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    Intel ® Server Board SE7520AF2 T ested Hardware and Operating System List Revision 2.0 February 2006 Enterprise Platforms and Services Marketing[...]

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    Revi sion Histor y Intel® Se rver Board SE 7520AF2 ii Revision 2.0 Revision History Date Revi sion Number Modifi cati ons August 2004 0.9 1 st release. September 2004 1.0 Added newly passed adap ters and peripherals. October 2004 1.1 Added new ly passed adapters and peripherals. October 2004 1.2 Added SA(similar adapters ) into “Adapters and Per[...]

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    Intel® Server Board SE7520AF2 Table of Conten ts Revision 2.0 iii Table of Contents 1. Introduction .. .......... ............ .......... ............. .......... .......... ............ .......... ............ .......... .... ....... 3 1.1 Test Overview . .......... .. .......... .......... ... .......... .. .......... ... ......... ... .........[...]

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    Table of Contents Intel® Server Board SE7520AF2 iv Revision 2.0 6.6 Seagate* SCSI Hard Disks Drives support ive with SE7520AF2 BIOS P07 ............. 3[...]

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    Intel® Server Board SE7520AF2 Table of Conten ts Revision 2.0 v < This page left intentionally blank>[...]

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    Intel® Server Board SE7520AF2 Introduction Revision 2.0 7 1. Introduction This document is intended to provide users of th e Intel® server board SE7520AF2 with a guide to the different operating syst ems, adapter cards, and peripher als tested by Intel on this platform. This document will continue to be updated as new add-in ca rds, peripherals, [...]

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    Introduction Inte l® Server Board SE7520AF2 8 Revision 2.0 • Support is defined a s assistance in root causing is sues, and de termining a customer acceptable resolution to the issue asso ciat ed with the operating system. The resolution may include, but is not limited to, on-board controller driver changes, engaging the vendor for resolu tion, [...]

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    Intel® Server Board SE7520AF2 Introduction Revision 2.0 9  For operating systems, adapter cards, and peripherals not listed in this document, there is no suppo rt commitment. Intel will consider sup port requests on a case-b y -case ba sis. 1.2 Pass/Fail Test Criteria For each operating system, adapter, and peripheral co nfiguration, a test pas[...]

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    Intel® Server Board SE7520AF2 Base System Configurations Intel® Server Board SE7520AF2 10 Revision 2.0 2. Intel ® Server Board SE7520AF2 Base System Configurations The following table lists the base configurations tested. Base configurations will change as new revisions of the Intel ® server board SE7520AF2 are released and/or new system BIOS a[...]

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    Intel® Server Board SE7520AF2 Supported Oper ating Systems Revision 2.0 11 3. Supported Operating Systems The following table provides a list of supported operating systems for the Intel ® server board SE7520AF2. Each of the listed operating sy stem s was tested for compatibility with a base Intel server board SE7520AF2 configuratio n. Operating [...]

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    Supported O perating Sy stems Intel® Se rver Bo ard SE 75 20AF2 12 Revision 2.0 3.1 Operating System Certifications Listed below are the operating systems that Inte l will ce rtify on the SE7520AF2 Server board. However, the customer is responsible for their own certificatio n from the individual operating system vendors. In many cases, the custom[...]

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    Intel® Server Board SE7520AF2 Adapters and Periphe rals Revision 2.0 13 4. Adapters and Peripherals Add-in adapter-card, peripheral compatibility and stress testing w ill only be performed with the latest version of an operating system at the time the validation testing occurred. The following table shows the operating system and base configur ati[...]

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    Adapters and Peripherals Intel® Server Boar d SE7520AF2 14 Revision 2.0 <This page left intentionally blank>[...]

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    Intel® Server Board SE7520AF2 Adapters and Per ipherals Revision 2.0 15 Manufacturer Model Name Model Number Interface Microsoft Windows † Server 2003 Enterprise Edition Microsoft Windows † Server 2003 Enterprise Edition IA32e Micros oft Windows † 2000 AS Red Hat Enterprise Linux † 4.0 AS Red Hat Enterprise Linux † 4.0 AS IA32e Novell Ne[...]

