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® Intel Server Board S1200BT Service Guide A Guide for Technically Qualified Assemblers of Intel® Identified Subassemblies/Products Intel Order Number G16972-004...
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Intel products are not designed, intended or authorized for use in any medical, life saving, or life sustaining applications or for any other application in which the failure of the Intel product could create a situation where ® personal injury or death may occur. Intel may make changes to specifications and product descriptions at any time, without notice.
Safety Information Important Safety Instructions Read all caution and safety statements in this document before performing any of the instructions. See also Intel Server Boards and Server Chassis Safety Information on the ® Intel Server Deployment Toolkit CD and/or at http://www.intel.com/support/...
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Take care to grip with, but not squeeze, the pliers or other tool you use to remove a jumper, or you may bend or break the pins on the board. Intel® Server Board S1200BT Service Guide...
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Preface About this Manual ® Thank you for purchasing and using the Intel Server Board S1200BT. This manual is written for system technicians who are responsible for troubleshooting, upgrading, and repairing this server board. This document provides a brief overview of...
Processor, memory DIMMs, hard drive, floppy drive, CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive, RAID controller, operating system. For information about which accessories, memory, processors, and third-party hardware were tested and can be used with your board, and for ordering information for Intel products, see: http://www.intel.com/support/motherboards/server.
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Driver (for an extensive list of available drivers) • Operating System Driver (for operating system drivers) For firmware and BIOS Please go to mainpage on for “S1200BT”. It is under the Software updates, or for BIOS and Drivers section for the most current BIOS, FRU/SDR, BMC, recovery...
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Recovering the BIOS ....................63 Recovering the BIOS ......................65 Clearing the Password ......................66 Chapter 3: Hardware Installations and Upgrades ..........69 Before You Begin .........................69 Tools and Supplies Needed ..................69 Installing and Removing Memory ..................69 ® Intel Server Board S1200BT Service Guide...
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Devices are not Recognized under Device Manager (Microsoft Windows* Operating Sys- tem) ....................... 103 Hard Drive(s) are not Recognized ................103 Bootable CD-ROM Disk Is Not Detected ..............104 LED Information ......................104 BIOS POST Beep Codes ..................104 ® Intel Server Board S1200BT Service Guide...
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Figure 52. Removing the PCI Riser Assembly from the Server System......... 76 Figure 53. Installing a PCI Card in a Riser Card..............77 Figure 54. Replacing the Backup Battery ................79 Figure 55. Diagnostic LED Placement Diagram ..............81 ® Intel Server Board S1200BT Service Guide...
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Table 6. POST Progress Code LED Example .................82 Table 7. Diagnostic LED POST Code Decoder ...............82 Table 8. Resetting the System ....................95 Table 9. LED Information ...................... 104 Table 10. POST Error Beep Codes ..................105 Intel® Server Board S1200BT Service Guide...
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Server Board Features ® This chapter briefly describes the main features of the Intel Server Board S1200BTL and S1200BTS. This chapter provides a photograph of the product, list of the server board features, and diagrams showing the location of important components and connections on the server board.
DDR3 I/O Voltage of 1.5 V ® ® • Chipset Support for Intel C204 Platform Support for Intel C202 Platform Controller Hub (PCH) chipset Controller Hub (PCH) chipset • ServerEngines* LLC Pilot III BMC controller (Integrated BMC) Intel® Server Board S1200BT Service Guide...
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Five 4-pin fan headers supporting four system Four 4-pin fan headers supporting four Support fans and one processor system fans and one processor Video Onboard ServerEngines* LLC Pilot III BMC Silicon Motion SM712GX04LF02-BA Controller Intel® Server Board S1200BT Service Guide...
DD. Internal USB Connector RMM4 Dedicated NIC connector EE. CMOS Battery Four DIMM Slots FF. Four 3Gb/s SATA ports P/S AUX GG. Two 6Gb/s SATA ports MAIN POWER HH. Smart Module Figure 3. Connector and Component Location Intel® Server Board S1200BT Service Guide...
