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Intel® Server Board SE7520BD2
User Guide

A Guide for Technically Qualified Assemblers of Intel

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Order Number: C51518-00

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Page 1: ...Intel Server Board SE7520BD2 User Guide A Guide for Technically Qualified Assemblers of Intel Identified Subassemblies Products Order Number C51518 007 ...

Page 2: ...cifications and product descriptions at any time without notice Intel server boards contain a number of high density VLSI and power delivery components that need adequate airflow for cooling Intel s own chassis are designed and tested to meet the intended thermal requirements of these components when the fully integrated system is used together It is the responsibility of the system integrator tha...

Page 3: ...fer to http support intel com support motherboards server SE7520BD2 Manual Organization Chapter 1 provides a brief overview of the Intel Server Board SE7520BD2 In this chapter you will find a list of the server board features photos of the product and product diagrams to help you identify components and their locations Chapter 2 provides instructions on adding and replacing components Use this cha...

Page 4: ...Operating System List For ordering information for the server board check the Spares and Configuration Guide Document Additional Information and Software If you need more information about this product or information about the accessories that can be used with this server board use the following resources For this information or software Obtain this document software For in depth technical informa...

Page 5: ...luated as Information Technology Equipment ITE which may be installed in offices schools computer rooms and similar commercial type locations The suitability of this product for other product categories and environments such as medical industrial telecommunications NEBS residential alarm systems test equipment etc other than an ITE application may require further evaluation EMC Testing Before comp...

Page 6: ...ace Use a conductive foam pad if available but not the board wrapper Do not slide board over any surface Installing or removing jumpers A jumper is a small plastic encased conductor that slips over two jumper pins Some jumpers have a small tab on top that you can grip with your fingertips or with a pair of fine needle nosed pliers If your jumpers do not have such a tab take care when using needle ...

Page 7: ...boards server sb CS 010770 htm AVVERTENZA Italiano PASSI DI SICUREZZA Qualora si rimuovano le coperture del telaio per accedere all interno del sistema seguire i seguenti passi 1 Spegnere tutti i dispositivi periferici collegati al sistema 2 Spegnere il sistema usando il pulsante spento acceso dell interruttore del sistema 3 Togliere tutte le spine dei cavi del sistema dalle prese elettriche 4 Ide...

Page 8: ...Preface viii ...

Page 9: ...ng the Processor 31 Removing a Processor 34 Installing or Removing a PCI Card 34 Replacing the Backup Battery 35 3 Server Utilities 37 Using the BIOS Setup Utility 37 Starting Setup 37 If You Cannot Access Setup 37 Setup Menus 37 Upgrading the BIOS 39 Preparing for the Upgrade 39 Preparing Media and Performing the BIOS Upgrade 40 Crisis Recovery Diskette 41 Recovering the BIOS 42 Recovering the BI...

Page 10: ...under Device Manager Windows Operating System 53 Hard Drive s Are Not Recognized 53 Bootable CD ROM Is Not Detected 53 LED Information 53 BIOS POST Beep Codes 54 Boot Block Error Beep Codes 54 POST Error Beep Codes 54 Regulatory and Compliance Information 56 Product Regulatory Compliance 56 Product Safety Compliance 56 Product EMC Compliance Class A Compliance 56 Certifications Registrations Decla...

Page 11: ...rting Processor 31 Figure 9 Closing Socket Lever 32 Figure 10 Installing the Heat Sink 33 Figure 11 Replacing the Backup Battery 36 Figure 12 Recovery Boot Jumper 43 Figure 13 Password Clear Jumper 44 Figure 14 Clear CMOS Jumper 45 Tables Table 1 Server Board Varieties 14 Table 2 Server Board Features 17 Table 3 Configuration Jumpers 22 Table 4 NIC LEDs 23 Table 5 Intel Server Chassis Supported fo...

Page 12: ...Contents xii ...

