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  • Page 1

    Intel Confidential Intel ® Server Plat form SR6850HW4 T echnical Product Specification Intel order number D23151-001 Revision 1.0 May, 2005 Enterprise Platforms and Services Division – Marketing[...]

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    Revision History Intel® Server Platform SR6850HW4 TPS Revision 1.0 Intel order number D23151-001 ii Revision History Date Revis ion Number Modifications May 2005 1.0 Initial release. Disclaimers Information in this document is provided in connection with Intel ® products. No license, express or implied, by estoppel or otherwise, to any intellectu[...]

  • Page 3

    Intel® Server Platform SR6850HW4 TPS Table of Contents Revision 1.0 Intel order number D23151-001 iii Table of Contents 1. Product Overview ............................................................................................................... .. 1 2. System Overview .........................................................................[...]

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    Table of Contents Intel® Server Platform SR6850HW4 TPS Revision 1.0 Intel order number D23151-001 iv 3. Server System Chassis and Assemblies ......................................................................... 23 3.1 Chassis, Rails and Top Cover ............................................................................... 23 3.1.1 Chassis .[...]

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    Intel® Server Platform SR6850HW4 TPS Table of Contents Revision 1.0 Intel order number D23151-001 v 5.1 Mechanical Outline ................................................................................................ 52 5.2 Power Supply Output Interface .............................................................................. 54 5.2.1 Blad[...]

  • Page 6

    Table of Contents Intel® Server Platform SR6850HW4 TPS Revision 1.0 Intel order number D23151-001 vi 7.2.1 SCSI Buses ........................................................................................................... 73 7.2.2 SCSI Drive Power Control ..................................................................................... 73 [...]

  • Page 7

    Intel® Server Platform SR6850HW4 TPS Table of Contents Revision 1.0 Intel order number D23151-001 vii 8.5.1 Button Control Panel .............................................................................................. 92 8.5.2 Intel ® Local Control Panel ...................................................................................... [...]

  • Page 8

    List of Figures Intel® Server Platform SR6850HW4 TPS Revision 1.0 Intel order number D23151-001 viii List of Figures Figure 1. Intel ® Server Platform SR6850HW4, Bezel Removed .................................................. 4 Figure 2. Server Platform SR6850HW4, Bezel and Pedestal Conversion Kit Installed ............... 5 Figure 3. Server Pla[...]

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    Intel® Server Platform SR6850HW4 TPS List of Figures Revision 1.0 Intel order number D23151-001 ix Figure 33. Front Panel I/O Board Placement Diagram .............................................................. 87 Figure 34. Front Panel I/O Board .............................................................................................. .8 8 [...]

  • Page 10

    List of Tables Intel® Server Platform SR6850HW4 TPS Revision 1.0 Intel order number D23151-001 x List of Tables Table 1. Intel ® Server Platform SR6850HW4 Feature List........................................................... 3 Table 2. Front View of the Server Platform SR6850HW4, Bezel Removed................................. 8 Table 3. System [...]

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    Intel® Server Platform SR6850HW4 TPS List of Tables Revision 1.0 Intel order number D23151-001 xi Table 33. Over- and Under-voltage Limits ................................................................................. 57 Table 34. Over-current Protection Limits ................................................................................... [...]

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    List of Tables Intel® Server Platform SR6850HW4 TPS Revision 1.0 Intel order number D23151-001 xii < This page intentionally left blank. >[...]

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    Intel® Server Platform SR6850HW4 TPS Product Overview Revision 1.0 Intel order number D23151-001 1 1. Product Overview This product specification details the features of the Intel ® Server Platform SR6850HW4. Reliability, low cost, time to market, modularity, high performance, and management features are primary considerations in the design. The [...]

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    Product Overview Intel® Server Platform SR6850HW4 TPS Revision 1.0 Intel order number D23151-001 2 < This page intentionally left blank. >[...]

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    Intel® Server Platform SR6850HW4 TPS System Ov erview Revision 1.0 Intel order number D23151-001 3 2. System Overview This chapter describes the features of the Intel ® Server Platform SR6850HW4. 2.1 System Feature Overview Table 1 provides a list and brief description of the features of the Server Platform SR6850HW4, which utilizes the Intel ® [...]

  • Page 16

    System Ov erview Intel® Server Platform SR6850HW4 TPS Revision 1.0 Intel order number D23151-001 4 Feature Description Dedicated Out-Of-Band management RJ45 port (telnet, embedded web server, DNS, DHCP) KVM console redirection and remote viewer Full SNMP access Front panel interface Switches: Pow er, Reset, NMI, System ID Ports: Video connector, T[...]

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    Intel® Server Platform SR6850HW4 TPS System Ov erview Revision 1.0 Intel order number D23151-001 5 TP01504 2 1 Figure 2. Server Platform SR6850HW4, Bezel and Pedestal Conversion Kit Installed The Server Platform SR6850HW4 includes the Intel ® Server Board Set SE8500HW4 with the E8500 chipset. To provide structural support the Intel Server Board S[...]

  • Page 18

    System Ov erview Intel® Server Platform SR6850HW4 TPS Revision 1.0 Intel order number D23151-001 6 Figure 3. Server Platform SR6850HW4, Rear View w ith Top Cover Removed The power supply modules are located at the rear of the system below the Server Board Set SE8500HW4 Mainboard and plug directly into connectors on the horizontally oriented Power [...]

