Intel® 5 Series Chipset and
Intel® 3400 Series Chipset
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January 2012
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• Updated Section 21.1.2, HSFS—Hardware Sequencing Flash Status Register
B55 Express Chipset
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DescriptionRevision Date
January 2010
5 Series Chipset and Intel® 3400 Series Chipset Device
June 2010
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Revision
Number
004
DescriptionRevision Date
• Updated Table 1-1, Industry Standards
• Updated Section 1.2, Overview
— Updated the initial set of bullets
—Updated Intel
®
Active Management Technology Section
— Updated Serial Over Lan (SOL) Function Section
—Added KVM Section
— Updated IDE-R Function Section
— Added PCH Display Interface Section
—Added Intel
®
Flexible Display Interconnect (FDI) Section
• Updated Table 2-5, Serial ATA Interface Signals
— Added TEMP_ALERT# to the SATA5GP /GPIO49 / TEMP_ALERT# Signals
• Updated Section 21.1.2, “HSFS—Hardware Sequencing Flash Status Register” bit 13
and Section 21.4.2, “HSFS—Hardware Sequencing Flash Status Register” bit 13
• Updated Section 22.1.3, “CMD—Command” bit 2.
• Updated Section 22.2.5, “TSTTP—Thermal Sensor Temperature Trip Point Register” bits
23:16.
• Updated Section 22.2.12, “PTA—P CH Tem peratur e Adju st”.
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Platform Controller Hub (PCH)
Features
Direct Media Interface
— 10 Gb/s each direction, full duplex
— Transparent to software
be configured to support four x1s, two x2s, one
x2 and 2 x1s, or one x4 port widths.
— Support for full 2.5 Gb/s bandwidth in each
direction per x1 lane
— Module based Hot-Plug supported (such as,
ExpressCard*)
PCI Bus Interface
— Supports PCI Rev 2.3 Specification at 33 MHz
— Four available PCI REQ/GNT pairs
— Support for 64-bit addressing on PCI using DAC
protocol
Integrated Serial ATA Host Controller
— Up to six SATA ports
— Data transfer rates up to 3.0 Gb/s
(300 MB/s).
— Integrated AHCI controller
External SATA support
— NEW: Port Disable Capability
Intel
®
Rapid Storage Technology
— Configures the PCH SATA controller as a RAID
controller supporting RAID 0/1/5/10
Intel
®
High Definition Audio Interface
— PCI Express endpoint
— Independent Bus Master logic for eight general
purpose streams: four input and four output
— Support four external Codecs
— Supports variable length stream slots
— Supports multichannel, 32-bit sample depth,
192 kHz sample rate output
— Provides mic array support
— Allows for non-48 kHz sampling output
— Support for ACPI Device States
—Low Voltage Mode
Intel
Simple Serial Transport (SST) 1.0 Bus and Platform
®
Quiet System Technology
— Four TACH signals and Four PWM signals
Environmental Control Interface (PECI)
USB 2.0
— Two EHCI Host Controllers, supporting up to
fourteen external ports
—Per-Port-Disable Capability
— Includes up to two USB 2.0 High-speed Debug
Ports
— Supports wake-up from sleeping states S1–S4
— Supports legacy Keyboard/Mouse software
Integrated Gigabit LAN Controller
— NEW: PCI Express* connection
— Integrated ASF Management Controller
— Network security with System Defense
— Supports IEEE 802.3
— 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet Support
— Jumbo Frame Support
Intel
Intel
Intel
Power Management Logic
®
Active Management Technology with System
Defense
— NEW: Network Outbreak Containment Heuristics
®
I/O Virtualization (VT-d) Support
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Trusted Execution Technology Support
— Supports ACPI 4.0a
— ACPI-defined power states (system level S0, S1,
S3, S4, and S5 states, various internal device
levels of Dx states, and processor driven C
states)
— ACPI Power Management Timer
—SMI# generation
— All registers readable/restorable for proper
resume from 0 V suspend states
— Support for A-based legacy power management
for non-ACPI implementations
External Glue Integration
— Integrated Pull-up, Pull-down and Series
Termination resistors on processor interface
— Integrated Pull-down and Series resistors on USB
Enhanced DMA Controller
— Two cascaded 8237 DMA controllers
— Supports LPC DMA
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SMBus
— Faster speed, up to 100 kbps
— Flexible SMBus/SMLink architecture to optimize
detection of system hang
— Timers to detect improper processor reset
— Integrated processor frequency strap logic
— Supports ability to disable external devices
Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI)
— Supports up to two SPI devices
— Supports 20 MHz, 33 MHz, and 50 MHz SPI
devices
— Support up to two different erase granularities
Interrupt Controller
— Supports up to eight PCI interrupt pins
— Supports PCI 2.3 Message Signaled Interrupts
— Two cascaded 8259 with 15 interrupts
— Integrated I/O APIC capability with 24 interrupts
— Supports Processor System Bus interrupt
delivery
1.05 V operation with 1.5 V and 3.3 V I/O
— 5 V tolerant buffers on PCI, USB and selected
Legacy signals
1.05 V Core Voltage
Five Integrated Voltage Regulators for different
This manual assumes a working knowledge of the vocabulary and principles of PCI
Express*, USB, AHCI, SATA, Intel
®
High Definition Audio (Intel® HD Audio), SMBus,
PCI, ACPI, and LPC. Although some details of these features are described within this
manual, see the individual industry specifications listed in Table 1-1 for the complete
details.
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Table 1-1. Industry Specifications
SpecificationLocation
PCI Express* Base Specification, Revision 1.1http://www.pcisig.com/specifications
PCI Express* Base Specification, Revision 2.0http://www.pcisig.com/specifications
Chapter 1 introduces the PCH and provides information on manual organization and
gives a general overview of the PCH.
Chapter 2. Signal Description
Chapter 2 provides a block diagram of the PCH and a detailed description of each
signal. Signals are arranged according to interface and details are provided as to the
drive characteristics (Input/Output, Open Drain, etc.) of all signals.
Chapter 3. PCH Pin States
Chapter 3 provides a complete list of signals, their associated power well, their logic
level in each power state, and their logic level before and after reset.
Chapter 4. PCH and System Clock Domains
Chapter 4 provides a list of each clock domain associated with the PCH in an Intel
Series Chipset or Intel
®
3400 Series Chipset based system.
®
5
Chapter 5. Functional Description
Chapter 5 provides a detailed description of the functions in the PCH. All PCI buses,
devices and functions in this manual are abbreviated using the following nomenclature;
Bus:Device:Function. This manual abbreviates buses as B0 and B1, devices as D22,
D25, D25, D26, D27, D28, D29, D30 and D31 and functions as F0, F1, F2, F3, F4, F5,
F6 and F7. For example Device 31 Function 0 is abbreviated as D31:F0, Bus 1 Device 8
Function 0 is abbreviated as B1:D8:F0. Generally, the bus number will not be used, and
can be considered to be Bus 0. Note that the PCH external PCI bus is typically Bus 1,
but may be assigned a different number depending upon system configuration.
Chapter 6. Ballout Definition
Chapter 6 provides a table of each signal and its ball assignment in the package.
Chapter 7. Package Information
Chapter 7 provides drawings of the physical dimensions and characteristics of the
package.
Chapter 8. Electrical Characteristics
Chapter 8 provides all AC and DC characteristics including detailed timing diagrams.
Chapter 9. Register and Memory Mappings
Chapter 9 provides an overview of the registers, fixed I/O ranges, variable I/O ranges
and memory ranges decoded by the PCH.
Chapter 10. Chipset Configuration Registers
Chapter 10 provides a detailed description of all registers and base functionality that is
related to chipset configuration and not a specific interface (such as LPC, PCI, or PCI
Express*). It contains the root complex register block, which describes the behavior of
the upstream internal link.
Chapter 11. PCI-to-PCI Bridge Registers
Chapter 11 provides a detailed description of all registers that reside in the PCI-to-PCI
bridge. This bridge resides at Device 30, Function 0 (D30:F0).
Chapter 12. Integrated LAN Controller Registers
Chapter 12 provides a detailed description of all registers that reside in the PCH’s
integrated LAN controller. The integrated LAN Controller resides at Device 25, Function
0 (D25:F0).
Chapter 13. LPC Bridge Registers
Chapter 13 provides a detailed description of all registers that reside in the LPC bridge.
This bridge resides at Device 31, Function 0 (D31:F0). This function contains registers
for many different units within the PCH including DMA, Timers, Interrupts, Processor
Interface, GPIO, Power Management, System Management and RTC.
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Chapter 14. SATA Controller Registers
Chapter 14 provides a detailed description of all registers that reside in the SATA
controller #1. This controller resides at Device 31, Function 2 (D31:F2).
Chapter 15. SATA Controller Registers
Chapter 15 provides a detailed description of all registers that reside in the SATA
controller #2. This controller resides at Device 31, Function 5 (D31:F5).
Chapter 16. EHCI Controller Registers
Chapter 16 provides a detailed description of all registers that reside in the two EHCI
host controllers. These controllers reside at Device 29, Function 0 (D29:F0) and Device
26, Function 0 (D26:F0).
Chapter 17. Intel
Chapter 17 provides a detailed description of all registers that reside in the Intel
®
High Definition Audio Controller Registers
®
High
Definition Audio controller. This controller resides at Device 27, Function 0 (D27:F0).
Chapter 18. SMBus Controller Registers
Chapter 18 provides a detailed description of all registers that reside in the SMBus
controller. This controller resides at Device 31, Function 3 (D31:F3).
Chapter 19. PCI Express* Port Controller Registers
Chapter 19 provides a detailed description of all registers that reside in the PCI Express
controller. This controller resides at Device 28, Functions 0 to 5 (D28:F0-F7).
Chapter 20. High Precision Event Timers Registers
Chapter 20 provides a detailed description of all registers that reside in the multimedia
timer memory mapped register space.
Chapter 21. Serial Peripheral Interface Registers
Chapter 21 provides a detailed description of all registers that reside in the SPI
memory mapped register space.
Chapter 22. Thermal Sensors
Chapter 22 provides a detailed description of all registers that reside in the thermal
sensors PCI configuration space. The registers reside at Device 31, Function 6
(D31:F6).
Chapter 23. Intel
®
Management Engine (Intel® ME)
Chapter 23 provides a detailed description of all registers that reside in the Intel ME
controller. The registers reside at Device 22, Function 0 (D22:F0).
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Introduction
1.2Overview
The PCH provides extensive I/O support. Functions and capabilities include:
• PCI Express* Base Specification, Revision 2.0 support for up to eight ports
• PCI Local Bus Specification, Revision 2.3 support for 33 MHz PCI operations
(supports up to four Req/Gnt pairs)
• ACPI Power Management Logic Support, Revision 3.0b
• Enhanced DMA controller, interrupt controller, and timer functions
• Integrated Serial ATA host controllers with independent DMA operation on up to six
ports
• USB host interface with support for up to fourteen USB ports; two EHCI high-speed
USB 2.0 Host controllers and 2 rate matching hubs
• Integrated 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet MAC with System Defense
• System Management Bus (SMBus) Specification, Version 2.0 with additional
support for I
• Supports Intel® High Definition Audio
• Supports Intel® Rapid Storage Technology
• Supports Intel® Active Management Technology
• Supports Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O
The PCH incorporates a variety of PCI devices and functions, as shown in Table 1-2.
They are divided into eight logical devices. The first is the DMI-To-PCI bridge (Device
30). The second device (Device 31) contains most of the standard PCI functions that
always existed in the PCI-to-ISA bridges (South Bridges), such as the Intel
®
PIIX4. The
third and fourth (Device 29 and Device 26) are the USB host controller devices. The
fifth (Device 28) is the PCI Express device. The sixth (Device 27) is the HD Audio
controller device, and the seventh (Device 25) is the Gigabit Ethernet controller device.
The eighth (Device 22) is the Intel® Management Engine Interface Controller.
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Table 1-2. PCI Devices and Functions
Bus:Device:FunctionFunction Description
Bus 0:Device 30:Function 0DMI-to-PCI Bridge
Bus 0:Device 31:Function 0LPC Controller
Bus 0:Device 31:Function 2SATA Controller #1
Bus 0:Device 31:Function 5SATA Controller #2
Bus 0:Device 31:Function 6Thermal Subsystem
Bus 0:Device 31:Function 3SMBus Controller
Bus 0:Device 29:Function 0USB HS EHCI Controller #1
Bus 0:Device 26:Fucntion 0USB HS EHCI Controller #2
Bus 0:Device 28:Function 0PCI Express* Port 1
Bus 0:Device 28:Function 1PCI Express Port 2
Bus 0:Device 28:Function 2PCI Express Port 3
Bus 0:Device 28:Function 3PCI Express Port 4
Bus 0:Device 28:Function 4PCI Express Port 5
Bus 0:Device 28:Function 5PCI Express Port 6
Bus 0:Device 28:Function 6PCI Express Port 7
Bus 0:Device 28:Function 7PCI Express Port 8
Bus 0:Device 27:Function 0Intel
Bus 0:Device 25:Function 0Gigabit Ethernet Controller
Bus 0:Device 22:Function 0Intel
Bus 0:Device 22:Function 1Intel
Bus 0:Device 22:Function 2IDE-R
Bus 0:Device 22:Function 3KT
1
3
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High Definition Audio Controller
®
Management Engine Interface (Intel
®
Management Engine Interface (Intel
®
MEI) #1
®
MEI) #2
Introduction
NOTES:
1.The PCI-to-LPC bridge contains registers that control LPC, Power Management, System
Management, GPIO, Processor Interface, RTC, Interrupts, Timers, and DMA.
