Memory
| Supported memory clock speeds |
667 MHz |
| Number of DIMM slots |
6 |
| Supported memory types |
DDR2-SDRAM |
| Maximum internal memory |
24 GB |
BIOS
| BIOS memory size |
8 MB |
| BIOS type |
Phoenix |
| ACPI version |
1.0b |
Design
| Motherboard form factor |
SSI CEB |
| Component for |
Server |
Back panel I/O ports
| Serial ports quantity |
1 |
| PS/2 ports quantity |
2 |
| VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity |
1 |
Storage controllers
| RAID controller type |
SATA II |
| RAID support |
Y |
| Hard drive interface |
Parallel ATA, Serial ATA II |
Expansion slots
| PCI-X slots |
1 |
| PCI slots |
1 |
| PCI Express x4 slots |
1 |
Internal I/O
| Number of Parallel ATA connectors |
1 |
| ATX Power connector (24-pin) |
Y |
| Power fan connector |
Y |
| USB 2.0 connectors |
2 |
| Number of SATA II connectors |
4 |
| Serial port headers |
1 |
Processor
| Number of processors supported |
2 |
| Processor manufacturer |
Intel |
| Processor number of cores supported |
4, 2 |
Graphics
| On-board graphics adapter memory |
16 MB |
Networking
| Ethernet interface type |
Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet |
| Wi-Fi |
N |
Additionally
| Chipset |
Intel 5000V |
| Ethernet LAN connection |
Y |
| Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports quantity |
2 |
Dual LGA771 sockets, 6 x DDR2 533/677 max. 24GB, 2 x Ethernet, 4 x SATA, 1 x PATA, 1 x PCI-Express, 1 x PCI-X, 1 x PCI
The compacted 12 x 10.5” motherboard brims with excellent features and capabilities to maximize performance output. The Tempest i5000VS (S5372-LC) supports two quad-core or dual-core Intel® Xeon® processors 5100/5100LV/5300-LV/5300(80W) series and six FBDIMM slots, offering up to 24GB fully buffered DDR2-553/667 of memory capacity. To comply with various applications and objectives, the S5372-LC also accommodates multiple PCI Express/PCI-X expansion slots and a Remote System Management IPMI 2.0, in addition of Tyan Taro card equipped on the SO-DIMM slot, providing optional SAS and SCSI daughter card with RAID 0/1/10 support.