[LinuxBIOS] LinuxBIOS on the IBM eServer xSeries 335 ?

Viktor Godard viktorgodard at yahoo.com
Tue Oct 23 19:19:31 CEST 2007


IBM eServer xSeries 335



I would like to use the LinuxBIOS on the IBM eServer xSeries 335. 

Below is the information I was able to capture regarding this server.

I included an ASCII simple motherboard diagram to provide an idea of the integrated circuits location.

The letter leading most of the integrated circuits correspond to their location on the diagram.

I could not identify what of the ICs is the BIOS, so I included most of
them here with a brief description, engraving, IBM label, and links to
resources if available.



Server analyzed:

IBM x335, type: 8676-L7X, S/N: KP-PXWT4



Chasis:

  Barcode on chasis: 1S 8676 L7X KPPXWT4



Motherboard: 

  Barcode on M.B.: 11S13M7368ZK113T493123 FRU: 25R3039409

  M.B. numbers:     000D60D5C258 and 000D60D5C259



CPU:

  Socket type: mPGA 604 (x2)

  CPU0:

    On pins side: 2800DP/512/533/1.50V , SL6VN COSTA RICA, 3431A517-0534

    On upside: C11503 01 S65

    On barcode label: 8EE HMM for FRU  118 38L5026 21N36T49D03L 409



RAM:

  Socket type: DIMM (x4)

  DIMM Modules: V82746 4N24SATL-B0 512MB-DDR-266MHZ-CL25, PC 2100R-2533-0-M1 (x2)

  Brand: Promos Tech (IBM approved)



B: NorthBridge ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northbridge_%28computing%29 )

   Description: square, close to RAM, removable on mini-board, use heat-sink, silver metal top.

   Engraving:   SWC, NB7465-P03, 0428NX054



Q: SouthBridge ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southbridge_%28computing%29 )

    Description: sqare, close to CPU0, removable on mini-board, plastic black top

    Engraving: SWC-SB7440-P01, 0428RUC09



R: Super IO ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_I/O )

   Description: plastic, on-board, plastic black top

   Engraving:   VS418AE, NSC000A4, PC87417-IBM/VLA



# lspci

0000:00:00.0 Host bridge: ServerWorks CMIC-LE Host Bridge (GC-LE chipset) (rev 33)

0000:00:00.1 Host bridge: ServerWorks CMIC-LE Host Bridge (GC-LE chipset)

0000:00:00.2 Host bridge: ServerWorks CMIC-LE Host Bridge (GC-LE
chipset) 0000:00:01.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc
Rage XL (rev 27) 0000:00:0f.0 Host bridge: ServerWorks CSB5 South
Bridge (rev 93)

0000:00:0f.1 IDE interface: ServerWorks CSB5 IDE Controller (rev 93)

0000:00:0f.2 USB Controller: ServerWorks OSB4/CSB5 OHCI USB Controller (rev 05)

0000:00:0f.3 ISA bridge: ServerWorks CSB5 LPC bridge 0000:00:11.0 Host bridge: ServerWorks CIOB-X2 PCI-X I/O Bridge (rev 05)

0000:00:11.2 Host bridge: ServerWorks CIOB-X2 PCI-X I/O Bridge (rev 05)
0000:01:01.0 SCSI storage controller: LSI Logic / Symbios Logic 53c1030
PCI-X Fusion-MPT Dual Ultra320 SCSI (rev 07) 0000:02:01.0 Ethernet
controller: Broadcom Corporation NetXtreme BCM5703X Gigabit Ethernet
(rev 02) 0000:02:02.0 Ethernet controller: Broadcom Corporation
NetXtreme BCM5703X Gigabit Ethernet (rev 02)



BIOS information at power up time:

Symmetric Multiprosesing Bios version 1.12

BIOS date 05/26/04, Build Level T2E134AUS

ISMP ROM build level T28 T18A



Hardware Maintenance Manual:

http://www-304.ibm.com/jct01004c/systems/support/supportsite.wss/docdisplay?lndocid=MIGR-44204&brandind=5000008

ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/systems/support/system_x_pdf/48p9908.pdf

Links relevant to this server:

 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_System_x

 http://www-304.ibm.com/jct01004c/systems/support/supportsite.wss/mainselect?familyind=5105587&typeind=5105589&modelind=5182187&osind=5166079&continue.x=12&continue.y=13&brandind=5000008&oldfamily=5105587






Motherboard Diagram:



--------------FRONT------------------------

        HDbay0    HDbay1        CD-ROM&Floppy



                Y

SCSI        S    R

                    Q        A(cpu0)    (cpu1)



