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Intel® Server Board SE7520AF2 User Guide A Guide for Technically Qualified Assemblers of Intel® Identified Subassemblies/Products Order Number: C63389-003
Intel® Server Board SE7520AF2 User Guide A Guide for Technically Qualified Assemblers of Intel® Identified Subassemblies/Products Order Number: C63389-003
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... saving, or life sustaining applications or for any other application in Intel's Terms and Conditions of Sale for their published operating or nonoperating limits. Intel, Intel Pentium, and Intel Xeon are designed and tested to any time, without notice. Copyright © 2004, Intel Corporation. Intel server boards contain a number of high-density VLSI and power delivery components that...
... saving, or life sustaining applications or for any other application in Intel's Terms and Conditions of Sale for their published operating or nonoperating limits. Intel, Intel Pentium, and Intel Xeon are designed and tested to any time, without notice. Copyright © 2004, Intel Corporation. Intel server boards contain a number of high-density VLSI and power delivery components that...
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... Edition" Processor(s), DDR2-400 system memory DIMMs, hard drive(s), floppy drive, CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive, RAID controller, operating system Intel® Server Board SE7520AF2 User Guide iii Product Accessories This server board is available in the Intel® Server Board SE7520AF2 Technical Product Specification. For the latest version of this chapter, you will find a list of the...
... Edition" Processor(s), DDR2-400 system memory DIMMs, hard drive(s), floppy drive, CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive, RAID controller, operating system Intel® Server Board SE7520AF2 User Guide iii Product Accessories This server board is available in the Intel® Server Board SE7520AF2 Technical Product Specification. For the latest version of this chapter, you will find a list of the...
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.... Additional Information and Software If you just received this product and need to manage your Intel® server For drivers For firmware and BIOS updates, or BIOS recovery Use this Document or Software Intel® Server Board SE7520AF2 Technical Product Specification Intel® Server Board SE7520AF2 Quick Start User's Guide in -depth technical information about this product, including BIOS settings...
.... Additional Information and Software If you just received this product and need to manage your Intel® server For drivers For firmware and BIOS updates, or BIOS recovery Use this Document or Software Intel® Server Board SE7520AF2 Technical Product Specification Intel® Server Board SE7520AF2 Quick Start User's Guide in -depth technical information about this product, including BIOS settings...
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... This product was evaluated as Information Technology Equipment (ITE), which the product is an FCC Class A device. Intel® Server Board SE7520AF2 User Guide v Preface Safety Information WARNING Before working with your server product, whether you are using a server board with a microprocessor from the same family (or higher) and operating at the same (or higher) speed as... may be installed in a Class B device. Use of other products / components will void the UL listing and other resource as the microprocessor used on this server board. This is sold.
... This product was evaluated as Information Technology Equipment (ITE), which the product is an FCC Class A device. Intel® Server Board SE7520AF2 User Guide v Preface Safety Information WARNING Before working with your server product, whether you are using a server board with a microprocessor from the same family (or higher) and operating at the same (or higher) speed as... may be installed in a Class B device. Use of other products / components will void the UL listing and other resource as the microprocessor used on this server board. This is sold.
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...result. grip the narrow sides of fine needle nosed pliers. vi Intel® Server Board SE7520AF2 User Guide We recommend that jumper. Hold boards only by that you open the chassis, add, or remove any components. After removing a board from its protective wrapper or from the wall outlet. Installing or removing... and modems attached to remove a jumper, or you must unplug the AC power cord from the server, place the board component side up on the board. Do not slide board over any unpainted metal surface on top that slips over two jumper pins. They can damage the contacts...
...result. grip the narrow sides of fine needle nosed pliers. vi Intel® Server Board SE7520AF2 User Guide We recommend that jumper. Hold boards only by that you open the chassis, add, or remove any components. After removing a board from its protective wrapper or from the wall outlet. Installing or removing... and modems attached to remove a jumper, or you must unplug the AC power cord from the server, place the board component side up on the board. Do not slide board over any unpainted metal surface on top that slips over two jumper pins. They can damage the contacts...
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... chassis parts. Ziehen Sie den Stromanschlußstecker Ihres Systems aus der Steckdose. 4. Arbeiten an Platinen und Gehäuse ein. Intel® Server Board SE7520AF2 User Guide vii Wichtige Sicherheitshinweise Lesen Sie zunächst sämtliche Warn- Contact should be hot if the system has been running. Turn off ...
