface).