Historical Archive - Intel® N440BX Server Board

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Product Discontinuance Announcement: Intel® will no longer provide interactive support for these products via telephone or e-mail

Software and drivers: BIOS/Firmware, drivers and utilities download

Technical specifications

Technical Product Specifications: Product overview, including descriptions and diagrams of the integrated features
Technical Product Specifications [PDF]

Specification update: An update to the specifications contained in the Technical Product Specification
Specification Update [PDF]

Installation and use

AMI MegaRAID* Express 762: Installation and Operating Summary [PDF]

Beep Code 1-1-1-1: Unrecognized processor. Reseat or replace

Beep Code 1-3-3-1: Failure detected during memory testing. Try a BIOS recovery or replace the DIMMs

Beep Code 4-3-4-3: Faulty or incompatible memory

Configuration and Operating Summary for the Emergency Management Port: Quick Start Guide [PDF]

Connecting SCSI Peripherals: The Intel® N440BX Server Board has active termination on the Symbios SCSI host adapter. Terminate the last device on the SCSI bus.
You may install a SCSI termination card in an unused I/O slot of the chassis. From the termination card, use an external SCSI cable to connect external SCSI devices.
This method involves the secondary SCSI (narrow) channel, from which a SCSI cable is "taken outside" through an unused I/O slot of the chassis.
Another option is to use an additional SCSI host adapter PCI add-in card. If this option is chosen, Intel does not recommend installing a host adapter in PCI Slot 3, as the onboard Symbios SCSI controller shares the interrupt with PCI Slot Three.

Connecting the chassis intrusion switch cable: The chassis intrusion switch cable must be connected to a header between the floppy disk drive and the HSBP bay on the front panel. The Intel® Astor II Chassis has an ATX power supply, and its cable should be connected to the 20-pin power header on the Intel® N440BX Server Board. The black AUX (P10) power plug does not fit to the AUX header on the N440BX Server Board and should not be used as it is intended for use with the Intel® L440GX+ server board.

Disable the IDE Controller: Either one or both IDE controllers can be disabled through the SSU (System Setup Utility).

Disabling Chassis Intrusion: Move the chassis intrusion detection jumper from its default position of 5-6 to position 6-7

EMP "Always active" mode: EMP can be configured for modem mode and either "always active" or "pre-boot only" in BIOS set-up. In "always active" mode, COM2 is not available to the OS. EMP will answer all calls to a modem connected to COM2. In "pre-boot only" mode, EMP will only be active while powered down, and during POST; making COM2 and the modem available to the OS.

Error 0xc0000034 installing Microsoft* Windows NT 4.0: Windows NT* 4.0 setup may hang while reading the second setup diskette, with the error: "Setup has encountered a fatal error while initializing your computers video. Contact your product support representative for assistance. The following status code will assist them in diagnosing the problem: (0,0xc0000034) Setup cannot continue. Power down or reboot your computer now." if an ICP Vortex PCI RAID controller is installed with a BIOS firmware older than v2.55 Update the firmware from icp-vortex.com

Error: 8104: Error: 8106
Error: 8101 CPU 1 fail BIST
Error: 810C CPU 0 disabled. System in uniprocessor mode
Error: 810D CPU 1 disabled. System in uniprocessor mode
Error: 810E, CPU 0 Failed FRB level 3 timer failed
Error: 810F, CPU 1 Failed FRB level 3 timer failed

Processor retest required. In the system BIOS, set Servers | Processor Reset | Yes. Save changes and reboot the system.

Fault Resilient Booting: The default position for the FRB jumper is 1-2 and this enables FRB. Position 2-3 disables FRB

Install NetWare* SCSI Drivers: For Novell NetWare* 4.10, the driver SDMSNET4.DSK must be installed instead of a .HAM driver. The ASPI8XX.SYS driver must be loaded with a /V switch in the CONFIG.SYS file

Install Novell* NetWare* 3.12 Operating System: Enter CMOS and under processor settings, clock your processor at 300 MHz or install a 300 MHz or slower processor.
Create a DOS partition on the C: drive and a Symbios directory, and copy the aspi8xx.sys and symcd.sys files to it.
Create a netware.312 directory and copy sdmsnet3.dsk to it.
Create a config.sys file with:
device=c:\Symbios\aspi8xx.sys
device=c:\Symbios\symcd.sys
files=40
buffers=30
Reboot and follow the NetWare 3.12 installation procedure using the sdmsnet3.dsk driver for the SCSI channel
Complete the installation and install the 3.2 enhancement pack or all the 3.12 file updates and patches available on Novell's patch list.
Edit c:\server.312\startup.ncf file to include:
load sym8xxnw.ham slot=10002 (slot number may vary depending one your implementation of the SSU utility)
load sym8xxnw.ham slot =10003 (loaded twice, once for each channel)
Remove the references to sdmsnet3.dsk.
Save and restart NetWare
You may now return the processor speed back to full, or replace with a faster processor.

