Intel SE7500CW2 Installation instructions

Intel®Server Board
SE7500CW2
Tested Hardware and Operating
System List
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July, 2003
Enterprise Platforms and Services Marketing

Revision History Intel® Server Board SE7500CW2
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Revision History
Date Revision Number Modifications
May 2002 1.0 Initial Draft
August 2002 1.1 Revised to incorporate additional adapters from updated PVL Test Report,
added Turbolinux* Server 7.0, and Red Hat* Linux 7.3 as supported
Operating Systems.
October 2002 1.2 Fixed details on the “Maxtor DiamondMax Plus D740X” and the “IBM
IC35L040AVER07 Ericson Deskstar GXP60” for hard-drives.
January 2003 1.3 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.
April, 2003 1.4Updated BIOS versions, removed Promise* 100 TX2 card for the
supported list of cards.
July, 2003 1.5 Added support for Microsoft Windows 2003, and testing on BIOS 1.28
available on PBA A86787-509 and above.

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Table of Contents Intel® Server Board SE7500CW2
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Table of Contents
1. Introduction .............................................................................................................................1
1.1 Test Overview.....................................................................................................................1
1.1.1 Compatibility Testing.....................................................................................................1
1.1.2 Stress Testing...............................................................................................................2
1.2 Pass/Fail Test Criteria........................................................................................................2
2. Intel®Server Board SE7500CW2 Base System Configurations .......................................3
3. Supported Operating Systems..............................................................................................4
3.1 Operating System Certifications ........................................................................................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

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1. Introduction
This document is intended to provide users of the Intel® server board SE7500CW2 with a guide
to the different operating systems, adapter cards, and peripherals tested by Intel on this platform.
This document will continue to be updated as new add-in cards, peripherals, and operating
systems are tested or until the Intel server board SE7500CW2 is no longer in production. Each
new release of 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 two separate
categories: Compatibility Testing and Stress Testing.
1.1.1 Compatibility Testing
Basic compatibility testing is performed with each supported operating system. Basic
compatibility testing validates the server board can be used to install the operating system and
that the base hardware feature set is functional. A small set of peripherals is used for installation
purposes only. No add-in cards are tested. Testing may include network connectivity and
running of proprietary and industry standard test suites.
Extended compatibility testing will occur on only the latest versions of a supported operating
system. Extended compatibility testing will test for functionality of a variety of add-in adapters
and peripherals. Test applications used will consist of both proprietary as well as industry
standard test suites.
/The latest version of an operating system signifies the latest supported version
at the time of the actual test run. Each new release of this document may have
a newly supported release of a given operating system. Previous releases of a
supported operating system may not be tested beyond the basic compatibility
test process.

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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 stress test, and successfully run a network stress test.
Multiple Adapters: Multiple adapter validation (MAV) testing uses configurations and test suites
to gain an accurate view of how the server performs under varying complex configurations while
interacting with network clients. Each configuration is tested for at least 12 hours.
Endurance Test: This test sequence uses configurations that include 2-5 add-in adapters
(depending on chassis used) for a minimum 72-hour test run without injecting errors. Three
servers operating under Windows* 2000 Advanced Server, Novell NetWare*, and Caldera
OpenUnix* are tested in parallel. Each configuration passes an installation test, a Network/Disk
Stress test, and tape backup test. Any fatal errors that occur will require a complete test restart.
1.2 Pass/Fail Test Criteria
For each operating system, adapter, and peripheral configuration, a test passes if specific
criteria are met. Specific configurations may have had particular characteristics that were
addressed on a case-by-case basis. In general, a configuration passes testing if the following
conditions are met:
•The operating system installed without error.
-Manufacturer’s installation instructions or Intel’s best-known methods were used for
the operating system installation.
-No extraordinary workarounds were required during the operating system installation.
-The server system behaved as expected during and after the operating system
installation.
-Application software installed and executed normally.
•Hardware compatibility tests ran to completion without error.
•Test software suites executed successfully
-Test and data files were created in the correct directories without error.
-Files copied from client to server and back compare to the original with zero errors
reported.
-Clients remain connected to the server system.
-Industry standard test suites run to completion with zero errors reported.
All SE7500CW2 testing was performed using the SC5200 server chassis, base option. No
specific testing with add-in cards has occurred with the Hot-swap-backplane(HSBP) for SCSI
hard-drives in tact.