2.Device 26:Function 2 may be configured as Device 29:Function 3 during BIOS Post.
3.SATA Controller 2 is only visible when D31:F2 CC.SCC=01h.
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1.2.1Capability Overview
The following sub-sections provide an overview of the PCH capabilities.
Direct Media Interface (DMI)
Direct Media Interface (DMI) is the chip-to-chip connection between the processor and
PCH. 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.
PCI Express* Interface
The PCH provides up to 8 PCI Express Root Ports, supporting the PCI Express Base
Specification, Revision 2.0. Each Root Port supports 2.5 Gb/s bandwidth in each
direction (5 Gb/s concurrent). PCI Express Root Ports 1-4 and Ports 5–8 can be
independently configured as four x1s, two x2s, one x2 and 2 x1s, or one x4 port
widths.
Serial ATA (SATA) Controller
The PCH has two integrated SATA host controllers that support independent DMA
operation on up to six ports and supports data transfer rates of up to 3.0 GB/s (300
MB/s). The SATA controller contains two modes of operation—a legacy mode using I/O
space, and an AHCI mode using memory space. Software that uses legacy mode will
not have AHCI capabilities.
The PCH supports the Serial ATA Specification, Revision 1.0a. The PCH also supports
several optional sections of the Serial ATA II: Extensions to Serial ATA 1.0 Specification, Revision 1.0 (AHCI support is required for some elements).
AHCI
The PCH provides hardware support for Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI), a
new programming interface for SATA host controllers. Platforms supporting AHCI may
take advantage of performance features such as no master/slave designation for SATA
devices—each device is treated as a master—and hardware-assisted native command
queuing. AHCI also provides usability enhancements such as Hot-Plug. AHCI requires
appropriate software support (such as an AHCI driver) and for some features, hardware
support in the SATA device or additional platform hardware. See Section 1.3 for details
on SKU feature availability.
Intel® Rapid Storage Technology
The PCH provides support for Intel® Rapid Storage Technology, providing both AHCI
(see above for details on AHCI) and integrated RAID functionality. The industry-leading
RAID capability provides high-performance RAID 0, 1, 5, and 10 functionality on up to
6 SATA ports of the PCH. Matrix RAID support is provided to allow multiple RAID levels
to be combined on a single set of hard drives, such as RAID 0 and RAID 1 on two disks.
Other RAID features include hot spare support, SMART alerting, and RAID 0 auto
replace. Software components include an Option ROM for pre-boot configuration and
boot functionality, a Microsoft Windows* compatible driver, and a user interface for
configuration and management of the RAID capability of the PCH. See Section 1.3 for
details on SKU feature availability.
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PCI Interface
The PCH PCI interface provides a 33 MHz, Revision 2.3 implementation. The PCH
integrates a PCI arbiter that supports up to four external PCI bus masters in addition to
the internal PCH requests. This allows for combinations of up to four PCI down devices
and PCI slots.
Low Pin Count (LPC) Interface
The PCH implements an LPC Interface as described in the LPC 1.1 Specification. The
Low Pin Count (LPC) bridge function of the PCH resides in PCI Device 31:Function 0. In
addition to the LPC bridge interface function, D31:F0 contains other functional units
including DMA, interrupt controllers, timers, power management, system management,
GPIO, and RTC.
Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI)
The PCH implements an SPI Interface as an alternative interface for the BIOS flash
device. An SPI flash device can be used as a replacement for the FWH, and is required
to support Gigabit Ethernet, Intel
®
Intel
Quiet System Technology. The PCH supports up to two SPI flash devices with
®
Active Management Technology and integrated
speeds of up to 50 MHz using two chip select pins.
The DMA controller incorporates the logic of two 8237 DMA controllers, with seven
independently programmable channels. Channels 0–3 are hardwired to 8-bit, count-bybyte transfers, and channels 5–7 are hardwired to 16-bit, count-by-word transfers. Any
two of the seven DMA channels can be programmed to support fast Type-F transfers.
Channel 4 is reserved as a generic bus master request.
The PCH supports LPC DMA, which is similar to ISA DMA, through the PCH’s DMA
controller. LPC DMA is handled through the use of the LDRQ# lines from peripherals
and special encoding on LAD[3:0] from the host. Single, Demand, Verify, and
Increment modes are supported on the LPC interface.
The timer/counter block contains three counters that are equivalent in function to those
found in one 8254 programmable interval timer. These three counters are combined to
provide the system timer function, and speaker tone. The 14.31818 MHz oscillator
input provides the clock source for these three counters.
The PCH provides an ISA-Compatible Programmable Interrupt Controller (PIC) that
incorporates the functionality of two 8259 interrupt controllers. The two interrupt
controllers are cascaded so that 14 external and two internal interrupts are possible. In
addition, the PCH supports a serial interrupt scheme.
All of the registers in these modules can be read and restored. This is required to save
and restore system state after power has been removed and restored to the platform.
Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller (APIC)
In addition to the standard ISA compatible Programmable Interrupt controller (PIC)
described in the previous section, the PCH incorporates the Advanced Programmable
Interrupt Controller (APIC).
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Universal Serial Bus (USB) Controllers
The PCH contains up to two Enhanced Host Controller Interface (EHCI) host controllers
that support USB high-speed signaling. High-speed USB 2.0 allows data transfers up to
480 Mb/s. The PCH also contains two Rate Matching Hubs (RMH) that support USB fullspeed and low-speed signaling.
The PCH supports up to fourteen USB 2.0 ports. All fourteen ports are high-speed, fullspeed, and low-speed capable.
Gigabit Ethernet Controller
The Gigabit Ethernet Controller provides a system interface using a PCI function. The
controller provides a full memory-mapped or IO mapped interface along with a 64 bit
address master support for systems using more than 4 GB of physical memory and
DMA (Direct Memory Addressing) mechanisms for high performance data transfers. Its
bus master capabilities enable the component to process high-level commands and
perform multiple operations; this lowers processor utilization by off-loading
communication tasks from the processor. Two large configurable transmit and receive
FIFOs (up to 20 KB each) help prevent data underruns and overruns while waiting for
bus accesses. This enables the integrated LAN controller to transmit data with
minimum interframe spacing (IFS).
The LAN controller can operate at multiple speeds (10/100/1000 MB/s) and in either
full duplex or half duplex mode. In full duplex mode the LAN controller adheres with the
IEEE 802.3x Flow Control Specification. Half duplex performance is enhanced by a
proprietary collision reduction mechanism. See Section 5.3 for details.
RTC
The PCH contains a Motorola* MC146818B-compatible real-time clock with 256 bytes
of battery-backed RAM. The real-time clock performs two key functions: keeping track
of the time of day and storing system data, even when the system is powered down.
The RTC operates on a 32.768 KHz crystal and a 3 V battery.
The RTC also supports two lockable memory ranges. By setting bits in the configuration
space, two 8-byte ranges can be locked to read and write accesses. This prevents
unauthorized reading of passwords or other system security information.
The RTC also supports a date alarm that allows for scheduling a wake up event up to 30
days in advance, rather than just 24 hours in advance.
GPIO
Various general purpose inputs and outputs are provided for custom system design.
The number of inputs and outputs varies depending on the PCH’s configuration.
Enhanced Power Management
The PCH power management functions include enhanced clock control and various lowpower (suspend) states (such as, Suspend-to-RAM and Suspend-to-Disk). A hardwarebased thermal management circuit permits software-independent entrance to lowpower states. The the PCH contains full support for the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) Specification, Revision 3.0a.
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Intel® Active Management Technology (Intel® AMT) (Not available on
all the I
Intel AMT is a fundamental component of Intel® vPro™ technology. Intel AMT is a set of
advanced manageability features developed as a direct result of IT customer feedback
gained through Intel market research. With the advent of powerful tools like the Intel®
System Defense Utility, the extensive feature set of Intel AMT easily integrates into any
network environment. See Section 1.3 for details on SKU feature availability.
ntel® 5 Series Chipset or Intel® 3400 Series Chipset SKUs)
Manageability
In addition to Intel® AMT, the PCH integrates several functions designed to manage the
system and lower the total cost of ownership (TCO) of the system. These system
management functions are designed to report errors, diagnose the system, and recover
from system lockups without the aid of an external microcontroller.
• TCO Timer. The PCH’s integrated programmable TCO timer is used to detect
system locks. The first expiration of the timer generates an SMI# that the system
can use to recover from a software lock. The second expiration of the timer causes
a system reset to recover from a hardware lock.
• Processor Present Indicator. The PCH looks for the processor to fetch the first
instruction after reset. If the processor does not fetch the first instruction, the PCH
will reboot the system.
• ECC Error Reporting. When detecting an ECC error, the host controller has the
ability to send one of several messages to the PCH. The host controller can instruct
the PCH to generate either an SMI#, NMI, SERR#, or TCO interrupt.
• Function Disable. The PCH provides the ability to disable the following integrated
functions: LAN, USB, LPC, Intel
disabled, these functions no longer decode I/O, memory, or PCI configuration
space. Also, no interrupts or power management events are generated from the
disabled functions.
• Intruder Detect. The PCH provides an input signal (INTRUDER#) that can be
attached to a switch that is activated by the system case being opened. The PCH
can be programmed to generate an SMI# or TCO interrupt due to an active
INTRUDER# signal.
®
HD Audio, SATA, PCI Express or SMBus. Once
System Management Bus (SMBus 2.0)
The PCH contains an SMBus Host interface that allows the processor to communicate
with SMBus slaves. This interface is compatible with most I
commands are implemented.
The PCH’s SMBus host controller provides a mechanism for the processor to initiate
communications with SMBus peripherals (slaves). Also, the PCH supports slave
functionality, including the Host Notify protocol. Hence, the host controller supports
eight command protocols of the SMBus interface (see System Management Bus (SMBus) Specification, Version 2.0): Quick Command, Send Byte, Receive Byte, Write
Byte/Word, Read Byte/Word, Process Call, Block Read/Write, and Host Notify.
The PCH SMBus also implements hardware-based Packet Error Checking for data
robustness and the Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) to dynamically provide address
to all SMBus devices.
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Intel® High Definition Audio Controller
The Intel® High Definition Audio Specification defines a digital interface that can be
used to attach different types of codecs, such as audio and modem codecs. The PCH’s
®
Intel
HD Audio controller supports up to 4 codecs. The link can operate at either 3.3 V
or 1.5 V.
With the support of multi-channel audio stream, 32-bit sample depth, and sample rate
up to 192 kHz, the Intel
®
HD Audio controller provides audio quality that can deliver CE
levels of audio experience. On the input side, the PCH adds support for an array of
microphones.
Intel® Quiet System Technology (Intel® QST)
The PCH integrates four fan speed sensors (four TACH signals) and four fan speed
controllers (three Pulse Width Modulator signals), which enables monitoring and
controlling up to four fans on the system. With the new implementation of the singlewire Simple Serial Transport (SST) 1.0 bus and Platform Environmental Control
Interface (PECI), the PCH provides an easy way to connect to SST-based thermal
sensors and access the processor thermal data. In addition, coupled with the new
sophisticated fan speed control algorithms, Intel
acoustic management for the platform.
Note:Intel® Quiet System Technology functionality requires a correctly configured system,
including an appropriate processor, Intel
®
BIOS support.
Intel® Anti-Theft Technology (Not available on all the Intel
Chipset or Intel® 3400 Series Chipset SKUs)
The PCH introduces a new hardware-based security technology which encrypts data
stored on any SATA compliant HDD in AHCI Mode. This feature gives the end-user the
ability to restrict access to HDD data by unknown parties. Intel® Anti-Theft Technology
can be used alone or can be combined with software encryption applications to add
protection against data theft.
®
QST provides effective thermal and
Management Engine firmware, and system
®
5 Series
Intel® Anti-Theft Technology functionality requires a correctly configured system,
including an appropriate processor, Intel® Management Engine firmware, and system
BIOS support.
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (Intel® VT-d)
The PCH provides hardware support for implementation of Intel® Virtualization
Technology with Directed I/O (Intel
technology components that support the virtualization of platforms based on Intel
Architecture Processors. Intel
and applications to run in independent partitions. A partition behaves like a virtual
machine (VM) and provides isolation and protection across partitions. Each partition is
allocated its own subset of host physical memory.
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®
VT-d). Intel® VT-d Technology consists of
®
VT-d Technology enables multiple operating systems
®
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JTAG Boundary-Scan
The PCH adds the industry standard JTAG interface and enables Boundary-Scan in
place of the XOR chains used in previous generations. Boundary-Scan can be used to
ensure device connectivity during the board manufacturing process. The JTAG interface
allows system manufacturers to improve efficiency by using industry available tools to
test the PCH on an assembled board. Since JTAG is a serial interface, it eliminates the
need to create probe points for every pin in an XOR chain. This eases pin breakout and
trace routing and simplifies the interface between the system and a bed-of-nails tester.
Note:Contact your local Intel Field Sales Representative for additional information about
JTAG usage on the PCH.
Serial Over Lan (SOL) Function
This function supports redirection of keyboard and text screens to a terminal window
on a remote console. The keyboard and text redirection enables the control of the client
machine through the network without the need to be physically near that machine. Text
and keyboard redirection allows the remote machine to control and configure a client
system. The SOL function emulates a standard PCI device and redirects the data from
the serial port to the management console using the integrated LAN.
