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Silver 2U rack server chassis with twelve front drive bays and two rear bays

GIGABYTE

GIGABYTE R283-S96-AAJ1 barebone server 2U 12+2-bay 32 DIMM

SKU CH-TJ5Y-AW6SJ MPN R283-S96-AAJ1

2U rackmount barebone with 12 front and 2 rear hot-swap bays, dual LGA 4677 sockets, 32 DDR5 RDIMM slots and four PCIe Gen5 x16 expansion slots

  • ProcessorSupports 4th/5th Generation Intel Xeon Scalable and Intel Xe
  • Graphics processorAspeed AST2600
  • Installed RAMNo Memory Installed
  • Form factor2U Rackmount
  • Processor socketLGA 4677
  • Target workloadGeneral Purpose Server
  • Supports dual Xeon Scalable and Max Series CPUs up to 350W TDP
  • 32 DDR5 RDIMM slots across 8 channels for high memory capacity
  • 12 front hot-swap bays plus 2 rear bays for NVMe SATA SAS storage
  • 4 FHHL PCIe Gen5 x16 slots plus 2 OCP NIC 3.0 slots for expansion
  • Dual 1Gb LAN via Intel I350-AM2 with Aspeed AST2600 management

2U dual-socket Xeon barebone

The GIGABYTE R283-S96-AAJ1 is a 2U rackmount server barebone designed for dual 4th or 5th generation Intel Xeon Scalable processors and Intel Xeon CPU Max Series. It targets datacentre workloads that require high core counts and large memory capacity in a compact form factor. No CPUs, memory or storage are installed.

32 DDR5 slots 12 front plus 2 rear bays

Thirty-two 288-pin DDR5 RDIMM slots provide 8-channel memory per socket with speeds up to 5600 MT/s at 1DPC and 4400 MT/s at 2DPC. Twelve front hot-swap bays accept 3.5 or 2.5 inch Gen5 NVMe, SATA and SAS-4 drives while two rear 2.5 inch bays add SATA and SAS-4 capacity. Expansion stops at the fourteen bays and four FHHL PCIe Gen5 x16 slots.

Aspeed AST2600 dual 1GbE LAN

Baseboard management uses the Aspeed AST2600 controller for remote access and monitoring. Two 1 Gigabit LAN ports via Intel I350-AM2 handle standard network traffic. Each processor supports a TDP up to 350W, so thermal design and power delivery scale with the chosen CPU configuration.

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Specifications

Product
Brand nameGIGABYTE
Model nameR283-S96-AAJ1
Target workloadGeneral Purpose Server
Processor
ProcessorSupports 4th/5th Generation Intel Xeon Scalable and Intel Xeon CPU Max Series Processor
Processor socketLGA 4677
Preinstalled processorNo CPU Installed
Max supported CPUs2
Processor detailsDual processor, TDP up to 350 W
ChipsetIntel C741
Memory
Installed RAMNo Memory Installed
RAM slots32 × 288Pin
Supported memory5th Gen Intel Xeon:
RDIMM: Up to 5600 MT/s (1DPC), 4400 MT/s (2DPC)
4th Gen Intel Xeon:
RDIMM: Up to 4800 MT/s (1DPC), 4400 MT/s (2DPC)
Intel Xeon Max Series:
RDIMM: Up to 4800 MT/s (1DPC), 4400 MT/s (2DPC)
Memory channels8 Channel
Storage
Preinstalled storageNo Storage Installed
Hot-swap drive baysFront hot-swap:
12 × 3.5 in/2.5 in Gen5 NVMe/SATA/SAS-4
- (6 x NVMe from CPU_0, 6 x NVMe from CPU_1)
Rear hot-swap:
2 × 2.5 in SATA/SAS-4
Graphics
Graphics processorAspeed AST2600
Connectivity
Primary LAN controllerIntel I350-AM2
Top LAN speed1 Gigabit
Ports & slots
PCIe slots4 x FHHL PCIe Gen5 x16 slots
2 x OCP NIC 3.0 PCIe Gen5 x16 slots
Front USB ports2 x USB 3.2 Gen1 ports (Type-A)
DisplayPort connectors1 x Mini DisplayPort
Rear USB ports2 x USB 3.2 Gen1 ports (Type-A)
Ethernet port2
Extra ports1 x MLAN
Power
Power supply1+1 2000 W 80 PLUS Titanium redundant power supplies
Size & build
Form factor2U Rackmount
Product dimensions3.44 in × 17.24 in × 32.09 in
Product weight64.99 lb (29.5 kg)
Shipping weight30.84 kg
Package size1080 × 686 × 305 mm
In the box
In the box1 x R283-S96-AAJ1
2 x CPU heatsinks
1 x Mini-DP to D-Sub cable
6 x Carriers
1 × 2-Section Rail kit
Environment & compliance
Temperature rangeOperating temperature: 10 °C to 35 °C
Non-operating temperature: -40 °C to 60 °C
Humidity rangeOperating humidity: 8%-80% (non-condensing)
Non-operating humidity: 20%-95% (non-condensing)
More details
Registered statusYes
Button count1 x NMI button
1 x Reset button
Indicator lights1 x Power button with LED
1 x ID button with LED
2 x LAN activity LEDs
1 x Storage activity LED
1 x System status LED
Fan configuration4 × 80 × 80 × 38 mm (18,300 rpm)

Questions about this item

Can I keep my current LGA 4677 Xeon CPUs when moving to this R283-S96-AAJ1 barebone?

Yes, the board uses LGA 4677 sockets and supports 4th or 5th Generation Intel Xeon Scalable and Xeon CPU Max Series processors up to 350 W TDP each.

How do I confirm the system POSTs and the Aspeed AST2600 management is active after assembly?

Connect a monitor to the AST2600 video output and network to the dedicated management LAN; the BMC web interface will appear once the baseboard management controller finishes initialisation.

What drive trays and cabling come in the box versus what I must source for the 12 front and 2 rear hot-swap bays?

The barebone includes the backplanes for 12 x 3.5/2.5-inch and 2 x 2.5-inch Gen5 NVMe/SATA/SAS-4 bays; you must supply CPUs, DDR5 RDIMMs, drives and any required drive carriers.

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