... chassis parts. Ziehen Sie den Stromanschlußstecker Ihres Systems aus der Steckdose. 4. Arbeiten an Platinen und Gehäuse ein. Intel® Server Board SE7520AF2 User Guide vii Wichtige Sicherheitshinweise Lesen Sie zunächst sämtliche Warn- Contact should be hot if the system has been running. Turn off ...
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Contents Contents 1 Server Board Features 1 Connector and Header Locations 4 Configuration Jumpers...5 Back Panel Connectors ...6 Hardware Requirements...7 2 Hardware Installations and ... 13 Installing the Processor 14 Removing a Processor 16 Installing or Removing a PCI Card 17 Replacing the Backup Battery 20 3 Server Utilities 23 Using the BIOS Setup Utility 23 Starting Setup...23 If You Cannot Access Setup 23 Setup Menus ...23 4 Upgrading... Cooling Fans Do Not Rotate Properly 38 Diskette Drive Activity Light Does Not Light 38 Intel® Server Board SE7520AF2 User Guide xi
Contents Contents 1 Server Board Features 1 Connector and Header Locations 4 Configuration Jumpers...5 Back Panel Connectors ...6 Hardware Requirements...7 2 Hardware Installations and ... 13 Installing the Processor 14 Removing a Processor 16 Installing or Removing a PCI Card 17 Replacing the Backup Battery 20 3 Server Utilities 23 Using the BIOS Setup Utility 23 Starting Setup...23 If You Cannot Access Setup 23 Setup Menus ...23 4 Upgrading... Cooling Fans Do Not Rotate Properly 38 Diskette Drive Activity Light Does Not Light 38 Intel® Server Board SE7520AF2 User Guide xi
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...48 Europe (CE Declaration of Conformity 48 VCCI (Japan) ...48 BSMI (Taiwan)...49 RRL (Korea) ...49 CNCA (CCC-China)...49 Intel® Server Issue Report Form 53 xii Intel® Server Board SE7520AF2 User Guide Contents CD-ROM Drive or DVD-ROM Drive Activity Light Does Not Light 39 Cannot Connect to... a Server 39 Problems with Network 39 System Boots when Installing PCI Card 40 Problems with Newly Installed Application Software 40...
...48 Europe (CE Declaration of Conformity 48 VCCI (Japan) ...48 BSMI (Taiwan)...49 RRL (Korea) ...49 CNCA (CCC-China)...49 Intel® Server Issue Report Form 53 xii Intel® Server Board SE7520AF2 User Guide Contents CD-ROM Drive or DVD-ROM Drive Activity Light Does Not Light 39 Cannot Connect to... a Server 39 Problems with Network 39 System Boots when Installing PCI Card 40 Problems with Newly Installed Application Software 40...
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...11. Installing Heat Sink 16 Figure 13. Keyboard Commands 24 Table 5. Boot Block Error Beep Codes 43 Table 8. Intel® Server Board SE7520AF2 1 Figure 2. Back Panel Connectors 6 Figure 5. Six DIMM Memory Mirroring 8 Figure 7. Opening Socket Lever 14 Figure 10... Memory...12 Figure 9. NIC LEDs ...6 Table 4. Troubleshooting BIOS Beep Codes 44 Intel® Server Board SE7520AF2 User Guide xiii Contents Figures Figure 1. Resetting the System 34 Table 6. Server Board Features 2 Table 2. Closing Socket Lever 15 Figure 12. Removing the PCI Air...
...11. Installing Heat Sink 16 Figure 13. Keyboard Commands 24 Table 5. Boot Block Error Beep Codes 43 Table 8. Intel® Server Board SE7520AF2 1 Figure 2. Back Panel Connectors 6 Figure 5. Six DIMM Memory Mirroring 8 Figure 7. Opening Socket Lever 14 Figure 10... Memory...12 Figure 9. NIC LEDs ...6 Table 4. Troubleshooting BIOS Beep Codes 44 Intel® Server Board SE7520AF2 User Guide xiii Contents Figures Figure 1. Resetting the System 34 Table 6. Server Board Features 2 Table 2. Closing Socket Lever 15 Figure 12. Removing the PCI Air...
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.... One version provides PCI hot plug support that allows you to remove PCI cards from the system without removing the system AC power supply. Intel® Server Board SE7520AF2 Intel® Server Board SE7520AF2 User Guide 1 Figure 1. Server Board Features 1 Server Board Features This chapter briefly describes the main features of this server board are called out where they apply. Two versions of the...
