Chassis Plans ATXN-5520 Use and care manual

ATXN-5520 / ATXW-5520
S6900-xxx / S7026-xxx
Revision B
TECHNICAL REFERENCE
Intel® Xeon® E5500-series / Intel® Xeon® E5600-series
Quad Core
PROCESSOR-BASED
Extended ATX Motherboards

WARRANTY
The following is an abbreviated version of Chassis Plans‟ warranty policy for Industrial Motherboard
products. For a complete warranty statement, contact Chassis Plans or visit our website at www.Chassis-
Plans.com.
Chassis Plans Industrial Motherboard products are warranted against material and manufacturing defects
for five years from date of delivery to the original purchaser. Buyer agrees that if this product proves
defective Chassis Plans is only obligated to repair, replace or refund the purchase price of this product at
Chassis Plans‟ discretion. The warranty is void if the product has been subjected to alteration, neglect,
misuse or abuse; if any repairs have been attempted by anyone other than Chassis Plans; or if failure is
caused by accident, acts of God, or other causes beyond the control of Chassis Plans. Chassis Plans
reserves the right to make changes or improvements in any product without incurring any obligation to
similarly alter products previously purchased.
In no event shall Chassis Plans be liable for any defect in hardware or software or loss or inadequacy of
data of any kind, or for any direct, indirect, incidental or consequential damages arising out of or in
connection with the performance or use of the product or information provided. Chassis Plans liability
shall in no event exceed the purchase price of the product purchased hereunder. The foregoing limitation
of liability shall be equally applicable to any service provided by Chassis Plans
RETURN POLICY
Products returned for repair must be accompanied by a Return Material Authorization (RMA) number,
obtained from Chassis Plans prior to return. Freight on all returned items must be prepaid by the customer,
and the customer is responsible for any loss or damage caused by common carrier in transit. Items will be
returned from Chassis Plans via Ground, unless prior arrangements are made by the customer for an alter-
native shipping method
To obtain an RMA number, call us at [phone]. We will need the following information:
Return company address and contact
Model name and model # from the label on the back of the product
Serial number from the label on the back of the product
Description of the failure
An RMA number will be issued. Mark the RMA number clearly on the outside of each box, include a
failure report for each board and return the product(s) to our San Diego, CA facility:
Chassis Plans
10123 Carroll Canyon Rd.
San Diego, CA 92131
Attn: Repair Department
Contact Chassis Plans for our complete service and repair policy.

TRADEMARKS
IBM, PC/AT, VGA, EGA, OS/2 and PS/2 are trademarks or registered trademarks
of International Business Machines Corp.
AMI and AMIBIOS are trademarks of American Megatrends Inc.
Intel, Xeon, Intel Quick Path Interconnect, Intel Hyper-Threading Technology and Intel Virtualization
Technology are trademarks or registered trademarks of Intel Corporation.
MS-DOS and Microsoft are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corp.
PICMG, SHB Express and the PICMG logo are trademarks or registered trademarks
of the PCI Industrial Computer Manufacturers Group.
PCI Express is a trademark of the PCI-SIG
All other brand and product names may be trademarks or registered trademarks
of their respective companies.
LIABILITY DISCLAIMER
This manual is as complete and factual as possible at the time of printing; however, the information in this
manual may have been updated since that time. Chassis Plans reserves the right to change the functions,
features or specifications of their products at any time, without notice.
Copyright © 2010 by Chassis Plans. All rights reserved.
E-mail: [e-mail]
Web: www.Chassis-Plans.com
Chassis Plans
10123 Carroll Canyon Road • San Diego, CA 92131
Sales: [phone] • Fax: [phone] • Web: www.Chassis-Plans.com

