Intel S5500BC - Server Board Motherboard Quick Start User Manual

Intel® Server Board S5500BC
Quick Start User's Guide

Thank you for buying the Intel® Server Board
S5500BC. The following information will help
you integrate your new server board into a server
chassis. The Intel® Server Board S5500BC is designed
for use with the Intel® Server Chassis SC5650.

For details on these chassis or to select a third party chassis,
please visit http://www.intel.com/go/serverbuilder and

http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/server.

When installing the server board into a reference chassis,
refer to the reference chassis instructions.

User Guides are also available on the Intel® Server Deployment Toolkit

3.0 CD that accompanied your Intel® Server Board S5500BC.

If you are not familiar with ESD (Electrostatic Discharge) procedures used during system integration,
please see the Intel® Server Board S5500BC User's Guide, available on the Intel® Server Deployment
Toolkit 3.0 CD or at http://support.intel.com/motherboards/server/s5500BC.

Please boot to the Intel® Server Deployment Toolkit 3.0 CD first for BIOS and firmware configuration and updates.

Read all cautions and warnings first before starting your server system integration.

Minimum Hardware Requirements

To avoid integration difficulties and possible board damage, your system must meet the
following minimum requirements:

• Processor: Intel

• Memory Type: Minimum of one 1 GB, 240-pin DDR3 800/1066/1333 MT/s RDIMM or UDIMM.

• Power: Minimum of 400 W with 3A of standby current, which meets the SSI EPS 5V specification.

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Xeon® Processor 5500 Series with compatible heat sink.

Preparing the Chassis

If using a non-Intel server chassis, refer to the documentation that came with your
chassis for preparatory steps.

Observe normal ESD (ElectroStatic Discharge) procedures.

Place your Intel® Server Chassis and Intel® Server Board on a flat anti-static surface
to perform the following integration procedures. Always touch the chassis frame
first, before reaching inside to install the server board, make server board
connections or install other components.

Install Server Board Bumpers

IMPORTANT NOTE:

for preparatory steps prior to server board installation.

Chassis, use the bumpers that came with the chassis.

Prepare Server Board

Attach the Bumpers

If you are using a non-Intel server chassis, see your chassis documentation

Rotate board to show underside

A

and hold upright as shown.

CAUTION: To avoid

damage to the board, do not
lay flat with the component
side down.

Locate the five circles as shown.

B

Remove the backing from each

C

bumper.
Press a bumper onto each of

D

the five circles.

B

If you are using an Intel® Server

A

C

D

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Installing the I/O Shield and Attach I/O Labels

Note: The I/O shield and label installation procedures shown below apply to the
Intel® Server Chassis SC5650.

Attach the Labels to the I/O Shield (optional)

Note: Make sure you install the labels on the correct side
of the I/O shield. Note the orientation of the cutouts
in the drawing before attaching your labels.

Remove the backing from one of the three I/O

A

shield labels included with your server board.

Press the label onto the I/O shield as shown.

B

Repeat steps to install the second and third I/O shield labels.

C

Install the I/O shield

Shield installs from inside
of chassis. The labels

should be visible from the
outside of the chassis.

Insert one side edge of

A

shield as shown.

Push shield firmly into

B

chassis opening until it
clicks into place.

Chassis Back

Panel Opening

A

Labels on outside
face of I/O shield

ID

B

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Warning

Read all caution and safety

statements in this document
before performing any of the
instructions. Also see the Intel®

Server Board and Server Chassis
Safety Information document at:

http://support.intel.com/support/
motherboards/server/sb/cs-010770
.htm for complete safety information.

Warning

Installation and service of
this product should only be
performed by qualified service
personnel to avoid risk of injury from
electrical shock or energy hazard.

Caution

Observe normal ESD
[Electrostatic Discharge]
procedures during system
integration to avoid possible
damage to server board and/or
other components.

Tools Required

Phillips*

Anti-static

screwdriver

wrist strap

Fastener Identification Guide

Intel is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation or its
subsidiaries in the United States and other countries.
*Other names and brands may be claimed as the property
of others. Copyright © 2008, Intel Corporation. All rights
reserved.

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Install the Server Board

IMPORTANT NOTE:

chassis documentation for preparatory steps prior to server board installation.

A. Insert the Server Board

Place the board into the chassis, making sure that back panel I/O openings and
chassis standoffs align correctly.

• When using the Intel

first, then slide the board back so the I/O connectors fit through the I/O
openings at the rear of the chassis.

If you are using a non-Intel server chassis, see your

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Server Chassis SC5650, insert the front of the board

I/O Openings

Intel® Server Chassis
SC5650 Shown

Front of
Board

Install the Processor(s) continued

E. Install the Processor

CAUTION: The underside of the
processor has components that
may damage the socket wires if
installed improperly.

Components

Processor must align correctly with
the socket opening before installation.

DO NOT DROP processor into socket!

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Orient the processor with the socket

A

so that the processor cutouts match
the two socket pins.

Install the processor as shown.

B. Attach the Server Board

The directions below are for the Intel

For a non-Intel server chassis, use the fasteners that came with your chassis.

Use screws to attach the board to the chassis at the 8 locations indicated by the
solid blue arrows in the figure [ ].

Intel® Server

Chassis SC5650

Intel Server
Chassis
Fastener

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Server Chassis SC5650.

F. Close Load Plate and Socket Lever

Close the load

A

plate all the way
as shown.

With your finger, push down

B

A

on the load plate as shown.

Close the socket lever and ensure that the

C

load plate tab engages under the socket
lever when fully closed.

A

C

B

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Install the Processor(s)

Cautions:

1. When opening a socket, DO NOT TOUCH
the gold socket wires.

2. When unpacking a processor, hold by the
edges only to avoid touching the gold
contact wires.

A. Open the Socket Lever

Push the lever handle down

A

and away from the socket to
release it.

Rotate the lever open all

B

the way.

B

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Install Active Heat Sink(s)

An active heat sink is required for the Intel® Server Chassis
SC5650 DP and BRP. A typical active heat sink is shown below.

For a non-Intel chassis, see the documentation
accompanying your chassis.

CAUTION: The heat sink has thermal interface
material (TIM) on the underside of it. Use caution
so that you do not damage the thermal interface
material. Use gloves to avoid sharp edges.

A

If a protective film covers the thermal interface material (TIM) on the
underside of the heatsink, remove the protective film.

B

Align heatsink fins to the front and back of the chassis for correct airflow.
Airflow goes from front-to-back of chassis.

See airflow diagram at right.

Each heatsink has four captive fasteners and should be tightened as follows:

C

Using a #2 Phillips* screwdriver, finger-tighten each fastener diagonally,
according to the white-circled numbers.

D

Securely re-tighten each fastener again in the same order as performed in Step C.

E

Attach fan power cable to server board as shown.

A

Note: Heatsink
styles may vary

A

TIM

E

Chassis Front

2

B. Open the Load Plate

Push the rear tab with your

A

finger tip to bring the front
end of the load plate
up slightly.

Open the load plate as shown.

B

B

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Air Flow

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C. Remove Socket Protective Cover

Grasp the socket protective cover

A

by the two tabs and carefully lift straight

A

up as shown.

Save the protective cover.

CAUTION: Do not
over-tighten fasteners.

C

D

1. To avoid damage, DO NOT
DROP the cover onto the
socket wires or components.

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D. Remove the
Processor
Protective Cover

Take the processor out

A

of the box and remove
the protective shipping
cover.

Intel® Server Chassis SC5650

Airflow Diagram

LOCK

Airflow

B

Airflow

A