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Intel® Server Board SE7210TP1-E Technical Product Specification Intel order number C49240-002 Revision 2.0 October 2004 Enterprise Platforms and Services Marketing
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Revision History
February 2004 1.0 Initial Release. October 2004 2.0 Updated BIOS information to be consistent with latest BIOS release. This product specification applies to the Intel® Server Board SE7210TP1-E with BIOS identifier SE7210TP P04.10. Changes to this specification will be published in the Intel Server Board SE7210TP1-E Specification Update before being incorporated into a revision of this document.
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5.1.1 Overview of National* Semiconductor PC87431 Integrated Management Controller75
5.1.4 External Interface to National Semiconductor PC87431 integrated management
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Table 51. National Semiconductor PC87431 integrated management controller Factory Default
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Introduction Intel® Server Board SE7210TP1-E TPS Revision 2.0 1. Introduction This Technical Product Specification (TPS) provides detail to the architecture and feature set of the Intel® Server Board SE7210TP1-E. The target audience for this document is anyone wishing to obtain more in depth detail of the server board than what is generally made available in the board’s Users Guide. It is a technical document meant to assist people with understanding and learning more about the specific features of the board. This is one of several technical documents available for this server board. All of the functional sub-systems that make up the board are described in this document. However, certain low level detail of specific sub-systems is not included. Design level information for specific sub-systems can be obtained by ordering the External Product Specification (EPS) for a given sub-system. The EPS documents available for this server board include the following:
- Intel® Server Board SE7210TP1-E BIOS External Product Specification
- Intel Server Management Essential Firmware EPS These documents are not made publicly available and must be ordered by your local Intel representative.
1.1 Chapter Outline
This document is divided into the following chapters Chapter 1 – Introduction Chapter 2 – Product Overview Chapter 3 – Board Architecture Chapter 4 – System BIOS Chapter 5 – Platform Management Architecture Chapter 6 – Error Reporting and Handling Chapter 7 – Connector Pin-out and Jumper Blocks Chapter 8 – Environmental Specifications Chapter 9 – Miscellaneous Board Information Appendix A – Glossary of Terms
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1.2 Server Board Use Disclaimer
Intel Corporation server boards contain a number of high-density VLSI and power delivery components which need adequate airflow to cool. Intel ensures through its own chassis development and testing that when Intel server building blocks are used together, the fully integrated system will meet the intended thermal requirements of these components. It is the responsibility of the system integrator who chooses not to use Intel developed server building blocks to consult vendor datasheets and operating parameters to determine the amount of air flow required for their specific application and environmental conditions. Intel Corporation can not be held responsible, if components fail or the server board does not operate correctly when used outside any of their published operating or non-operating limits.
Server Board Overview Intel® Server Board SE7210TP1-E TPS Revision 2.0 2. Server Board Overview The Intel® Server Board SE7210TP1-E is a monolithic printed circuit board with features that were designed to support the entry server markets.
2.1 SE7210TP1-E SKU Availability
In this document, ”SE7210TP1-E” will be used to describe the family of boards that will be made available under a common marketing name. The core features for each board will be common; however each board will have the following distinctions: SE7210TP1: Onboard SATA (RAID) SE7210TP1SCSI: Onboard SCSI + Onboard SATA (RAID) SR1325TP1: Onboard SATA (RAID) + Low Profile PCI Slot and Riser Throughout this document, all references to SE7210TP1-E will refer to all three board SKUs unless specifically noted otherwise. The board you select to use may or may not have all the features described based on the listed board differences.
2.2 SE7210TP1-E Feature Set
The Intel Server Board SE7210TP1-E provides the following feature set: o Support for an Intel ® Celeron processor or an Intel® Pentium® 4 processor with hyper- threading technology in a µPGA478 socket. o 400/533/800 MHz Front Side Bus (FSB) o Intel ® E7210 chipset
- Intel ® 827210 Memory Controller Hub (MCH)
- Intel ® 6300ESB I/O Controller Hub
- Intel ® 82802AC 8 Megabit Firmware Hub (FWH) o Support for single-sided or double-sided dual inline memory module (DIMM) double-data rate (DDR) memory providing up to 4 GB of system memory with four 184-pin DIMM sockets.
- PC3200 (400 MHz): to run 400 MHz memory at full speed requires an Intel Pentium 4 processor with 800 MHz system bus frequency.
- PC2700 (333 MHz): to run 333 MHz memory at full speed requires an Intel Pentium 4 processor with 533 MHz system bus frequency. Note: PC2700 (333 MHZ) memory will run at 320 MHz frequency when using an Intel Pentium 4 processor with 800 MHz system bus frequency.
- PC2100 (266 MHZ): PC2100 (266 MHZ) memory may only be used with an Intel Pentium 4 processor with 400 MHz or 533 MHz system bus frequency only. o Intel 82547GI Platform LAN Connect (PLC) device for 10/100/1000 Mbits/sec Ethernet LAN connectivity o Intel 82551QM device for 10/100 Mbits/sec Ethernet LAN connectivity
Intel® Server Board SE7210TP1-E TPS Server Board Overview Revision 2.0 o Two independent PCI buses (one 32-bit, 33 MHz, 5 V; one 64-bit, 66 MHz, 3.3V) with four PCI connectors and two embedded devices:
- Three PCI-X 64-bit PCI slots
- One 32-bit PCI slot
- Integrated 2D/3D graphics controller: ATI Rage* XL Video Controller with 8 MB of SDRAM
- Optional single channel, Ultra 320 SCSI controller (on SE7210TP1SCSI): Adaptec* 7901 o LPC (Low Pin Count) bus segment with one embedded device: Winbond* W83627HF-AW LPC Bus I/O controller chip providing all PC-compatible I/O (floppy, serial, keyboard and mouse) o Three external USB 2.0 ports on the back panel with an additional internal header, which provides support for one additional USB port for front panel support (four total possible USB 2.0 ports) o One serial port and one serial port header o Two Serial ATA (SATA) ports provide interface for SATA hard drives and ATAPI devices o Two IDE interfaces with Ultra 33, 66 and 100 DMA mode o Support for up to six system fans and one processor fan o Server System Infrastructure (SSI)-compliant connectors for SSI interface support: front panel, power connector o Intel Server Management 5.8 support via the National* Semiconductor PC87431 integrated management controller
The following mechanical drawing shows the physical dimensions of the baseboard. Figure 2. Intel Server Board SE7210TP1-E Mechanical Drawing
Intel® Server Board SE7210TP1-E TPS Functional Architecture Revision 2.0 3. Functional Architecture This chapter provides a high-level description of the functionality distributed between the architectural blocks of the Intel Server Board SE7210TP1-E.
3.1 Processor Subsystem
The support circuitry for the processor sub-system consists of the following: Single µPGA478 processor socket Processor host bus AGTL+ support circuitry. Reset configuration logic.
3.1.1 Reset Configuration Logic
processor cannot be programmed to operate at a lower or higher speed. On the SE7210TP1-E platform, the BIOS is responsible for configuring the processor speed. device. The processor information is read at every system power-on.
3.1.2 Processor Support
the processors listed in Table 1. Table 1. Processor Support Matrix
800 MHz 1 MB
2.8 GHz 533 MHz 1 MB
2.60 GHz
800 MHz 512 KB
3.06 GHz 533 MHz 512 KB
2.0 GHz
400 MHz 128 KB
current list of supported processors for this board. Use only ATX12V or EPS12V compliant power supplies with the server board SE7210TP1-E. to the corresponding connectors.
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3.1.3 Microcode
IA32 processors have the capability of correcting specific errata through the loading of an Intel- supplied data block (microcode update). The BIOS is responsible for storing the update in nonvolatile memory and loading it into each processor during POST. The BIOS performs all the recommended update signature verification prior to storing the update in the Flash.
3.1.4 Processor Cache
The BIOS enables all levels of processor cache as early as possible during POST. There are no user options to modify the cache configuration, size or policies. All detected cache sizes are reported in the SMBIOS Type 7 structures. The largest and highest level cache detected is reported in BIOS Setup
3.1.5 Hyper-Threading Technology
Intel® Pentium® 4 processors support Hyper-Threading Technology. The BIOS will detect processors that support this feature and will enable the feature during POST. BIOS Setup provides an option to selectively enable or disable this feature. The default behavior is enabled. The BIOS will create additional entries in the ACPI MP tables to describe the virtual processors. The SMBIOS Type 4 structure will show only the physical processors installed.
3.2 Intel E7210 Chipset
The Intel E7210 chipset consists of the following devices:
- Intel 827210 Memory Controller Hub (MCH) with Accelerated Hub Architecture (AHA) bus
- Intel 6300ESB I/O Controller Hub with AHA bus
- Intel 82802AC (8 Mbit) Firmware Hub (FWH)
3.2.1 Intel 827210 Memory Controller Hub (MCH)
The MCH is a centralized controller for the system bus, the memory bus and the Accelerated Hub Architecture interface. The 6300ESB I/O is a centralized controller for the Server Board SE7210TP1-E’s I/O paths. The FWH provides the nonvolatile storage of the BIOS. The component combination provides the chipset interfaces as shown in Figure 3.
Figure 3. Intel E7210 Chipset Block Diagram
3.2.2 Intel 82802AC 8 Megabit Firmware Hub (FWH)
- System BIOS program
- Logic that enables protection for storing and updating platform information
3.2.3 PCI-X
The PCI-X segment comes from 6300ESB I/O, and only runs at 66MHz maximum. Mode 2 provides enhancements over PCI that enable faster and more efficient data transfers. 7901Single Channel SCSI controller.
3.2.4 Low Profile Riser Slot
board will allow only the use of low profile add-in cards.
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3.2.5 SMBus Interface
The SMBus interface can be used for system and power management related tasks. The interface is compliant with System Management Bus Specification Revision 2.0. The SMBus interface allows full read/write access to all configuration and memory spaces in the FWH. 3.2.6 6300ESB I/O Controller Hub The 6300ESB I/O is a multi-function device providing an upstream hub interface for access to several embedded I/O functions and features including:
- PCI Local Bus Specification, Revision 2.2 with support for 33 MHz PCI operations and 66 MHz PCI-X operations.
- ACPI power management logic support
- Enhanced DMA controller, interrupt controller, and timer functions
- Integrated IDE controller with support for Ultra ATA100/66/33
- Integrated SATA controller
- USB host interface with support for four USB ports; two UHCI host controllers; one EHCI high-speed USB 2.0 host controller
- System Management Bus (SMBus) Specification, Version 2.0 with additional support for I2C devices
- Low Pin Count (LPC) interface
- Firmware Hub (FWH) interface support Each function within the 6300ESB has its own set of configuration registers. Once configured, each appears to the system as a distinct hardware controller sharing the same PCI bus interface. Performance Note: The Hub Link 1.5 interface between the 6300ESB ICH and the 827210 MCH has a theoretical maximum throughput of 266MB/s. Each bus supported by the 6300ESB ICH will share the Hub Link 1.5 bandwidth, this includes the P64-A bus, the P32-A bus, the BMC interface, the LPC bus, the USB 2.0 interface, the Parallel ATA bus and the Serial ATA bus.
3.2.7 PCI Interface
The 6300ESB I/O PCI interface provides a 33 MHz, Revision 2.3 compliant implementation. All PCI signals are 5-V tolerant, except PME#. The 6300ESB I/O integrates a PCI arbiter that supports up to four external PCI bus masters in addition to the internal 6300ESB I/O requests. On the SE7210TP1-E server board this PCI interface is used to support on-board PCI devices including the ATI* video controller.
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3.2.8 IDE Interface
The 6300ESB I/O IDE controller has two independent bus-mastering IDE interfaces that can be independently enabled. The IDE interfaces support the following modes:
- Programmed I/O (PIO): processor controls data transfer.
- 8237-style DMA: DMA offloads the processor, supporting transfer rates of up to 16 MB/sec.
- Ultra DMA: DMA protocol on IDE bus supports Ultra 100 DMA Mode Transfers up to 100Mbytes/s for reads from disk;88.88 Mbytes/s for writes to disk. As well as Ultra66 and Ultra33 DMA mode..
- ATA-66: DMA protocol on IDE bus supporting host and target throttling and transfer rates of up to 66 MB/sec. The ATA-66 protocol is similar to Ultra DMA and is device driver compatible.
- ATA-100: DMA protocol on IDE bus allows host and target throttling. The 6300ESB I/O ATA-100 logic can achieve read transfer rates up to 100 MB/sec and write transfer rates up to 88 MB/sec. ✏ NOTE ATA-66 and ATA-100 are faster timings and require a specialized 40-pin, 80-wire cable to reduce reflections, noise, and inductive coupling. The IDE interfaces also support ATAPI devices (such as CD-ROM drives) and ATA devices using the transfer modes. The BIOS supports Logical Block Addressing (LBA) and Extended Cylinder Head Sector (ECHS) translation modes. The drive reports the transfer rate and translation mode to the BIOS. The server board SE7210TP1-E supports Laser Servo (LS-120) diskette technology through the IDE interfaces. The BIOS supports booting from an LS-120 drive. ✏ NOTE The BIOS will always recognize an LS-120 drive as an ATAPI floppy drive. To ensure correct operation, do not configure the drive as a hard disk drive.
3.2.9 Serial ATA (SATA) Controller
The SATA controller supports two SATA devices providing an interface for SATA hard disks and ATAPI devices. The SATA interface supports PIO IDE transfers up to 16 Mb/s and Serial ATA transfers up to 1.5 Gb/s (150 MB/s). The 6300ESB I/O’s SATA system contains two independent SATA signal ports. They can be electrically isolated independently. Each SATA device can have independent timings. They can be configured to the standard primary and secondary channels.
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3.2.10 Low Pin Count (LPC) Interface
The 6300ESB I/O implements an LPC Interface as described in the Low Pin Count Interface Specification, Revision 1.1. The Low Pin Count (LPC) Bridge function of the 6300ESB I/O resides in PCI Device 31: Function 0. In addition to the LPC bridge interface function, D31:F0 contains other functional units including DMA, interrupt controllers, timers, power management, system management, GPIO, and RTC.
3.2.11 Compatibility Modules (DMA Cont roller, Timer/Counters, Interrupt
Controller) The DMA controller incorporates the logic of two 82C37 DMA controllers, with seven independently programmable channels. Channels 0–3 are hardwired to 8-bit, count-by-byte transfers, and channels 5–7 are hardwired to 16-bit, count-by-word transfers. Any two of the seven DMA channels can be programmed to support fast Type-F transfers. The 6300ESB I/O supports two types of DMA (LPC and PC/PCI). LPC DMA and PC/PCI DMA use the 6300ESB I/O’s DMA controller. The PC/PCI protocol allows PCI-based peripherals to initiate DMA cycles by encoding requests and grants via two PC/PC REQ#/GNT# pairs. LPC DMA is handled through the use of the LDRQ# lines from peripherals and special encoding on LAD[3:0] from the host. Single, Demand, Verify, and Increment modes are supported on the LPC interface. Channels 0–3 are 8 bit channels. Channels 5–7 are 16 bit channels. Channel 4 is reserved as a generic bus master request. The timer/counter block contains three counters that are equivalent in function to those found in one 82C54 programmable interval timer. These three counters are combined to provide the system timer function, and speaker tone. The 14.31818 MHz oscillator input provides the clock source for these three counters. The 6300ESB I/O provides an ISA-compatible Programmable Interrupt Controller (PIC) that incorporates the functionality of two 82C59 interrupt controllers. The two interrupt controllers are cascaded so that 14 external and two internal interrupts are possible. In addition, the 6300ESB I/O supports a serial interrupt scheme. All of the registers in these modules can be read and restored. This is required to save and restore system state after power has been removed and restored to the platform.
3.2.12 Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller (APIC)
In addition to the standard ISA-compatible PIC described in the previous section, the 6300ESB I/O incorporates the Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller (APIC).
3.2.13 Universal Serial Bus (USB) Controller
The 6300ESB I/O contains an Enhanced Host Controller Interface Specification for Universal Serial Bus, Revision 1.0 -compliant host controller that supports USB high-speed signaling. High-speed USB 2.0 allows data transfers up to 480 Mb/s which is 40 times faster than full- speed USB. The 6300ESB I/O also contains four Universal Host Controller Interface (UHCI) controllers that support USB full-speed and low-speed signaling.
UHCI- and EHCI-compatible drivers.
- Three ports are implemented with stacked back panel connectors
- One port is routed to a USB header which can be connected with a USB cable to the front panel connector
Figure 4. USB Port Configuration meets the requirements for full-speed devices.
3.2.14 Real Time Clock, CMOS SRAM, and Battery
that are reserved for BIOS use. clock is accurate to ± 13 minutes/year at 25 ºC with 3.3 VSB applied. values can be returned to their defaults by using the BIOS Setup program.
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3.2.15 GPIO
Various general purpose inputs and outputs are provided for custom system design. The number of inputs and outputs varies depending on the 6300ESB I/O configuration. All unused GPI pins must be pulled high or low, so that they are at a predefined level and do not cause undue side effects.
3.2.16 Enhanced Power Management
The 6300ESB I/O’s power management functions include enhanced clock control, local and global monitoring support for 14 individual devices, and various low-power (suspend) states (e.g., Suspend-to-DRAM and Suspend-to-Disk). A hardware-based thermal management circuit permits software-independent entrance to low-power states. The 6300ESB I/O contains full support for the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) Specification, Revision 2.0b. 3.2.17 System Management Bus (SMBus 2.0) The 6300ESB I/O contains an SMBus Host interface that allows the processor to communicate with SMBus slaves. This interface is compatible with most I2C devices. Special I2C commands are implemented. The 6300ESB I/O’s SMBus host controller provides a mechanism for the processor to initiate communications with SMBus peripherals (slaves). Also, the 6300ESB I/O supports slave functionality, including the Host Notify protocol. Hence, the host controller supports eight command protocols of the SMBus interface (see System Management Bus (SMBus) Specification, Version 2.0): Quick Command, Send Byte, Receive Byte, Write Byte/Word, Read Byte/Word, Process Call, Block Read/Write, and Host Notify.
3.3 Memory Subsystem
The Intel 827210 Memory Controller Hub (MCH) is one component of the Intel E7210 chipset. The MCH is a centralized controller for the system bus, the memory bus and the accelerated hub architecture interface. The server board SE7210TP1-E provides four DIMM slots and supports a maximum memory capacity of 4 GB. The DIMM organization is x72, which includes eight ECC check bits. ECC from the DIMMs are passed through to the processor’s system bus. Memory scrubbing, single-bit error correction and multiple-bit error detection is supported. Memory can be implemented with either single-sided (one row) or double-sided (two row) DIMMs.
Table 2. Supported Memory Configurations
128 MB DS 64 Mbit 8 M x 8/8 M x 8 16
128 MB SS 128 Mbit 16 M x 8/empty 8
128 MB SS 256 Mbit 16 M x 16/empty 4
256 MB DS 128 Mbit 16 M x 8/16 M x 8 16
256 MB SS 256 Mbit 32 M x 8/empty 8
256 MB SS 512 Mbit 32 M x 16/empty 4
512 MB DS 256 Mbit 32 M x 8/32 M x 8 16
512 MB SS 512 Mbit 64 M x 8/empty 8
1024 MB DS 512 Mbit 64 M x 8/64 M x 8 16
SDRAM) and “SS” refers to single-sided memory modules (containing one row of DDR SDRAM).
- 2.5 V (only) 184-pin DDR SDRAM DIMMs with gold-plated contacts
- Unbuffered, single-sided or double-sided DIMMs with the following restriction:
- Double-sided DIMMS with x16 organization are not supported.
- Maximum total system memory: 4 GB
- Minimum total system memory: 128 MB
- ECC and non-ECC DIMMs supported
- Serial Presence Detect
- PC3200 (400 MHZ), PC2700 (333 MHZ), and PC2100 (266 MHZ) SDRAM DIMMs Table 3 lists the supported system bus frequency and memory speed combinations.
Table 3. Supported System Bus Frequency and Memory Speed Combinations channel will be set to 320 MHz. DIMMs are supported by design, but only fully qualified DIMMs will be supported.
may be impacted or the DIMMs may not function under the determined frequency. are used, ECC will be disabled and will not function.
3.3.1 Memory Configurations
- Dual Channel memory interface. The board has two memory channels, each with two DIMM sockets.
- Dynamic Addressing Mode. Dynamic mode minimizes overhead by reducing memory accesses. Table 4 summarizes the characteristics of dual and single channel configurations with and without the use of Dynamic Mode.
Table 4. Characteristics of Dual/Single Channel Configuration with/without Dynamic Mode
Figure 5. Examples of Dual Channel Configuration with Dynamic Mode
Figure 6. Example of Dual Channel Configuration without Dynamic Mode
Figure 7. Examples of Single Channel Configuration with Dynamic Mode
Figure 8. Examples of Single Channel Configuration without Dynamic Mode
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3.4 I/O Sub-System
The I/O sub-system is made up of several components: the 6300ESB I/O providing the PCI-X interfaces for the three PCI slots and riser slot on board 3, the on-board SCSI controller, the on- board Ethernet controllers, the onboard video controller, Super IO chip, and Management Sub- system. This section describes the function of each I/O interface and how they operate on the SE7210TP1-E server board.
