Datasheet

Datasheet 85
Features
6 Features
6.1 Power-On Configuration Options
Several configuration options can be configured by hardware. The processor samples
the hardware configuration at reset, on the active-to-inactive transition of RESET#. For
specifications on these options, refer to Table 29.
The sampled information configures the processor for subsequent operation. These
configuration options cannot be changed except by another reset. All resets reconfigure
the processor; for configuration purposes, the processor does not distinguish between
a "warm" reset and a "power-on" reset.
NOTE:
1. Asserting this signal during RESET# will select the corresponding option.
2. Address signals not identified in this table as configuration options should not be asserted
during RESET#.
3. Disabling of any of the cores within the processors must be handled by configuring the
EXT_CONFIG Model Specific Register (MSR). This MSR will allow for the disabling of a
single core per die within the processor package.
6.2 Clock Control and Low Power States
The processor allows the use of AutoHALT and Stop-Grant states to reduce power
consumption by stopping the clock to internal sections of the processor, depending on
each particular state. See Figure 18 for a visual representation of the processor low
power states.
Table 29. Power-On Configuration Option Signals
Configuration Option Signal
1,2
Output tristate SMI#
Execute BIST A3#
Disable dynamic bus parking A25#
Symmetric agent arbitration ID BR0#
RESERVED A[24:4]#, A[35:26]#