IDE            P    Z

                L    M                    r            B    VRM2

Power            U                      a

                K    J                     m



RSA                H                            diags    C



PCI-0     A                F    E       X                D

PCI-1            G



serialB

(internal)    C2T    serialA    C2T    NET0,NET1 

                                                            ISM,USB2

-------------BACK--------------------------



Other chips on the system:



C: CPLD ( Complex Programmable Logic Device ) of 64 cells by Cypres

   Description: square on-board (yellow dot on corner) IBM label: 71P7986, U119

   Engraving: CY37064VP100-100AC 0422, B 46 627905

   Link: http://www.alldatasheet.com/datasheet-pdf/pdf/78674/CYPRESS/CY37064VP100-100AC.html



U: CPLD ( Complex Programmable Logic Device ) of 32 cells by Cypres

   Description: square on-board (yellow dot on corner) IBM label: 71P7986, U119


   Engraving: CY37032VP44-100AC 0427, C 16 636227


   



D: Hitachi Keyboard microcontroller include I2C and PS/2
    modules, as well as an on-chip ISA bus

   Description: square on-board (yellow dot on corner) IBM label: T28T13A, U117

   Engraving: H8S/2148, 4H2, HD, 64F2148TE10, V

   Link:
http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&ct=res&cd=1&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdocumentation.renesas.com%2Feng%2Fproducts%2Fmpumcu%2Ftu%2Ftnh8176ae.pdf&ei=xXQdR-a5DYakgQPC-qHuBw&usg=AFQjCNGY2mYB-x9kK6Z1hzWG8UeCQf0ZyA&sig2=1Ly_N3iB8nft-EQ1yfX6cQ

http://www.microcontroller.com/microcontrollers/news/c_hitachi/C080831hit_H8.htm





E: Network card (x2)

    Description: on-board, square

    Engraving: Broadcom, BCM5703CIKHB, CS0427 P21, 724545C





G: High Density Programmable Logic Device

   Description: square on-board small, IBM label 02R2358, U52

   Engraving: D421AA21, Lattice, isp2064VE, 100LT44

   Link:
http://rainier2.latticesemi.com/cs.html?url=http%3A//www.latticesemi.com/lit/docs/datasheets/cpld/2064ve.pdf&charset=iso-8859-1&qt=isplsi+2064ve&col=public&n=2&la=en



H, J:  low-power CMOS 8-bit microcontroller based on the AVR RISC architecture

  Description dual inline IBM labels: 88P9732, 88P9731

  Engraving: ATMEL 0422, AT90S2313-10SI

  Link: http://www.atmel.com/dyn/resources/prod_documents/DOC0839.PDF



M: nvSRAM

    Description:

    engraving: ZMD, UL634H256SC, 45 Z, 0423

    Function:Low voltage powerstore 32K x 8  nvSRAM 

    Links:
http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&ct=res&cd=1&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.zmd.de%2Fpdf%2FUL634H256.pdf&ei=tjAdR9jvA6eWhAPrkKXuBw&usg=AFQjCNGvDhaD-_YaoT8Lraf_03CDPmBnJA&sig2=w1GDMzP3UaVoONoYin5ebA>



K: Video Card

   Description:square, on-board

   Engraving:  Rage XL 215R3LASB41, DF3641.00, 0417AA, ATI Rage XL

  

L: Video memory 2MB

    Description: dual inline on-board

    Engraving: Hynix 346A, HY57V643220CT-6

    Links:
http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&ct=res&cd=1&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.datasheetcatalog.com%2Fdatasheets_pdf%2FH%2FY%2F5%2F7%2FHY57V643220CT-6.shtml&ei=AC8dR9ecNI2ggAP7maHuBw&usg=AFQjCNFSi96TCBmsmNEg4S19CHJV30EChg&sig2=abI1E9b-JxUJsJy8mLMgaw>



P: SCSI Controller

   Description: inserted , square.

   Engraving: LSI, 62022A1, LSI53C1020 B2, G0422, WMG22916.1, ARM FUSION-MPT



S:  Flash Memory 32MB 

   Description: dual inline short edges, IBM label: T2E127A, U27 

   Engraving: LH28F320BJE-PBTL90, SHARP, Japan, 0424, 3xJ

   Links: http://www.datasheetsite.com/extpdf.php?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ortodoxism.ro%2Fdatasheets%2FSharp%2FmXuqqsy.pdf>





X: ?

   Engraving: ICS, CJ760549A, 0425, 9248AF-150



Y: ?

   Engraving: DS32KHZ, 0426A6, 526AB



Z: ?

   Engraving: 44J2XNK, LVC16374A



Thanks,

Viktor Godard





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