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Contents 1 Product Description 1.1 Overview 12 1.1.1 Feature Summary 12 1.1.2 Manufacturing Options 13 1.1.3 Board Layout 14 1.1.4 Block Diagram 16 1.2 Online Support 17 1.3 Processor 17 1.4 System Memory 18 1.4.1 Memory Configurations 20 1.5 Intel® 975X Chipset 24 1.5.1 USB 24 1.5.2 IDE Support 25 1.5.3 Real-Time Clock, CMOS SRAM, and Battery 26 1.6 Discrete Serial ATA Interface 27 1.6.1 Serial ATA Controller 27 1.6.2 External...
Contents 1 Product Description 1.1 Overview 12 1.1.1 Feature Summary 12 1.1.2 Manufacturing Options 13 1.1.3 Board Layout 14 1.1.4 Block Diagram 16 1.2 Online Support 17 1.3 Processor 17 1.4 System Memory 18 1.4.1 Memory Configurations 20 1.5 Intel® 975X Chipset 24 1.5.1 USB 24 1.5.2 IDE Support 25 1.5.3 Real-Time Clock, CMOS SRAM, and Battery 26 1.6 Discrete Serial ATA Interface 27 1.6.1 Serial ATA Controller 27 1.6.2 External...
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Intel Workstation Board S975XBX2 Technical Product Specification 22. I /O Map 50 13. LAN Connector LED States 33 7. Power States and Targeted System Power 40 9. I /O Shield Dimensions for Components 74 36. PCI Configuration Space Map 51 14. Processor Fan and Auxiliary Rear Fan Header... Summary 12 2. ATAPI CD-ROM Connector (Optional 58 18. Processor Core Power Connector (2 x 2 Pin 61 27. DC Loading Characteristics 70 34. Supervisor and User Password Functions 83 41. Supported Memory Configurations 18 5. Component-side Connectors and Headers Shown in Figure...
Intel Workstation Board S975XBX2 Technical Product Specification 22. I /O Map 50 13. LAN Connector LED States 33 7. Power States and Targeted System Power 40 9. I /O Shield Dimensions for Components 74 36. PCI Configuration Space Map 51 14. Processor Fan and Auxiliary Rear Fan Header... Summary 12 2. ATAPI CD-ROM Connector (Optional 58 18. Processor Core Power Connector (2 x 2 Pin 61 27. DC Loading Characteristics 70 34. Supervisor and User Password Functions 83 41. Supported Memory Configurations 18 5. Component-side Connectors and Headers Shown in Figure...
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1 Product Description What This Chapter Contains 1.1 Overview 12 1.2 Online Support 17 1.3 Processor 17 1.4 System Memory 18 1.5 Intel® 975X Chipset 24 1.6 Discrete Serial ATA Interface 27 1.7 PCI Express Connectors 28 1.8 IEEE-1394a Connectors 29 1.9 Legacy I/O Controller 29 1.10 Audio Subsystem 31 1.11 LAN Subsystem 33 1.12 Hardware Management Subsystem 36 1.13 Power Management 38 1.14 Trusted Platform Module 45 11
1 Product Description What This Chapter Contains 1.1 Overview 12 1.2 Online Support 17 1.3 Processor 17 1.4 System Memory 18 1.5 Intel® 975X Chipset 24 1.6 Discrete Serial ATA Interface 27 1.7 PCI Express Connectors 28 1.8 IEEE-1394a Connectors 29 1.9 Legacy I/O Controller 29 1.10 Audio Subsystem 31 1.11 LAN Subsystem 33 1.12 Hardware Management Subsystem 36 1.13 Power Management 38 1.14 Trusted Platform Module 45 11
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Table 1. Intel Workstation Board S975XBX2 Technical Product Specification 1.1 Overview 1.1.1 Feature Summary Table 1 summarizes the major features of : • Intel® 82975X Memory Controller Hub (MCH) • Intel® 82801GR I/O Controller Hub (ICH7-R) Intel® High Definition Audio subsystem Legacy I/O Control Legacy I/O ... 1066 MHz system bus • Intel® Pentium® D Processor in an LGA775 socket with an 800 MHz system bus • Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor in the SPI Flash device • Support for Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (...
Table 1. Intel Workstation Board S975XBX2 Technical Product Specification 1.1 Overview 1.1.1 Feature Summary Table 1 summarizes the major features of : • Intel® 82975X Memory Controller Hub (MCH) • Intel® 82801GR I/O Controller Hub (ICH7-R) Intel® High Definition Audio subsystem Legacy I/O Control Legacy I/O ... 1066 MHz system bus • Intel® Pentium® D Processor in an LGA775 socket with an 800 MHz system bus • Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor in the SPI Flash device • Support for Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (...
