Laptop User Manual

Dual-Core Intel
®
Xeon
®
processor LV with Intel
®
E7520 Chipset and Intel
®
6300ESB ICH
April 2007 User’s Manual
Order Number: 311274-009 7
Dual-Core Intel Xeon processor LV / E7520 Chipset / 6300ESB ICH
1.0 About This Manual
This manual describes how to set up and use the evaluation board and other
components included in your Dual-Core Intel
®
Xeon
®
processor LV with Intel
®
E7520
Chipset and Intel
®
6300ESB ICH Development Kit.
1.1 Content Overview
Chapter 1.0, “About This Manual” – Description of conventions used in this manual and
instructions for obtaining literature and contacting customer support.
Chapter 2.0, “Getting Started” – Complete instructions on how to configure the
evaluation board and processor assembly by setting jumpers, connecting peripherals,
providing power, and configuring the BIOS.
Chapter 3.0, “Theory of Operation” – Information on the system design.
Chapter 4.0, “Platform Management” – Description of jumper settings and functions,
and pinout information for each connector.
Chapter 5.0, “Driver and OS Support” – List of supported drivers and operating
systems.
Chapter 6.0, “Hardware Reference” – Reference information on the hardware, including
locations of evaluation board components, connector pinout information, and jumper
settings.
Chapter 7.0, “Board Setup Checklist” – Checklist of items to ensure proper functionality
of the evaluation board.
Chapter 8.0, “Debug Procedure” – Debug procedure to determine baseline functionality
for the Development Kit.
1.2 Text Conventions
The following notations may be used throughout this manual:
# - The pound symbol (#) appended to a signal name indicates that the signal is active
low.
Variables - Variables are shown in italics. Variables must be replaced with correct
values.
Instructions - Instruction mnemonics are shown in uppercase. When you are
programming, instructions are not case-sensitive. You may use either upper- or
lowercase.
Numbers - Hexadecimal numbers are represented by a string of hexadecimal digits
followed by the character “h”. A zero prefix is added to numbers that begin with A
through F. For example, FF is shown as 0FFh. Decimal and binary numbers are
represented by their customary notations. That is, 255 is a decimal number and 1111
1111 is a binary number. In some cases, the character “b” is added for clarity.
Signal Names - Signal names are shown in uppercase. When several signals share a
common name, an individual signal is represented by the signal name followed by a
number, while the group is represented by the signal name followed by a variable (n).
For example, the lower chip-select signals are named CS0#, CS1#, CS2#, and so on;