Re: [coreboot] Is Xeon E5 supported?

On 02/19/2017 07:24 AM, Zheng Bao wrote:
> Hi, All,
>
> We are evaluating a resolution, which requires more than four x8 PCIE lane.
>
> We assume Intel Xeon E5 can meet this requirement.
>
> I am not quite familar with Intel platform. I am wondering if coreboot supports Xeon E5.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Zheng

What exactly do you want this for?
x8 doesn't mean much without the pci-e version you want (1.0 x16 = 3.0 x4)

You would have more flexibility platform wise if you used a pci-e 
expansion system like the ones from cyclone.com to add more pci-e slots.