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A Service Order Number will be issued. Mark the Service Order Number clearly on the outside of each box, include a copy of the Service Order failure report for each board and return the product(s) to our Lawrenceville, GA facility: Trenton Systems, Inc. 1725 MacLeod Drive Lawrenceville, GA 30043...
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This manual is as complete and factual as possible at the time of printing; however, the information in this manual may have been updated since that time. Trenton Systems, Inc. reserves the right to change the functions, features or specifications of their products at any time, without notice.
Section 3 / Handling Precautions Handling Precautions WARNING: This product has components that may be damaged by electrostatic discharge. To protect your motherboard from electrostatic damage, be sure to observe the following precautions when handling or storing the system: Keep the motherboard in its static-shielded bag until you are ready to perform your ...
Section 4 / Regulatory Compliance Regulatory Compliance DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY This device complies with part 15 of the FCC rules as a Class A device. 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 might cause undesired operation.
Section 5 / System Overview System Overview Figure 1: SSP8268 Multi-layer construction for unstoppable ruggedness using the newest Intel® Xeon® Scalable Performance Processors. Manual | Rev. 2 | Doc. No.: 7771...
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DDR4-2933 MEMORY Trenton Systems recommends unbuffered ECC DDR4-2933 PC4-23400 memory modules for use on the SSP8268. The SSP8268 supports a maximum of 1.5TB of memory across 12 ECC RDIMM slots using six channels per CPU. NOTES: To maximize memory interface speed, populate each memory channel with DDR4 DIMMs ...
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Using a balanced memory population approach ensures maximum memory interface performance. A “balanced approach” means using an even number of DIMMs on the SSP8268 motherboard whenever possible. The memory DIMMs on the motherboard connect directly to the CPU and at least one memory ...
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Section 5 / System Overview MODEL NUMBER Graphics: ASPEED AST2500 BMC; VGA 1920x1200@60Hz 32bpp SSP8268 PWM: 6x PWM Fan Headers PROCESSORS INPUT / OUTPUT Intel® Xeon® Scalable Performance Processors CPU TDP support up to 125W USB: 5x USB 3.0 Ports ...
Section 7 / Technical Details Technical Specifications PROCESSORS Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors (1 & 2 Generation) Processor plugs into an LGA3647 Socket P SUPPORTED INTEL PROCESSOR TECHNOLOGIES ® Intel® Hyper-Threading (Intel® HT): This processor technology allows simultaneous multithreading of CPU tasks to enable parallel system operations. An operating system that is hyper-threading aware can address each core as a logical processor in order to spread out execution tasks to improve application software efficiency and overall system speed.
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MEMORY INTERFACE The SSP8268 features six memory channels of unbuffered DDR4 with 1 DIMM per channel for a maximum of 1.5TB of memory (across two CPUs). Each CPU socket supports up to six, unbuffered, ECC PC4-23400 standard memory DIMMs. Non-ECC DDR4 DIMMs are also supported, but the two memory types cannot be used together on the motherboard.
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BIOS and system firmware. WATCHDOG TIMER (WDT) The SSP8268 provides a watchdog timer functionality via the AST2500 BMC. Refer to BMC documentation for further details. Manual | Rev. 2 | Doc. No.: 7771...
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Section 7 / Technical Details POWER REQUIREMENTS Actual power number will vary as a function of system application. Contact Trenton Systems for application-specific power figures. BATTERY A replaceable Panasonic lithium coin cell CR2032 battery is provided for ten years of data retention for CMOS memory.
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These POST codes may be helpful as a diagnostic tool. Specific test codes are listed in Appendix A - BIOS Messages section of the SSP8268 Technical Reference Manual. After a normal POST Manual | Rev. 2 | Doc. No.: 7771...
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Section 7 / Technical Details sequence, the LEDs are off (00h) indicating that the motherboard’s BIOS has passed control over to the operating system loader typically at interrupt INT19h. The chart is from Appendix A and can be used to interpret the LEDs into hexadecimal format during POST. P4A/P4B ETHERNET LEDS The I/O bracket houses the seven RJ-45 network connectors for Ethernet LAN1, LAN2, LAN3, LAN4, LAN5, LAN6 and LAN7.
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Section 7 / Technical Details SYSTEM BIOS SETUP UTILITY The SSP8268 features the Aptio® BIOS from American Megatrends, Inc. (AMI) with a ROM-resident setup utility called the Aptio Text Setup Environment or TSE. The TSE setup utility allows you to...
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Trenton Systems is attaching a copy of American Megatrends Aptio 5.x Status Codes in this manual for your reference. This is a public document and the latest version can be downloaded at https://ami.com/ami_downloads/Aptio_V_Status_Codes.pdf.
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