Revision History Intel® Entry Server Board SE7221BA1-E TPS Revision History Date Revision Modifications Number September Initial Draft 30, 2004 Oct 20, 2004 Second Draft Nov 11, 2004 0.99 Final Draft Dec 31, 2004 1.00 Release Jan 4, 2004 Web links updated...
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Intel® Entry Server Board SE7221BA1-E TPS Table of Contents 1. Introduction .......................... 1 2. Server Board Overview ......................3 Intel® Entry Server Board SE7221BA1-E SKU Availability ........3 Intel® Entry Server Board SE7221BA1-E Feature Set ..........3 Block Diagram ......................4 Board Layout ......................5 3.
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Intel® Entry Server Board SE7221BA1-E TPS Table of Contents 3.6.1 Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) ........... 16 3.6.2 System States and Power States ................17 3.6.3 Hardware Support....................18 4. Maps and Interrupts ......................21 Memory Resources....................21 4.1.1 Memory Map ......................
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Bus Initialization Checkpoints ................49 7.12 Speaker ......................... 50 7.13 BIOS Beep Codes ....................50 8. General Specification......................51 Intel® Entry Server Board SE7221BA1-E Power Budget ........51 8.1.1 DC Loading......................51 9. Platform Management......................53 Platform Management Overview................53 10. Error Reporting........................53 10.1...
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Figure 11. LAN Connector LED Locations................. 28 Figure 12. Back Panel Connectors .................... 31 Figure 13. Intel® Entry Server Board SE7221BA1-E Component-side Connectors ....32 Figure 14. SSI Connector ......................35 Figure 15. Connection Diagram for Front Panel USB Connectors ..........36 Figure 16.
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Intel® Entry Server Board SE7221BA1-E TPS List of Tables List of Tables Table 1. Supported Memory Configurations ................8 Table 2. Power Switch Options....................17 Table 3. Power States and Targeted System Power ..............17 Table 4. Wake-up Devices and Events..................19 Table 5.
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Table 37. EMC Regulations ....................... 55 Table 38. Product Certification Markings ................... 58 Table 39. Thermal Considerations for Components ..............62 Table 40. Calculated Mean Time Between Failure ..............63 Table 41. Intel® Entry Server Board SE7221BA1-E Environmental Specifications....63 Revision 1.5...
Introduction This Intel® Entry Server Board SE7221BA1-E Technical Product Specification (TPS) provides a high-level technical description for the Intel® Entry Server Board SE7221BA1-E. It details the architecture and feature set for all functional sub-systems that make up the server board.
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Intel® Entry Server Board SE7221BA1-E Feature Set The Intel® Entry Server Board SE7221BA1-E provides the following feature set: • Support for an Intel® Pentium ® 4 processor in an LGA775 socket • Intel ® Pentium® 4 Processors Extreme Edition • Intel ® Pentium® 4 Processors •...
Intel® Entry Server Board SE7221BA1-E TPS • Four fan connectors • Four fan sense inputs used to monitor fan activity Block Diagram The figure below shows a block diagram of the Intel® Entry Server Board SE7221BA1-E. Figure 1. Block Diagram Revision 1.5...
Intel® Entry Server Board SE7221BA1-E TPS Server Board Overview Board Layout The figure below shows the location of the major components on the Intel® Entry Server Board SE7221BA1-E. A Conventional PCI slot 3 M LGA775 processor socket Y Battery N CPU fan connector...
® Intel EM64T. 3.1.1 Processor VRD The Intel® Entry Server Board SE7221BA1-E has a VRD (Voltage Regulator Down) to support one processor. The VRD is compliant with the VRM 10.1 specification and provides a maximum ® ® ® of 120A, which is capable of supporting the requirements for Intel...
Memory can be implemented with either single sided (one row) or double-sided (two row) DIMMs. 3.2.1 DIMM Socket Features: The Intel® Entry Server Board SE7221BA1-E has four DIMM sockets and supports the following memory features: • 1.8 V (only) DDR2 SDRAM DIMMs •...
