PSU with 24, 8 and 10 pin power connectors

[Shecks]

@TheCakeIsNaOH

I have a x8dtl-i rev 1.3, which is the same board you have but without the SAS and IPMI nic. It does work with x5600 series, however, I had to update to the latest BIOS. e5500 series to flash the board with are available for cheap, assuming that you are in the USA, an e5520 should be no more than $5 USD.

Thanks for the info @TheCakeIsNaOH.

I never even thought that it might be something that could be solved with a BIOS update, I figured it was a later hardware revision I needed.

Great suggestion on using a cheap X5500 series CPU to boot the board for a BIOS update. I will look into that because I think I can get a suitable CPU for less than the cost of returning the Supermicro board. I have a PSU that will power the Supermicro board so if I can get the working with the X5680’s it will save me that expense too.

Thanks for your help

Shecks