The manual shows the VGA port is tied to BMC so maybe that's why. I was mostly hoping for a BMC bypass. Since the BMC is the GPU on this board, you can't really skip the entire BMC. But without working flash, the BMC turns into a dumb I/O controller. If the BIOS says it ...
The front panel connectors don't seem to do anything (Power/Reset switch). I've studied the front panel connector layout extensively in the manual so I'm sure I've plugged them in correctly. I'm out of ideas, I've checked all screws for any over-tighte...
just about every other mobo has slots where one is x16 if nothing else is plugged in, otherwise 2-3 x8 slots at best. this thing has 5 x16 ??? can someone confirm? i checked the manual, and it doesn't say anything about the speeds going down if ...
Fedora - installation requires manual intervention. Ubuntu - works. Debian - works. Comments/Notes: SATA cables for the slimline SAS ports are angled towards the CPU. Be cautious since you can easily break the cables this way and they are always bent during operations...
This seems unlikely to me as the motherboard manual specifically states that these ports, via a jumper, can only be used for either NVMe or 8 SATA ports with a breakout cable. It seems that you'd need a SAS controller which the NT variant doesn't hav...