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2. Intel®Server Board SE7500CW2 Base System
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 this document. New base
configurations are added with each new release of this document.
Base System
Identifier # Board Type Part Number BIOS Revision Notes
1SE7500CW2 A88031-503 Ver 1.10
2SE7500CW2S
CSI A88030-502 Ver 1.10
3SE7500CW2 A88031-504 Ver 1.12
4SE7500CW2S
CSI A88030-503 Ver 1.12
5SE7500CW2 A88031-505 Ver 1.14
6SE7500CW2S
CSI A88030-504 Ver 1.14
7SE7500CW2 A88031-506 Ver 1.17
8SE7500CW2S
CSI A88030-505 Ver 1.17
7SE7500CW2 A88031-507 Ver 1.23
8SE7500CW2S
CSI A88030-506 Ver 1.23
9SE7500CW2 A88031-509 Ver 1.25
10 SE7500CW2S
CSI A88030-508 Ver 1.25
11 SE7500CW2 A88031-509 Ver 1.28
12 SE7500CW2S
CSI A88030-508 Ver 1.28

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3. Supported Operating Systems
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 system installation process are documented in the
Installation Guidelines section of this document. If there are no installation guidelines noted in the
following table, then the operating system installed as expected using manufacturer’s installation
instructions or Intel’s best-known methods.
Operating System Base Configuration Tested
Microsoft Windows 2000* Advanced Server, Service Pack 2 1,2,3,4,5,6,11,12
Microsoft Windows 2003* Enterprise Server 11,12
Red Hat Linux* 7.2 1,2,3,4,5,6
Red Hat Linux* 7.3 5,6
Red Hat Linux 8.0 7,8,9,10,11,12
Novell Netware 6.0, Service Pack 2 1,2,3,4,9,10,11,12
Caldera OpenUnix* v8.0, MP3 1,2,3,4,5,6
Turbolinux Server 7.0 5,6

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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 the “Comments” section next to each operating system in
the table below for additional information. Intel’s certifications, pre-certification, and operating
system testing may help reduce some of the risk in achieving customer certifications with the
operating system vendors.
Operating System Certification Listing Comments
Microsoft Windows*
2000 Advanced Server
Intel®SE7500CW2
Server
SID# 617206
OEM must request certification byMicrosoft for their
specific product.
http://www.microsoft.com/hwdq/hcl/search.asp
(Search on SE7500CW2)
http://developer.intel.com/design/servers/whql.htm
Novell NetWare* 6.0 Intel® SE7500CW2
Server
Novell checks Intel’s test results, certifies (if
appropriate), and posts the certificate on their web site.
Customer can leverage the Intel certification, if
customer product meets the operating system vendor
standard.
http://developer.novell.com/yes
Turbo Linux* 7.0 Intel® SE7500CW2
Server
TurboLinuxchecks Intel’s results, certifies (if
appropriate), and posts the certificate on their web site.
Customer can leverage the Intel certification, if
customer product meets the operating system vendor
standard.
Caldera OpenUnix* 8.0 Intel® SE7500CW2
Server
Caldera checks Intel’s results, certifies (if appropriate),
and posts the certificate on their web site.
Customer can leverage theIntel certification, if
customer product meets the operating system vendor
standard.
http://wdb1.caldera.com/chwp/owa/hch_model_display
?f_company_id=191&f_category_id=1&f_model_id=83
749&f_os_id=152&f_release_id=318&f_cert_value=CT
&f_status=NEWER&f_search_os=152&f_mode=Public
&f_search_screen_url=&f_type_name=Ports&f_model_
det_value=CT

