Talos II/Hardware Compatibility List
This is a collection of components known to work with the Talos™ II-based solutions. It's maintained by both Raptor CS and community members.
Contents
Cases
- SuperMicro SC732i-500B
- Not recommended for 12 core and higher CPUs
- SuperMicro SC732D4-903B
- Add-on sound card recommended
- Add-on USB 2.0 card or USB 3.0 hub recommended
- SuperMicro SC747TQ-R1400B
- Hot swap drive capable; SAS recommended
- Recommended for use with one or more high-end GPUs
Known problematic cases
Fractal Design Define XL R2 is missing standoff holes for the top-left and top-middle positions. Some alternative standoff in at least the top-middle position may be required to prevent too much bending of the motherboard while inserting RAM.
Power Supplies
When planning to run with both CPU sockets populated keep in mind that the power-supply should support also 2 8-pin EPS connectors.
- Seasonic
Memory
| Module | Validation | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Model | Size | Speed | Type | ECC | Stepping | Firmware | Source |
| Pacific Sun | X10723042S | 8GB | DDR4-19200 | Registered | Yes | POWER9 DD2.1 | Hostboot cc2d45a | Official |
| Kingston | KTH-PL424/16G | 16GB | DDR4-19200 | Registered | Yes | POWER9 DD2.1 | Hostboot cc2d45a | Official |
| Micron | MTA18ASF2G72PZ-2G3B1 | 16GB | DDR4-19200 | Registered | Yes | POWER9 DD2.2 | Hostboot 28927a7 | Official |
| Micron | MTA18ASF2G72PDZ-2G3D1 | 16GB | DDR4-19200 | Registered | Yes | POWER9 DD2.1 | Hostboot cc2d45a | Official |
| Samsung | M393A4K40BB1-CRC | 32GB | DDR4-19200 | Registered | Yes | POWER9 DD2.1 | Hostboot 1e2221d | Official |
Known Incompatible Memory
NOTE: Memory may be removed from this table after firmware support has been added, or there may be a fundamental hardware incompatibility. If you have incompatible memory listed in the table below, you may want to bookmark and check this page from time to time to see if a firmware update has resolved the issue.
| Module | Test Conditions | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Model | Size | Speed | Type | ECC | Stepping | Firmware | Last Test |
| Samsung | M386A8K40BMB-CRC | 64GB | DDR4-19200 | Registered LRDIMM | Yes | POWER9 DD2.1 | Hostboot 1e2221d | 02/14/2018 |
SAS/SATA Storage Drives
Connected via optional on-board PM8068 controller, or via PCIe controller. NVMe cards are also supported.
PCIe Devices
Storage Controllers
- LSI 9300 SAS HBAs
- PM8068-based SAS HBAs
NVMe Storage Drives
- Samsung 960 EVO / PRO (with M.2 to PCIe adapter)
Graphics Cards
- Radeon R9 290X
- AMD Radeon Pro WX7100 - Available pre-installed on Talos II workstation, server, and desktop configurations.
No display? Check out the GPU Troubleshooting page.
Sound Cards
- Creative Sound Blaster Audigy FX SB1570 PCIe 5.1 Sound Card
- Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Fidelity PCIe Audio Sound Card (SB0880)
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CAPI Devices
- Mellanox ConnectX-6 EN 200Gb/s Adapter Card
