Product Service Guide

Server System Features
16 Intel® Server System SC5650BCDP Service Guide
Hardware Requirements
To avoid integration difficulties and possible board damage, your system must meet the
requirements outlined below. For a list of qualified components, see the links under
“Server System References”.
Processor
The Intel
®
Server Board S5500BC supports one or two Intel
®
Xeon
®
Processor 5500
series with 95W Thermal Design Power (TDP) or less and with a max data transfer rate of
6.4 GT/s. For a complete list of supported processors, see the links under “Server System
References”.
Memory
The Intel
®
Server Board S5500BC supports a DDR3-based memory subsystem. The
Intel
®
Server Board S5500BC supports two DIMMs per channel. The silkscreen on the
board for the DIMMs displays DIMM_A1, DIMM_A2, DIMM_B1, DIMM_B2,
DIMM_D1, DIMM_D2, DIMM_E1, DIMM_E2. See Figure 11. The minimal memory
population possible is DIMM_A1.