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4. Adapters and Peripherals
Add-in adapter card and peripheral compatibility and stress testing will only be performed with
the latest version of an operating system at the time the validation testing occurred. The
following table shows the operating system and base configurations used to validate each
device. The adapters are divided into categories based on their functionality. All integrated on-
board devices are tested by default and are therefore not included in the following tables.
Note that not all adapter cards were tested under all operating systems. The following notation is
used in the tested adapters and peripherals table below to indicate the support level that Intel
provides for a particular adapter under a particular operating system:
Number (i.e. 1) This adapter or peripheral has been tested and is supported under the specific configuration identified in the Base System Configurations Table in Section 2 of this
document.
Number in brackets (i.e. [1])
This adapter or peripheral has been tested, but is NOT supported under the
specific configuration identified in the Base System Configurations Table in Section
2 of this document.
NT This adapter or peripheral has not been tested under this operating system and is
not supported under this operating system.
ND This adapter or peripheral has not been tested under this operating system due to
limitations in IHV driver availability, and is not suported under this operating system.
Any variations to the standard adapter installation process or to expected adapter functionality
are documented in the Installation Guidelines section of this document. If there are installation
guidelines affecting a particular adapter and operating system combination, these are referenced
in the following table. If there are no installation guidelines noted in the following table, then the
adapter installed and functioned as expected using manufacturer’s installation instructions or
Intel’s best-known methods.
/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 booting from the controller or needing
to use its built in utilities.

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Manufacturer Model Name Model
Number Interface
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
3Ware 7500-8Escalade
7500-8PCI-64/66 NT 9,10 9,10 9,10 NT NT
3Ware 8500-4Escalade
7500-8PCI-64/66 11,12 9,10,11,12 ND 9,10, 11,12 NT NT
Adaptec ASR-2100S 2100S
Phantom PCI-64/66 1,2,3,4,5,6
See IG
#6.1,6.3
1,2,3,4,5,
6ND 1,2,3,4 ND
Adaptec ASR-2110S 2110S
Phantom PCI-64/66
11,12
1,2,3,4,5,6,9
,10,11,12
See IG
#6.1,6.3
1,2,3,4,5,
6,9,10,11
,12 ND 1,2,3,4 ND
Adaptec ASR-2200S 2200S PCI-64/66 11,12 11,12 11,12 11,12 NT NT
Adaptec ASR-3410S 3410S
Hornet PCI-64/66
11,12 1,2,3,4,5,6,9 ,10,11,12
See IG
#6.1,6.3
1,2,3,4,5,
6,9,10,11
,12 ND 1,2,3,4 ND
Adaptec AHA-2940U2W PCI-64/66 NT 1,2,3,4,5,6 1,2,3,4,5,
67,8 1,2,3,4 1,2,3,4,5,6
AMI 475 PCI-64/66 9,10 1,2,3,4,5,6,9
,10 1,2,3,4,5, 6,9,10 NT 1,2,3,4 1,2,3,4,5,6
AMI 49320102321 Elite 1600
(493) PCI-64/66 NT 1,2,3,4,5,6 1,2,3,4,5, 67,8 1,2,3,4 1,2,3,4,5,6
ICP-Vortex GDT4523RZ GDT4523RZ PCI-32/66 NT 1,2,3,4,5,6,9
,10,11,12
1,2,3,4,5,
6,9,10,11
,12 7,8 1,2,3,4 1,2,3,4,5,6