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External Serial port Low profile USB connector CPU Power connector Internal USB SYS_FAN_2 W. CMOS battery DIMM slots Front Panel MAIN power connector HDD LED M. TPM connector ® Figure 4. Intel Server Board S1200BTS Layout Intel® Server Board S1200BT Service Guide...
These pins should not be jumpered for normal operation. J1J2: ME Force Update ME Firmware Force Update Mode – Disabled (Default) ME Firmware Force Update Mode – Enabled Intel® Server Board S1200BT Service Guide...
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These pins should have a jumper in place for normal system operation. (Default) If these pins are jumpered, administrator and user passwords will be cleared on the next reset. Note: These pins should not be jumpered for normal operation. Intel® Server Board S1200BT Service Guide...
NIC Port 1 (1 Gb) and Dual USB Port Connector Video NIC Port 2 (1 Gb) and Dual USB Port Connector Figure 7. Back Panel Connectors The NIC LEDs at the right and left of each NIC provide the following information. Intel® Server Board S1200BT Service Guide...
Software”. Processor ® ® ® The Intel Server Board S1200BT supports the Intel Xeon E3-1200 Processors or the ® Generation Intel Core™ i3 Processors in FC-LGA 1155 socket package with 5GT/s point-to-point DMI interface to PCH and LGA 1155 pin socket.
Memory ® The Intel Server Board S1200BT supports a DDR3-based ECC UDIMM memory subsystem and up to two DIMM sockets per channel. See the following figure for channel slot configuration. The minimal memory population is one DIMM in memory slot DIMM_A1. For a complete list of supported memory, see the links under “Additional Information and Software”...
6-Gbps and 3 Gbps SAS data transfers using four ® individual SAS/SATA connectors, The Intel RAID Module AXXRMS2LL040 provides ® reliable and fault-tolerant disk subsystem management based on the Intel Entry Hardware RAID (IR) Stack. ® The optional Intel...
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SAS Module AXX4SASMOD when a cable is attached between this connector and the backplane or I2C interface. ® Note: For help with navigating the BIOS Setup utility, refer to the Intel Server Board S1200BT Technical Product Specification.
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TPM module, please refer to TPM Module User Guide. On-Board chip: ST19NP18 • Embedded TPM 1.2 firmware • 33-MHz Low Pin Count (LPC) interface V1.1 • Compliant with TCG PC client specific TPM • Implementation Specification (TIS) V1.2 Intel® Server Board S1200BT Service Guide...
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To enter the BIOS Setup using a keyboard (or emulated keyboard); press the <F2> ® function key during boot time when the OEM or Intel logo is displayed. The following message is displayed on the diagnostics screen and under the Quiet Boot logo screen: Press <F2>...
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If "No" is highlighted and <Enter> is pressed, or if the <Esc> key is pressed, the user is returned to where they were before <F9> was pressed without affecting any existing field values. Intel® Server Board S1200BT Service Guide...
Information enclosed in angular brackets (< >) in the screen shots identifies text that can vary, depending on the option(s) installed. For example, <Amount of memory installed> is replaced by the actual value for “Total Memory”. Intel® Server Board S1200BT Service Guide...
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PCI Configuration System Acoustic and Performance Configuration Security Screen (Tab) Server Management Screen (Tab) Console Redirection System Information [With BMC Only] BMC LAN Configuration [Non-BMC Only] Hardware Monitor [Non-BMC Only] Realtime Temperature and Voltage Status Intel® Server Board S1200BT Service Guide...
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Floppy Order Network Device Order BEV Device Order Add EFI Boot Option Delete EFI Boot Option Boot Manager Screen (Tab) Error Manager Screen (Tab) System Event Log Screen (Tab) [Non-BMC Only] Exit Screen (Tab) Intel® Server Board S1200BT Service Guide...