KVM
KVM provides enhanced capabilities to its predecessor – SOL. In addition to the
features set provided by SOL, KVM provides mouse and graphic redirection across the
integrated LAN. Unlike SOL, KVM does not appear as a host accessible PCI device but is
instead almost completely performed by Intel AMT Firmware with minimal BIOS
interaction as described in the Intel ME BIOS Writer’s Guide. The KVM feature is only
available with internal graphics.
IDE-R Function
The IDE-R function is an IDE Redirection interface that provides client connection to
management console ATA/ATAPI devices such as hard disk drives and optical disk
drives. A remote machine can setup a diagnostic SW or OS installation image and direct
the client to boot an IDE-R session. The IDE-R interface is the same as the IDE
interface although the device is not physically connected to the system and supports
the ATA/ATAPI-6 specification. IDE-R does not conflict with any other type of boot and
can instead be implemented as a boot device option. The Intel AMT solution will use
IDE-R when remote boot is required. The device attached through IDE-R is only visible
to software during a management boot session. During normal boot session, the IDE-R
controller does not appear as a PCI present device.
PCH Display Interface
The PCH integrates latest display technologies such as HDMI*, DisplayPort*, Embedded
DisplayPort (eDP*), SDVO, and DVI along with legacy display technologies: Analog Port
(VGA) and LVDS (mobile only). The Analog Port and LVDS Port are dedicated ports on
the PCH and the Digital Ports B, C and D can be configured to drive HDMI, DVI, or
DisplayPort. Digital Port B can also be configured as SDVO while Digital Port D can be
configured as eDP. The HDMI interface supports the HDMI* 1.3C specification while the
DisplayPort interface supports the DisplayPort* 1.1a specification. The PCH supports
High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection for high definition content playback over
digital interfaces. The PCH also integrates audio codecs for audio support over HDMI
and DisplayPort interfaces.
The PCH receives the display data over the Intel
the display technology protocol and sends the data through the display interface.
®
FDI and transcodes the data as per
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Intel® Flexible Display Interconnect (FDI)
The Intel® FDI connects the display engine in the processor with the display interfaces
on the PCH. The display data from the frame buffer is processed by the display engine
and sent to the PCH where it is transcoded and driven out on the panel. Intel FDI
involves two channels – A and B for display data transfer.
Intel FDI Channel A has 4 lanes and Channel B supports 4 lanes depending on the
display configuration. Each of the Intel FDI Channel lanes uses differential signal
supporting 2.7 Gb/s. For two display configurations Intel FDI CH A maps to display pipe
A while Intel CH B maps to the second display pipe B.
1.3Intel® 5 Series Chipset and Intel® 3400 Series
Chipset SKU Definition
Table 1-3. Intel® 5 Series Chipset Desktop SKUs
Feature Set
PCI Express* 2.0 Ports886586
USB* 2.0 Ports141412
SATA Ports6666 6
HDMI/DVI/VGA/SDVO/DisplayPort/eDPYesYesYesNoYes
LVDSNoNoNoNoNo
Integrated Graphics Support with PAVP 1.5YesYesYesNoYes
Intel® Quiet System TechnologyYesYesYesNoYes
Intel® Rapid
Storage
Tec h n ol o g y
Intel® ME Ignition FW onlyNoNoNoYesNo
Intel® ATYesNoNoNoNo
Intel® AMT 6.0YesNoNoNoNo
Intel® Remote PC Assist Technology for
Business
Intel® Remote PC Assist Technology for
Consumer
Intel® Remote Wake TechnologyNoYesYesNoNo
AHCIYesYesYesYesYes
Raid 0/1/5/10 SupportYesYe sN oYesNo
Q57H57H55P55B55
YesNoNoNoNo
NoYesYesNoNo
SKU Name(s)
4
1412
5
4
NOTES:
1.Contact your local Intel Field Sales Representative for currently available PCH SKUs.
2.Table above shows feature difference between the PCH skus. If a feature is not listed in the
3.The PCH provides hardware support for AHCI functionality when enabled by appropriate
4.USB ports 6 and 7 are disabled.
5.PCIe* ports 7 and 8 are disabled.
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table it is considered a Base feature that is included in all SKUs.
system configurations and software drivers.
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Table 1-4. Intel® 5 Series Chipset Mobile SKUs
Introduction
Feature Set
SKU Name(s)
QM57HM57 PM55HM55QS57
PCI Express* 2.0 Ports888658
USB* 2.0 Ports14141412
4
14
SATA Ports666466
HDMI/DVI/VGA/SDVO/DisplayPort/eDPYesYesNoYesYes
LVDSYesYesNoYesYes
Graphics Support with PAVP 1.5YesYesNoYesYes
Intel® Quiet System TechnologyNoNoNoNoNo
Intel® Rapid
Storage
Technology
AHCIYesYe sYesYesYe s
Raid 0/1/5/10 SupportYe sYe sYesNoYes
Intel® ME Ignition FW onlyNoNoYesNoNo
Intel® ATYesYesNoYesYes
Intel® Active Managment Technology
(Intel AMT) 6.0
Intel® Remote PC Assist Technology for
Business
Intel® Remote PC Assist Technology for
Consumer
YesNoNoN oYes
YesNoNoN oYes
NoYesNoNoNo
Intel® Remote Wake TechnologyNoNoNoNoNo
NOTES:
1.Contact your local Intel Field Sales Representative for currently available PCH SKUs.
2.Table above shows feature difference between the PCH SKUs. If a feature is not listed in
the table it is considered a Base feature that is included in all skus.
3.The PCH provides hardware support for AHCI functionality when enabled by appropriate
system configurations and software drivers.
4.USB ports 6 and 7 are disabled.
5.PCIe* ports 7 and 8 are disabled.
6.SATA ports 2 and 3 are disabled.
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Table 1-5. Intel® 3400 Series Chipset Server SKUs
Feature Set
PCI Express* 2.0 Ports6
USB* 2.0 Ports8
SATA Ports4
HDMI/DVI/VGA/SDVO/DisplayPortNoNoYes
LVDSNoNoNo
Graphics Support with PAVP 1.5NoNoYes
Intel® Quiet System TechnologyNoNoYes
Intel® Rapid
Storage
Tec h n ol o g y
Intel® ME Ignition FW onlyYesYesNo
Intel® ATNoNoYes
Intel® AMT 6.0NoNoYes
Intel® Remote PC Assist Technology for BusinessNoNoYes
Intel® Remote PC Assist Technology for ConsumerNoNoNo
Intel® Remote Wake TechnologyNoNoYes
AHCINo
Raid 0/1/5/10 SupportNoYesYes
Intel
Chipset
®
3400
7
5
6
3
SKU Name(s)
®
Intel
3420
Chipset
88
4
12
66
YesYes
®
Intel
3450
Chipset
14
1.Contact your local Intel Field Sales Representative for currently available PCH skus.
2.Table above shows feature difference between the PCH skus. If a feature is not listed in the
table it is considered a Base feature that is included in all skus.
3.The PCH provides hardware support for AHCI functionality when enabled by appropriate
system configurations and software drivers.
4.USB ports 6 and 7 are disabled.
5.USB ports 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 and 13 are disabled.
6.SATA ports 2 and 3 are disabled.
7.PCIe* ports 7 and 8 are disabled.
1.4Reference Documents
Document
®
Intel
5 Series Chipset and Intel® 3400 Series Chipset
Specification Update
®
Intel
5 Series Chipset and Intel® 3400 Series Chipset Thermal
This chapter provides a detailed description of each signal. The signals are arranged in
functional groups according to their associated interface.
The “#” symbol at the end of the signal name indicates that the active, or asserted
state occurs when the signal is at a low voltage level. When “#” is not present, the
signal is asserted when at the high voltage level.
The “†” symbol at the end of the signal name indicates that the signal is mobile only.
The following notations are used to describe the signal type:
CMOSCMOS buffers. 1.5 V tolerant.
CODCMOS Open Drain buffers. 3.3 V tolerant.
HVCMOSHigh Voltage CMOS buffers. 3.3 V tolerant.
AAnalog reference or output.
The “Type” for each signal is indicative of the functional operating mode of the signal.
Unless otherwise noted in Section 3.2 or Section 3.3, a signal is considered to be in the
functional operating mode after RTCRST# de-asserts for signals in the RTC well, after
RSMRST# de-asserts for signals in the suspend well, after PWROK asserts for signals in
the core well, and after LAN_RST# de-asserts for signals in the LAN well.
PCI Address/Data: AD[31:0] is a multiplexed address and data
bus. During the first clock of a transaction, AD[31:0] contain a
AD[31:0]I/O
C/BE[3:0]#I/O
physical address (32 bits). During subsequent clocks, AD[31:0]
contain data. The PCH will drive all 0s on AD[31:0] during the
address phase of all PCI Special Cycles.
Bus Command and Byte Enables: The command and byte enable
signals are multiplexed on the same PCI pins. During the address
phase of a transaction, C/BE[3:0]# define the bus command.
During the data phase C/BE[3:0]# define the Byte Enables.
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DEVSEL#I/O
FRAME#I/O
IRDY#I/O
All command encodings not shown are reserved. The PCH does not
decode reserved values, and therefore will not respond if a PCI
master generates a cycle using one of the reserved values.
Device Select: The PCH asserts DEVSEL# to claim a PCI
transaction. As an output, the PCH asserts DEVSEL# when a PCI
master peripheral attempts an access to an internal PCH address or
an address destined for DMI (main memory or graphics). As an
input, DEVSEL# indicates the response to a PCH-initiated
transaction on the PCI bus. DEVSEL# is tri-stated from the leading
edge of PLTRST#. DEVSEL# remains tri-stated by the PCH until
driven by a target device.
Cycle Frame: The current initiator drives FRAME# to indicate the
beginning and duration of a PCI transaction. While the initiator
asserts FRAME#, data transfers continue. When the initiator
negates FRAME#, the transaction is in the final data phase.
FRAME# is an input to the PCH when the PCH is the target, and
FRAME# is an output from the PCH when the PCH is the initiator.
FRAME# remains tri-stated by the PCH until driven by an initiator.
Initiator Ready: IRDY# indicates the PCH ability, as an initiator, to
complete the current data phase of the transaction. It is used in
conjunction with TRDY#. A data phase is completed on any clock
both IRDY# and TRDY# are sampled asserted. During a write,
IRDY# indicates the PCH has valid data present on AD[31:0].
During a read, it indicates the PCH is prepared to latch data. IRDY#
is an input to the PCH when the PCH is the target and an output
from the PCH when the PCH is an initiator. IRDY# remains tri-stated
by the PCH until driven by an initiator.
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Table 2-4. PCI Interface Signals (Sheet 2 of 3)
NameTypeDescription
Target Ready: TRDY# indicates the PCH ability, as a target, to
complete the current data phase of the transaction. TRDY# is used
in conjunction with IRDY#. A data phase is completed when both
TRDY# and IRDY# are sampled asserted. During a read, TRDY#
TRDY#I/O
STOP#I/O
PARI/O
PERR#I/O
REQ0#
REQ1#/ GPIO50
REQ2#/ GPIO52
REQ3#/GPIO54
GNT0#
GNT1#/ GPIO51
GNT2#/ GPIO53
GNT3#/GPIO55
CLKIN_PCILOO
PBACK
indicates that the PCH, as a target, has placed valid data on
AD[31:0]. During a write, TRDY# indicates the PCH, as a target is
prepared to latch data. TRDY# is an input to the PCH when the PCH
is the initiator and an output from the PCH when the PCH is a
target. TRDY# is tri-stated from the leading edge of PLTRST#.
TRDY# remains tri-stated by the PCH until driven by a target.
Stop: STOP# indicates that the PCH, as a target, is requesting the
initiator to stop the current transaction. STOP# causes the PCH, as
an initiator, to stop the current transaction. STOP# is an output
when the PCH is a target and an input when the PCH is an initiator.
Calculated/Checked Parity: PAR uses “even” parity calculated on
36 bits, AD[31:0] plus C/BE[3:0]#. “Even” parity means that the
PCH counts the number of ones within the 36 bits plus PAR and the
sum is always even. The PCH always calculates PAR on 36 bits
regardless of the valid byte enables. The PCH generates PAR for
address and data phases and only ensures PAR to be valid one PCI
clock after the corresponding address or data phase. The PCH
drives and tri-states PAR identically to the AD[31:0] lines except
that the PCH delays PAR by exactly one PCI clock. PAR is an output
during the address phase (delayed one clock) for all PCH initiated
transactions. PAR is an output during the data phase (delayed one
clock) when the PCH is the initiator of a PCI write transaction, and
when it is the target of a read transaction. The PCH checks parity
when it is the target of a PCI write transaction. If a parity error is
detected, the PCH will set the appropriate internal status bits, and
has the option to generate an NMI# or SMI#.
Parity Error: An external PCI device drives PERR# when it receives
data that has a parity error. The PCH drives PERR# when it detects
a parity error. The PCH can either generate an NMI# or SMI# upon
detecting a parity error (either detected internally or reported using
the PERR# signal).
PCI Requests: The PCH supports up to 4 masters on the PCI bus.
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REQ[3:1]# pins can instead be used as GPIO.
PCI Grants: The PCH supports up to 4 masters on the PCI bus.