Page 13: ...rovides a photograph of the product a list of the server board features and diagrams showing the location of important components and connections on the server board Figure 1 Intel Server Board SE7520BD2 Six product codes for the Server Board SE7520BD2 are available The following table provides an overview of the differences between them by product code ...

Page 14: ...A Dual serial ATA channels with support for RAID 0 and 1 One IDE connector supporting two ATA 100 IDE channels Five Three at rear of board Two at front of board Product code SE7520BD2SATAD2 Eight DIMM sockets DDR2 400 240 pin ECC Registered DIMMs Supported DIMM sizes 256 MB 512 MB 1 GB 2 GB 16 GB Maximum Dual channel architecture Memory Mirroring Memory Sparing One PCI Express x8 One PCI Express x...

Page 15: ...oller Dual serial ATA channels with support for RAID 0 and 1 One IDE connector supporting two ATA 100 IDE channels Five Three at rear of board Two at front of board Product code SE7520BD2SCSID2 Eight DIMM sockets DDR2 400 240 pin ECC Registered DIMMs Supported DIMM sizes 256 MB 512 MB 1 GB 2 GB 16 GB Maximum Dual channel architecture Memory Mirroring Memory Sparing One PCI Express x8 One PCI Expre...

Page 16: ...I controller Dual serial ATA channels with support for RAID 0 and 1 One IDE connector supporting two ATA 100 IDE channels Four Two at rear of board Two at front of board Product code SE7520BD2VD2 Eight DIMM sockets DDR2 400 240 pin ECC Registered DIMMs Supported DIMM sizes 256 MB 512 MB 1 GB 2 GB 16 GB Maximum Dual channel architecture Memory Mirroring Memory Sparing One PCI Express x4 One PCI X 1...

Page 17: ...deo memory SVGA video port Hard Disk Drive Two serial ATA 150 ports Support for entry level RAID functionality LSI Logic integrated mirroring and integrated striping See Table 1 LAN Dual integrated 10 100 1000 MB on board Ethernet connectors One Marvell 88E8050 10 100 1000 LAN One Intel 82541PI 10 100 1000 LAN Expansion Slots Six full length full height PCI expansion slots Slot 1 and Slot 2 PCI X ...

Page 18: ...ures 18 Connector and Header Locations Product Codes SE7520BD2 SE7520BD2SCSI SE7520BD2V TP00718 A C E B D G H M K L F I Q R P O N S T U V W CC EE DD BB AA Y Z X PP RR QQ OO SS TT II GG HH FF JJ KK NN J CPU 1 CPU 2 LL MM ...

Page 19: ...MC G Intel 82541P1 10 100 1000 X System Fan 2 3 pin OO ICH5R H PCI X 133 Slot Y System Fan 2 2 pin PP SCSI Channel B I Battery Z System Fan 1 2 pin QQ LSI 53C1030 SCSI Controller J ICMB Connector AA HSBP A RR CPU 2 Fan Header K System Fan 5 BB Front Panel USB SS MCH L System Fan 6 CC Front Panel LCP TT PHX M System I O Connectors DD IPMB UU Serial B Header N Auxiliary Power Connector EE SATA A2 O ...

Page 20: ...oard Features 20 Product Codes SE7520BD2SCSID2 SE7520BD2VD2 SE7520BD2SATAD2 TP01688 A C E B D G H M K L F I Q R P O N S T U V W CC EE DD BB AA Y Z X PP RR QQ OO SS TT II GG HH FF JJ KK NN J CPU 1 CPU 2 LL MM O ...

Page 21: ...l 82541P1 10 100 1000 X System Fan 2 3 pin OO ICH5R H PCI X 133 Slot Y System Fan 2 2 pin PP SCSI Channel B I Battery Z System Fan 1 2 pin QQ LSI 53C1030 SCSI Controller J ICMB Connector AA HSBP A RR CPU 2 Fan Header K System Fan 5 BB Front Panel USB SS MCH L System Fan 6 CC Front Panel LCP TT PHX M System I O Connectors DD IPMB UU Serial B Header N Auxiliary Power Connector EE SATA A2 O Main Powe...

