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    SKU # HS-GIG-W281-G40
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    Product Details

    High performance tower workstation / e-business server
    Intel® Xeon® W-2200 and W-2100 Processor Family
    Intel® C422 Express Chipset
    Quad Channel RDIMM/LRDIMM DDR4, 8 x DIMMs
    Intel® VROC ready
    Realtek ALC1150 HD audio codec
    2 x GbE LAN ports (Intel® I210)
    4 x 3.5" / 2.5" SATAIII HDD/SSD bays
    1 x 2.5" SATAIII internal fixed drive bay
    Ultra-Fast M.2 and U.2 with PCIe Gen3 x4 interface
    4 x Full speed PCIe Gen3 x16 slots; total 7 x expansion PCIe slots
    1200W 80 PLUS Gold single power supply

    Intel® Xeon® W Processors

    Engineered For Your Enterprise

    GIGABYTE brings Intel’s Skylake architecture to the SOHO segment with a new offering: the ‘Basin Falls’ single-socket platform for workstations. This new build offers a wealth of I/O options, including multiple PCIe lanes to support graphics, and other add-on card options, as well as direct SATA and USB ports.
    GIGABYTE’s precision engineering enables you to fulfil your workstation workload needs with ease.

    CPU Key Features

    Compute up to 18 cores

    Memory 4 channels

    I/O48 PCIe 3.0 lanes (+ 16 from PCH)

    StorageSATA and PCIe HDD options

    Intel’s Skylake-W (Basin Falls) platform brings increases in compute, I/O and memory compared to the previous generation. This functionality, with multiple USB and SATA connections from the chipset, allows for:

    • I/O Options
      20% more PCIe lanes gen-on-gen
      Extra 16 PCIe lanes from the PCH
      Supports USB and SATA connectors
    • Memory
      11% more bandwidth vs. previous generation
      4 channels – maximum 2666MT/s at 1DPC or 2DPC
    • Compute
      1S: up to 18 cores; Intel HS Hyper-threading; per core power management

    W281-G40 Block Diagram

    W281-G40 Product Overview

    Dense Storage/USB Design

    GIGABYTE’s engineers have maximized the storage and external connection scope of this board with 10 SATA ports and 8 USB ports.

    SATA Ports

    • 8x SATA from the chipset
    • 2x ‘GSATA’ via the onboard Marvell 9172 SATA controller (from PCIe)

    USB Sockets

    • 8x USB 3.0
    • 2x USB 3.1 – one Type ‘A’ and one Type ‘C’

    U.2 Connectors

    • Mini-SAS HD type
    • PCIe Gen3 x4 (NVMe) connection offering 32Gb/s for high-speed boot

    Add-On Modules

    Supports NGFF-2242/2260/2280/22110 cards

    Onboard M.2

    GIGABYTE’s MW51-HP0 platforms are designed to support on-board ‘M.2’ storage devices for time-sensitive operations and leaves room on the standard storage for compute tasks.
    Delivering up to 32 Gb/s data transfer speeds through a PCIe connection, M.2 offers users considerably faster storage performance than current mSATA devices.
    Compliant with four different M.2 form factors.

    TPM 2.0 Header

    GIGABYTE’s MW51-HP0 platform is designed to support Trusted Platform Modules (TPM - discrete cryptographic on-board processors).
    (*Available from GIGABYTE as P/N: 9CTM000NR-00)

    VROC Module

    VROC Module Supplied For PCIe RAID Management

    Carefully Selected Components

    GIGABYTE’s passive components are meticulously selected to guarantee a super stable operating environment and allow the processors and the memory to deliver their maximum performance. With some of the longest service lifetimes in the industry, our server motherboards build on 30 years’ company-wide experience in motherboard design to attain the highest reliability levels.

    Dimensions (WxHxD, mm)
    Pedestal
    438 x 178 x 595 mm
    Motherboard
    CPU
    Intel® Xeon® W-2200 and W-2100 Processor Family
    Processor TDP up to 165W
    Socket
    1 x LGA 2066
    Socket R4
    Mounting pitch: square ILM (80x80mm)
    Chipset
    Intel® C422 Express Chipset
    Memory
    8 x DIMM slots
    DDR4 memory module supported only
    Quad channel memory architecture
    RDIMM modules up to 64GB supported
    LRDIMM modules up to 128GB supported
    1.2V modules: 2666/2400/2133/1866 MHz

    NOTE: When installing memory modules, make sure to begin with the first socket of each channel, such as DIMM_P0_A0, DIMM_P0_B0, DIMM_P0_C0, DIMM_P0_D0
    LAN
    2 x GbE LAN ports (Intel® I210)
    Video
    -
    Audio
    Realtek® ALC1150 HD audio codec
    Supports 7.1 channel configurations
    Storage
    4 x 3.5" / 2.5" HDD/SSD bays
    1 x 2.5" SATAIII internal fixed drive bay
    SATA devices supported only
    RAID
    Intel® SATA RAID 0/1/10/5
    Peripheral Drives
    -
    Expansion Slots
    Slot_7: 1 x PCIe x16 (Gen3 x16 bus) slot from CPU0
    Slot_6: 1 x PCIe x16 (Gen3 x0 or x8 bus) slot
    Slot_5: 1 x PCIe x16 (Gen3 x16 or x8 bus) slot, shared with slot_6
    Slot_4: 1 x PCIe x16 (Gen3 x0 or x8 bus) slot
    Slot_3: 1 x PCIe x16 (Gen3 x16 or x8 bus) slot, shared with slot_4
    Slot_2: 1 x PCIe x16 (Gen3 x0 or x8 bus) slot
    Slot_1: 1 x PCIe x16 (Gen3 x16 or x8 bus) slot, shared with slot_2

    1 x M.2 slot:
    - M-key
    - PCIe Gen3 x4
    - Supports NGFF-2242/2260/2280/22110 cards

    Support NVIDIA® SLI™ and AMD® CrossFireX™ technologies
    NOTE: Graphic card requests UEFI-ready

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    You should expect to receive your refund within approximately six weeks of giving your package to the return shipper. This period includes:

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    If you need to return an item, please Contact Us with your order number and product details. We will respond quickly with instructions for returning items from your order.


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