Intel SE7500CW2 manual

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    Intel ® Server Board SE7500CW2 Product Guide A Gu ide for Tech nic all y Qua lified Ass emb lers o f Int el ® Identi fied Subassemblies/Products Order Number: A8 6513-003[...]

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    Disclaimer Information i n this document is provided in connection with Intel ® products. No license, express or implied, by estoppel or otherwise, t o any intellectual property rights is granted by this document. Except as provi ded in Intel ’ s Terms and Conditions of Sale for such products, Intel assumes no liability whatsoever, and Intel dis[...]

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    iii Contents 1 Description Server Boa rd Fe atu res ......................................................................................................... 7 Back Panel Connecto rs ............................................................................................... 9 Server B oard Conne cto r and Componen t Loc atio ns ................[...]

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    iv Intel Server Boar d SE7500CW 2 Product Gui de Installa tion P rocedures ........................................................................................................ 50 Installi ng the I /O Gaske t and S hiel d ............................................................................50 Confi guri ng Ch assis S ta ndoffs ...........[...]

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    Contents v 6 Getting Help ...................................................................................................................83 7 Technical Referenc e Confi gura tion Ju mpe rs ........................................................................................................85 Front Panel Header ...............................[...]

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    vi Intel Server Board SE75 00CW2 Product G uide 28. Attachi ng the H eat S ink F an .......................................................................................71 29. Attachi ng Inta ke and Exh aus t Asse mbli es ..................................................................71 30. Repl aci ng the Backup B atte ry.....................[...]

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    7 1 Description Server Board Features The Intel ® Serv er Board SE 7500CW2 off ers a “fla t” de sign, with the pro cessors an d memo ry subsyste ms resid ing on th e board. The serv er board supports du al-pro cessor o peration w ith Intel ® Xeon ™ proces sors and the Intel ® E 7500 chip set. The boa rd contain s embedded dev ices for vide[...]

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    8 Intel Server Boar d SE7500CW 2 Product Guide Table 1. Server Bo ard Feat ures (c ontinued) Feature Description System I/O Winbond † W8 3627HF Super I/O Controll er (Low P in Count [L PC] bus) that provides the followi ng: • Hardware monitoring • PS/2 † -compatible k eyboard a nd mous e ports, 6-pin D IN • Advanced par allel port, s uppo[...]

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    Descr iption 9 Back Panel Connectors OM14419 DIMM Memory Connector 2B DIMM Memory Connector 3B DIMM Memory Connector 3A DIMM Memory Connector 2A USB Main Power Aux. Pwr A B C D E F G A. USB 1, 2, 3 B. Keyboard/mous e C. Serial port 1 D. Video E. Parallel F. NIC1 G. NIC2 Figure 1. Back Pan el Co nnectors[...]

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    10 Intel Server Boar d SE7500CW 2 Product Guide Serv er Board Connec tor a nd Component Loc ations OM14279A BB Z DIMM Memory Connector 2B DIMM Memory Connector 3B DIMM Memory Connector 3A DIMM Memory Connector 2A USB Main Power Aux. Pwr W V S T U Q P N L K I H G F DE C A X B J M O Y R AA A. Main power connector B. Auxiliary signal C. CPU power D. C[...]

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    Descr iption 11 Proces sor The Server Bo ard SE7500 CW2 accommod ates two In tel X eon processo rs with 512 KB cach e. The SKT604 is a 604 -pin zero- insertio n force (ZIF) s ocket. The processor (s) in terface with the system bus at 400 MHz. For a comp lete list o f supp orted pro cessor s, see: http://su pport.in tel.com /support /motherboards /s[...]

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    12 Intel Server Boar d SE7500CW 2 Product Guide Intel ® E7500 Chips et The Server Bo ard SE7500 CW2 includ es an Inte l E7500 chipse t (MCH, ICH3, P64H2) t hat prov ides an integ rated I/O bridg e and me mory con troller and a flexib le I/O su bsyste m core (PCI). MCH The MCH N orth Br idge in the E 7500 ch ipset int egrate s three main func tions[...]