3.4.1 PCI Sub-System
The primary I/O bus for the Intel Server Board SE7210TP1-E is PCI, with two independent PCI buses. The PCI buses comply with the PCI Local Bus Specification, Rev 2.2. The PCI bus is directed through the Intel 6300ESB I/O Controller Hub. The table below lists the characteristics of the two PCI bus segments. Table 5: PCI Bus Segment Characteristics PCI Bus Segment Voltage Width Speed Type PCI I/O Card Slots P32-A 5 V 32-bits 33 MHz PCI 1 - capable of supporting full- length PCI add-in cards. Internal component use. P64-A 3.3 V 64-bits 66 MHz PCI-X 3 - capable of supporting full- length PCI-X add-in cards P64-A 3.3 V 64-bits 66 MHz PCI-X 1 - riser slot supporting low- profile add-in cards (Only on board 3)
3.4.1.1 P32-A: 32-bit, 33MHz PCI Sub-system
All 32-bit, 33-MHz PCI I/O for the SE7210TP1-E server board is directed through the 6300ESB I/O. The 32-bit, 33-MHz PCI segment created by the 6300ESB I/O is known as the P32-A segment. The P32-A segment supports the following devices:
- One 32-bit PCI slot
- 2D/3D Graphics Accelerator: ATI Rage XL Video Controller
- SIO Chip: Winbond* W83627 HF-AW Super I/O
- Hardware monitoring sub-system: SMBUS.
3.4.1.2 P64-A: 64-bit, 66MHz PCI Subsystem
There is one 64-bit PCI-X bus segment directed through the 6300ESB I/O. P64-A supports the interface for the on-board Adaptec* 7901 Ultra 320 SCSI controller in addition to supporting up a maximum of three PCI slots.
3.4.1.3 Scan Order
The BIOS assigns PCI bus numbers in a depth-first hierarchy, in accordance with the PCI Local Bus Specification. When a bridge device is located, the bus number is incremented in exception
Intel® Server Board SE7210TP1-E TPS Functional Architecture Revision 2.0 of a bridge device in the chipsets. Scanning continues on the secondary side of the bridge until all subordinate buses are defined. PCI bus numbers may change when PCI-PCI bridges are added or removed. If a bridge is inserted in a PCI bus, all subsequent PCI bus numbers below the current bus will be increased by one.
3.4.1.4 Resource Assignment
The resource manager assigns the PIC-mode interrupt for the devices that will be accessed by the legacy code. The BIOS will ensure the PCI BAR registers and the command register for all devices are correctly set up to match the behavior of the legacy BIOS. Code cannot make assumptions about the scan order of devices or the order in which resources will be allocated to them. The BIOS will support the INT 1Ah PCI BIOS interface calls.
3.4.1.5 Automatic IRQ Assignment
The BIOS automatically assigns IRQs to devices in the system for legacy compatibility. No method is provided to manually configure the IRQs for devices.
3.4.1.6 Option ROM Support
The option ROM support code in the BIOS will dispatch the option ROMs in available memory space in the address range 0C0000h-0DFFFFh and will follow all rules with respect to the option ROM space. The SE7210TP1-E BIOS will integrate option ROMs for the Intel 82547GI, Intel 82551QM, ATI Rage XL, SATA RAID and Adaptec 7901 SCSI controller.
3.4.1.7 Zero Channel RAID (ZCR) Capable Slot
The SCSI version of the Server Board SE7210TP1-E is capable of supporting the following zero channel RAID controllers, the Intel® RAID Controller SRCZCR and the Adaptec* ASR-2010S RAID adapter. ZCR cards are only supported in slot one the P64-A PCI segment. The ZCR add-in cards leverage the on-board SCSI controller along with their own built-in intelligence to provide a complete RAID controller subsystem on-board. The riser card and baseboard use an implementation commonly referred to as RAID I/O Steering (RAIDIOS) specification version 0.92 to support this feature. If either of these supported RAID cards are installed, then the SCSI interrupts are routed to the RAID adapter instead of to the PCI interrupt controller. Also the IDSEL of the SCSI controller is not driven to the controller and thus will not respond as an on-board device. The host-based I/O device is effectively hidden from the system.
3.4.2 DMA Channels
Table 6. DMA Channels
3.4.3 Interrupts
Windows XP and supports a total of 24 interrupts. Table 7. Interrupts
0 Reserved, interval timer
1 Reserved, keyboard buffer full
2 Reserved, cascade interrupt from slave PIC
3 COM2 (Note 1)
4 COM1 (Note 1)
6 Diskette drive
8 Real-time clock
9 Reserved for 6300ESB I/O system management bus
10 User available
11 User available
12 Onboard mouse port (if present, else user available)
13 Reserved, math coprocessor
14 Primary IDE (if present, else user available)
15 Secondary IDE (if present, else user available)
16 USB UHCI controlle r 1 (through PIRQA)
17 User available (through PIRQB)
21 User available (through PIRQF)
22 User available (through PIRQG)
- Default, but can be changed to another IRQ.
3.4.4 PCI Interrupt Routing Map
avoid sharing an interrupt with a PCI add-in card.
- INTA: By default, all add-in cards that require only one interrupt are in this category. For almost all cards that require more than one interrupt, the first interrupt on the card is also classified as INTA.
- INTB: Generally, the second interrupt on add-in cards that require two or more interrupts is classified as INTB. (This is not an absolute requirement.)
- INTC and INTD: Generally, a third interrupt on add-in cards is classified as INTC and a fourth interrupt is classified as INTD. The 6300ESB I/O has eight programmable interrupt request (PIRQ) input signals. All PCI interrupt sources either onboard or from a PCI add-in card connect to one of these PIRQ signals. Some PCI interrupt sources are electrically tied together on the Server Board SE7210TP1-E and therefore share the same interrupt. Table 8 shows an example of how the PIRQ signals are routed. For example, using Table 8 as a reference, assume an add-in card using INTB is plugged into PCI bus connector 3. In PCI bus connector 3, INTB is connected to PIRQA, which is already connected to the Promise PDC20319 Controller. The add-in card in PCI bus connector 3 now shares an interrupt with the onboard interrupt source.
Table 8. PCI Interrupt Routing Map
Intel® Server Board SE7210TP1-E TPS Functional Architecture Revision 2.0 ✏ NOTE In PIC mode, the 6300ESB I/O can connect each PIRQ line internally to one of the IRQ signals (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, and 15). Typically, a device that does not share a PIRQ line will have a unique interrupt. However, in certain interrupt-constrained situations, it is possible for two or more of the PIRQ lines to be connected to the same IRQ signal. See Table 7 for the allocation of PIRQ lines to IRQ signals in APIC mode.
3.4.5 SCSI Support
The SCSI sub-system consists of the Adaptec 7901 Single Channel, PC-2001-compliant PCI-X Ultra 320 SCSI controller which has one internal 80-pin connector (SCSI Channel A).
3.4.5.1 Adaptec 7901 Single Channel Ultra 320 SCSI Controller
The Adaptec 7901 is PCI bus master single-channel SCSI ASICs package. The Adaptec 7901 is an Ultra320 SCSI ASIC supporting a data transfer rate up to 320 MB/sec. The Adaptec 7901 complies with PCI Local Bus Specification, Revision 2.2 PCI-X Addendum, Rev. 1.0, and SCSI Parallel Interface-4 (SPI-4) for both Single-Ended (SE) and Low Voltage Differential (LVD) devices. These ASICs comply with: PCI Local Bus Specification, Revision 2.2 PCI-X Addendum, Revision. 1.0a SCSI Parallel Interface-4 (SPI-4), Revision 6 For both Single-Ended (SE) and LVD devices. In addition, they comply with the SCSI-3 standard and provide multimode SCSI support. In PCI and PCI-X modes, these ASICs can operate as a multifunction 32-bit or 64-bit bus master capable of supporting zero-wait-state 32- or 64-bit memory transfers. They can also function as a PCI or PCI-X target. The Adaptec 7901 supports up to 64-bit, 122 MHz PCI-X bus. The Ultra320 SCSI features for the Adaptec 7901 include: z Double-transition (DT) clocking z Paced transfers using packetized protocol z Packetized protocol z Dual data FIFO z Quick arbitration and selection/reselection (QAS) protocol z Manual PIO mode data transfer z Automatic mode data transfer z Normal (DMA) mode data transfer z Cyclic redundancy check (CRC) codes The single-channel Adaptec 7901 delivers Ultra320 SCSI data rates up to 320 MBytes/sec to address emerging bandwidth hungry applications, such as real-time video, data mining, Internet/Intranet, and scientific modeling and simulation. The chip features a 66 MHz, 64-bit PCI interface and a 133 MHz, 64-bit PCI-X interface.
Intel® Server Board SE7210TP1-E TPS Functional Architecture Revision 2.0 Migration to new Ultra320 SCSI technology is easy with the Adaptec 7901. It is backward compatible with Ultra320, Ultra160, Ultra2, and earlier SCSI generations. The chip is available in a 356-pin Thermally Enhanced Ball Grid Array (TEBGA) package, which is signal compatible with the Ultra160 SCSI Adaptec 7892 for a smooth upgrade to Ultra320 SCSI. Now offered with the Adaptec 7901 is HostRAID*, an advanced RAID solution that includes hardware mirroring on the Adaptec 7901. HostRAID offers bootable RAID levels 0 and 1 with other advanced RAID features such as dedicated hot spares with automatic recovery, on-line capacity expansion, event scheduling, SAF-TE support, SNMP, DMI, and on-line RAID level migration. The Adaptec 7901 uses Ultra320 technology to double Ultra160 data transfer rates up to 320 MBytes/sec. In addition, Adaptec Seamless Streaming* technology allows the Adaptec 7901 to take full advantage of the SCSI packet protocol enhancements (transfers multiple commands, data contexts and statuses in single connection) that replaces the legacy SCSI protocol (transfers single commands, data contexts or statuses per connection). The Adaptec 7901 also supports Quick Arbitration and Selection (QAS) and SCSI arbitration fairness. QAS reduces the overhead of control release on the SCSI bus from one device to another. This improvement reduces command overhead and maximizes bus utilization. SCSI arbitration fairness prevents a device from dominating the bus by guaranteeing that all devices have an opportunity to arbitrate. The Adaptec 7901 fully supports CRC for 16-bit SCSI synchronous data transfers. CRC detects data integrity errors that would not be detected by simple parity checking used by previous SCSI generations. The higher data rates achieved on existing Low Voltage Differential (LVD) cable configurations mandated this improved data integrity feature. The Adaptec 7901 fully supports Domain Validation, which provides two levels (Basic and Enhanced) of SCSI bus configuration testing to help ensure Ultra320 and Ultra160 SCSI topologies operate at optimum speed. Using Low Voltage Differential (LVD), each Adaptec 7901 channel supports a maximum of 15 devices on a 12-meter cable. In a point-to-point arrangement, cabling can extend to 25 meters. The Adaptec 7901 incorporates an advanced multi-mode SCSI I/O cell that supports Ultra2, Ultra160, and Ultra320 SCSI LVD devices, as well as single-ended devices. With only Ultra2, Ultra160, and Ultra320 devices attached, the SCSI bus performs at full speed and full LVD cable lengths. When SE devices are attached, the bus defaults to SE speed and cable length.
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3.4.5.1.1 Adaptec 7901 Summary of Features
The Adaptec 7901 contains the following SCSI performance features: z SCSI data transfers up to 320 MB/sec z 8- or 16-bit SCSI data path z SCSI offsets to 254 transfers z Advanced multimode I/O cell is compatible with LVD or SE devices z Extensive hardware support for disconnect/reconnect and scatter/gather z Full support for both initiator and target operations z Full support for domain validation, which provides two levels (basic and enhanced) of SCSI bus configuration testing to help ensure Ultra320 and Ultra160 SCSI topologies operate at optimum speed z Multiple target ID enables responses to multiple IDs as a SCSI target z Full support for CRC for 16-bit SCSI synchronous data transfers. CRC detects data integrity errors that would not be detected by simple parity checking used by previous SCSI generations. The higher data rates achieved on existing LVD cable configurations mandated this improved data integrity feature. z Supports Quick Arbitration and Selection (QAS) and SCSI arbitration fairness. QAS reduces overhead when bus control is transferred between devices. Arbitration fairness prevents devices from hogging the bus by guaranteeing each device a chance to arbitrate. z Supports Seamless Streaming technology, which allows full implementation of SCSI packet protocol for sending many commands, receiving many statuses, and transferring data for many commands during one SCSI connection. There is virtually no delay between packets for different commands. The Adaptec 7901 has a 133 MHz, 64-bit PCI/PCI-X Host Interface that supports the following PCI features: z PC2001 compliant z Direct pin connection to the PCI/PCI-X interface, from 133-MHz, 64-bit interface down to PCI 33-MHz, 32-bit interface z Leading and trailing offset bytes on a 32- or 64-bit bus z Performance-enhanced 32-bit operating mode allows 32-bit data transactions with 32- and 64-bit addressing (SAC/DAC) z 3.3-V/5-V PCI and 3.3-V PCI-X interfaces provide flexibility for designing high performance, low-power systems z PCI bus master and slave timing referenced to PCLK z PCI bus-programmable Latency Timer, Cache Size, and Interrupt Line Select registers z Supports external read access to the BIOS FLASH on the host bus adapter (HBA) z Supports SEEPROM read and write word access with an Adaptec utility z Medium PCI target device select response time z Streaming PCI-enhanced master Direct Memory Access (DMA) read and write burst commands z PCI bus address and data parity generation and checking z Supports PCI PERR# and SERR# requirements z Supports up to five outstanding split completions z PCI bus address and data phase error generation for checking host and device error support
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3.4.5.2 Performance and Throughput
The Adaptec 7901 contain improved Adaptec RISC-based processors (ARPs) that execute SCSI Control Blocks (SCBs) to initiate data transfers between the PCI-X and SCSI interfaces. The ARPs support execution speeds of 40 MIPS and provide 8 KB of SRAM microcode storage. These ASICs operate at up to 66 MHz in PCI mode with a maximum 533 MB/sec data burst rate.
3.4.5.3 PCI/PCI-X Mode Operation
Depending on the state of the initialization pattern on the PCI bus during power up, the Adaptec 7901 can be initialized to operate in either conventional PCI or PCI-X mode; both wire and message-signaled interrupts are supported.
3.4.5.4 PCI Bus
The Adaptec 7901 performance levels at 3.3 VIO are as follows: z When operation in PCI-X mode as a 64-bit bus master, the Adaptec 7901 can support memory data transfer up to 533 MB/sec at 66 MHz. z When operation in PCI-X mode as a 32-bit bus master, the Adaptec 7901 can support memory data transfer up to 266 MB/sec at 66MHz z When operation in PCI-X mode as a 64-bit bus master, the Adaptec 7901 can support memory data transfer up to 266 MB/sec at 33MHZ z When operation in PCI-X mode as a 32-bit bus master, the Adaptec 7901 can support memory data transfer up to 133 MB/sec at 33MHZ
3.4.5.5 SCSI Bus
The Adaptec 7901 can operate in SE or LVD mode, depending on the voltage level of the SCSI DIFFSENSE (F2), which is determined by the combination of the SCSI devices attached to the bus, the SCSI bus operates in SE mode and the SCSI data transfer rate is speed of the SCSI device currently transferring data. Note: The Adaptec 7901 does not support High Voltage Differential (HVD) devices. When an HVD device is detected, the bus goes tri-state and transmission stops.
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3.4.6 IDE Support
Integrated IDE controllers of the 6300ESB I/O provide two independent IDE channels, each capable of supporting up to two drives. A standard 40-pin IDE connector on the baseboard interfaces with both channels. Both IDE channels can be configured or enabled/disabled by accessing the BIOS Setup Utility during POST.
3.4.6.1 Ultra ATA/100
The IDE interfaces of the ICH5R DMA protocol redefines signals on the IDE cable to allow both host and target throttling of data and transfer rates of up to 100 MB/s.
3.4.6.2 IDE Initialization
The BIOS supports the ATA/ATAPI Specification, version 6 or later. The BIOS initializes the embedded IDE controller in the chipset (ICH5R) and the IDE devices that are connected to these devices. The BIOS scans the IDE devices and programs the controller and the devices with their optimum timings. The IDE disk read/write services that are provided by the BIOS will use PIO mode, but the BIOS will program the necessary Ultra DMA registers in the IDE controller so that the operating system can use the Ultra DMA Modes.
3.4.7 SATA Support
The integrated Serial ATA (SATA) controller of the 6300ESB I/O provides two SATA ports on the baseboard. The SATA ports can be enabled/disabled and/or configured by accessing the BIOS Setup Utility during POST. The SATA function in the 6300ESB I/O has dual modes of operation to support different operating system conditions. In the case of Native IDE enabled operating systems, the 6300ESB I/O has separate PCI functions for serial and parallel ATA. To support legacy operating systems, there is only one PCI function for both the serial and parallel ATA ports. The MAP register provides the ability to share PCI functions. When sharing is enabled, all decode of I/O is done through the SATA registers. Device 31, Function 1 (IDE controller) is hidden by software writing to the Function Disable Register (D31, F0, offset F2h, bit 1), and its configuration registers are not used. The SATA Capability Pointer Register (offset 34h) will change to indicate that MSI is not supported in combined mode. The 6300ESB I/O SATA controller features two sets of interface signals that can be independently enabled or disabled. Each interface is supported by an independent DMA controller. The 6300ESB I/O SATA controller interacts with an attached mass storage device through a register interface that is equivalent to that presented by a traditional IDE host adapter. The host software follows existing standards and conventions when accessing the register interface and follows standard command protocol conventions. SATA interface transfer rates are independent of UDMA mode settings. SATA interface transfer rates will operate at the bus’s maximum speed, regardless of the UDMA mode reported by the SATA device or the system BIOS.
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3.4.7.1 SATA RAID
The Adaptec HostRAID™ Technology solution, available with the 6300ESB I/O, offers data stripping for higher performance (RAID Level 0 and 1), alleviating disk bottlenecks by taking advantage of the dual independent SATA controllers integrated in the 6300ESB I/O. There is no loss of PCI resources (request/grant pair) or add-in card slot. Adaptec HostRAID Technology functionality requires the following items:
- 6300ESB I/O
- Two SATA hard disk drives. Adaptec Host RAID Technology is not available in the following configurations:
- The SATA controller in compatible mode.
- Adaptec Host RAID Technology has been disabled - D31:F0:AE bits [7:6] have been cleared
3.4.7.2 Adaptec Host RAID Technology Option ROM
HostRAID offers bootable RAID levels 0 and 1 with other advanced RAID features such as dedicated hot spares with automatic recovery, on-line capacity expansion, event scheduling, SAF-TE support, SNMP, DMI, and on-line RAID level migration.
3.4.8 Video Controller
The SE7210TP1-E server board provides an ATI* Rage XL PCI graphics accelerator, along with 8 MB of video SDRAM and support circuitry for an embedded SVGA video subsystem. The ATI Rage XL chip contains a SVGA video controller, clock generator, 2D and 3D engine, and RAMDAC in a 272-pin PBGA. One 2Mx32 SDRAM chip provides 8 MB of video memory. The SVGA subsystem supports a variety of modes, up to 1600 x 1200 resolution in 8/16/24/32 bpp modes under 2D, and up to 1024 x 768 resolution in 8/16/24/32 bpp modes under 3D. It also supports both CRT and LCD monitors up to 100 Hz vertical refresh rate. Video is accessed using a standard 15-pin VGA connector found on the back edge of the server board. On-board video can be disabled using the BIOS Setup Utility which is accessed during POST or when an add-in video card is installed in any of the PCI slots.
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3.4.8.1 Video Modes
The Rage XL chip supports all standard IBM VGA modes. The following table shows the 2D/3D modes supported for both CRT and LCD. Table 9: Video Modes SE7210TP1-E 2D Video Mode Support 2D Mode Refresh Rate (Hz) 8 bpp 16 bpp 24 bpp 32 bpp 640x480 60, 72, 75, 90, 100 Support ed Supported Suppor ted Supported 800x600 60, 70, 75, 90, 100 Support ed Supported Suppor ted Supported 1024x768 60, 72, 75, 90, 100 Support ed Supported Suppor ted Supported 1280x1024 43, 60 Supported Suppor ted Supported Supported 1280x1024 70, 72 Supported – Supported Supported 1600x1200 60, 66 Supported Suppor ted Supported Supported 1600x1200 76, 85 Supported Supported Supported – 3D Mode Refresh Rate (Hz) SE7210TP1-E 3D Video Mode Support with Z Buffer Enabled 640x480 60,72,75,90,100 S upported Supported S upported Supported 800x600 60,70,75,90,100 S upported Supported S upported Supported 1024x768 60,72,75,90,100 S upported Supported S upported Supported 1280x1024 43,60,70,72 Suppor ted Supported – – 1600x1200 60,66,76,85 S upported – – – 3D Mode Refresh Rate (Hz) SE7210TP1-E 3D Video Mode Support with Z Buffer Disabled 640x480 60,72,75,90,100 S upported Supported S upported Supported 800x600 60,70,75,90,100 S upported Supported S upported Supported 1024x768 60,72,75,90,100 S upported Supported S upported Supported 1280x1024 43,60,70,72 S upported Support ed Supported – 1600x1200 60,66,76,85 Suppor ted Supported – –
3.4.8.2 Video Memory Interface
The memory controller subsystem of the Rage XL arbitrates requests from direct memory interface, the VGA graphics controller, the drawing coprocessor, the display controller, the video scalar, and hardware cursor. Requests are serviced in a manner that ensures display integrity and maximum CPU/coprocessor drawing performance. The SE7210TP1-E supports an 8 MB SDRAM device for video memory.