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Number Interface
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
ICP-Vortex GDT6523RS GDT6523RS PCI-32/66 NT [1], [2],9,10 1,2,3,4,5,
6[7],[8], 9,10 [1],[2] 1,2,3,4,5,6
ICP-Vortex GDT8623RZ GDT8623RZ PCI-64/66 NT 1,2,3,4,5,6,9
,10,11,12 1,2,3,4,5, 67,8,9, 10 1,2,3,4 1,2,3,4,5,6
Intel SRCU14L PCI-64/66 11,12 9,10,11,12 9,10,11,1
29,10, 11,12 NT NT
Intel SRCU31A PCI-32/33 NT 1,2,3,4,5,6,9
,10 1,2,34,5, 6,9,10 7,8,9, 10 1,2,3,4 1,2,3,4,5,6
Intel® SRCU31L PCI-32/33 NT 1,2,3,4,5,6,9
,10 1,2,3,4,5, 6,9,10 9,10 1,2,3,4 ND
Intel SRCU32U PCI-64/66 11,12 1,2,3,4,5,6,7 ,8,9,10,11,1
2
1,2,3,4,5,
6,7,8,9,1
0,11,12
7,8,9,
10,11
,12 1,2,3,4 1,2,3,4,5,6
Intel SRCU42L PCI-64/66 11,12 1,2,3,4,5,6,9 ,10,11,12
See IG #6.4
1,2,3,4,5,
6,7,8,9,
10,11,12
7,8,9,
10,11
,12 NT NT
Intel 53C1000B1 (SE7500CW2
SCSI card) PCI-64/66
11,12 1,2,3,4,5,6,7 ,8,9,10,11,1
2
1,2,3,4,5,
6,7,8,9,1
0,11,12
7,8,9,
10,11
,12 1,2,3,4 1,2,3,4,5,6
LSI Logic MegaRAID MegaRAID
SCSI PCI-64/66 11,12 9,10,11,12 9,10,11,1 29,10 NT NT
LSI Logic LSI20160L LSI20160L PCI-32/33 NT [1],[2],[3],[4],[
5],[6],[9],[10] [1],[2],[3],[ 4],[5],[6] ND [1],[2],[
3],[4],[5
],[6]
[1],[2],[3],[4
],[5],[6]
LSI Logic LSI20320-RLSI20320-RPCI-X133 11,12 1,2,3,4,5,6,9
,10,11,12 9,10,11,1 29,10, 11,12 NT NT

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Number Interface
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
LSI Logic LSI22320-RLSI22320-RPCI-X133 11,12 1,2,3,4,5,6,9
,10,11,12 9,10,11,1 29,10, 11,12 NT NT
LSI Logic LSI22902 LSI22902 PCI-64/66 NT 1,2,3,4,5,6,9
,10 1,2,3,4,5, 67,8 1,2,3,4 1,2,3,4,5,6
LSI Logic LSI22903 LSI22903 PCI-64/66 NT 1,2,3,4,5,6,9
,10 1,2,3,4,5, 67,8 1,2,3,4 1,2,3,4,5,6
LSI Logic 4714010232A Enterprise
1600 11,12 9,10,11,12 11,12 11,12 NT NT
LSI Logic MegaRAID MegaRAID
SATA PCI-64/66 NT NT NT NT NT NT
Mylex A352-2AcceleRAID*
352 PCI-64/33 NT 1,2,3,4,5,6 1,2,3,4,5, 67,8 1,2,3,4 1,2,3,4,5,6
Mylex A170LP1-16NB AcceleRAID
170 PCI-32/33 NT 1,2,3,4,5,6 1,2,3,4,5, 67,8 1,2,3,4 1,2,3,4,5,6
Promise FastTrak100T FastTrak100
TX2 PCI-64/66 NT 9,10 9,10 9,10 NT NT
Promise S150 TX4 FastTrak
S150 PCI-32/33 11,12 11,12 11,12 11,12 NT NT
Adaptec ASC-29160LP ASC-
29160LP PCI-64/66 NT 1,2,3,4,5,6 1,2,3,4,5, 67,8 1,2,3,4 1,2,3,4,5,6
Adaptec ASC-39160 ASC-39160 PCI-64/66 11,12 1,2,3,4,5,6,7
,9,10,11,12
1,2,3,4,5,
6,9,10,11
,12
7,8,9,
10,11
,12 1,2,3,4 1,2,3,4,5,6
Adaptec ASC3920d ASC39320 PCI-X133 11,12 1,2,3,4,5,6,9
,10,11,12 9,10,11,1 29,10, 11,12 NT NT
Emulex LP9420 LP9420 PCI-64/66 NT 9,10 9,10 9,10 NT NT

