16 Intel
®
Server Board S5000PSL
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
“Additional Information and Software” on page viii.
Processor
• One or two Dual-Core Intel
®
Xeon
®
processors 5000 / 5100 sequence or Quad-Core
Intel
®
Xeon
®
processors 5300 sequence.
• One or two 45 nm next generation Quad-Core Intel
®
Xeon
®
processors (Product
codes S5000PSLSATAR, S5000PSLSASR, S5000PSLROMBR, and
S5000XSLSATAR only)
• One or two 45 nm 2P Dual-Core Intel
®
Xeon
®
processors (Product codes
S5000PSLSATAR, S5000PSLSASR, S5000PSLROMBR, and
S5000XSLSATAR only)
For a list of supported processors, see the links under “Additional Information and
Software”.
Memory
The Intel
®
Server Board S5000PSL provides eight DIMM sockets in two branches. Each
branch contains two channels:
• Branch 1 contains Channel A and Channel B
• Branch 2 contains Channel C and Channel D
Each channel contains two DIMM sockets:
• Channel A, nearest to the center of the server board, consists of DIMM sockets A1
and A2
• Channel B consists of DIMM sockets B1 and B2
• Channel C consists of DIMM sockets C1 and C2
• Channel D consists of DIMM sockets D1 and D2