Page 22: ...pins should not be jumpered for normal operation OFF Protect These pins should not be jumpered for normal operation Password Clear J4H3 ON Erase If these pins are jumpered administrator and user passwords will be cleared on the next reset These pins should not be jumpered for normal operation OFF Normal Boot These pins should not be jumpered for normal operation BIOS Recovery J4H1 ON Recovery Boot...

Page 23: ...s The NIC LEDs at the right and left of the NICs provide the following information See the Intel Server Board SE7520BD2 Technical Product Specification for POST code errors Table 4 NIC LEDs LED LED State Description Off No network connection is in place Solid Green Network connection is in place Left LED Blinking Green Transmit receive activity Off 10 Mbps connection if left LED is on or blinking ...

Page 24: ...orted Supported Supported Not supported Not supported SE7520BD2V Supported Supported Supported Supported Not supported Not supported SE7520BD2SATAD2 Supported Supported Supported Supported Supported Supported SE7520BD2SCSID2 Supported Supported Supported Supported Supported Supported SE7520BD2VD2 Supported Supported Supported Supported Supported Supported Processor The Intel Server Board SE7520BD2...

Page 25: ...ly 184 pin DDR 266 333 ECC registered DDR DIMM modules Have a DIMM organization x72 ECC Support the following sizes 256 MB 512 MB 1 GB 2 GB 4GB i DDR 333 memory is only supported with BGA package memory on the Intel Server Board SE7520BD2 product codes SE7520BD2 SE7520BD2SCSO SE7520BD2V TSOP SDRAM packages will not be supported on DDR 333 DIMMs on these product codes A minimum of one 256MB DIMM is...

Page 26: ...s DIMM1A and DIMM 1B Populate these two sockets together first DIMM 2A and DIMM 2B Populate these sockets in addition to DIMM 1A and DIMM 2A if four DIMMs are to be used DIMM 3A and DIMM 3B Populate these sockets after DIMM 1A DIMM 1B DIMM 2A and DIMM 2B have been populated DIMM 4A and DIMM 4B Populate these sockets after DIMM 1A DIMM 1B DIMM 2A DIMM 2B DIMM 3A and DIMM 3B have been populated Memo...

Page 27: ...ion Power Supply The minimum power supply required depends on the server chassis into which the server board is installed Your supply must provide a minimum of 1 2 A of 5 V standby current or the board will not boot For the Intel Entry Server Chassis SC5295 E DP a minimum 450W power supply is required For the Intel Entry Server Chassis SC5295 E BRP a minimum 500W power supply is required For the I...

Page 28: ...fferences are noted Tools and Supplies Needed Phillips cross head screwdriver 1 bit and 2 bit Needle nosed pliers A ruler Pen or pencil Anti static wrist strap and conductive foam pad recommended Installing and Removing Memory The silkscreen on the board for the DIMMs displays DIMM1B DIMM1A DIMM2B DIMM2A DIMM3B DIMM3A starting from the edge of the board See Memory for a discussion of the memory re...

Page 29: ... chassis documentation for instructions 5 Locate the DIMM sockets See Figure 6 NOTES The diagram below shows product code SE7520BD2 If you are using a Server Board SE7520BD2 that supports DDR2 memory DIMMs your server board will have eight DIMM sockets instead of the six pictured below From left to right the eight DIMM sockets are numbered DIMM 4A DIMM 4B DIMM 3A DIMM3B DIMM2A DIMM2B DIMM1A DIMM1B...

Page 30: ... the server 3 Remove the AC power cord from the server 4 Remove the chassis cover 5 Gently spread the retaining clips at each end of the socket The DIMM lifts from the socket 6 Holding the DIMM by the edges lift it from the socket and store it in an anti static package 7 Reinstall and reconnect any parts you removed or disconnected to reach the DIMM sockets 8 Replace the chassis cover and reconnec...

