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FEATURES
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Dual-Core Intel® Xeon® Processor LV 2.0GHz and the Intel® E7520 chipset |
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Two processor execution cores per SLI |
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Advanced power management enables superior processor performance per watt and a passive heat sink cooling solution |
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Compatible with the SHB Express (PICMG® 1.3) specification |
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Supports dual channel DDR2-400 memory, 8GB maximum |
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Dual Gigabit Ethernet, dual Serial ATA/150 and dual USB 2.0 ports |
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Supports PCI Express, PCI-X and PCI option cards |
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DESCRIPTION
Chassis Plans' SLI system host board (SHB) features a
dual-core processor that provides two execution cores
per SLI. The SLI's Dual-Core Intel® Xeon® Processor LV
2.0GHz delivers superior processing capability and system
performance using about half as much power as compared
to previous generations of low voltage Intel Xeon processors.
The processor is a 32-bit dual-core CPU that supports
36-bit memory addressing and Demand Based Switching. The
SLI is a server-class PICMG® 1.3 SHB that supports one
x4 and two x8 PCI Express links to a PICMG 1.3 backplane.
An additional x4 PCIe link to a backplane is available
using Chassis Plans' IOB31 expansion module. These links
support PCI Express, PCI and PCI-X option cards on a PICMG
1.3 server-class backplane.
 
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PROCESSOR
Dual-Core Intel® Xeon® Processor LV 2.0GHz*
Processor Package: Micro-FCPGA (478-pin)
 *Higher speeds as available
CHIPSET
The SLI uses the Intel® E7520 chipset which operates on the 667Mz
system bus and features a dual channel DDR2-400 memory interface. Three
x8 PCI Express interfaces are supported by the SLI's chipset. See the
PCI Express Interfaces section for details on how the SLI implements
PCI Express. The Intel® E6300ESB I/O Controller Hub supports the SLI's
dual Serial ATA/150 ports, four USB 2.0 interfaces, dual Ultra ATA/100
interfaces and the video and Ethernet controllers. The I/O Controller
Hub's LPC interface is routed to the board's controlled impedance
connector and supports an optional I/O expansion board (Chassis Plans'
IOB30) for legacy I/O and serial port communications. The optional
IOB31 expansion board supports legacy I/O via header connectors and
provides an additional x4 PCI Express link to a PICMG 1.3 backplane.
Communications between the Intel® E7520 Memory Controller Hub and the
I/O Controller Hub occurs over a 266MB/s Hub Interface.
DUAL ETHERNET INTERFACES - 10/100/1000BASE-T
The SLI's Gigabit Ethernet Controller (Intel® 82546EB) connects to the
I/O Controller Hub via a PCI-X 64-bit/66MHz interface to provide
high-speed 10/100/1000Base-T Ethernet interfaces on LAN ports 1 and 2.
RJ-45 connectors, located on the I/O bracket, provide the physical
interface to the Ethernet network.
DUAL SERIAL ATA/150 PORTS
The primary and secondary Serial ATA (SATA) ports on the SLI boards
comply with the SATA 1.0 specification and support two independent SATA
storage devices such as hard disks and CD-RW devices. SATA technology
provides lower pin counts, reduced signaling voltages, simplified
cabling, CRC error detection and hot-plug support. SATA produces higher
performance interfacing by providing data transfer rates up to 150MB
per second on each port.
CACHE MEMORY (L2 AND L1)
The Dual-Core Intel® Xeon® Processor LV 2.0GHz has a level two (L2)
cache memory that is an integrated on-die Advanced Transfer Cache
memory and is 8-way set associative with ECC to run at the full
processor core frequency. The L2 cache memory size of 2MB is shared by
the two processor cores.
The Dual-Core Intel® Xeon® Processor LV 2.0GHz also features 32KB level one (L1) instruction and data caches.
DDR2-400 MEMORY
The four DIMM sockets on the SLI support a total memory capacity of 8GB
and the DDR2 memory interface can operate as either a single-channel or
dual-channel interface. The theoretical maximum memory bandwidth for
single-channel operation is 3.2GB/s and 6.4GB/s for dual-channel mode.