3.4.9 Network Interface Controller (NIC) Subsystem
The Intel Server Board SE7210TP1-E supports two Network Interface Controllers (NICs), one that runs at 10/100Mb and is based on the Intel 82551QM NIC and the other that runs at one gigabit and is based on the Intel 82547GI NIC. When looking at the rear of the chassis, the gigabit NIC is at the right (closest to the video port) and the 10/100Mb NIC is at the left. The
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- Intel 82547GI Platform LAN Connect (PLC) device for 10/100/1000 Mbits/sec Ethernet LAN connectivity
- Intel 82551QM device for 10/100 Mbits/sec Ethernet LAN connectivity
- RJ-45 LAN connector with integrated status LEDs The 82547GI is controlled by the CSA interface off of the MCH and supports the following features:
- Basic 10/100/1000 Ethernet LAN connectivity
- Integrated Gigabit Ethernet Media Access Control (MAC) and physical layer (PHY)
- IEEE 802.3 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX/1000BASE-T compliant physical layer interface
- IEEE 802.3ab Auto-Negotiation support
- Low power (less than 350mW in active transmit mode)
- Reduced power in “unplugged mode” (less than 50mW)
- Automatic detection of “unplugged mode”
- Communication Streaming Architecture (CSA) port provides higher throughput and lower latencies resulting in up to 30% higher bus throughput (up to wire speed)
- Full device driver compatibility
- Programmable transit threshold
- Configuration EEPROM that contains the MAC address
- Teaming and Fail over support The 82551QM is controlled by the 6300ESB I/O and supports the following features:
- Integrated IEEE 802.3 10BASE-T and 100BASE-TX compatible PHY
- 32-bit PCI/CardBus master interface
- Modem interface for combination solutions
- Integrated power management functions
- Full Duplex support at both 10 and 100 Mbps
- IEEE 802.3u Auto-Negotiation support
- 3 Kbyte transmit and 3 Kbyte receive FIFOs
- Fast back-to-back transmission support with minimum interframe spacing
- IEEE 802.3x 100BASE-TX Flow Control support
- Advanced Power management capabilities
- Low power 3.3 V device
- Efficient dynamic standby mode
- Deep power down support
- Clockrun protocol support
- Wired for Management support
- Integrated Alert on LAN* 2 Support
- ACPI and PCI Power Management standards compliance
- Wake on "interesting" packets and link status change support
- Remote power up support Additional features of the NIC subsystem include:
- PCI bus master interface
- CSMA/CD protocol engine
- PCI power management
- Supports ACPI technology
- Supports LAN wake capabilities
3.4.9.1 RJ-45 LAN Connectors with Integrated LEDs
Ethernet LAN subsystem is operating. Table 10. 10/100 Ethernet LAN Connector LEDs On 100 Mbit/sec data rate is selected. Off LAN link is not established. On (steady state) LA N link is established. Mbits/sec LAN subsystem is operating. Figure 9. LAN Connector LED Locations Table 11. 10/100/1000 LAN Connector LED States Left Green Off LAN link is not established.
Intel® Server Board SE7210TP1-E TPS Functional Architecture Revision 2.0 On (steady state) LA N link is established. On (brighter and pulsing) The server is communicating with another computer on the LAN. Off 10 Mbit/sec data rate is selected. Green On 100 Mbit/sec data rate is selected. Right Orange On 1000 Mbit/sec data rate is selected. 3.4.10 USB 2.0 Support The USB controller functionality integrated into 6300ESB I/O provides the baseboard with the interface for up to four USB 2.0 ports. Three external connectors are located on the back edge of the baseboard. One internal 2x5 header is provided, capable of supporting an additional optional connector.
3.4.11 I/O Controller
The Winbond* W83627HF-AW I/O Controller provides the following features:
- Two serial ports
- Serial IRQ interface compatible with serialized IRQ support for PCI systems
- PS/2-style mouse and keyboard interfaces
- Interface for one 1.44 MB diskette drive
- Intelligent power management, including a programmable wake-up event interface
- PCI power management support The BIOS Setup program provides configuration options for the I/O controller. For information about Refer to WINBOND W83627HF-AW I/O controller http:// www.Winbond.com
3.4.11.1 Serial Ports
The Intel Server Board SE7210TP1-E has one 9-pin D-sub serial port connector and one 2 x 5 serial port header. The serial port A connector is located in the rear I/O area. The serial port B header is located near serial port A. Two high-speed 16550 compatible UARTs with 16-byte send/receive FIFOs. For information about Refer to The signal names of the serial port A connector Table 80 The location of the serial port B header Figure 1 The signal names of the serial port B header Table 81
3.4.11.2 Floppy Disk Controller
The floppy disk controller of the W83627HF-AW integrates all of the logic required for floppy disk control. The FDC implements a PC/AT or PS/2 solution.
3.4.11.3 Keyboard and Mouse Interface
reestablishes the connection after an overcurrent condition is removed.
3.4.11.4 Wake Up Control
3.5 Configuration and Initialization
3.5.1 Memory Space
Table 12. System Memory Map
1024 K - 4194304 K 100000 - FFFFFFFF 4095 MB Ex tended memory
960 K - 1024 K F0000 - FFFFF 64 KB Runtime BIOS
896 K - 960 K E0000 - EFFFF 64 KB Reserved
800 K - 896 K C8000 - DFFFF 96 KB Available high DOS memory (open to the PCI bus)
640 K - 800 K A0000 - C7FFF 160 KB Video memory and BIOS
639 K - 640 K 9FC00 - 9FFFF 1 KB Extended BIOS data (movable by memory manager
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512 K - 639 K 80000 - 9FBFF 127 KB Extended conventional memory
0 K - 512 K 00000 - 7FFFF 512 KB Conventional memory
3.5.1.1 PCI Configuration Space Map
Table 13. PCI Configuration Space Map
Description
00 00 00 Memory controller of Intel E7210 component 00 01 00 00 1E 00 Hub link to PCI bridge 00 1F 00 Intel 82801ER 6300ESB I/O PCI-to-LPC bridge 00 1F 01 IDE controller 00 1F 03 SMBus controller 00 1F 05 00 1F 06 modem controller (optional) 00 1D 00 USB UHCI controller 1 00 1D 01 USB UHCI controller 2 00 1D 02 USB UHCI controller 3 00 1D 07 EHCI controller 01 00 00 02 08 00 LAN controller 02 00 00 PCI bus connector 1 02 01 00 PCI bus connector 2 02 02 00 PCI bus connector 3 02 03 00 PCI bus connector 4 02 04 00 PCI bus connector 5 02 06 00 SATA/SATA RAID
3.5.2 I/O Map
Table 14. I/O Map data sheet for dynamic addressing information.
Intel® Server Board SE7210TP1-E TPS Functional Architecture Revision 2.0 Address (hex) Size Description 0378 - 037F 8 bytes 03B0 - 03BB 12 bytes Intel E7210 MCH 03C0 - 03DF 32 bytes Intel E7210 MCH 03E8 - 03EF 8 bytes 03F0 - 03F5 6 bytes Diskette channel 1 03F6 1 byte Primary IDE channel command port 03F8 - 03FF 8 bytes COM1 04D0 - 04D1 2 bytes Edge/level triggered PIC LPTn + 400 8 bytes 0CF8 - 0CFB (Note 2) 4 bytes PCI configuration address register 0CF9 (Note 3) 1 byte Reset control register 0CFC - 0CFF 4 bytes PCI configuration data register FFA0 - FFA7 8 bytes Primary bus master IDE registers FFA8 - FFAF 8 bytes Secondary bus master IDE registers Notes: 1. Default, but can be c hanged to another address range 2. Dword access only 3. Byte access only
3.5.2.1 Device Number and IDSEL Mapping
Each device under the PCI hub bridge has its IDSEL signal connected to one bit of AD[31:16], which acts as a chip select on the PCI bus segment in configuration cycles. This determines a unique PCI device ID value for use in configuration cycles. The following table shows each IDSEL value for the PCI bus devices and the corresponding device description.
Table 15. PCI Bus Configuration IDs
18 PCI slot 6 (closest to middle of the board)
20 PCI slot 3 (middle slot)
19 PCI slot 2 (middle slot)
18 PCI slot 1 (closest to left edge of board)
16 ATI Rage XL Video Controller
17 Single channel U320 controller Adaptec 7901
3.6 Clock Generation and Distribution
- 66 MHz at 3.3 V logic levels: For the E7210, 6300ESB I/O and 82547GI clocks.
- 14.318 MHz at 3.3V logic levels: 6300ESB I/O and VGA
- 100/133-MHz host clock generator for processor, MCH, Memory DIMMs, and the ITP.
- 48-MHz clock for Super I/O and USB.
- 33.3-MHz PCI reference clock. Note: The clock for memory DIMMs come from Intel ® 827210 Memory Controller Hub (MCH).
Intel® Server Board SE7210TP1-E TPS System BIOS Revision 2.0 4. System BIOS This section details the functionality and features supported by the Intel® Server Board SE7210TP1-E Basic Input/Output System (BIOS), which is based on an AMI 8.0 core architecture. The BIOS is implemented as firmware that resides in a Flash ROM. It provides hardware-specific initialization algorithms and standard PC-compatible basic input/output (I/O) services, and standard Intel server board features. The Flash ROM also contains firmware for certain embedded devices. The SE7210TP1-E BIOS is comprised of the following components:
- IA-32 core BIOS. This component contains most of the standard services and components found in an IA-32 system, such as the PCI Resource manager, ACPI support, POST, and RUNTIME functionality.
- Server BIOS extensions: Support for the National Semiconductor PC87431 integrated management controller and Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI).
- Processor Microcode Updates: The BIOS also includes latest processor microcode updates. The following table provides a list of all the features supported by the system BIOS. Table 16: Supported BIOS Features ID Feature Name Comments Support at least 128KB of available option space (C0000h ~ E0000h). Support Option ROM available space in address (C0000h~DFFFFh - total 128K). Support Wired for Managem ent specification as required to obtain WHQL compliance. Now added to the Microsoft* Windows* Logo Program System and Device Requirements 2.0 document. PXE 2.1 (or higher) for on-board network c ontrollers. Both NIC controllers have:
- PXE2.1 support
- PXE optional ROM with no setup screen Support Boot Integrity Services (BIS). Security handshake on PXE. UUID - UUID support (open standard in PXE environment). UUID is written during manufacturing. Wake up • RTC (real time clock): S1/S4
- PME: S1/S4/S5
- PS2 KB/MS: S1
- USB: S1
- Power button: S1/S4/S5 USB Boot USB boot support fo r USB 1.1/2.0 legacy compliant hard disk, CD-ROM, floppy drives, and disk-on-key.
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- USB bootable devices such as disk-on-key (USB 1.1/2.0)
- USB CD-ROM(1.1/2.0)
- ATAPI CD-ROM
- ATAPI DVD
- Support for legacy/USB floppy only due to BIOS image size (1MB). Legacy USB device support. • Legacy USB KB/MS
- Implemented by SMI Post Code/Port 80 Captur e: Support POST Progress FIFO feature. Will be able to capture all POST Codes and Port 80 codes for debugging with onboard LEDs. Supported via onboard LEDs. POST check points are logged in the National Semiconductor PC87431 integrated management controller. NMI dump switch support. Logging of NMI dump event.
- Front panel NMI button.
- Operating system will log the dump data if NMI button is pressed. Power Switch Disable: Power switch can be disabl ed. This is supported by the National Semiconductor PC87431 integrated management controller through IPMI commands. BIOS Boot Block: BIOS will have a segregated boot block enabling recovery of a corrupted BIOS. Will have BIOS Recovery Jumper. Force BIOS recovery by jumper or when BIOS corruption is detected. Protect boot block by using the block lock feature built into the flash device. BIOS Update: Enable Flash BIOS update and allow updates from network drives in DOS and via PXE. Support for CD-ROM, USB storage and network, except for floppy. Chassis intrusion detection. LDCM will detect chassis intrusion state, and notify administrator via network. Hardware support for monitoring voltages, temperature, and fans. Supported by National Semiconductor PC87431 integrated management controller. BIOS Setup will provide options to disable onboard I/O peripheral components (LAN components, Serial ATA, SCSI, etc.). When disabled, these components are to be completely removed from the PCI address space, making them invisible to any loaded operating system. Must be able to disable embedded video (ATI* RAGE XL), SCSI (LSI* 53C1030), ICH5R serial ATA, and NIC controllers. BIOS Setup will provide options to disable/enable Option ROMs of onboard devices and PCI slots. Enable/disable Option ROMs by BIOS setup. Ability to store error events in non-volatile spac e. System stores events via National Semiconductor PC87431 integrated management controller. Support for Split Option ROM, based on PCI-SIG PCI Firmware Specification Revision 3.0. Active thermal management to minimize noise at the system level. Will adhere to acoustic specifications. Supported via the National Semiconductor PC87431 integrated management controller. Factory Automation support. This includes the ability to upgrade/update FW, BIOS, CMOS settings, OEM splash screen image, FRU/SDR and HSC code remotely (over a LAN) using automated tools in a volume production environment. NMI detection. Ability to detect parity/system errors on all PCI buses. Ability to detect single/double bit errors.
Intel® Server Board SE7210TP1-E TPS System BIOS Revision 2.0 ID Feature Name Comments Support for the sleep button. Support for clear password by jumper. Support for clear CMOS by jumper. Support for IPMP1.5. National Semiconductor PC87431 integrated management controller only. Support for Intel diagnostic LEDs. Support for serial console redirection. COM A / COM B Support for LAN console redirection. Intel 82546GI Support for FRU LEDs. Support for FRB1 / FRB2. Support for memory. DDR266/DDR333/DDR400 supported. Max memory size: 4GB CPU Support. • Hyper-threading: enable/disable by BIOS setup.
- CPU microcode update during POST.
- CPU micro code update dur ing runtime: POST and runtime (Int 15h, AX= 0D042h).
- Allow variable size microcode update (maximum microcode size is 16KB). Support for BBS. BBS Rev. 1.02 Support for PCI. • PCI
- PCI-X
- PCI-X DDR Support for MPS (APIC mode). MPS 1.4 (MPS table) Support for PIC mode. PCI IRQ routing table Support for ACPI. • ACPI 2.0 / 1.0b
- S0/S1/S4/S5
- ACPI SPCR (Serial Port Console Redirection) table Support for SMBIOS. SMBIOS 2.3.1, below 1 MB in memory. Support for keyboard and mouse swap. AMI firmware BIOS warning messages in English, assuming video is available instead of beep codes. Multi-language ready. English, Fr ench, Spanish, Italian, German Support for security. • PS/2 KB and MS lock
- Floppy write protection
- Password protection Support for boot. • Quiet boot during POST
- Quick boot during POST
- Console-free boot
- Boot menu Support for Alliance BIOS Specification V2.0. Windows BIOS update utility. Server Management Power control in any state (operating system up, down, hung). Supported by the National Semiconductor PC87431 integrated management controller.
Intel® Server Board SE7210TP1-E TPS System BIOS Revision 2.0 ID Feature Name Comments Sensor monitoring and fault alerting while operating system is present. Supported by the National Semiconductor PC87431 integrated management controller. Fault alerting via local or via LAN while operating system present. Supported by the National Semiconductor PC87431 integrated management controller. IPMI / DMI / CIM compliant. • IPMI 1.5, DMI, and CIM
- Full IPMI 1.5 for server module
- Subset of IPMI 1.5 for onboard National Semiconductor PC87431 integrated management controller. Integration with ISM software. Security features to prot ect unwanted tampering of the server. LDCM provides chassis intrusion and hardware and software change reporting.
4.1 BIOS Identification String
The BIOS Identification string is used to uniquely identify the revision of the BIOS being used on the system. The string is formatted as follows: where: BoardID = up to 10 character ID. SE7210TP10 OEMID = 3 character OEM ID. 86B is used for Intel EPSD. BuildType = where xx=2 digit number and: Dxx = Development X x x = P o w e r O n Axx = Alpha BIOS Bxx = Beta BIOS RCxx = Release Candidate Pxx = Production Major = The major revision identifies the feature set corresponding to this BIOS release. Minor = The minor revision identifies the feature set corresponding to this BIOS release. BuildID = 4 decimal digit build number, starting with "0000". BuildDateTime = Build date and time in MMDDYYYYHHMM format.
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4.2 Flash ROM
The Intel 82802AC Firmware Hub (FWH) includes an 8 megabit symmetrical flash memory device. Internally, the device is grouped into eight 64-KB blocks that are individually erasable, lockable, and unlockable.
4.2.1 Removable Media Support
The BIOS supports removable media devices, including 1.44MB floppy removable media devices and optical devices such as a CD-ROM drive or DVD drive. The BIOS supports booting from USB mass storage devices connected to the chassis USB port, such as a USB key device. The BIOS supports USB 2.0 media storage devices that are backward compatible to the USB 1.1 specification.
4.2.2 Legacy USB
Legacy USB support enables USB devices such as keyboard, mice, and hubs to be used even when the operating system’s USB drivers are not yet available. Legacy USB support is used to access the BIOS Setup program, and to install an operating system that supports USB. By default, Legacy USB support is set to Enabled. Legacy USB support operates as follows: 1. When the user applies power to the server, legacy support is disabled. 2. POST begins. 3. Legacy USB support is enabled by the BIOS allowing the user to use a USB keyboard to enter and configure the BIOS Setup program and the maintenance menu. 4. POST completes. 5. The operating system loads. While the oper ating system is loading, USB keyboard and mice are recognized and may be used to configure the operating system. (Keyboard and mice are not recognized during this period if Legacy USB support was set to disabled in the BIOS Setup program.) 6. After the operating system loads the USB drivers, all legacy and non-legacy USB devices are recognized by the operating system, and Legacy USB support from the BIOS is no longer used. To install an operating system that supports USB, verify that Legacy USB support in the BIOS Setup program is set to Enabled and follow the operating system’s installation instructions. ✏ NOTE Legacy USB support is for keyboard, mice, and hubs only. Other USB devices are not supported in legacy mode.
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4.3 Resource Configuration
4.3.1 PCI Autoconfiguration
The BIOS can automatically configure PCI devices. PCI devices may be on-board or add-in cards. Autoconfiguration lets a user insert or remove PCI cards without having to configure the system. When a user turns on the system after adding a PCI card, the BIOS automatically configures interrupts, the I/O space, and other system resources. Any interrupts set to Available in Setup are considered to be available for use by the add-in card. Autoconfiguration information is stored in ESCD format.
4.3.2 PCI IDE Support
If Auto is selected from the BIOS Setup program, the BIOS automatically sets up the two PCI IDE connectors with independent I/O channel support. The IDE interface supports hard drives up to ATA-66/100 and recognizes any ATAPI compliant devices, including CD-ROM drives, tape drives, and Ultra DMA. The BIOS determines the capabilities of each drive and configures them to optimize capacity and performance. To take advantage of the high capacities typically available today, hard drives are automatically configured for Logical Block Addressing (LBA) and to PIO Mode 3 or 4, depending on the capability of the drive. The user can override the auto-configuration options by specifying manual configuration in the BIOS Setup program. To use ATA-66/100 features the following items are required:
- An ATA-66/100 peripheral device
- An ATA-66/100 compatible cable
- ATA-66/100 operating system device drivers ✏ NOTES ATA-66/100 compatible cables are backward compatible with drives using slower IDE transfer protocols. If an ATA-66/100 disk drive and a disk drive using any other IDE transfer protocol are attached to the same cable, the maximum transfer rate between the drives is reduced to that of the slowest device. Do not connect an ATA device as a slave on the same IDE cable as an ATAPI master device. For example, do not connect an ATA hard drive as a slave to an ATAPI CD-ROM drive.
4.4 System Management BIOS (SMBIOS)
SMBIOS is a Server Management Interface (SMI) compliant method for managing servers in a managed network.
Intel® Server Board SE7210TP1-E TPS System BIOS Revision 2.0 The main component of SMBIOS is the Management Information Format (MIF) database, which contains information about the computing system and its components. Using SMBIOS, a system administrator can obtain the system types, capabilities, operational status, and installation dates for system components. The MIF database defines the data and provides the method for accessing this information. The BIOS enables applications such as third-party management software to use SMBIOS. The BIOS stores and reports the following SMBIOS information:
- BIOS data, such as the BIOS revision level
- Fixed-system data, such as peripherals, serial numbers, and asset tags
- Resource data, such as memory size, cache size, and processor speed
- Dynamic data, such as event detection and error logging Non-Plug and Play operating systems, such as Windows* NT, require an additional interface for obtaining the SMBIOS information. The BIOS supports an SMBIOS table interface for such operating systems. Using this support, an SMBIOS service-level application running on a non-Plug and Play operating system can obtain the SMBIOS information.
4.5 BIOS Updates
The BIOS can be updated with the AMI Flash Utility (AFUDOS.exe), which requires creation of a boot diskette and manual rebooting of the system. Using this utility, the BIOS can be updated from a file on a 1.44 MB diskette (from a legacy diskette drive or an LS-120 diskette drive) or a CD-ROM. Please refer to the SE7210TP1-E BIOS EPS for details. It supports the following BIOS maintenance functions:
- Verifying that the updated BIOS matches t he target system to prevent accidentally installing an incompatible BIOS.
- Updating both the BIOS boot block and the main BIOS. This process is fault tolerant to prevent boot block corruption.
- Changing logo utility. ✏ NOTE Review the instructions distributed with the upgrade utility before attempting a BIOS update.
4.6 Recovering BIOS Data
Some types of failure can destroy the BIOS. For example, the data can be lost if a power outage occurs while the BIOS is being updated in flash memory. The BIOS can be recovered from a diskette using the BIOS recovery mode. When recovering the BIOS, be aware of the following:
- Because of the small amount of code available in the non-erasable boot block area, there is video support. The user can only monitor this procedure by listening to the speaker or looking at the diskette drive LED.