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    Descr iption 13 Super I/O The Server Board SE 7500CW2 use s the W inbond W83627HF Supe r I/O Plug and Play C ompat ible with ACPI-Complian t Controller /Extender. Th is devic e provide s the sy stem w ith the fol lowing: • Two serial ports • One parallel port • Floppy disk con troll er • PS/2-compatib le keyboa rd and mouse contro ller • [...]

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    14 Intel Server Boar d SE7500CW 2 Product Guide Memory The Server Bo ard SE7500 CW2 contains four 184-pin DIMM sock ets and prov ides up to 4 GB of memory. M emory is partit ioned as two b anks of DDR DIMMs, each o f which pro vides 144 b its of two-way interlea ved memo ry. The Server Bo ard SE7500 CW2 supp orts up to four ECC DDR D IMMs that ar e[...]

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    Descr iption 15 64-bit / 133 MH z PCI-X Capable Su bsystem The 64-bit/13 3 MHz PCI s egment includes one 3.3 V keyed PC I expans ion slot that c an suppor t PCI-X add-in ca rds up to 133 MHz and a re backward compat ible to 64 b it/66 MHz, 64 bi t/33 MHz, and 32 bit/33 MHz PCI cards. 64-bit/133 MHz PCI features inclu de: • Bus speed up to 133 MHz[...]

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    16 Intel Server Boar d SE7500CW 2 Product Guide 32-bit/33 MHz PCI S ubsystem The 32-bit/33 MHz PCI se gment i ncludes the follow ing em bedded device s and c onnectors: • Two 5 V keyed PCI expans ion slots • Integrated Intel E therExpre ss PRO100+ 10/10 0 megab it PCI Etherne t control ler (Intel 82550PM) • Integrated AT I Rage XL video con t[...]

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    Descr iption 17 ACPI The Advance Configu ratio n and Power Inte rface (ACPI) – aw are operat ing syste m can place the system in to a sta te where th e hard dr ives sp in-down, th e system f ans stop, and all proce ssing is halted. In t his stat e the po wer supply is stil l on and th e process ors stil l diss ipate s ome power, so the power supp[...]

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    18 Intel Server Boar d SE7500CW 2 Product Guide Securit y The Server Bo ard SE7500 CW2 BIOS provides the ab ility to s ecure itself. Tab le 2 summa rizes the security op tions av ailab le in the B IOS. Table 2. Security O perat ion Summ ary Mode Entry Method/ Event Entry Criteria Behavior Exit Criteria After Exit User Password on boot (AT st yle) P[...]

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    Descr iption 19 Using Passwords If only the supervi sor password i s set, you : • Must enter the superv isor p assword to ent er BIOS Set up. • Must enter the superv isor p assword to boot the se rver if Password o n Boot is enabled in the BIOS Setup. • Must enter the superv isor p assword to exit secu re mod e. If both p asswords are set, y [...]

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    20 Intel Server Boar d SE7500CW 2 Product Guide[...]

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    21 2 Configuration Software and U tilities This chap ter desc ribes the Pow er-On Sel f-Test (POST ) and ser ver conf iguration u tilities. T able 3 below briefl y describe s the utilities. Table 3. Configuration Utilities Utility Description and brief proced ure Page BIOS Se tup If th e syste m does not hav e a disk ette drive or the drive is dis [...]

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    22 Intel Server Boar d SE7500CW 2 Product Guide Using BIOS Setup Utility This section describes the BIOS Setup Utility opti ons. Use BIOS Setup to chang e the se rver configurat ion defaul ts. You can run BIOS S etup w ith or without an o perating s ystem be ing present. If You Cannot Access Setup If the d iskette d rive is m isconfigure d so tha t[...]

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    Configurati on Software and Uti lities 23 Table 4. Keyboard Commands Press Description <F1> Help - Pressing F1 on any m enu invok es the gen eral Help w indow. ← → The left and ri ght arrow k eys are us ed to mov e between th e major m enu pages. The keys have no affect if a subm enu or pick list is displayed. ↑ Select Item u p - The up[...]

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    24 Intel Server Boar d SE7500CW 2 Product Guide Table 5 descr ibes the on- screen o ptions you will see in BIOS Setup and wh at they mean. Table 5. On-Screen Options When you see this: What it means: On scr een, an option is shown but you cannot selec t it or mov e to that field. You cannot c hange or con figur e the opti on in that m enu sc reen. [...]