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Number Interface
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
Emulex LP8000-T1 Light Pulse
8000-T1 PCI-64/66 NT 1,2,3,4,5,6,9 ,10 ND 9,10 ND 1,2,3,4,5,6
Emulex LP9000-T1 LP9000 PCI-64/66 NT 1,2,3,4,5,6 ND ND ND 1,2,3,4,5,6
Emulex LP9002LP-F2 LP9420 PCI-64/66 11,12 9,10,11,12 ND 9,10,
11,12 NT NT
Emulex LP9402DC-F2 LP9402 PCI-X133 11,12 1,2,3,4,5,6,9
,10,11,12 ND 9,10, 11,12 ND 1,2,3,4,5,6
Emulex LP9802DC-F2 LP9802 PCI-X133 11,12 9,10,11,12 ND 11,12 NT NT
QLogic QLA2200L QLA2200L PCI-64/66 11,12 1,2,3,4,5,6,9
,10,11,12
1,2,3,4,5,
6,9,10,11
,12
7,8,9,
10,11
,12 1,2,3,4 1,2,3,4,5,6
QLogic QLA2310 QLA2310 PCI-X66
NT 1,2,3,4,5,6,9 ,10 1,2,3,4,5, 6,9,10 7,8,9, 10 NT 1,2,3,4,5,6
QLogic QLA2340 PCI-X133
11,12 9,10,11,12 11,12 9,10, 11,12 NT NT
3COM 3C996B-T
3C996B-T
Gigabit
Server
Adapter
PCI-X133
NT 1,2,3,4,5,6 1,2,3,4,5,
67,8 1,2,3,4 1,2,3,4,5,6
3COM 3C996-T
3C996T
Gigabit
Server
Adapter
PCI-X133
NT 1,2,3,4,5,6 1,2,3,4,5,
6[7],[8] [1],[2],[
3],[4],[5
],[6]
[1],[2],[3],[4
],[5],[6]
3COM 3C905C-TX-M EtherLink
10/100 PCI 32/33 11,12 1,2,3,4,11,1 211,12 9,10, 11,12 NT NT

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Manufacturer Model Name Model
Number Interface
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
3COM 3C980C-TXM EtherLink Server
10/100 PCI PCI-32/33 11,12 1,2,5,6,9,10,
11,12 9,10,11,1 29,10, 11,12 NT NT
D-Link DFE-530/TX+ DFE-530/TX+ PCI-32/33 NT 1,2,3,4,5,6,9
,10 1,2,3,4,5, 67,8 ND 1,2,3,4,5,6
Intel PILA8470D3G1
L20 PRO/100+ S Server PCI-32/33 11,12 1,2,3,4,5,6,9 ,10,11,12 1,2,3,4,5, 67,8 1,2,3,4 1,2,3,4,5,6
Intel PILA8472D3G1
L20 PRO/100 + Dual Port PCI-64/66 NT 1,2,3,4,5,6,9 ,10 1,2,3,4,5, 67,8 1,2,3,4 1,2,3,4,5,6
Intel PLA8490XTL20 Pro/100XT Gigabit
Server PCI-X 133 11,12 1,2,3,4,9,10,
11,12 9,10,11,1 29,10 NT NT
Intel PWLA8490XT
PRO/1000XT
Gigabit
Server
Adapter
PCI-X133
NT
1,2,3,4,5,6 1,2,3,4,5,
67,8 1,2,3,4 1,2,3,4,5,6
Intel PWLA8490XF
PRO/1000XF
Gigabit
Server
Adapter
PCI-X133
NT
1,2,3,4,5,6 1,2,3,4,5,
67,8 1,2,3,4 1,2,3,4,5,6
Intel PWLA8490T PRO/1000T PCI-64/66 NT 1,2,3,4,5,6 1,2,3,4,5,
67,8 1,2,3,4 1,2,3,4,5,6
Intel PWLA8490MT PRO/1000MT Gigabit
Server PCI-X133 11,12 9,10.11,12 9,10,11,1
29,10 NT NT
Intel PWLA8490SX PRO/1000F Gigabit
Server PCI-64/66 NT 1,2,3,4,5,6 1,2,3,4,5,
67,8 1,2,3,4 1,2,3,4,5,6

