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Intel® Server Board Set SE8500HW4 Product Overview
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Intel order number D22893-001
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1. Product Overview
The Intel
®
Server Board Set SE8500HW4 is the fourth generation of four-way Intel
®
IA32 Server
Boards. The board set uses the Intel
®
E8500 Chipset, and the next generation of memory and
processor technologies. This product diverges from other Intel
®
server boards and platforms in
the following ways:
Addition of PCI Express* technology
Addition of Double Data Rate Two (DDR2) memory
Memory implemented across up to four Memory Boards, with enhanced performance
and reliability features
Optional mass storage expansion for Fibre Channel and RAID
Removal of IDE, floppy, and PS/2* ports
The Intel
®
Server Board Set SE8500HW4 supports up to four 64-bit Intel
®
Xeon™ Processors
MP with up to 8MB L3 cache and incorporates features that clearly differentiate it as a high
availability server. Building on previous server platforms, the Intel
®
Server Board Set
SE8500HW4 introduces redundant memory, networking, and the BIOS flash in addition to the
enterprise features of hot-swap PCI slots, standards-based server management and server-
oriented embedded I/O. Remote monitoring and management features are also included,
providing a new level of user tools for server administration.
The Intel
®
Server Board Set SE8500HW4 consists of two primary boards: Main and Memory. Up
to four Memory Boards plug vertically into the Mainboard. The board set was designed to work
with the Intel
®
Server Platform SR4850HW4, a 4U chassis, and the Intel
®
Server Platform
SR6850HW4, a 6U chassis. The board set may also be used in a non-Intel chassis that meets
the power and cooling requirements found in this specification. Please refer to the Intel
®
Server
Platform SR4850HW4 Technical Product Specification and Intel
®
Server Platform SR6850HW4
Technical Product Specification for more information on these products.