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    Intel® Server Platform SR6850HW4 TPS System Ov erview Revision 1.0 Intel order number D23151-001 7 Intel ® Server Board SE8500HW4 Main Boa rd FSB 0 COM1/EMP USB Port Video Por t External SCSI Connector (optional) SCSI Channel B Ethernet P ort Ethernet P ort Memory Board DIMM DIMM DIMM DIMM XMB Memor y Boar d DIMM DIMM DIMM DIMM XMB Memory Board D[...]

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    System Ov erview Intel® Server Platform SR6850HW4 TPS Revision 1.0 Intel order number D23151-001 8 2.3 External Chassis Features - Front Table 2 shows the front view of the Server Platform SR6850HW4 with the bezel removed. The front provides access to the following components:  Buttons and LEDs (with optional LCD)  Video and USB connectors ?[...]

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    Intel® Server Platform SR6850HW4 TPS System Ov erview Revision 1.0 Intel order number D23151-001 9 2.3.2 Hot-swap Hard Disk Drive and Peripheral Device Bays The hard disk drive and peripheral device bays can accommodate the following devices:  Ten 1-inch hot-swap Ultra320 SCSI hard disk drives  One ½-inch optical drive (installed with base [...]

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    System Ov erview Intel® Server Platform SR6850HW4 TPS Revision 1.0 Intel order number D23151-001 10 2.4 External Chassis Features - Rear Figure 5 shows the rear view of the Server Platform SR6850HW4. The user-accessible connectors, PCI slots, and power s upply modules located at the rear of the system are described in the following sections. TP015[...]

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    Intel® Server Platform SR6850HW4 TPS System Ov erview Revision 1.0 Intel order number D23151-001 11 2.5 Internal Chassis Features 2.5.1 Server Board Set SE8500HW4 Mainboard The Server Board Set SE8500HW4 Mainboard supports the following features:  Four sockets for 64-bit Intel Xeon processors MP with 1MB L2 cache or 64-bit Intel Xeon processors[...]

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    System Ov erview Intel® Server Platform SR6850HW4 TPS Revision 1.0 Intel order number D23151-001 12 2.5.2 Server Board Set SE8500HW4 Memory Board Each Memory Board supports the following features:  PCI Express x16 card edge connector that plugs into the Server Board Set SE8500HW4 Mainboard  Intel E8500 chipset eXtended Memory Bridge (XMB) ?[...]

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    Intel® Server Platform SR6850HW4 TPS System Ov erview Revision 1.0 Intel order number D23151-001 13 The SCSI Backplane Board performs the tasks associated with hot-swapping of the hard disk drives and enclosure (chassis) monitoring and management, as specified in the SCSI Accessed Fault-Tolerant Enclosures (SAF-TE) Specification . The SAF-TE-speci[...]

  • Page 26

    System Ov erview Intel® Server Platform SR6850HW4 TPS Revision 1.0 Intel order number D23151-001 14 2.5.9 Fibre Channel Module The Server Board Set SE8500HW4 Mainboard supports the Intel Fibre Channel Module as a mass storage expansion option. The card is based on the Qlogic* ISP2322 FC PCI-X controller and plugs into a reversed PCI Express x16 sl[...]

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    Intel® Server Platform SR6850HW4 TPS System Ov erview Revision 1.0 Intel order number D23151-001 15 qualified technical individuals should access the processor and non-hot-plug I/O areas while the system is energized. Power cords should be removed from the system before accessing non-hot-plug areas. 2.5.11.1 System Power Budget Table 3 shows a sum[...]

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    System Ov erview Intel® Server Platform SR6850HW4 TPS Revision 1.0 Intel order number D23151-001 16 2.5.12 Cooling Subsystem Primary cooling is generated by six fans, located at the top front of the chassis. It connects to the SCSI Backplane Board for power and server management. Air flows in through the front and exhausts out the rear of the chas[...]

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    Intel® Server Platform SR6850HW4 TPS System Ov erview Revision 1.0 Intel order number D23151-001 17 2.6.2 Rolling BIOS The Server Board Set SE8500HW4 Mainboard supports two BIOS images to be stored in Flash. This provides a mechanism for BIOS updates without a system reboot as well as failover to an alternate image in the event of BIOS corruption.[...]

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    System Ov erview Intel® Server Platform SR6850HW4 TPS Revision 1.0 Intel order number D23151-001 18 - System ID Button control  System fan management  System management watchdog timer  System Event Log (SEL) interface – up to 3,200 entries  Sensor Data Record (SDR) repository interface  SDR/SEL timestamp clock  FRU inventory de[...]

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    Intel® Server Platform SR6850HW4 TPS System Ov erview Revision 1.0 Intel order number D23151-001 19 2.7.2 Hot Swap Controller Two hot-swap controllers are on the SCSI Backplane Board. The primary function of each hot-swap controller is as follows:  Implements the SAF-TE command set  Controls the SCSI hard disk drive power, activity and fault[...]

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    System Ov erview Intel® Server Platform SR6850HW4 TPS Revision 1.0 Intel order number D23151-001 20  Usability features - Tool-less design features - External access to hot-swap hard disk drives, power supplies, LEDs and switches - Front and rear viewable System ID switches and LEDs - Detailed configuration label on top cover - Color-coded part[...]

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    Intel® Server Platform SR6850HW4 TPS System Ov erview Revision 1.0 Intel order number D23151-001 21 2.10 Specifications 2.10.1 Environmental Specifications Summary The Server Platform SR6850HW4 will be tested to t he environmental specifications as indicated in Table 5. Table 5. Environmental Specifications Summary Environment Specification Temper[...]