(containing one row of SDRAM). 3.2.2 Memory Configurations The Intel® E7221MC GMCH supports two types of memory organization: • Dual channel (Interleaved) mode. This mode offers the highest throughput for real world applications. Dual channel mode is enabled when the installed memory capacities of both DIMM channels are equal.
Functional Architecture Intel® Entry Server Board SE7221BA1-E TPS The following figure shows a dual channel configuration using three DIMMs. In this example, the combined capacity of the two DIMMs in Channel A equal the capacity of the single DIMM in the DIMM0 (blue) socket of Channel B.
Intel® Entry Server Board SE7221BA1-E TPS Functional Architecture 3.2.2.3 Single Channel (Asymmetric) Mode Configurations NOTE Dual channel (Interleaved) mode configurations provide the highest memory throughput. Figure 7 shows a single channel configuration using one DIMM. In this example, only the DIMM0 (blue) socket of Channel A is populated.
3.3.1 USB Interface The Intel® Entry Server Board SE7221BA1-E supports up to eight USB 2.0 ports, supports UHCI and EHCI, and uses UHCI- and EHCI-compatible drivers. The ICH6-R provides the USB controller for all ports. The port arrangement is as follows: •...
Intel® Entry Server Board SE7221BA1-E TPS Functional Architecture 3.3.2.2 Serial ATA Interfaces The ICH6-R’s Serial ATA controller offers four independent Serial ATA ports with a theoretical maximum transfer rate of 150 MB/s per port. One device can be installed on each port for a maximum of four Serial ATA devices.
3.4.1 Serial Port The Intel® Entry Server Board SE7221BA1-E has one serial port connector located on the back panel, and a serial port B header on the board. The serial ports support data transfers at speeds up to 115.2 Kbs/sec with BIOS support.
Intel® Entry Server Board SE7221BA1-E TPS Functional Architecture • Two remote thermal diode sensors for direct monitoring of processor temperature and ambient temperature sensing • Power supply monitoring of five voltages (+5 V, +12 V, +3.3 VSB, +1.5 V, and +VCCP) to detect levels above or below acceptable values •...
ACPI gives the operating system direct control over the power management and Plug and Play functions of a computer. The use of ACPI with the SE7221BA1-E server board requires an operating system that provides full ACPI support. ACPI features include: •...
The operating system uses information from applications and user settings to put the system as a whole into a low-power state. The following table lists the power states supported by Intel® Entry Server Board SE7221BA1-E along with the associated system power targets. See the ACPI Specification for a complete description of the various system and power states.
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. 3.6.3 Hardware Support The Intel® Entry Server Board SE7221BA1-E provides several power management hardware features, including: • Power connector •...
Intel® Entry Server Board SE7221BA1-E TPS Functional Architecture 3.6.3.3 Wake-up Devices and Events The following table lists the devices or specific events that can wake the computer from specific states. Table 4. Wake-up Devices and Events These devices/events can wake up the computer…...
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4.1.2 Addressable Memory The Intel® Entry Server Board SE7221BA1-E utilizes 4 GB of addressable system memory. Typically the address space that is allocated for PCI Conventional bus add-in cards, PCI Express* configuration space, BIOS (firmware hub), and chipset overhead resides above the top of DRAM (total system memory).
Maps and Interrupts Intel® Entry Server Board SE7221BA1-E TPS 4 GB Top of System Address Space FLASH APIC ~20 MB Reserved PCI Memory Range - contains PCI, chipsets, 1 MB Direct Media Interface 0FFFFFH Upper BIOS (DMI), and ICH ranges...
Address (hex) Size Description 0000 - 00FF 256 bytes Used by the Server Board SE7221BA1-E. Refer to the ICH6-R data sheet for dynamic addressing information. 0170 - 0177 8 bytes Secondary Parallel ATA IDE channel command block 01F0 - 01F7...
