Author: parsec
Subject: Win10 on EP2C602-4L/D16
Posted: 19 Oct 2016 at 11:19am
The question becomes, how did you do it?
Simply by letting Windows 10 update install virtually everything? Not doubting you, just asking.
You did not have success at first. How could you without the basic chipset INF files to identify the hardware?
Regarding ASRock not actively including a non-server type OS with a server hardware platform, why is that to be expected? Or why would I expect Windows Server 2012 to be supported on a Z170 chipset board designed for over clocking and PC gaming?
Mother board manufactures don't create drivers and software for a hardware platform, that is done by the manufacture of the hardware. If the hardware was not different between a server system and a home PC, why does specific hardware for each type of usage exist? Why does Intel separate their processors into four categories, including Desktop and Server? They have different features and are meant for usage in different environments. Intel does the same for their chipsets, mother boards, SSDs, and networking products.
Your board has features I cannot even use, or have no use for, in a Desktop PC. It's SATA IO capabilities are not as good or applicable to a Desktop board, plus it does not have M.2 support, or NMVe support. It uses the RSTe SATA driver, which may be great in a server environment, but was hated in the Desktop world when it was initially used with Desktop X79 systems. Later on, the Desktop IRST SATA driver support was added to X79. Intel did not use RSTe again with X99.
I'm sure a Desktop board would be almost worthless as a professional server. That does not mean it is a bad product, it's just not designed for that environment. You had to purchase a server type board with dual sockets, to be able to use the cheap used Xeon (server) processors you have. I am aware of those myself, but their price is not enough to cause me to give up the features that don't exist on server mother boards.
I guess ASRock needs a new mother board category, Desktop boards that are meant to be used with used server processors, and are compatible with home PC OS versions.
Edited by parsec - 9 hours 17 minutes ago at 11:20am
Subject: Win10 on EP2C602-4L/D16
Posted: 19 Oct 2016 at 11:19am
The question becomes, how did you do it?
Simply by letting Windows 10 update install virtually everything? Not doubting you, just asking.
You did not have success at first. How could you without the basic chipset INF files to identify the hardware?
Regarding ASRock not actively including a non-server type OS with a server hardware platform, why is that to be expected? Or why would I expect Windows Server 2012 to be supported on a Z170 chipset board designed for over clocking and PC gaming?
Mother board manufactures don't create drivers and software for a hardware platform, that is done by the manufacture of the hardware. If the hardware was not different between a server system and a home PC, why does specific hardware for each type of usage exist? Why does Intel separate their processors into four categories, including Desktop and Server? They have different features and are meant for usage in different environments. Intel does the same for their chipsets, mother boards, SSDs, and networking products.
Your board has features I cannot even use, or have no use for, in a Desktop PC. It's SATA IO capabilities are not as good or applicable to a Desktop board, plus it does not have M.2 support, or NMVe support. It uses the RSTe SATA driver, which may be great in a server environment, but was hated in the Desktop world when it was initially used with Desktop X79 systems. Later on, the Desktop IRST SATA driver support was added to X79. Intel did not use RSTe again with X99.
I'm sure a Desktop board would be almost worthless as a professional server. That does not mean it is a bad product, it's just not designed for that environment. You had to purchase a server type board with dual sockets, to be able to use the cheap used Xeon (server) processors you have. I am aware of those myself, but their price is not enough to cause me to give up the features that don't exist on server mother boards.
I guess ASRock needs a new mother board category, Desktop boards that are meant to be used with used server processors, and are compatible with home PC OS versions.
Edited by parsec - 9 hours 17 minutes ago at 11:20am