2. Platform ID Option Values: < Platform ID> Help Text: <None> Comments:Information only. Displays the Platform ID for the board on which the BIOS is executing POST. 3. BIOS Version Option Values: <Current BIOS version ID> Intel® Server Board S1200BT Service Guide...
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ID String, with the timestamp segment dropped off. The segments displayed are: Platform:Identifies whether this is a Bromolow or Romley platform BIOS ® 86B:Identifies this BIOS as being an EPSD Intel Server BIOS xx: Major Revision level of the BIOS...
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To access this screen from the Main screen or other top-level Tab screen, press the right or left arrow keys to traverse the tabs at the top of the Setup screen until the Advanced screen is selected. Intel® Server Board S1200BT Service Guide...
View/Configure mass storage controller information and settings. Comments:Selection only. Position to this line and press the <Enter> key to go to the Mass Storage Controller Configuration group of configuration settings. 4. Serial Port Configuration Option Values: <None> Intel® Server Board S1200BT Service Guide...
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To access this screen from the Main screen, select Server Management > Hardware Monitor. To move to another screen, press the <Esc> key to return to the Server Management screen, then select the desired screen. Intel® Server Board S1200BT Service Guide...
To move to another screen, press the <Esc> key to return to the Advanced screen, then select the desired screen. Figure 11. Processor Configuration Screen Screen Field Descriptions: 1. Processor ID Option Values:<CPUID> Help Text:<None> Intel® Server Board S1200BT Service Guide...
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L3 cache per processor package. S1200BT boards have a single processor display. Romley boards have “N/A” for the second processor if not installed.
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Comments:This option is only visible if all processors installed in the system support ® ® Intel Turbo Boost Technology. In order for this option to be available, Enhanced Intel ® SpeedStep Technology must be Enabled. ®...
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Contact your OS vendor regarding OS support of this feature. Comments:This option is only visible if all processors installed in the system support ® Intel Hyper-Threading Technology. 13. Core Multi-Processing Option Values:All Help Text: Intel® Server Board S1200BT Service Guide...
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Comments:This option is only visible if all processors installed in the system support ® Intel VT-d. The software configuration installed on the system must support this feature in order for it to be enabled. Intel® Server Board S1200BT Service Guide...
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Note: Modifying this setting may affect performance. Comments:MLC Streamer is normally Enabled for the best efficiency in L2 Cache and Memory Channel use, but disabling it may improve performance for some processing loads and on certain benchmarks. For more information. Intel® Server Board S1200BT Service Guide...
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Comments:DCU Data Prefetcher is normally Enabled, for best efficiency in L1 I Cache and Memory Channel use, but disabling it may improve performance for some processing loads and on certain benchmarks. For more information. 24. Intel (SMX) Safer Mode Extensions Intel® Server Board S1200BT Service Guide...
Help Text: When enabled, a SMX can utilize the addional hardware capabilities provided by Safer Mode Extensions. Comments:Intel (SMX) Safer Mode Extensions is set of CPU instructions used by Intel TXT software. Memory Configuration The Memory Configuration screen allows the user to view details about the DDR3 DIMMs that are installed as system memory.
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DIMMs. ® ® — Intel Flex – DIMMs are configured according to Intel Flex Memory Technology, where part of the memory is in Dual Channel Symmetric mode and part in Dual Channel Asymmetric mode. This is the configuration when both channels are populated, but with unequal amounts of memory.
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Mass Storage Controller Configuration The Mass Storage Configuration screen allows the user to configure the SATA or SAS controller when it is present on the server board, midplane or backplane of an ® Intel system. Intel® Server Board S1200BT Service Guide...
If it is Disabled, the SATA Ports will not operate. and any installed SATA devices will be unavailable. 2. Configure SATA Mode Option Values:Compatability Enhanced AHCI RAID Mode Help Text: [Compatibility] provides PATA emulation on the SATA device, allowing the use of legacy IDE/PATA drivers. Intel® Server Board S1200BT Service Guide...