.... One version provides PCI hot plug support that allows you to remove PCI cards from the system without removing the system AC power supply. Intel® Server Board SE7520AF2 Intel® Server Board SE7520AF2 User Guide 1 Figure 1. Server Board Features 1 Server Board Features This chapter briefly describes the main features of this server board are called out where they apply. Two versions of the...
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... integrated striping) Integrated Intel® RAID Controller SROMBU42E through Intel XScale® technology. Server Board Features Table 1 summarizes the major features of unbuffered DDR333 RAID cache. (Requires Intel® RAID Activation Key and either the Intel® Portable Cache Module or one 128 MB DDR333 memory DIMM.) Continued 2 Intel® Server Board SE7520AF2 User Guide Server Board Features Feature Description Processors...
... integrated striping) Integrated Intel® RAID Controller SROMBU42E through Intel XScale® technology. Server Board Features Table 1 summarizes the major features of unbuffered DDR333 RAID cache. (Requires Intel® RAID Activation Key and either the Intel® Portable Cache Module or one 128 MB DDR333 memory DIMM.) Continued 2 Intel® Server Board SE7520AF2 User Guide Server Board Features Feature Description Processors...
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Server Board Features Table 1. Intel® Server Board SE7520AF2 User Guide 3 Server Board Features (continued) LAN Dual integrated 10/100/1000 Mb on-board Ethernet connectors Two RJ-45 stacked connectors Intel® 82546GB Expansion Slots Fans Server Management Form Factor Five full-length, full-height PCI... Front panel LCD connectors for use with the Intel® Local Control Panel Flexible management controller to support Standard and Advanced Management modules SSI-EEB3.5 compliant form factor Board size 12 inches by 13 inches 1 The...
Server Board Features Table 1. Intel® Server Board SE7520AF2 User Guide 3 Server Board Features (continued) LAN Dual integrated 10/100/1000 Mb on-board Ethernet connectors Two RJ-45 stacked connectors Intel® 82546GB Expansion Slots Fans Server Management Form Factor Five full-length, full-height PCI... Front panel LCD connectors for use with the Intel® Local Control Panel Flexible management controller to support Standard and Advanced Management modules SSI-EEB3.5 compliant form factor Board size 12 inches by 13 inches 1 The...
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..., the CMOS settings will attempt to recover the BIOS by loading the BIOS code into the flash device from a bootable recovery device. Server Board Features Configuration Jumpers J1D1 1 2 3 CMOS CLEAR BMC Control Force Erase PASSWORD 5 CLEAR Protect 6 Erase 7 RECOVERY 9 BOOT Normal ...Protect: These pins should not be jumpered for normal operation. This jumper is typically used when the BIOS has become corrupted. Intel® Server Board SE7520AF2 User Guide 5 These pins should be jumpered for normal operation. 6-7 Erase: If these pins are jumpered, the system will...
..., the CMOS settings will attempt to recover the BIOS by loading the BIOS code into the flash device from a bootable recovery device. Server Board Features Configuration Jumpers J1D1 1 2 3 CMOS CLEAR BMC Control Force Erase PASSWORD 5 CLEAR Protect 6 Erase 7 RECOVERY 9 BOOT Normal ...Protect: These pins should not be jumpered for normal operation. This jumper is typically used when the BIOS has become corrupted. Intel® Server Board SE7520AF2 User Guide 5 These pins should be jumpered for normal operation. 6-7 Erase: If these pins are jumpered, the system will...
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... connection NOTE Hot-plug SKU only: If the PCI Hot-plug board and the Intel® Server Chassis SC5300 PCI Hot Plug Upgrade kit are installed, the LEDs in the I/O port area provide attention information for PCI slots 1, 3, 4, and 5. 6 Intel® Server Board SE7520AF2 User Guide Server Board Features Back Panel Connectors B A C D A USB 1, 2, 3 D Video B Mouse (top), Keyboard (bottom) E NIC...
... connection NOTE Hot-plug SKU only: If the PCI Hot-plug board and the Intel® Server Chassis SC5300 PCI Hot Plug Upgrade kit are installed, the LEDs in the I/O port area provide attention information for PCI slots 1, 3, 4, and 5. 6 Intel® Server Board SE7520AF2 User Guide Server Board Features Back Panel Connectors B A C D A USB 1, 2, 3 D Video B Mouse (top), Keyboard (bottom) E NIC...
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...maximum allowed usable memory is installed. Both memory mirroring and memory on-line sparing provide a way to the edge of the server board. Intel® Server Board SE7520AF2 User Guide 7 When two processors are closest to prevent data loss in single channel when only a single DIMM is 16 ... must be of supported memory DIMMs, see the links under "Additional Information and Software." System Memory The Intel® Server Board SE7520AF2 includes four banks of the Intel® Xeon™ processors are not supported. The minimum allowed memory is installed, it must have additional...
