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ASRock Rack's W890D8-2L2T motherboard brings Intel Xeon 600 series workstation CPUs to a flexible CEB-like form factor, supporting up to eight DDR5 ECC RDIMM slots and seven PCIe Gen5 x16 slots with CXL 2.0, targeting workstation, server, and rackmount data center deployments. This platform leverages the Intel LGA4710-2 "E2" socket and eight memory channels, enabling high-core-count Xeon processors for GPU and accelerator hosting in both desk-side and rack-mounted environments. Key hardware includes seven PCIe Gen5 x16 slots (also CXL 2.0 x16), two PCIe Gen4 x4 M.2 slots with tool-less thumb screws, two MCIO x8 connectors (PCIe Gen5/CXL 2.0), one PCIe Gen4 x4 MCIO connector configurable as four SATA ports, and four onboard SATA ports for up to eight SATA drives. Networking features dual Intel E610 10Gbase-T ports, dual Intel i210 1GbE ports, and out-of-band IPMI management via an ASPEED AST2600 BMC with VGA output. Power requires four 8-pin CPU connectors. The motherboard measures 12"x10.9", requiring careful case and stand-off compatibility. This design suits data center, AI, and storage workloads needing high memory bandwidth, PCIe expansion, and flexible form factor options.