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    Configurati on Software and Uti lities 25 Main Menu To access this menu, select Main on the menu bar at the top of the screen. Main Advanced Security Power Boot System Exit Primary Master Primary Slave Secondary Master Secondary Slave Table 7 list s the optio ns av ailable on the Mai n menu. This menu alloc ates r esources f or hardwa re componen t[...]

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    26 Intel Server Boar d SE7500CW 2 Product Guide Primary/Secondar y, Master/ Slave Sub menus To access thi s subme nu, select Main on the menu ba r at th e top of the screen and t hen the mas ter or slave to be configur ed. Main Advanced Security Power Boot System Exit Primary Master Primary Slave Secondary Master Secondary Slave There are fou r IDE[...]

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    Configurati on Software and Uti lities 27 Advan ced Menu To access thi s menu, sel ect A dvanced on the menu bar at the top o f the sc reen. Main Advanced Security Power Boot System Exit I/O Device Configuration On Board Device PCI Configuration Server Menu Console Redirection Event Logging Hardware Monitor Table 9 list th e selec tions avail able [...]

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    28 Intel Server Boar d SE7500CW 2 Product Guide Table 9. Advanced Menu ( continue d) Feature Choices Description Boot-time Diagn ostic Screen • Enabled • Disabled (default) Enables or dis ables the boot-tim e diagnostic screen. Disabled w ill dis play the s plash s creen over th e diagn ostic screen. This splash s creen ca n be cha nged to show[...]

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    Configurati on Software and Uti lities 29 I/O Device Configur ation Submen u To access thi s submenu, s elect Adv anced on the menu bar at the t op of the sc reen and then I /O Device Configur ation. Main Advanced Security Power Boot System Exit I/O Device Configuration On Board Device PCI Configuration Server Menu Console Redirection Event Logging[...]

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    30 Intel Server Boar d SE7500CW 2 Product Guide Table 10. I/O Device Configuration Submenu (continu ed) Feature Choices Description Mode (This feature is present only when P arallel Port is set to Enabled ) • Output only • Bi-directiona l • EPP • ECP (default) Sets the mode for the p arallel port. Output only is the sta ndard pri nter conne[...]

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    Configurati on Software and Uti lities 31 On Board Device S ubmenu To access thi s submenu, s elect Adv anced on the menu bar at the t op of the sc reen and then O n Board Dev ice. Main Advanced Security Power Boot System Exit I/O Device Configuration On Board Device PCI Configuration Server Menu Console Redirection Event Logging Hardware Monitor T[...]

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    32 Intel Server Boar d SE7500CW 2 Product Guide PCI Configuration S ubmenu To access thi s submenu, s elect Adv anced on the menu bar at the t op of the sc reen and then PCI Configuratio n. Main Advanced Security Power Boot System Exit I/O Device Configuration On Board Device PCI Configuration Onboard RAID PCI Device, Slot #1 PCI Device, Slot #2 PC[...]

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    Configurati on Software and Uti lities 33 Table 13 lis ts the opti ons avail able on the Op tion ROM Scan submenu . This submenu appears fo r each of the op tions av ailab le on the A dvanced PC I Configu ratio n submen u above (see Table 12 ). For brevity, o nly one ex ample is s hown. Table 13. Option ROM Scan Submenu Feature Choices Description [...]

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    34 Intel Server Boar d SE7500CW 2 Product Guide Console Redirectio n Submenu To access thi s submenu, s elect Adv anced on the menu bar at the t op of the sc reen and then Cons ole Redirection. Main Advanced Security Power Boot System Exit I/O Device Configuration On Board Device PCI Configuration Server Menu Console Redirection Event Logging Hardw[...]

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    Configurati on Software and Uti lities 35 Event Logging Sub menu To access thi s submenu, s elect Adv anced on the menu bar at the t op of the sc reen and then Eve nt Logging. Main Advanced Security Power Boot System Exit I/O Device Configuration On Board Device PCI Configuration Server Menu Console Redirection Event Logging Hardware Monitor Table [...]

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    36 Intel Server Boar d SE7500CW 2 Product Guide Hardware Monitor S ubmenu To access thi s submenu, s elect Adv anced on the menu bar at the t op of the sc reen and then Hardwa re Monitor . Main Advanced Security Power Boot System Exit I/O Device Configuration On Board Device PCI Configuration Server Menu Console Redirection Event Logging Hardware M[...]