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BIOS screen. When an AXX4SASMOD Storage Module is detected, then (and only then) a following option will be available for switching between IT/IR and ESRT2 RAID settings. Intel® Server Board S1200BT Service Guide...
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Controller. This section for SATA Drive Information does not appear when the SATA Mode is RAID Mode. Serial Port Configuration The Serial Port Configuration screen allows the user to configure the Serial A [COM 1] and Serial B [COM2] ports. Intel® Server Board S1200BT Service Guide...
To access this screen from the Main screen, select Advanced > USB Configuration. To move to another screen, press the <Esc> key to return to the Advanced screen, then select the desired screen. Figure 15. USB Configuration Screen Intel® Server Board S1200BT Service Guide...
<Esc> key to return to the Advanced screen, then select the desired screen. Figure 16. PCI Configuration Screen 10.Wake on LAN (PME) Option Values: Enabled Disabled Help Text: Enables or disables PCI PME function for Wake on LAN capability from LAN adapters. Intel® Server Board S1200BT Service Guide...
Closed Loop Throttling Mode is supported only when ECC DIMM plugged. Open Loop Throttling Mode is not supported. Comments:Information only, for S1200BT boards with BMC:. CLTT Mode is the only mode supported. This will always be Auto, since there is no choice. If CLTT Mode cannot be established, then the fallback mode is no memory thermal-based throttling.
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[Acoustic] - The system will favor using throttling of memory over boosting fans to cool the system if thermal thresholds are met. Comments:Information only, for S1200BT boards with BMC: Acoustic Mode is the only Fan Profile supported. This will always be Acoustic, since there is no other choice.
Comments:Information only. Indicates the status of the User Password. 2. User Password Status Option Values:Installed Not Installed Help Text:<None> Comments:Information only. Indicates the status of the User Password. 3. Set Administrator Password Option Values: [Entry Field] Intel® Server Board S1200BT Service Guide...
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Comments:Note: This option does not appear on all boards. See Section Error! Reference source not found. for Product-Specific Information 6. TPM State Option Values: <Displays current TPM Device State> May be: Enabled & Activated Enabled & Deactivated Intel® Server Board S1200BT Service Guide...
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Note: BIOS setting will return to [No Operation] on every boot cycle by default. Comments:Any Administrative Control operation selected will require the system to perform a Hard Reset in order to become effective. Note: This option appears only on boards equipped with a TPM. Intel® Server Board S1200BT Service Guide...
S5 “Soft-Off” when powered off. S5 can wake up faster and can Wake on LAN, but Deep Sleep uses less energy. This option will not appear on platforms which do not support EuP LOT6 Off-Mode. For details on any platform. Intel® Server Board S1200BT Service Guide...
To access this screen from the Main screen, select Server Management > Console Redirection. To move to another screen, press the <Esc> key to return to the Server Management screen, then select the desired screen. Figure 21. Console Redirection Screen Intel® Server Board S1200BT Service Guide...
To access this screen from the Main screen, select Server Management > System Information. To move to another screen, press the <Esc> key to return to the Server Management screen, then select the desired screen. Figure 22. System Information Screen (S1200BTL) Intel® Server Board S1200BT Service Guide...
To access this screen from the Main screen, select Server Management > System Information. To move to another screen, press the <Esc> key to return to the Server Management screen, then select the desired screen. Figure 24. BMC LAN Configuration Screen (S1200BTL) Intel® Server Board S1200BT Service Guide...
Monitor. To move to another screen, press the <Esc> key to return to the Server Management screen, then select the desired screen. Figure 25. Hardware Monitor Screen, Auto Fan Control (S1200BTS) Figure 26. Hardware Monitor Screen, Manual Fan Control (S1200BTS) Intel® Server Board S1200BT Service Guide...