Each of the channels (A and B) terminates in two dual in-line memory
module (DIMM) sockets. The System BIOS automatically detects memory
type, size and speed. The memory modules used on the SLI must be
PC2-3200 compliant. The SLI supports a DDR2-400 memory interface speed.
Modules with a faster memory speed may be used; however, they will be
automatically clocked down to the DDR2-400 memory interface speed by
the System BIOS and the SHB's memory interface components.
DDR2-400 MEMORY DIMM SLOT POPULATION
DDR2-400 memory modules are available as either single rank or dual
rank DIMMs. A rank refers to the 72-bit unit of devices or DRAM chips
that make up the PC2-3200 ECC registered 240-pin DDR2-400 DIMM. Single
or dual rank memory modules must be placed in the SLIs DIMM sockets
using prescribed population rules to ensure proper memory interface
operation and performance. The following table explains the DDR2-400
DIMM population rules:
| SLI DIMM Socket |
| 1B
(top-most DIMM) | 1A | 2B | 2A |
| 1 Single Rank |
Single Rank |
Empty |
Empty |
Empty |
| 1 Dual Rank |
Dual Rank |
Empty |
Empty |
Empty |
| 2 Single Rank |
Single Rank |
Single Rank |
Empty |
Empty |
1 Dual Rank,
1 Single Rank |
Dual Rank |
Single Rank |
Empty |
Empty |
| 2 Dual Rank |
Dual Rank |
Dual Rank |
Empty |
Empty |
| 3 Single Rank |
Single Rank |
Single Rank |
Single Rank |
Empty |
1 Dual Rank,
2 Single Rank |
Dual Rank |
Single Rank |
Single Rank |
Empty |
| 4 Single Rank |
Single Rank |
Single Rank |
Single Rank |
Single Rank |
ULTRA XGA VIDEO INTERFACE
The SLI is equipped with the third generation ATI® RAGE MOBILITY M1
video controller. The M1 enables 2D/3D video acceleration and provides
8MB of integrated video memory. In 2D mode the video controller
supports pixel resolutions up to 1600 x 1200, and in 3D mode the
maximum resolution provided is 1280 x 1024. The maximum color depth
supported at these extremes is 16.7 million colors. Software drivers
are available for popular operating systems.
POWER REQUIREMENTS
Typical Values - 100% Stressed via MS Windows HCT's System
Stress
| CPU |
+5V |
+12V |
+3.3V |
| 1.66GHz |
3.00A |
2.20A |
3.25A |
| 2.0GHz |
3.00A |
2.60A |
3.25A |
-12V @ <100mA
Typical Values - System Idling In Windows XP Desktop
| CPU |
+5V |
+12V |
+3.3V |
| 1.66GHz |
3.00A |
1.30A |
3.00A |
| 2.0GHz |
3.00A |
1.65A |
3.00A |
-12V @ <100mA
Tolerance for all voltages is +/- 5% and must be applied
by the PICMG 1.3 backplane to edge connector C.
TEMPERATURE/ENVIRONMENT
| Operating Temperature: |
0° to 60° C. |
| Storage Temperature: |
-40° to 80° C. |
| Humidity: |
5% to 90% non-condensing |
The Dual-Core Intel® Xeon® LV 2.0GHz processor used on
the SLI has a Thermal Design Power (TDP) rating of 31Watts.
The processor's low TDP rating enables the SLI's passive
cooling solution.
MECHANICAL
PASSIVE COOLING The SLI has a board stack-up height
of .76" (1.93cm) with the SHB's passive heat sink
cooling solution. Airflow of at least 350LFM must always
be present across the SHB's passive heat sink. The SLI's
overall dimensions are 13.3" L (33.78cm) x 4.976"
H (12.64cm) x .76" W (1.93cm).
ACTIVE COOLING The SLI's optional active cooling
solution has a cooling fan mounted on each CPU's passive
heat sink resulting in a board stack-up height of 2.3"
(5.84cm). Order the SLI with active cooling when 350LFM
or more of airflow is not available for the processors.
Note: The PICMG 1.3 board height specification is approximately
.176" (4.47mm) taller than the PICMG 1.0 specification.