GNT[3:1]# pins can instead be used as GPIO.
Pull-up resistors are not required on these signals. If pull-ups are
O
used, they should be tied to the Vcc3_3 power rail.
NOTE: GNT[3:0]# are sampled as a functional strap. See
Section 2.28.1 for details.
PCI Clock: This is a 33 MHz clock feedback input to reduce skew
between PCH PCI clock and clock observed by connected PCI
I
devices. This signal must be connected to one of the pins in the
group CLKOUT_PCI[4:0]
Signal Description
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Table 2-4. PCI Interface Signals (Sheet 3 of 3)
NameTypeDescription
PCI Reset: This is the Secondary PCI Bus reset signal. It is a
PCIRST#O
PLOCK#I/O
SERR#I/OD
PME#I/OD
logical OR of the primary interface PLTRST# signal and the state of
the Secondary Bus Reset bit of the Bridge Control register
(D30:F0:3Eh, bit 6).
PCI Lock: This signal indicates an exclusive bus operation and may
require multiple transactions to complete. The PCH asserts PLOCK#
when it performs non-exclusive transactions on the PCI bus.
PLOCK# is ignored when PCI masters are granted the bus.
System Error: SERR# can be pulsed active by any PCI device that
detects a system error condition. Upon sampling SERR# active, the
PCH has the ability to generate an NMI, SMI#, or interrupt.
PCI Power Management Event: PCI peripherals drive PME# to
wake the system from low-power states S1–S5. PME# assertion can
also be enabled to generate an SCI from the S0 state. In some
cases the PCH may drive PME# active due to an internal wake
event. The PCH will not drive PME# high, but it will be pulled up to
VccSus3_3 by an internal pull-up resistor.
2.5Serial ATA Interface
Table 2-5. Serial ATA Interface Signals (Sheet 1 of 3)
NameTypeDescription
Serial ATA 0 Differential Transmit Pairs: These are outbound
SATA0TXP
SATA0TXN
SATA0RXP
SATA0RXN
SATA1TXP
SATA1TXN
SATA1RXP
SATA1RXN
—SATA2TXP
SATA2TXN
high-speed differential signals to Port 0.
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In compatible mode, SATA Port 0 is the primary master of SATA
Controller 1.
Serial ATA 0 Differential Receive Pair: These are inbound highspeed differential signals from Port 0.
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In compatible mode, SATA Port 0 is the primary master of SATA
Controller 1.
Serial ATA 1 Differential Transmit Pair: These are outbound
high-speed differential signals to Port 1.
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In compatible mode, SATA Port 1 is the secondary master of SATA
Controller 1.
Serial ATA 1 Differential Receive Pair: These are inbound highspeed differential signals from Port 1.
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In compatible mode, SATA Port 1 is the secondary master of SATA
Controller 1.
Serial ATA 2 Differential Transmit Pair: These are outbound
high-speed differential signals to Port 2.
In compatible mode, SATA Port 2 is the primary slave of SATA
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Controller 1.
NOTE: SATA Port 2 may not be available in all PCH SKUs.
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Table 2-5. Serial ATA Interface Signals (Sheet 2 of 3)
NameTypeDescription
Serial ATA 2 Differential Receive Pair: These are inbound high-
speed differential signals from Port 2.
SATA2RXP
SATA2RXN
SATA3TXP
SATA3TXN
SATA3RXP
SATA3RXN
SATA4TXP
SATA4TXN
SATA4RXP
SATA4RXN
SATA5TXP
SATA5TXN
SATA5RXP
SATA5RXN
SATAICOMPOO
SATAICOMPII
SATA0GP /
GPIO21
SATA1GP /
GPIO19
In compatible mode, SATA Port 2 is the primary slave of SATA
I
Controller 1.
NOTE: SATA Port 2 may not be available in all PCH SKUs.
Serial ATA 3 Differential Transmit Pair: These are outbound
high-speed differential signals to Port 3
In compatible mode, SATA Port 3 is the secondary slave of SATA
O
Controller 1.
NOTE: SATA Port 3 may not be available in all PCH SKUs.
Serial ATA 3 Differential Receive Pair: These are inbound high-
speed differential signals from Port 3
In compatible mode, SATA Port 3 is the secondary slave of SATA
I
Controller 1.
NOTE: SATA Port 3 may not be available in all PCH SKUs.
Serial ATA 4 Differential Transmit Pair: These are outbound
high-speed differential signals to Port 4.
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In compatible mode, SATA Port 4 is the primary master of SATA
Controller 2.
Serial ATA 4 Differential Receive Pair: These are inbound highspeed differential signals from Port 4.
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In compatible mode, SATA Port 4 is the primary master of SATA
Controller 2.
Serial ATA 5 Differential Transmit Pair: These are outbound
high-speed differential signals to Port 5.
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In compatible mode, SATA Port 5 is the secondary master of SATA
Controller 2.
Serial ATA 5 Differential Receive Pair: These are inbound highspeed differential signals from Port 5.
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In compatible mode, SATA Port 5 is the secondary master of SATA
Controller 2.
Serial ATA Compensation Output: Connected to the external
precision resistor to VccCore. Must be connected to SATAICOMPI on
the board.
Serial ATA Compensation Input: Connected to SATAICOMPO on
the board.
Serial ATA 0 General Purpose: This is an input pin which can be
configured as an interlock switch corresponding to SATA Port 0.
When used as an interlock switch status indication, this signal
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should be driven to ‘0’ to indicate that the switch is closed and to ‘1’
to indicate that the switch is open.
This signal can instead be used as GPIO21.
Serial ATA 1 General Purpose: This is an input pin which can be
configured as an interlock switch corresponding to SATA Port 1.
When used as an interlock switch status indication, this signal
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should be driven to ‘0’ to indicate that the switch is closed and to ‘1’
to indicate that the switch is open.
This signal can instead be used as GPIO19.
Signal Description
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Signal Description
Table 2-5. Serial ATA Interface Signals (Sheet 3 of 3)
NameTypeDescription
Serial ATA 2 General Purpose: This is an input pin which can be
configured as an interlock switch corresponding to SATA Port 2.
SATA2GP /
GPIO36
SATA3GP /
GPIO37
SATA4GP /
GPIO16
SATA5GP /
GPIO49 /
TEMP_ALERT#
SATALED#OD O
SCLOCK/
GPIO22
OD O
SLOAD/GPIO38OD O
SDATAOUT0/
GPIO39
SDATAOUT1/
OD O
GPIO48
When used as an interlock switch status indication, this signal
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should be driven to ‘0’ to indicate that the switch is closed and to ‘1’
to indicate that the switch is open.
This signal can instead be used as GPIO36.
Serial ATA 3 General Purpose: This is an input pin which can be
configured as an interlock switch corresponding to SATA Port 3.
When used as an interlock switch status indication, this signal
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should be driven to ‘0’ to indicate that the switch is closed and to ‘1’
to indicate that the switch is open.
This signal can instead be used as GPIO37.
Serial ATA 4 General Purpose: This is an input pin which can be
configured as an interlock switch corresponding to SATA Port 4.
When used as an interlock switch status indication, this signal
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should be driven to ‘0’ to indicate that the switch is closed and to ‘1’
to indicate that the switch is open.
This signal can instead be used as GPIO16.
Serial ATA 5 General Purpose: This is an input pin which can be
configured as an interlock switch corresponding to SATA Port 5.
When used as an interlock switch status indication, this signal
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should be driven to ‘0’ to indicate that the switch is closed and to ‘1’
to indicate that the switch is open.
This signal can instead be used as GPIO49.
Serial ATA LED: This signal is an open-drain output pin driven
during SATA command activity. It is to be connected to external
circuitry that can provide the current to drive a platform LED. When
active, the LED is on. When tri-stated, the LED is off. An external
pull-up resistor to Vcc3_3 is required.
SGPIO Reference Clock: The SATA controller uses rising edges of
this clock to transmit serial data, and the target uses the falling
edge of this clock to latch data. The SCLOCK frequency supported is
32 kHz.
This signal can instead be used as a GPIO22.
SGPIO Load: The controller drives a ‘1’ at the rising edge of
SCLOCK to indicate either the start or end of a bit stream. A 4-bit
vendor specific pattern will be transmitted right after the signal
assertion.
This signal can instead be used as a GPIO38.
SGPIO Dataout: Driven by the controller to indicate the drive
status in the following sequence: drive 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 0, 1, 2...
These signals can instead be used as GPIOs.
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2.6LPC Interface
Table 2-6. LPC Interface Signals
NameTypeDescription
LAD[3:0] /
FWH[3:0]
LFRAME# /
FWH4
LDRQ0#,
LDRQ1# /
GPIO23
LPC Multiplexed Command, Address, Data: For LAD[3:0], internal pull-
I/O
ups are provided.
OLPC Frame: LFRAME# indicates the start of an LPC cycle, or an abort.
LPC Serial DMA/Master Request Inputs: LDRQ[1:0]# are used to
request DMA or bus master access. These signals are typically connected
to an external Super I/O device. An internal pull-up resistor is provided on
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these signal.
This signal can instead be used as GPIO23.
2.7Interrupt Interface
Table 2-7. Interrupt Signals
NameTypeDescription
SERIRQI/OD
PIRQ[D:A]#I/OD
PIRQ[H:E]# /
GPIO[5:2]
I/OD
Serial Interrupt Request: This pin implements the serial interrupt
protocol.
PCI Interrupt Requests: In non-APIC mode the PIRQx# signals can
be routed to interrupts 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14 or 15 as
described in Section 5.8.6. Each PIRQx# line has a separate Route
Control register.
In APIC mode, these signals are connected to the internal I/O APIC in
the following fashion: PIRQA# is connected to IRQ16, PIRQB# to
IRQ17, PIRQC# to IRQ18, and PIRQD# to IRQ19. This frees the
legacy interrupts.
PCI Interrupt Requests: In non-APIC mode the PIRQx# signals can
be routed to interrupts 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14 or 15 as
described in Section 5.8.6. Each PIRQx# line has a separate Route
Control register.
In APIC mode, these signals are connected to the internal I/O APIC in
the following fashion: PIRQE# is connected to IRQ20, PIRQF# to
IRQ21, PIRQG# to IRQ22, and PIRQH# to IRQ23. This frees the
legacy interrupts.
These signals can instead be used as GPIOs.
Signal Description
NOTE: PIRQ Interrupts can only be shared if it is configured as level sensitive. They cannot be
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2.8USB Interface
Table 2-8. USB Interface Signals (Sheet 1 of 2)
NameTypeDescription
Universal Serial Bus Port [1:0] Differential: These differential
USBP0P,
USBP0N
USBP1P,
USBP1N
USBP2P,
USBP2N
USBP3P,
USBP3N
USBP4P,
USBP4N
USBP5P,
USBP5N
USBP6P,
USBP6N
USBP7P,
USBP7N
pairs are used to transmit Data/Address/Command signals for port 0.
I/O
NOTE: No external resistors are required on these signals. The PCH
integrates 15 kΩ pull-downs and provides an output driver
impedance of 45 Ω which requires no external series resistor.
Universal Serial Bus Port [1:0] Differential: These differential
pairs are used to transmit Data/Address/Command signals for port 1.
I/O
NOTE: No external resistors are required on these signals. The PCH
integrates 15 kΩ pull-downs and provides an output driver
impedance of 45 Ω which requires no external series resistor.
Universal Serial Bus Port [3:2] Differential: These differential
pairs are used to transmit Data/Address/Command signals for port 2.
I/O
NOTE: No external resistors are required on these signals. The PCH
integrates 15 kΩ pull-downs and provides an output driver
impedance of 45 Ω which requires no external series resistor.
Universal Serial Bus Port [3:2] Differential: These differential
pairs are used to transmit Data/Address/Command signals for port 3.
I/O
NOTE: No external resistors are required on these signals. The PCH
integrates 15 kΩ pull-downs and provides an output driver
impedance of 45 Ω which requires no external series resistor.
Universal Serial Bus Port [5:4] Differential: These differential
pairs are used to transmit Data/Address/Command signals for port 4.
I/O
NOTE: No external resistors are required on these signals. The PCH
Universal Serial Bus Port [5:4] Differential: These differential
pairs are used to transmit Data/Address/Command signals for port 5.
I/O
NOTE: No external resistors are required on these signals. The PCH
Universal Serial Bus Port [7:6] Differential: These differential
pairs are used to transmit Data/Address/Command signals for port 6.
I/O
NOTE: No external resistors are required on these signals. The PCH
Universal Serial Bus Port [7:6] Differential: These differential
pairs are used to transmit Data/Address/Command signals for port 7.
I/O
NOTE: No external resistors are required on these signals. The PCH
integrates 15 kΩ pull-downs and provides an output driver
impedance of 45 Ω which requires no external series resistor.
integrates 15 kΩ pull-downs and provides an output driver
impedance of 45 Ω which requires no external series resistor.
integrates 15 kΩ pull-downs and provides an output driver
impedance of 45 Ω which requires no external series resistor.
integrates 15 kΩ pull-downs and provides an output driver
impedance of 45 Ω which requires no external series resistor.
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Table 2-8. USB Interface Signals (Sheet 2 of 2)
NameTypeDescription
Universal Serial Bus Port [9:8] Differential: These differential
pairs are used to transmit Data/Address/Command signals for port 8.