- The recovery process may take several minutes; larger BIOS flash memory devices require more time.
- Two beeps and the end of activity in the diskette drive indicate successful BIOS recovery.
- A series of continuous beeps indicates a failed BIOS recovery.
Intel® Server Board SE7210TP1-E TPS System BIOS Revision 2.0 To create a BIOS recovery diskette, a bootable diskette must be created and the BIOS update files copied to it. BIOS upgrades and the AMI Flash Utility are available from Intel Customer Support through the Intel World Wide Web site. ✏ NOTE Even if the server is configured to boot from an LS-120 diskette (in the Setup program’s Removable Devices submenu), the BIOS recovery diskette must be a standard 1.44 MB diskette not a 120 MB diskette.
4.7 BIOS POST
The BIOS supports one system splash screen. When the system is booting, the BIOS will display the splash screen instead of BIOS messages. BIOS messages can be viewed by pressing the ‘ESC’ key during POST. Once the BIOS POST message screen is selected, the splash screen is no longer accessible during the current boot sequence. The splash screen can be customized by with the ‘Change Logo’ utility. Refer to the Change Logo for AMIBIOS User’s Guide (Version 2.22) for details.
4.7.1 User Interface
There are two types of consoles used for displaying the user interface: graphical or text based. Graphics consoles are in 640x480x8bpp mode; text consoles are 80x25. Console output is partitioned into three areas: the System Activity/State, Logo/Diagnostic, and Current Activity windows. The System Activity Window displays information about the current state of the system, such as if it is active, hung, or requires user intervention. The Logo/Diagnostic Window displays the OEM splash screen logo or a diagnostic boot screen. The Current Activity Window displays information about the currently executing portion of POST as well as user prompts or status messages. If the CMOS is corrupt, the BIOS displays the following message: “Press F1 to load default values and continue Press F2 to run SETUP”. The BIOS always wait until <F1> or <F2> is pressed; Or always not wait if [POST Error Pause] is set disabled in BIOS setup.
Intel® Server Board SE7210TP1-E TPS System BIOS Revision 2.0 The BIOS displays the following information during POST:
- Copyright message
- BIOS ID
- Current processor configuration
- Installed physical memory size
- Current activity and user intervention
4.8 BIOS Setup Utility
The BIOS Setup utility is provided to perform system configuration changes and to display current settings and environment information. The BIOS Setup utility stores configuration settings in system non-volatile storage. Changes affected by BIOS Setup will not take effect until the system is rebooted. The BIOS Setup Utility can be accessed when prompted during POST by using the F2 key.
4.8.1 Localization
The BIOS Setup utility uses the Unicode standard and is capable of displaying setup forms in the languages currently included in the Unicode standard: English, French, Italian, German, and Spanish. Intel provides translations for console strings in the supported languages. The language can be selected using the BIOS user interface.
4.8.2 Keyboard Commands
The Keyboard Command Bar supports the following: Table 17: BIOS Setup Keyboard Command Bar Options Key Option Description Enter Execute Command The Enter key is used to activate sub-menus when the selected feature is a sub-menu, or to display a pick list if a selected option has a value field, or to select a sub-field for multi-valued features like time and date. If a pick list is displayed, the Enter key will undo the pick list, and allow another selection in the parent menu. ESC Exit The ESC key provides a mechanism for backing out of any field. This key will undo the pressing of the Enter key. When the ESC key is pressed while editing any field or selecting features of a menu, the parent menu is re-entered. When the ESC key is pressed in any sub-menu, the parent menu is re-entered. When the ESC key is pressed in any major menu, the exit confirmation window is displayed and the user is asked whether changes can be discarded. If “No” is selected and the Enter key is pressed, or if the ESC key is pressed, the user is returned to where they were before ESC was pressed without affecting any existing any settings. If “Yes” is selected and the Enter key is pressed, setup is exited and the BIOS continues with POST. ↑ Select Item The up arrow is used to select the prev ious value in a pick list, or the previous options in a menu item's option list. The selected item must then be activated by pressing the Enter key. ↓ Select Item The down arrow is used to select the next value in a menu item’s option list, or a value field’s pick list. The selected item must then be activated by pressing the Enter key. ↔ Select Menu The left and right arrow keys are used to move between the major menu pages. The keys have no affect if a sub-menu or pick list is displayed. Tab Select Field The Tab key is used to move bet ween fields. For example, Tab can be used to move from hours to minutes in the time item in the main menu.
Intel® Server Board SE7210TP1-E TPS System BIOS Revision 2.0 Key Option Description - Change Value The minus key on the keypad is used to change the value of the current item to the previous value. This key scrolls through the values in the associated pick list without displaying the full list. + Change Value The plus key on the keypad is used to change the value of the current menu item to the next value. This key scrolls through the values in the associated pick list without displaying the full list. On 106-key Japanese keyboards, the plus key has a different scan code than the plus key on the other keyboard, but will have the same effect F9 Setup Defaults Pressing F9 causes the following to appear: Setup Confirmation Load default configuration now? [Yes] [No] If “Yes” is selected and the Enter key is pressed, all Setup fields are set to their default values. If “No” is selected and the Enter key is pressed, or if the ESC key is pressed, the user is returned to where they were before F9 was pressed without affecting any existing field values F10 Save and Exit Pressing F10 causes the following message to appear: Setup Confirmation Save Configuration changes and exit now? [Yes] [No] If “Yes” is selected and the Enter key is pressed, all changes are saved and Setup is exited. If “No” is selected and the Enter key is pressed, or the ESC key is pressed, the user is returned to where they were before F10 was pressed without affecting any existing values.
4.8.3 Entering BIOS Setup
The BIOS Setup utility is accessed by pressing the <F2> hotkey during POST.
4.8.4 Menu Selection
The first screen displayed when entering the BIOS Setup Utility is the Main Menu selection screen. This screen displays the major menu selections available. The following tables describe the available options on the top-level and lower level menus. Default values are highlighted.
4.8.4.1 Main Menu
To access this menu, select Main on the menu bar at the top of the screen. Main Advanced Boot Security Server Exit
memory information and is for configuring the system date and system time.
- No option BIOS version, date and ID Processor: Type Speed Count
- No option CPU type, speed, count System Memory: Size • No option Memory Size System time • Current time Displays the current time. System date • Current date Displays the current date.
4.8.4.2 Advanced Menu
To access this menu, select Advanced on the menu bar at the top of the screen. are available through the chipset. Table 19. Advanced Menu
CPU Configuration • Submenu CPU Configuration.
IDE Configuration • Submenu Configure the IDE device(s).
Floppy Configuration • Submenu Configure the Floppy drive(s).
Super I/O Configuration • Submenu Configure Super I/O Chipset Win627.
USB Configuration • Submenu Configure the USB support.
PCI Configuration • Submenu Configure the PCI support.
4.8.4.3 CPU Configuration Submenu
To access this submenu, select Advanced on the menu bar, then CPU Configuration. The submenu represented by Table 20 is for configuring the CPU. Table 20. CPU Configuration Submenu
- Enable This should be enabled order to boot legacy OSes that cannot support CPUs with extended CPUID functions. Hyper Threading Technology
- Disable
- Enable (default) This option is only available if the installed CPU is capable of Hyper Threading Technology support.
4.8.4.4 IDE Configuration Submenu
To access this submenu, select Advanced on the menu bar, then IDE Configuration. The submenu represented by Table 21 is for IDE Configuration. Table 21. IDE Configuration Submenu
- [CONFIG PATA & SATA] (default)
- [CONFIG SATA ATA]
- [LEGACY ATA CONFIG
- [ENABLE SATA RAID] Select ATA mode to change bellow ATA configuration. Map PATA to Legacy ATA, Config SATA.
- Submenu The item will be present when selecting CONFIG PATA & SATA in ATA Configuration. Map SATA to Legacy ATA, Disable PATA
- Submenu The item will be present when selecting CONFIG SATA ATA in ATA Configuration. Map PATA & SATA to Legacy ATA
- Submenu The item will be present when selecting LEGACY ATA CONFIG in ATA Configuration. Enable SATA RAID, & Map PATA to Legacy ATA
- Submenu The item will be present when selecting ENABLE SATA RAID in ATA configuration. >Primary IDE Master • Submenu >Primary IDE Slave • Submenu >Secondary IDE Master • Submenu >Secondary IDE Slave • Submenu >Third IDE Master • Submenu >Fourth IDE Master • Submenu When BIOS auto detects the presence of IDE devices, Setup will display the status of auto-detection of IDE devices. Hard Disk Write Protect • Disable (default)
- Enable Enable write protection.
- 0
- 5
- 10
- 15
- 20
- 25
- 30
- 35(default) Select time out value for ATA/ATAPI. ATA (PI) 80Pin Cable Detection
- Host & Device (default)
- Host
- Device Select the mechanism for detecting 80pin ATA.
4.8.4.4.1 Map PATA to Legacy ATA, Config SATA Sub-menu Selections
To access this menu, select Advanced on the menu bar, then IDE Configuration. The submenu represented by Table 22 is used to configure the IDE Configuration. Table 22. Primary/Secondary/Third/Fourth Master/Slave Submenu
- Enabled (default)
- Disabled If enabled, PATA ports may use the primary and/or secondary ATA channel addresses and the SATA ports are limited to using the third and fourth ATA channel addresses. If disabled, the SATA ports are not available. P-ATA Channel Selection
- Primary
- Secondary
- Both (default) Selection determines assignment of only primary, only secondary or both ATA channel addresses for the PATA ports. S-ATA Ports Definition • A1-3rd, A2-4th. (default)
- A1-4th, A2-3rd. This option allows swapping of port mappings between the third and fourth ATA channels for the SATA ports.
4.8.4.4.2 Map SATA to Legacy ATA, Disable PATA Sub-menu Selections
To access this menu, select Advanced on the menu bar, then IDE Configuration.
The submenu represented by Table 23 is used to configure the IDE Configuration. Table 23. Primary/Secondary/Third/Fourth Master/Slave Submenu
- A1-SEC, A2-PRI. This option allows swapping of port mappings between the third and fourth ATA channels for the SATA ports.
4.8.4.4.3 Map PATA & SATA to Legacy ATA Sub-menu Selections
To access this menu, select Advanced on the menu bar, then IDE Configuration. The submenu represented by Table 24 is used to configure the IDE Configuration. Table 24. Primary/Secondary/Third/Fourth Master/Slave Submenu
- PATA-PRI, SATA-SEC. (default)
- PATA-SEC, SATA-PRI The PATA port is assigned the primary or secondary ATA channel addresses; the SATA port is assigned the remaining channel address. 4.8.4.4.4
4.8.4.4.5 Enable SATA RAID, & Map PATA to Legacy ATA Sub-menu Selections
To access this menu, select Advanced on the menu bar, then IDE Configuration. The submenu represented by Table 25 is used to configure the IDE Configuration. Table 25. Primary/Secondary/Third/Fourth Master/Slave Submenu
- Primary
- Secondary
- Both (default) Selection determines assignment of only primary, only secondary or both ATA channel addresses for the PATA ports.
4.8.4.4.6 Primary/Secondary/Third/Fourth Master/Slave Submenus
then the master or slave to be configured. slave. Table 26 shows the format of the IDE submenus. For brevity, only one example is shown. Table 26. Primary/Secondary/Third/Fourth Master/Slave Submenu
- Auto (default)
- CDROM
- ARMD Select the type of device connected to the system.
- Disable Enable LBA Mode if the device supports it. Block Mode • Disabled
- Auto (default) This option can be changed only if User is selected as the type. PIO Mode • Auto (default)
- 0
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4 This option can be changed only if User is selected as the type. S.M.A.R.T • Auto (default)
- Disabled
- Enabled This option can be changed only if User is selected as the type. If Auto is selected, this option is not displayed. Enables or disables Self-monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology. 32Bit Data Transfer • Disabled (default)
- Enabled Enable 32-bit Data Transfer.
4.8.4.5 Floppy Configuration Submenu
To access this submenu, select Advanced on the menu bar, then Floppy Configuration. The submenu represented in Table 27 is the Floppy Configuration Submenu. Table 27. Floppy Configuration Submenu
- 720 KB 3½ inch
- 1.44 MB 3½ inch (default)
- 2.88 MB 3½ inch Specifies the capacity and physical size of diskette drive A. Note: 720Kb & 2.88Mb drives will be as “Untestable”. Onboard floppy controller
- Disable
- Enable
4.8.4.6 Super I/O Configuration Submenu
To access this submenu, select Advanced on the menu bar, then Super I/O Configuration. The menu represented in Table 28 is used to configure Super I/O options. Table 28. Super I/O Configuration Submenu
- 3F8/IRQ4 (default)
- 3E8/IRQ4
- 2E8/IRQ3 Allow BIOS to select serial Port 1 base Addresses. Serial PortB Address • Disable
- 2F8/IRQ3 (default)
- 3E8/IRQ4
- 2E8/IRQ3 Allow BIOS to select serial Port 1 base Addresses.
4.8.4.7 USB Configuration Submenu
To access this menu, select Advanced on the menu bar, then USB Configuration.
The submenu represented by Table 29 is used to configure the USB features. Table 29. USB Configuration Submenu USB Devices Enabled • NO option USB device numbers.
- 2 USB Ports
- All USB Ports (default) Enable USB HOST control. Legacy USB Support • Enable (default)
- Disable
- Auto Support legacy USB. Port 64/60 Emulation • Enable
- Disable (default) This option is typically not used since most OSes are now USB-aware. USB 2.0 Controller • Enable (default)
- Disable Support USB2.0. USB 2.0 Controller mode
- FullSpeed
- HiSpeed (default) Configures the USB 2.0 controller in HiSpeed (480Mbps) or FullSpeed (12Mbps). When USB 2.0 Controller is disabled, it will disappear USB Beep Message • Enable (default)
- Disable Enables the beep during USB device enumeration. USB Mass Storage Device Configuration
- Submenu Configure the USB Mass Storage Device Class. Only available when USB Mass Storage Device detected in system.
4.8.4.7.1 BIOS Setup USB Mass Storage Device Configuration Sub-menu Selections
Table 30. USB Mass Storage Device Configuration Sub-menu Selections
10 Sec
20 Sec
30 Sec
40 Sec
storage device after start unit command. HDD to boot as a FDD (Ex. ZIP drive).
HDD to boot as a FDD (Ex. ZIP drive).
4.8.4.8 PCI Configuration Submenus
To access this submenu, select Advanced on the menu bar, then PCI Configuration. The submenu represented in Table 31 is used for PCI Configuration Submenu. Table 31. PCI Configuration Submenu
- Disable Onboard NIC1 • Enable (default)
- Disable NIC1 PXE • Enable
- Disable (default) Onboard NIC2 • Enable (default)
- Disable NIC2 PXE • Enable
- Disable (default) Slot 1 Option ROM • Enable (default)
- Disable No such item in SKU3,4 Slot 2 Option ROM • Enable (default)
- Disable No such item in SKU3,4 Slot 3 Option ROM • Enable (default)
- Disable No such item in SKU3,4 Slot 4 Option ROM • Enable (default)
- Disable No such item in SKU3,4
4.8.5 BOOT menu
To access this menu, select Exit from the menu bar at the top of the screen. The menu represented by Table 32 is for Boot features. Table 32. Boot Features
- Submenu Configuration Settings during boot. >Boot Device Priority • Submenu Boot device priority sequence. >Hard Disk Drives • Submenu Boot device priority sequence from available driver. >Removable Drives • Submenu Boot device priority sequence from available removable driver. >CD/DVD Drives • Submenu Boot device priority sequence from available ATAPI CDROM driver.
4.8.5.1 Boot Settings Configuration Submenu
The submenu represented by Table 33 is for Boot Settings Configuration. Table 33. Boot Settings Configuration Submenu
- Disable Allows BIOS to skip certain tests while booting. This will decrease the time needed to boot the system.
- Disable Displays OEM Logo instead of POST messages. AddOn ROM Display Mode
- Force BIOS (default)
- Keep Current Set display mode for Option ROM. Bootup Num-Lock • Off
- On (default) Select Power-on state for Numlock. PS/2 Mouse Support • Enable
- Disable
- Auto (default) Select support for PS/2 Mouse. POST Error Pause • Enable (default)
- Disable If enabled, the system will wait for user intervention on critical POST errors. If disabled, the system will boot with no intervention, if possible. Hit <F2> Message Display
- Enable (default)
- Disable Displays "Press <F2> to run Setup" in POST. Extended Memory Test
- 1 MB
- 1 KB
- Every Location
- Disabled (default) Extended Memory Test Tests extended memory - Once per KB, or - Once per MB, or - Every location or - Disable Enabling this option disables Quiet Boot. Scan User Flash Area • Enable
- Disable (default) Allows BIOS to scan the Flash ROM for user binaries.
4.8.5.2 Boot Device Priority Submenu
To access this menu, select Boot on the menu bar, then Boot Device Priority Configuration. The submenu represented by Table 34 is for Boot Device Priority. Table 34. Boot Device Priority Submenu
4.8.5.3 Hard Disk Drives submenu
To access this menu, select Boot on the menu bar, then Hard Disk Drives. The submenu represented by Table 35 is for Boot Device Priority. Table 35. Boot Disk Drives Submenu
4.8.5.4 Removable Drives Submenu
To access this menu, select Boot on the menu bar, then Removable Drives. The menu represented in Table 36 is for Removable Drives. Table 36. Removable Drives Submenu 1st Device • Varies Varies based on system configuration. nth Device • Varies Varies based on system configuration.
4.8.5.5 CD/DVD Drives Submenu
To access this menu, select Boot on the menu bar, then CD/DVD Drives. The submenu represented in Table 37 is for setting the CD/DVD Drives. Table 37. CD/DVD Drives Submenu 1st Device • Varies Varies based on system configuration. nth Device • Varies Varies based on system configuration.
4.8.6 Security Menu
To access this menu, select Security from the menu bar at the top of the screen. The menu represented in Table 38 is for Security features. Table 38. Security Menu
- No options Set password to null to clear. Change User Password
- No options Set password to null to clear. Clear User Password • no options Immediately clears the User Password. Boot Sector Virus Protection
- Enable
- Disable (default) Enable/Disable Boot Sector Virus Protection. Diskette Write Protect
- Enable
- Disable (default)Enable Disables/Enables diskette driver write protection. NMI Control • Enable
- Disable (default) Enable/Disable NMI control through the National Semiconductor PC87431 Integrated Management Controller for the front panel NMI button.
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4.8.7 Server Menu
To access this menu, select Server from the menu bar at the top of the screen. Main Advanced Boot Security Server Exit >> System Management >> Serial Console Features >> Event Log configuration Assert NMI on PERR Assert NMI on SERR Power Link Platform Event Filtering FRB-2 Policy Late POST Timeout Hard Disk OS Boot Timeout PXE OS Boot Timeout FRB-4 Policy The menu represented in Table 39 is for Server features. Table 39. Server Menu System Management • No options Selects submenu.
Features
- No options Selects submenu. Event Log configuration
- No options Selects submenu. Assert NMI on PERR • Disabled
- Enabled (default) If enabled, NMI is generated. SERR option needs to be enabled to activate this option. Assert NMI on SERR • Disabled
- Enabled (default) If enabled, NMI is generated on SERR and logged. Power Link • Stays Off
- Power On Determines the mode of operation if a power loss occurs. If Stays Off is selected, the system remains off once power is restored. If Power On is selected, the system will boot after power is restored. When available, Last State restores the system to state it was in before power failed. Platform Event Filtering
- Disabled
- Enabled FRB-2 Policy • Retry on Next Boot (default)
- Disable FRB2 Timer Controls whether or not the FRB2 Timer will be disabled.
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- 5 minutes
- 10 minutes
- 15 minutes
- 20 minutes Controls the time limit allowed for add-in card detection. The system is reset on timeout. Hard Disk OS Boot Timeout
- Disable (default)
- 5 minutes
- 10 minutes
- 15 minutes
- 20 minutes Controls the time limit allowed for booting an OS from a hard disk drive. The action taken on timeout is determined by the Fault Resilient Boot Timer policy setting. PXE OS Boot Timeout
- Disable (default)
- 5 minutes
- 10 minutes
- 15 minutes
- 20 minutes This controls the time limit allowed for booting an OS using PXE boot. The action taken on timeout is determined by the Fault Resilient Boot Timer policy setting. FRB-4 Policy • Stay On (default)
- Reset
- Power Off Controls the policy upon timeout. If Stay On is selected, no overt action will be taken. If Reset is selected, the system will be forced to reset. If Power Off is selected, the system will be forced to power off.
