Intel SE7500CW2 - EATX DUAL Xeon Socket 603 E7500 Motherboard driver and firmware
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Hardware Guide - Page 2
... IC35L040AVER07 Ericson Deskstar GXP60" for hard-drives.
Added updated information on Driver information. Red Hat 8.0 testing results added and Red Hat 8.0 is now a supported Operating System. Updated to new format.
Updated BIOS versions, removed Promise* 100 TX2 card for the supported list of cards.
Added support for Microsoft Windows 2003, and testing on BIOS 1.28 available on PBA A86787-509...
Hardware Guide - Page 4
... 5 4. Adapters and Peripherals ...6 5. Hard Disk Drives...15 6. Installation Guidelines ...17
6.1 SE7500CW2 system won't boot to DOS with an Adaptec* card installed 17 6.2 Windows 2000* won't install on a Maxtor D540X-4G 137GIG ATA hard-drive 17 6.3 Adaptec 2100S, 2110S, or 3410S, RAID cards cause LILO to hang during POST with Red Hat 7.3...18 6.4 Intel SRCU42L BIOS and firmware levels 18...
Hardware Guide - Page 5
... the document will present updated information as well as continue to provide the information from previous releases.
Intel will only provide support to those add-in cards and peripherals under the specified system configuration (System BIOS) and operating systems and versions to which they were tested.
1.1 Test Overview
Testing performed on the Intel server board SE7500CW2 is classified under...
Hardware Guide - Page 6
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Intel® Server Board SE7500CW2
1.1.2
Stress Testing
Stress testing is performed only on the most current release of a supported operating system at the time of a given validation run. The stress test process consists of three areas: Base platform, Multiple Adapter, and Endurance.
Base Platform: Each base platform will successfully install a given operating system, successfully run a disk...
Hardware Guide - Page 7
... Configurations
The following table lists the base configurations tested. Base configurations will change as new revisions of the Intel® server board SE7500CW2 are released and/or new system BIOS and BMC firmware are cut onto the board in the factory. Each base configuration is assigned an identifier number that is referenced in the tables throughout...
Hardware Guide - Page 8
...The following table provides a list of supported operating systems for the Intel® server board SE7500CW2. Each of the listed operating systems was tested for compatibility with a base Intel server board SE7500CW2 configuration. Operating system compatibility testing verifies that the operating system will install and function with all on-board devices.
Any variations to the standard operating...
Hardware Guide - Page 9
...® Server Board SE7500CW2
Supported Operating Systems
3.1 Operating System Certifications
Listed below are the operating systems that Intel will certify SE7500CW2 Server board. However, the customer is responsible for their own certification from the individual operating system vendors. In many cases, the customer may leverage their operating system certifications from Intel's testing. See...
Hardware Guide - Page 10
... table, then the adapter installed and functioned as expected using manufacturer's installation instructions or Intel's best-known methods.
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Testing of adapters cards normally is performed with unused add-in adapters and onboard controller expansion ROMs disabled in BIOS Setup. Intel recommends that customers disable the option ROM for add-in controllers and/or the on-board controllers when not...
Hardware Guide - Page 11
Intel® Server Board SE7500CW2
Adapters and Peripherals
Microsoft Windows* 2003 Enterprise Microsoft Windows* 2000 Advanced Server, SP2 Novell NetWare* 6.0, SP2 ...PCI-64/66 PCI-64/66 PCI-64/66
ASR-2110S ASR-2200S ASR-3410S
2110S Phantom
2200S
3410S Hornet
PCI-64/66 PCI-64/66 PCI-64/66
AHA-2940U2W
PCI-64/66
475 49320102321
Elite 1600 (493)
PCI-64/66 PCI-64/66
GDT4523RZ
GDT4523RZ PCI...
Hardware Guide - Page 13
Intel® Server Board SE7500CW2
Adapters and Peripherals
Microsoft Windows* 2003 Enterprise Microsoft Windows* 2000 Advanced Server, SP2 Novell NetWare* 6.0, SP2 Red Hat Linux* 8.0 Caldera OpenUnix* ...SATA
AcceleRAID* 352
AcceleRAID 170
FastTrak100 TX2
FastTrak S150
ASC29160LP
ASC-39160
ASC-39160
11,12
PCI-64/66 NT PCI-64/33 NT PCI-32/33 NT PCI-64/66 NT PCI-32/33 11,12 PCI-64/66 NT
11,12 PCI...