I/O
NOTE: No external resistors are required on these signals. The PCH
integrates 15 kΩ pull-downs and provides an output driver
impedance of 45 Ω which requires no external series resistor.
Universal Serial Bus Port [9:8] Differential: These differential
pairs are used to transmit Data/Address/Command signals for port 9.
I/O
NOTE: No external resistors are required on these signals. The PCH
integrates 15 kΩ pull-downs and provides an output driver
impedance of 45 Ω which requires no external series resistor.
Universal Serial Bus Port [11:10] Differential: These differential
pairs are used to transmit Data/Address/Command signals for port 10.
I/O
NOTE: No external resistors are required on these signals. The PCH
integrates 15 kΩ pull-downs and provides an output driver
impedance of 45 Ω which requires no external series resistor.
Universal Serial Bus Port [11:10] Differential: These differential
pairs are used to transmit Data/Address/Command signals for port 11.
I/O
NOTE: No external resistors are required on these signals. The PCH
integrates 15 kΩ pull-downs and provides an output driver
impedance of 45 Ω which requires no external series resistor.
Universal Serial Bus Port [13:12] Differential: These differential
pairs are used to transmit Data/Address/Command signals for port 12.
I/O
NOTE: No external resistors are required on these signals. The PCH
integrates 15 kΩ pull-downs and provides an output driver
impedance of 45 Ω which requires no external series resistor.
Universal Serial Bus Port [13:12] Differential: These differential
pairs are used to transmit Data/Address/Command signals for port 13.
I/O
NOTE: No external resistors are required on these signals. The PCH
integrates 15 kΩ pull-downs and provides an output driver
impedance of 45 Ω which requires no external series resistor.
Overcurrent Indicators: These signals set corresponding bits in the
USB controllers to indicate that an overcurrent condition has occurred.
These signals can instead be used as GPIOs.
NOTES:
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1.OC# pins are not 5 V tolerant.
2.Depending on platform configuration, sharing of OC# pins may
be required.
3.OC#[3:0] can only be used for EHCI controller #1
4.OC#[4:7] can only be used for EHCI controller #2
USB Resistor Bias: Analog connection point for an external resistor.
Used to set transmit currents and internal load resistors.
USB Resistor Bias Complement: Analog connection point for an
external resistor. Used to set transmit currents and internal load
resistors.
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2.9Power Management Interface
Table 2-9. Power Management Interface Signals (Sheet 1 of 3)
NameTypeDescription
Platform Reset: The PCH asserts PLTRST# to reset devices on the
platform (such as, SIO, FWH, LAN, processor, etc.). The PCH asserts
PLTRST# during power-up and when software initiates a hard reset
sequence through the Reset Control register (I/O Register CF9h). The
PLTRST#O
THRMTRIP#I
SLP_S3#O
SLP_S4#O
SLP_S5# /
GPIO63
SLP_M#O
SLP_LAN# /
GPIO29
PCH drives PLTRST# inactive a minimum of 1 ms after both PWROK
and SYS_PWROK are driven high. The PCH drives PLTRST# active a
minimum of 1 ms when initiated through the Reset Control register
(I/O Register CF9h).
NOTE: PLTRST# is in the VccSus3_3 well.
Thermal Trip: When low, this signal indicates that a thermal trip from
the processor occurred, and the PCH will immediately transition to a
S5 state. The PCH will not wait for the processor stop grant cycle since
the processor has overheated.
S3 Sleep Control: SLP_S3# is for power plane control. This signal
shuts off power to all non-critical systems when in S3 (Suspend To
RAM), S4 (Suspend to Disk), or S5 (Soft Off) states.
S4 Sleep Control: SLP_S4# is for power plane control. This signal
shuts power to all non-critical systems when in the S4 (Suspend to
Disk) or S5 (Soft Off) state.
NOTE: This pin must be used to control the DRAM power to use the
PCH’s DRAM power-cycling feature. See Chapter 5.13.10.2 for
details
S5 Sleep Control: SLP_S5# is for power plane control. This signal is
used to shut power off to all non-critical systems when in the S5 (Soft
O
Off) states.
This signal can instead be used as GPIO63
Manageability Sleep State Control: SLP_M# is for power plane
control. If no Management Engine firmware is present, SLP_M# will
have the same timings as SLP_S3#.
LAN Sub-System Sleep Control: When SLP_LAN# is deasserted it
indicates that the PHY device must be powered. When SLP_LAN# is
asserted, power can be shut off to the PHY device. SLP_LAN# will
always be deasserted in S0 and anytime SLP_A# is deasserted.
A SLP_LAN#/GPIO Select Soft-Strap can be used for systems NOT
O
using SLP_LAN# functionality to revert to GPIO29 usage. When softstrap is 0 (default), pin function will be SLP_LAN#. When soft-strap is
set to 1, the pin returns to its regular GPIO mode.
The pin behavior is summarized in Section 5.13.10.5.
Power OK: When asserted, PWROK is an indication to the PCH that all
of its core power rails are powered and stable. PWROK can be driven
asynchronously. When PWROK is negated, the PCH asserts PLTRST#.
PWROKI
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NOTE: It is required that the power rails associated with PCI/PCIe
typically the 3.3 V, 5 V, and 12 V core well rails) have been
valid for 99 ms prior to PCH PWROK assertion to comply with
the 100 ms PCI 2.3/PCIe 2.0 specification on PLTRST# deassertion. PWROK must not glitch, even if RSMRST# is low.
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Table 2-9. Power Management Interface Signals (Sheet 2 of 3)
NameTypeDescription
MEPWROKI
PWRBTN#I
RI#I
SYS_RESET#I
RSMRST#I
LAN_RST#I
LAN_PHY_PW
R_CTRL /
GPIO12
WAKE#I
SUS_STAT# /
GPIO61
SUSCLK /
GPIO62
Management Engine Power OK: When asserted, this signal
indicates that power to the ME subsystem is stable.
Power Button: The Power Button will cause SMI# or SCI to indicate a
system request to go to a sleep state. If the system is already in a
sleep state, this signal will cause a wake event. If PWRBTN# is pressed
for more than 4 seconds, this will cause an unconditional transition
(power button override) to the S5 state. Override will occur even if the
system is in the S1–S4 states. This signal has an internal pull-up
resistor and has an internal 16 ms de-bounce on the input.
Ring Indicate: This signal is an input from a modem. It can be
enabled as a wake event, and this is preserved across power failures.
System Reset: This pin forces an internal reset after being
debounced. The PCH will reset immediately if the SMBus is idle;
otherwise, it will wait up to 25 ms ± 2 ms for the SMBus to idle before
forcing a reset on the system.
Resume Well Reset: This signal is used for resetting the resume
power plane logic. This signal must be asserted for at least 10 ms after
the suspend power wells are valid. When de-asserted, this signal is an
indication that the suspend power wells are stable.
LAN Reset: When asserted, the internal LAN controller is in reset.
This signal must remain asserted until at least 1 ms after the LAN
power well (VccLAN) and ME power well (VccME3_3) are valid. Also,
LAN_RST# must assert a minimum of 40 ns before the LAN power rails
become inactive. When de-asserted, this signal is an indication that
LAN power wells are stable.
NOTES:
1.If Intel LAN is enabled, LAN_RST# must be connected to the
same source as MEPWROK.
2.If Intel LAN is not used or disabled, LAN_RST# must be
grounded through an external pull-down resistor.
LAN PHY Power Control: LAN_PHY_PWR_CTRL should be connected
to LAN_DISABLE_N on the Intel 82567 GbE PHY. The PCH will drive
LAN_PHY_PWR_CTRL low to put the PHY into a low power state when
functionality is not needed.
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NOTES:
LAN_PHY_PWR_CTRL can only be driven low if SLP_LAN# is deasserted.
This signal can instead be used as GPIO12.
PCI Express* Wake Event: Sideband wake signal on PCI Express
asserted by components requesting wake up.
Suspend Status: This signal is asserted by the PCH to indicate that
the system will be entering a low power state soon. This can be
monitored by devices with memory that need to switch from normal
refresh to suspend refresh mode. It can also be used by other
O
peripherals as an indication that they should isolate their outputs that
may be going to powered-off planes.
This signal can instead be used as GPIO61.
Suspend Clock: This clock is an output of the RTC generator circuit to
use by other chips for refresh clock.
O
This signal can instead be used as GPIO62.
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Table 2-9. Power Management Interface Signals (Sheet 3 of 3)
NameTypeDescription
DRAM Power OK: This signal should connect to the Processor’s
SM_DRAMPWROK pin. The PCH asserts this pin to indicate when DRAM
DRAMPWROK O
PMSYNCH O
CLKRUN#
(Mobile Only) /
GPIO32
(Desktop Only)
BATLOW#
(Mobile Only) /
GPIO72
(Desktop Only)
SYS_PWROKI
STP_PCI# /
GPIO34
power is on.
NOTE:
1.This pin should have External pull-up to the an always on
Voltage level of 1.05 V / 1.1 V
Power Management Sync: Provides state information from the PCH
to the processor relevant to C-state transitions.
PCI Clock Run: Mobile only signal used to support PCI CLKRUN
protocol. Connects to peripherals that need to request clock restart or
prevention of clock stopping.
I/O
Mobile: Can be configured as CLKRUN#
Desktop: GPIO mode only.
Battery Low: Mobile only signal is an input from the battery to
indicate that there is insufficient power to boot the system. Assertion
will prevent wake from S3–S5 state. This signal can also be enabled to
cause an SMI# when asserted.
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Mobile: Can be configured as BATLOW#
Desktop: GPIO mode only.
NOTE: Desktop requires a weak external pull-up
System Power OK: This generic power good input to the PCH is
driven and used in a platform-specific manner. While PWROK always
indicates that the CORE well of the PCH is stable, SYS_PWROK is used
to inform the PCH that power is stable to some other system
component(s) and the system is ready to start the exit from reset. The
particular component(s) associated with SYS_PWROK can vary across
platform types supported by the same generation of the PCH.
Depending on the platform, the PCH may expect (and wait) for
SYS_PWROK at different stages of the boot flow before continuing.
Stop PCI Clock: This signal is an output to the external clock
generator for it to turn off the PCI clock.
O
This signal can instead be used as GPIO34.
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2.10Processor Interface
Table 2-10. Processor Interface Signals
NameTypeDescription
Keyboard Controller Reset Processor: The keyboard controller
can generate INIT# to the processor. This saves the external OR gate
with the PCH’s other sources of INIT#. When the PCH detects the
RCIN#I
A20GATEI
PROCPWRGDO
assertion of this signal, INIT# is generated for
16 PCI clocks.
NOTE: The PCH will ignore RCIN# assertion during transitions to the
S1, S3, S4, and S5 states.
A20 Gate: A20GATE is from the keyboard controller. The signal acts
as an alternative method to force the A20M# signal active. It saves
the external OR gate needed with various other chipsets.
Processor Power Good: This signal should be connected to the
processor’s VCCPWRGOOD_1 and VCCPWRGOOD_0 input to indicate
when the processor power is valid.
2.11SMBus Interface
Signal Description
Table 2-11. SM Bus Interface Signals
NameTypeDescription
SMBDATAI/ODSMBus Data: External pull-up resistor is required.
SMBCLKI/ODSMBus Clock: External pull-up resistor is required.
SMBALERT# /
GPIO11
SMBus Alert: This signal is used to wake the system or generate
SMI#.
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This signal can instead be used as GPIO11.
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2.12System Management Interface
Table 2-12. System Management Interface Signals
NameTypeDescription
Intruder Detect: This signal can be set to disable system if box
INTRUDER#I
SML0DATAI/OD
SML0CLKI/OD
SML0ALERT# /
GPIO60 /
SML1ALERT# /
GPIO74
SML1CLK /
GPIO58
SML1DATA /
GPIO75
detected open. This signal’s status is readable, so it can be used like a
GPI if the Intruder Detection is not needed.
System Management Link 0 Data: SMBus link to external PHY.
External pull-up is required.
System Management Link 0 Clock: SMBus link to external PHY.
External pull-up is required.
SMLink Alert 0: Output of the integrated LAN controller to external
PHY. External pull-up resistor is required.
O OD
This signal can instead be used as GPIO60.
SMLink Alert 1: Alert for the Intel ME SMBus controller to optional
Embedded Controller or BMC. External pull-up resistor is required.
O OD
This signal can instead be used as GPIO74.
System Management Link 1 Clock: SMBus link to optional
Embedded Controller or BMC. External pull-up resistor is required.
I/OD
This signal can instead be used as GPIO58.
System Management Link 1 Data: SMBus link to optional
Embedded Controller or BMC. External pull-up resistor is required.
I/OD
This signal can instead be used as GPIO75.
2.13Real Time Clock Interface
Table 2-13. Real Time Clock Interface
NameTypeDescription
RTCX1Special
RTCX2Special
Crystal Input 1: This signal is connected to the 32.768 kHz crystal. If
no external crystal is used, then RTCX1 can be driven with the desired
clock rate.
Crystal Input 2: This signal is connected to the 32.768 kHz crystal. If
no external crystal is used, then RTCX2 should be left floating.
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2.14Miscellaneous Signals
Table 2-14. Miscellaneous Signals
NameTypeDescription
Internal Voltage Regulator Enable: This signal enables the
INTVRMENI
SPKRO
RTCRST#I
internal 1.05 V regulators.
This signal must be always pulled-up to VccRTC.
