Appendix A: Integration And Usage Tips - Intel MFSYS25V2 Specification

Intel® Compute Module MFS5520VI TPS

Appendix A: Integration and Usage Tips

When two processors are installed, both must be of identical revision, core voltage, and
bus/core speed. Mixed processor steppings are supported as long as they are listed in
the processor specification updates published by Intel Corporation. However, the
stepping of one processor cannot be greater than one stepping back of the other.
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Only Intel Xeon
95 W and less Thermal Design Power (TDP) are supported on this compute module.
Previous generations of the Intel
Processor 5500 series and Intel
W are also not supported.
Processors must be installed in order. CPU 1 is located near the edge of the compute
module and must be populated to operate the board.
Only registered DDR3 DIMMs (RDIMMs) and unbuffered DDR3 DIMMs (UDIMMs) are
supported on this compute module. Mixing of RDIMMs and UDIMMs is not supported.
Mixing memory type, size, speed, rank and/or memory vendors is not validated and is
not supported on this server board.
Non-ECC memory is not validated and is not supported in a server environment
For the best performance, the number of DDR3 DIMMs installed should be balanced
across both processor sockets and memory channels. For example, a two-DIMM
configuration performs better than a one-DIMM configuration. In a two-DIMM
configuration, DIMMs should be installed in DIMM sockets A1 and D1. A six-DIMM
configuration (DIMM sockets A1, B1, C1, D1, E1, and F1) performs better than a three-
DIMM configuration (DIMM sockets A1, B1, and C1).
For a list of Intel supported operating systems, add-in cards, and peripherals for this
server board, see the Intel
MFS5000SI/MFS5520VI Tested Hardware and Operating System List.
Normal Integrated BMC functionality (for example, KVM, monitoring, and remote media)
is disabled with the force BMC update jumper set to the "enabled" position (pins 2-3).
The compute module should never be run with the BMC force update jumper set in this
position and should only be used when the standard firmware update process fails. This
jumper should remain in the default (disabled) position (pins 1-2) when the compute
module is running normally.
When performing the BIOS update procedure, the BIOS select jumper must be set to its
default position (pins 1-2).
Revision 1.5
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Processor 5500 series and Intel
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Xeon
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Xeon
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Modular Server System and Intel
Intel order number: E64311-007
Appendix A: Integration and Usage Tips
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Xeon Processor 5600 series with
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processors are not supported. Intel
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Processor 5600 series with TDP higher than 95
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Xeon
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Compute Module
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