Hardware Requirements; Processor; System Memory - MAXDATA PLATINUM 5220 User Manual

Hardware Requirements

Processor

Up to two Intel Xeon™ Processors can be used. These must have frequencies starting at 2.8 GHz
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using the 90 nanometer technology and utilizing an 800 MHz front side bus. Previous generations of
the Intel Xeon™ Processors are not supported.
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When two processors are installed, both must be of identical revision, core voltage, cache size, and
bus / core speed. When a single processor is installed, it must be in the socket labeled CPU_1.

System Memory

The MAXDATA PLATINUM 5220 Server Board includes four banks of DIMMs across two channels.
Channel A consists of DIMMs 1A, 2A, 3A, and 4A. Channel B consists of DIMMs 1B, 2B, 3B, and 4B.
Bank 1 (DIMMs 1B and 1A) are closest to the edge of the server board. DIMMs must be identical
within each bank.
The minimum allowed memory is 256 MB, using a single 256 MB DIMM in either DIMM socket 1B or
DIMM socket 1A. The system operates in single channel mode when only a single DIMM is installed.
The maximum allowed usable memory is 16 GB, using 2 GB DIMMs.
DIMMs must meet the following requirements:
• Use only DDR2-400 ECC, registered DDR DIMM modules
• DIMM organization x72 ECC
• Use 240-pin DIMMs
• DIMMs of the following size can be used: 256 MB, 512 MB, 1 GB, 2 GB
The Intel E7520 chipset includes hardware that supports memory mirroring and memory on-line
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sparing. Both memory mirroring and memory on-line sparing provide a way to prevent data loss in
case a DIMM fails.
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