SE7210TP1-E Datasheet, PDF (24/145 Pages) Intel Corporation – Intel® Server Board Technical Product Specification

Intel® Server Board SE7210TP1-E TPS
Functional Architecture
Figure 3. Intel E7210 Chipset Block Diagram
3.2.2
Intel 82802AC 8 Megabit Firmware Hub (FWH)
The FWH provides the following:
• System BIOS program
• Logic that enables protection for storing and updating platform information
3.2.3
PCI-X
The PCI-X segment comes from 6300ESB I/O, and only runs at 66MHz maximum.
The PCI-X interfaces of the 6300ESB I/O are compliant with the PCI-X Addendum to the PCI
Local Bus Specification Revision 1.0b as well as the Mode 1 and Mode 2 (266 MHz) sections of
the PCI-X Electrical and Mechanical Addendum to the PCI Local Bus Specification Revision
2.0a and the PCI-X Protocol Addendum to the PCI Local Bus Specification Revision 2.0a. PCI-X
Mode 2 provides enhancements over PCI that enable faster and more efficient data transfers.
For conventional PCI Mode, the 6300ESB I/O supports PCI bus frequencies of 66 MHz,
100 MHz, and 133 MHz. For the PCI-X Mode 2, the 6300ESB I/O supports PCI bus frequencies
of 66 MHz, 100 MHz, 133 MHz and 266 MHz.
On the SE7210TP1-E server board, the PCI-X interface (P64-A) is independently controlled to
operate in either a conventional PCI or PCI-X mode. P64-A is routed to control I/O from the
82547GI Ethernet controller and is capable of supporting MCH CSA interfaces depending on
the riser card used. P32-A is routed to control I/O from the 32-bit PCI slot and the Adaptec*
7901Single Channel SCSI controller.
3.2.4
Low Profile Riser Slot
The Low Profile riser slot is a standard 202-pin slot supporting PCI-X signals. Its location on the
board will allow only the use of low profile add-in cards.
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