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...15 and 7.3 - Updated Section 3.3.3 - Update section 3.3.2 memory capacity ii Revision 1.8 Intel order number E39529-013 added BIOS Setup Utility Section; Updated Section 9.2 MTBF - Updated Table 87 BMC Beep Codes - ...Updated Figure 21 SMBUS Block Diagram, revised components code name - Updated Section 3.3.3 - Updated Section 4.2.2 Keyboard, Video, and Mouse (KVM) Redirection - Added Section 3.13 Trusted Platform Module - Revision History Intel® Server Boards S5520HC, S5500HCV, and S5520HCT...
...15 and 7.3 - Updated Section 3.3.3 - Update section 3.3.2 memory capacity ii Revision 1.8 Intel order number E39529-013 added BIOS Setup Utility Section; Updated Section 9.2 MTBF - Updated Table 87 BMC Beep Codes - ...Updated Figure 21 SMBUS Block Diagram, revised components code name - Updated Section 3.3.3 - Updated Section 4.2.2 Keyboard, Video, and Mouse (KVM) Redirection - Added Section 3.13 Trusted Platform Module - Revision History Intel® Server Boards S5520HC, S5500HCV, and S5520HCT...
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... Utility ...72 5.1 Logo/Diagnostic Screen 72 5.2 BIOS Boot Popup Menu 72 Revision 1.8 v Intel order number E39529-013 Supported only on S5520HCT 52 3.13.1 Overview...52 3.13.2 TPM security BIOS 52 3.13.3 Intel® Trusted Execution Technology (Intel® TXT 55 3.14 ACPI Support ...59 3.15 Intel® Virtualization Technology 60 3.15.1 Intel® Virtualization Technology for Management (WS...
... Utility ...72 5.1 Logo/Diagnostic Screen 72 5.2 BIOS Boot Popup Menu 72 Revision 1.8 v Intel order number E39529-013 Supported only on S5520HCT 52 3.13.1 Overview...52 3.13.2 TPM security BIOS 52 3.13.3 Intel® Trusted Execution Technology (Intel® TXT 55 3.14 ACPI Support ...59 3.15 Intel® Virtualization Technology 60 3.15.1 Intel® Virtualization Technology for Management (WS...
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... LED's...123 8.3 System ID LED and System Status LED 124 8.4 DIMM Fault LEDs 126 8.5 Post Code Diagnostic LEDs 127 9. Table of Contents Intel® Server Boards S5520HC, S5500HCV, and S5520HCT TPS 5.3 BIOS Setup Utility...72 5.3.1 Operation ...72 5.3.2 Server Platform Setup Utility Screens 75 6. Connector/Header Locations and Pin-outs 108 6.1 Board Connector Information...
... LED's...123 8.3 System ID LED and System Status LED 124 8.4 DIMM Fault LEDs 126 8.5 Post Code Diagnostic LEDs 127 9. Table of Contents Intel® Server Boards S5520HC, S5500HCV, and S5520HCT TPS 5.3 BIOS Setup Utility...72 5.3.1 Operation ...72 5.3.2 Server Platform Setup Utility Screens 75 6. Connector/Header Locations and Pin-outs 108 6.1 Board Connector Information...
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.... TPM Configuration Screen 54 Figure 22. Setting Administrator password in BIOS 56 Figure 23. Advanced Screen Display 78 Figure 30. Setup Utility - Mass Storage Controller Configuration Screen Display 85 Figure 34. Setup Utility - List of Figures Intel® Server Boards S5520HC, S5500HCV, and S5520HCT TPS List of 2 9 Figure 6. Second Side Keep-out Zone...
.... TPM Configuration Screen 54 Figure 22. Setting Administrator password in BIOS 56 Figure 23. Advanced Screen Display 78 Figure 30. Setup Utility - Mass Storage Controller Configuration Screen Display 85 Figure 34. Setup Utility - List of Figures Intel® Server Boards S5520HC, S5500HCV, and S5520HCT TPS List of 2 9 Figure 6. Second Side Keep-out Zone...