4.8.7.1 System Management Submenu
To access this menu, select Server on the menu bar, then System Management. Main Advanced Boot Security Server Exit >> System management >> Serial Console Features >> Event Log configuration Assert NMI on PERR Assert NMI on SERR AC Link FRB-2 Policy Late POST Timeout Hard Disk OS Boot Timeout PXE OS Boot Timeout FRB-4 Policy
The submenu represented in Table 40 is for setting the System Management. Table 40. System Managment Submenu
- No options Varies System Part Number:
- No options Varies System Serial Number:
- No options Varies Chassis Part Number:
- No options Varies Chassis Serial Number:
- No options Varies Version: • No options BIOS ID string. BMC Device ID • No options Varies BMC Firmware Revision:
- No options Varies
4.8.7.2 Serial Console Features Submenu
The submenu represented in Table 41 is for setting the Serial Console Features. Table 41. Serial Console Features Submenu
- Disabled (default)
- Serial 1 (DB-9)
- Serial 2 (RJ-45) If enabled, BIOS uses the specified serial port to redirect the console to a remote ANSI terminal. Enabling this option disables Quiet Boot. Keys used in console: ESC +’0’ :F10 ESC +’1’..’9’ :F1..F9 +’0’ ESC +’{’ :Refresh Screen Baud Rate • 9600
- 19.2K (default)
- 38.4K
- 57.6K
- 115.2K Flow Control • No Flow Control
- CTS/RTS (default)
- XON/XOFF
- CTS/RTS + CD If enabled, it will use the Flow control selected. CTS/RTS = Hardware XON/XOFF = Software CTS/RTS + CD = Hardware + Carrier Detect for Modem use. Terminal Type • PC-ANSI
- VT100+ (default)
- VT-UTF8 VT100+ selection only works for English as the select language. VT-UTF8 uses Unicode. PC-ANSI is the standard PC-type terminal.
4.8.7.3 Event Log Configuration Submenu
To access this menu, select Server on the menu bar, then Event Log Configuration.
The submenu represented in Table 42 is for setting the Event Log Configuration. Table 42. Event Log Configuration Submenu
- Enabled Setting this to Enabled will clear the DMI event log after system booting. Event Logging • Disabled
- Enabled (default) Select Enabled to allow logging of events. Critical Event Logging
- Disabled
- Enabled (default) If enabled, BIOS will detect and log events for system critical errors. Critical errors are fatal to system operation. These errors include PERR, SERR, and ECC. ECC Event Logging • Disabled
- Enabled (default) PCI Error logging • Disabled
- Enabled (default)
4.8.8 Exit Menu
To access this menu, select Exit from the menu bar at the top of the screen. loading and saving defaults. Table 43. Exit Menu Save Changes and Exit Exits and sa ves the changes in CMOS SRAM. F10 key can be used for this operation. Discard Changes and Exit Exits without saving any changes made in the BIOS Setup program. ESC key can be used for this operation. Load Optimal Defaults Load Optimal Default values for all the setup questions. F9 key can be used for this operation. Load Failsafe Defaults Load Failsafe Default values for all the setup questions. F8 key can be used for this operation.
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4.9 Operating System Boot, Sleep and Wake
4.9.1 Microsoft* Windows* Compatibility
Intel Corporation and Microsoft Corporation co-author design guides for system designers using Intel processors and Microsoft* operating systems. These documents are updated yearly to address new requirements and current trends. PC200x specifications are intended for systems that are designed to work with Windows 2000 and Windows XP class operating systems. The Hardware Design Guide (HDG) for the Windows XP platform is intended for systems that are designed to work with Windows XP class operating systems. Each specification classifies the systems further and has requirements based on the intended usage for that system. For example, a server system that will be used in small home/office environments has different requirements than the one used for enterprise applications. The server board SE7210TP1-E supports HDG3.0.
4.9.2 Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI)
ACPI gives the operating system direct control over the power management and Plug and Play functions of a server. The use of ACPI with the Intel Server Board SE7210TP1-E requires an operating system that provides full ACPI support. ACPI features include:
- Plug and Play (including bus and device enumeration)
- Power management control of individual devices, add-in boards (some add-in boards may require an ACPI-aware driver), video displays, and hard disk drives
- Methods for achieving less than 15-watt system operation in the standby or sleeping state
- A Soft-off feature that enables the operating system to power-off the server
- Support for multiple wake-up events.
- Support for a front panel power and sleep mode switch
4.9.3 Sleep and Wake Functionality
The BIOS supports up to four front panel buttons: the power button, the reset button, the sleep button, and the NMI button. The NMI button is a recessed button and may not be accessible on all front panel designs. The power button is a request that is forwarded by the National Semiconductor PC87431 integrated management controller to the ACPI power state machines in the chipset. It is monitored by the National Semiconductor PC87431 integrated management controller and does not directly control power on the power supply. The BIOS supports a front panel NMI button. The NMI button is a request that causes the National Semiconductor PC87431 integrated management controller to generate an NMI (non- maskable interrupt). The operating system is responsible for handling the NMI core dump. The power button behaves differently depending on whether the operating system supports ACPI. If the operating system supports ACPI the power button can be configured as a sleep
Intel® Server Board SE7210TP1-E TPS System BIOS Revision 2.0 button. The operating system causes the system to transition to the appropriate system state depending on the user settings.
4.9.3.1 On to Off (OS-Present) or OS to Sleep
If an operating system is loaded, the power button switch generates a request via the system control interrupt (SCI) to the operating system to shutdown the system. The operating system retains control of the system and operating system policy determines if the system transitions into S4/S1 or shuts down.
4.9.3.2 Sleep to On (ACPI)
If an operating system is loaded, the power button or Wake on LAN (WOL) can generate a wake event to the ACPI chipset and a request (via SCI). If system wakes up from S4/S5, the BIOS POST is completed and then control is given to operating system to wake up the system. If wakeup is from S1, the operating system will wake up the system.
4.9.3.3 System Sleep States
The platform supports the following ACPI System Sleep States:
- ACPI S0 (working) state
- ACPI S1 (sleep) state
- ACPI S4 (suspend to disk) state
- ACPI S5 (soft-off) state Table 44: Supported Wake Events Wake Event Supported via ACPI (by sleep state) Supported Via Legacy Wake Power Button Always wakes system. Always wakes system PME from PCI cards Wakes from S1 and S4. Yes RTC Alarm Wakes from S1. Always wakes the system up from S4. No Mouse Wakes from S1. No Keyboard Wakes from S1. No USB Wakes from S1. No
how ACPI is configured with an ACPI-aware operating system. Table 45. Effects of Pressing the Power Switch
4.9.3.4 System States and Power States
the system as a whole into a low-power state. various system and power states. Table 46. Power States and Targeted System Power
- Total system power is dependent on the system configuration, including add-in boards and peripherals powered
by the system chassis’ power supply.
- Dependent on the standby power consumption of wake-up devices used in the system.
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4.10 Security
The BIOS provides a number of security features. This section describes the security features and operating model. The BIOS uses passwords to prevent unauthorized tampering with the system. Once secure mode is entered, access to the system is allowed only after the correct password(s) has been entered. Both User and Administrator passwords are supported by the BIOS. Each password can be independently set or cleared during system configuration using a setup. The maximum length of the password is seven characters. The password cannot have characters other than alphanumeric (a-z, A-Z, 0-9). Once set, a password can be cleared by changing it to a null string. Entering the User password will allow the user to modify the time, date, language, user password. Other setup fields can be modified only if the Administrator password is entered. If only one password is set, this password is required to enter Setup. Administrator has control over all fields in the setup including the ability to clear user password. If the user enters three wrong passwords in a row during the boot sequence, the system will be placed into a halt state. This feature makes it difficult to break the password by “trial and error” method.
4.10.1 Administrator/User Passwor ds and F2 Setup Usage Model
Notes:
- Visible=option string is active and changeable
- Hidden=option string is inactive and not visible
- Shaded=option string is gray-out and view-only There are four possible password scenarios: Scenario #1 Admin/Supervisor Password Not Installed User Password Not Installed Login Type: N/A Set Admin/Supervisor Password (visible) Set User Password (visible) User Access Level [Full] (shaded) Clear User Password (hidden) : User Access Level option will be Full and Shaded as long as the admin/supervisor password is not installed.
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4.10.2 Password Clear Jumper
If the user or administrator password(s) is lost or forgotten, both passwords may be cleared by moving the password clear jumper to the clear position. The BIOS determines if the password clear jumper is in the clear position during BIOS POST and clears any passwords if required. The password clear jumper must be restored to its original position before a new password(s) can be set.
Intel® Server Board SE7210TP1-E TPS Platform Management Architecture Revision 2.0 5. Platform Management Architecture This chapter will provide an overview of the integrated platform management architecture and details of the features and functionality of the Essentials management model.
5.1 Essential Management Features and Functionality
5.1.1 Overview of National* Semiconductor PC87431 Integrated
The National Semiconductor PC87431 integrated management controller is an Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC) with a Reduced Instruction Set Computer (RISC)-based processor and many peripheral devices embedded into it. The National Semiconductor PC87431 integrated management controller contains the logic needed for executing the firmware, controlling the system, monitoring the sensors, and communicating with other systems and devices via various external interfaces. The following figure is a block diagram of the National Semiconductor PC87431 integrated management controller as it is used in a server management system. The external interface blocks to the National Semiconductor PC87431 integrated management controller are the discrete hardware peripheral device interface modules. Figure 10: National Semiconductor PC87431 integrated management controller in a Server Management System SMBus mBMC ASIC Bus Interface Unit SMBus GPIO Pins one SMBus Interfaces Flash Memory SIO LAN on Motherboard (LOM) Interface General purpose Output and Digital Input Front Panel and Power Stat Signal Private I2C Buses Processor Interrupt Pins SMBusSensor devices
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5.1.2 National Semiconductor PC87431 integrated management controller
The National Semiconductor PC87431 integrated management controller performs various tests as part of its initialization. If a failure is determined, the National Semiconductor PC87431 integrated management controller stores the error internally. A failure may be caused by a corrupt National Semiconductor PC87431 integrated management controller FRU, SDR, or SEL. Two commands may be used to retrieve the detected errors. The IPMI 1.5 Get Self Test Results command can be used to return the first error detected. Executing the Get Self Test Results command causes the National Semiconductor PC87431 integrated management controller self-test to be run. It is strongly recommended to reset the National Semiconductor PC87431 integrated management controller via the Cold Reset command afterwards.
5.1.3 SMBus Interfaces
The National Semiconductor PC87431 integrated management controller incorporates one master/slave and two master-only SMBus interfaces. The National Semiconductor PC87431 integrated management controller interfaces with the host through a slave SMBus interface. It interfaces with the LAN On Motherboard (LOM) and peripherals through two independent master bus interfaces.
5.1.4 External Interface to National Semiconductor PC87431 integrated
Figure 11 shows the data/control flow to and within the functional modules of the National Semiconductor PC87431 integrated management controller. External interfaces from the host system, LOM, and peripherals, interact with the National Semiconductor PC87431 integrated management controller through the corresponding interface modules as shown. The National Semiconductor PC87431 integrated management controller communicates with the internal modules using its private SMBus. External devices and sensors interact with the National Semiconductor PC87431 integrated management controller using the peripheral SMBus through SIO. LOM communicates through the LOM SMBus. GPIO pins are available and can be configured for general purpose output or digital input events. Dedicated LED lines are available for LED/color control. Also built into the National Semiconductor PC87431 integrated management controller are the control functions for both the power supply and front panel.
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5.1.4.1 Private Management I 2C Buses
The National Semiconductor PC87431 integrated management controller implements a single private management bus. The National Semiconductor PC87431 integrated management controller is the sole master on this bus. External agents must use the National Semiconductor PC87431 integrated management controller Master Write/Read I 2C command if they require direct communication with a device on this bus. In addition, the National Semiconductor PC87431 integrated management controller provides a Reserve Device command that gives an external agent exclusive access to a specific device for a selectable time.
5.1.5 Messaging Interfaces
This section describes the supported National Semiconductor PC87431 integrated management controller communication interfaces:
- Host SMS interface via SMBus interface
- LAN interface using the LAN On Motherboard SMBus PCI SMBus SMBus Sensor Devices Front Panel
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5.1.5.1 Channel Management
The National Semiconductor PC87431 integrated management controller supports two channels:
- System interface
- 802.3 LAN Table 47: Supported Channel Assigments Channel Id Media type Interface Supports Sessions 1 802.3 LAN IPMB 1.0 Multi sessions
2 System Interface IPMI-SMBus Session-less
5.1.5.2 User Model
The National Semiconductor PC87431 integrated management controller supports one anonymous user (null user name) with a settable password. The IPMI command to set the password is not supported.
5.1.5.3 Request/Response Protocol
All of the protocols used in the host interface and the LOM interface are Request/Response protocols. A Request Message is issued to an intelligent device, to which the device responds with a separate Response Message.
5.1.5.4 Host to National Semiconductor PC87431 integrated management
controller Communication Interface The host communicates with the National Semiconductor PC87431 integrated management controller via the System Management Bus (SMBus). The interface consists of three signals:
- SMBus clock signal (SCLH)
- SMBus data signal (SDAH)
- Optional SMBus alert signal (SMBAH). The signal notifies the host that the PC87431x has data to provide. When the system main power is off (PWRGD signal is low), the host interface signals are in TRI-STATE to perform passive bus isolation between the National Semiconductor PC87431 integrated management controller SCLH, SDAH and SMBAH signals and the SMBus controller signals. The passive bus isolation can be disabled by host SMBus isolation control to support various system designs.
Intel® Server Board SE7210TP1-E TPS Platform Management Architecture Revision 2.0 The National Semiconductor PC87431 integrated management controller is a slave device on the bus. The host interface is designed to support polled operations. Host applications can optionally handle an SMBus alert interrupt if the National Semiconductor PC87431 integrated management controller is unable to respond immediately to a host request. In this case, “Not Ready” is indicated in one of two ways:
- The host interface bandwidth is limited by the bus clock and National Semiconductor PC87431 integrated management controller latency. To meet the device latency, the National Semiconductor PC87431 integrated management controller slows down the bus periodically by extending the SMBus clock low interval (SCLH).
- If the National Semiconductor PC87431 integrated management controller is in the middle of a LAN or peripheral device communication, or if a response to the host request is not yet ready, the National Semiconductor PC87431 integrated management controller does not acknowledge the device address (“NACK”). This forces the host software to stop and restart the session. For more information on read-write through SMBus refer the System Management Bus (SMBus) Specification 2.0.
5.1.5.5 LAN Interface
The baseboard supports one DPC LAN interface via a UDP port 26Fh. The National Semiconductor PC87431 integrated management controller supports a maximum of one simultaneous session across all authenticated channels. The baseboard implements gratuitous ARP support according to the IPMI 1.5 Specification. The IPMI Specification v1.5 defines how IPMI messages, encapsulated in RMCP packet format, can be sent to and from the National Semiconductor PC87431 integrated management controller. This capability allows a remote console application to access the National Semiconductor PC87431 integrated management controller and perform the following operations:
- Chassis Control, e.g., get chassis status, reset chassis, power-up chassis, power-down chassis
- Get system sensor status
- Get and Set system boot options
- Get Field Replaceable Unit (FRU) information
- Get System Event Log (SEL) entries
- Get Sensor Data Records (SDR)
- Set Platform Event Filtering (PEF)
- Set LAN configurations In addition, the National Semiconductor PC87431 integrated management controller supports LAN alerting in the form of SNMP traps that conform to the IPMI Platform Event Trap (PET) format.
Intel® Server Board SE7210TP1-E TPS Platform Management Architecture Revision 2.0 Table 48: LAN Channel Capacity LAN CHANNEL Capability Options Number of Sessions 1 Number of Users 1 User Name NULL (anonymous) User Password Configurable Privilege Levels User, Operator, Administrator Authentication Types MD5 Number of LAN Alert Destinations 1 Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) Gratuitous ARP
5.1.6 Direct Platform Control (IPMI over LAN)
Direct Platform Control provides a mechanism for delivering IPMI Messages directly to the management controllers via a LAN connection. The NICs and the management controllers remain active on standby power, enabling the IPMI Messaging when the system is powered up, powered down, and in a system sleep state. This allows a remote console application to be able to access the management controller capabilities, including:
- Power on/off and reset control with the ability to set BIOS boot flags
- FRU, SDR, and SEL access
- National Semiconductor PC87431 integrated management controller configuration access
- Ability to transfer IPMI messages between the LAN interface and other interfaces, such as the System Interface, IPMB, and PCI SMBus. This capability enables messages to be delivered to system management software, and provides the ability to access sensors and FRU information on other management controllers. IPMI Messages are encapsulated in a packet format called RMCP (Remote Management Control Protocol). The Distributed Management Task Force (DMTF) has defined RMCP for supporting pre-OS and OS-absent management. RMCP is a simple request-response protocol that can be delivered using UDP datagrams. IPMI-over-LAN uses version 1 of the RMCP protocol and packet format. UDP port 26Fh is a ‘well known’ port address that is specified to carry RMCP (Remote Management Control Protocol) formatted UDP datagrams. The on-board Intel network interface controllers contain circuitry that enables detecting and capturing RMCP packets that are received on Port 26Fh and making them available to the management controller via a ‘side- band’ interface that is separate from the PCI interface to the NIC. Similarly, the management controller can use the side-band interface to send packets from Port 26Fh, as shown in the following figure.
Intel® Server Board SE7210TP1-E TPS Platform Management Architecture Revision 2.0 LAN PCI NIC #1 mBMC System Bus RMCP Port 26Fh In-band Traffic side-band connection Figure 12 - IPMI-over-LAN RMCP includes a field that indicates the class of messages that can be embedded in an RMCP message packet. For RMCP version 1.0, the defined classes are IPMI, ASF, and OEM. IPMI- over-LAN uses the IPMI class to transfer IPMI Messages encapsulated in RMCP packets. Intelligent Platform Management Interface v1.5 Specification specifies the packet formats and commands used to perform IPMI Messaging on LAN via RMCP. The management controller transmits to other port addresses as needed. For example, LAN Alerts, which are sent as SNMP Traps, can be transmitted to the SNMP Trap ‘well known’ port address, 162 (0A2h).
5.1.6.1 LAN Channel Specifications
The following table presents the minimum support that will be provided. Note that system management software and utilities may not use all the available management controller options and capabilities. For detailed technical information on the operation of the LAN channel operation and LAN Alerting, refer to Intelligent Platform Management Interface v1.5 Specification. Table 49: LAN Channel Specifications Configuration Capability Options Description/Notes Channel Access Modes always-active, disabled This option determines when the National Semiconductor PC87431 integrated management controller can be accessed via IPMI Messaging over LAN. Number of Sessions 1 (Essentials) The number of simultaneous sessions that can be supported is shared across the LAN and serial/modem channels. Number of Users 1 (Essentials) User information is a resource that is shared across the LAN and serial/modem channels. Configurable User Names No (Essentials) User information is a resource that is shared across the LAN and serial/modem channels. Configurable User Passwords Yes
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5.1.6.2 LAN Drivers and Setup
The IPMI-over-LAN feature must be used with the appropriate Intel NIC Driver, and the NIC correctly configured in order for DPC LAN operation to occur transparently to the operating system and network applications. If an incorrect driver or NIC configuration is used, it is possible to get driver timeouts when the IPMI-over-LAN feature is enabled.
5.1.6.3 BIOS Boot Flags
A remote console application can use the IPMI Set System Boot Options command to configure a set of BIOS boot flags and boot initiator info parameters that are held by the management controller. These parameters include information that identifies the party that initiated the boot, plus flags and other information that can be used to direct the way booting proceeds after a system reset or power-up. For example, whether the system should boot normally, boot using PXE, boot to a diagnostic partition, etc.
5.1.6.4 Boot Flags and LAN Console Redirection
The system BIOS includes a LAN Console Redirection capability. This capability can only be directed to one IP Address at a time. Thus, the boot flags and boot initiator information are also used to tell the BIOS where to send LAN Console Redirection.
5.1.7 Wake On LAN / Power On LAN and Magic Packet Support
The baseboard supports Wake On LAN / Power On LAN capability using the on-board network interface chips or an add-in network interface card. An add-in network card can deliver the wake signal to the baseboard via the PME signal on the PCI bus. The actual support for Magic Packet and/or packet filtering for Wake On LAN / Power On LAN is provided by the NIC. The baseboard handles the corresponding wake signal.
5.1.7.1 Wake On LAN in S4/S5
A configuration option is provided that allows the on-board NICs to be enabled to wake the system in an S4/S5 state, even if the operating system disabled Wake-On-LAN when it powered down the system. This provides an option for users who want to use standard, but non-secure, WOL capability for operations such as after-hours maintenance. Note that the DPC LAN capability provides a secure system power-up, plus the ability to provide BIOS boot options, by sending authenticated IPMI messages directly to the National Semiconductor PC87431 integrated management controller via the on-board NICs.
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5.1.8 Watchdog Timer
The National Semiconductor PC87431 integrated management controller implements an IPMI 1.5-compatible watchdog timer. See the IPMI specification for details. SMI and NMI pre-timeout actions are supported, as are hard reset, power down, and power cycle timeout actions.
5.1.9 System Event Log (SEL)
The National Semiconductor PC87431 integrated management controller implements the logical System Event Log device as specified in the Intelligent Platform Management Interface Specification, Version 1.5. The SEL is accessible via all communication transports. In this way, the SEL information can be accessed while the system is down by means of out-of-band interfaces. The maximum SEL size that is supported by National Semiconductor PC87431 integrated management controller is 92 entries. Supported commands are:
- Get SEL Info
- Reserve SEL
- Get SEL Entry
- Add SEL Entry
- Clear SEL
- Get SEL Time
- Set SEL Time
5.1.9.1 Timestamp Clock
The National Semiconductor PC87431 integrated management controller maintains a four-byte internal timestamp clock used by the SEL and SDR subsystems. This clock is incremented once per second. It is read using the Get SEL Time command and set using the Set SEL Time command. The Get SDR Time command can also be used to read the timestamp clock. These commands are specified in the Intelligent Platform Management Interface Specification, Version 1.5. After a National Semiconductor PC87431 integrated management controller reset, the National Semiconductor PC87431 integrated management controller sets the initial value of the timestamp clock to 0x00000000. It is incremented once per second after that. A SEL event containing a timestamp from 0x00000000 to 0x140000000 has a timestamp value that is relative to National Semiconductor PC87431 integrated management controller initialization. The BIOS provides the time to the National Semiconductor PC87431 integrated management controller during POST. During POST, the BIOS tells the National Semiconductor PC87431 integrated management controller the current RTC time via the Set SEL Time command. The National Semiconductor PC87431 integrated management controller maintains this time, incrementing it once per second, until the National Semiconductor PC87431 integrated management controller is reset or the time is changed via another Set SEL Time command. If the RTC changes during system operation, system management software synchronizes the National Semiconductor PC87431 integrated management controller time with the system time.