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    Intel® Server Board SE7520AF2 Adapters and Per ipherals Revision 2.0 16 Manufacturer Model Name Model Number Interface Microsoft Windows † Server 2003 Enterprise Edition Microsoft Windows † Server 2003 Enterprise Edition IA32e Micros oft Windows † 2000 AS Red Hat Enterprise Linux † 4.0 AS Red Hat Enterprise Linux † 4.0 AS IA32e Novell Ne[...]

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    Intel® Server Board SE7520AF2 Adapters and Per ipherals Revision 2.0 17 Manufacturer Model Name Model Number Interface Microsoft Windows † Server 2003 Enterprise Edition Microsoft Windows † Server 2003 Enterprise Edition IA32e Micros oft Windows † 2000 AS Red Hat Enterprise Linux † 4.0 AS Red Hat Enterprise Linux † 4.0 AS IA32e Novell Ne[...]

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    Intel® Server Board SE7520AF2 Adapters and Per ipherals Revision 2.0 18 Manufacturer Model Name Model Number Interface Microsoft Windows † Server 2003 Enterprise Edition Microsoft Windows † Server 2003 Enterprise Edition IA32e Micros oft Windows † 2000 AS Red Hat Enterprise Linux † 4.0 AS Red Hat Enterprise Linux † 4.0 AS IA32e Novell Ne[...]

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    Intel® Server Board SE7520AF2 Adapters and Per ipherals Revision 2.0 19 Manufacturer Model Name Model Number Interface Microsoft Windows † Server 2003 Enterprise Edition Microsoft Windows † Server 2003 Enterprise Edition IA32e Micros oft Windows † 2000 AS Red Hat Enterprise Linux † 4.0 AS Red Hat Enterprise Linux † 4.0 AS IA32e Novell Ne[...]

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    Intel® Server Board SE7520AF2 Adapters and Per ipherals Revision 2.0 20 Manufacturer Model Name Model Number Interface Microsoft Windows † Server 2003 Enterprise Edition Microsoft Windows † Server 2003 Enterprise Edition IA32e Micros oft Windows † 2000 AS Red Hat Enterprise Linux † 4.0 AS Red Hat Enterprise Linux † 4.0 AS IA32e Novell Ne[...]

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    Intel® Server Board SE7520AF2 Adapters and Per ipherals Revision 2.0 21 Manufacturer Model Name Model Number Interface Microsoft Windows † Server 2003 Enterprise Edition Microsoft Windows † Server 2003 Enterprise Edition IA32e Micros oft Windows † 2000 AS Red Hat Enterprise Linux † 4.0 AS Red Hat Enterprise Linux † 4.0 AS IA32e Novell Ne[...]

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    Intel® Server Board SE7520AF2 Adapters and Per ipherals Revision 2.0 22 Manufacturer Model Name Model Number Interface Microsoft Windows † Server 2003 Enterprise Edition Microsoft Windows † Server 2003 Enterprise Edition IA32e Micros oft Windows † 2000 AS Red Hat Enterprise Linux † 4.0 AS Red Hat Enterprise Linux † 4.0 AS IA32e Novell Ne[...]

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    Intel® Server Board SE7520AF2 Adapters and Per ipherals Revision 2.0 23 Manufacturer Model Name Model Number Interface Microsoft Windows † Server 2003 Enterprise Edition Microsoft Windows † Server 2003 Enterprise Edition IA32e Micros oft Windows † 2000 AS Red Hat Enterprise Linux † 4.0 AS Red Hat Enterprise Linux † 4.0 AS IA32e Novell Ne[...]

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    Intel® Server Board SE7520AF2 Adapters and Per ipherals Revision 2.0 24 Manufacturer Model Name Model Number Interface Microsoft Windows † Server 2003 Enterprise Edition Microsoft Windows † Server 2003 Enterprise Edition IA32e Micros oft Windows † 2000 AS Red Hat Enterprise Linux † 4.0 AS Red Hat Enterprise Linux † 4.0 AS IA32e Novell Ne[...]

