Intel
®
Server Board S5500BC TPS Appendix A: Integration and Usage Tips
Revision 1.8 Intel order number: E42249-009 123
Appendix A: Integration and Usage Tips
When adding or removing components or peripherals from the server board, you must
remove AC power. With AC power plugged into the server board, 5-volt standby is still
present even though the server board is powered off.
Only Intel
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Xeon
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processor 5500 series with 95 W and less Thermal Design Power
(TDP) are supported on this server board. Previous generation Intel
®
Xeon
®
processors are not supported. Intel
®
Xeon
®
processor 5500 series with TDP higher
than 95 W are not supported.
You must install processors 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 eight diagnostic LEDs that display a
sequence of amber POST codes during the boot process. If the server board hangs
during POST, the LEDs display the last POST event run before the hang.
Only registered DDR3 DIMMs (RDIMMs) and unbuffered DDR3 DIMMs (UDIMMs) are
supported on this server board. Mixing of RDIMMs and UDIMMs is not supported.
For the best performance, you should balance the number of DDR3 DIMMs installed
across both processor sockets and memory channels. For example: a Two-DIMM
configuration performs better than a One-DIMM configuration. In a Two-DIMM
configuration, you should install DIMMs in DIMM sockets A1 and D1. An Eight-DIMM
configuration (DIMM sockets A1, B1, A2, B2, D1, D2, E1, and E2) performs better than
a Four-DIMM configuration (DIMM Sockets A1, B1, A2, and B2).
The Intel
®
RMM3 connector is not compatible with the Intel
®
Remote Management
Module (Product Code AXXRMM3 ) or with the Intel
®
Remote Management Module 2
(Product Code AXXRMM2).
Normal BMC functionality is disabled with the force BMC update jumper (J8C1) set to
-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.
This server board no longer supports rolling BIOS (two BIOS banks) and implements a
BIOS recovery mechanism instead.
When performing a normal BIOS update procedure, you must set the BIOS recovery
jumper (J1A1) to its default position (pins 1-2).
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