Speaker: The SPKR signal is the output of counter 2 and is internally
“ANDed” with Port 61h bit 1 to provide Speaker Data Enable. This
signal drives an external speaker driver device, which in turn drives
the system speaker. Upon PLTRST#, its output state is 0.
NOTE: SPKR is sampled as a functional strap. See Section 2.28.1 for
more details. There is a weak integrated pull-down resistor on
SPKR pin.
RTC Reset: When asserted, this signal resets register bits in the RTC
well.
NOTES:
1.Unless CMOS is being cleared (only to be done in the G3
power state), the RTCRST# input must always be high when
all other RTC power planes are on.
2.In the case where the RTC battery is dead or missing on the
platform, the RTCRST# pin must rise before the RSMRST#
pin.
Secondary RTC Reset: This signal resets the manageability register
bits in the RTC well when the RTC battery is removed.
Signal Description
SRTCRST#I
NOTES:
1.The SRTCRST# input must always be high when all other RTC
power planes are on.
2.In the case where the RTC battery is dead or missing on the
platform, the SRTCRST# pin must rise before the RSMRST#
pin.
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2.15Intel® High Definition Audio Link
Table 2-15. Intel® High Definition Audio Link Signals
NameTypeDescription
®
Intel
HDA_RST#O
HDA_SYNCO
HDA_BCLKO
HDA_SDOO
HDA_SDIN[3:0]I
High Definition Audio Reset: Master hardware reset to
external codec(s).
®
Intel
High Definition Audio Sync: 48 kHz fixed rate sample
sync to the codec(s). Also used to encode the stream number.
NOTE: This signal is sampled as a functional strap. See
Section 2.28.1 for more details. There is a weak
integrated pull-down resistor on this pin.
®
Intel
High Definition Audio Bit Clock Output: 24.000 MHz
serial data clock generated by the Intel
controller (the PCH). This signal has a weak internal pull-down
resistor.
®
Intel
High Definition Audio Serial Data Out: Serial TDM
data output to the codec(s). This serial output is double-pumped
for a bit rate of 48 Mb/s for Intel
NOTE: This signal is sampled as a functional strap. See
Section 2.28.1 for more details. There is a weak
integrated pull-down resistor on this pin.
®
Intel
High Definition Audio Serial Data In [3:0]: Serial
TDM data inputs from the codecs. The serial input is singlepumped for a bit rate of 24 Mb/s for Intel
These signals have integrated pull-down resistors, which are
always enabled.
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High Definition Audio
®
High Definition Audio.
®
High Definition Audio.
HDA_DOCK_EN#
(Mobile Only) /
GPIO33
HDA_DOCK_RST#
/ GPIO13
NOTE: During enumeration, the PCH will drive this signal. During
normal operation, the CODEC will drive it.
High Definition Audio Dock Enable: This mobile signal
controls the external Intel
®
HD Audio docking isolation logic. This
is an active low signal. When de-asserted the external docking
switch is in isolate mode. When asserted the external docking
switch electrically connects the Intel
the corresponding PCH signals.
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HD Audio dock signals to
Mobile: Can be configured as HDA_DOCK_EN#
Desktop: GPIO mode only.
NOTE: This signal is sampled as a functional strap. See
Section 2.28.1 for more details.
Intel High Definition Audio Dock Reset: This signal is a
dedicated HDA_RST# signal for the codec(s) in the docking
station. Aside from operating independently from the normal
HDA_RST# signal, it otherwise works similarly to the HDA_RST#
O
signal.
This signal is shared with GPIO13. This signal defaults to GPIO13
mode after PLTRST#. BIOS is responsible for configuring GPIO13
to HDA_DOCK_RST# mode.
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2.16Controller Link
Table 2-16. Controller Link Signals
Signal NameTypeDescription
CL_RST1# /
TP20
(Desktop Only)
CL_CLK1 / TP18
(Desktop Only)
CL_DATA1 /
TP19
(Desktop Only)
Controller Link Reset 1: Controller Link reset that connects to a
O
Wireless LAN Device supporting Intel
Tec h n ol o g y.
Controller Link Clock 1: Bi-directional clock that connects to a
I/O
Wireless LAN Device supporting Intel
Tec h n ol o g y.
Controller Link Data 1: Bi-directional data that connects to a
I/O
Wireless LAN Device supporting Intel
Tec h n ol o g y.
2.17Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI)
Table 2-17. Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI) Signals
NameTypeDescription
SPI_CS0#OSPI Chip Select 0: Used as the SPI bus request signal.
SPI_CS1# OSPI Chip Select 1: Used as the SPI bus request signal.
SPI_MISOISPI Master IN Slave OUT: Data input pin for the PCH.
SPI Master OUT Slave IN: Data output pin for the PCH.
Signal Description
®
Active Management
®
Active Management
®
Active Management
SPI_MOSIO
SPI_CLKO
NOTE: This signal is sampled as a functional strap. See
Section 2.28.1 for more details. There is a weak integrated
pull-down resistor on this pin.
SPI Clock: SPI clock signal, during idle the bus owner will drive the
clock signal low. 17.86 MHz and 31.25 MHz.
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2.18Intel® Quiet System Technology and Thermal
Reporting
Table 2-18. Intel® Quiet System Technology Signals
Signal NameTypeDescription
PWM[3:0]
(Desktop Only) /
TP[12:9]
(Mobile Only)
TACH0
(Desktop Only)/
GPIO17
TACH1
(Desktop Only) /
GPIO1
TACH2
(Desktop Only) /
GPIO6
TACH3
(Desktop Only)/
GPIO7
SSTI/O
PECII/O
OD O
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Fan Pulse Width Modulation Outputs: Pulse Width Modulated
duty cycle output signal that is used for Intel
Tec h no lo g y.
When controlling a 3-wire fan, this signal controls a power
transistor that, in turn, controls power to the fan. When controlling
a 4-wire fan, this signal is connected to the “Control” signal on the
fan. The polarity of this signal is programmable. The output default
is low.
These signals are 5 V tolerant.
Fan Tachometer Inputs: Tachometer pulse input signal that is
used to measure fan speed. This signal is connected to the “Sense”
signal on the fan.
These signals can instead be used as a GPIOs.
Simple Serial Transport: Single-wire, serial bus. Connect to SST
compliant devices such as SST thermal sensors or voltage sensors.
Platform Environment Control Interface: Single-wire, serial
bus. Connect to corresponding pin of the processor for accessing
processor digital thermometer.
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Quiet System
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2.19JTAG Signals
Table 2-19. JTAG Signals
NameTypeDescription
JTAG_TCK I
JTAG_TMS I
JTAG_TDI I
JTAG_TDO OD
TRST# I
NOTE: JTAG Pin definitions are from IEEE Standard Test Access Port and Boundary-Scan
Architecture (IEEE Std. 1149.1-2001).
Signal Description
Test Clock Input (TCK): The test clock input provides the clock
for the JTAG test logic.
Test Mode Select (TMS): The signal is decoded by the Test
Access Port (TAP) controller to control test operations.
Test Data Input (TDI): Serial test instructions and data are
received by the test logic at TDI.
Test Data Output (TDO): TDO is the serial output for test
instructions and data from the test logic defined in this standard.
Test Reset (RST): RST is an active low asynchronous signal that
can reset the Test Access Port (TAP) controller.
NOTE: The RST signal is optional per the IEEE 1149.1
specification, and is not functional for Boundary Scan
Tes t in g.
2.20Clock Signals
Table 2-20. Clock Interface Signals (Sheet 1 of 3)
NameTypeDescription
CLKIN_BCLK_P,
CLKIN_BCLK_N
CLKOUT_BCLK0_P /
CLKOUT_PCIE8_P,
CLKOUT_BCLK0_N /
CLKOUT_PCIE8_N
CLKOUT_DP_P /
CLKOUT_BCLK1_P,
CLKOUT_DP_N /
CLKOUT_BCLK1_N
CLKIN_DMI_P,
CLKIN_DMI_N
CLKOUT_DMI_P,
CLKOUT_DMI_N
CLKIN_SATA_P /
CKSSCD_P,
CLKIN_SATA_N /
CKSSCD_N
CLKIN_DOT96P,
CLKIN_DOT96N
133 MHz differential reference clock from a clock chip in
I
Buffer-Through Mode.
133 MHz Differential output to Processor or 100 MHz
O
PCIe* Gen 1.1 specification differential output to PCI
Express devices.
120 MHz Differential output for DisplayPort reference or
O
133 MHz Differential output to processor
100 MHz differential reference clock from a clock chip in
Buffer-Through Mode.
I
NOTE: This input clock is required to be PCIe 2.0 jitter
Clock Request Signals for PCI Express 100 MHz Clocks
These signals can instead be used as GPIOs
I
NOTE: External Pull-up Resistor required if used for
Single Ended 33.3 MHz outputs to PCI connectors/
devices. One of these signals must be connected to
CLKIN_PCILOOPBACK to function as a PCI clock
loopback. This allows skew control for variable lengths of
CLKOUT_PCI[4:0].
Configurable as a GPIO or as an Intel
Firmware programmable output clock, which can be
configured as one of the following:
•33 MHz
• 14.31818 MHz
• DC Output logic ‘0’ (Default)
CLKREQ# functionality
®
Management
NOTE: Default clock setting requires no Intel ME FW
configuration.
®
Configurable as a GPIO or as an Intel
Management
Firmware programmable output clock, which can be
configured as one of the following:
Non functional and unsupported clock output value
(Default)
CLKOUTFLEX1 / GPIO65O
•33 MHz
• 14.31818 MHz output to SIO
• DC Output logic ‘0’
NOTE: Default clock setting requires no Intel ME FW
configuration.
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Table 2-20. Clock Interface Signals (Sheet 3 of 3)
NameTypeDescription
Configurable as a GPIO or as an Intel
Firmware programmable output clock which can be
configured as one of the following:
• 33 MHz
CLKOUTFLEX2 / GPIO66O
CLKOUTFLEX3 / GPIO67O
XCLK_RCOMPI/O
• 14.31818 MHz (Default)
• DC Output logic ‘0’
NOTE: Default clock setting requires no Intel ME FW
Configurable as a GPIO or as an Intel
Firmware programmable output clock which can be
configured as one of the following:
• 48 MHz (Default)
• 33 MHz
• 14.31818 MHz output to SIO
• DC Output logic ‘0’
NOTE: Default clock setting requires no Intel ME FW
Differential clock buffer Impedance Compensation:
Connected to an external precision resistor (90.9 ohms
± 1%) to VccIO.
configuration.
configuration.
Signal Description
®
Management
®
Management
2.21LVDS Signals (Mobile only)
Table 2-21. LVDS Interface Signals (Sheet 1 of 2)
NameTypeDescription
LVDSA_DATA[3:0]OLVDS Channel A differential data output – positive
LVDSA_DATA#[3:0]OLVDS Channel A differential data output – negative
LVDSA_CLKOLVDS Channel A differential clock output – positive
LVDSA_CLK#OLVDS Channel A differential clock output – negative
LVDSB_DATA[3:0]OLVDS Channel B differential data output – positive
LVDSB_DATA#[3:0]OLVDS Channel B differential data output – negative
LVDSB_CLKOLVDS Channel B differential clock output – positive
LVDSB_CLK#OLVDS Channel B differential clock output – negative
L_DDC_CLKI/OEDID support for flat panel display
L_DDC_DATAI/OEDID support for flat panel display
L_CTRL_CLKI/O
L_CTRL_DATAI/O
L_VDD_ENO
Control signal (clock) for external SSC clock chip control –
optional
Control signal (data) for external SSC clock chip control –
optional
LVDS Panel Power Enable:
Panel power control enable control for LVDS.
This signal is also called VDD_DBL in the CPIS specification
and is used to control the VDC source to the panel logic.
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Table 2-21. LVDS Interface Signals (Sheet 2 of 2)
NameTypeDescription
LVDS Backlight Enable:
L_BKLTENO
L_BKLTCTLO
LVDS_VREFHOTest mode voltage reference.
LVDS_VREFLOTest mode voltage reference.
LVD_IBGILVDS reference current.
LVD_VBGOTest mode voltage reference.
Panel backlight enable control for LVDS.
This signal is also called ENA_BL in the CPIS specification
and is used to gate power into the backlight circuitry.
Panel Backlight Brightness Control:
Panel brightness control for LVDS.
This signal is also called VARY_BL in the CPIS specification
and is used as the PWM Clock input signal.
2.22Analog Display /CRT DAC Signals
Table 2-22. Analog Display Interface Signals
NameTypeDescription
O
CRT_RED
CRT_GREEN
CRT_BLUE
DAC_IREF
CRT_HSYNC
CRT_VSYNC
CRT_DDC_CLK
CRT_DDC_DATA
CRT_IRTN
I/O
HVCMOS
HVCMOS
I/O
COD
I/O
COD
I/O
COD
RED Analog Video Output: This signal is a CRT Analog video
output from the internal color palette DAC.
A
O
GREEN Analog Video Output: This signal is a CRT Analog
video output from the internal color palette DAC.
A
O
BLUE Analog Video Output: This signal is a CRT Analog video
output from the internal color palette DAC.
A
Resistor Set: Set point resistor for the internal color palette
DAC. A 1 KOhm 1% resistor is required between DAC_IREF and
A
motherboard ground.
CRT Horizontal Synchronization: This signal is used as the
O
horizontal sync (polarity is programmable) or “sync interval”.