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... header A 3-pin header for powering a fan for the Intel® 82975X Memory Controller Hub (MCH) Processor Core Power Connector One of the following connectors for Product Environmental... Manufacturing Options Table 2 describes the manufacturing options. Boards equipped with the 2 x 4-pin processor core power connector will also include heatsinks in the processor voltage regulator area. • 2 x 2-pin...inputs used to monitor fan activity • Fan speed control • Support for providing +12 V power to the processor voltage regulator: • 2 x 4-pin (requires a power supply ...
... header A 3-pin header for powering a fan for the Intel® 82975X Memory Controller Hub (MCH) Processor Core Power Connector One of the following connectors for Product Environmental... Manufacturing Options Table 2 describes the manufacturing options. Boards equipped with the 2 x 4-pin processor core power connector will also include heatsinks in the processor voltage regulator area. • 2 x 2-pin...inputs used to monitor fan activity • Fan speed control • Support for providing +12 V power to the processor voltage regulator: • 2 x 4-pin (requires a power supply ...
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... processor. Use of supported processors. For information about ... Intel Workstation Board S975XBX2 under "Server Board Products" or "Server Board Support" Available configurations for the most up-to : http://www.intel.com/design/motherbd/bx2/bx2_proc.htm CAUTION Use only the processors listed on power supply requirements for this World Wide Web site: http://www.intel.com/design/motherbd http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop http://developer.intel...
... processor. Use of supported processors. For information about ... Intel Workstation Board S975XBX2 under "Server Board Products" or "Server Board Support" Available configurations for the most up-to : http://www.intel.com/design/motherbd/bx2/bx2_proc.htm CAUTION Use only the processors listed on power supply requirements for this World Wide Web site: http://www.intel.com/design/motherbd http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop http://developer.intel...
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... reflections, noise, and inductive coupling. Product Description 1.5.2 IDE Support The board provides five IDE interface connectors: • One parallel ATA IDE connector that supports two devices • Four serial ATA IDE connectors that support one bus-mastering Parallel ATA IDE interface. The Parallel ATA... In legacy mode, standard IDE I /O (PIO): processor controls data transfer. • 8237-style DMA: DMA offloads the processor, supporting transfer rates of up to 16 MB/sec. • Ultra DMA: DMA protocol on IDE bus supporting host and target throttling and transfer rates of up to...
... reflections, noise, and inductive coupling. Product Description 1.5.2 IDE Support The board provides five IDE interface connectors: • One parallel ATA IDE connector that supports two devices • Four serial ATA IDE connectors that support one bus-mastering Parallel ATA IDE interface. The Parallel ATA... In legacy mode, standard IDE I /O (PIO): processor controls data transfer. • 8237-style DMA: DMA offloads the processor, supporting transfer rates of up to 16 MB/sec. • Ultra DMA: DMA protocol on IDE bus supporting host and target throttling and transfer rates of up to...
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... hardware and software computing assets: ⎯ Intel AMT stores hardware and software asset information in LAN cards: • Monitoring of system firmware progress events, including: ⎯ BIOS present ⎯ Primary processor initialization ⎯ Memory initialization ⎯ Video...because it does not rely on software agents 34 Intel Workstation Board S975XBX2 Technical Product Specification 1.11.3 Alert Standard Format (ASF) Support The board provides the following ASF support for networked platforms. With Intel AMT, IT organizations can easily get accurate platform information...
... hardware and software computing assets: ⎯ Intel AMT stores hardware and software asset information in LAN cards: • Monitoring of system firmware progress events, including: ⎯ BIOS present ⎯ Primary processor initialization ⎯ Memory initialization ⎯ Video...because it does not rely on software agents 34 Intel Workstation Board S975XBX2 Technical Product Specification 1.11.3 Alert Standard Format (ASF) Support The board provides the following ASF support for networked platforms. With Intel AMT, IT organizations can easily get accurate platform information...
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...fan control ASIC) • Thermal and voltage monitoring • Chassis intrusion detection • Support for Product Environmental Control Interface (PECI) 1.12.1 Hardware Monitoring and Fan Control ASIC The ...ambient temperature sensor • Two remote thermal diode sensors for direct monitoring of processor temperature and ambient temperature sensing • Power supply monitoring of the fan headers... hardware management features enable the board to Figure 12, page 37 36 Intel Workstation Board S975XBX2 Technical Product Specification 1.11.5 LAN Subsystem Software LAN software and...