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    Configurati on Software and Uti lities 37 Secur ity Menu To access thi s menu, sel ect Secur ity on t he menu bar at the top of th e screen. Main Advanced Security Power Boot System Exit Table 18 lis ts the opti ons a vailable on the Secu rity me nu. Enablin g the Supe rvisor Pas sword field require s a password f or enterin g Setup. Th e password [...]

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    38 Intel Server Boar d SE7500CW 2 Product Guide Power Me nu To access this menu, select Pow er on the menu bar at the top of the screen. Main Advanced Security Power Boot System Exit Table 19 lis ts the opti ons avail able on the P ower men u. This me nu is design ed t o disable ACPI automa tic reboot in the S0 or S4 states. If th ese subm enus are[...]

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    Configurati on Software and Uti lities 39 Table 20. Boot Menu Boot Priority Device Description 1 st Boot De vice 2 nd Boot Devi ce 3 rd Boot Devi ce 4 th Boot Devi ce • Removable Device s • Hard Drive • CD-ROM Drive • Network Boot Specifies th e boot sequ ence ac cording to t he devic e type. The computer will attempt to boot f rom up to f [...]

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    40 Intel Server Boar d SE7500CW 2 Product Guide System Menu To access thi s menu, sel ect Syste m on the menu bar a t the top o f the sc reen. Main Advanced Security Power Boot System Exit Table 21 lis ts the opti ons a vailable on the Syst em me nu. This me nu disp lays in forma tion on vendor, proces sor, me mory , periphera ls, and BIOS. Table 2[...]

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    Configurati on Software and Uti lities 41 Table 21. Syst em Menu (con tinued) Feature Choices Description Provides the port connec tors for onb oard design ators. No ne of these can b e modified in user mode Port Connector On Board Designator Port Connector On Board Designator J44 COM 1 J28 COM 2 J7 ATA100 Secondary IDE J101 LPT 1 J10 Floppy J46 PS[...]

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    42 Intel Server Boar d SE7500CW 2 Product Guide Upgrading the BIOS Prepa ring for the Upgrade Before you upgra de the BI OS, prepare for the upgrade by record ing the cur rent BIOS set tings, obtaining th e upgrad e utilit y, and mak ing a copy of the curr ent BIOS. Recording the Curr ent BIOS Setti ngs 1. Boot the co mputer and press <F2> wh[...]

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    Configurati on Software and Uti lities 43 Creating the BIOS Upgrade Disk ette The BIOS upgrade file is a compressed sel f-extrac ting archive tha t contains the files you need to upgrade th e BIOS. 1. Insert the bootable diskett e into the diskette dr ive. 2. Extract the con tents o f the B IOS.EXE file onto the bootab le disk ette. To d o so, s im[...]

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    44 Intel Server Boar d SE7500CW 2 Product Guide 1. Obtain th e BIOS update f ile package from htt p: //s uppo rt .in te l. com . 2. A file call ed “ crisi s.zip ” is one of the files in cluded wi th each Serve r Board SE7500CW2 BIOS release f ile pack age. Unzip the “ cris is.zip ” fi le to a directory on your hard drive. 3. Format a bl ank[...]

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    Configurati on Software and Uti lities 45 Hardware Monitoring The Server Bo ard SE7500 CW2 has an inte grated Wi nbond Hece ta † 836327HF c hip th at is responsible for ha rdware monit oring. Togeth er, the Winbond H eceta ch ip and Int el ® LANDesk ® Client Manag er (LDCM) 6.3 softwar e provide ba sic se rver hardware moni toring that a lerts [...]

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    46 Intel Server Boar d SE7500CW 2 Product Guide[...]

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    47 3 Server Board Installation Tools and Supplies Needed • Phillip s † (cro ss head) screw driv er (#1 bit and #2 bi t) • Needle nosed pliers • A ruler • Pen or pencil • Antistatic wrist st rap and conduct ive foa m pad (rec ommended) Before You Begin Emissions Disclaime r To ensure E MC complian ce with your local regiona l rules and r[...]