Hardware Guide - Page 14
Adapters and Peripherals
Intel® Server Board SE7500CW2
Microsoft Windows* 2003 Enterprise Microsoft Windows* 2000 Advanced Server, SP2 Novell NetWare* 6.0, SP2 Red Hat Linux* 8.0 ...Server Adapter
3C996T Gigabit Server Adapter
EtherLink 10/100
PCI-64/66 NT PCI-64/66 NT PCI-64/66 11,12 PCI-X133 11,12 PCI-X133 11,12
PCI-64/66 11,12
PCI-X66 PCI-X133
NT 11,12
PCI-X133
NT
PCI-X133
NT
PCI 32...
Hardware Guide - Page 15
...® Server Board SE7500CW2
Adapters and Peripherals
Microsoft Windows* 2003 Enterprise Microsoft Windows* 2000 Advanced Server, SP2 Novell NetWare* 6.0, SP2 Red Hat Linux* 8.0 Caldera OpenUnix* 8.0, MP3 Turbo Linux* 7
Manufacturer
Model Name
Model Number
Interface
3COM D-Link Intel Intel Intel
Intel
Intel Intel Intel Intel
3C980C-TXM
EtherLink Server 10/100 PCI
PCI-32/33
DFE-530/TX...
Hardware Guide - Page 17
Intel® Server Board SE7500CW2
Adapters and Peripherals
Microsoft Windows* 2003 Enterprise Microsoft Windows* 2000 Advanced Server, SP2 Novell NetWare* 6.0, SP2 Red Hat Linux* 8.0 Caldera OpenUnix* 8.0, MP3 Turbo Linux* 7
Manufacturer
Model Name
Model Number
Interface
Plextor TEAC DVDROM HP Samsung Toshiba MISC Samsung
Samsung
LG Electronics TAPE Drives Seagate
Sony
Fujitsu Fujitsu ...
Hardware Guide - Page 18
Adapters and Peripherals
Manufacturer
Model Name
Model Number
Interface
Iomega Teac
ZIP-USB250 FD-235HF
ZIP-USB250 FD-235HF
USB Floppy
Microsoft Windows* 2003 Enterprise Microsoft Windows* 2000 Advanced Server, SP2 Novell NetWare* 6.0, SP2 Red Hat Linux* 8.0 Caldera OpenUnix* 8.0, MP3 Turbo Linux* 7
Intel® Server Board SE7500CW2
1,2
NT
1
NT
1
1,2
1
1
NT
NT
14
Revision 1....
Hardware Guide - Page 19
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Hard Disk Drives
5. Hard Disk Drives
The hard drives listed in the following table have been tested with the Intel® server board SE7500CW2 by Intel in its validation labs and/or by individual drive vendors. The following operating system identifiers are used in the table to specify which OS each drive was tested under.
Identifier number 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Operating System Microsoft Windows...
Hardware Guide - Page 21
... release of the Adaptec BIOS and SE7500CW2 BIOS 1.16. The Adaptec BIOS v1.30 should work correctly. BIOS 1.16 and 1.17 are now available for the SE7500CW2. Both should work properly with this card.
6.2 Windows 2000* won't install on a Maxtor D540X-4G 137GIG ATA hard-drive
Issue:
Larger than 137GIG Maxtor ATA hard-drives don't give proper disk space information in Windows 2000 and are...
Hardware Guide - Page 22
... recommended to use Adaptec* test BIOS 1.62 for the 2100S, and 1.63 for 2110S and 3410S cards.
6.4 Intel SRCU42L BIOS and firmware levels.
Issue:
Incorrect levels may cause the card to fail.
Implication: RAID configuration inaccessible.
Guideline: None.
Status:
It is recommended to use the following versions of RAID software with Board BIOS 1.23, SRCU32L BIOS 7.02B and Firmware2.34.00-R024...