Table of Contents Intel® Server Boards S5520HC, S5500HCV, and S5520HCT TPS
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Table of Contents
1. Introduction ............................................................................................................................ 1
1.1 Chapter Outline ......................................................................................................... 1
1.2 Server Board Use Disclaimer .................................................................................... 1
2. Overview ................................................................................................................................. 2
2.1 Intel
®
Server Boards S5520HC, S5500HCV and S5520HCT Feature Set .............. 2
2.1.1 Server Board Connector and Component Layout .................................................... 5
2.1.2 Server Board Mechanical Drawings ......................................................................... 8
2.1.3 Server Board Rear I/O Layout ................................................................................ 16
3. Functional Architecture ....................................................................................................... 17
3.1 Intel
®
5520 and 5500 I/O Hub (IOH) ....................................................................... 20
3.1.1 Intel
®
QuickPath Interconnect ................................................................................. 20
3.1.2 PCI Express* Ports .................................................................................................. 20
3.1.3 Enterprise South Bridge Interface (ESI) ................................................................. 21
3.1.4 Manageability Engine (ME) ..................................................................................... 21
3.1.5 Controller Link (CL) ................................................................................................. 21
3.2 Processor Support ................................................................................................... 22
3.2.1 Processor Population Rules .................................................................................... 22
3.2.2 Mixed Processor Configurations. ............................................................................ 22
3.2.3 Intel
®
Hyper-Threading Technology (Intel
®
HT) ...................................................... 24
3.2.4 Enhanced Intel SpeedStep
®
Technology (EIST) .................................................... 24
3.2.5 Intel
®
Turbo Boost Technology ............................................................................... 24
3.2.6 Execute Disable Bit Feature ................................................................................... 24
3.2.7 Core Multi-Processing ............................................................................................. 25
3.2.8 Direct Cache Access (DCA) .................................................................................... 25
3.2.9 Unified Retention System Support .......................................................................... 25
3.3 Memory Subsystem................................................................................................. 27
3.3.1 Memory Subsystem Nomenclature ......................................................................... 27
3.3.2 Supported Memory .................................................................................................. 29
3.3.3 Processor Cores, QPI Links and DDR3 Channels Frequency Configuration ........ 30
3.3.4 Publishing System Memory .................................................................................... 32
3.3.5 Memory Interleaving ................................................................................................ 32
3.3.6 Memory Test............................................................................................................ 33
3.3.7 Memory Scrub Engine ............................................................................................. 33
3.3.8 Memory RAS ........................................................................................................... 33
3.3.9 Memory Population and Upgrade Rules ................................................................. 34
3.3.10 Supported Memory Configuration ........................................................................... 36
3.3.11 Memory Error Handling ........................................................................................... 38
3.4 ICH10R .................................................................................................................... 39
3.4.1 Serial ATA Support .................................................................................................. 39