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Intel ®Server Board SE7520BD2Product OverviewOrganizations using general-purpose servers rely onan array of advanced technologies for running lineof-businessapplications, departmental databases,and file and messaging servers. These technologiesinclude high-clock-speed CPUs, high-bandwidth I/O,fast-access memory, ample and redundant storageoptions, and comprehensive management tools.To bring such capabilities to organizations usinggeneral-purpose servers, Intel offers the Intel ®Server Board SE7520BD2.Customer Needs and Objectives■ High system performance and ample headroom■ Advanced memory throughput and performance■ Reduced total cost of ownership (TCO) through theimplementation of remote-management capabilitiesIntel ® Server Board SE7520BD2Reasons to Buy or Upgrade■ Higher overall performance through support forlatest-generation 64-bit Intel ® Xeon TM processors■ Enhanced memory throughput throughsupport for DDR2 memory 1■ Advanced management through Intel ® ServerManagement 8 with remote capabilities throughoptional Intel ® Management Module upgradeTransition TargetsSE7501BR2 → SE7520BD2SE7320EP2 → SE7520BD2Questions for IdentifyingSales Opportunities■ Does the customer need reliability featuressuch as integrated RAID, Ultra320 SCSI,and dual Gigabit Ethernet connections?■ Is the customer seeking to expand serverperformance and memory capabilities?■ Does the customer need increased availabilityand reliability?Usage ScenariosIdeal■ Messaging■ General-purpose multiuse serverProduct FeaturesThanks to the following features, the Intel Server Board SE7520BD2 provides a general-purposeserver solution supporting powerful processing, high bandwidth, and scalable management.■ Support for dual 64-bit Intel Xeon processorswith an 800-MHz system bus and Intel ® EM64T 2■ Intel ® E7520 chipset■ Support for up to 16 GB of RegisteredECC DDR2 400 SDRAM 1 over six or eightDIMM sockets 3■ Up to six adapter slots: one PCI Express* x8 4 ,one PCI Express* x4 5 , one PCI-X 133-MHz,two PCI-X 100-MHz, one PCI 32-bit/33-MHz■ Dual-channel Serial ATA with supportfor RAID 0 and 1; dual-channel IDELess Ideal■ Workstation■ High-performance computing (HPC)■ Optional integrated Ultra320 SCSI controller(single- or dual-channel SCSI availabledepending on board model)■ Dual integrated Gigabit Ethernet connections■ Integrated Intel Server Management 8 withoptional Intel Management Module upgrade■ Integrated graphics with 8 MBof video memory10