ASUS Z8PE-D18 ASUS Z8PE-D18 M/board - Intel Xeon 55200 IOH, Dual 1366 Socket, 18x DDR3 DIMM Slots, 4 x PCI-E x16, SATAII RAID, Int. VGA, GbE LAN, SSI EEB 3.61, PIKE

Z8PE-D18
18 DIMMs & Slot 6 in Standard EEB
The ASUS Z8PE-D18 server motherboard delivers significant computing capability with 18 DIMM slots and high expandability with 6 expansion slots to cater to the most demanding tasks and upgrades in the future. 
Model Number : N50 > N50-AS031C N50-123456 N50-234567 Specifications
Processor / System Bus 2 x Socket 1366
Intel® Xeon® W5500 Series (130W)
Six-Core/ Quad-Core Intel® Xeon® X5600/ 5500 Series (95W)
Quad-Core/ Dual-Core Intel® Xeon® E5600/ 5500 Series (80W)
Six-Core/ Quad-Core/ Dual-Core Intel® Xeon® L5600/ 5500 Series (60W/ 40W)
QPI 4.8 /5.86 /6.4 GT/s
Core Logic Intel® 5520 chipset IOH
Intel® ICH10R I/O Controller
Form Factor SSI EEB 3.61
12" x 13" 
ASUS Features Rack Ready (Rack and Pedestal dual use)
ASWM2.0
FAN speed control
Memory Total Slots: 18 (3-channel per CPU, 9-DIMM per CPU)
Capacity: Maximum up to 144GB (RDIMM)**, Maximum up to 48GB (UDIMM)
Memory Type: DDR3 800/1066/1333 Reg DIMM/ Unbuffered DIMM with ECC
Memory Size: 1GB 2GB 4GB 8GB * (RDIMM); 1GB 2GB 4GB (UDIMM) 
Expansion Slots (follow SSI Location #) Total PCI/PCI-X/PCI-E Slots: 6
Slot Location 1: 1 * PCI-E x8 (Gen1 x4 Link) (Auto disable if PIKE slot is occupied)
Slot Location 2: 1 * PCI32
Slot Location 3: 1 * PCI-E x16 (Gen2 x16 Link) (Auto switch to x8 Link if slot 4 is occupied)
Slot Location 4: 1 * PCI-E x16 (Gen2 x8 Link)
Slot Location 5: 1 * PCI-E x16 (Gen2 x16 Link) (Auto turn off if slot 6 is occupied) 
Slot Location 6: 1 * PCI-E x16 (Gen2 x16 Link for 1U Full-Height/Full-Length Card) (Auto turn off if slot 5 is occupied, MIO supported)
Additional Slot 1: 1 * PIKE Slot for Stroage expansion
Storage SATA Controller:
Intel® ICH10R: 
6 SATA2 300MB/s ports 
Intel Matrix Storage (for Windows only) 
(Support software RAID 0, 1, 10 & 5) 
LSI® MegaRAID (for Linux/Windows) 
(Support software RAID 0, 1, 10) 
SAS Controller:
Optional: 
ASUS PIKE 1064E 4-port SAS RAID card 
Asus PIKE 1068E 8-port SAS RAID card 
Asus PIKE 1078 8-port SAS HW RAID card 
ASUS PIKE 6480 8-port SAS RAID card 
Networking LAN: 1 * Dual Port Intel 82576EB (VMDq) + 1 * Mgmt LAN 
Graphic VGA: Aspeed AST2050 8MB 
Onboard I/O Connectors 3 x PSU Connector : 24-pin SSI power connector + 8-pin SSI 12V + 8-pin SSI 12V power connector
1 x Management Connector : Onboard socket for optional management card
3 x USB Connectors (support 5 USB ports) (One for internal Type A USB connector )
8 x Fan Header : 4-pin
2 x SMBus
1 x Chassis Intruder
2 x Front LAN LED
1 x Serial Port Header
Rear I/O Connectors 1 x External Serial Port
2 x External USB Port
1 x VGA Port
2 x RJ-45 + 1 Management Port
1 x PS/2 KB/Mouse
Management Solution Software: ASWM2.0 
Out of Band Remote Management: Optional ASMB4-iKVM for KVM-over-Internet 
Monitoring CPU Temperature
FAN RPM 
EMI US (FCC, CFR47 Part 15, Class B)
Europe (CE, EN55022 & EN55024)
Australia (C-TICK)
Environment Operation temperature: 10? ~ 35? / Non operation temperature: -40? ~ 70?
Non operation humidity: 20% ~ 90% (Non condensing) 
Accessories Standard Gift Box Pack (1pcs per Carton): 
6 x SATA Data Cables 
1 x I/O Shield 
1 x ASUS Mainboard Support CD 
1 x User's Guide 
2 x Thermal Sensor Cable 
Standard Bulk Pack (10pcs per Carton): 
1 x I/O Shield 
1 x ASUS Mainboard Support CD 
1 x User's Guide 
Product SKUs Standard Gift Box Pack
Standard Gift Box Pack with ASMB4-iKVM
Standard Gift Box Pack with MIO
Standard Bulk Pack
Standard Bulk Pack with ASMB4-iKVM 
Note *Refer to ASUS Server AVL for latest update 
**Dual Rank 8GB Reg DIMM do not test yet