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Functional Architecture Intel® Server Board X38ML 3.1 Processor Subsystem The Intel® Server Board X38ML supports one Intel® Xeon® or workstation processor utilizing Flip-Chip Land Grid Array (LGA) package technology, with an LGA775 socket. The supported processors are based on the Intel® Core™ micro-architecture and built on 65 nm and 45 nm process technologies. They maintain compatibility with 32-bit software written for the IA-32 instruction set, while supporting 64-bit native mode operation when coupled with supported 64bit operating systems and applications. Previous generations of Intel® processors are not supported. The processors supported with the Intel® Server Board X38ML are listed below: ƒ Dual-Core Intel® Xeon® Processor 3000 sequence ƒ Quad-Core Intel® Xeon® Processor 3200 sequence ƒ Quad-Core Intel® Xeon® Processor 3300 sequence ƒ Intel® Core™2 Extreme Processor ƒ Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor ƒ Intel® Core™2 Quad Processor The Intel® Server Board X38ML does not provide support for the following processors: ƒ Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor Extreme Edition ƒ Intel® Pentium® D Processor ƒ Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor ƒ Intel® Celeron® D Processor Table 1. Processor Support Matrix Processor Family Dual-Core Intel® Xeon® Processor 3000 sequence Quad-Core Intel® Xeon® Processor 3200 sequence Quad-Core Intel® Xeon® Processor 3300 sequence Intel® Core™2 Extreme Edition Intel® Core™2 Duo Intel® Core™2 Quad Processor Processor Number 3070 X3210 X3360 X6800 E6300 Q6600 Clock Speed 2.66 GHz 2.13 GHz 2.83 GHz 2.93 GHz 1.86 GHz 2.40 GHz Front Side Bus 1066 MHz 1066 MHz 1333 MHz 1066 MHz 1066 MHz 1066 MHz L2 Cache 4 MB 8 MB 12 MB 4 MB 2 MB 8 MB Note: For a complete list of supported processors, refer to the Intel® Server Board X38ML support Web site: http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/server/X38ML/. 3.2 Intel® X38 Chipset The Intel® Server Board X38ML is designed around the Intel® X38 chipset. The chipset consists of two components that work together to provide the interface between all major subsystems found on the server board, including the processor, memory, and I/O subsystems. These components are: ƒ Memory Controller Hub (Intel® X38 MCH) ƒ I/O Controller Hub (Intel® ICH9-R) 8 Revision 1.3 Intel order number E15331-006