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    System Ov erview Intel® Server Platform SR6850HW4 TPS Revision 1.0 Intel order number D23151-001 22 2.10.2 Physical Specifications Table 6 describes the physical specifications of the Server Platform SR6850HW4. Table 6. Physical Specifications Specification Value Height – 6U 10.5inches 262 mm Width 17.6inches 447 mm Depth 27.8inches 706 mm Front[...]

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    Intel® Server Platform SR6850HW4 TPS Server Sy stem Chassis and Assemblies Revision 1.0 Intel order number D23151-001 23 3. Server System Chassis and Assemblies This chapter provides an overview of the chassis and assembly pieces that reside within the platform. This chapter is divided into the following areas: Section 3.1: Chassis, Rails and Top [...]

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    Server Sy stem Chassis and Assemblies Intel® Server Platform SR6850HW4 TPS Revision 1.0 Intel order number D23151-001 24 Figure 6. Server Platform SR6850HW4 Rack and Pedestal Configurations Figure 7. Server Platform SR6850HW4, Bezel and Top Cover Remov ed Memory Modules PCI Adapter Slots Slide Rail Mount Points (bot h s i des o f c h ass i s)[...]

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    Intel® Server Platform SR6850HW4 TPS Server Sy stem Chassis and Assemblies Revision 1.0 Intel order number D23151-001 25 3.1.2 Slide Rails The Server Platform SR6850HW4 accommodates slide rails to mount the chassis into a standard 19-inch rack. The slide rails attach to studs on the sides of the chassis using keyhole features on the slide rails. N[...]

  • Page 38

    Server Sy stem Chassis and Assemblies Intel® Server Platform SR6850HW4 TPS Revision 1.0 Intel order number D23151-001 26 3.3 Fan Subsystem The six system fans are accessible for hot-swap operations at the top of the chassis. The fan assembly has an integrated amber LED wired to the top of the assembly. This LED lights when the fan is not functioni[...]

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    Intel® Server Platform SR6850HW4 TPS Server Sy stem Chassis and Assemblies Revision 1.0 Intel order number D23151-001 27 Figure 10. Mainboard and Sheet Metal Tray, Assembly 3.5 Peripheral Bay and Front Panel The peripheral bay is a sheet metal enclosure with features to mount the hot-swap SCSI hard disk drives, 5¼-inch device, and an optical driv[...]

  • Page 40

    Server Sy stem Chassis and Assemblies Intel® Server Platform SR6850HW4 TPS Revision 1.0 Intel order number D23151-001 28 Figure 11. Hot-Sw ap Hard Drive Carrier 3.5.2 Optical Drive Carrier The optical drive is installed in a sheet metal bracket. The SATA-to-IDE Converter Board is plugged into the IDE connector at the back of the optical device. Th[...]

  • Page 41

    Intel® Server Platform SR6850HW4 TPS Server Sy stem Chassis and Assemblies Revision 1.0 Intel order number D23151-001 29 3.5.3 Front Panel The Server Platform SR6850HW4 requires either a Button Control Panel, providing basic functionality, or an Intel ® Server Platform Local Control Panel, which adds an LCD for integration with server management [...]

  • Page 42

    Server Sy stem Chassis and Assemblies Intel® Server Platform SR6850HW4 TPS Revision 1.0 Intel order number D23151-001 30 3.6 Front Bezel The front bezel is an optional one-piece cosmetic accessory that is installed with snap-on features. The bezel can be customized to meet integrator-specific industrial design requirements, by changing the color a[...]

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    Intel® Server Platform SR6850HW4 TPS Cables and Connectors Revision 1.0 Intel order number D23151-001 31 4. Cables and Connectors This chapter describes cables and connectors specific to the Server Platform SR6850HW4. This chapter includes an overview diagram of the Server Platform SR6850HW4 interconnections, and tables that describe the signals a[...]

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    Cables and Connectors Intel® Server Platform SR6850HW4 TPS Revision 1.0 Intel order number D23151-001 32 Intel ® Server Board SE8500HW4 Main Boa rd FSB 0 COM1/EMP USB Port Video Por t External SCSI Connector (optional) SCSI Channel B Ethernet P ort Ethernet P ort Memory Board DIMM DIMM DIMM DIMM XMB Memor y Boar d DIMM DIMM DIMM DIMM XMB Memory B[...]

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    Intel® Server Platform SR6850HW4 TPS Cables and Connectors Revision 1.0 Intel order number D23151-001 33 4.1 Cable and System Interconnect Descriptions Table 7 and Table 8 list cables and connectors used in the assembly of the Server Platform SR6850HW4. Table 7. Cable Descriptions Type Qty From To Cable Description Signal 1 Mainboard SCSI Backplan[...]

  • Page 46

    Cables and Connectors Intel® Server Platform SR6850HW4 TPS Revision 1.0 Intel order number D23151-001 34 System Component Type Qty From To Interconnect Description COM1/EMP 1 Mainboard Rear panel 9 Pin Emergency Management Port (DB9) COM2 1 Mainboard Internal interface 2 x 5 Pin header Ethernet 1 Mainboard Rear panel Double stacked RJ45 connector [...]

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    Intel® Server Platform SR6850HW4 TPS Cables and Connectors Revision 1.0 Intel order number D23151-001 35 System Component Type Qty From To Interconnect Description DC power 1 SAT A-to-IDE Converter Board SCSI Backplane Board Board 1 x 4 Pin header (mini connector) Fan module DC power and signal 6 Fan SCSI Backplane Board Board 2 x 6 Pin header But[...]