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5.1.10 Sensor Data Record (SDR) Repository
The National Semiconductor PC87431 integrated management controller includes built-in Sensor Data Records that provide platform management capabilities (sensor types, locations, event generation and access information). SDR Repositories are kept in the non-volatile storage area (flash) of the National Semiconductor PC87431 integrated management controller. The SDR Repository is accessible via all communication transports. This way, out-of-band interfaces can access the SDR Repository information if the system is down. The National Semiconductor PC87431 integrated management controller supports 2176 bytes of storage for SDR records. The SDR defines the type of sensor, thresholds, hysteresis values and event configuration. The National Semiconductor PC87431 integrated management controller supports up to six threshold values for threshold-based full sensor records, and up to 15 events for non threshold-based full and compact sensor records. It also supports both low-going and high-going sensor devices.
5.1.10.1 Initialization Agent
The National Semiconductor PC87431 integrated management controller implements the internal sensor initialization agent functionality specified in the Intelligent Platform Management Interface Specification, Version 1.5. When the National Semiconductor PC87431 integrated management controller initializes, or when the system boots, the initialization agent scans the SDR repository and configures the sensors referenced by the SDRs. This includes setting sensor thresholds, enabling/disabling sensor event message scanning, and enabling/disabling sensor event messages.
5.1.11 Event Message Reception
The National Semiconductor PC87431 integrated management controller supports externally (e.g., BIOS) generated events via the Platform Event Message command. Events received via this command will be logged to the SEL and processed by PEF.
5.1.12 Event Filtering and Alerting
The National Semiconductor PC87431 integrated management controller implements the following IPMI 1.5 alerting features:
- PEF
- Alert over LAN
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5.1.12.1 Platform Event Filtering (PEF)
The National Semiconductor PC87431 integrated management controller monitors platform health and logs failure events into the SEL. The Platform Event Filtering feature provides a configurable mechanism to allow events to trigger alert actions. PEF provides a flexible, general mechanism that enables the National Semiconductor PC87431 integrated management controller to perform selectable actions triggered by a configurable set of platform events. The National Semiconductor PC87431 integrated management controller supports the following IPMI PEF actions:
- Power-down
- Soft shut-down
- Power cycle
- Reset
- Diagnostic Interrupt
- Alert In addition, the National Semiconductor PC87431 integrated management controller supports the following OEM actions:
- Fault LED action
- Identification LED action
- Device feedback The power-down, soft shut-down, power cycle and reset actions can be delayed by a specified number of 100ms. The National Semiconductor PC87431 integrated management controller maintains an Event Filter table with 30 entries that is used to select the actions to perform. Also maintained is a fixed/read-only Alert Policy Table entry. No alert strings are supported. Note: All Fault/Status LED and ID LED behaviors are driven off of PEF. PEF should not be disabled and the default entry configuration should not be modified or those behaviors will be changed. Each time the PEF module receives either an externally or internally generated event message, it compares the event data against the entries in the event filter table. The National Semiconductor PC87431 integrated management controller scans all entries in the table and determines a set of actions to be performed. If a combination of actions is identified, such as power down, power cycle, and/or reset actions, the action are performed according to PEF Action Priorities. Action priorities are outlined in Table 50. Note: An action that has changed from delayed to non-delayed, or an action whose delay time has been reduced has a higher priority. Each generated event is logged by SEL.
after detection of a critical event. after detection of a critical event. after detection of a critical event. events that requested LED blinking. after detection of a critical event.
1 Non-critical Voltage Assert
2 Non-critical Voltage Deassert
3 Critical Voltage Assert
4 Critical Voltage Deassert
5 Critical PS Soft Fail Assert
6 Critical PS Soft Fail Deassert
7 Critical Proc 1-2 Thermal Trip Assert
8 Critical Proc 1-2 Thermal Trip, Config Error & IERR Deassert
9 Degraded Proc 1-2 FRB3 Assert
10 Degraded Proc 1-2 FRB3 Deassert
11 Degraded Proc 1-2 Hot Assert
12 Degraded Proc 1-2 Hot Deassert
13 Critical FP NMI Assert
14 Critical FP NMI Deassert
15 Non Critical SCSI Terminator Fail Assert
16 Non Critical SCSI Terminator Fail Deassert
17 N/A ID Button Assert
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18 N/A ID Button Deassert
19 Critical Fan Speed Assert
20 Critical Fan Speed Deassert
21 Non Critical Fan Speed Assert
22 Non Critical Fan Speed Deassert
23 Critical Temperature Assert
24 Critical Temperature Deassert
25 Non Critical Te mperature Assert
26 Non Critical Temperature Deassert
27 Critical Proc 1-2 IERR Assert
28 Critical CPU Configuration Error
29 N/A Reserved for ISM
30 N/A Reserved for ISM
5.1.12.2 Alert over LAN
LAN alerts are sent as SNMP traps in ASF formatted Platform Event Traps to a specified alert destination. The Alert over LAN feature is used to send either Platform Event Trap alerts or directed events to a remote system management application, regardless of the state of the host’s operating system. LAN alerts may be sent over any of the LAN channels supported by a platform. LAN alerts can be used by PEF to send out alerts to selected destination when ever an event matches an event filter table entry For more information on LAN alerts, see the IPMI Specification v1.5.
5.1.12.3 System Identification in Alerts
The PET alert format used in PPP and LAN Alerting contains a system GUID field that can be used to uniquely identify the system that raised the alert. In addition, since the PET is carried in a UDP packet, the alerting system’s IP Address is also present.
5.1.12.4 Platform Alerting Setup
The management controller provides commands via the System Interface that support setting/retrieving the alerting configuration LAN alerting in National Semiconductor PC87431 integrated management controller NV storage. The user does not typically deal with filter contents directly. Instead, the Server Setup Utility provides a user interface that allows the user to select among a fixed set of pre-configured event filters.
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- Enabling/Disabling PEF.
- Configuring Alert actions.
- Selecting which pre-configured events trigger an alert.
- Generating a ‘test’ event to allow the paging configuration to be checked.
- Configuring the serial/modem and PPP communication and link parameters.
- Configuring the alert destination information, including LAN addresses, phone numbers, Alert strings, etc.
- Configuring the PPP Accounts for PPP Alerting (PPP Accounts represent the phone number and user login information necessary to connect to a remote system via PPP).
5.1.12.5 Alerting On Power Down Events
The National Semiconductor PC87431 integrated management controller is capable of generating alerts while the system is powered down. A watchdog power-down event alert is sent after the power down so that the alert does not delay the power-down action.
5.1.12.6 Alerting On System Reset Events
Reset event alerts occur after the reset. The alerting process must complete before the system reset is completed. This is done to simplify timing interactions between the National Semiconductor PC87431 integrated management controller and BIOS initialization after a system reset.
5.1.12.7 Alert-in-Progress Termination
An alert in progress will be terminated by a system reset or power on, or by disabling alerting via commands to the management controller.
5.1.13 NMI Generation
The following may cause the National Semiconductor PC87431 integrated management controller to generate an NMI pulse:
- Receiving a C hassis Control command issued from one of the command interfaces. Use of this command will not cause an event to be logged in the SEL.
- Detecting that the front panel Diagnostic Interrupt button has been pressed.
- A PEF table entry matching an event where the filter entry has the NMI action indicated.
- A processor IERR or Thermal Trip (if the National Semiconductor PC87431 integrated management controller is so configured).
- Watchdog timer pre-timeout expiration with NMI pre-timeout action enabled. The National Semiconductor PC87431 integrated management controller-generated NMI pulse duration is 200ms. This time is chosen to try to avoid the BIOS missing the NMI if the BIOS is in the SMI Handler and the SMI Handler is masking the NMI. Once an NMI has been generated by the National Semiconductor PC87431 integrated management controller, the National Semiconductor PC87431 integrated management
Intel® Server Board SE7210TP1-E TPS Platform Management Architecture Revision 2.0 controller will not generate another NMI until the system has been reset or powered down, however, enabling NMI via an NMI Enable/Disable command will re-arm the NMI. The National Semiconductor PC87431 integrated management controller captures the NMI source(s) and makes that information available via a Get NMI Source command. Reading the NMI source information causes it to be cleared. A second Set NMI Source command can be used by other agents, such as the BIOS SMI Handler, to register NMI sources when they detect NMI generating errors. Operating system NMI handlers that save the system crash state can use the Get NMI Source command to determine and save the cause of the NMI.
5.1.14 SMI Generation
The National Semiconductor PC87431 integrated management controller can generate an SMI due to watchdog timer pre-timeout expiration with SMI pre-timeout interrupt specified. The SMI generation is software configurable. The above conditions may or may not be enabled to cause an SMI.
5.2 Platform Management Interconnects
5.2.1 Power Supply Interface Signals
The National Semiconductor PC87431 integrated management controller supports two power supply control signals: Power On and Power Good. The Power On signal connects to the chassis power subsystem and is used to request power state changes (asserted = request Power On). The Power Good signal from the chassis power subsystem indicates current the power state (asserted = power is on). Figure 13 shows the power supply control signals and their sources. To turn the system on, the National Semiconductor PC87431 integrated management controller asserts the Power On signal and waits for the Power Good signal to assert in response, indicating that DC power is on. mBMC Power Sub System Power Good Power ON Figure 13: Power Supply Control Signals
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5.2.1.1 Power-up Sequence
When turning on the system power in response to one of the event occurrences listed in Table 52 below, the National Semiconductor PC87431 integrated management controller executes the following procedure: 1. The National Semiconductor PC87431 integrated management controller asserts Power On and waits for the power subsystem to assert Power Good. The system is held in reset. 2. The National Semiconductor PC87431 integrated management controller sends a Set ACPI Power State command, indicating an S0 state to all management controllers whose SDR management device records indicate that they should receive the notification. 3. The National Semiconductor PC87431 integrated management controller initializes all sensors to their Power On initialization state. The Init Agent is run. 4. The National Semiconductor PC87431 integrated management controller attempts to boot the system by running the FRB algorithm.
5.2.1.2 Power-down Sequence
To power down the system, the National Semiconductor PC87431 integrated management controller effectively performs the sequence of power-up steps in reverse order. This operation can be initiated by one of the event occurrences listed in Table 52 and proceeds as follows: 1. The National Semiconductor PC87431 integrated management controller asserts system reset (de-asserts Power Good). 2. If enabled, the National Semiconductor PC87431 integrated management controller sends a Set ACPI Power State command, indicating an S0 state to all management controllers whose SDR management device records indicate that they should receive the notification. 3. The National Semiconductor PC87431 integrated management controller de-asserts the Power On signal. 4. The power subsystem turns off system power upon de-assertion of the Power On signal.
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5.2.1.3 Power Control Sources
The sources listed in the following table can initiate power-up and/or power-down activity. Table 52: Power Control Initiators # Source External Signal Name or Internal Subsystem Capabilities
1 Power Button FP Power button Turns power ON or OFF
Internal National Semiconductor PC87431 integrated management controller timer Turns power OFF, or power cycle
3 Platform Event Filtering PEF Turns power OFF, or power cycle
4 Command Routed through command processor Turns power ON or OFF, or power cycle
Power state retention Implemented via National Semiconductor PC87431 integrated management controller internal logic Turns power ON when AC power returns
6 Chipset sleep S5 Turns power ON or OFF
5.2.2 System Reset Control
5.2.2.1 Reset Signal Output
The National Semiconductor PC87431 integrated management controller asserts the System Reset signal on the baseboard to perform a system reset. The National Semiconductor PC87431 integrated management controller asserts the System Reset signal before powering the system up. After power is stable (as indicated by the power subsystem Power Good signal), the National Semiconductor PC87431 integrated management controller sets the processor enable state as appropriate and de-asserts the System Reset signal, taking the system out of reset. To reset the system without a power state change, the National Semiconductor PC87431 integrated management controller: 1. Asserts the System Reset signal. 2. Holds this state for as long as the reset button is pushed. When a command is used to generate a system reset, the state is held for the stipulated time. 3. De-asserts the System Reset signal.
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5.2.2.2 Reset Control Sources
The following table shows the reset sources and the actions taken by the system. Table 53: System Reset Sources and Actions # Reset Source System Reset? PC87431 Reset
1 Standby power comes up No (no DC power) Yes
2 Main system power comes up Yes No
3 Reset button or in-target probe (ITP) reset Yes No
4 Warm boot (example: DOS Ctrl-Alt-Del) Yes No
5 Command to reset the system Yes No
6 Set Processor State command Yes No
7 Watchdog timer configured for reset Yes No
8 FRB3 failure Yes No
9 PEF action Optional No
5.2.3 Temperature-based Fan Speed Control
Baseboard hardware implements an ambient-temperature-based Fan Speed control that is part of normal system operation. With one exception, the management controller does not participate in fan speed control. The feature allows the baseboard to drive different fan speeds based on various temperature measurements in order to lower the acoustic noise of the system. The ambient-temperature thresholds at which the Fan Speed increases does not correspond to a non-critical (warning) condition for the fan - since the fan’s state is still ‘OK’ from the system point-of-view. The baseboard has two analog Fan Speed signals that are driven by pulse-width modulator (PWM) circuits by the baseboard hardware. These signals can be driven to several levels according to temperature measurements. Multiple bytes of a Sensor Initialization Table is used to hold parameters that set the temperature thresholds and corresponding PWM duty cycles. This SDR or table is loaded as part of the baseboard configuration. The management controller firmware expects to find an LM30 temperature sensor on the front panel board. Thus, the ambient temperature-based fan speed control capability is not enabled by default, but can be enabled via a management controller configuration change.
5.2.3.1 Fan Kick Start
Some fans may not begin rotating unless started at high speed. To ensure that the fans start, the baseboard hardware will start and run the fans at high speed for a brief interval following system power up.
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5.2.4 Front Panel Control
The National Semiconductor PC87431 integrated management controller provides the main front panel control functions. These include control of the system Power Button, Reset Button, Diagnostic Interrupt (Front Panel NMI) Button, System Identify Button, System ID LED, Status/Fault LED, and Chassis Intrusion Switch. Front panel control also includes the front panel lockout features.
5.2.4.1 Power Button
After de-bouncing the front panel Power Button signal, the National Semiconductor PC87431 integrated management controller routes the signal state directly to the chipset Power Button signal input. If the chipset has been initialized by the BIOS, the chipset responds to the assertion of the signal by requesting a power state change. It reacts to the press of the switch, not the release of it. The Power Button signal toggles the system power. The Power Button signal to the National Semiconductor PC87431 integrated management controller is activated by a momentary contact switch on the front panel assembly. The National Semiconductor PC87431 integrated management controller de-bounces the signal. After de-bouncing the signal, the National Semiconductor PC87431 integrated management controller routes it directly to the chipset via the Power Button signal. The chipset responds to the assertion of the signal. It responds to the press of the switch, not the release of it. If the system is in Secure Mode or the Power Button is forced protected, then when the power switch is pressed, a Platform Security Violation Attempt event message is generated and no power control action is taken. In the case of simultaneous button presses, the Power Button action takes priority over all other buttons. For example, if the sleep button is depressed for one second and then the Power Button is pressed and released, the system powers down. Due to the routing of the de-bounced Power Button signal to the chipset, the power signal action overrides the action of the other switch signals.
5.2.4.2 Reset Button
The reset button is a momentary contact button on the front panel. Its signal is routed through the front panel connector to the National Semiconductor PC87431 integrated management controller, which monitors and de-bounces it. The signal must be stable for at least 25ms before a state change is recognized. An assertion of the front Panel Reset signal to the National Semiconductor PC87431 integrated management controller causes the National Semiconductor PC87431 integrated management controller to start the reset and reboot process. This action is immediate and without the cooperation of any software or operating system running on the system. If Secure Mode is enabled or the button is forced protected, the reset button does not reset the system, but instead a Platform Security Violation Attempt event message is generated. The reset button is disabled in sleep mode.
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5.2.4.3 Diagnostic Interrupt Button (Front Panel NMI)
As stated in the IPMI 1.5 Specification, a Diagnostic Interrupt is a non-maskable interrupt or signal for generating diagnostic traces and core dumps from the operating system. The National Semiconductor PC87431 integrated management controller generates the NMI, which can be used as an OEM-specific diagnostic front panel interface. The Diagnostic Interrupt button is connected to the National Semiconductor PC87431 integrated management controller through the front panel connector. A Diagnostic Interrupt button press causes the National Semiconductor PC87431 integrated management controller to generate a system NMI pulse whose duration is platform-specific and unrelated to the button press duration. This generates an event (NMI button sensor) and PEF OEM action causes NMI generation.
5.2.4.4 Chassis ID Button and LED
The front panel interface supports a Chassis Identify Button and a corresponding Blue Chassis Identify LED. A second Blue Chassis Identify LED is mounted on the back edge of the baseboard where it may be visible when viewed from the back of an integrated system. The LED can provide a mechanism for identifying one system out of a group of identical systems in a high density rack environment The Chassis Identify LED can be turned on either locally via the push-button signal, or by local or remote software using the IPMI Chassis Identify command. The following list summarizes the Chassis Identify Push-button and LED operation:
- The Identify signal state is preserved on Standby power across system power-on/off and system hard resets. It is not preserved if A/C power is removed. The initial LED state is Off when A/C power is applied.
- The IPMI Chassis Identify command can also be used to control the LED. If a the Chassis Identify command is used to turn the LED On, the command will automatically time out and turn off the LED unless another Chassis Identify command to turn on the LED is received. The default timeout for the command is 15 seconds. The baseboard supports the optional command parameter to allow the timeout to be set anywhere from 1 to 255 seconds.
- The optional timeout parameter in the Chassis Identify command also allows software to tell the LED to go Off immediately.
- The Chassis Identify Pushbutton works using a “push-on/push-off” operation. Each press of the push-button toggles the LED signal state between On and Off. If the pushbutton is used to turn the LED On, it will stay on indefinitely, until either the button is pressed again or a Chassis Identify or Chassis Identify LED command causes the LED to go Off. Table 54: Chassis ID LEDs Color Condition When
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5.2.4.5 Status/Fault LED
The following table shows mapping of sensors/faults to the LED state. Table 55: Fault/Status LED Color Condition When Solid System Ready Green Blink System Ready, but degraded. CPU fault, DIMM killed Solid Critical Failure: critical fan, voltage, temperature state Amber Blink Non-Critical Failure: non-critic al fan, voltage, temperature state Off Solid Not Ready. POST error/NM I event/CPU or terminator missing Critical Condition Any critical or non-recoverable threshold crossing associated with the following events:
- Temperature, voltage, or fan critical threshold crossing
- Power subsystem failure. The National Semiconductor PC87431 integrated management controller asserts this failure whenever it detects a power control fault (e.g., the National Semiconductor PC87431 integrated management controller detects that the system power is remaining on even though the National Semiconductor PC87431 integrated management controller has de-asserted the signal to turn off power to the system). A hot-swap backplane would use the Set Fault Indication command to indicate when one or more of the drive fault status LEDs are asserted on the hot-swap backplane
- The system is unable to power up due to incorrectly installed processor(s), or processor incompatibility
- Satellite controller sends a critical or non-recoverable state, via the Set Fault Indication command to the National Semiconductor PC87431 integrated management controller
- “Critical Event Logging” errors, including: System Memory Uncorrectable ECC error and Fatal/Uncorrectable Bus errors, such as PCI SERR and PERR Non-Critical Condition
- Temperature, voltage, or fan non-critical threshold crossing
- Chassis intrusion
- Satellite controller sends a non-critical state, via the Set Fault Indication command, to the National Semiconductor PC87431 integrated management controller
- Set Fault Indication command from system BIOS. The BIOS may use the Set Fault Indication command to indicate additional, non-critical status such as system memory or CPU configuration changes
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- One or more processors are disabled by Fault Resilient Boot (FRB) or BIOS
- BIOS has disabled or mapped out some of the system memory
5.2.4.6 Chassis Intrusion Switch
The server board SE7210TP1-E supports chassis intrusion detection. The National Semiconductor PC87431 integrated management controller monitors the state of the Chassis Intrusion signal and makes the status of the signal available via the Get Chassis Status command and Physical Security sensor state. If enabled, a chassis intrusion state change causes the National Semiconductor PC87431 integrated management controller to generate a Physical Security sensor event message with a General Chassis Intrusion offset.
5.2.4.7 Front Panel Lockout
The management controller monitors a ‘Secure Mode’ signal from the keyboard controller on the baseboard. When the Secure Mode signal is asserted, the management controller may lock out the ability to power down or reset the system using the power or reset push buttons, respectively. Secure Mode may also block the ability to initiate a sleep request using the Sleep push-button. The management controller generates a ‘Secure Mode Violation Attempt’ event message if an attempt it made to power-down, sleep, or reset the system using the push buttons while Secure Mode is active. Note: The National Semiconductor PC87431 integrated management controller will prevent the system from powering up via button press when either secure mode or the front panel lockout I/O signal is asserted.
