Intel SE8500HW4 User Manual
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Product Overview
Intel® Server Board Set SE8500HW4
Revision
1.0
Intel order number D22893-001
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8.2.1
Power-Up Sequence.............................................................................................. 58
8.2.2
Power-Down Sequence ......................................................................................... 59
8.3
Reset ..................................................................................................................... 60
8.4
Interrupts................................................................................................................ 61
8.5
Clocks .................................................................................................................... 62
8.6
Programmable Logic Devices ................................................................................ 63
9.
Mechanical and Thermal Specifications .......................................................................... 65
9.1
Mechanical Specifications ..................................................................................... 65
9.1.1
Mainboard.............................................................................................................. 65
9.1.2
Memory Board ....................................................................................................... 67
9.2
Thermal Specifications .......................................................................................... 68
10.
System BIOS ....................................................................................................................... 69
10.1
Advanced Memory Modes ..................................................................................... 69
10.1.1
Sparing .................................................................................................................. 70
10.1.2
Maximum Compatibility.......................................................................................... 70
10.1.3
Maximum Performance.......................................................................................... 71
10.1.4
Memory Mirroring................................................................................................... 71
10.1.5
Memory RAID ........................................................................................................ 71
10.2
Rolling BIOS .......................................................................................................... 73
10.3
Initialization ............................................................................................................ 73
10.3.1
Processors............................................................................................................. 73
10.3.2
Memory .................................................................................................................. 75
10.3.3
I/O Devices ............................................................................................................ 77
10.3.4
Operating System .................................................................................................. 78
10.4
Remote Management ............................................................................................ 78
10.4.1
Serial Configuration Settings ................................................................................. 78
10.4.2
Keystroke Mappings .............................................................................................. 79
10.4.3
Limitations.............................................................................................................. 79
10.4.4
Interface to Server Management ........................................................................... 79
10.5
IPMI Serial/Modem Interface ................................................................................. 80
10.5.1
Channel Access Modes ......................................................................................... 80
10.5.2
Interaction with BIOS Console Redirection............................................................ 80
10.5.3
Serial Over LAN ..................................................................................................... 80
10.6
Wired For Management ......................................................................................... 81
10.6.1
PXE BIOS Support ................................................................................................ 81