Intel SE8500HW4 Server User Manual


 
Intel® Server Board Set SE8500HW4 Product Overview
Revision 1.0
Intel order number D22893-001
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Table of Contents
1. Product Overview.................................................................................................................1
1.1 Board Set Features..................................................................................................2
2. Processor and Chipset ........................................................................................................5
2.1 Processors Supported .............................................................................................5
2.1.1 Heat Sink .................................................................................................................6
2.1.2 Installation Order .....................................................................................................7
2.2 Intel
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E8500 Chipset................................................................................................8
2.2.1 North Bridge (NB) ....................................................................................................8
2.2.2 eXtended Memory Bridge (XMB).............................................................................8
2.2.3 Intel
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IOP332 Storage I/O Processor.......................................................................9
2.2.4 Intel
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82801EB I/O Controller Hub 5 (ICH5)............................................................9
2.2.5 Intel
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6700 PXH 64-bit Hub (PXH)..........................................................................9
3. I/O Subsystems ..................................................................................................................11
3.1 PCI Subsystem......................................................................................................11
3.1.1 PCI Interrupts.........................................................................................................11
3.1.2 PCI IDSEL Signal ..................................................................................................12
3.1.3 Bus Arbitration Signals ..........................................................................................13
3.1.4 Wake On LAN........................................................................................................13
3.1.5 PCI Hot Plug* Support...........................................................................................14
3.2 Ultra320 SCSI Subsystem .....................................................................................16
3.3 Intel® RAID On Motherboard (ROMB) ..................................................................17
3.3.1 Intel
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RAID Activation Key (RAK) ..........................................................................17
3.3.2 DDR2 RAID DIMM.................................................................................................17
3.3.3 Intel
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RAID Smart Battery (RSB)...........................................................................17
3.4 Gigabit Ethernet.....................................................................................................18
3.5 Serial ATA (SATA).................................................................................................18
3.6 Fibre Channel ........................................................................................................18
3.7 Firmware Hubs ......................................................................................................18
3.8 Video......................................................................................................................19
3.9 USB 2.0 .................................................................................................................19
3.10 Serial......................................................................................................................19
4. Intel
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Server Board Set SE8500HW4 Memory Board ......................................................21