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    Cables and Connectors Intel® Server Platform SR6850HW4 TPS Revision 1.0 Intel order number D23151-001 36 Pin Signal Name and Description Video Connector 15 MONID2 (to support DDCx, Dis play Data Channel standard) 4.2.2 USB 2.0 Connectors The Server Board Set SE8500HW4 Mainboard provides a double-stacked USB port at the rear panel and one vertical [...]

  • Page 49

    Intel® Server Platform SR6850HW4 TPS Cables and Connectors Revision 1.0 Intel order number D23151-001 37 4.2.3 Etherent Connectors The Server Board Set SE8500HW4 Mainboard provides a dual-RJ45 connector for Ethernet connection. Table 11. TaDual Ethernet Stacked Connector Pin Signal Description LED Signals 27 DNW _LINKB10_N Lower (Port 1) green sta[...]

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    Cables and Connectors Intel® Server Platform SR6850HW4 TPS Revision 1.0 Intel order number D23151-001 38 Figure 17. Dual Stacked Ethernet Connector The Mainboard also provides an RJ45 connector that connects to the IMM Advanced for out-of- band server management features. This out-of-band connector is also referred to as the Generic Communication [...]

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    Intel® Server Platform SR6850HW4 TPS Cables and Connectors Revision 1.0 Intel order number D23151-001 39 4.2.4 External 68-pin Ultr a320 SCSI VHDCI Connector As an option, the Server Platform SR6850HW4 can support a shielded external SCSI connection. This SCSI port is controlled by the SCSI controller component located on the Server Board Set SE85[...]

  • Page 52

    Cables and Connectors Intel® Server Platform SR6850HW4 TPS Revision 1.0 Intel order number D23151-001 40 4.2.5 Internal 68-pin SCSI Connectors The Server Mainboard SE8500HW4 has two unshielded 68-pin SCSI connectors for SCSI channel A and B. SOCKET 1 SOCKET 3 4 SOCKET 35 SOCKET 68 68 POSI TION DEVI CE CONNECTOR Figure 18. 68-Pin SCSI Connector Non[...]

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    Intel® Server Platform SR6850HW4 TPS Cables and Connectors Revision 1.0 Intel order number D23151-001 41 Connector Pin Signal Name Connector Pin Signal Name 26 SCSI(A:B)_MSG_P 60 SCSI(A:B)_MSG_N 27 SCSI(A:B)_SEL_P 61 SCSI(A:B)_SEL_N 28 SCSI(A:B)_CD_P 62 SCSI(A:B)_CD_N 29 SCSI(A:B)_REQ_P 63 SCSI(A:B)_REQ_N 30 SCSI(A:B)_IO_P 64 SCSI(A:B)_IO_N 31 SCS[...]

  • Page 54

    Cables and Connectors Intel® Server Platform SR6850HW4 TPS Revision 1.0 Intel order number D23151-001 42 16 LVD_RST_N 36 +5V 56 LVD_RST _P 76 GND 17 LVD_ACK_N 37 NC 57 LVD_ACK_P 77 SCSI_ACT 18 LVD_BSY_N 38 GND 58 LVD_BSY_P 78 NC 19 LVD_ATN_N 39 SCSI_ID (0) 59 LVD_ATN_P 79 SCSI_ID(1) 20 LVD_DBP_N 40 SCSI_ID (2) 60 LVD_DBP_P 80 SCSI_ID(3) 4.2.7 AC P[...]

  • Page 55

    Intel® Server Platform SR6850HW4 TPS Cables and Connectors Revision 1.0 Intel order number D23151-001 43 7-12 +12V 4.2.10 30-pin Pow er Distribution Board to Mainboard Connector See the table below for the 30-pin Power Distribution Board to Mainboard Connector information. Table 18. 30-pin Pow er Distribution Board to Mainboard Connector Pins Sign[...]

  • Page 56

    Cables and Connectors Intel® Server Platform SR6850HW4 TPS Revision 1.0 Intel order number D23151-001 44 Pins Signal Description 5 USB Hub DPD2 6 USB Hub DMD2 8 USB Hub DPD3 9 USB Hub DMD3 11 USB1 overcurrent output, active high 12 USB2 overcurrent 13 USB3 overcurrent 14 NMI button, active low 15 Video DCC out SCLCK 16 Video DCC out SDA 17 Video v[...]

  • Page 57

    Intel® Server Platform SR6850HW4 TPS Cables and Connectors Revision 1.0 Intel order number D23151-001 45 Pin Number Signal Name Signal Description 30 F AN6_TACH Fan 6 Tachometer signal – edges per revolution 32 F AN_PWM1 Zone 1 Fan PWM control signal 34 5VST ANDBY 5V standby to front panel 36 BP_D2D_EN Backplane D2D enable 38 5VST ANDBY 5Vstandb[...]

  • Page 58

    Cables and Connectors Intel® Server Platform SR6850HW4 TPS Revision 1.0 Intel order number D23151-001 46 1 12V 2,3 GND 4 5V 4.2.14 Fan Connectors Two fan power connectors on the Server Platform SR6850HW4 SCSI Backplane Board control and supply the power for the six system fans. Table 23. 12-pin Fan Pow er and Control Pins Signal 7, 10 12V 1, 4, 9,[...]

  • Page 59

    Intel® Server Platform SR6850HW4 TPS Cables and Connectors Revision 1.0 Intel order number D23151-001 47 4.2.15 50-pin Front Panel C ontrol Module Connector This connector is used between the Server Platform SR6850HW4 Front Panel I/O Board and standard button control panel or Local Control Panel. Table 25. Front Panel Control Module Connector Sign[...]