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... 102 Table 38. Memory Population 31 Table 5. Intel® Server Board S5520HC PCI Bus Segment Characteristics 42 Table 9. Intel® SAS Entry RAID Module AXX4SASMOD Storage Mode 46 Table 13. S5520HC, S5500HCV and S5520HCT Fan Domain Table 69 Table 19. Processor Configuration Screen...Configuration Screen Fields 89 Table 29. Setup Utility - Setup Utility - Console Redirection Configuration Fields 97 Table 34. Processor SKU 31 Table 4. BIOS Setup: Keyboard Command Bar 74 Table 21. Main Screen Fields 76 Table 22. Setup Utility - TSetup Utility - Basic and Advanced Management...
... 102 Table 38. Memory Population 31 Table 5. Intel® Server Board S5520HC PCI Bus Segment Characteristics 42 Table 9. Intel® SAS Entry RAID Module AXX4SASMOD Storage Mode 46 Table 13. S5520HC, S5500HCV and S5520HCT Fan Domain Table 69 Table 19. Processor Configuration Screen...Configuration Screen Fields 89 Table 29. Setup Utility - Setup Utility - Console Redirection Configuration Fields 97 Table 34. Processor SKU 31 Table 4. BIOS Setup: Keyboard Command Bar 74 Table 21. Main Screen Fields 76 Table 22. Setup Utility - TSetup Utility - Basic and Advanced Management...
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... consult vendor datasheets and operating parameters to determine the amount of the Intel® Server Boards S5520HC, S5500HCV and S5520HCT. It is divided into the following chapters: Chapter 1 - Intel Corporation cannot be held responsible if components fail or the server board ... Chapter 4 - Connector/Header Locations and Pin-outs Chapter 7 - POST Code Diagnostic LED Decoder Appendix F - BIOS Setup Utility Chapter 6 - In addition, you must order them through its own chassis development and testing that require adequate airflow for cooling...
... consult vendor datasheets and operating parameters to determine the amount of the Intel® Server Boards S5520HC, S5500HCV and S5520HCT. It is divided into the following chapters: Chapter 1 - Intel Corporation cannot be held responsible if components fail or the server board ... Chapter 4 - Connector/Header Locations and Pin-outs Chapter 7 - POST Code Diagnostic LED Decoder Appendix F - BIOS Setup Utility Chapter 6 - In addition, you must order them through its own chassis development and testing that require adequate airflow for cooling...
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... Boards S5520HC, S5500HCV, and S5520HCT TPS Feature Server Management BIOS Flash Form Factor Compatible Intel® Server Chassis Description • Onboard ServerEngines* LLC Pilot II* Controller Integrated Baseboard Management Controller (Integrated BMC), IPMI 2.0 compliant Integrated Super I/O on LPC interface • Support for Intel® Remote Management Module 3 • Intel® Light-Guided Diagnostics...
... Boards S5520HC, S5500HCV, and S5520HCT TPS Feature Server Management BIOS Flash Form Factor Compatible Intel® Server Chassis Description • Onboard ServerEngines* LLC Pilot II* Controller Integrated Baseboard Management Controller (Integrated BMC), IPMI 2.0 compliant Integrated Super I/O on LPC interface • Support for Intel® Remote Management Module 3 • Intel® Light-Guided Diagnostics...
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... condition is not an error condition). - Revision 1.8 23 Intel order number E39529-013 Logs the error into the SEL. - Intel® Server Boards S5520HC, S5500HCV, and S5520HCT TPS Functional Architecture Error Processor family not identical Processor stepping mismatch... Table 2. Mixed Processor Configurations Severity Halt Pause System Action The BIOS detects the error condition and responds...
... condition is not an error condition). - Revision 1.8 23 Intel order number E39529-013 Logs the error into the SEL. - Intel® Server Boards S5520HC, S5500HCV, and S5520HCT TPS Functional Architecture Error Processor family not identical Processor stepping mismatch... Table 2. Mixed Processor Configurations Severity Halt Pause System Action The BIOS detects the error condition and responds...