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Number Interface
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 PWLA8492MF PRO/1000MF Dual Port
Gigabit PCI-X133 11,12 9,10,11,12 9,10,11,1
29,10 NT NT
Intel PWLA8492MT PRO/1000MT Dual Port
Gigabit PCI-X133 NT 1,2,3,4,5,9,1
09,10,11,1 29,10 NT NT
Logitech MiniWheel*
Mouse USB/PS2 1,2,3,4,5,6 1,2,3,4,5, 67,8 1,2,3,4 1,2,3,4,5,6
Keytronic keyboard PRO Pilot PRO Pilot PS2 NT 1,2,3,4,5,6 1,2,3,4,5,
67,8 1,2,3,4 1,2,3,4,5,6
Microsoft Intellimouse*
Optical USB/PS2 11,12 1,2,3,4,5,6 1,2,3,4,5, 67,81,2,3,4 1,2,3,4,5,6
Microsoft 200516 Internet
Keyboard Pro USB/PS2 NT 1,2,3,4,5,6 1,2,3,4,5, 67,8 1,2,3,4 1,2,3,4,5,6
CDROM
TEAC CD210PU/KIT CD210PU/KI
TUSB 1.1 NT 1,2,3,4,5,6,9 ,10 NT 7,8 NT NT
TEAC CDW54E/KIT CDW54E/KIT/
USB USB1.1 NT 3,4,9,10 NT NT NT NT
TEAC CDWF540/KIT CDWF540/KI
TUSB 1.1 11,12 1,2,3,4,9,10, 11,12 NT NT NT NT
Iomega CDRW CD-RW
16x10x40 USB 2.0 NT 1,2,3,4,5,6 NT 7,8 NT NT
Iomega CDRW55296E
XTE Iomega CD- RM USB 2.0/1.1 11,12 1,2,3,4,11,1 2NT 11,12 NT NT
Plextor CD-
RW40x12x40U PlexWriter 40x12x40U USB 2.0/1.1 11,12 1,2,3,4,9,10 NT NT NT NT

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Manufacturer Model Name Model
Number Interface
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
Plextor CD-RW
40x12x40U PlexWriter* 40x12x40U USB 2.0/1.1 NT 1,2,3,4,5,6 1,2,3,4,5, 67,8 NT NT
TEAC FD05PUB FD05PUB USB 1, 2 1,2 1NT NT
DVDROM
HP DVD300i DVD Writer
200i ATA33 11,12 9,10 NT NT NT NT
Samsung SD-616 SD-616 ATA33 11,12 9,10,11,12 NT NT NT NT
Toshiba SD-M1612 SD-M1612 ATA33 11,12 9,10,11,12 11,12 11,12 NT NT
MISC
Samsung SN-124g SN-124g ATA33 11,12 9,10 NT NT NT NT
Samsung SC152LEBB SC-152 ATA33 11,12 1,2,3,4,5,6,7
,8,11,12 NT 1,2,3,
4
NT NT
LG Electronics GCE-8420B GCE-8420B USB2.0 11,12 1,2,3,4,11,1
2NT 11,12 NT NT
TAPEDrives
Seagate STD2401LW-SScorpion* 40
DDS4 DAT SCSI-U2 1,2 11NT NT
Sony SDX-S500C/BM AIT-2
Desktop SCSI-U2 1,2 NT NT NT NT
Fujitsu DynaMO
1300SF ATA 1,2 1,2 1,2 NT NT
Fujitsu MCJ3230AP MCJ3230AP ATA 1,2 NT NT NT NT
Iomega ZIP-IDE250 ZIP-IDE250 ATA 1,2 NT 1NT NT

