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  • Page 1

    Intel ® Server Board SE7525GP2 T ested Hardware and Operating System List Revision 1.5 February, 2005 Enterprise Platforms and Services Marketing[...]

  • Page 2

    Revision History Intel® Server Board SE7525GP2 Revision 1.5 ii Revision History Date Revi sion Number Modifications June 2004 1.0 Initial release July 2004 1.1 Updated list of PIC-Express a dapters. Changed list to SE7525GP2 only . July 2004 1.2 Updated supported OS list Sept 2004 1.3 Add similar adapters a nd devices Jan 2005 1.4 Update list acco[...]

  • Page 3

    Intel® Server Board SE7525 GP2 Disclaime rs Revision 1.5 iii Disclaimer s THE INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT IS PROVIDED "AS IS" W I TH NO WARRANTIES W HATSOEVER, INCLUDING AN Y WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, F I TNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOS E, OR ANY WARRANTY OTHERWISE ARISING OUT OF ANY PROPO SAL, SPECIFICATION, OR SAMPLE. Information i[...]

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    Table of Content s Intel® Server Board SE7525 GP2 Revision 1.5 iv Table of Contents 1. Introduction .... ............. ............ ............. ............ ............. ............ ............ ............. ........... ...... . 5 1.1 Test Overview ........... ............ ............. .. ............. ............ ............ ... .........[...]

  • Page 5

    Intel® Server Board SE7525GP2 Introduction Revision 1.5 5 1. Introduction This document is intended to provide users of th e Intel® server board SE7525GP2 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 adapters, peripherals, and o[...]

  • Page 6

    Introduction Intel® Server Board SE7525GP2 Revision 1.5 6 • Intel will NOT provide support for issues re lated to use of any add-in adapters or peripherals installed in the server system when an operating system that rec eived basic installation testing only is in use. • Support is defined a s assistance in ro ot causing issues , and determini[...]

  • Page 7

    Intel® Server Board SE7525GP2 Introduction Revision 1.5 7 • Intel will go through some of t he steps to achiev e certificat ion to ensure its customers do not run across any prob lems, but the actual certificatio n is the responsibility of the individual customer.  For operating systems, adapter cards, and peripherals not listed in this docum[...]

  • Page 8

    Base System Configurations Intel® Server Board SE7525GP2 Revision 1.5 8 2. Base System Configurations The following table lists the base system configurat ions tested. Base system configurations will change as new revisions of the Intel server board SE752 5GP2 are released and/or new system BIOS and BMC firmware are cut onto the board in the facto[...]

  • Page 9

    Intel® Server Board SE7525GP2 Supported Oper ating Systems Revision 1.5 9 3. Supported Operating Systems The following table provides a list of supported operating systems for the Intel® server board SE7525GP2. Each of the listed operating syst ems was tested for compatibility with server board base system configuration list ed in Sect ion 2 of t[...]

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    Supported Operating Systems Intel® Server Board SE7525GP2 Revision 1.5 10 Compatibility & Stress Window s NT 4.0 Advanced Server, SP6 Configuration 2&3 – Basic Install SuSE Professional Linux 8.2 Configuration 2&3 – Basic Install RedHat Linux 9. 0 Configuration 2&3 – Basic Install SCO OpenServer 5.0.6a Configuration 2&3 ?[...]

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    Intel® Server Board SE7525GP2 Adapters and Periphe rals Revision 1.5 11 4. Adapters and Peripherals Add-in adapter card and peripheral compatibility and stress testi ng will only be performed with the latest version of an operating syste m at t he time the validation testing occurred. The following table shows the operating system and base system [...]

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    Adapters and Periphe rals Intel® Server Board SE7525GP2 Revision 1.5 12 Manufacturer Mode l Name Model Number Micros oft Windows* 2003 EE Micros oft Windwos 2000 AS Micros oft Windows XP Professional Novell Netware 6.5 SuSE 9.0 Professional SuSE 9.1 Professional, EM64T RHEL 3.0 w/upda te2, EM64T 4.1 Video Adapters ATI RADEON 7500 RADEON 7500 1,[2][...]