5.2.5 Secure Mode Operation
Secure mode is a signal from the SIO/keyboard controller. Power and reset buttons are locked out, except for the NMI and Chassis ID buttons. A security violation event is generated if buttons are pressed while secure mode is active. The Secure Mode feature allows the front panel switches and other system resources to be protected against unauthorized use or access. Secure Mode is enabled and controlled via the Set Secure Mode Options command. If it is enabled, Secure Mode can be controlled via the Secure Mode KB signal from the keyboard controller. When Secure Mode is active, pressing a protected front panel switch generates a Secure Mode Violation event. Specifically, this generates an assertion of the Secure Mode Violation Attempt offset of the National Semiconductor PC87431 integrated management controller’s Platform Security Violation Attempt sensor. The Secure Mode state is cleared whenever AC power or system power is applied, when a system reset occurs, or when a National Semiconductor PC87431 integrated management controller reset occurs. The Secure Mode state includes the bits that specify the actions that are to be taken when Secure Mode is active, as well as the Force Secure Mode On bit.
Intel® Server Board SE7210TP1-E TPS Platform Management Architecture Revision 2.0 The Set Secure Mode Options command allows specific front panel switches to be protected irrespective of Secure Mode state. Please see the command definition in the IPMI v1.5 specification for details. The NMI switch can be locked using the Set Secure Mode Options command but is never protected by Secure Mode. This allows a system to be recovered from a hung state when Secure Mode is active.
5.2.6 FRU Information
The platform management architecture supports providing FRU (Field Replaceable Unit) information for the baseboard and major replaceable modules in the chassis. ‘Major Module’ is defined as any circuit board in the system containing active electronic circuitry. FRU information includes board serial number, part number, name, asset tag, and other information. FRUs that contain a management controller use the controller to provide access to the FRU information. FRUs that lack a management controller can make their FRU information available via a SEEPROM directly connected to the IPMB or a private I 2C bus. This allows the system integrator to provide a chassis FRU device without having to implement a management controller. This information can be accessed via IPMI FRU commands or using Master Write- Read commands. The National Semiconductor PC87431 integrated management controller implements the interface for logical FRU inventory devices as specified in the Intelligent Platform Management Interface Specification, Version 1.5. This functionality provides commands used for accessing and managing the FRU inventory information associated with the National Semiconductor PC87431 integrated management controller (FRU ID 0). These commands can be delivered via all interfaces.
5.2.6.1 National Semiconductor PC87431 integrated management controller FRU
The National Semiconductor PC87431 integrated management controller FRU inventory area format follows the Platform Management FRU Information Storage Definition. Refer to Platform Management FRU Information Storage Definition, Version 1.0 for details. The National Semiconductor PC87431 integrated management controller provides only low- level access to the FRU inventory area storage. It does not validate or interpret the data that are written. This includes the common header area. Applications cannot relocate or resize any FRU inventory areas. The baseboard’s FRU information is kept in the National Semiconductor PC87431 integrated management controller internal flash memory.
5.2.7 LCD Support
The baseboard supports the addition of an LCD display via an IPMI-compatible management controller connected to the IPMB. The system BIOS sends IPMB commands to the display as described in the LCD Interface for IPMB specification.
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5.3 Sensors
5.3.1 Sensor Type Codes
The following tables list the sensor identification numbers and information regarding the sensor type, name, supported thresholds, assertion and de-assertion information, and a brief description of the sensor purpose. Refer to the Intelligent Platform Management Interface Specification, Version 1.5, for sensor and event/reading-type table information.
- Sensor Type The Sensor Type references the values enumerated in the Sensor Type Codes table in the IPMI specification. It provides the context in which to interpret the sensor, e.g., the physical entity or characteristic that is represented by this sensor.
1 Event/Reading Type
The Event/Reading Type references values from the Event/Reading Type Code Ranges and Generic Event/Reading Type Codes tables in the IPMI specification. Note that digital sensors are a specific type of discrete sensors, which have only two states.
2 Event Offset/Triggers
Event Thresholds are supported event generating thresholds for threshold types of sensors. - [u,l][nr,c,nc] upper nonrecoverable, upper critical, upper noncritical, lower nonrecoverable, lower critical, lower noncritical - uc, lc upper critical, lower critical Event Triggers are supported event generating offsets for discrete type sensors. The offsets can be found in the Generic Event/Reading Type Codes or Sensor Type Codes tables in the IPMI specification, depending on whether the sensor event/reading type is generic or a sensor specific response.
3 Assertion/De-assertion Enables
Assertions and De-assertion indicators reveals the type of events the sensor can generate: - As: Assertions - De: Deassertion
4 Readable Value / Offsets
- Readable Value indicates the type of value returned for threshold and other non- discrete type sensors. - Readable Offsets indicates the offsets for discrete sensors that are readable via the Get Sensor Reading command. Unless otherwise indicated, all Event Triggers are readable, i.e., Readable Offsets consists of the reading type offsets that do not generate events.
5 Event Data
This is the data that is included in an event message generated by the associated sensor. For threshold-based sensors, the following abbreviations are used: - R: Reading value
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01 Physical
LAN Leash Lost As LAN Leash Lost Trig Offset Platform Security Violation
02 Platform
As – Trig Offset Power Unit Status 03 Power Unit 09h Sensor Specific 6Fh
- Power On/Off
- Power cycle
- AC Lost As – Trig Offset Button 04h Button 14h Sensor Specific 6Fh Power Button Reset Button As – Trig Offset Watchdog 05h Watchdog2 23h Sensor Specific 6Fh
- Timer Expired
- Hard Reset
- Power Down
- Power cycle
- Timer Interrupt As – Trig Offset
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Intel® Server Board SE7210TP1-E TPS Platform Management Architecture Revision 2.0 101 Sensor Name Sensor # Sensor Type Event / Reading Type Event Offset Triggers Assert / Deassert Readable Value/Offsets Event Data PEF Action SDR Record Type Tach Fan 6 1Ah Fan 04h Threshold 01h [u,l][ nr, c,nc] As & De Analog R, T Fault LED Action 01 Tach Fan 7 1Bh Fan 04h Threshold 01h [u,l][ nr, c,nc] As & De Analog R, T Fault LED Action 01 Tach Fan 8 1Ch Fan 04h Threshold 01h [u,l][ nr, c,nc] As & De Analog R, T Fault LED Action 01 Tach Fan 9 1Dh Fan 04h Threshold 01h [u,l][ nr, c,nc] As & De Analog R, T Fault LED Action 01 System Event 1Eh System Event 12h Sensor Specific 6Fh PEF Action As – Trig Offset – 02 Proc1 IERR 1Fh Processor 07h Sensor Specific 6Fh IERR As – Trig Offset – 02 Proc2 IERR 20h Processor 07h Sensor Specific 6Fh IERR As – Trig Offset – 02 Proc1 Thermal trip 21h Processor 07h Sensor Specific 6Fh Thermal Trip As – Trig Offset Fault LED Action 02 Proc2 Thermal trip 22h Processor 07h Sensor Specific 6Fh Thermal Trip As – Trig Offset Fault LED Action 02 Proc1 Throttle 23h Temp 01h Threshold 01h [u,l][ nr, c,nc] As & De Analog Trig Offset Fault LED Action 01 Proc2 Throttle 24h Temp 01h Threshold 01h [u,l][ nr, c,nc] As & De Analog Trig Offset Fault LED Action 01 Diagnostic Interrupt Button 25h Critical Interrupt 13h Sensor Specific 6Fh FP NMI Button As – Trig Offset NMI Pulse 02 Chassis Identify Button 26h Button 14h Generic 03h Sate Deasserted State Assert As & De – Trig Offset ID LED Action Proc1 Fan 27h Fan 04h Threshold 01h [u,l][ nr, c,nc] As & De Analog R, T Fault LED Action 01 Proc2 Fan 28h Fan 04h Threshold 01h [u,l][ nr, c,nc] As & De Analog R, T Fault LED Action 01 Proc1 Core temp 29h Temp 01h Threshold 01h [u,l][ nr, c,nc] As & De Analog R, T Fault LED Action 01 Proc2 Core temp 2Ah Temp 01h Threshold 01h [u,l][ nr, c,nc] As & De Analog R, T Fault LED Action 01 CPU Configuration Error 2Bh Processor 07h Generic 03h State Asserted As & De Discrete R, T Fault LED Action 02
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6.1 Error Sources and Types
One of the major requirements of server management is to correctly and consistently handle system errors. System errors, which can be disabled and enabled individually or as a group, can be categorized as follows:
- PCI bus
- Memory single- and multi-bit errors
- Sensors
- Processor internal errors, bus/address errors, thermal trip errors, temperatures and voltages, and GTL voltage levels
- Errors detected during POST, logged as ‘POST errors’ On the SE7210TP1-E platform, the Winbond* chip manages general hardware monitoring sensors on a hardware level; however action is only taken by software (i.e., an application such as LANDesk™ Client Manager).
6.1.1 PCI Bus Errors
The PCI bus defines two error pins, PERR# and SERR#, for reporting PCI parity errors and system errors, respectively. In the case of PERR#, the PCI bus master has the option to retry the offending transaction, or to report it using SERR#. All other PCI-related errors are reported by SERR#. SERR# is routed to NMI if enabled by BIOS.
6.1.2 Processor Bus Errors
The MCH supports the data integrity features supported by the Pentium® Pro bus, including address, request, and response parity. The E7210 chipset always generates ECC data while it is driving the processor data bus, although the data bus ECC can be disabled or enabled by BIOS. It is enabled by default.
6.1.3 Memory Bus Errors
The MCH is programmed to flag and log multi-bit errors (MBEs). The MCH then triggers an SMI to the 6300ESB I/O and the 6300ESB I/O asserts the SMI# signal. BIOS then logs the errors in the event log.
6.2 BIOS Error Messages, POST Codes, and BIOS Beep Codes
The BIOS indicates the current testing phase during POST by writing a hex code to I/O location 80h. If errors are encountered, error messages or codes will either be displayed to the video screen, or if an error has occurred prior to video initialization, errors will be reported through a series of audio beep codes. POST errors are logged in to the SEL.
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6.2.1 BIOS Error Messages
During POST, if an error is detected, the BIOS will display an error code and message to the screen. The following table defines POST error codes and their associated messages. The BIOS prompts the user to press a key in case of serious errors. Some of the error messages are preceded by the string "Error” to highlight the fact that the system may be malfunctioning. All POST errors and warnings are logged in the SEL Table 58: POST Error Messages and Handling Error Code Error Message Response
0000 Timer Error Pause
0003 CMOS Battery Low Pause
0004 CMOS Settings Wrong Pause
0005 CMOS Checksum Bad Pause
0008 Unlock Keyboard Halt
0009 PS2 Keyboard not found Not an error
000A KBC BAT Test failed Halt 000B CMOS memory size different Pause 000C RAM R/W test failed Pause 000E A: Drive Error Pause 000F B: Drive Error Pause
0010 Floppy Controller Failure Pause
0012 CMOS Date/Time not set Pause
0014 PS2 Mouse not found Not an error
0040 Refresh timer test failed Halt
0041 Display memory test failed Pause
0042 CMOS Display Type Wrong Pause
0043 ~<INS> Pressed Pause
0044 DMA Controller Error Halt
0045 DMA-1 Error Halt
0046 DMA-2 Error Halt
0047 Unknown BIOS error. Error code = 147 (this is really a PMM_MEM_ALLOC_ERR) Halt
0048 Password check failed Halt
0049 Unknown BIOS error. Error code = 149 (this is really SEGMENT_REG_ERR) Halt 004A Unknown BIOS error. Error code = 14A (this is really ADM_MODULE_ERR) Pause 004B Unknown BIOS error. Error code = 14B (this is really LANGUAGE_MODULE_ERR) Pause 004C Keyboard/Interface Error Pause 004D Primary Master Hard Disk Error Pause
Intel® Server Board SE7210TP1-E TPS Error Reporting and Handling Revision 2.0 104 004E Primary Slave Hard Disk Error Pause 004F Secondary Master Hard Disk Error Pause
0050 Secondary Slave Hard Disk Error Pause
0055 Primary Master Drive - ATAPI Incompatible Pause
0056 Primary Slave Drive - ATAPI Incompatible Pause
0057 Secondary Master Drive - ATAPI Incompatible Pause
0058 Secondary Slave Drive - ATAPI Incompatible Pause
0059 Third Master Device Error Pause
005B Fourth Master Device Error Pause 005E Password check failed Pause
0120 Thermal failure due to PROCHOT# Pause
0146 Insufficient Memory to Shadow PCI ROM Pause
0147 Custom CMOS Defaults loaded Pause
0150 BSP Processor failed BIST Pause
0160 Processor missing microcode Pause
0180 BIOS does not support current stepping Pause
0195 Front side bus mismatch. Pause 0197 Processor speeds mismatch. Pause
5120 CMOS Cleared By Jumper Pause
5121 Password cleared by jumper Pause
5122 CMOS Cleared By mBMC Request Pause
8104 Warning! Port 60h/64h emulation is not supported by this USB Host Controller!!! Warning 8105 Warning! EHCI controller disabled. It requires 64bit data support in the BIOS. Warning
8110 Processor 01 Internal error (IERR) Warning
8120 Processor 01 Thermal Trip error Warning
8140 Processor 01 failed FRB level 3 timer Warning
8190 Watchdog Timer failed on last boot Warning
8198 OS boot Watchdog Timer Failure Pause
8300 Baseboard Management Controlle r failed Self Test Pause
8301 Not enough space in Runtime ar ea!!. SMBIOS data will not be available. Pause
8305 Primary Hot swap Controller failed to function Pause
84F2 BaseBoard Management Controller failed to respond Pause 84F3 BaseBoard Management Cont roller in Update Mode Pause 84F4 Sensor Data Record Empty Pause 84FF System Event Log Full Warning
8500 Bad or missing memory in slot 2A Pause
8501 Bad or missing memory in slot 1A Pause
8504 Bad or missing memory in slot 2B Pause
8505 Bad or missing memory in slot 1B Pause
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6.2.2 Port 80h POST Codes
During the POST, the BIOS generates diagnostic progress codes (POST codes) to I/O port 80h. If the POST fails, execution stops and the last POST code generated is left at port 80h. This code is useful for determining the point where an error occurred. Table 59: POST Code Checkpoints Diagnostic LED Decoder G=Green, R=Red, A=Amber Check point Hi Low Diagnostic LED Decoder G=Green, R=Red, A=Amber 03 OF F OF F G G Disable NMI, Parity, video for EGA, and DMA controllers. Initialize BIOS, POST, Runtime data area. Also initialize BIOS modules on POST entry and GPNV area. Initialized CMOS as mentioned in the Kernel Variable "wCMOSFlags." 04 OF F G OF F OF F Check CMOS diagnostic byte to determine if battery power is OK and CMOS checksum is OK. Verify CMOS checksum manually by reading storage area. If the CMOS checksum is bad, update CMOS with power-on default values and clear passwords. Initialize status register A. Initializes data variables that are based on CMOS setup questions. Initializes both the 8259 compatible PICs in the system 05 OF F G OF F G Initializes the interrupt controlling hardware (generally PIC) and interrupt vector table. 06 OF F G G OF F Do R/W test to CH-2 count reg. Initialize CH-0 as system timer. Install the POSTINT1Ch handler. Enable IRQ-0 in PIC for system timer interrupt. Traps INT1Ch vector to "POSTINT1ChHandlerBlock."
08 G OF
F OF F OF F Initializes the CPU. The BAT test is being done on KBC. Program the keyboard controller command byte is being done after Auto detection of KB/MS using AMI KB-5. C0 R R OF F OF F Early CPU Init Start -- Disable Cache - Init Local APIC C1 R R OF F G Set up boot strap processor Information C2 R R G OF F Set up boot strap processor for POST C5 R A OF F G Enumerate and set up application processors C6 R A G OF F Re-enable cache for boot strap processor C7 R A G G Early CPU Init Exit 0A G OF F G OF F Initializes the 8042 compatible Key Board Controller. 0B G OF F G G Detects the presence of PS/2 mouse. 0C G G OF F OF F Detects the presence of Keyboard in KBC port.
Intel® Server Board SE7210TP1-E TPS Error Reporting and Handling Revision 2.0 106 0E G G G OF F Testing and initialization of different Input Devices. Also, update the Kernel Variables. Traps the INT09h vector, so that the POST INT09h handler gets control for IRQ1. Uncompress all available language, BIOS logo, and Silent logo modules. 13 OF F OF F G A Early POST initialization of chipset registers. 24 OF F G R OF F Uncompress and initialize any platform specific BIOS modules. 30 OF F OF F R R Initialize System Management Interrupt. 2A G OF F A OF F Initializes different devices through DIM. See DIM Code Checkpoints section of document for more information. 2C G G R OF F Initializes different devices. Detects and initializes the video adapter installed in the system that have optional ROMs. 2E G G A OF F Initializes all the output devices. 31 OF F OF F R A Allocate memory for ADM module and uncompress it. Give control to ADM module for initialization. Initialize language and font modules for ADM. Activate ADM module. 33 OF F OF F A A Initializes the silent boot module. Set the window for displaying text information. 37 OF F G A A Displaying sign-on message, CPU information, setup key message, and any OEM specific information.
38 G OF
F R R Initializes different devices through DIM. See DIM Code Checkpoints section of document for more information.
39 G OF
F R A Initializes DMAC-1 & DMAC-2. 3A G OF F A R Initialize RTC date/time. 3B G OF F A A Test for total memory in stalled in the system. Also, Check for DEL or ESC keys to limit memory test. Display total memory in the system. 3C G G R R Mid POST initialization of chipset registers. 40 OF F R OF F OF F Detect different devices (Parallel ports, serial ports, and coprocessor in CPU, … etc.) successfully installed in the system and update the BDA, EBDA…etc. 50 OF F R OF F R Programming the memory hole or any kind of implementation that needs an adjustment in system RAM size if needed. 52 OF F R G R Updates CMOS memory size from memory found in memory test. Allocates memory for Extended BIOS Data Area from base memory. 60 OF F R R OF F Initializes NUM-LOCK status and programs the KBD typematic rate. 75 OF F A R A Initialize Int-13 and prepare for IPL detection.
78 G R R R Initializes IPL devices controlled by BIOS and option
ROMs.
Intel® Server Board SE7210TP1-E TPS Error Reporting and Handling Revision 2.0 107 7A G R A R Initializes remaining option ROMs. 7C G A R R Generate and writ e contents of ESCD in NVRam.
84 R G OF
F OF F Log errors encountered during POST.
85 R G OF
F G Display errors to the user and gets the user response for error. 87 R G G G Execute BIOS setup if needed / requested. 8C A G OF F OF F Late POST initialization of chipset registers. 8D A G OF F G Build ACPI tables (if ACPI is supported) 8E A G G OF F Program the peripheral parameters. Enable/Disable NMI as selected
90 R OF
F OF F R Late POST initializat ion of system management interrupt. A0 R OF F R OF F Check boot password if installed. A1 R OF F R G Clean-up work needed before booting to OS. A2 R OF F A OF F Takes care of runtime image preparation for different BIOS modules. Fill the free area in F000h segment with 0FFh. Initializes the Microsoft IRQ Routing Table. Prepares the runtime language module. Disables the system configuration display if needed. A4 R G R OF F Initialize runtime language module. A7 R G A G Displays the syst em configuration screen if enabled. Initialize the CPU’s before boot, which includes the programming of the MTRR’s. A8 A OF F R OF F Prepare CPU for OS boot including final MTRR values. A9 A OF F R G Wait for user input at config display if needed. AA A OF F A OF F Uninstall POST INT1Ch vector and INT09h vector. De- initializes the ADM module. AB A OF F A G Prepare BBS for Int 19 boot. AC A G R OF F End of POST initialization of chipset registers. B1 R OF F R A Save system context for ACPI. 00 OF F OF F OF F OF F Passes control to OS Loader (typically INT19h). Table60: Bootblock Initialization Code Checkpoints Check Diagnostic LED Decoder G=Green, R=Red, A=Amber Diagnostic LED Decoder G=Green, R=Red, A=Amber
Intel® Server Board SE7210TP1-E TPS Error Reporting and Handling Revision 2.0 108 point Hi Low Before A A A A Early chipset initialization is done. Early super I/O initialization is done including RTC and keyboard controller. NMI is disabled. D1 R R OFF A Perform keyboard controller BAT test. Check if waking up from power management suspend state. Save power-on CPUID value in scratch CMOS. D0 R R OFF R Go to flat mode with 4GB limit and GA20 enabled. Verify the bootblock checksum. D2 R R G R Disable CACHE before memo ry detection. Execute full memory sizing module. Verify that flat mode is enabled. D3 R R G A If memory sizing module not executed, start memory refresh and do memory sizing in Bootblock code. Do additional chipset initialization. Re- enable CACHE. Verify that flat mode is enabled. D4 R A OFF R Test base 512KB memory. Adju st policies and cache first 8MB. Set stack. D5 R A OFF A Bootblock code is copied fr om ROM to lower system memory and control is given to it. BIOS now executes out of RAM. D6 R A G R Both key sequence and OEM s pecific method is checked to determine if BIOS recovery is forced. Main BIOS checksum is tested. If BIOS recovery is necessary, control flows to checkpoint E0. See Bootblock Recovery Code Checkpoints section of document for more information. D7 R A G A Restore CPUID value back into register. The Bootblock-Runtime interface module is moved to system memory and control is given to it. Determine whether to execute serial flash. D8 A R OFF R The Runtime module is unc ompressed into memory. CPUID information is stored in memory. D9 A R OFF A Store the Uncompressed point er for future use in PMM. Copying Main BIOS into memory. Leaves all RAM below 1MB Read-Write including E000 and F000 shadow areas but closing SMRAM. DA A R G R Restore CPUID value back in to register. Give control to BIOS POST (ExecutePOSTKernel). See POST Code Checkpoints section of document for more information.