  • Page 60

    Cables and Connectors Intel® Server Platform SR6850HW4 TPS Revision 1.0 Intel order number D23151-001 48 4.2.16 SATA-to-IDE Converter Board Connector The Server Platform SR4850HW4/SR6850HW4 SATA- to-IDE Converter Board connects to an optical drive with this connector. Table 26. SATA-to-IDE Converter Board Connector Pin Signal Signal Pin 1 Audio L-[...]

  • Page 61

    Intel® Server Platform SR6850HW4 TPS Cables and Connectors Revision 1.0 Intel order number D23151-001 49 4.2.18 SATA Connector The Server Board Set SE8500HW4 Mainboard has a SATA connector that is routed via a cable to the Server Platform SR4850HW4/SR6850HW4 SATA-to-IDE Converter Board. Table 28. SATA Signal Connector Pin Signal 1 Ground 2 A+ 3 A-[...]

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    Intel® Server Platform SR6850HW4 TPS Revision 1.0 Intel order number D23151-001 51 5. Power Supply This chapter describes the Server Platform SR6850HW4 power supply. The Server Platform SR6850HW4 power supply is current sharing with auto ranging input. The Server Platform SR6850HW4 power supply is approximately 7.7 inches wide, 14.5 inches deep an[...]

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    Pow er Supply Intel® Serv er Platform SR6850HW4 TPS Revision 1.0 Intel order number D23151-001 52 5.1 Mechanical Outline The mechanical outline and dimensions are shown on the next page. The dimensions should be used only as a reference.[...]

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    Intel® Server Platform SR6850HW4 TPS Pow er Supply Revision 1.0 Intel Confidential Intel order number D23151-001 53 Figure 22. Pow er Supply Mechanical Specification[...]

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    Pow er Supply Intel® Serv er Platform SR6850HW4 TPS Revision 1.0 Intel order number D23151-001 54 5.2 Power Supply Output Interface 5.2.1 Blade Connector The power supply output power and control signals interface to the system Power Distribution Board through an FCI PowerBlade* right-angle connector. Table 29. Pow erBlade Pin Assignment P1 Pin Si[...]

  • Page 67

    Intel® Server Platform SR6850HW4 TPS Pow er Supply Revision 1.0 Intel order number D23151-001 55 5.3 AC Input Requirement 5.3.1 AC Input Volt age Specification The power supply operates over the range and limits shown in Table 30. Table 30. AC Input Rating Parameter Minimum Nominal Maximum Unit Vin (voltage) 85 100/240 264 VACrms Vin (frequency) 4[...]

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    Pow er Supply Intel® Serv er Platform SR6850HW4 TPS Revision 1.0 Intel order number D23151-001 56 5.3.5 Auto Restart Although the power supply may power off under the conditions mentioned in Sections 5.3.3 and 5.3.4 it is capable of restarting, either automatically or under program control after the disturbance. In addition, the power supply will [...]

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    Intel® Server Platform SR6850HW4 TPS Pow er Supply Revision 1.0 Intel order number D23151-001 57 5.4.1 Hot Sw ap Functionality Hot swapping is the process of inserting and extracting a power supply from an operating power bay. During this process, the output voltages will remain within the limits specified in Table 31, and the system will continue[...]

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    Pow er Supply Intel® Serv er Platform SR6850HW4 TPS Revision 1.0 Intel order number D23151-001 58 5.4.4 Over-current Protection Over-current is a fault condition defined as a 10A/s current ramp starting from full load applied to the output under test. A fault on any output causes the rest of the outputs to latch off. See note 3 below the following[...]

  • Page 71

    Intel® Server Platform SR6850HW4 TPS Pow er Supply Revision 1.0 Intel order number D23151-001 59 5.4.7 Current Sharing Outputs of two supplies that are connected in parallel must meet the regulation requirements of a single supply. Under normal operation with two supplies running in parallel, the outputs must share the load current. If one of the [...]

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    Pow er Supply Intel® Serv er Platform SR6850HW4 TPS Revision 1.0 Intel order number D23151-001 60 5.4.8.2 I/O Port Expander The power supply contains a serial I/O port expander, Philips* PCF8575 or approved equivalent. The address is either 0x4C or 0x4E, depending on address bit 0xA0. Table 36. I/O Port Expander Signals Signal Name I/O Port -OC +1[...]

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    Intel® Server Platform SR6850HW4 TPS Pow er Supply Revision 1.0 Intel order number D23151-001 61 5.4.9 Fan Speed Control The power supply provides forced air-cooling through three DC fans that have intake through the circular grill. The cooling fans are 60mm in diameter and 38mm in depth. The fans are mounted to the front (output connector), and e[...]

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    Pow er Supply Intel® Serv er Platform SR6850HW4 TPS Revision 1.0 Intel order number D23151-001 62 < This page intentionally left blank. >[...]

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    Intel® Server Platform SR6850HW4 TPS Pow er Distribution Board Revision 1.0 Intel order number D23151-001 63 6. Power Distribution Board This chapter describes the Server Platform SR4850HW4/SR6850HW4 Power Distribution Board and is organized as follows: Section 6.1: Introduction An overview of the Server Platform SR4850HW4/SR6850HW4 Power Distribu[...]

