Frequently Asked Questions for Intel® Server Board S5000PA Family and Intel® Server Board PAL Family
Why does Microsoft Windows* show only 4 GB of memory, when I have 8 GB of memory installed?
PAE mode should be enabled.
What Intel® Server Chassis are supported?
Intel® Server Chassis SR1500
Intel® Server Chassis SR1550
Intel® Server Chassis SR2500
Either a backplane or a midplane is required. What options are available?
SR1500 Backplanes:
| Product Code | MM | Description | Qty Per |
| ASR1500SASBP | 880524 | SR1500 (1U) Hotswap SAS Backplane Kit. Compatible with either SAS or SATA 3.5” hard drives. Kit contents include the following: Backplane with 4 port SAS controller, USB cable (to front panel). | 1 |
| ASR1500PASBP | 880523 | SR1500 (1U) Hotswap Passive SAS/SATA Backplane Kit. Compatible with either SAS or SATA 3.5” hard drives. Kit contents include the following: Hot swap backplane with pass-through capabilities for either onboard SATA ports or a SAS/SATA add-in card, Enclosure management cable, 3 SAS/SATA cables (pre-kitted and length matched to Alcolu on board SATA ports) | 1 |
SR1550 midplanes:
| Product Code | MM | Description | Qty Per |
| FALSASMP | 880521 | SR1550/SR2500 SAS Midplane with optional ROMB8 port SAS controller with optional HW RAID upgrade. Note: RAID requires RAID activation key and RAID mini DIMM (cache) each sold separately. | 1 |
| FALPASMP | 880520 | SR1550/SR2500 Passive Midplane. Compatible with either SAS or SATA hard drives. Kit contents include the following: Passive mid-plane with pass-through capabilities for either onboard SATA ports or a SAS/SATA add-in card, Enclosure management cable, Note: SATA drive cables are not included. | 1 |
SR2500 midplanes:
| Product Code | MM | Description | Qty Per |
| FALSASMP | 880521 | SR2500 (2U) SAS Midplane with optional ROMB8 port SAS controller with optional HW RAID upgrade. Note: RAID requires RAID activation key and RAID DIMM (cache) each sold separately. | 1 |
| FALPASMP | 880520 | SR2500 (2U) Passive Midplane. Compatible with either SAS or SATA hard drives. Kit contents include the following: Passive mid-plane with pass-through capabilities for either onboard SATA ports or a SAS/SATA add-in card, Enclosure management (I2C) cable. Note: No SATA cables are included. | 1 |
A full-height riser is also required. What options are available?
SR1500:
| Product Code | MM | Description | Qty Per |
| ADWPCIEXPR | 856373 | SR1500 (1U) Full Height PCI-Express* riser (one PCI-Express x8 slot) | 1 |
| ADWPCIXR | 865412 | SR1500 (1U) Full Height PCI-X riser (one PCI-X slot) | 1 |
SR1550:
| Product Code | MM | Description | Qty Per |
| ADWPCIEXPR | 856373 | SR1500/1550 (1U) Full Height PCI-Express* riser (one PCI-Express x8 slot). | 1 |
| ADWPCIXR | 865412 | SR1500/1550 (1U) Full Height PCI-X riser (one PCI-X slot) | 1 |
SR2500:
| Product Code | MM | Description | Qty Per |
| ASR2500FHR | 880515 | SR2500 (2U) Full Height PCI-Express* riser card (two PCI-Express* slots, one PCI-X slot). | 1 |
| ADRPCIXRIS | 863135 | SR2500 (2U) Full Height PCI-X riser card (three PCI-X slots) | 1 |
| ADRACTRIS | 856546 | SR2500 (2U) Full Height PCI-X active high performance riser card (three PCI-X slots) | 1 |
A Control Panel is also required. What options are available?
SR1500:
| Product Code | MM | Description | Qty Per |
| AXXRACKFP | 861048 | SR1500 Standard Control Panel (unit contains buttons, LEDs, front USB/video). | 1 |
| AXXLCPRACK | 861305 | SR1500 Intel Local Control Panel (unit contains LCD, buttons, navigation buttons, USB). | 1 |
SR1550:
| Product Code | MM | Description | Qty Per |
| ASR1550FP | 881677 | SR1550 Standard Control Panel (unit contains buttons, LEDs, front USB/video). | 1 |
| ASR1550MINFP | 881675 | SR1550 Mini Control Panel (unit contains buttons, LEDs, front USB) No video required for 8 drive configuration. | 1 |
| ASR1550LCP | 881676 | SR1550 Intel Local Control Panel (unit contains LCD, buttons, navigation buttons, USB). | 1 |
SR2500:
| Product Code | MM | Description | Qty Per |
| ASR2500FP | 881747 | SR2500 Standard Control Panel (unit contains buttons, LEDs, front USB/video). | 1 |
| ASR2500LCP | 881264 | SR2500 Intel® Local Control Panel (unit contains LCD, buttons, navigation buttons, USB). | 1 |
What is the Pin-out for the Front Panel?
What are the Power Supply Output Voltage limits?