However, relative PICMG 1.3 board height off the backplane
is the same due to the shorter edge connectors of a
PICMG 1.3 system host board and the shorter PCI Express
connectors on a PICMG 1.3 backplane.
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PCI EXPRESS INTERFACES
Chassis Plans' SLI system host board provides two x8 PCI Express links, one
x4 PCI Express link and five PCI Express reference clocks routed to
edge connectors A and B. These PCI Express links are used on SHB
Express backplanes to support PCI Express option cards and bridge
chips that provide PCI/PCI-X option card support. During system
initialization the SLI automatically negotiates with the devices
connected to the PCI Express links in order to set up communication
between these devices. The net result is that the SLI system host board
supports communication to x1, x4, x8, x16 PCI Express boards and PCI
Express switch chips as well as PCI/PCI-X cards via PCI
Express-to-PCI/PCI-X bridge technology on the backplane.
PCI EXPRESS CONFIGURATION AND BUS SPEED
PCI Express -
Edge Connector A & B | - Two x8 links, one x4 link
- Five reference clocks |
| PCI Express - (on-board only) | - One x4 link |
| PCI-X (on-board only) | - 64-bit/66MHz |
| PCI (on-board only) | - 32-bit/33MHz |
| Hub Link 1.5 | - 266MB/s |
| System or FSB | - 667MHz |
BIOS (FLASH)
The SLI uses AMIBIOS8®. The flash BIOS resides in the 82802AC Firmware Hub (FWH). AMIBIOS8 contains features such as:
- Support for flash devices for BIOS upgrading via floppy interface
- Integrated support for USB mass storage devices such as USB CD-ROM, CD-RW, etc.
- Boot from network, USB mass storage devices, IDE or ATAPI
- Serial port console redirection to support headless operation (requires optional IOB30, part no. 6391-000)
- SATA/ATA/ATAPI support includes 48-bit LBA addressing to support SATA/ATA/IDE hard drive capacities over 137GB
IOB30/IOB31 EXPANSION BOARDS (OPTIONAL)
These optional boards provide legacy I/O connections via
the Super I/O controller (LPC47B272). The I/O controller
on an IOB30/31 connects to the SLI's LPC Bus via
the board's controlled impedance connector. The
following I/O interfaces are supported by the SLI via
either the IOB30 or IOB31:
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SERIAL INTERFACE
The Super I/O controller supports two full-function serial ports with
independently programmable baud rates. The controller has two
high-speed, NS16C550 compatible UARTs with Send/Receive 16-byte FIFOs.
The IRQ for each serial port has BIOS selectable addressing.
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FLOPPY DRIVE INTERFACE
The IOB30/IOB31 supports up to two floppy disk drives in combinations of 360K to 2.88MB.
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KB AND PS/2 MOUSE INTERFACES
The mini DIN connector located on the I/O bracket provides an external
interface for a PS/2 mouse and keyboard. A "Y" adapter plugged into the
mini DIN connector allows the PS/2 mouse and keyboard to share the same
port. Internal PS/2 mouse and keyboard headers are also available. A
self-resetting fuse protects the +5V line of the keyboard and the
mouse.
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PARALLEL INTERFACE
The parallel port interface is compatible with IBM PC/XT®, PC/AT®,
PS/2TM, Enhanced Parallel Port (EPP1.7, EPP1.9) and Extended
Capabilities Port (ECP) modes of operation. Both the EPP and ECP modes
are IEEE 1284 compliant. The parallel port has BIOS selectable
addressing.
Operating systems exhibit certain
boot-up behaviors in regards to the handling of keyboard controller
functions that may necessitate the addition of the IOB30 or IOB31 to
the SLI.
The operating systems that Chassis Plans has tested that do not require the IOB30 or IOB31 are:
- Microsoft® Windows® 2000
- Microsoft® Windows® XP (using Service Packs 1, 1A or 2)
- Microsoft® Windows® 2003 Server
- Microsoft® Windows® NT 4.0
- RedHat Linux 9.0
- Fedora Linux 9.0
- SUSE Linux 9.0
The operating systems that Chassis Plans has tested that require the IOB30 or
IOB31 in order to provide required PS/2 keyboard functions are:
- Unixware® 7.11
- Sun® Solaris 9.0
- SCO ODT 5.05
Future SLI BIOS upgrades may eliminate the need for either the IOB30 or
IOB31 to provide PS/2 keyboard functionality with additional operating
systems. Contact Chassis Plans for the latest information.
