Editing Supermicro Xeon D-1500 (section)

=== Completing the barebone package ===
When you've selected the right motherboard (and processor), it's time to create a Bill of Materials so it becomes a complete home lab server. Because SuperMicro lists all parts for any given product, it's easy to reverse engineer the contents of the SYS-5028D-TN4T package.
Let's start on it's [http://www.supermicro.nl/products/system/midtower/5028/SYS-5028D-TN4T.cfm?parts=SHOW#jump product page]:
[[File:SuperMicro Xeon D BOM barebone.png|border|center|Overview]]

Now drill down into the [http://www.supermicro.nl/products/motherboard/Xeon/D/X10SDV-TLN4F.cfm?parts=SHOW#jump motherboard] and [http://www.supermicro.nl/products/chassis/tower/721/SC721TQ-250B.cfm?parts=SHOW#jump chassis] pages to see their parts list:
[[File:SuperMicro Xeon D BOM barebone.png|border|center|Overview]]
[[File:SuperMicro Xeon D BOM motherboard.png|border|center|Overview]]

You'll end up with the following parts on your Bill of Material"
{| class="wikitable"
|+Parts List for the 5028D-TN4T
|-
! scope="col"| Item
! scope="col"| Part Number
! scope="col"| Qty
! scope="col"| Part Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|Motherboard / Chassis||MBD-X10SDV-TLN4F||1||Super X10SDV-TLN4F Motherboard
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|Chassis||CSE-721TQ-250B||1||Mini Tower Chassis
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|Backplane||CSE-SAS-733TQ||1||4 x 1ö SAS backplane w/SES-II
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|Cable 1||CBL-0157L||1||8 pin to 8 pin ribbon SGPIO cable with tube , 40cm, PBF
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|Cable 2||CBL-0483L||1||29cm 30AWG SATA S-S cable
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|Cable 3||CBL-0473L||4||21cm 30AWG SATA S-S cable
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|+Parts List for the X10SDV-TLN4F
|-
! scope="col"| Item
! scope="col"| Part Number
! scope="col"| Qty
! scope="col"| Part Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|Motherboard||MBD-X10SDV-TLN4F||1||X10SDV-TLN4F Motherboard
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|I/O Cables||CBL-0044L||2||57.5CM SATA FLAT S-S PBF
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|I/O Shield||MCP-260-00084-0N||1||STD I/O SHIELD
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|+Parts List for the 5028D-TN4T
|-
! scope="col"| Item
! scope="col"| Part Number
! scope="col"| Qty
! scope="col"| Part Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|Chassis||CSE-721TQ-250B||1||Mini-Tower Chassis (Black)
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|Backplane||CSE-SAS-733TQ||1||4 x 1ö SAS backplane w/SES-II
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|Power Supply||PWS-251-1H	||1||1U 250W Flex ATX Multi-output Bronze Power Supply
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|Fan 1||FAN-0124L4||1||12 CM x12 CM fan
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|Drive Tray(s)||MCP-220-00075-0B||4||Black gen 5.5 hot-swap 3.5" HDD tray
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|Drive Tray(s)||MCP-220-00024-1B||1||MCP-220-00024-0B without dummy HDD
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|Drive Tray(s)||MCP-220-00081-0N||1||3.5" dummy HDD (hollow-panned) for MCP-220-00075-0B,RoHS/REACH,PBF
|}

Now, you won't actually need all of these items if you're building your own, and depending on a number of variables, you need extra stuff. Let me break this down:
# Some SoC motherboards come with a CPU fan, some don't. You'll always need a CPU fan.
# If you add PCI-e based storage, like an NVMe M.2 drive, you'll want to add a case fan to keep it cool.
# Depending on the motherboard package, you won't need some SATA cables. The -B versions of a motherboard is a bulk version and comes with less stuff. The -O version is the retail version, and comes with cables you don't want anyway. Don't buy the -O version; it's a waste of the extra money.