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Table of Contents
CHAPTER 1 SPECIFICATIONS ........................................................................................................... 1-1
Introduction ................................................................................................................................................... 1-1
Dual-Processor ATXN-5520 Models ............................................................................................................. 1-1
Dual-Processor ATXW-5520Models ............................................................................................................. 1-2
Single-Processor ATXN-5520 Models .......................................................................................................... 1-3
Single-Processor ATXW-5520Models .......................................................................................................... 1-3
Features ......................................................................................................................................................... 1-4
ATXN-5520 (S6900-xxx) – Extended ATX Motherboard Block Diagram ..................................................... 1-5
ATXW-5520(S7026-xxx) – Extended ATX Motherboard Block Diagram ..................................................... 1-6
ATXW-5520(S7026-xxx) – Extended ATX Motherboard Layout .................................................................. 1-7
ATXN-5520 (S6900-xxx) / ATXW-5520(S7026-xxx) – Rear I/O Plate Dimension Drawing .......................... 1-8
Processor ...................................................................................................................................................... 1-9
Bus Interface ................................................................................................................................................. 1-9
Data Path ....................................................................................................................................................... 1-9
Serial Interconnect & Bus Speeds ............................................................................................................... 1-9
Quick Path Interconnect Speeds ................................................................................................................. 1-9
Memory Interfaces ........................................................................................................................................ 1-9
DMA Channels............................................................................................................................................... 1-9
Interrupts ....................................................................................................................................................... 1-9
BIOS (Flash) .................................................................................................................................................. 1-9
Cache Memory .............................................................................................................................................. 1-9
DDR3 Memory ............................................................................................................................................. 1-10
PCI Express Option Card Slots .................................................................................................................. 1-10
PCI Option Card Slot ................................................................................................................................... 1-11
Universal Serial Bus (USB) ......................................................................................................................... 1-11
Video Interface ............................................................................................................................................ 1-11
Ethernet Interfaces ..................................................................................................................................... 1-11
Serial ATA/300 Ports ................................................................................................................................... 1-11
Audio Interface ............................................................................................................................................ 1-11
Trusted Platform Module (TPM 1.2) ........................................................................................................... 1-11
Battery ......................................................................................................................................................... 1-12
System BIOS Setup Utility .......................................................................................................................... 1-12
Power Requirements .................................................................................................................................. 1-12
Temperature/Environment .......................................................................................................................... 1-12
Mechanical .................................................................................................................................................. 1-13
UL Recognition ........................................................................................................................................... 1-13
Configuration Jumpers ............................................................................................................................... 1-13
Ethernet LEDs and Ethernet Connectors .................................................................................................. 1-14
Motherboard Status LEDs .......................................................................................................................... 1-14
Motherboard Connectors ........................................................................................................................... 1-17
CHAPTER 2 PCI EXPRESS® AND PCI OPTION CARD SLOTS ........................................................ 2-1
Introduction ................................................................................................................................................... 2-1
PCI Express Links ......................................................................................................................................... 2-1
Motherboard PCIe Card Slot Configurations ............................................................................................... 2-2
Motherboard PCI Card Slot Configuration .................................................................................................. 2-2
CHAPTER 3 MOTHERBOARD INSTALLATION ................................................................................. 3-1
Introduction ................................................................................................................................................... 3-1
Recommended Board Handling Precautions .............................................................................................. 3-1
Chassis Mounting ......................................................................................................................................... 3-1
Memory Installation ...................................................................................................................................... 3-3
Rear I/O Connectors ..................................................................................................................................... 3-4
Front I/O Header ............................................................................................................................................ 3-4
Connecting Power ........................................................................................................................................ 3-5
Fan Headers .................................................................................................................................................. 3-5
SATA II 300 Connectors ............................................................................................................................... 3-6
RS-232 Serial Port Headers .......................................................................................................................... 3-6
On-board USB Header .................................................................................................................................. 3-7
Intruder Alert and Speaker Headers ............................................................................................................ 3-8
Optional IPMI and TPM 1.2 Headers ............................................................................................................. 3-8
Password Clear Jumper ............................................................................................................................... 3-9
CMOS Clear Jumper ................................................................................................................................... 3-10
System Fan Speed Control Jumpers ......................................................................................................... 3-10