Intel LH500 - Manual

10 1.4 Motherboard Specification Processors Dual mPG604 ZIF socket Dual onboard 4-phase VRD (VRM 10.1 Spec.) Supports one or two Intel Xeon processors with 1MB of integrated L2 cache Supports 800MHz Front Side Bus LH500 does not support Prestonia 533MHz Chipsets Intel 7520 (MCH) chipset MCH + ICH5 +...

13 1.6 Hardware Monitor Two kinds of hardware monitoring are provided with the motherboard. An ADM 1026 chip is used to provide dedicated monitoring of voltages, temperatures and fan RPM. Specifically, it monitors CN30 and CN48’s voltages, CPU1 and CPU2’s temperatures, and finally, CN36 and CN39’s R...

14 Chapter 2. Hardware Installation 2.1 Mounting the motherboard !INSTALLATION WARNING! Use Caution When Installing the ServerBoard into the System Chassis The components underneath the PS/2 Mouse/Keyboard connectors around the mounting hole are very FRAGILE and can be knocked off of their soldered ...

15 2.2 Installing the processor LH500 operates best when dual Intel Xeon processors are in use. When using only one processor, install it in CPU_1 socket. We discourage you from installing in the CPU_2 socket if you have only one processor to install. The result may be unpredictable. Procedure: Firs...

20 2.3 Installing the memory 2.3.1 DIMM combination The following diagram indicates the locations of memory sockets, captioned 1 st _Pair_A through 3 rd _Pair_B. Types of memory supported: Six sockets of 184-pin 2.5Volt DDR DIMM supporting DDR-333/266. As indicated on the diagram, they are running o...

24 2.4 Jumpers Configuration 2.4.1 Clear CMOS header Header CN19 controls CMOS setting. Position your motherboard as it appears in the following diagram. Pin 1 is on the side of PCI slots, whereas pin 3 is on the side of the power supply connectors. To clear CMOS: 1. Turn off the system. 2. Short pi...

44 2.6.9 Front Panel Serial Port Connector Header CN29 controls the activation of front panel serial port. In the specification, front panel serial port is COM2, the back panel is COM1. Refer to the following diagram for location and orientation of CN29.

45 CHAPTER 3. BIOS SETUP This chapter discusses the PhoenixBIOS setup program built into the ROM BIOS. BIOS is the basic input/output system, the firmware on the motherboard that enables the hardware to interface with the software. The setup program allows the users to modify the basic system config...

46 3.2 Using Setup The following table provides details about how to navigate the Setup program using keyboard. KEY FUNCTION Up Arrow ↑ Move to the previous item. Down Arrow ↓ Move to the next item. Left Arrow ← Move to the previous menu. Right Arrow → Move to the next menu. Esc In the submenu: Exit...

55 3.5.2 PCI Express Device Control Sub Menu The PCI Express Device Control Sub Menu looks like the following: PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Advanced PCI Express Device Control Item Specific Help Force Compliance Mode [Enabled] PCI-E port A Device 2: [Auto] PCI-E port A1 Device 3: [Auto] PCI-E port B De...

56 3.5.3 Advanced Processor Options Sub Menu The Advanced Processor Options Sub Menu looks like the following: PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Advanced Advanced Processor Options Item Specific Help Hyper Threading Technology [Enabled] Enables 2 nd Logical Processor. This is applicable only for Hyper-Threa...

65 3.9 Exit Menu: PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced Security Power Boot Exit Item Specific Help Exit Saving Changes Exit Discarding Changes Load Setup Defaults Discard Changes Save Changes Exit System Setup and save your changes to CMOS. F1 Help ↑↓ Select Item -/+ Change Values F9 Setup Defaul...

66 Discard Changes If, during a Setup Session, you change your mind about changes you have made and have not yet saved the values to CMOS, you can restore the values you previously saved to CMOS. Selecting “Discard Changes” on the Exit menu updates all the selections and displays this message: Setup...

67 3.10 About the Boot Utilities The MainBoard comes with the following boot utilities: Phoenix QuietBoot™: Phoenix QuietBoot displays a graphic illustration rather than the traditional POST messages while keeping you informed of diagnostic problems. Phoenix MultiBoot™: Phoenix MultiBoot is a boot s...

69 3.10.2 Phoenix MultiBoot Phoenix MultiBoot expands your boot options by letting you choose your boot device, which could be a hard disk, floppy disk, or CD ROM. You can select your boot device in Setup, or you can choose a different device each time you boot during POST by selecting your boot dev...

70 3.11 BIOS Flash Upgrade Utility Phoenix Phlash gives you the ability to update your BIOS from a floppy disk without having to install a new ROM BIOS chip. Phoenix Phlash is a utility for "flashing" (copying) a BIOS to the Flash ROM installed on your computer from a floppy disk. A Flash RO...

71 APPENDIX I: Glossary ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface): a power management specification that allows the operating system to control the amount of power distributed to the computer’s devices. Devices not in use can be turned off, reducing unnecessary power expenditure. AGP (Accele...

72 Closed and open jumpers: jumpers and jumper pins are active when they are “on” or “closed”, and inactive when they are “off” or “open”. CMOS (Complementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductors): chips that hold the basic startup information for the BIOS. COM port: another name for the serial port, which is...

75 ZCR (Zero Channel RAID): ZCR card provides RAID-5 solution by working with the onboard SCSI/SATA/SATA-II chip through special PCI-X slot with Intel RAIDIOS logic, thus lowering cost of RAID-5 solution

76 APPENDIX II: Block Diagram For your convenience, we have included this block diagram to show the internal design of the motherboard in order to better aid you in troubleshooting. This diagram shows the bus and the channel of data flow. A good understanding of this diagram can help you clarify the...