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    Intel® Server Board SE7520AF2 Adapters and Per ipherals Revision 2.0 25 Manufacturer Model Name Model Number Interface Microsoft Windows † Server 2003 Enterprise Edition Microsoft Windows † Server 2003 Enterprise Edition IA32e Micros oft Windows † 2000 AS Red Hat Enterprise Linux † 4.0 AS Red Hat Enterprise Linux † 4.0 AS IA32e Novell Ne[...]

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    Intel® Server Board SE7520AF 2 Hard Disk Dr ives Revision 2.0 26 5. Hard Disk Drives The hard drives listed in the following table have been tested with the Intel ® server board SE7520AF2 by Intel in its validation labs and/or by individual drive vendors. The following operating system identifiers are us ed in the table to specify which OS each d[...]

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    Intel® Server Board SE7520AF2 Hard Disk Dr ives Revision 2.0 27 system configuration prior to d eploymen t. IHVT (IHV Tested) The hard disk drive w as tested according to Intel-approved guidelin es and test procedures by the Independent Hardw are Vendor (IHV) that manufacture d the drive. Intel provides the sa me level of support for all hard driv[...]

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    Intel® Server Board SE7520AF2 Hard Disk Dr ives Revision 2.0 28 Maxtor† 6Y080M0 DiamondMax Plus 9 SAT A/150 7200 80 S D Maxtor† 6Y160M0 DiamondMax Plus 9 SAT A/150 7200 160 SD Maxtor† 6Y200M0 DiamondMax Plus 9 SAT A/150 7200 200 SD Maxtor† 6Y250P0 Maxline II SATA/150 7200 250 SD Hitachi† HDS722525VLST80 Deskstar 7K250 SATA/150 7200 250 1[...]

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    Intel® Server Board SE7520AF2 Hard Disk Dr ives Revision 2.0 29 Fujitsu† MAU3036NC MAU SCSI-U320-SCA 15K 36 1,3,4,6 Fujitsu† MAT3073NC MAT SCSI-U320-SCA 10K 73 1,3,4,6 Fujitsu† MAT3147NC MAT SCSI-U320-SCA 10K 147 1,3,4,6 Fujitsu† MAT3300NC MAT SCSI-U320-SCA 10K 300 1,3,4,6 Hitachi† DK32EJ-14 DK32EJ SCSI-U320-SCA 10K 147 1,3,4,6 Hitachi?[...]

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    Intel® Server Board SE7520AF2 Hard Disk Dr ives Revision 2.0 30 Maxtor† 8B146J0 Atlas 10K IV SCSI-U320-SCA 10K 146 1,3,4,6 Maxtor† 8B036J0 Atlas 10K IV SCSI-U320-SCA 10K 36 S D Maxtor† 8B074J0 Atlas 10K IV SCSI-U320-SCA 10K 73 S D Maxtor† 8C073J0 Atlas 1 5K SCSI-U320-SCA 15K 73 1,3,4,6 Maxtor† 8C018J0 Atlas 15K SCSI-U320-SCA 15K 18 SD Ma[...]

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    Intel® Server Board SE7520 AF2 Installation Guid elines Revision 2.0 31 6. Inst allation Guidelines 6.1 Windows † 2000 Advance d Seve r Recognizes Only 4 GB of Memory. Issue When using gre a te r than 4 GB of memory, POST reports the total memory present correctly, but Windows 2000 Advanced Server only sees ~4GB. The total memory present reporte[...]

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    Installation Guidelines Intel® Server Board SE7520AF2 Revision 2.0 32 Implication The device work s fine des pite the wrong device information shown by OS’es. The reason is the tape device firmware may be inproper. Workaround Update the tape device firmware using V34 version to make the device information shown correctly. Status No Fix. 6.4 Nove[...]

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    Intel® Serv er Board SE7520AF2 In stallation Gui delines Revision 2.0 33 Workaround: None. Status: No fix.[...]