If all types of bootable devices are installed in the system, then the default boot order is as follows: CD/DVD-ROM Floppy Disk Drive Hard Disk Drive Intel® Server Board S1200BT Service Guide...
To access this screen from the Main screen, select Boot Options > Hard Disk Order. To move to another screen, press the <Esc> key to return to the Boot Options screen, then select the desired screen. Intel® Server Board S1200BT Service Guide...
To access this screen from the Main screen, select Boot Options > Floppy Order. To move to another screen, press the <Esc> key to return to the Boot Options screen, then select the desired screen. Intel® Server Board S1200BT Service Guide...
To access this screen from the Main screen, select Boot Options > BEV Device Order. To move to another screen, press the <Esc> key to return to the Boot Options screen, then select the desired screen. Intel® Server Board S1200BT Service Guide...
To access this screen from the Main screen, select Boot Options > Delete EFI Boot Option. To move to another screen, press the <Esc> key to return to the Boot Options screen, then select the desired screen. Intel® Server Board S1200BT Service Guide...
To access this screen from the Main screen or other top-level Tab screen, press the right or left arrow keys to traverse the tabs at the top of the Setup screen until the Error Manager screen is selected. Intel® Server Board S1200BT Service Guide...
Note: When the System Event Log is full, or when the user wishes to remove the current Event Records, the user can choose Clear System Event Log in Setup. Figure 38. System Event Log Screen (S1200BTS) Intel® Server Board S1200BT Service Guide...
OEM binary area • Microcode Preparing for the Upgrade The following steps explain how to prepare to upgrade the BIOS, including how to record the current BIOS settings and how to obtain the upgrade utility. Intel® Server Board S1200BT Service Guide...
The BIOS can then execute the recovery BIOS (also known as the boot block) instead of the normal BIOS. The recovery BIOS is a self- contained image that exists solely as a fail-safe mechanism for installing a new BIOS image. Intel® Server Board S1200BT Service Guide...
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Note: During the recovery mode, video is not initialized. One high-pitched beep announces the start of the recovery process. The entire process takes two to four minutes. A successful update ends with two high-pitched beeps. Failure is indicated by a long series of short beeps. Intel® Server Board S1200BT Service Guide...
1 and 2. 9. Plug the system into the AC power source and power it up to confirm the recovery was successful. 10. Do NOT interrupt the BIOS POST during the first boot. Intel® Server Board S1200BT Service Guide...
RAM (Protected RTC on the board silkscreen is CMOS). 1. Power down the system and disconnect the AC power. 2. Open the server chassis. For instructions, see your server chassis documentation. Intel® Server Board S1200BT Service Guide...
Integrated BMC into an update mode, allowing the firmware to load safely onto the flash device. In the unlikely event the Integrated BMC firmware update process fails (due to the Integrated BMC not being in the proper update state), the server Intel® Server Board S1200BT Service Guide...
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9. Move jumper from the enabled position (covering pins 2 and 3) to the disabled position (covering pins 1 and 2). 10. Close the server chassis. 11. Reconnect the AC cord and power up the server. Intel® Server Board S1200BT Service Guide...
2. Turn off all peripheral devices connected to the server. Turn off the server. 3. Disconnect the AC power cord from the server. 4. Remove the server's cover and locate the DIMM sockets (see letters “A” to “E” Figure 44). Intel® Server Board S1200BT Service Guide...
6. Holding the DIMM by the edges, lift it from the socket, and store it in an anti-static package. 7. Reinstall and reconnect any parts you removed or disconnected to reach the DIMM sockets. Intel® Server Board S1200BT Service Guide...
2. Turn off all peripheral devices connected to the server. Turn off the server. 3. Disconnect the AC power cord from the server. 4. Remove the server's cover. See the documentation that came with your server chassis for instructions on removing the server's cover. Intel® Server Board S1200BT Service Guide...