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    Pow er Distribution Board Intel® Server Platform SR6850HW4 TPS Revision 1.0 Intel order number D23151-001 64 GND SIGNAL +12V +12V GND PS1 PS2 A do be Sy stems Figure 24. Pow er Distribution Board Layout[...]

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    Intel® Server Platform SR6850HW4 TPS Pow er Distribution Board Revision 1.0 Intel order number D23151-001 65 6.2 Signal Descriptions and Pinouts +3.3 V_AUX +12V +12V +12V +12V +12V +12V +12V +12V +12V +12V A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 A6 B1 B2 B3 B4 B5 B6 C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 D1 D2 D3 D4 D5 D6 P10_1 P10_2 P10_3 P10_4 P10_5 P10_6 P10_7 P10_8 P1_1 P1_2 P1_3 P1_4 P1_[...]

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    Pow er Distribution Board Intel® Server Platform SR6850HW4 TPS Revision 1.0 Intel order number D23151-001 66 +3.3 V_AUX +3. 3V_ AUX LATCH DI P P LUG A do be Sy stems Figure 26. Mainboard Connector Signals 6.2.1 Remote On/Off (-PS_ON) The power supply DC outputs are enabled when this signal is pulled low, below 0.8V. In the low state the input will[...]

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    Intel® Server Platform SR6850HW4 TPS SCSI Backplane Board Revision 1.0 Intel order number D23151-001 67 7. SCSI Backplane Board This chapter describes the Server Platform SR6850HW4 SCSI Backplane Board and is organized as follows: Section 1: Introduction Provides an overview of the Server Platform SR6850HW4 SCSI Backplane Board, showing functional[...]

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    SCSI Backplane Board Intel® Server Platform SR6850HW4 TPS Revision 1.0 Intel order number D23151-001 68 Figure 27. Server Platform SR6850HW4 SCSI Backplane Board Board Block Diagram 7.1.2 Architectural Overview The SCSI Backplane Board provides the following functions for the platform.  Ultra320 SCSI bus passes SCSI signals between the hot-swap[...]

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    Intel® Server Platform SR6850HW4 TPS SCSI Backplane Board Revision 1.0 Intel order number D23151-001 69  Voltage regulators - 12VDC to 5VDC - 5VDC to 3.3VDC - 5VDC to 1.8VDC  System fan control  USB 2.0 Hub  Driver circuit for the Server Platform SR6850HW4 Front Panel I/O Board speaker  Buffering for the buttons on the Button Contro[...]

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    SCSI Backplane Board Intel® Server Platform SR6850HW4 TPS Revision 1.0 Intel order number D23151-001 70 7.1.3 Mechanical Specifcations The board outline dimensions are 16.5inches x 6.380inches. The board thickness is 0.093inches +.008/-.005inches. All dimensions are in inches. Figure 28. SCSI Backplane Board Board Component Placement (Primary Side[...]

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    Intel® Server Platform SR6850HW4 TPS SCSI Backplane Board Revision 1.0 Intel order number D23151-001 71 7.1.4 Component Location Figure 29 and shows the placement of the major components and connectors on the SCSI Backplane Board. FRONT PANEL BOARD CONNECTOR FRONT PANEL I/ O BOARD CONNECTOR 100-PIN MAIN BOARD CONNECTOR FANS 3 - 6 CONNECTOR FANS 1 [...]

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    SCSI Backplane Board Intel® Server Platform SR6850HW4 TPS Revision 1.0 Intel order number D23151-001 72 3.3V REGULAT OR SCSI BUS A SAF -TE CONTROLLE R SCSI BUS B SAF -TE CONTROLLE R PLD SCSI BUS B SAF- TE CONTROLLER FLASH MEMORY SCSI BUS A SAF- TE CONTROLLER FLASH MEMORY 10 MHZ OSCI LLATOR SCSI BUS A TERMINAT ORS (2) SCSI BUS B TERMINAT ORS (2) 5V[...]

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    Intel® Server Platform SR6850HW4 TPS SCSI Backplane Board Revision 1.0 Intel order number D23151-001 73 7.2 Functional Architecture This section provides an architectural description of the Server Platform SR6850HW4 SCSI Backplane Board functional blocks. 7.2.1 SCSI Buses The SCSI Backplane Board passes the SCSI bus from the Server Board Set SE850[...]

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    SCSI Backplane Board Intel® Server Platform SR6850HW4 TPS Revision 1.0 Intel order number D23151-001 74 7.2.2.3 Over-current Protection (OCP) If either power rail for a drive exceeds 6A on 12V or 4.5A on 5V, the MOSFET switch for the out-of-spec rail is turned off. Removing power protects the MOSFET and the platform from damage if a short occurs o[...]

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    Intel® Server Platform SR6850HW4 TPS SCSI Backplane Board Revision 1.0 Intel order number D23151-001 75 7.2.3 SCSI Enclosure Management SCSI enclosure management allows the SCSI Backplane Board to report hot-swap SCSI hard disk drive status via the SCSI bus. This informat ion is normally consumed by a RAID controller that supports enclosure manage[...]

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    SCSI Backplane Board Intel® Server Platform SR6850HW4 TPS Revision 1.0 Intel order number D23151-001 76 7.2.4 Server Management Interface The SCSI Backplane Board supports the following server management features:  Local I2C Interface - Field Replaceable Unit (FRU) - Temperature sensor - Microcontroller interface (Hot Swap Controller)  Syste[...]