Page 31: ...off the server 3 Disconnect the AC power cord from the server 4 Remove the chassis cover and locate the processor sockets 5 Locate the processor socket and raise the socket handle completely TP00725 Figure 7 Opening Socket Lever 6 Align the pins of the processor with the socket and insert the processor into the socket NOTE Make sure the alignment triangle mark and the alignment triangle cutout ali...

Page 32: ...Set the heat sink over the processor lining up the four captive screws with the four posts surrounding the processor 3 Loosely screw in the captive screws on the heat sink corners in a diagonal manner Do not fully tighten one screw before tightening another 4 Gradually and equally tighten each captive screw until all screws are tight NOTE Boxed processor thermal solutions differ depending on the c...

Page 33: ...Hardware Installations and Upgrades 33 Note Heat sink styles may differ Server Board Cutaway Heat Sink Retainer CEK Spring TP00721 Figure 10 Installing the Heat Sink ...

Page 34: ... 9 Lift the processor lever 10 Remove the processor 11 If installing a replacement processor see Installing the Processor Otherwise reinstall the chassis cover Installing or Removing a PCI Card Peripherals and add in cards are not included with your system and must be purchased separately If a low profile card is installed in the standard full height riser card slot it must be equipped with a stan...

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Page 36: ...tery according to local ordinance 8 Remove the new lithium battery from its package and observe the correct polarity The flat side of the battery that has a on it must face toward the DIMM slots 9 Insert the battery in the socket 10 Close the chassis 11 Run Setup to restore the configuration settings to the RTC ...

Page 37: ...ou will see this prompt Press F2 to enter SETUP In a third condition when CMOS NVRAM has been corrupted you will see other prompts but not the F2 prompt Warning CMOS checksum invalid Warning CMOS time and date not set In this condition the BIOS will load default values for CMOS and attempt to boot If You Cannot Access Setup If you are not able to access BIOS Setup you might need to clear the CMOS ...

Page 38: ...en the selected feature is a submenu or to display a pick list if a selected feature has a value field or to select a sub field for multi valued features like time and date If a pick list is displayed the Enter key will undo the pick list and allow another selection in the parent menu Esc Exit The ESC key provides a mechanism for backing out of any field This key will undo the pressing of the Ente...

Page 39: ...repare to upgrade the BIOS including how to Record the current BIOS settings Obtain the upgrade utility Prepare a bootable diskette for the utilty Recording the Current BIOS Settings 1 Boot the computer and press F2 when you see the message Press F2 Key if you want to run SETUP 2 Write down the current settings in the BIOS Setup program NOTE Do not skip step 2 You will need these settings to confi...

Page 40: ...the values and exit Setup 8 In the unlikely event that a BIOS error occurs during the BIOS update process see Recovering the BIOS for instructions on performing a BIOS recovery Other Bootable Storage Update 1 Copy the afudos exe f bat fbb bat and the ROM files to a bootable storage such as a USB DISK ON KEY 2 Place the bootable storage such as USB DISK ON KEY containing the new BIOS into USB port ...

Page 41: ...tain the Recovery zip file which is packaged together with the BIOS Update Package from the Intel Support Web site at Download Finder There are two options in creating a recovery disk Creating a Recovery Disk Using Floppy Disks 1 Prepare two blank formatted floppy disks 2 Copy the AMIBOOT 000 to Disk 1 3 Copy the AMIBOOT 001 to Disk 2 4 Proceed to the instructions detailed below in Recovering the ...

Page 42: ... will automatically enter BIOS recovery mode This is indicated by system beeping with one long beep followed by two short beeps When you hear this beep pattern use the following steps to initiate an automatic recovery 1 Insert the Crisis Recovery Diskette into the A diskette drive 2 A blue screen will be displayed and the recovery process will automatically run The system will continue to beep thr...