Maps and Interrupts Intel® Entry Server Board SE7221BA1-E TPS DMA Channel Number Data Width System Resource 16 bits Open 16 bits Open PCI Configuration Space Map Table 8. PCI Configuration Space Map Device Function Number (hex) Number (hex) Number (hex) Description Memory controller of Intel®...
Intel® Entry Server Board SE7221BA1-E TPS Maps and Interrupts Table 9. Interrupts System Resource I/O channel check Reserved, interval timer Reserved, keyboard buffer full Reserved, cascade interrupt from slave PIC User available (Note 1) COM1 LPT2 (Plug and Play option)/User available...
Maps and Interrupts Intel® Entry Server Board SE7221BA1-E TPS • 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.
PCI Power Management Specification Rev. 1.1 NOTE The Intel Server Board SE7221BA1-E features PCI Express x4 connectors, routed with a x1 lane and limited to x1 throughput. Please refer to the PCI Express* Card Electromechanical Specification for more information.,...
PCI Express* Active State Power Management Support (L0s) • ASF 2.0 support 5.2.2 Intel® 82551QM Integrated 10/100 LAN controller The Intel® 8255QM Fast Ethernet controller provides the following functions: • Basic 10/100 Ethernet LAN connectivity • IEEE 802.3 10Base-T and 100Base-TX Compatible PHY •...
Intel® Entry Server Board SE7221BA1-E TPS Input Output Subsystem Table 11. LAN Connector LED States Color LED State Condition LAN link is not established. Left Green LAN link is established. Blinking LAN activity is occurring. 10 Mbits/sec data rate is selected.
Intel® Entry Server Board SE7221BA1-E TPS Hardware Management Subsystem 5.3.1 Hardware Management The hardware management features enable Intel® Server Boards to be compatible with the Wired for Management (WfM) specification. The Intel® Entry Server Board SE7221BA1-E has several hardware management features, including the following: •...
Intel® Entry Server Board SE7221BA1-E TPS Connections and Jumper Blocks Connections and Jumper Blocks Connectors CAUTION Only the following connectors have over-current protection: back panel USB, front panel USB, and PS/2. The other internal connectors are not over-current protected and should connect only to devices inside the computer’s chassis, such as fans and internal peripherals.
Magic Jack RJ45/USB Intel® 82551QM Integrated 10/100 LAN port 6.1.2 Component-side Connectors The following figure shows the locations of the component-side connectors of the Intel® Entry Server Board SE7221BA1-E. Figure 13. Intel® Entry Server Board SE7221BA1-E Component-side Connectors Revision 1.5...
Intel® Entry Server Board SE7221BA1-E TPS Connections and Jumper Blocks Table 13. Front Chassis Fan and Rear Chassis Fan Connectors Signal Name Control +12 V Tach Table 14. Processor Fan Connector and Auxiliary Rear Fan Connector Signal Name Ground +12 V...
Connections and Jumper Blocks Intel® Entry Server Board SE7221BA1-E TPS Table 18. Auxiliary Power Output Connector Signal Name +12 V Ground Ground +5 V Table 19. Front Panel SSI Connector Signal Name Signal Name Power LED Anode 5Vsb Unused Power LED Cathode Unused HDD Act.
Intel® Entry Server Board SE7221BA1-E TPS Connections and Jumper Blocks Figure 14. SSI Connector 6.1.3 Front Panel USB Connectors Figure 15 is a connection diagram for the front panel USB connectors. • The +5 V DC power on the USB connector is fused.
Main power – a 2 x 12 connector. This connector is compatible with 2 x 10 connectors previously used on Intel® Server boards. The board supports the use of ATX12V or EPS 12V power supplies with either 2 x 10 or 2 x 12 main power cables. When using a power supply with a 2 x 10 main power cable, attach that cable on the right most pins of the main power connector, leaving pins 11, 12, 23, and 24 unconnected.
• PCI Express* x4: The board has two PCI Express* x4 connectors. • PCI Conventional (rev 2.2 compliant) bus: The SE7221BA1-E board has three PCI Conventional bus add-in card connectors. Note the following considerations for the PCI Conventional bus connectors: •...
