Intel Xeon Processor and Intel E7500/E7501Chipset Compatible Platform Design Guide

Schematic Checklist
228 Intel
®
Xeon™ Processor and Intel
®
E7500/E7501 Chipset Compatible Platform Design Guide
VCCSENSE Leave No Connect. Isolated low impedance
connection to processor core
VCC_CPU.
Refer to Section 11.2.2.
VID[4:0] Individually pull-up to 3.3 V using 1 k
resistor, provided a VRx 9.1 compliant
regulator is used and recommended
comparator is used.
Should be routed individually from each
processor to the voltage regulator supplying
its VCC_CPU supply.
Compare VIDs from both processors using
glue logic to disable VR/VRM if VIDs of both
processors do not match.
Processor drives these signals to
indicate maximum core voltage
allowed. SM_VCC must be
correct and stable before the VRM
should rely on these outputs.
Refer to Section 5.6.1,
Section 5.6.4, and Section 11.2.
VSSA Use discrete RLC filter to provide clean
power.
Isolated ground for internal PLLs.
Refer to Section 11.2.7.
VSSSENSE An isolated low impedance
connection to processor core
VSS.
Refer to Section 11.2.2.
VCC_CPU
Decoupling
Minimum of capacitors per processor with
the following package and electrical
properties:
10 - 560 µF (OSCONs): ESR < 12 m
;
ESL < 3.1 nH
20 - 22.0 µF (Ceramic 1210 package):
ESR < 10 m
; ESL < 1.1 nH
4 - 1.0 µF (Ceramic 0805 package):
ESR < 8 m
; ESL < 0.702 nH
3 - 0.1 µF (Ceramic 0603 package):
ESR < 6 m
; ESL < 0.630 nH
Refer to Section 11.2.9.1 and
Section 11.2.9.2.
Contact your capacitor vendor to
verify these electrical properties.
NOTES:
1. A[35:3]# pins on the processor correspond to HA[35:3]# pins on the MCH.
2. ADSTB[1:0]# pins on the processor correspond to HADSTB[1:0]# pins on the MCH.
3. D[63:0]# pins on the processor correspond to HD[63:0]# pins on the MCH.
4. DSTBN[3:0]# pins on the processor correspond to HADSTBN[3:0]# pins on the MCH.
5. DSTBP[3:0]# pins on the processor correspond to HADSTBP[3:0]# pins on the MCH.
6. REQ[4:0]# pins on the processor correspond to HREQ[4:0]# pins on the MCH.
7. The RESET# pin on the processor corresponds to the CPURST# pin on the MCH.
8. The TRDY# pin on the processor corresponds to the HTRDY# pin on the MCH.
Table 13-1. Processor Schematic Checklist (Sheet 4 of 4)
Checklist Items Recommendations Comments