Page 43: ...per 3 Insert the Crisis Recovery Diskette into the A diskette drive 4 Plug the system into the AC power source and power it on 5 A blue screen will be displayed and the recovery process will automatically run The system will continue to beep throughout the recovery process 6 A series of three beeps and no disk access signals the need to insert disk two 7 When the beeping stops and disk access stop...

Page 44: ...sword s can be set 1 Power down the system and disconnect the AC power 2 Open the server chassis 3 Install the jumper on jumper block J4H3 as shown in the following diagram TP00902 3 FRB HALT J4H2 RECOVERY BOOT J4H3 J4H1 PASSWORD CLEAR Figure 13 Password Clear Jumper 4 Reconnect the AC power power up the system 5 Power down the system and disconnect the AC power 6 Remove the Password Clear jumper ...

Page 45: ...ect the AC power 2 Open the server 3 Move the jumper from pins 1 and 2 to the Force Erase position covering pins 2 and 3 as shown in the following diagram TP00903 3 CMOS CLR J2H1 B Figure 14 Clear CMOS Jumper 4 Reconnect the AC power power up the system 5 When the system begins beeping power it down and disconnect the AC power 6 Return the CMOS Clear jumper to cover pins 1 and 2 7 Close the server...

Page 46: ...start POST and reload the operating system Reset button Cold boot reset Turn the system power off and then on This clears system memory restarts POST reloads the operating system and halts power to all peripherals Power off on Problems following Initial System Installation Problems that occur at initial system startup are usually caused by an incorrect installation or configuration Hardware failur...

Page 47: ... a hardware problem and locating its source CAUTION Turn off devices before disconnecting cables Before disconnecting any peripheral cables from the system turn off the system and any external peripheral devices Failure to do so can cause permanent damage to the system and or the peripheral devices 1 Turn off the system and all external peripheral devices Disconnect each device from the system exc...

Page 48: ...r light does not light No characters appear on screen Characters on the screen appear distorted or incorrect System cooling fans do not rotate Diskette drive activity light does not light Hard disk drive activity light does not light CD ROM drive activity light does not light There are problems with application software The bootable CD ROM is not detected Try the following solutions in the order g...

Page 49: ...ed Does this video monitor work correctly if plugged into a different system Is the on board video controller enabled in the BIOS Remove all add in cards and see if the video returns If successful add the cards back in one at a time with a reboot between each addition Make sure the memory DIMMs comply with the system requirements Make sure the memory DIMMs have been populated according to the syst...

Page 50: ...tion Have your fans speeded up in response to a fan that has failed Are the fan power connectors properly connected to the server board Is the cable from the front panel board connected to both the front panel board and the server board Are the power supply cables properly connected to the server board Are there any shorted wires caused by pinched cables or have power connector plugs been forced i...

Page 51: ...lems with Network The server hangs when the drivers are loaded Certain drivers may require interrupts that are not shared with other PCI drivers For these drivers it may be necessary to alter settings so that interrupts are not shared See the documentation that came with your PCI card s for information on changing interrupts Diagnostics pass but the connection fails Make sure the network cable is ...

Page 52: ...en do not work If you are running the software from a diskette CD ROM or DVD ROM try a different diskette Make sure the correct device drivers are installed If the problems persist contact the software vendor s customer service representative Problems with Application Software that Ran Correctly Earlier Problems that occur after the system hardware and software have been running correctly sometime...

Page 53: ...rmation and Software for a link to software to check your power budget If using SCSI drives verify that each SCSI ID number is uniqe on the SCSI bus that both ends of the SCSI chain are terminated See your drive documentation for details on setting the SCSI ID for your drives If using IDE drives verify that the master slave settings are set correctly See your drive documentation for details on set...