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Manufacturer Model Name Model
Number Interface
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
Iomega ZIP-USB250 ZIP-USB250 USB 1,2 NT 1NT 1
Teac FD-235HF FD-235HF Floppy 1,2 11NT NT

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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 Operating System
1Microsoft Windows* 2000 Advanced Server
2Novell NetWare* 6.0
3Red Hat Linux* 7.2
4Red Hat Linux* 7.3
5Caldera OpenUnix* 8.0
6Turbo Linux* 7
7Red Hat Linux* 8.0
8Microsoft Windows* 2003 Enterprise Server
Note that not all hard drives were tested under all operating systems. The following notation is
used in the tested hard drives table below to indicate the support level that Intel provides for a
particular hard drive with a particular operating system:
Number (i.e. 1) This hard drive has been tested and is supported under the operating system
identified by the operating system identification number.
Number in brackets (i.e. [1])
This hard drive has been tested, but is NOT supported under the operating system
identified by the operating system identification number.
Manufacturer Product Family Model Number Interface RPM Drive size
(GB)
Tested
Operating
Systems
Addonics Combo Hard
drive kit AEMED35AUM U160 10,000 36 GB 1,3
Fujitsu AL-7LE MAN3367MC U160 10,000 36 GB 1,3,4,5,6
FujitsuMAP3147NC Alegro 8LE SCSI-U320 10,000147GB 8
Hitachi/IBM IS35L146UCD Ultrastar 146Z10 SCSI-U320 146GB 1,2,8
Hitachi ICS35L180AVV2
Deskstar
180GXP ATA133 180GB 1,2,7,8
IBM Ultrastar 73LZX IC35L036UCD2
10 U160/SCA 10,000 36.7 GB 1
Maxtor MX 6L080L4 D740x-6l Viper U160 7,200 40 GB 1,2,3,4

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Manufacturer Product Family Model Number Interface RPM Drive size
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Tested
Operating
Systems
Maxtor DiamondMax
Plus D740X 6L080J4 ATA/100 7200 40 GB 1,3,4,5,6
Maxtor Atlas* 10k III KW18J011-03-B-
EU320 10,000 18 GB 1,3,4,5,6
Maxtor 6Y200P0 DiamondMaX ATA-133 7,200 200GB 1,2,7,8
Maxtor 6Y160L0 DiamondMax ATA133 7,200 160GB 1,2,7,8
Samsung P40 SP4002H ATA-100 7,200 40 GB 1,3,4,5,6
Seagate Cheetah 36ES ST318406LC U160/SCA 10,000 18.4 GB 1,3,4,5,6
Seagate Cheetah X15
36LP ST318452LC 2Gb/s FC 15,000 18.4 GB 1,3,4,6
Seagate Barracuda 36ES ST318437LC U160/SCA 10,000 36GB 1,3,5,6
Seagate Barracude ST3120023A ATA100 7,200 120GB 1,2,7,8
Seagate STS3120023AS Barracude ATA V SATA1.0 120GB 1,2,7,8
Seagate Cheetah 73LP ST373405LC U160/SCA 10,000 73 GB 1,3,4,5,6
Seagate Cheetah 36LP ST336704LC U160/SCA 10,000 36.7 GB 1,3,5,6
Seagate Cheetah 36ES ST340016A U160/SCA 7,200 40 GB 1,3,4,6
Seagate U Series 6 ST380020A U6 ATA/100 5400 80 GB 1,2,3,4,5
Western WD2000JB WD Caviar 7200 ATA100 7200 200GB 1,2,7,8