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... automatically allows the processor to enable or disable this is remedied. Functional Architecture Intel® Server Boards S5520HC, S5500HCV, and S5520HCT TPS Error Processor Intel® QuickPath Interconnect speeds not identical Processor microcode missing Severity Halt Minor System Action The BIOS detects the error condition and responds as follows: - Displays "8180: Processor 0x microcode...
... automatically allows the processor to enable or disable this is remedied. Functional Architecture Intel® Server Boards S5520HC, S5500HCV, and S5520HCT TPS Error Processor Intel® QuickPath Interconnect speeds not identical Processor microcode missing Severity Halt Minor System Action The BIOS detects the error condition and responds as follows: - Displays "8180: Processor 0x microcode...
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.... The Unified Backplate Assembly is to selectively enable one or more cores. The BIOS creates entries in its local caches. The basic idea is to the Unified Backplate Assembly. Intel® Server Boards S5520HC, S5500HCV, and S5520HCT TPS Functional Architecture z Intel® 64 mode when 64-bit extension technology is executed. All components of...
.... The Unified Backplate Assembly is to selectively enable one or more cores. The BIOS creates entries in its local caches. The basic idea is to the Unified Backplate Assembly. Intel® Server Boards S5520HC, S5500HCV, and S5520HCT TPS Functional Architecture z Intel® 64 mode when 64-bit extension technology is executed. All components of...
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...self-contained and autonomous. z The DIMM identifiers on the silkscreen on the board provide information about which supports up to nine DIMMs in the BIOS setup, such as RAS, Error Management, and so forth, are identified as Channels D, E, and F. For example, DIMM_A1 is the first... Socket. Each processor installed on Channel D of CPU 1 socket. z The memory channels for DIMM sockets implemented in the Intel® Server Boards S5520HC, S5500HCV and S5520HCT is the first slot on the CPU socket has an integrated memory controller (IMC), which channel/CPU Socket they belong to ...
...self-contained and autonomous. z The DIMM identifiers on the silkscreen on the board provide information about which supports up to nine DIMMs in the BIOS setup, such as RAS, Error Management, and so forth, are identified as Channels D, E, and F. For example, DIMM_A1 is the first... Socket. Each processor installed on Channel D of CPU 1 socket. z The memory channels for DIMM sockets implemented in the Intel® Server Boards S5520HC, S5500HCV and S5520HCT is the first slot on the CPU socket has an integrated memory controller (IMC), which channel/CPU Socket they belong to ...
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...S5500HCV, and S5520HCT TPS Mixing of each other Intel® Xeon® 5500 series processors and Intel® 5500/5520 IOH through the Intel® QPI link interface. and Dual-Rank only), DDR3 1066, and DDR3 800 UDIMMs: - During QPI initialization, the BIOS configures both ...supports 4.8 GT/s, 5.86 GT/s, and 6.4 GT/s frequencies for the correct operation. During memory discovery, the BIOS arrives at a fastest common frequency that matches the requirements of all components of Intel® Xeon® 5500 series processor are no support for 2 Gb DRAM based 2 GB or 4 ...
...S5500HCV, and S5520HCT TPS Mixing of each other Intel® Xeon® 5500 series processors and Intel® 5500/5520 IOH through the Intel® QPI link interface. and Dual-Rank only), DDR3 1066, and DDR3 800 UDIMMs: - During QPI initialization, the BIOS configures both ...supports 4.8 GT/s, 5.86 GT/s, and 6.4 GT/s frequencies for the correct operation. During memory discovery, the BIOS arrives at a fastest common frequency that matches the requirements of all components of Intel® Xeon® 5500 series processor are no support for 2 Gb DRAM based 2 GB or 4 ...
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... enabled in the processor is supported and enabled. However, the Intel® 5500/5520 I /O regions. If this feature. Most operating systems support this is set to "Enabled", the BIOS maximizes usage of memory below 4 GB is always reserved for memorymapped... 5500 Series supports the following memory interleaving mode: 32 Revision 1.8 Intel order number E39529-013 Functional Architecture Intel® Server Boards S5520HC, S5500HCV, and S5520HCT TPS 3.3.4 z z z z Publishing System Memory The BIOS displays the "Total Memory" of physical memory is installed (physical ...