2.5 V output
O
CRT Vertical Synchronization: This signal is used as the
vertical sync (polarity is programmable). 2.5V output.
DDPB_[0]N: Display Port Lane 0 complement
DDPB_[1]N: Display Port Lane 1 complement
DDPB_[2]N: Display Port Lane 2 complement
DDPB_[3]N: Display Port Lane 3 complement
SDVO_TVCLKINP: Serial Digital Video TVOUT Synchronization
Clock.
SDVO_TVCLKINN: Serial Digital Video TVOUT Synchronization
Clock Complement.
DDPD_[0]N: Lane 0 complement
DDPD_[1]N: Lane 1 complement
DDPD_[2]N: Lane 2 complement
DDPD_[3]N: Lane 3 complement
DDPD_AUXPI/OPort D: Display Port Aux
DDPD_AUXNI/OPort D: Display Port Aux Complement
DDPD_HPDIPort D: TMDSD_HPD Hot Plug Detect
DDPD_CTRLCLKI/OHDMI port D Control Clock
DDPD_CTRLDATAI/OHDMI port D Control Data
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2.25General Purpose I/O Signals
NOTES:
1. GPIO Configuration registers within the Core Well are reset whenever PWROK is deasserted.
2. GPIO Configuration registers within the Suspend Well are reset when RSMRST# is
asserted, CF9h reset (06h or 0Eh) event occurs, or SYS_RST# is asserted.
3. GPIO24 is an exception to the other GPIO Signals in the Suspend Well and is not
reset by CF9h reset (06h or 0Eh).
Table 2-25. General Purpose I/O Signals (Sheet 1 of 3)
NameType Tolerance
GPIO75I/O3.3 VSuspendNativeNoMultiplexed with SML1DATA. (Note 10)
GPIO74I/O3.3 VSuspendNativeNo
GPIO73I/O3.3 VSuspendNativeNoMultiplexed with PCIECLKRQ0#
GPIO72I/O3.3 VSuspend
GPIO67I/O3.3 VCoreNativeNoMultiplexed with CLKOUTFLEX3
GPIO66I/O3.3 VCoreNativeNoMultiplexed with CLKOUTFLEX2
GPIO65I/O3.3 VCoreNativeNoMultiplexed with CLKOUTFLEX1
GPIO64I/O3.3 VCoreNativeNoMultiplexed with CLKOUTFLEX0
GPIO63I/O3.3 VSuspendNativeNoMultiplexed with SLP_S5#
GPIO62I/O3.3 VSuspendNativeNoMultiplexed with SUSCLK
GPIO61I/O3.3 VSuspendNativeNoMultiplexed with SUS_STAT#
GPIO60I/O3.3 VSuspendNativeNoMultiplexed with SML0ALERT#
GPIO59I/O3.3 VSuspendNativeNoMultiplexed with OC[0]#. (Note 10)
GPIO58 I/O3.3 VSuspendNativeNoMultiplexed with SML1CLK
GPIO57I/O3.3 VSuspendGPINoUnmultiplexed
GPIO56I/O3.3 VSuspendNativeNoMultiplexed with PEG_B_CLKRQ#
GPIO55I/O3.3 VCoreNativeNoMultiplexed with GNT3#
GPIO54I/O5.0 VCoreNativeNoMultiplexed with REQ3#. (Note 10)
GPIO53I/O3.3 VCoreNativeNoMultiplexed with GNT2#
GPIO52I/O5.0 VCoreNativeNoMultiplexed with REQ2#.(Note 10)
GPIO51I/O3.3 VCoreNativeNoMultiplexed with GNT1#
GPIO50I/O5.0 VCoreNativeNoMultiplexed with REQ1#.(Note 10)
GPIO49I/O3.3VCoreGPINoMultiplexed with SATA5GP.
GPIO48I/O3.3 VCore GPINoMultiplexed with SDATAOUT1.
GPIO47I/O3.3VSuspendNativeNoMultiplexed with PEG_A_CLKRQ#
GPIO46I/O3.3VSuspendNativeNoMultiplexed with PCIECLKRQ7#
GPIO45I/O3.3VSuspendNativeNoMultiplexed with PCIECLKRQ6#
Power
Well
Default
Native
(Mobile
Only)
Blink
Capability
No
Description
Multiplexed with SML1ALERT#. (Note
10)
Mobile: Multiplexed with BATLOW#.
Desktop: Unmultiplexed (Note 4)
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Table 2-25. General Purpose I/O Signals (Sheet 2 of 3)
Signal Description
NameType Tolerance
Power
Well
Default
Blink
Capability
Description
GPIO44I/O3.3VSuspendNativeNoMultiplexed with PCIECLKRQ5#
GPIO[43:40]I/O3.3 VSuspendNativeNoMultiplexed with OC[4:1]#. (Note 10)
GPIO39I/O3.3 VCoreGPINoMultiplexed with SDATAOUT0.
GPIO38I/O3.3 VCoreGPINoMultiplexed with SLOAD.
GPIO37I/O3.3 VCoreGPINoMultiplexed with SATA3GP.
GPIO36I/O 3.3 VCoreGPINoMultiplexed with SATA2GP.
GPIO35I/O3.3 VCoreGPONoUnmultiplexed.
GPIO34I/O3.3 VCoreGPINoMultiplexed with STP_PCI#
GPIO33I/O3.3 VCoreGPONo
GPO,
GPIO32I/O3.3 VCore
Native
(Mobile
No
only)
Multiplexed with HDA_DOCK_EN#
(Mobile Only) (Note 4)
Desktop Only: Unmultiplexed
Mobile Only: Used as CLKRUN#,
unavailable as GPIO. (Note 4)
GPIO31I/O3.3 VSuspendGPIYesMultiplexed with ACPRESENT (Note 6)
Multiplexed with SUS_PWR_DN_ACK
Desktop: Cannot be used for native
GPIO30I/O3.3 VSuspendGPIYes
function. Used as GPIO30 only.
Mobile: Used as SUS_PWR_DN_ACK or
GPIO30
GPIO29I/O3.3 VSuspendGPINoMultiplexed with SLP_LAN# (Note 9)
GPIO28I/O3.3 VSuspendGPIYesUnmultiplexed
GPIO27I/O3.3 VSuspendGPOYesUnmultiplexed
GPIO26I/O3.3 VSuspendNativeYesMultiplexed with PCIECLKRQ4#
GPIO25I/O3.3 VSuspendNativeYesMultiplexed with PCIECLKRQ3#
Unmultiplexed
GPIO24I/O3.3 VSuspendGPOYes
NOTE: GPIO24 configuration register
bits are not cleared by CF9h
reset event.
GPIO23I/O3.3 VCoreNativeYesMultiplexed with LDRQ1#.
GPIO22I/O3.3 VCoreGPIYesMultiplexed with SCLOCK
GPIO21I/O3.3 VCoreGPIYesMultiplexed with SATA0GP
GPIO20I/O3.3 VCoreNativeYesMultiplexed with PCIECLKRQ2#
GPIO19I/O3.3 VCoreGPIYesMultiplexed with SATA1GP
GPIO18I/O3.3 VCore NativeYes (Note 7) Multiplexed with PCIECLKRQ1#
GPIO17I/O3.3 VCoreGPIYes
Multiplexed with TACH0.
Mobile: Used as GPIO17 only.
GPIO16I/O3.3 VCore GPIYesMultiplexed with SATA4GP.
GPIO15I/O3.3 VSuspendGPOYesUnmultiplexed
GPIO14I/O3.3 VSuspendNativeYesMultiplexed with OC7#
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Table 2-25. General Purpose I/O Signals (Sheet 3 of 3)
NameType Tolerance
3.3 V or
GPIO13I/O
1.5 V
(Note 11)
Power
Well
HDA
Suspend
Default
GPI Yes
Blink
Capability
Description
Multiplexed with HDA_DOCK_RST#
(Mobile Only) (Note 4)
Multiplexed with LAN_PHY_PWR_CTRL.
GPIO12I/O3.3 VSuspend NativeYes
GPIO / Native functionality controlled
using soft strap.
GPIO11I/O3.3 VSuspendNativeYesMultiplexed with SMBALERT#. (Note 10)
GPIO10I/O3.3 VSuspendNativeYesMultiplexed with OC6#. (Note 10)
GPIO9I/O3.3 VSuspendNativeYesMultiplexed with OC5#. (Note 10)
GPIO8I/O3.3 VSuspendGPOYesUnmultiplexed
GPIO[7:6]I/O3.3 VCoreGPIYes
Multiplexed with TACH[3:2].
Mobile: Used as GPIO[7:6] only.
GPIO[5:2]I/OD5 VCoreGPIYesMultiplexed with PIRQ[H:E]# (Note 5).
GPIO1I/O3.3 VCoreGPIYes
Multiplexed with TACH1.
Mobile: Used as GPIO1 only.
GPIO0I/O3.3 VCoreGPIYesUnmultiplexed
NOTES:
1.All GPIOs can be configured as either input or output.
2.GPI[15:0] can be configured to cause a SMI# or SCI. Note that a GPI can be routed to
either an SMI# or an SCI, but not both.
3.Some GPIOs exist in the VccSus3_3 power plane. Care must be taken to make sure GPIO
signals are not driven high into powered-down planes. Also, external devices should not be
driving powered down GPIOs high. Some GPIOs may be connected to pins on devices that
exist in the core well. If these GPIOs are outputs, there is a danger that a loss of core
power (PWROK low) or a Power Button Override event will result in the PCH driving a pin to
a logic 1 to another device that is powered down.
4.The functionality that is multiplexed with the GPIO may not be used in desktop
configuration.
5.When this signal is configured as GPO, the output stage is an open drain.
6.In a ME disabled system, GPIO31 may be used as ACPRESENT from the EC.
7.GPIO18 will toggle at a frequency of approximately 1 Hz when the signal is programmed as
a GPIO (when configured as an output) by BIOS.
8.This pins are used as Functional straps. See Section 2.28.1 for more detail.
9.For functional purposes of SLP_LAN# (the native functionality of the pin), this pin always
behaves as an output even if the GPIO defaults to an input. Therefore, this pin cannot be
used as a true GPIO29 by system designers. If Host BIOS does not control SLP_LAN#
control, SLP_LAN# behavior will be based on the setting of the RTC backed SLP_LAN#
Default Bit (D31:F0:A4h:Bit 8).
10.When the multiplexed GPIO is used as GPIO functionality, care should be taken to ensure
the signal is stable in its inactive state of the native functionality, immediately after reset
until it is initialized to GPIO functionality.
11.GPIO13 is powered by VccSusHDA (either 3.3 V or 1.5 V). Voltage tolerance on the signal
is the same as VccSusHDA.
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2.26Manageability Signals
The following signals can be optionally used by the PCH Management engine supported
applications and appropriately configured by Management Engine firmware. When
configured and used as a Manageability function, the associated host GPIO functionality
is no longer available. If the Manageability function is not used in a platform, the signal
can be used as a host General Purpose I/O or a native function.
Table 2-26. Manageability Signals
NameTypeDescription
Signal Description
GPIO30/
PROC_MISSING
(Desktop Only)
SATA5GP / GPIO49 /
TEMP_ALERT#
ACPRESENT
(Mobile Only)/ GPIO31
SUS_PWR_DN_ACK
(Mobile Only)/ GPIO30
NOTE: SLP_LAN#/GPIO29 may also be configured by ME FW in Sx/Moff. See SLP_LAN#/GPIO29 signal
description for details.
Used to indicate Processor Missing to the PCH Management
I
Engine.
Used as an alert (active low) to indicate to the external
controller (such as, EC or SIO) that temperatures are out of
O
range for the PCH or Graphics/Memory Controller or the
processor core.
Used in Mobile systems. Input signal from the Embedded
Controller to indicate AC power source or the system battery.
Active High indicates AC power.
I
NOTE: This Signal is required unless using Intel Management
Engine Ignition firmware.
Active High output signal asserted by the Intel
Embedded Controller, when it does not require the PCH
Suspend well to be powered.
O
NOTE: This signal is required by Management Engine in all
platforms.
®
ME to the
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2.27Power and Ground Signals
Table 2-27. Power and Ground Signals (Sheet 1 of 2)
NameDescription
DcpRTC
DcpSST
DcpSus
DcpSusByp
V5REF
V5REF_Sus
VccCore
Vcc3_3
VccME
VccME3_3
VccDMI
VccLAN
VccRTC
VccIO
VccSus3_3
VccSusHDA
VccVRM1.8 V supply for internal PLL and VRMs
VccpNANDThis pin should be pulled up to 1.8V or 3.3V.
Decoupling: This signal is for RTC decoupling only. This signal requires
decoupling.
Decoupling: Internally generated 1.5V powered off of Suspend Well. This
signal requires decoupling. Decoupling is required even if this feature is not
used.
Decoupling: 1.05 V Suspend well supply that is supplied internally by
Internal VRs. This signal requires decoupling.
Decoupling: 1.05 V Suspend well supply that is supplied internally by
Internal VRs. This signal requires decoupling.
Reference for 5 V tolerance on core well inputs. This power may be shut off in
S3, S4, S5 or G3 states.
Reference for 5 V tolerance on suspend well inputs. This power is not
expected to be shut off unless the system is unplugged.
1.05 V supply for core well logic. This power may be shut off in S3, S4, S5 or
G3 states.
3.3 V supply for core well I/O buffers. This power may be shut off in S3, S4,
S5 or G3 states.