Section	Page
1. Introduction	13
1.1 Server Board Use Disclaimer	13
2. Server Board Overview	14
2.1 Server Board Feature Set	14
2.2 Server Board Layout	16
3. Functional Architecture	19
3.1 Processor Subsystem	20
3.2 Intel® X38 Chipset	20
3.2.2.1 Direct Media Interface (DMI)	21
3.2.2.2 PCI Express* Interfaces	21
3.2.2.3 Serial ATA II Interface	22
3.2.2.4 Low Pin Count Interface (LPC)	22
3.2.2.5 Compatibility Modules	22
3.2.2.6 Universal Serial Bus (USB) Controller	22
3.2.2.7 Real Time Clock (RTC)	23
3.2.2.8 GPIO	23
3.2.2.9 Enhanced Power Management	23
3.2.2.10 System Management Interface	23
3.2.2.11 Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI)	23
3.2.2.12 Manageability	24
3.3 Integrated Baseboard Management Controller	24
3.4 Memory Subsystem	27
3.5 I/O Subsystem	28
3.5.2.1 SATA RAID	28
3.5.2.2 Intel® RAID Technology Option ROM	29
3.5.6.1 Serial Ports	30
3.5.6.2 Keyboard and Mouse Support	31
3.5.6.3 Wake-up Control	31
3.6 Replacing the Back-Up Battery	31
4. System BIOS	33
4.1 BIOS Identification String	33
4.2 Logo/Diagnostic Screen	33
4.3 BIOS Setup Utility	34
4.3.1.1 Setup Page Layout	34
4.3.1.2 Entering BIOS Setup	35
4.3.1.3 Keyboard Commands	35
4.3.1.4 Menu Selection Bar	36
4.3.2.1 Main Screen	37
4.3.2.2 Advanced Screen	39
4.3.2.2.1 Processor Configuration Screen	40
4.3.2.2.2 Memory Configuration Screen	42
4.3.2.2.3 SATA Controller Configuration Screen	44
4.3.2.2.4 Serial Ports Screen	45
4.3.2.2.5 USB Configuration Screen	46
4.3.2.2.6 PCI Screen	48
4.3.2.3 Security Screen	49
4.3.2.4 Server Management Screen	51
4.3.2.4.1 Console Redirection Screen	52
4.3.2.4.2 System Information Screen	54
4.3.2.5 Boot Options Screen	55
4.3.2.5.1 Hard Disk Order Screen	56
4.3.2.5.2 CDROM Order Screen	56
4.3.2.5.3 Floppy Order Screen	57
4.3.2.5.4 Network Device Order Screen	58
4.3.2.5.5 BEV Device Order Screen	58
4.3.2.6 Boot Manager	59
4.3.2.7 Error Manager Screen	60
4.3.2.8 Exit Screen	60
4.4 Loading BIOS Defaults	62
4.5 Multiple Boot Blocks	62
4.6 Recovery Mode	63
4.7 OEM Logo	63
5. Platform Management	65
5.1 Platform Management Features	65
5.2 Power System	66
5.2.5.1 Power Button Signal	68
5.2.5.2 Chipset Sleep S4/S5	69
5.2.5.3 Power-On Enable	69
5.2.5.4 Power-down Disable	69
5.3 Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI)	70
5.4 System Reset Control	71
5.5 BMC Reset Control	72
5.6 System Initialization	72
5.6.2.1 Watchdog Timer Timeout Reason Bits	73
5.7 Integrated Front Panel User Interface	74
5.7.3.1 Chassis Intrusion	75
5.7.3.2 Power Button	75
5.7.3.3 Reset Button	75
5.8 Private Management I2C Buses	76
5.9 Watchdog Timer	76
5.10 BMC Internal Timestamp Clock	76
5.11 System Event Log (SEL)	77
5.12 Sensor Data Record (SDR) Repository	77
5.13 Field Replaceable Unit (FRU) Inventory Device	78
5.14 Sensor Rearm Behavior	79
5.15 Processor Sensors	80
5.15.1.1 ThermTrip Monitoring	80
5.15.1.2 IERR Monitoring	81
5.15.2.1 PECI Interface	81
5.16 Standard Fan Management	81
5.17 Power Unit Management	83
5.18 BMC Self Test	84
5.19 Messaging Interfaces	84
5.19.6.1 LPC/KCS Interface	85
5.19.6.2 Receive Message Queue	86
5.19.6.3 SMS/SMM Status Register	86
5.19.6.4 Server Management Software (SMS) Interface	86
5.19.6.5 SMM Interface	87
5.19.8.1 Serial-over-LAN (SOL 2.0)	88
5.20 Event Filtering and Alerting	88
5.21 Sensor Support	89
5.22 BIOS-BMC interactions	95
5.23 Platform Management Features Implemented by BIOS	95
5.23.2.1 Serial Configuration Settings	96
5.23.2.2 Keystroke Mappings	96
5.23.2.2.1 Standalone <Esc> Key for Headless Operation	96
5.23.2.3 Limitations	97
5.23.2.4 Interface to Server Management	97
5.23.3.1 Channel Access Modes	97
5.23.3.2 Interaction with BIOS Console Redirection	97
5.23.3.3 SOL, EMP and Console Redirection Use Case Model	98
5.23.4.1 PXE BIOS Support	100
5.23.6.1 Password Clear Jumper	101
6. Error Reporting and Handling	102
6.1 Fault Resilient Booting	102
6.2 Error Handling and Logging	103
6.2.2.1 PCI Bus Error	103
6.2.2.2 PCI Express* Errors	103
6.2.2.3 Processor Bus Error	104
6.2.2.4 Memory Bus Error	104
6.2.2.5 Operating System Watchdog Failure	104
6.2.2.6 Boot Event	104
6.2.3.1 Memory Error Events	105
6.2.3.2 Examples of Event Data Field Contents for Memory Errors	106
6.2.3.3 PCI Error Events	106
6.2.3.4 Examples of Event Data Field Contents for PCI Errors	107
6.2.3.5 FRB-2 Error Events	107
6.2.4.1 No Real-Time Clock (RTC) Access	108
6.3 Error Messages and Error Codes	109
7. Connectors and Jumper Blocks	116
7.1 Power Connectors	116
7.2 PCI Express* x16 Connector	116
7.3 SMBus Connector	118
7.4 Front Panel Connector	118
7.5 I/O Connectors	119
7.6 Fan Headers	122
7.7 Chassis Intrusion Header	122
7.8 Jumper Blocks	123
8. Design and Environmental Specifications	124
8.1 Server Board Design Specification	124
8.2 Product Regulatory Compliance	124
8.3 Electromagnetic Compatibility Notices	127
Glossary	128

