Technical Product Specification

Intel® Server Board S1400FP TPS Functional Architecture
Revision 2.0 Intel order number G64246-003 29
On the Intel
®
Server Boards S1400FP, the chipset provides support for the following on-board
functions:
 Digital Media Interface (DMI)
 PCI Express* Interface
 Serial ATA (SATA) Controller
 Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)/SATA Controller
 AHCI
 Rapid Storage Technology
 PCI Interface
 Low Pin Count (LPC) interface
 Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI)
 Compatibility Modules (DMA Controller, Timer/Counters, Interrupt Controller)
 Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller (APIC)
 Universal Serial Bus (USB) Controller
 Gigabit Ethernet Controller
 RTC
 GPIO
 Enhanced Power Management
 Manageability
 System Management Bus (SMBus* 2.0)
 Intel
®
Active Management Technology (Intel
®
AMT)
 Integrated NVSRAM controller
 Virtualization Technology for Direct I/O (Intel
®
VT-d)
 JTAG Boundary-Scan
 KVM/Serial Over LAN (SOL) Function
3.3.1
Digital Media Interface (DMI)
Digital Media Interface (DMI) is the chip-to-chip connection between the processor and C600
chipset. This high-speed interface integrates advanced priority-based servicing allowing for
concurrent traffic and true isochronous transfer capabilities. Base functionality is completely
software-transparent, permitting current and legacy software to operate normally.
3.3.2
PCI Express* Interface
The C600 chipset provides up to eight PCI Express* Root Ports, supporting the PCI Express
Base Specification, Revision 2.0. Each Root Port x1 lane supports up to 5 Gb/s bandwidth in
each direction (10 Gb/s concurrent). PCI Express* Root Ports 1-4 or Ports 5-8 can
independently be configured to support four x1s, two x2s, one x2 and two x1s,or one x4 port
widths.