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    48 Intel Server Boar d SE7500CW 2 Product Guide ESD and handling boards: Always handle boards care fully. T hey can be extreme ly sensit ive to E SD. Hold boards onl y by their edges. Afte r removing a board fr om it s protect ive wrapp er or fro m the s erver, p lace the board componen t side up o n a grounded, static free su rface. U se a conduct[...]

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    Server Board Ins tallation 49 Minimum Hardware Requirements To avoid integ ration difficu lties and po ssible boa rd damage , your syste m must meet the following minimum requi remen ts. For a list o f qualifi ed memor y and chass is componen ts s ee: http://su pport.in tel.com /support /motherboards /serve r/SE7500CW2 Processor Minimum o f one 1.8[...]

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    50 Intel Server Boar d SE7500CW 2 Product Guide Installation Procedures Installin g the I /O Gasket and Shiel d ✏ NOTE An ATX 2.03-comp liant I/ O shield is p rovided with the server board. The shield is r equire d by E lectromagn etic Int erference (EMI) regula tions to minimiz e EM I. If the s hiel d does not fit th e chassis, o btain a p roper[...]

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    Server Board Ins tallation 51 Attaching the Label to the I/O Shi eld 1. Remove th e backing fr om th e label inc luded with you r serv er board . 2. Press the la bel ont o the outside face of the I/O sh ield. See Fig ure 4, A. OM14360 A PA RA LLEL KYB D MO U SE 10 /1 00 M B NET 1 2 3 US B Figure 4. Attaching th e Label to t he I/O Shield Installing[...]

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    52 Intel Server Boar d SE7500CW 2 Product Guide Configuring Chassis Standoffs If your c hassis does not hav e standoffs placed as shown below, you must rearrange the m so they match the ho les in the se rver board. Fa ilure to properl y rea rrange the metal standof fs may c ause the server bo ard to ma lfunct ion and may pe rmanen tly damage i t. Y[...]

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    Server Board Ins tallation 53 Installing Rubbe r Bumpers For the Serve r Chassis SC5200: 1. Measure and mark t he bump er placem ent locat ions in your chassis by placing yo ur ru ler aga inst the standof fs as shown bel ow. 2. Remove th e backing fr om th e bumpers an d press firmly into posit ion. Rubber bu mpers a re included with your cha ssis.[...]

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    54 Intel Server Boar d SE7500CW 2 Product Guide Installin g the S er ver Bo ard Placing the Server Board into the Chassis When placing the boa rd into the chassi s, careful ly position the boa rd ’ s I/O conn ectors into the openings in the I/O shie ld on the b ack of the chassis. OM14200 1 Figure 8. Placing t he Se rver Bo ard in the Chas sis At[...]

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    Server Board Ins tallation 55 Installing Memory The server boa rd supports only DDR 200/ 266 comp liant DIM Ms. Ins tall fro m 256 MB to 4 GB of memory , using up to four DIMMs. DIMMs must be ins talled i n pairs. The fu rthest DI MM pair from the MCH mus t be popula ted first . No DIMM mixin g is allow ed within a bank. Betw een banks o nly the D [...]

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    56 Intel Server Boar d SE7500CW 2 Product Guide Installin g the P ro cessor( s) CAUTION If you are in stal ling only on e process or, it must b e inst alled in the P rimary Processo r Socket, which is the closest to the corner of t he server board. If you are in stal ling a s econd proc essor to your sy stem, you mu st ver ify th at the second proc[...]

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    Server Board Ins tallation 57 Attaching the Proce ssor ✏ NOTE This serv er board has “ zero -inser tion- force ” sockets. If the proces sor does not drop easily in to the socket holes, make s ure the lever is i n the fu ll upr ight posi tion and the proc essor i s orien ted properly. 1. Lift the soc ket lev er on the proce ssor. OM14473 A B F[...]

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    58 Intel Server Boar d SE7500CW 2 Product Guide Attaching the Heat Sink 1. Align the h eat sink with the retent ion bracket s and plac e the heat s ink on the pro cessor. OM14474 3 3 1 1 Figure 14. Attaching the Heat Sink 2. Position the reten tion c lip over the plasti c tab and engage the cl ip end- slot over the plas tic tab. 3. Press downward o[...]