Figure 45. Lifting the Load Lever 6. Open the load plate (see letter “A” and “B” in Figure 46). AF004573 AF004574 Figure 46. Open the Load Plate 7. Remove the socket protective cover (Figure 47). Intel® Server Board S1200BT Service Guide...
Figure 48. Remove the Processor Protective Cover 9. Align the processor cutouts to match the two socket pins, and insert the processor into the socket as shown in Figure AF004575 Figure 49. Installing the Processor Intel® Server Board S1200BT Service Guide...
2. Align heatsink fins to the front and back of the chassis for correct airflow. Airflow goes from front-to-back of chassis. 3. Each heatsink has four captive fasteners and should be tightened as shown. Intel® Server Board S1200BT Service Guide...
4. Remove the server's cover. See the documentation that came with your server chassis for instructions on removing the server's cover. 5. Unplug the processor fan cable from the server board. 6. Untie the four captive fastners from the corners of the heatsink. Intel® Server Board S1200BT Service Guide...
Retain the screw. Riser Card Connector AF003683 Figure 52. Removing the PCI Riser Assembly from the Server System 2. Insert the PCI card edge connector in the slot on the PCI riser. Intel® Server Board S1200BT Service Guide...
Caution: Press the riser card straight down into the slot. Tipping it in the slot while installing it may damage the riser card or slot on the server board. 4. Use the screw removed in Step 1 to secure the riser card assembly to the chassis. Intel® Server Board S1200BT Service Guide...
Varning: Explosionsfara vid felaktigt batteribyte. Använd samma batterityp eller en ekvivalent typ som rekommenderas av apparattillverkaren. Kassera använt batteri enligt fabrikantens instruktion. Varoitus: Paristo voi räjähtää, jos se on virheellisesti asennettu. Vaihda paristo ainoastaan laitevalmistajan suosittelemaan tyyppiin. Hävitä käytetty paristo valmistajan ohjeiden mukaisesti. Intel® Server Board S1200BT Service Guide...
8. Remove the new lithium battery from its package, and, being careful to observe the correct polarity, insert it in the battery socket. 9. Close the chassis. 10. Run Setup to restore the configuration settings to the RTC. Intel® Server Board S1200BT Service Guide...
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Diagnostic LED #1 Diagnostic LED #0 (LSB LED) Figure 55. Diagnostic LED Placement Diagram In the following example, the BIOS sends a value of ACh to the diagnostic LED decoder. The LEDs are decoded as follows: Intel® Server Board S1200BT Service Guide...
O O O X CPU Microcode Not Found. 0x0F X X X X O O O O CPU Microcode Not Loaded. PEI Phase 0x10 X X X O X X X X PEI Core Starts Intel® Server Board S1200BT Service Guide...
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X X O X DXE PCI Bus begin 0x93 O X X O X X O O DXE PCI Bus HPC initialization 0x94 O X X O X O X X DXE PCI Bus enumeration Intel® Server Board S1200BT Service Guide...
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O X O O X O O X DXE NVRAM cleanup 0xB7 O X O O O O O O DXE Configuration Reset 0x00 X X X X X X X X INT19 BIOS Recovery Intel® Server Board S1200BT Service Guide...
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X X O X Recovery PEIM (Recovery started) 0xF3 O O O O X X O O Recovery PEIM (Capsule found) 0xF4 O O O O X O X X Recovery PEIM (Capsule loaded) Intel® Server Board S1200BT Service Guide...
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Remote Management Module Firmware Version (if applicable): ® Intel Management Module BMC Revision (if applicable): BMC/mBMC Version: FRU/SDR Version: HSC Version: Has the latest BIOS been tried? (Yes/No): Has the latest BMC/mBMC been tried? (Yes/No): Intel® Server Board S1200BT Service Guide...
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Thermal Solution Processor 1 Processor 2 Processor 3 Processor 4 Thermal solution (Heatsink) examples: (1U, Passive w/air ducting, Active w/fan, etc.) =============================================================== Memory: Manufacturer Part Number DRAM Part Number On Intel tested list? Intel® Server Board S1200BT Service Guide...