Connections and Jumper Blocks Intel® Entry Server Board SE7221BA1-E TPS J6J3 OM16682 Figure 16. Location of the Jumper Block Table 22. BIOS Setup Configuration Jumper Settings Function/Mode Jumper Setting Configuration Normal The BIOS uses current configuration information and passwords for booting.
BIOS Identification String Introduction The Intel® Entry Server Board SE7221BA1-E uses an Intel / AMI BIOS that is stored in the Firmware Hub (FWH) and can be updated using a disk-based program. The FWH contains the BIOS Setup program, POST, the PCI auto-configuration utility, and Plug and Play support.
System BIOS Intel® Entry Server Board SE7221BA1-E TPS Table 25 lists the function keys available for menu screens. Table 25. BIOS Setup Program Function Keys BIOS Setup Program Function Key Description < ← > or < → > Selects a different menu screen (Moves the cursor left or right) <...
Intel® Entry Server Board SE7221BA1-E TPS System BIOS System Management BIOS (SMBIOS) 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.
7.7.1 Language Support The BIOS Setup program and help messages are supported in US English. Additional languages are available in the Integrator’s Toolkit utility. Check the Intel website for details. 7.7.2 Custom Splash Screen ® During POST, an Intel splash screen is displayed by default.
Intel® Entry Server Board SE7221BA1-E TPS System BIOS BIOS Security Features The BIOS includes security features that restrict access to the BIOS Setup program and who can boot the computer. A supervisor password and a user password can be set for the BIOS Setup program and for booting the computer, with the following restrictions: •...
System BIOS Intel® Entry Server Board SE7221BA1-E TPS 7.10 Error Messages and Beep Codes 7.10.1 BIOS Error Messages Table 27 lists the error messages and provides a brief description of each. Table 27. BIOS Error Messages Error Message Explanation GA20 Error An error occurred with Gate A20 when switching to protected mode during the memory test.
Intel® Entry Server Board SE7221BA1-E TPS System BIOS Error Message Explanation NVRAM/CMOS/PASSWORD cleared by NVRAM, CMOS, and passwords have been cleared. The system Jumper should be powered down and the jumper removed. <CTRL_N> Pressed CMOS is ignored and NVRAM is cleared. User must enter Setup.
System BIOS Intel® Entry Server Board SE7221BA1-E TPS Code Description of POST Operation Try to boot from ATAPI. If reading of boot sector is successful, give control to boot sector code. Booting from floppy and ATAPI device failed. Give two beeps. Retry the booting procedure again (go to check point E9).
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Intel® Entry Server Board SE7221BA1-E TPS System BIOS Code Description of POST Operation Display different buses initialization error messages. (See Section 7.11 for details of different buses.) New cursor position read and saved. To display the Hit <DEL> message. To prepare the descriptor tables.
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System BIOS Intel® Entry Server Board SE7221BA1-E TPS Code Description of POST Operation Returned from CMOS setup program and screen is cleared. About to do programming after setup. Programming after setup complete. Going to display power-on screen message. First screen message displayed. <WAIT...> message displayed. PS/2 Mouse check and extended BIOS data area allocation to be done.
Intel® Entry Server Board SE7221BA1-E TPS System BIOS 7.11 Bus Initialization Checkpoints The system BIOS gives control to different buses at several checkpoints for various tasks. Table 31 describes the bus initialization checkpoints. Table 31. Bus Initialization Checkpoints Checkpoint Description Different buses init (system, static, and output devices) to start if present.
System BIOS Intel® Entry Server Board SE7221BA1-E TPS 7.12 Speaker A 47 Ω inductive speaker is mounted on the Intel® Entry Server Board SE7221BA1-E. The speaker provides audible error code (beep code) information during POST. 7.13 BIOS Beep Codes Whenever a recoverable error occurs during POST, the BIOS displays an error message describing the problem (see Table 34).
NOTE: The Server Boards is designed to provide 2A (average) of +5V current for each add-in board. The total +5 V current draw for add-in boards for the boards is as follows: A fully loaded Intel® Entry Server Board SE7221BA1-E (all PCI and PCI Express slots populated) must not exceed 14A.