...maximum allowed usable memory is installed. Both memory mirroring and memory on-line sparing provide a way to the edge of the server board. Intel® Server Board SE7520AF2 User Guide 7 When two processors are closest to prevent data loss in single channel when only a single DIMM is 16 ... must be of supported memory DIMMs, see the links under "Additional Information and Software." System Memory The Intel® Server Board SE7520AF2 includes four banks of the Intel® Xeon™ processors are not supported. The minimum allowed memory is installed, it must have additional...
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The remaining four 2 GB DIMMs are used in socket 1B takes over . See Figure 7. Eight DIMM Memory Mirroring 8 Intel® Server Board SE7520AF2 User Guide Since the data is duplicated across DIMMs, it means that up to memory error unless both the primary and the mirrored copy of... at any one -half of the installed memory, with identical devices in DIMM Bank 1 and Bank 2, and identical devices in socket 2A takes over . Server Board Features With memory mirroring the system maintains two copies of the data is available from the mirrored DIMM. DIMMs 1A, 1B, 2A, 2B must be...
The remaining four 2 GB DIMMs are used in socket 1B takes over . See Figure 7. Eight DIMM Memory Mirroring 8 Intel® Server Board SE7520AF2 User Guide Since the data is duplicated across DIMMs, it means that up to memory error unless both the primary and the mirrored copy of... at any one -half of the installed memory, with identical devices in DIMM Bank 1 and Bank 2, and identical devices in socket 2A takes over . Server Board Features With memory mirroring the system maintains two copies of the data is available from the mirrored DIMM. DIMMs 1A, 1B, 2A, 2B must be...
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... a minimum rating of the data is copied to the spare DIMM, the primary DIMM is copied to the spare DIMM in that channel. Intel® Server Board SE7520AF2 User Guide 9 Server Board Features For memory on -line sparing is used as the memory spare. Your power supply must be equal to or larger than the largest... DIMM is removed from service and the spare DIMM takes its place. If a DIMM begins to fail, the content of 5V standby current or the board will not boot.
... a minimum rating of the data is copied to the spare DIMM, the primary DIMM is copied to the spare DIMM in that channel. Intel® Server Board SE7520AF2 User Guide 9 Server Board Features For memory on -line sparing is used as the memory spare. Your power supply must be equal to or larger than the largest... DIMM is removed from service and the spare DIMM takes its place. If a DIMM begins to fail, the content of 5V standby current or the board will not boot.
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... the DIMMs displays DIMM1B, DIMM1A, DIMM2B, DIMM2A, DIMM3B, DIMM3A, DIMM4B, DIMM4A, starting from the edge of tested DIMMs. Intel® Server Board SE7520AF2 User Guide 11 DIMM4A is the socket closest to the "Safety Information" at the beginning of this manual. Tools and Supplies Needed...strap and conductive foam pad (recommended) Installing and Removing Memory The silkscreen on the board for a list of the board. Hardware Installations and Upgrades 2 Hardware Installations and Upgrades Before You Begin Before working with your server product, pay close attention to the center of the...
... the DIMMs displays DIMM1B, DIMM1A, DIMM2B, DIMM2A, DIMM3B, DIMM3A, DIMM4B, DIMM4A, starting from the edge of tested DIMMs. Intel® Server Board SE7520AF2 User Guide 11 DIMM4A is the socket closest to the "Safety Information" at the beginning of this manual. Tools and Supplies Needed...strap and conductive foam pad (recommended) Installing and Removing Memory The silkscreen on the board for a list of the board. Hardware Installations and Upgrades 2 Hardware Installations and Upgrades Before You Begin Before working with your server product, pay close attention to the center of the...
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... the small notch in the bottom edge of the DIMM socket(s) are firmly in the socket (see Figure 8). Replace the server's cover and reconnect the AC power cord. 12 Intel® Server Board SE7520AF2 User Guide Hardware Installations and Upgrades Installing DIMMs To install DIMMs, follow these steps: 1. Turn off all peripheral devices connected to...
... the small notch in the bottom edge of the DIMM socket(s) are firmly in the socket (see Figure 8). Replace the server's cover and reconnect the AC power cord. 12 Intel® Server Board SE7520AF2 User Guide Hardware Installations and Upgrades Installing DIMMs To install DIMMs, follow these steps: 1. Turn off all peripheral devices connected to...