Page 54: ...atch image present in flash device 1 long beep Insert diskette with AMIBOOT 001 File for Multi Disk Recovery POST Error Beep Codes The following table lists the POST error beep codes Prior to system video initialization the BIOS uses these beep codes to inform users of error conditions Table 8 POST Error Beep Codes Number of Beeps Description 1 Memory refresh timer error 2 Parity error in base mem...

Page 55: ...nsion cards cards except the video adapter If beep codes are generated even when all other expansion cards are absent consult your system manufacturer s technical support If beep codes are not generated when all other expansion cards are absent one of the add in cards is causing the malfunction Insert the cards back into the system one at a time until the problem happens again This will reveal the...

Page 56: ...ded for a commercial type market place Intel targets 10db margin to Class A Limits The Intel Server Board SE7520BD2 has been tested and verified to comply with the following electromagnetic compatibility EMC regulations when installed in a compatible Intel host system For information on compatible host system s refer to Intel s Server Builder Web site or contact your local Intel representative FCC...

Page 57: ...OST Listed on one System License Russia Belarus Listed on one System License Belarus RRL Certification Korea Ecology Declaration International Product Regulatory Compliance Markings This product is marked with the following Product Certification Markings Table 10 Product Certification Markings Regulatory Compliance Region Marking UL Mark USA Canada CE Mark Europe FCC Marking Class A USA EMC Markin...

Page 58: ...a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver Connect the equipment to a...

Page 59: ... Communications Europe CE Declaration of Conformity This product has been tested in accordance to and complies with the Low Voltage Directive 73 23 EEC and EMC Directive 89 336 EEC The product has been marked with the CE Mark to illustrate its compliance Taiwan Declaration of Conformity BSMI The BSMI Certification Marking and EMC warning is located on the outside rear area of the product Korean Co...

Page 60: ...rance 01 41 918529 Germany 069 9509 6099 Italy 02 696 33276 Spain 91 377 8166 Belgium 02 714 3182 Finland 9 693 79297 Denmark 38 487077 Norway 23 1620 50 Sweden 08 445 1251 Holland 020 487 4562 In Asia Pacific region Australia 1800 649931 Hong Kong 852 2 844 4456 Korea 822 767 2595 China 800 820 1100 toll free 8 621 33104691 not toll free Singapore 65 6213 1311 India 0006517 2 68303634 manual toll...

Page 61: ...81 Chile Mainland and Juan Contact AT T USA at 800 225 288 Once connected dial 800 843 4481 Miami 1 800 621 8423 Ecuador Andimate Contact AT T USA at 1 999 119 Once connected dial 800 843 4481 Ecuador Pacifictel Contact AT T USA at 1 800 225 528 Once connected dial 800 843 4481 Guatemala Contact AT T USA at 99 99 190 Once connected dial 800 843 4481 Venezuela Contact AT T USA at 0 800 2255 288 Onc...

Page 62: ...number CPU2 Speed Stepping Spec DIMM2B MB Vendor part number System BIOS Version DIMM2A MB Vendor part number mBMC Firmware Version DIMM3A MB Vendor part number HSC Firmware Version DIMM3B MB Vendor part number Chassis Model DIMM4A MB Vendor part number Intel Server Chassis SC5300 Base DIMM4B MB Vendor part number Intel Server Chassis SC5300LX Intel Server Chassis SC5300 BRP Intel Entry Server Cha...

Page 63: ...w that is used and provide the requested information Peripheral Card or Peripheral Description Driver Revision IRQ I O Base Address FW Rev PCI X 100 Slot 1 PCI X 100 Slot 2 PCI 32 33 Slot 3 PCI Express x8 x4 speed Slot 4 PCI Express x8 Slot 5 PCI X 133 Slot 6 Video On board Video Add in Video NIC On board NIC1 10 100 1000 Mb On board NIC2 10 100 1000Mb Hard Drive Information IDE of drives installe...

Page 64: ...plete Issue Description In the space below provide a complete description of the steps used to reproduce the issue or a complete description of where the problem can be found Please also include any details on troubleshooting already done ...

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