IOB31 EXPANSION BOARD (OPTIONAL)
The IOB31 supports all of the same I/O functions as the IOB30 using
cable header connectors. There is no I/O plate on the IOB31. The IOB31
also provides a x4 PCI Express edge connector designed to fit into a
PCI Express expansion slot on a PICMG 1.3 backplane. When used on the
SLI system host board, the IOB31 provides an extra x4 PCI Express link
to the backplane.
BATTERY
Built-in lithium battery for data retention of CMOS memory.
QUAD USB INTERFACES
The SLI supports four high-speed USB 2.0 ports for data transfers up to
480Mbit/sec. It also supports USB 1.1 devices for data transfers at 12
or 1.5Mbit/sec. Two USB 2.0 interface ports are located on the SLI's
I/O bracket. Two additional USB 2.0 headers are available on the SHB.
The SLI supports the optional routing of two of the USB 2.0 interfaces
to an SHB Express backplane. Contact Chassis Plans if your application
requires this feature.
WATCHDOG TIMER
The programmable watchdog timer is supported directly by the I/O
Controller Hub. Two operating modes, free-running and one-shot, are
available with this two-stage watchdog timer. Stage one can generate
IRQ, SMI or SCI, and stage two generates a programable watchdog timer
reset with a total range of 1ms to 10 minutes.
AGENCY APPROVALS & INDUSTRY COMPLIANCE
Designed for UL60950, CAN/CSA C22.2 No. 60950-00, EN55022:1998
Class B, EN61000-4-2:1995, EN61000-4-3:1997, EN61000-4-4:1995,
EN61000-4-5:1995, EN61000-4-6:1996, EN61000-4-11:1994
STANDARDS
- PCI Express Base Specification 1.0a
- SHB Express System Host Board PCI Express specification
- PCI Industrial Computer Manufacturers Group (PICMG®) 1.3
MEAN TIME BETWEEN FAILURES (MTBF)
227,929 POH (Power-On Hours) at 40 °C., per Bellcore
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MODEL NAME: SLI |
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| MODEL# |
MODEL NAME |
SPEED* |
INTEL PROCESSOR NAME & NUMBER |
EMBEDDED |
| S6521-104-xM |
SLI/1.66D2 |
1.66GHz |
Dual-Core Intel® Xeon® processor LV 1.66GHz |
Yes |
| S6521-106-xM |
SLI/2.0D2 |
2.0GHz |
Dual-Core Intel® Xeon® processor LV 2.0GHz |
Yes |
| (xM = Memory) |
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* Contact Chassis Plans for the latest processor speed and availability.
The stated bus speed, memory and communication interface speeds are component maximums; actual system performance may vary. |
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COMPATIBLE BACKPLANES
SERVER CLASS PICMG 1.3
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| BPX6736 |
2 x8 and 2 x1 PCI Express (PCIe) slots |
| BPX6719 |
2 x8 and 1 x4 PCIe slots, 1 PCIe expansion slot and 3 PCI-X/PCI slots |
| BPX6620 |
1 x8 and 1 x4 PCIe slots, 1 PCIe expansion slot and 10 PCI-x/PCI slots |
| BPX6610 |
2 x8 and 4 x4 PCIe slots and 6 PCI-X/PCI slots |
| BPX6571 |
1 x8 and 1 x4 PCIe slots and 16 PCI-X slots |
| BPX5 |
2 x8 and 2 x4 PCIe slots and 1 PCIe expansion slot |
| BPX3/2 |
2 x8 PCIe slots and 2 PCI-X slots |
| BPX3/14 |
2 x4 PCIe slots, 1 PCIe expansion slot and 14 PCI-X slots |
| BPX3/8 |
2 x8 PCIe slots, 4 PCI-X slots and 4 PCI slots |
*Contact Chassis Plans if you do not see the backplane slot
configuration needed for your application |
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