Technical Product Specification

Appendix A: Integration and Usage Tips Intel® Server Boards S5000PSL and S5000XSL TPS
Revision 1.7
Intel order number: D41763-008
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Appendix A: Integration and Usage Tips
 When adding or removing components or peripherals from the server board, AC power
must be removed. With AC power plugged into the server board, 5-volt standby is still
present even though the server board is powered off.
 Processors must be installed in order. CPU 1 is located near the edge of the server
board and must be populated to operate the board.
 On the back edge of the server board are four diagnostic LEDs that display a sequence
of red, green, or amber POST codes during the boot process. If the server board hangs
during POST, the LEDs will display the last POST event run before the hang.
 Only Fully Buffered DIMMs (FBDIMMs) are supported on this server board. For a list of
supported memory for this server board, see the Intel
®
Server Boards S5000PSL,
S5000XSL, S5000XVN, and Server System SC5400RA Tested Memory List.
 For a list of Intel supported operating systems, add-in cards, and peripherals for this
server board, see the Intel
®
Server Boards S5000PSL, S5000XSL, S5000XVN, and
Server System SC5400RA Tested Hardware and Operating System List.
 For a list of Intel supported hard disk drives for this workstation board, see the Intel
®
Server Board/Systems Tested Hard Drive List.
 Only Intel
®
Xeon
®
processors with system bus speeds of 667 (Intel
®
Xeon
®
processors
5000 series only), 1066, or 1333 MHz are supported on this server board. Previous
generation Intel
®
Xeon
®
processors are not supported.
 For the best performance, the number of FBDIMMs installed should be balanced across
both memory branches. For example, a four-DIMM configuration performs better than a
two-DIMM configuration. In a four-DIMM configuration, FBDIMMs should be installed in
DIMM sockets A1, B1, C1, and D1. An eight-DIMM configuration performs better than a
six-DIMM configuration.
 The Intel
®
RMM connector is not compatible with the Intel
®
Server Management Module
Professional Edition (Product Code: AXXIMMPRO) or with the Intel
®
Server
Management Module Advanced Edition (Product Code: AXXIMMADV).
 Removing AC power before performing the CMOS Clear operation causes the system to
automatically power up and immediately power down after the CMOS Clear procedure is
followed and AC power is re-applied. If this happens, remove the AC power cord, wait 30
seconds, and then re-connect the AC power cord. Power up the system and proceed to
the <F2> BIOS Setup utility to reset the desired settings.
 Normal BMC functionality is disabled with the force BMC update jumper set to the
“enabled” position (pins 2-3). The server should never be run with the BMC force update
jumper set in this position and should only be used when the standard firmware update
process fails. This jumper should remain in the default (disabled) position (pins 1-2)
when the server is running normally.
 When performing a BIOS update procedure, the BIOS select jumper must be set to its
default position (pins 2-3).