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    Intel® Server Platform SR6850HW4 TPS SCSI Backplane Board Revision 1.0 Intel order number D23151-001 77 Table 41. Global I 2 C Bus Addresses (IPMB Bus) Device Address Bus/Location Description Bus A GEM359 0xC0 Legacy I 2 C/SCSI Backplane Board Board Microcontroller public IPMB bus Bus B GEM359 0xC2 Legacy I 2 C/SCSI Backplane Board Board Microcont[...]

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    SCSI Backplane Board Intel® Server Platform SR6850HW4 TPS Revision 1.0 Intel order number D23151-001 78 7.2.8 Programmed Devices Four programmed devices are on the SCSI Backplane Board:  FLASH: Flash contains program code to be run by the onboard microcontroller, the HSC. Memory configuration: 512 K x 8.  Field Replaceable Unit (FRU): The FR[...]

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    Intel® Server Platform SR6850HW4 TPS SCSI Backplane Board Revision 1.0 Intel order number D23151-001 79 7.3.1 Pow er from the Power Distribution Board The SCSI Backplane Board receives only +12V from the Power Distribution Board through a 12- pin connector. These pins are tied together and Table 43 provides a summary of the power connector pins. T[...]

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    SCSI Backplane Board Intel® Server Platform SR6850HW4 TPS Revision 1.0 Intel order number D23151-001 80 HDD_LED_ACT_R_N O Drives the front contro l panel drive active green LED when either a SCSI drive or an SATA drive is active HDD_LED_FLT_R_N O Drives the front control panel drive fault amber LED to indicate a SCSI drive fault NIC1_LINK_LED_R_N [...]

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    Intel® Server Platform SR6850HW4 TPS SCSI Backplane Board Revision 1.0 Intel order number D23151-001 81 Signal Type Driver Name and Description LVD_IO_[P, N] I/O LVD hs SCSI bus I/O phase. Dr iven by the target, these pins control the direction of data transfer on the SC SI bus. When asserted, this signal indicates input to the initiator. W hen no[...]

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    SCSI Backplane Board Intel® Server Platform SR6850HW4 TPS Revision 1.0 Intel order number D23151-001 82 Signal Type Driver Name and Description SCSI_ID O GND/OPEN SCSI ID. Sets internal SCSI ID depending on slot. Drive 1 has SCSI address 0. Drive 2 has SCSI address 1 and so on. SCSI_MATED_L [1-5] I/O T TL SCSI MAT ED. Determi ne if SCSI is present[...]

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    Intel® Server Platform SR6850HW4 TPS SCSI Backplane Board Revision 1.0 Intel order number D23151-001 83 Signal Type Driver Name and Description PWR_TIMER O Analog Power timer. St arts one second timer for FET reset. TMR_DONE I Analog Timer done. One second reset timer complete. FAN_PRES[1-6] I Analog Fan is present on system FAN_LED[1-6] I Analog [...]

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    SCSI Backplane Board Intel® Server Platform SR6850HW4 TPS Revision 1.0 Intel order number D23151-001 84 7.4.1.2 Hot-Sw ap SCSI Hard Disk Drive Supplied Pow er Hot-swap SCSI hard disk drives must fall within the power limits shown in Table 51. The SCSI Backplane Board works with drives that meet the following requirements. Table 51. SCSI Backplane [...]

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    Intel® Server Platform SR6850HW4 TPS Front Panel I/O and Control Boards Revision 1.0 Intel order number D23151-001 85 8. Front Panel I/O and Control Boards This chapter describes the Server Platfo rm SR6850HW4 Front Panel I/O Board and is organized as follows: Section 8.1: Introduction Provides an overview of the Server Platform SR6850HW4 Front Pa[...]

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    Front Panel I/O and Control Boards Intel® Server Platform SR6850HW4 TPS Revision 1.0 Intel order number D23151-001 86 Figure 32. Front Panel I/O Board Block Diagram 8.1.2 Architectural Overview The Front Panel I/O Board provides three main functions for the platform. The first function is to provide filtered video and USB signals to the front pane[...]

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    Intel® Server Platform SR6850HW4 TPS Front Panel I/O and Control Boards Revision 1.0 Intel order number D23151-001 87 8.1.3 Component Location The following figure shows the placement of the major components and connectors on the Front Panel I/O Board. Figure 34 provides a three-dimensional view of the board. Figure 33. Front Panel I/O Board Place[...]

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    Front Panel I/O and Control Boards Intel® Server Platform SR6850HW4 TPS Revision 1.0 Intel order number D23151-001 88 Figure 34. Front Panel I/O Board 8.2 Functional Architecture This section provides an architectural descrip tion of the Server Platform SR6850HW4 Front Panel I/O Board functional blocks. 8.2.1 VGA The Front Panel I/O Board passes t[...]

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    Intel® Server Platform SR6850HW4 TPS Front Panel I/O and Control Boards Revision 1.0 Intel order number D23151-001 89 8.3 Signal Descriptions The following notations are used to describe the signal type, from the perspective of the Server Platform SR6850HW4 Front Panel I/O Board:  I Input pin to the Server Platform SR6850HW4 Front Panel I/O Boa[...]

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    Front Panel I/O and Control Boards Intel® Server Platform SR6850HW4 TPS Revision 1.0 Intel order number D23151-001 90 8.3.2 Front Panel VGA Connector The Front Panel I/O Board provides a video port interface with a standard VGA-compatible, 15- pin connector. Onboard video is supplied by the ATI Radeon 7000 component, with 16MB of on- chip memory. [...]