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Operating System Information (Example: RedHat* Enterprise Linux, Microsoft* Windows* Server 2003, Service pack 1, OEM CD): Manufacturer: Version: Language version (English, Arabic, Chinese (Simplified)): Service Pack Level or Kernel Revision: Distribution (OEM/Retail): =============================================================== ® Intel RAID Controller: (Example SRCU42E) Intel® Server Board S1200BT Service Guide...
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Has the latest RAID driver been tried? (Yes/No): RAID volumes configuration (disks & RAID level): RAID volume use (Boot device/Data Volume): Is BBU (Battery Backup Unit) installed? (Yes/No): BBU part number: =============================================================== Detailed description of issue: Troubleshooting tried: Intel® Server Board S1200BT Service Guide...
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=============================================================== Issue impact statements: Do you have any potential Intel system, or component purchases that this issue is holding up? If yes, please provide a brief description below. Do you have systems already purchased that are not being delivered to your customers because of this issue? If yes, please provide a brief description below.
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— A searchable knowledgebase to search for product information throughout the support site 2. If you are still unable to obtain a solution to your issue, send an email to Intel’s technical support center using the online form available at http://supportmail.intel.com/scripts-emf/welcome.aspx.
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In addition to the server firmware and files, also update any drivers used for components you installed in your system, such as video drivers, network drivers, and SCSI drivers. Intel provides a package called the "Platform Confidence Test" that may help with your diagnostics. See “Additional Information and Software”...
Are all integrated components from the tested components lists? Check the tested memory, and chassis lists, as well as the supported hardware and operating system list. See “Additional Information and Software” for links to the tested component lists. Intel® Server Board S1200BT Service Guide...
Once the system boots up, the operating system prompt displays on the screen. The prompt varies according to the operating system. If the operating system prompt does not display, see “No Characters Display on Screen”. Intel® Server Board S1200BT Service Guide...
Remove the processor(s) and re-seat them. • Make sure the chassis standoffs are installed only below mounting holes. Misplaced standoffs can contact the pins on the bottom of the server board and cause a short. Intel® Server Board S1200BT Service Guide...
Are the brightness and contrast controls properly adjusted on the video monitor? See the manufacturer's documentation. • Are the video monitor's signal and power cables properly installed? • Does this video monitor work correctly if plugged into a different system? Intel® Server Board S1200BT Service Guide...
CD-ROM Drive or DVD-ROM Drive Activity Light Does Not Light Check the following: • Are the CD-ROM/DVD-ROM drive's power and signal cables properly installed? • Are all relevant switches and jumpers on the drive set correctly? • Is the drive properly configured? Intel® Server Board S1200BT Service Guide...
Make sure the cable is connected to the port from the on-board network controller. • Make sure your BIOS is current. Refer to the “Additional Information and Software” for a link to the current version. Intel® Server Board S1200BT Service Guide...
If you are running the software from a floppy disk, CD-ROM or DVD-ROM, try a different disk. • Make sure the correct device drivers installed. If the problems persist, contact the software vendor's customer service representative. Intel® Server Board S1200BT Service Guide...
Devices are not Recognized under Device Manager (Microsoft Windows* Operating System) ® The Microsoft Windows* operating systems do not include all of the drivers for the Intel chipsets, onboard NICs, and other components. See “Additional Information and Software”...
Make sure the BIOS is configured to allow the CD-ROM to be the first bootable device. LED Information ® The Intel Server Board S1200BT includes LEDs that can aid in troubleshooting your system. The following table lists these LEDs and provides a description of their use. Table 9. LED Information LED Name Function...
The user can override this option by setting the POST Error Pause option as disabled on the BIOS setup Main screen. If this option is disabled, the system boots the operating system without user intervention. The default is disabled. Intel® Server Board S1200BT Service Guide...
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