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Functional Architecture

Intel® Server Board X38ML

Revision 1.3

Intel order number E15331-006

3.1

Processor Subsystem

The Intel

Server Board X38ML supports one Intel

Xeon

or workstation processor utilizing

Flip-Chip Land Grid Array (LGA) package technology, with an LGA775 socket. The supported

processors are based on the Intel

Core™ micro-architecture and built on 65 nm and 45 nm

process technologies. They maintain compatibility with 32-bit software written for the IA-32

instruction set, while supporting 64-bit native mode operation when coupled with supported 64-

bit operating systems and applications. Previous generations of Intel

processors are not

supported.

The processors supported with the Intel

Server Board X38ML are listed below:

Dual-Core Intel

Xeon

Processor 3000 sequence

Quad-Core Intel

Xeon

Processor 3200 sequence

Quad-Core Intel

Xeon

Processor 3300 sequence

Intel

Core™2 Extreme Processor

Intel

Core™2 Duo Processor

Intel

Core™2 Quad Processor

The Intel

Server Board X38ML does not provide support for the following processors:

Intel

Pentium

4 Processor Extreme Edition

Intel

Pentium

D Processor

Intel

Pentium

4 Processor

Intel

Celeron

D Processor

Table 1. Processor Support Matrix

Processor Family

Processor Number

Clock Speed

Front Side Bus

L2 Cache

Dual-Core Intel

Xeon

Processor 3000

sequence

3070

2.66 GHz

1066 MHz

4 MB

Quad-Core Intel

Xeon

Processor 3200

sequence

X3210

2.13 GHz

1066 MHz

8 MB

Quad-Core Intel

Xeon

Processor 3300

sequence

X3360

2.83 GHz

1333 MHz

12 MB

Intel

Core™2 Extreme Edition

X6800

2.93 GHz

1066 MHz

4 MB

Intel

Core™2 Duo

E6300

1.86 GHz

1066 MHz

2 MB

Intel

Core™2 Quad Processor

Q6600

2.40 GHz

1066 MHz

8 MB

Note:

For a complete list of supported processors, refer to the Intel

Server Board X38ML

support Web site: http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/server/X38ML/

3.2

Intel

X38 Chipset

The Intel

Server Board X38ML is designed around the Intel

X38 chipset. The chipset consists

of two components that work together to provide the interface between all major subsystems

found on the server board, including the processor, memory, and I/O subsystems. These

components are:

Memory Controller Hub (Intel

X38 MCH)

I/O Controller Hub (Intel

ICH9-R)