1.05 V supply for the Intel
S0 and other times the Intel
3.3 V supply for the Intel
®
Management Engine. This plane must be on in
®
Management Engine is used.
®
Management Engine I/O and SPI I/O. This is a
separate power plane that may or may not be powered in S3–S5 states. This
plane must be on in S0 and other times the Intel
used.
Power supply for DMI.
1.1 V or 1.05 V based on the processor used. See the respective processor
documentation to find the appropriate voltage level.
1.05 V supply for LAN controller logic. This is a separate power plane that
may or may not be powered in S3–S5 states.
NOTE: VccLAN may be grounded if Intel LAN is disabled.
3.3 V (can drop to 2.0 V min. in G3 state) supply for the RTC well. This power
is not expected to be shut off unless the RTC battery is removed or
completely drained.
NOTE: Implementations should not attempt to clear CMOS by using a jumper
to pull VccRTC low. Clearing CMOS in a PCH-based platform can be
done by using a jumper on RTCRST# or GPI.
1.05 V supply for core well I/O buffers. This power may be shut off in S3, S4,
S5 or G3 states.
3.3 V supply for suspend well I/O buffers. This power is not expected to be
shut off unless the system is unplugged.
®
Suspend supply for Intel
High Definition Audio. This pin can be either 1.5 or
3.3 V.
®
Management Engine is
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Table 2-27. Power and Ground Signals (Sheet 2 of 2)
NameDescription
VccADPLLA
VccADPLLB
VccADAC
VssGrounds.
VSS_NCTF
Vcc3_3_NCTF
VccRTC_NCTF
VccSUS3_3_N
CTF
V_CPU_IO_NCTFNon-Critical To Function. These pins are for package mechanical reliability.
TP22_NCTF
VccAClk
VccSATAPLL
VccAPLLEXP
VccFDIPLL
VccALVDS3.3 V Analog power supply for LVDS (Mobile Only)
VccTX_LVDS
V_CPU_IO
1.05 V supply for Display PLL A Analog Power. This power is supplied by the
core well.
1.05 V supply for Display PLL B Analog Power. This power is supplied by the
core well.
3.3 V supply for Display DAC Analog Power. This power is supplied by the core
well.
Non-Critical To Function. These pins are for package mechanical reliability.
NOTE: These pins should be connected to Ground.
Non-Critical To Function. These pins are for package mechanical reliability.
NOTE: These pins should be connected the same as the Vcc3_3 pins.
Non-Critical To Function. These pins are for package mechanical reliability.
NOTE: These pins should be connected to DcpRTC or left as No Connect.
Non-Critical To Function. These pins are for package mechanical reliability.
NOTE: These pins should be connected the same as the VccSUS3_3 pins.
NOTE: These pins should be connected the same as the V_CPU_IO pins.
Non-Critical To Function. These pins are for package mechanical reliability.
NOTE: These pins should be connected to Ground.
1.05 V Analog power supply for internal clock PLL. This requires a filter and
power is supplied by the core well.
NOTE: This pin can be left as no connect in On-Die VR enabled mode
(default).
1.05 V Analog power supply for SATA. This signal is used for the analog
power for SATA. This requires an LC filter and is supplied by the core well.
Must be powered even if SATA is not used.
NOTE: This pin can be left as no connect in On-Die VR enabled mode
(default).
1.05 V Analog Power for DMI. This power is supplied by the core well. This
requires an LC filter.
NOTE: This pin can be left as no connect in On-Die VR enabled mode
(default).
1.05 V analog power supply for the FDI PLL. This power is supplied with core
well. This requires an LC filter.
NOTE: This pin can be left as no connect in On-Die VR enabled mode
(default).
1.8 V I/O power supply for LVDS. (Mobile Only) This power is supplied by
core well.
Powered by the same supply as the processor I/O voltage. This supply is used
to drive the processor interface signals. See the respective processor
documentation to find the appropriate voltage level.
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2.28Pin Straps
2.28.1Functional Straps
The following signals are used for static configuration. They are sampled at the rising
edge of PWROK to select configurations (except as noted), and then revert later to their
normal usage. To invoke the associated mode, the signal should be driven at least four
PCI clocks prior to the time it is sampled.
The PCH has implemented Soft Straps. Soft Straps are used to configure specific
functions within the PCH and processor very early in the boot process before BIOS or
SW intervention. When Descriptor Mode is enabled, the PCH will read Soft Strap data
out of the SPI device prior to the de-assertion of reset to both the Management Engine
and the Host system. See Section 5.24.2 for information on Descriptor Mode.
Table 2-28. Functional Strap Definitions (Sheet 1 of 4)
SignalUsage
SPKRNo Reboot
INIT3_3V#Reserved
GNT[3]#/
GPIO[55]
INTVRMEN
Top - B lo c k
Swap Override
Integrated 1.05
V VRM Enable /
Disable
When
Sampled
Rising edge of
PWROK
Rising edge of
PWROK
Rising edge of
PWROK
Always
Comment
The signal has a weak internal pull-down.
NOTE: The internal pull-down is disabled after PLTRST# de-
asserts. If the signal is sampled high, this indicates
that the system is strapped to the “No Reboot”
mode (the PCH will disable the TCO Timer system
reboot feature). The status of this strap is readable
using the NO REBOOT bit (Chipset Config Registers:
Offset 3410h:bit 5).
This signal has a weak internal pull up. Note that the
internal pull-up is disabled after PLTRST# de-asserts.
NOTE: This signal should not be pulled low.
The signal has a weak internal pull-up. If the signal is
sampled low, this indicates that the system is strapped to
the “topblock swap” mode.
The status of this strap is readable using the Top Swap bit
(Chipset Config Registers:Offset 3414h:bit 0).
NOTES:
1.The internal pull-up is disabled after PLTRST#
deasserts.
2.Software will not be able to clear the Top-Swap bit
until the system is rebooted without GNT3#/GPIO55
being pulled down.
Integrated 1.05 V VRMs is enabled when high
NOTE: This signal should always be pulled high
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Table 2-28. Functional Strap Definitions (Sheet 2 of 4)
Bit11Bit 10
Boot BIOS
Destination
01 Reserved
10PCI
11SPI
00LPC
Bit11Bit 10
Boot BIOS
Destination
01 Reserved
10PCI
11SPI
00LPC
Signal Description
SignalUsage
GNT1# /
GPIO51
Boot BIOS Strap
bit [1]
BBS[1]
When
Sampled
Rising edge of
PWROK
Comment
This signal has a weak internal pull-up.
Note that the internal pull-up is disabled after PCIRST# de-
asserts.
This field determines the destination of accesses to the
BIOS memory range. Also, controllable using Boot BIOS
Destination bit (Chipset Config Registers:Offset 3410h:bit
11). This strap is used in conjunction with Boot BIOS
Destination Selection 0 strap.
NOTE: If option 00 LPC is selected, BIOS may still be
placed on LPC; however, all platforms with the PCH
require SPI flash connected directly to the PCH SPI
bus with a valid descriptor to boot.
NOTE: Booting to PCI is intended for debut/testing only.
Boot BIOS Destination Select to LPC/PCI by
functional strap or using Boot BIOS Destination Bit
will not affect SPI accesses initiated by Intel
®
Management Engine or Integrated GbE LAN.
This Signal has a weak internal pull-up.
Note that the internal pull-up is disabled after PCIRST# de-
asserts.
This field determines the destination of accesses to the
BIOS memory range. Also, controllable using Boot BIOS
Destination bit (Chipset Config Registers:Offset 3410h:bit
10). This strap is used in conjunction with Boot BIOS
Destination Selection 1 strap.
GNT[0]#
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bit[0]
BBS[0]
Rising edge of
PWROK
NOTE: If option 00 LPC is selected, BIOS may still be
placed on LPC; however, all platforms with the PCH
require SPI flash connected directly to the PCH's SPI
bus with a valid descriptor to boot.
NOTE: Booting to PCI is intended for debut/testing only.
Boot BIOS Destination Select to LPC/PCI by
functional strap or using Boot BIOS Destination Bit
will not affect SPI accesses initiated by Management
Engine or Integrated GbE LAN.
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Table 2-28. Functional Strap Definitions (Sheet 3 of 4)
SignalUsage
GNT2#/
GPIO53
ESI Strap
(Server Only)
NV_ALEReserved
Flash Descriptor
HDA_DOCK_E
N#/GPIO[33]
Security
Override/ ME
Debug Mode
SPI_MOSIReserved
NV_CLE
DMI Termination
Voltage
HDA_SDOReserved
GPIO8Reserved
GPIO27Reserved
On-Die PLL
HDA_SYNC
Voltage
Regulator
Voltage Select
When
Sampled
Rising edge of
PWROK
Rising edge of
PWROK
Rising edge of
PWROK
Rising edge of
MEPWROK
Rising edge
of PWROK
Rising edge of
RSMRST#
Rising edge of
RSMRST#
Rising edge of
RSMRST#
Rising edge of
RSMRST# pin
Comment
This Signal has a weak internal pull-up.
Note that the internal pull-up is disabled after PCIRST# de-
asserts.
Tying this strap low configures DMI for ESI compatible
operation.
NOTE: ESI compatible mode is for server platforms only.
This signal should not be pulled low for desktop and
mobile.
This signal has a weak internal pull down.
NOTE: This signal should not be pulled high
Signal has a weak internal pull-up.
If strap is sampled high, the security measures defined in
the Flash Descriptor will be in effect (default).
If sampled low, the Flash Descriptor Security will be
overridden.
This strap should only be asserted low using external pull
down in manufacturing/debug environments ONLY.
NOTE: Asserting the GPIO33 low on the rising edge of
PWROK will also halt Intel
after chipset bringup and disable runtime Intel
®
Management Engine
®
Management Engine features. This is a debug mode
and must not be asserted after manufacturing/
debug.
This signal has a weak internal pull-down resistor. This
signal must be sampled low.
This signal has a weak internal pull-down.
This signal has a weak internal pull down.
NOTE: This signal should not be pulled high
This signal has a weak internal pull up. Note that the weak
internal pull-up is disabled after RSMRST# de-asserts.
NOTE: This signal should not be pulled low
This signal has a weak internal pull-up. note that the weak
internal pull-up is disabled after RSMRST# de-asserts.
NOTE: This signal should not be pulled low and can be left
as a No Connect.
This signal has a weak internal pull down.
On-Die PLL VR is supplied by 1.8 V when sampled low.
NOTE: This signal should not be pulled high.
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Table 2-28. Functional Strap Definitions (Sheet 4 of 4)
Signal Description
SignalUsage
GPIO15Reserved
L_DDC_DATALVDS
SDVO_CTRLDATADigital Display
Port (Port B)
DDPC_CTRLDATADigital Display
Port (Port C)
DDPD_CTRLDATADigital Display
Port (Port D)
When
Sampled
Rising edge of
RSMRST# pin
Rising Edge of
PWROK
Rising Edge of
PWROK
Rising Edge of
PWROK
Rising Edge of
PWROK
Comment
Low = Intel
®
Management Engine Crypto Transport Layer
Security (TLS) cipher suite with no confidentiality
®
High = Intel
Management Engine Crypto TLS cipher suite
with confidentiality
This signal has a weak internal pull down.
NOTE: A strong pull up may be needed for GPIO
functionality
NOTE: This signa l i s r equired to be pulled up to enable TLS.
If this signal is pulled down or left floating Intel®
RPAT and Intel® AMT with TLS will not be
functional.
This signal has a weak internal pull-down.
Note that the weak internal pull-down is disabled after
PLTRST# de-asserts.
LVDS is enabled when sampled high. When sampled low
LVDS is Disabled.
This signal has a weak internal pull-down.
Note that the weak internal pull-down is disabled after
PLTRST# de-asserts.
Port B is enabled when sampled high. When sampled low
Port B is Disabled.
This signal has a weak internal pull-down.
Note that the weak internal pull-down is disabled after
PLTRST# de-asserts.
Port C is enabled when sampled high. When sampled low
Port C is Disabled.
This signal has a weak internal pull-down.
Note that the weak internal pull-down is disabled after
PLTRST# de-asserts.
Port D is enabled when sampled high. When sampled low
Port D is Disabled.
NOTE: See Section 3.1 for full details on pull-up/pull-down resistors.
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32.768 KHz
Xtal
10MΩ
VCCRTC
RTCX2
RTCX1
Vbatt
1uF
1 K Ω
3.3V Sus
C1C2
R1
RTCRST#
1.0 uF
20 KΩ
0.1uF
SRTCRST#
20 KΩ
1.0 uF
Schottky Diodes
Signal Description
2.28.2External RTC Circuitry
The PCH implements an internal oscillator circuit that is sensitive to step voltage
changes in VccRTC. Figure 2-2 shows an example schematic recommended to ensure
correct operation of the PCH RTC.
Figure 2-2. Example External RTC Circuit
Notes:
1.The exact capacitor values for C1 and C2 must be based on the crystal maker recommendations.
2.Vbatt is voltage provided by the battery.
3.VccRTC, RTCX1, and RTCX2 are PCH pins.
4.VccRTC powers PCH RTC well.
5.RTCX1 is the input to the internal oscillator.
6.RTCX2 is the amplified feedback for the external crystal.
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3PCH Pin States
3.1Integrated Pull-Ups and Pull-Downs
Table 3-1. Integrated Pull-Up and Pull-Down Resistors (Sheet 1 of 2)