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    Intel® Server Platform SR6850HW4 TPS Front Panel I/O and Control Boards Revision 1.0 Intel order number D23151-001 91 8.4.1.1 Power Consumption The Front Panel I/O Board consumes no power. The +5 volt power consumption is for the three USB ports and is shown in Table 56. Note: The numbers in the table are provided only to show design limits. Power[...]

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    Front Panel I/O and Control Boards Intel® Server Platform SR6850HW4 TPS Revision 1.0 Intel order number D23151-001 92 8.5 Front Panel Control Module The Server Platform SR6850HW4 supports either the standard Button Control Panel, providing basic functionality, or a Local Control Panel, which adds an LCD and more server management features. Both fr[...]

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    Intel® Server Platform SR6850HW4 TPS Front Panel I/O and Control Boards Revision 1.0 Intel order number D23151-001 93 Item Feature Description Off Idle On Inactive No access Blinking Active Access Indicates system status. LED State Description Off Not ready AC Power Off, POST error Green, on Ready System booted and ready Green, blinking Degraded P[...]

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    Front Panel I/O and Control Boards Intel® Server Platform SR6850HW4 TPS Revision 1.0 Intel order number D23151-001 94 8.5.2 Intel ® Local Control Panel Intel ® Local Control Panel features are shown in Figure 36 and described in the table below. Please refer to the Intel Local Control Panel Technical Product Specification for more information. T[...]

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    Intel® Server Platform SR6850HW4 TPS Front Panel I/O and Control Boards Revision 1.0 Intel order number D23151-001 95 Amber, blinking Non-Critical Alarm Redundant power supply or blower failure. Non-critical blower, voltage, or temperature failure. Indicates LAN activity status Off Idle On Inactive No access J, K LAN1, LAN2 Status LEDs (green) Bli[...]

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    Front Panel I/O and Control Boards Intel® Server Platform SR6850HW4 TPS Revision 1.0 Intel order number D23151-001 96 < This page intentionally left blank. >[...]

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    Intel® Server Platform SR6850HW4 TPS SATA-to-IDE Converter Board Revision 1.0 Intel order number D23151-001 97 9. SA T A-to-IDE Converter Board This chapter describes the Server Platform SR4850HW4/SR6850HW4 SATA-to-IDE Converter Board to support an optical drive. This board c onnects a JAE Slimline per ipheral 50-pin Slimline Form Factor (SFF) IDE[...]

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    SATA-to-IDE Converter Board Intel® Server Platform SR6850HW4 TPS Revision 1.0 Intel order number D23151-001 98 Figure 39. SATA-to-IDE Converter Board with Attached Optical Drive Figure 40. SATA-to-IDE Converter Board with Attached Optical Drive Slimline SFF 50 Position SATA Si gnal Power SATA to IDE Slimline DVD-ROM Bridge Adap ter[...]

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    Intel® Server Platform SR6850HW4 TPS Regulatory Specifications Revision 1.0 Intel order number D23151-001 99 10. Regulatory S pecifications This server platform meets the specifications and regulations for safety and EMC defined in this chapter. 10.1 Important Safety Information Only a technically qualified person shall access, integrate, configur[...]

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    Regulatory Specifications Intel® Server Platform SR6850HW4 TPS Revision 1.0 Intel order number D23151-001 100  RRL MIC Notice No. 1997-41 (EMC) and 1997-42 (EMI) (Korea)  GB 9254 - CNCA Certification (China)  GB 17625 - (Harmonics) CNCA Certification (China) 10.5 Certifications / Registrations / Declarations  UL Certification (US/Canad[...]

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    Intel® Server Platform SR6850HW4 TPS Regulatory Specifications Revision 1.0 Intel order number D23151-001 101 10.6 Regulatory Compliance Markings Table 61. Product Regulatory Compliance Markings Country Ma rkings on Product or Packaging Marking Description Australia/New Zealand EMC Compliance Mark. Note: As shown indicates that the compliance fold[...]

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    Regulatory Specifications Intel® Server Platform SR6850HW4 TPS Revision 1.0 Intel order number D23151-001 102 10.7 Regional EMC Compliance Notices/Information Table 62. Regional EMC Compliance Information Country Compliance Information USA FCC Verification Notice (Class A) This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Ru les. Operation is subject t[...]

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    Intel® Server Platform SR6850HW4 TPS Regulatory Specifications Revision 1.0 Intel order number D23151-001 103 Country Compliance Information TAIWA N BSMI Certification Information The following BSMI Certification in formation is marked on the product BSMI EMC Class A Warning KOREA RRL Certification Information The English translation for the above[...]

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    Intel® Server Platform SR6850HW4 TPS Glossary Revision 1.0 Intel order number D23151-001 105 Glossary This appendix contains important terms used in the preceding chapters. Acronyms are then entered in their respective place, with non-acronyms following. Word / Ac ronym Definition ACPI Advanced configurat ion and power interface BIOS Basic Input /[...]

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    Glossary Intel® Server Platform SR6850HW4 TPS Revision 1.0 Intel order number D23151-001 106 Word / Ac ronym Definition LAN Local area network LED Light emitting diode LPC Low pin count LVDS Low voltage differential SCSI NIC Network interface card OEM Original equipment manufacturer OS Operating system OTP Over-temperature protection PCI Periphera[...]

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    Intel® Server Platform SR6850HW4 TPS Reference Documents Revision 1.0 Intel order number D23151-001 107 Reference Documents See the following documents for additional information:  Intel ® Server Board Set SE8500HW4 Technical Product Specification  Intel ® Server Platform SR6850HW4 Power Cord Enabling Specification  SCSI Accessed Fault-[...]