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    Intel® Server Board SE7525GP2 Adapters and Periphe rals Revision 1.5 13 Adaptec AAR2410SA AAR2410SA 2,3 2,3 2 ,3 2,3 2,3 2 2 Intel SRCU32U SRCU32U [1], 2,3 [1], 2,3 [1],2,3 [1],2,3 [2],[3 ] [2] [2] Intel SRCU42L SRCU42L 1, 2, 3 1, 2, 3 1, 2, 3 1, 2, 3 2, [3] 2 2 Intel SRCU42X SRCU42X 2, [ 3] 2, [3] 2, [3] 2, [3] 2, [3] 2 2 LSI Logic MegaRAID SCSI [...]

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    Adapters and Periphe rals Intel® Server Board SE7525GP2 Revision 1.5 14 Intel PRO/1000MT Gigabit Server Adapter PWLA84 90MF SA SA SA SA SA SA SA Intel PRO/1000XT Gigabit Server Adatper PWLA8490XT 1, 2, 3 1, 2, 3 1, 2, 3 1, 2, 3 1, 2, 3 2 2 Intel PRO/1000XT Gigabit Server Adatper PWLA8490XTL SA SA SA SA SA SA SA Intel PRO/1000XT Gigabit Server Adat[...]

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    Intel® Server Board SE7525GP2 Adapters and Periphe rals Revision 1.5 15 Teac CD-552E CD-552E 1, 2, 3 1, 2, 3 1, 2, 3 1, 2, 3 1, 2, 3 NT NT Teac CDWF540/Kit CDWF540/Kit 1, 2, 3 1, 2, 3 1, 2, 3 1, 2, 3 1, 2, 3 NT NT 4.10 DVD Drives Mitsumi SR244W1 SR244W1 1, 2, 3 1, 2, 3 1, 2, 3 1, 2, 3 1, 2, 3 NT NT Plextor DVD-305S DVD-305S 1 , 2, 3 1, 2, 3 1, 2, [...]

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    Hard Disk Drives Intel® Server Board SE7525 GP2 Revision 1.5 16 Avocent 1160ES 1160ES 2 2 2 2 2 NT NT ** Check Tech Tips for more information. *** Use the latest FW 713N instead of former 713J. 5. Hard Disk Drives The hard drives listed in the following table have been tes ted with the Intel Server Board SE7525GP2 by Intel in its validation labs a[...]

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    Intel® Server Board SE7525 GP2 Hard Disk Drives Revision 1.5 17 Number (i .e. 1) This hard drive has been tested and is supported under the operating syste m identified b y the ope rating syste m identificatio n number. final system config uration prior to deployment . Given the fact that a larger capacity hard drive from the same drive family has[...]

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    Hard Disk Drives Intel® Server Board SE7525 GP2 Revision 1.5 18 Manufacturer Product Family Mode l Number Interface RPM Driv e size (GB) Teste d Oper atin g Syste ms Notes Seagate Cheetah X15.3 ST318453LC U320 SCSI SCA 15,000 18GB SD Seagate Cheetah 10K.7 ST3300007LC U320 SCSI SCA 10,000 300GB 1,2,3,4,5 Seagate Cheetah 10K.7 ST3146007LC U320 SCSI [...]

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    Intel® Server Board SE7525 GP2 Hard Disk Drives Revision 1.5 19 Manufacturer Product Family Mode l Number Interface RPM Driv e size (GB) Teste d Oper atin g Syste ms Notes cache) Western Digital Caviar XL60 WD1200BB-00EEA1 ATA 100 7,200 120GB 1,2,3,4,5 Western Digital Caviar XL60 WD2000JB ATA 100 7,200 2 00GB (8MB cache) 1,2, 3,4, 5 Western Digita[...]

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    Intel® Server Board SE7525GP2 Revision 1.5 20 Manufacturer Product Family Mode l Number Interface RPM Driv e size (GB) Teste d Oper atin g Syste ms Notes XL80 II Hitachi DeskStar 7K250 HDS722525VLST80 SATA 7,200 250GB 1,2,3,4,5 Hitachi DeskStar 7K250 HDS722516VLST80 SATA 7,200 160GB SD Hitachi DeskStar 7K250 HDS722512VLST80 SATA 7,200 120GB SD Hit[...]

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    Intel® Server Board SE7525GP2 Tech Tips Revision 1.5 21 Version A (Green PCB) – both signals are floating Version B (Red PCB) – both signals are connected directly to 5V Version C (Blue PCB) – both signals are flo ating These two signals are connected to the 6300ESB I/O Bridge and are only 3.3V tolerant. Version B of this adapter a ttempts t[...]