Intel SE8500HW4 - Manual (Page 13)

Intel® Server Board Set SE8500HW4 Product Overview
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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:
ƒ Addition of PCI Express* technology
ƒ Addition of Double Data Rate Two (DDR2) memory
ƒ Memory implemented across up to four Memory Boards, with enhanced performance
and reliability features
ƒ Optional mass storage expansion for Fibre Channel and RAID
ƒ 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.