... enabled in the processor is supported and enabled. However, the Intel® 5500/5520 I /O regions. If this feature. Most operating systems support this is set to "Enabled", the BIOS maximizes usage of memory below 4 GB is always reserved for memorymapped... 5500 Series supports the following memory interleaving mode: 32 Revision 1.8 Intel order number E39529-013 Functional Architecture Intel® Server Boards S5520HC, S5500HCV, and S5520HCT TPS 3.3.4 z z z z Publishing System Memory The BIOS displays the "Total Memory" of physical memory is installed (physical ...
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... RAS feature These channel modes are installed in slots for mirroring, the BIOS disables it automatically. 3.3.8 Memory RAS 3.3.8.1 RAS Features The Intel® Server Boards S5520HC, S5500HCV and S5520HCT support the following memory channel modes: • Independent Channel Mode •...; Mirrored Channel Mode - Intel® Server Boards S5520HC, S5500HCV, and S5520HCT TPS Functional Architecture • Bank Interleaving - Revision 1.8 33 Intel order number E39529-013 Therefore, if the memory is encountered during normal ...
... RAS feature These channel modes are installed in slots for mirroring, the BIOS disables it automatically. 3.3.8 Memory RAS 3.3.8.1 RAS Features The Intel® Server Boards S5520HC, S5500HCV and S5520HCT support the following memory channel modes: • Independent Channel Mode •...; Mirrored Channel Mode - Intel® Server Boards S5520HC, S5500HCV, and S5520HCT TPS Functional Architecture • Bank Interleaving - Revision 1.8 33 Intel order number E39529-013 Therefore, if the memory is encountered during normal ...
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... If Channel C (or F) is unused. The integrated memory controller in the Intel® Xeon® Processor 5500 series alternates between both channels under normal circumstances. If the BIOS finds the DIMM population is a RAS feature in which two identical images of ...memory channel data are maintained, providing maximum redundancy. Functional Architecture Intel® Server Boards S5520HC, S5500HCV, and S5520HCT TPS 3.3.8.2 Independent Channel Mode In...
... If Channel C (or F) is unused. The integrated memory controller in the Intel® Xeon® Processor 5500 series alternates between both channels under normal circumstances. If the BIOS finds the DIMM population is a RAS feature in which two identical images of ...memory channel data are maintained, providing maximum redundancy. Functional Architecture Intel® Server Boards S5520HC, S5500HCV, and S5520HCT TPS 3.3.8.2 Independent Channel Mode In...
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...socket. 3. DIMM parameters matching requirements for Mirrored Channel Mode is (essentially) disabled by the Intel® Xeon® Processor 5500 Series to that enables all the installed memory by the BIOS. 8. For example, when installing one match of timing, technology and size, CPU 2 ...the CPU1 socket to default to comply with remote memory in slot A1. 7. Intel® Server Boards S5520HC, S5500HCV, and S5520HCT TPS Functional Architecture • Optimization techniques used by the BIOS. You must populate the Quad-Rank RDIMM in Channels D through F2 are ...
...socket. 3. DIMM parameters matching requirements for Mirrored Channel Mode is (essentially) disabled by the Intel® Xeon® Processor 5500 Series to that enables all the installed memory by the BIOS. 8. For example, when installing one match of timing, technology and size, CPU 2 ...the CPU1 socket to default to comply with remote memory in slot A1. 7. Intel® Server Boards S5520HC, S5500HCV, and S5520HCT TPS Functional Architecture • Optimization techniques used by the BIOS. You must populate the Quad-Rank RDIMM in Channels D through F2 are ...
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...size and/or sizing, although overall channel timing reduces according to Independent Channel Mode. 18. Functional Architecture Intel® Server Boards S5520HC, S5500HCV, and S5520HCT TPS 14. When only CPU1 socket is a description of memory configurations are DIMM_A1, DIMM_B1, DIMM_D1 and... the total number of the following is populated, minimal population upgrade for enabling CPU 2 socket are not identical, the BIOS selects default Independent Channel Mode. 16. This configuration supports only the Independent Channel mode. 15. DIMM_A1 and DIMM_B1 must DIMM_D1...