Install Pro/100+ Ethernet driver on Unixware* 2.1: Download and extract the drivers
Type "sw a:" to extract the Unix drivers to a floppy disk
Login as root
Type "doscp a:eee_uw23.pkg /tmp/eee_uw23.pkg"
Type "pkgadd -d /tmp/eee_uw23.pkg"

Installation and Operating Summary of the Mylex AcceleRAID* 200 RAID Controller: Quick Start Guide [PDF]
Installation and Operating Summary [PDF]

Integrating into an Intel® Astor II Chassis: Plug in the 24 pin Power plug into the Intel® N440BX Server Board ATX 20 pin connector. Follow the directions on the yellow tag on the power connector for orientation.
Installation Guide [PDF]

Issues installing Microsoft Windows NT* Server 4.0: Ensure that any LVD drives are terminated. The boxed board shipped with a SCSI cable with an LVD terminator.
Install from the 3 floppy disks, not the CD ROM.
When asked for Mass Storage Devices, select S and manually load the SCSI driver and/or the IDE CD ROM
Do not autodetect the NIC. If using the integrated LAN, manually load the driver. The integrated LAN controller can also be disabled via the System Setup Utility (SSU)

Multi-Processor Specification 1.1 vs. 1.4: Check with the vendor of your operating system to find out which version is supported. Some operating systems may require version 1.1 for compatibility reasons.

Network Operating System Self-Certification: Self-Certification Guidelines [PDF]

No IRQ available: You may free two IRQs by using the SSU (System Setup Utility) to disable one or both COM ports.

No video during boot

You may experience no video during boot, or no beep code with memory removed, if the BIOS is set for higher clock speed.
To reset the processor speed settings in CMOS:

Clear the CMOS by moving the jumper at jumper block G from pins 1&2 to pins 2&3. Power on the system. Wait for the message:
8150: NVRAM Clear By Jumper
ERROR
8152: NVRAM Data Invalid, NVRAM Cleared
Power down the system and set the jumper back to pins 1&2.
Turn the system on and enter system BIOS. Set the Main / CPU Speed Setting option to the speed of the installed processors. Save changes and reboot the system.

Onboard USB Connector: There is no cable provided by Intel®. Purchase a standard USB cable, such as the Belkin PRO Series USB Motherboard Dual Port Cable (F3U001).
The pin arrangement for the header is:
+5v o o +5v
D- o o D-
D+ o o D+
Gnd o o Gnd
o Gnd

Power Connectors: The Intel® N440BX Server Board has two main power supply connectors, and an Auxiliary Power Connector
The smaller ATX power connector is near the processor module connectors and rotated 90 degrees. The larger power connector along the top edge of the board is for either the Intel® Columbus II or Intel® Astor chassis. The Auxiliary Power Connector allows the power supply to interface with hardware management controllers for power supply monitoring by the Baseboard Management Controller and Intel® Server Control server management software

Safety and EMC Self-Certification Guidelines: Safety and EMC Self-Certification Guidelines [PDF]

SCO UNIX Open Server * 5.0.4 hangs or gives time out errors: Download the Symbios SCSI drivers file from LSILogic*.
Boot Off the SCO UNIX Boot Disk.
At the boot prompt, type 'link'
When prompted for packages, type 'slha'
If prompted for the slha disk, insert the driver disk
When prompted to "replace a routine, add "slhainit" at the end or quit", type '27'
When prompted to either add or replace a routine, select '2' to replace "slhapoll" routine with "slhainit"
You will be prompted that that the drivers were successfully loaded and asked to insert the BOOT disk.
Inserting the boot disk to finish installation

Server Board Fails to Boot: If using only one processor, the termination card must be installed.
Ensure you are using memory from the tested memory list.
Ensure the processor is firmly seated into the Slot 1 Connector.
Make sure your power supply provides 0.8A of +5v standby current. If it does not, disable Wake On LAN* via the jumper on the motherboard.

Symbios Logic SDMS User Guide: User Guide [PDF]

System Event Log Error Messages: System Event Log Error Messages [PDF]

Users Guide: Product Guide [PDF]

Which Intel® Pentium® II processors function with what speed SDRAM DIMMs?: 100MHz system bus processors (utilized in the 350MHz and higher speeds) will only function with 100MHz SDRAM. 66MHz system bus processors (233-333MHz) will function with either 66 or 100MHz SDRAM. In the case of a 66MHz processor with 100MHz memory, no increased memory performance will be observed as the memory will only function at 66MHz.

Zero-Channel RAID: The card must be installed in PCI Slot three.
You must set the [SCSI Option ROM Scan] to Disable in BIOS setup.

Compatibility

Chassis Thermal Testing Summary: Chassis Thermal Testing Summary [PDF]

Parameters for SDRAM DIMM Qualification: SDRAM DIMM Qualification [PDF]

Reference Chassis Enabling Program: Reference Chassis Enabling Program [PDF]

Tested Hardware and Operating Systems: The Intel® N440BX Server Board does not have an AGP slot
Disable "Plug-n-Play OS" in the system BIOS for Microsoft Windows NT* 4.0
The board supports UltraDMA. Intel recommends using SCSI hard drives rather than IDE. Supported Hardware and Operating Systems [PDF]

Tested Memory: Tested Memory List Report [PDF]

Tested Processors: A terminator is required for a single-processor system
N440BX server boards support Intel® Pentium® II processors with a 100 MHz Front Side Bus (FSB) running at 350 MHz, 400 MHz, or 450 MHz with 512 KB of integrated L2 cache.
The 450 MHz Intel® Pentium® II processor requires BIOS 6.2 or later.
The N440BX also can be used with the 266, 300 and 333 MHz Pentium II processors, which have a 66 MHz system bus, but has not been fully tested in these configurations.
For optimal performance, Intel strongly recommends using Pentium II processors with ECC L2 cache in the server environment.

Technical advisories

TA 0263: Slot 1-to-Socket 370 Adapters Not Support: TA-263-1 [PDF]