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This section describes the Server Boards’ compliance with U.S. and international safety and electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) regulations. 12.1 Safety Regulations Table 36 lists the safety regulations the Intel® Entry Server Board SE7221BA1-E complies with when correctly installed in a compatible host system. Table 36. Safety Regulations...
• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. Any changes or modifications to the equipment not expressly approved by Intel® Corporation could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment. 12.2.2 Canadian Compliance Statement This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003.
12.4.2 Recycling Considerations Intel® encourages its customers to recycle its products and their components (e.g., batteries, circuit boards, plastic enclosures, etc.) whenever possible. In the U.S., a list of recyclers in your area can be found at: http://www.eiae.org/...
CE mark should also be on the shipping container. Australian Communications Authority (ACA) C-Tick mark. Includes adjacent Intel® supplier code number, N-232. The C-tick mark should also be on the shipping container. Printed wiring board manufacturer’s recognition mark: consists of a unique UL V-0 or 94V-0 recognized manufacturer’s logo, along with a flammability rating (solder side).
13. Miscellaneous Board Information 13.1 ATX Baseboard Mechanical Specifications The Intel® Entry Server Board SE7221BA1-E is designed to fit into an ATX-form-factor chassis. Figure 17 illustrates the mechanical form factor for the Intel® Entry Server Board SE7221BA1-E. Dimensions are given in inches [millimeters]. The outer dimensions are 10.20 inches by 9.60 inches [259.08 millimeters by 243.84 millimeters].
Miscellaneous Board Information Intel® Entry Server Board SE7221BA1-E TPS Figure 18. I/O Shield 13.3 Thermal Considerations CAUTION A chassis with a maximum internal ambient temperature of 35 C at the processor fan inlet is a requirement. Use a processor heatsink that provides omni-directional airflow (as shown in Figure 19) to maintain required airflow across the processor voltage regulator area.
Failure to ensure appropriate airflow may result in reduced performance of both the processor and/or voltage regulator or, in some instances, damage to the server board. For a list of chassis that have been tested with Intel server boards please refer to the following website: http://support.intel.com/support/processors/pentium4/...
Figure 20. Localized High Temperature Zones Table 39. Thermal Considerations for Components provides maximum case temperatures for the Intel Server Board SE7221BA1-E components that are sensitive to thermal changes. The ® operating temperature, current load, or operating frequency could affect case temperatures.
Miscellaneous Board Information 13.4 Calculated Mean Time Between Failure (MTBF) The MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures) for the Intel® Entry Server Board SE7221BA1-E as configured from the factory is shown in Table 40. Table 40. Calculated Mean Time Between Failure...
• Move the CMOS jumper back to Pin 1 – 2 • Restore power and power on the server CMOS settings will be restored to default settings. Supported video resolution SE7221BA1-E Supported Video Modes Pixel Resolution Refresh Rates 8 bpp...
Intel® Entry Server Board SE7221BA1-E TPS Glossary Glossary This appendix contains important terms used in the preceding chapters. For ease of use, numeric entries are listed first (e.g., “82460GX”) with alpha entries following (e.g., “AGP 4x”). Acronyms are then entered in their respective place, with non-acronyms following.
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Glossary Intel® Entry Server Board SE7221BA1-E TPS Term Definition Single-Bit Error SDRAM Synchronous Dynamic RAM System event log Server Management SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol Serial Presence Detect Server Standards Infrastructure To be Determined Later Technical Product Specification Universal Serial Bus...
Intel® Entry Server Board SE7221BA1-E TPS Reference Documents Reference Documents Refer to the following documents for additional information: Board Set Specification, Intel® Corporation, document number xx-xxxx. System Specification, Intel® Corporation, document number xx-xxxx. Wired for Management Baseline Specification, v 2.0, Intel® Corporation http://www.intel.com/labs/manage/wfm/wfmspecs.htm Revision 1.5...