Technical Product Specification

Table of Contents Intel® Server Boards S5000PSL and S5000XSL TPS
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Table of Contents
1. Introduction ..........................................................................................................................1
1.1 Chapter Outline........................................................................................................ 1
1.2 Server Board Use Disclaimer .................................................................................. 1
2. Server Board Overview........................................................................................................2
2.1 Server Board Feature Set........................................................................................ 2
2.2 Server Board Layout................................................................................................ 4
2.2.1 Server Board Connector and Component Layout.................................................... 4
2.2.2 Server Board Mechanical Drawings ........................................................................ 7
2.2.3 Server Board ATX I/O Layout ................................................................................ 13
3. Functional Architecture.....................................................................................................14
3.1 Intel
®
5000P/5000X Memory Controller Hub (MCH).............................................. 16
3.1.1 System Bus Interface............................................................................................. 16
3.1.2 Processor Support ................................................................................................. 16
3.1.3 Memory Subsystem ............................................................................................... 18
3.1.4 Snoop Filter (5000X MCH only)............................................................................. 24
3.2 Enterprise South Bridge (ESB2-E) ........................................................................ 24
3.2.1 PCI Subsystem ...................................................................................................... 25
3.2.2 Serial ATA Support ................................................................................................ 27
3.2.3 Parallel ATA (PATA) Support ................................................................................ 28
3.2.4 USB 2.0 Support.................................................................................................... 28
3.3 Video Support ........................................................................................................ 28
3.3.1 Video Modes.......................................................................................................... 29
3.3.2 Video Memory Interface......................................................................................... 29
3.3.3 Dual Video ............................................................................................................. 29
3.4 SAS Controller ....................................................................................................... 29
3.4.1 SAS RAID Support ................................................................................................ 30
3.4.2 SAS/SATA Connector Sharing .............................................................................. 30
3.5 Network Interface Controller (NIC) ........................................................................ 30
3.5.1 Intel
®
I/O Acceleration Technolgy (Intel
®
I/OAT).................................................... 30
3.5.2 MAC Address Definition......................................................................................... 31
3.6 Super I/O ............................................................................................................... 31
3.6.1 Serial Ports ............................................................................................................ 31