...size and/or sizing, although overall channel timing reduces according to Independent Channel Mode. 18. Functional Architecture Intel® Server Boards S5520HC, S5500HCV, and S5520HCT TPS 14. When only CPU1 socket is a description of memory configurations are DIMM_A1, DIMM_B1, DIMM_D1 and... the total number of the following is populated, minimal population upgrade for enabling CPU 2 socket are not identical, the BIOS selects default Independent Channel Mode. 16. This configuration supports only the Independent Channel mode. 15. DIMM_A1 and DIMM_B1 must DIMM_D1...
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Functional Architecture Intel® Server Boards S5520HC, S5500HCV, and S5520HCT TPS 3.3.11 Memory Error Handling The BIOS classifies memory errors into the following categories: Correctable ECC errors: This correction could be the result of an ECC correction, a successfully retried memory cycle, ... Parity Error is logged as such in the SEL, but in all other ways, is treated the same as an Uncorrectable ECC Error. 38 Revision 1.8 Intel order number E39529-013
Functional Architecture Intel® Server Boards S5520HC, S5500HCV, and S5520HCT TPS 3.3.11 Memory Error Handling The BIOS classifies memory errors into the following categories: Correctable ECC errors: This correction could be the result of an ECC correction, a successfully retried memory cycle, ... Parity Error is logged as such in the SEL, but in all other ways, is treated the same as an Uncorrectable ECC Error. 38 Revision 1.8 Intel order number E39529-013
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... ATA Support The ICH10R has an integrated Serial ATA (SATA) controller that supports independent DMA operation on the Intel® Server Boards S5520HC, S5500HCV and S5520HCT. Intel® Embedded Server RAID Technology II functionality requires the following items: • ICH10R I /O support. The...enable/disable the SATA ports and/or configure them by accessing the BIOS Setup utility during POST. 3.4.1.1 Intel® Embedded Server RAID Technology II Support The Intel® Embedded Server RAID Technology II (Intel® ESRTII) feature provides RAID modes 0, 1, and 10. ...
... ATA Support The ICH10R has an integrated Serial ATA (SATA) controller that supports independent DMA operation on the Intel® Server Boards S5520HC, S5500HCV and S5520HCT. Intel® Embedded Server RAID Technology II functionality requires the following items: • ICH10R I /O support. The...enable/disable the SATA ports and/or configure them by accessing the BIOS Setup utility during POST. 3.4.1.1 Intel® Embedded Server RAID Technology II Support The Intel® Embedded Server RAID Technology II (Intel® ESRTII) feature provides RAID modes 0, 1, and 10. ...
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...S5500HCV, and S5520HCT TPS • Intel® Embedded Server RAID Technology II Option ROM • Intel® Embedded Server RAID Technology II drivers, most recent revision • At least two SATA hard disk drives 3.4.1.1.1 Intel® Embedded Server RAID Technology II Option ROM The Intel® ... as a boot disk and detect any faults in BIOS Setup: "SATA Mode" Option on Advanced | Mass Storage Controller Configuration Screen 40 Revision 1.8 Intel order number E39529-013 Onboard SATA Storage Mode Matrix SW RAID = Intel® Embedded Server RAID Technology II (ESRTII) Storage...
...S5500HCV, and S5520HCT TPS • Intel® Embedded Server RAID Technology II Option ROM • Intel® Embedded Server RAID Technology II drivers, most recent revision • At least two SATA hard disk drives 3.4.1.1.1 Intel® Embedded Server RAID Technology II Option ROM The Intel® ... as a boot disk and detect any faults in BIOS Setup: "SATA Mode" Option on Advanced | Mass Storage Controller Configuration Screen 40 Revision 1.8 Intel order number E39529-013 Onboard SATA Storage Mode Matrix SW RAID = Intel® Embedded Server RAID Technology II (ESRTII) Storage...