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    Server Board Ins tallation 59 Attaching the Heat Sink Fan Attach th e fan to the wind t unnel air in take se ction as s hown in Figure 16. T he fa n label (Figure 1 6, A) must po int in to the air intake section. OM14476 A Figure 16. Attaching the Heat Sink Fan Attaching Intake an d Exhaust As semblies ✏ NOTE System airfl ow should be from f ront[...]

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    60 Intel Server Boar d SE7500CW 2 Product Guide Installing the Optional SCSI Add-in Car d Certain vers ions of the Server Board SE75 00CW2 ship with an Ultra 160 SCSI card. Th is card has the followin g features : • Ultra160 sing le chann el based on t he LSI † 53C1000 S CSI contro ller • PCI 2.2 compli ant • PCI 64-bit/66 MHz • Universa [...]

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    Server Board Ins tallation 61 Maki ng Connect ions to t he Serv er Board OM14422A H D N L J G E I K O B F A T A 1 0 0 R A I D A T A 1 0 0 A C M A. Main power B. Auxiliary signal C. +12 V CPU pow er D. CPU fan 1 E. CPU fan 2 F. Front chass is fans G. Front panel H. ATA 100 IDE I. ATA 100 RAID IDE J. Floppy K. Front panel USB L. Chassis intrusion M. [...]

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    62 Intel Server Boar d SE7500CW 2 Product Guide Cable Rout ing To ensure p roper a irflow w ithin t he chass is, follow the cable rout ing guide lines b elow. If you purcha sed the op tion al SCSI hot -swap dr ive bay accessory, s ee the installa tion manua l that shipped with t he driv e bay kit for infor mation on SCSI cable ro uting. IDE Cables [...]

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    Server Board Ins tallation 63 Floppy Drive Cable Route the flop py drive cable as s hown in Figure 2 0, A. OM14421 A Figure 20. Routing the Floppy Drive Cable[...]

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    64 Intel Server Boar d SE7500CW 2 Product Guide Finishing Up WARNING An electr ical sho ck hazar d exists if the chass is cove r is not r eplaced before connect ing the cha ssis to the main power. 1. Install t he chass is cover ac cordin g to the inst ruction s for you r chassis. 2. See your ch assis docu ment ation to complete rack or pedestal ins[...]

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    65 4 Upgrading Tools and Supplies Needed • Phillips ( cross he ad) screw driv er (#1 b it and #2 bit) • Jumper re moval t ool or nee dle nosed p liers • Pen or pencil • Antistatic wrist st rap and conduct ive foa m pad (rec ommended) Cautions These warnings a nd cautio ns apply t hroughou t this ch apter. Onl y a tech nically q ualified pe [...]

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    66 Intel Server Boar d SE7500CW 2 Product Guide Installing or removing jumpers: A ju mper i s a small p lastic en cased conductor tha t slips ov er tw o ju mper pins. So me ju mpers h ave a s mall tab on top that you c an grip w ith y our fingert ips or w ith a pa ir of fine n eedle no sed pliers. I f your ju mpers do not have su ch a tab, take car[...]

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    Upgrading 67 Processors WARNING If the se rver has been run ning, any ins talled p rocessor and h eat sink on the processor bo ard(s) will be hot. To avoid the possibility of a burn, be careful when re moving or installing server board co mponents that are located near pro cessors. CAUTIONS Processor must be app ropriate: You ma y dama ge the se rv[...]

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    68 Intel Server Boar d SE7500CW 2 Product Guide Adding or Re placing a Proce ssor CAUTION If you are in stal ling only on e process or, it must b e inst alled in the P rimary Processo r Socket, which is the closest to the corner of t he server board. If you are in stal ling a s econd proc essor to your sy stem, you mu st ver ify th at the second pr[...]

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    Upgrading 69 Attaching the Proce ssor ✏ NOTE This serv er board has “ zero -inser tion- force ” sockets. If the proces sor does not drop easily in to the socket holes, make s ure the lever is i n the fu ll upr ight posi tion and the proc essor i s orien ted properly. 1. Lift the soc ket lev er on the proce ssor. OM14473 A B Figure 2 4. Openin[...]

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    70 Intel Server Boar d SE7500CW 2 Product Guide Attaching the Heat Sink 1. Align the h eat sink with the retent ion bracket s and plac e the heat s ink on the pro cessor. OM14474 3 3 1 1 Figure 26. Attaching the Heat Sink 2. Position the reten tion c lip over the plasti c tab and engage the cl ip end- slot over the plas tic tab. 3. Press downward o[...]

