Appendix A: Integration And Usage Tips - Intel S2600CO series User Manual

Intel® Server Board S2600CO Family TPS

Appendix A: Integration and Usage Tips

When adding or removing components or peripherals from the server board, AC power
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must be removed. With AC power plugged into the server board, 5-V standby is still
present even though the server board is powered off.
This server board supports The Intel
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family with a Thermal Design Power (TDP) of up to and including 135 W. Previous
generations of the Intel
server board may or may not meet the TDP design limits of the server board. Validate
the TDP limits of the server system before selecting a processor.
Processors must be installed in order. CPU 1 must be populated for the server board to
operate.
The server board includes a pre-installed CPU power cable harness. The cable harness
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must be installed and fully seated in each connector for the server board to operate.
On the back edge of the server board are eight diagnostic LEDs that display a sequence
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of amber POST codes during the boot process. If the server board hangs during POST,
the LEDs display the last POST event run before the hang.
This server board only supports registered DDR3 DIMMs (RDIMMs) and unbuffered
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DDR3 DIMMs (UDIMMs). Mixing of RDIMMs and UDIMMs is not supported.
For the best performance, the number of DDR3 DIMMs installed should be balanced
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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).
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The Intel Remote Management Module 4 (Intel
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with any previous versions of the Intel
Code – AXXRMM, AXXRMM2, and AXXRMM3).
Clear the CMOS with AC power cord plugged. Removing the AC power before
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performing the CMOS clear operation causes the system to automatically power up and
immediately power down after the CMOS clear procedure is followed and AC power is
re-applied. If this happens, remove the AC power cord, wait 30 seconds, and then re-
connect the AC power cord. Power up the system and proceed to the <F2> BIOS Setup
utility to reset the desired settings.
Normal Integrated BMC functionality is disabled with the BMC Force Update jumper set
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to the "enabled" position (pins 2-3). The server 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 server is running normally.
When performing a normal BIOS update procedure, the BIOS recovery jumper must be
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set to its default position (pins 1-2).
Revision 1.4
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Xeon
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Xeon processors are not supported. Server systems using this
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Remote Management Module (Product Order
Intel order number G42278-004
Appendix A: Integration and Usage Tips
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Processor E5-2600 or E5-2600 v2 product
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RMM4) connector is not compatible
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