...fan control ASIC) • Thermal and voltage monitoring • Chassis intrusion detection • Support for Product Environmental Control Interface (PECI) 1.12.1 Hardware Monitoring and Fan Control ASIC The ...ambient temperature sensor • Two remote thermal diode sensors for direct monitoring of processor temperature and ambient temperature sensing • Power supply monitoring of the fan headers... hardware management features enable the board to Figure 12, page 37 36 Intel Workstation Board S975XBX2 Technical Product Specification 1.11.5 LAN Subsystem Software LAN software and...
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...consumption of the various system and power states. Power States and Targeted System Power Global States Sleeping States Processor States Device States Targeted System Power (Note 1) G0 - working D0 - Suspend to the system.... the associated system power targets. No power to RAM. Table 8. sleeping state G1 - device specification specific. mechanical off . Intel Workstation Board S975XBX2 Technical Product Specification Table 8 lists the power states supported by the system chassis' power supply. 2. See the ACPI specification for wake-up logic. 5 W < power < 52...
...consumption of the various system and power states. Power States and Targeted System Power Global States Sleeping States Processor States Device States Targeted System Power (Note 1) G0 - working D0 - Suspend to the system.... the associated system power targets. No power to RAM. Table 8. sleeping state G1 - device specification specific. mechanical off . Intel Workstation Board S975XBX2 Technical Product Specification Table 8 lists the power states supported by the system chassis' power supply. 2. See the ACPI specification for wake-up logic. 5 W < power < 52...
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... standby line for use with the following recommendations found in onboard component damage that will depend on the wake devices supported and manufacturing options. Connecting the processor fan to the power usage values listed in Table 33 when selecting a power supply for the power supply must ...comply with the board. Additional power required will halt fan operation. The power supply must be connected to the processor fan header, not to do so can damage the power supply. System integrators should ...
... standby line for use with the following recommendations found in onboard component damage that will depend on the wake devices supported and manufacturing options. Connecting the processor fan to the power usage values listed in Table 33 when selecting a power supply for the power supply must ...comply with the board. Additional power required will halt fan operation. The power supply must be connected to the processor fan header, not to do so can damage the power supply. System integrators should ...
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... provides omni-directional airflow to cool down the processor if it exceeds its maximum operating temperature) and allow the processor voltage regulator to maintain required airflow across the processor voltage regulator area. Intel Workstation Board S975XBX2 Technical Product Specification 2.11 Thermal Considerations This board features a thermal protection circuit in the processor voltage regulator area will rise. Figure 23 shows...
... provides omni-directional airflow to cool down the processor if it exceeds its maximum operating temperature) and allow the processor voltage regulator to maintain required airflow across the processor voltage regulator area. Intel Workstation Board S975XBX2 Technical Product Specification 2.11 Thermal Considerations This board features a thermal protection circuit in the processor voltage regulator area will rise. Figure 23 shows...
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... to Setup program options Table 38 lists the function keys available for 78 The BIOS determines the capabilities of processor and memory timing parameters Sets passwords and security features Configures power management features and power supply controls Boot Exit Selects... I /O channel support. BIOS Setup Program Function Keys BIOS Setup Program Function Key or or Description Selects a different menu screen (moves the cursor left or right) Selects an item (moves the cursor up to configure the system. Table 37. Intel Workstation Board S975XBX2 Technical Product Specification...
... to Setup program options Table 38 lists the function keys available for 78 The BIOS determines the capabilities of processor and memory timing parameters Sets passwords and security features Configures power management features and power supply controls Boot Exit Selects... I /O channel support. BIOS Setup Program Function Keys BIOS Setup Program Function Key or or Description Selects a different menu screen (moves the cursor left or right) Selects an item (moves the cursor up to configure the system. Table 37. Intel Workstation Board S975XBX2 Technical Product Specification...
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...numbers, and asset tags • Resource data, such as memory size, cache size, and processor clock frequency • Dynamic data, such as event detection and error logging Non-Plug and Play...a non-Plug and Play operating system can obtain the SMBIOS information. 3.4 Watchdog Timer The board includes a watchdog timer circuit. The BIOS enables applications such as an ATAPI master device. ... method for such operating systems. Using this information. The BIOS supports an SMBIOS table interface for accessing this support, an SMBIOS service-level application running on the same IDE cable...
...numbers, and asset tags • Resource data, such as memory size, cache size, and processor clock frequency • Dynamic data, such as event detection and error logging Non-Plug and Play...a non-Plug and Play operating system can obtain the SMBIOS information. 3.4 Watchdog Timer The board includes a watchdog timer circuit. The BIOS enables applications such as an ATAPI master device. ... method for such operating systems. Using this information. The BIOS supports an SMBIOS table interface for accessing this support, an SMBIOS service-level application running on the same IDE cable...