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    Upgrading 71 Attaching the Heat Sink Fan Attach th e fan to the wind t unnel air in take se ction as s hown in Figure 28. T he fa n label (Figure 2 8, A) must po int in to the air intake section. OM14476 A Figure 28. Attaching the Heat Sink Fan Attaching Intake an d Exhaust As semblies ✏ NOTE System airfl ow should be from f ront to back . Make s[...]

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    72 Intel Server Boar d SE7500CW 2 Product Guide Removing a Proc essor 1. Observe th e safety and ESD preca utions at the begi nning o f this chapter and the a dditional cautions giv en here. 2. Unplug the processor fan cable from the ser ver board. 3. Detach the pro cessor fan fr om the proce ssor wind tunn el asse mbly. 4. Remove th e both ends of[...]

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    Upgrading 73 VARNING Explosionsfara vid felaktigt batteribyte. Anv ä nd samma batter ityp eller en ekvivalent typ som rek ommender as av appara ttillve rkaren. Kass era anv ä nt batteri enligt fabrikantens instruk tion. VAROITUS Paristo voi r ä j ä ht ää , jos se on virhee llisesti as ennettu. Vaihda pa risto ainoastaan lai tevalmi staja n su[...]

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    74 Intel Server Boar d SE7500CW 2 Product Guide[...]

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    75 5 Solving Problems This chap ter helps you iden tify and sol ve problem s tha t might occu r while you a re using the system. Resetting the System To do this: Press: Soft boot reset, w hich clears sy stem m emory and reloads the operatin g system. < Ctrl +Al t+Del > Clea r system me mory, r estar t POST , and reload th e operatin g system.[...]

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    76 Intel Server Boar d SE7500CW 2 Product Guide Running New Application S oftware Problems th at occu r when you run new app lica tion softwa re are u sually re lated to the so ftware. Faulty equip ment is m uch l ess likely, especi ally if o ther softwa re runs correctly . Checkli st q Does the syste m meet the mini mum hardware require ments for [...]

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    Solving Problem s 77 ✏ NOTE Random e rrors in d ata files: If you are ge tting rando m errors in your da ta files, they may be g etting c orrupted by volt age spik es on your power line. If you are exper iencing any o f the a bove sympto ms tha t mig ht indica te volt age spikes on the power li ne, you may want to ins tall a su rge supp ressor be[...]

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    78 Intel Server Boar d SE7500CW 2 Product Guide Verify ing Proper Operat ion of Key Sys tem Lights As POST determin es the s yste m configur ation, it tests for the pre sence of each ma ss storage d evice installed in the sys tem. As each d evice is ch ecked, its activity light shoul d turn on bri efly. Check for the following: q Does the diske tte[...]

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    Solving Problem s 79 No C haracter s A ppear o n Scre en Check the f ollowing: q Is the keyboa rd function ing? Check to see that the “ Num Lo ck ” light i s function ing. q Is the video monitor p lugge d in and tu rned on? q Are the brigh tness an d cont rast contro ls on the v ideo m onitor prope rly ad justed? q Are the vi deo mon itor sw it[...]

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    80 Intel Server Boar d SE7500CW 2 Product Guide Syste m Cooling Fans Do Not Rot ate Prope rly If the sy stem coo ling fa ns are not ope ratin g proper ly, s ystem comp onents c ould be damaged. Check the f ollowing: q Is AC power availabl e at the wal l outlet? q Is the syst em power cord proper ly connec ted to the s ystem and the wall outlet? q D[...]

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    Solving Problem s 81 Hard Disk Drive Activity Light Does Not Light The hard disk d rive ac tivity light is not co nnected to the Serv er Board SE7 500CW2 fro nt pane l. CD-ROM Drive Activity Light Does Not Light Check the f ollowing: q Are the C D-RO M driv e ’ s powe r a nd s ign al c abl es p rope rl y i nst alle d? q Are all relevant sw itches[...]