6.2.2.1 Bootblock Recovery Code Checkpoints
The Bootblock recovery code gets control when the BIOS determines that a BIOS recovery needs to occur because the user has forced the update or the BIOS checksum is corrupt. The following table describes the type of checkpoints that may occur during the Bootblock recovery portion of the BIOS:
Intel® Server Board SE7210TP1-E TPS Error Reporting and Handling Revision 2.0 109 Table61: Bootblock Recovery Code Checkpoints Diagnostic LED Decoder G=Green, R=Red, A=Amber Check point Hi Low Diagnostic LED Decoder G=Green, R=Red, A=Amber E0 R R R OFF Initialize the floppy controller in the super I/O. Some interrupt vectors are initialized. DMA controller is initialized. 8259 interrupt controller is initialized. L1 cache is enabled. E9 A R R G Set up floppy controller and data. Attempt to read from floppy. EA A R A OFF Enable ATAPI hardware. Attempt to read from ARMD and ATAPI CDROM. EB A R A G Disable ATAPI hardware. Jump back to checkpoint E9. EF A A A G Read error occurred on medi a. Jump back to checkpoint EB. E9 or EA A (A) R (R) R (A) R (OFF) Determine information about root directory of recovery media. F0 R R R R Search for pre-defined reco very file name in root directory. F1 R R R A Recovery file not found. F2 R R A R Start reading FAT table and analyze FAT to find the clusters occupied by the recovery file. F3 R R A A Start reading the recovery file cluster by cluster. F5 R A R A Disable L1 cache. FA A R A R Check the validity of the reco very file configuration to the current configuration of the flash part. FB A R A A Make flash write enabled th rough chipset and OEM specific method. Detect proper flash part. Verify that the found flash part size equals the recovery file size. F4 R A R R The recovery file size does not equal the found flash part size. FC A A R R Erase the flash part. FD A A R A Program the flash part. FF A A A A The flash has been updated successfully. Make flash write disabled. Disable ATAPI hardware. Restore CPUID value back into register. Give control to F000 ROM at F000:FFF0h.
6.2.2.2 BIOS Beep Codes
Whenever a recoverable error occurs during POST, the BIOS displays an error message describing the problem. The BIOS also issues a beep code (one long tone followed by two short tones) during POST if the video configuration fails (a faulty video card or no card installed) or if an external ROM module does not properly checksum to zero. An external ROM module (for example, a video BIOS) can also issue audible errors, usually consisting of one long tone followed by a series of short tones. For more information on the beep codes issued, check the documentation for that external device.
1 Refresh timer test
3 RAM R/W test failed Display message and
6 KBC BAT Test failed Display message and
6.2.2.3 BIOS Recovery Beep Codes
1 Recovery Started E9h Start of recovery process
6.3 Bus Initialization Checkpoints
The system BIOS gives control to the different buses at several checkpoints to do various tasks. Table 64 describes the bus initialization checkpoints. Table 64. Bus Initialization Checkpoints 2A Different buses init (system, static , and output devices) to start if present. 38 Different buses init (input, IPL, and general devices) to start if present. function that is being executed. Table 65. Upper Nibble High Byte Functions 0 func#0, disable all devic es on the bus concerned.
1 func#1, static devices init on the bus concerned. 2 func#2, output device in it on the bus concerned. 3 func#3, input device in it on the bus concerned. 4 func#4, IPL device init on the bus concerned. 5 func#5, general device in it on the bus concerned. 6 func#6, error reporting for the bus concerned. 7 func#7, add-on ROM init for all buses. 8 func#8, BBS ROM init for all buses. Table 66. Lower Nibble High Byte Functions
0 Generic DIM (Device Initialization Manager)
1 On-board System devices
2 ISA devices
3 EISA devices
4 ISA PnP devices
5 PCI devices
- Connector Pin-Outs and Jumper Blocks
7.1 Power Connectors
are populated when using an ATX12V power supply). using an ATX12V power supply). The following table defines the pin-outs of the connectors. Table 67. Power Connector Pin-out (J4J1)
3 COM Black 15 COM Black
5 COM Black 17 COM Black
7 COM Black 19 COM Black
8 PWR_OK Gray 20 RSVD_(-5V) White
Table 68. 12V CPU Power Connector (J9B1)
1 Ground
2 Ground
3 Ground
4 Ground
7 Unused
8 Unused
The board will not boot if the 12V CPU power connector is not attached to the board.
Table 69. Auxiliary Signal Connector (J5G2)
1 SMB_SCLP
2 SMB_SDAP
3 PS_ALERT#
4 GND
7.2 PCI Bus Connectors
Table 70. PCI Bus Connectors
- The signals (in parentheses) are opt ional in the PCI specification and are not currently implemented.
- On PCI Slot 6, A9 becomes P_REQ3#
- On PCI Slot 6, B10 becomes P_GNT3#
- On PCI Slot 6, B14 becomes CK_P_33M_S6 RISER
7.3 Front Panel Connector
Table 71. High-Density Front Panel 34-Pin Header Pin Out (J3J4)
1 Power LED Anode 2 5VSB
3 Key 4 5VSB
5 Power LED Cathode 6 COOL LED Cathode
7 VCC3 8 5VSB
9 HDD Activity LED Cathode 10 SYSTEM LED Cathode
11 Power Switch 12 NIC#1 Activity LED Anode
13 GND 14 NIC#1 Activity LED Cathode
15 Reset Switch 16 RESUME I2C DATA
17 GND 18 RESUME I2C CLK
19 ACPI Sleep Switch 20 Unused
21 GND 22 NIC#2 Activity LED Anode
23 NMI Switch 24 NIC#2 Activity LED Cathode
25 Key 26 Key
29 ID LED Cathode 30 SYS RDY LED Cathode
31 ID Button Cathode 32 VCC
33 GND 34 Unused
7.4 VGA Connector
The following table details the pin out of the VGA connector. Table 72. VGA Connector Pin-out (J7A1)
1 Red (analog color signal R)
2 Green (analog color signal G)
3 Blue (analog color signal B)
4 No connection
5 GND
6 GND
7 GND
8 GND
9 Fused VCC(+5V)
10 GND
11 No connection
12 V_MONID1
13 HSYNC (horizontal sync)
14 VSYNC (vertical sync)
15 V_MONID2
7.5 NIC /USB Connector
table details the pin out of the connector. Table 73. Magjack Connector (RJ45, 10/100/1000) Pin Out (J6A2)
1 LAN_V_1P8 10 LAN_MDI_0*
2 LAN_MDI_2* 11 LAN_MDI_0
3 LAN_MDI_2 12 LAN_V_1P8
4 LAN_MDI_1 13 LAN_LINK_100*
5 LAN_MDI_1* 14 LAN_LINK
6 LAN_V_1P8 15 LAN_LINK_UP*
7 LAN_V_1P8 16 LAN_ACTLED*
8 LAN_MDI_3 17 GND
9 LAN_MDI_3* 18 GND
Table 74. Magjack Connector (RJ45, 10/100) Pin Out (J5A1)
1 Bypass cap to GND 10 NIC2_TDN
2 NIC2_MDI_MINUS 2 11 NIC2_TDP
3 NIC2_MDI_PLUS2 12 Bypass cap to GND
4 NIC2_RDP 13 NIC2_SPEED_LED*
6 Bypass cap to GND 15 NIC2_LINK_LED#
7 Bypass cap to GND 16 NIC2_ACT_LED#
8 NIC2_MDI_PLUS3 17 GND
9 NIC2_MDI_MINUS3 18 GND
Table 75. Triple USB Pin Out (J9A2)
1 USB_BACK_PWR1 9 USB_BACK_PWR3
2 USB_BACK1_R# 10 USB_BACK3_R#
3 USB_BACK1_R 11 USB_BACK3_R
4 GND 12 GND
5 USB_BACK_PWR2 13 GND
6 USB_BACK2_R# 14 GND
7 USB_BACK2_R 15 GND
8 GND 16 GND
7.6 SATA/SATA RAID Connectors
connectors is identical and is listed in the following table. Table 76. SATA 7-pin Connectors Pin Out (J3G1, J3G2)
2 TXP
3 TXN
5 RXN
6 RXP
pin out for both connectors is identical and is listed in the following table. Table 77. 6300ESB I/O IDE 40-pin Connector Pin Out (J4J2, J4J3)
1 Reset IDE 2 Ground
3 Data 7 4 Data 8
5 Data 6 6 Data 9
7 Data 5 8 Data 10
9 Data 4 10 Data 11
11 Data 3 12 Data 12
13 Data 2 14 Data 13
15 Data 1 16 Data 14
17 Data 0 18 Data 15
19 Ground 20 Key
21 DDRQ0 [DDRQ1] 22 Ground
23 I/O Write# 24 Ground
25 I/O Read# 26 Ground
27 IOCHRDY 28 Ground
29 DDACK0# [DDACK1#] 30 Ground
31 IRQ 14 [IRQ 15] 32 Not connected
33 PDA1 (Address 1) 34 GPIO_DMA66_Detect_Pri
35 PDA0 (Address 0) 36 PDA2 (Address 2)
37 Chip Select 1P#
38 Chip Select 3P#
39 HD_LED_PRI*/HD_LED_SEC* 40 Ground
7.8 Front Panel USB Header
pin out of the header is detailed in the following table. Table 78. Front Panel USB Connector Pin-out (J5G1)
1 USB_FNT1_PWR 2 USB_FNT1_PWR
3 NC 4 USB_FRONT1*
5 NC 6 USB_FRONT1
7 Ground 8 Ground
9 Key 10 USB_ OC_FNT_R1
Note: USB ports may be assigned as needed.
7.9 Floppy Connector
controller. The following table details the pin out of the 34-pin floppy connector. Table 79. 34-pin Floppy Connector Pin Out (J3H1)
1 GND 2 DENSEL
3 Key 4 NC
5 Key 6 DRVDEN1
7 GND 8 FDINDX#
9 GND 10 MTR0# (Motor Enable A)
11 GND 12 NC
13 GND 14 DS0# (Drive Select A)
15 GND 16 NC
17 NC 18 DIR# (Stepper Motor Direction)
19 GND 20 STEP# (Step Pulse)
21 GND 22 WDATA# (Write Data)
23 GND 24 WGATE# (Write Enable)
25 GND 26 TRK0# (Track 0)
27 NC 28 WRTPRT# (Write Protect)
29 GND 30 RDATA# (Read Data)
31 GND 32 HDSEL# (Side 1 Select)
33 GND 34 DSKCHG# (Diskette Change)
7.10 Serial Port Connector
serial port connector. The following tables detail the pin outs of these two ports. Table 80. 9-pin Serial A Port Pin Out (J8A1)
1 DCD (Data Carrier Detect)
2 RXD (Receive Data)
3 TXD (Transmit Data)
4 DTR (Data Terminal Ready)
6 DSR (Data Set Ready)
7 RTS (Request to Send)
8 CTS (Clear to Send)
9 RI (Ring Indicator)
Table 81. 10-pin Header Serial B Port Pin Out (J8A2)
2 DSR (Data Set Ready)
3 RXD (Receive Data)
4 RTS (Request to Send)
5 TXD (Transmit Data)
6 CTS (Clear to Send)
7 DTR (Data Terminal Ready)
8 RI (Ring indicator)
9 GND
10 Key
7.11 Keyboard and Mouse Connector
the connection after an overcurrent condition is removed. power-on/reset password can be specified in the BIOS Setup program. Table 82. Keyboard /Mouse PS/2 Connector Pin Out (J9A1)
1 Data
3 GND
5 Clock
7 Data
11 Clock
7.12 Miscellaneous Headers
7.12.1 Fan Headers
Management (ADM1027 or ADT7463/SIO) and are monitored by Intel Server Management. Table 83. Three-Pin Fan Headers Pin-Out
1 GND Power GROUND is the power supply ground
2 FAN_FRONT1_PWR
3 Fan Tach Out FAN_TACH signal is connected to the Hardware Management
7.13 System Recovery and Update Jumper
from the server before changing a jumper setting. Otherwise, the board could be damaged. jumper settings for the two modes: normal and recovery. Table 84. BIOS Setup Configuration Jumper Settings (J1D1)
7.14 Clear CMOS Jumper
cord from the server before changing a jumper setting. Otherwise, the board could be damaged. the server is powered-up, the contents of the CMOS are cleared. Table 85. Clear CMOS Jumper Settings (J1D1) Clears contents of CMOS area.
7.15 PASSWORD Jumper
cord from the server before changing a jumper setting. Otherwise, the board could be damaged. PASSWORD mode and the server is powered-up, the contents of the PASSWORD are cleared. Table 86. PASSWORD Jumper Settings (J1D1) Clears contents of PASSWORD area.
7.16 Write protected Jumper
cord from the server before changing a jumper setting. Otherwise, the board could be damaged.
BIOS update can be executed. Table 87. BIOS WRITE PROTECTED Jumper Settings (J1D1)
- Environmental Specifications
8.1 Absolute Maximum Ratings
Table 88. Absolute Maximum Ratings
- Chassis design must provide proper airflow to avoid exceeding the Intel® Pentium® 4 processor
- VDD means supply vo ltage for the device.
8.2 SE7210TP1-E Power Budget
higher-than-average stress levels. Table 89. SE7210TP1-E Power Budget
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8.3 Product Regulatory Compliance
8.3.1 Product Safety Compliance
The SE7210TP1-E complies with the following safety requirements:
- UL 1950 - CSA 950 (US/Canada)
- EN 60 950 (European Union)
- IEC60 950 (International)
- CE – Low Voltage Directive (73/23/EEC) (European Union)
- EMKO-TSE (74-SEC) 207/94 (Nordics)
- GOST R 50377-92 (Russia)
8.3.2 Product EMC Compliance
The SE7210TP1-E has been has been tested and verified to comply with the following electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) regulations when installed in a compatible Intel host system. For information on compatible host system(s), contact your local Intel representative.
- FCC (Class A Verification) – Radiated & Conducted Emissions (USA)
- ICES-003 (Class A) – Radiated & Conducted Emissions (Canada)
- CISPR 22, 3 rd Edition (Class A) – Radiated & Conducted Emissions (International)
- EN55022 (Class A) – Radiated & Conducted Emissions (European Union)
- EN55024 (Immunity) (European Union)
- CE – EMC Directive (89/336/EEC) (European Union)
- VCCI (Class A) – Radiated & Conducted Emissions (Japan)
- AS/NZS 3548 (Class A) – Radiated & Conducted Emissions (Australia / New Zealand)
- RRL (Class A) Radiated & Conducted Emissions (Korea)
- BSMI CNS13438 (Class A) Radiated & Conducted Emissions (Taiwan)
- GOST R 29216-91 (Class A) Radiated & Conducted Emissions (Russia)
- GOST R 50628-95 (Immunity) (Russia)
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8.3.3 Product Regulatory Compliance Markings
This product is provided with the following product certification markings: Product Certification Markings UL Recognition Mark CE Mark Russian GOST Mark Australian C-Tick Mark BSMI DOC Marking BSMI EMC Warning RRL MIC Mark
8.4 Electromagnetic Compatibility Notices
8.4.1 FCC (USA)
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. For questions related to the EMC performance of this product, contact: Intel Corporation 5200 N.E. Elam Young Parkway Hillsboro, OR 97124 1-800-628-8686
Intel® Server Board SE7210TP1-E TPS Environmental Specifications Revision 2.0 126 This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:
- Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
- Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver.
- Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit other than the one to which the receiver is connected.
- Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the grantee of this device could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment. The customer is responsible for ensuring compliance of the modified product. Only peripherals (computer input/output devices, terminals, printers, etc.) that comply with FCC Class A or B limits may be attached to this server product. Operation with noncompliant peripherals is likely to result in interference to radio and TV reception. All cables used to connect to peripherals must be shielded and grounded. Operation with cables, connected to peripherals that are not shielded and grounded may result in interference to radio and TV reception.
8.4.2 INDUSTRY CANADA (ICES-003)
This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class A limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus set out in the interference-causing equipment standard entitled: “Digital Apparatus,” ICES-003 of the Canadian Department of Communications. Cet appareil numérique respecte les limites bruits radioélectriques applicables aux appareils numériques de Classe A prescrites dans la norme sur le matériel brouilleur: “Apparelis Numériques”, NMB-003 édictee par le Ministre Canadian des Communications.
8.4.3 Europe (CE Declaration of Conformity)
This product has been tested in accordance to, and complies with the Low Voltage Directive (73/23/EEC) and EMC Directive (89/336/EEC). The product has been marked with the CE Mark to illustrate its compliance.
8.4.4 Taiwan Declaration of Conformity
This product has been tested and complies with CNS13438. The product has been marked with the BSMI DOC mark to illustrate compliance.
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8.4.5 Korean RRL Compliance
This product has been tested and complies with MIC Notices No. 1997-41 and 1997-42. The product has been marked with the MIC logo to illustrate compliance. The English translation for the above is as follows: 1. Type of Equipment (Model Name): SE7210TP1-E 2. Certification No.: Contact Intel Representative 3. Name of Certification Recipient: Intel 4. Date of Manufacturer: Marked on Product 5. Manufacturer / Nation : Intel
8.4.6 Australia / New Zealand
This product has been tested and complies with AS/NZS 3548. The product has been marked with the C-Tick mark to illustrate compliance.
8.5 Replacing the Back-Up Battery
The lithium battery on the server board powers the RTC for up to 10 years in the absence of power. When the battery starts to weaken, it loses voltage, and the server settings stored in CMOS RAM in the RTC (for example, the date and time) may be wrong. Contact your customer service representative or dealer for a list of approved devices. WARNING Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced. Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the equipment manufacturer. Discard used batteries according to manufacturer’s instructions. ADVARSEL ! Lithiumbatteri - Eksplosionsfare ved fejlagtig håndtering. Udskiftning må kun ske med batteri af samme fabrikat og type. Levér det brugte batteri tilbage til leverandøren. ADVARSEL Lithiumbatteri - Eksplosjonsfare. Ved utskifting benyttes kun batteri som anbefalt av apparatfabrikanten. Brukt batteri returneres apparatleverandøren. VARNING Explosionsfara vid felaktigt batteribyte. Använd samma batterityp eller en ekvivalent typ som rekommenderas av apparattillverkaren. Kassera använt batteri enligt fabrikantens instruktion.
Intel® Server Board SE7210TP1-E TPS Environmental Specifications Revision 2.0 128 VAROITUS Paristo voi räjähtää, jos se on virheellisesti asennettu. Vaihda paristo ainoastaan laitevalmistajan suosittelemaan tyyppiin. Hävitä käytetty paristo valmistajan ohjeiden mukaisesti.
8.6 Calculated Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF)
The MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures) for the Intel Server Board SE7210TP1-E as configured from the factory is shown in the table below. Product Code Calculated MTBF Operating Temperature SE7210TP1 110,894 hours 55 degrees C SE7210TP1SCSI 103,568 hours 55 degrees C
8.7 Mechanical Specifications
user will need to obtain the I/O shield directly from the chassis vendor. Figure 14. Intel Server Board SE7210TP1-E I/O Shield Drawing
Intel® Server Board SE7210TP1-E TPS Appendix A: Glossary of Terms Revision 2.0 130 Appendix A: Glossary of Terms This appendix contains important terms used in the preceding chapters. For ease of use, Acronyms are then entered in their respective place, with non-acronyms following. Term Definition ACPI Advanced Configurat ion and Power Interface BIOS Basic input/output system Byte 8-bit quantity. CMOS In terms of this specification, this descri bes the PC-AT compatible region of battery-backed 128 bytes of memory, which normally resides on the server board. DCD Data Carrier Detect DMA Direct Memory Access ECC Error Correcting Code EMC Electromagnetic Compatibility EPS External Product Specification ESCD Extended System Configuration Data FDC Floppy Disk Controller FIFO First-In, First-Out FRU Field replaceable unit GB 1024 MB. GPIO General purpose I/O GUID Globally Unique ID Hz Hertz (1 cycle/second) HDG Hardware Design Guide I2C Inter-integrated circuit bus IA Intel ® architecture IRQ Interrupt Request ITP In-target probe KB 1024 bytes LAN Local area network LBA Logical Block Address LCD Liquid crystal display LPC Low pin count MB 1024 KB MBE Multi-Bit Error Ms milliseconds MTBF Mean Time Between Failures NIC Network Interface Card NMI Non-maskable Interrupt OEM Original equipment manufacturer PBGA Pin Ball Grid Array PERR Parity Error
Intel® Server Board SE7210TP1-E TPS Appendix A: Glossary of Terms Revision 2.0 131 Term Definition PIO Programmable I/O PME Power Management Event PnP Plug and Play POST Power-on Self Test PWM Pulse-Width Modulator RAM Random Access Memory RI Ring Indicate ROM Read Only Memory RTC Real Time Clock SBE Single-Bit Error SCI System Configuration Interrupt SDR Sensor Data Record SDRAM Synchronous Dynamic RAM SEL System event log SERR System Error SM Server Management SMI Server management interrupt. SMI is t he highest priority nonmaskable interrupt SMM System Management Mode SMS System Management Software SPD Serial Presence Detect SSI Server Standards Infrastructure TPS Technical Product Specification UART Universal asynchronous receiver and transmitter USB Universal Serial Bus VGA Video Graphic Adapter VRM Voltage Regulator Module Word 16-bit quantity