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    82 Intel Server Boar d SE7500CW 2 Product Guide q Try reseati ng the ad d-in adapte r. The add-in adapter s topped working without appa rent cau se. q Try reseati ng the ad apter fi rst; the n try a d ifferen t slot i f necessary. q The network d river fi les ma y be corru pt or dele ted. Delet e and then reinsta ll the drivers. q Run the diagnos t[...]

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    83 6 Getting Help World Wide Web http://su pport.in tel.com /support /motherboards /serve r/SE7500CW2 Telephone All cal ls are bil led US $25. 00 per inc ident, lev ied in local c urrency at the app licable c redit card e x c h a n g e r a t e p l us a p p l i c a bl e t a x e s . (In tel re serve s the right t o chan ge th e pri cing f or t eleph [...]

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    84 Intel Server Boar d SE7500CW 2 Product Guide[...]

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    85 7 T echnical Referen ce Configuration Jumpers OM14430 Main Power J106 6 5 8 7 2 1 4 3 10 9 Figure 31. Configuration Jumper Location Table 24. Configuration Jumper (J106) Jumper Name Pins What hap pens at syste m reset BIOS Re cover y 1-2 If th ese pins a re jump ered , the syst em w ill attempt BIOS recov ery. These pins shoul d not be j umpered[...]

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    86 Intel Server Boar d SE7500CW 2 Product Guide Front Panel Header The front pane l heade r provides connection to the front pane l for powe r switching and LED operation. OM14434 33 34 F G 1 2 A B C D E A. Sleep Switch B. Reset Switch C. Power Switch D. HDD LED E. Power LED F. NIC 2 LED G. NIC 1 LED Figure 32. Front Panel Header Connection Locatio[...]

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    87 8 Regulatory and Integration Information Product Regulatory Compliance Product Sa fety Compliance The Server Bo ard SE7500 CW2 complie s with the fo llowing s afety requ ireme nts: • UL 1950 - CSA 950 (US/Canada ) • EN 60 950 (European Un ion) • IEC60 950 (Inte rnatio nal) • CE – Low Voltage Directiv e (73/23 /EEC) (Europ ean Union) ?[...]

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    88 Intel Server Boar d SE7500CW 2 Product Guide Product Re gulatory Complia nce Mark ings This product is ma rked wit h the followi ng Product Ce rtifica tion Ma rkings: Table 26. Product Certification Markings UL Recognit ion Mark CE Mark Russia n GOST Mar k Austr ali an C-Tick Ma rk BSMI DOC Marking BSMI EMC Warning RRL MIC Mark Electromagnetic C[...]

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    Regulatory and Integrat ion Inf ormation 89 This equip ment has be en te sted and found to comp ly w ith the li mits for a Class A digital dev ice, pursuant to Part 15 o f the F CC Rules. These limits are desi gned to prov ide reas onable protectio n against harmful interfer ence in a re sident ial in stallat ion. This equ ipment gene rate s, uses,[...]

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    90 Intel Server Boar d SE7500CW 2 Product Guide Korean RRL Complia nce This product h as been tested and co mplies wi th MIC Notices No. 1997-4 1 and 1 997-42. The product has been marked w ith the MIC logo to illustra te complianc e. The En gli sh tran sla tion for th e abov e is as fol lo ws: 1. Type of Equipmen t (Mode l Name): SE75 00CW2 2. Ce [...]

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    91 Index A ACPI, 17 APIC, 12 ATI Rage IIC , 16 audibl e be ep er ror c odes, 21 B Back Panel Connectors, 9 battery disp osin g of saf ely, 72 insta lli ng, 73 rem oving, 72 beep codes, 21 BIOS, 13, 16 , 17, 18, 44 , 45 chan gin g the la ngua ge, 45 rec overi ng, 44 upgra din g, 42, 44 boota ble m edia , re quire d by P OST, 21 booti ng c old, 7 5 B[...]

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    92 Intel Server Boar d SE7500CW 2 Product Guide L-N langua ge, cha ngin g in BI OS, 45 lithium backup battery disp osin g of saf ely, 72 insta lli ng, 73 rem oving, 72 LPC, 12 memory, 14 amount tested, POST, 21 capacity, 7 video a m ount, 7 wh at ty p e to in s tall , 7 netw ork, c ontr oll er, 7, 16 North Br idge , 7, 12 NVRAM, 41 P password, 18 ,[...]