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intel ? E7500 chipset memory controller hub (mch) specification update december 2002 notice: the intel ? E7500 mch may contain design defects or errors known as errata, which may cause the product to deviate from published specifications. current characterized errata are documented in this specification update. r document number: 290731-002
intel ? E7500 memory controller hub (mch) r 2 specification update information in this document is provided in connection with intel? products. no license, express or implied, by estoppel or ot herwise, to any intellectual property rights is granted by this document. except as provided in intel?s terms and conditions of sale for such products, inte l assumes no liability whatsoever, and intel disclaims any express or implied warranty, relating to sale and/or use of intel products including liabil ity or warranties relating to fitness for a particular purpose, merchantability, or infringement of any patent, copyright or other intellectual property righ t. intel products are not intended for use in medical, life saving, or life sustaining applications. intel may make changes to specifications and product descriptions at any time, without notice. designers must not rely on the absence or characteristics of any features or instructions marked "reserved" or "undefined." int el reserves these for future definition and shall have no responsibility whatsoever for conflicts or incompatibilities arising from future changes to them. the intel ? E7500 chipset mch may contain design defects or errors known as errata which may cause the product to deviate from published s pecifications. current characterized errata are available on request. contact your local intel sales office or your distributor to obtain the latest specifications and before placing your product o rder. copies of documents which have an ordering number and are referenced in this document, or other intel literature, may be obtain ed by calling 1-800-548-4725 or by visiting intel?s website at http:// www.intel.com. intel and the intel logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of intel corporation or its subsidiaries in the united states and other countries. *other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others. copyright ? 2002, intel corporation
r intel ? E7500 memory controller hub (mch) specification update 3 contents revision history ............................................................................................................... ............ 4 preface........................................................................................................................ ................. 5 specification changes .......................................................................................................... ....... 9 errata ......................................................................................................................... ................ 11 specification clarifications ................................................................................................... ...... 13 documentation changes .......................................................................................................... .15
intel ? E7500 memory controller hub (mch) r 4 specification update revision history rev. draft/changes date -001 initial release february 2002 -002 added a3 spec number december 2002
r intel ? E7500 memory controller hub (mch) specification update 5 preface this document is an update to the specifications contained in the intel ? E7500 chipset datasheet: E7500 memory controller hub (mch) (document number 290730) it is a compilation of device/document errata and specification clarifications/changes, and is intended for hardware system manufacturers and software developers of applications, operating system, and tools. it contains specification changes, errata, specification clarifications, and documentation changes. nomenclature specification changes are modifications to the current published specifications. these changes will be incorporated in the next release of the specifications. errata are design defects or errors. errata may cause the intel ? E7500 mch behavior to deviate from published specifications. hardware and software designed to be used with any given stepping must assume that all errata documented for that stepping are present on all devices. specification clarifications describe a specification in greater detail or further highlight a specification?s impact to a complex design situation. these clarifications will be incorporated in the next release of the specifications. documentation changes include typos, errors, or omissions from the current published specifications. these changes will be incorporated in the next release of the specifications. component identification via programming interface the intel ? E7500 mch may be identified by the following register contents: stepping vendor id 1 device id 2 revision number 3 a2 8086h 2540h 02h a3 8086h 2540h 03h notes: 1. the vendor id corresponds to bits 15-0 of the vendor id register located at offset 00h in the pci function 0 configuration space. 2. the device id corresponds to bits 15-0 of the device id register located at offset 02h in the pci function 0 configuration space. 3. the revision number corresponds to bits 7-0 of the revision id register located at offset 08h in the pci function 0 configuration space.
intel ? E7500 memory controller hub (mch) r 6 specification update component marking information the intel ? E7500 mch may be identified by the following component markings: stepping s-spec top marking notes a2 sl64h rgE7500pl production a3 sl69u rgE7500pl production
r intel ? E7500 memory controller hub (mch) specification update 7 summary table of changes the following table indicates the specification changes, errata, specification clarifications or documentation changes which apply to the listed intel ? E7500 mch steppings. intel intends to fix some of the errata in a future stepping of the component and to account for the other outstanding issues through documentation or specification changes as noted. this table uses the following notations: codes used in summary table stepping x: erratum, specification change or clarification that applies to this stepping. (no mark) or (blank box): this erratum is fixed in listed stepping or specification change does not apply to listed stepping. status doc: document change or update that will be implemented. fix: this erratum is intended to be fixed in a future stepping of the component. fixed: this erratum has been previously fixed. no fix there are no plans to fix this erratum. eval plans to fix this erratum are under evaluation. other shaded: this item is either new or modified from the previous version of the document. no. specification changes 1 there are no specification changes in this specicification update revision no. a2 a3 plans errata 1 x fixed system bus strobe glitch falsely reported (partial fix) 2 x fixed data corruption in mixed x4 / x8 dimm configurations no. specification clarifications 1 section 3.6.16 dram row boundary register 2 section 4.1 system memory spaces
intel ? E7500 memory controller hub (mch) r 8 specification update no. documentation changes there are no documentation changes in this specification update revision
r intel ? E7500 memory controller hub (mch) specification update 9 specification changes there are no documentation changes in this specification update revision.
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r intel ? E7500 memory controller hub (mch) specification update 11 errata 1. system bus strobe glitch falsely reported problem: the intel ? E7500 chipset mch logic that monitors the system bus for data strobe glitches incorrectly detects a glitch even though no glitch has occurred. implication: sysbus_ferr bit [1], sysbus_nerr bit [1], and ferr_global bit [16] will falsely report that a system bus error has been detected. clearing these bits is not possible, as they are incorrectly set on every system bus transaction. workaround: monitor sysbus_nerr for system bus errors, ignoring bit [1]. status: fixed in the mch a3 stepping. 2. data corruption in mixed x4 / x8 dimm configurations problem: read data on the ddr memory interface is latched into an input fifo using either all of the dqs signals (when reading from a dimm with x4 devices) or only the lower half of the dqs signals (when reading from a dimm with x8 devices). when a system is populated with both x4 and x8 dimms, an internal mux is used to switch between using all or half of the dqs signals to latch the fifo (depending on which dimm is being accessed). when the internal mux select signal switches, the mux outputs may incorrectly signal the fifo to latch data. implication: data corruption has been observed on the ddr memory interface when system configurations include mixing of x4 and x8 dimm types. workaround: populate homogenous dimm configurations only (all x4 dimms or all x8 dimms) status: fixed in the mch a3 stepping.
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r intel ? E7500 memory controller hub (mch) specification update 13 specification clarifications 1. section 3.6.16 dram row boundary register locked cycles to out of bounds memory locations (i.e. ? locations above the top of total memory) are not supported. typically both locked and unlocked cycles to out fo bounds memory locations will result in all 1s being returned on the system bus. infrequently, however, locked cycles to these regions can result in unpredicable intel? E7500 chipset mch behavior. 2. secion 4.1 system memory spaces locked cycles to out of bounds memory locations (i.e. ? locations above the top of total memory) are not supported. typically both locked and unlocked cycles to out fo bounds memory locations will result in all 1s being returned on the system bus. infrequently, however, locked cycles to these regions can result in unpredicable intel? E7500 chipset mch behavior.
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r intel ? E7500 memory controller hub (mch) specification update 15 documentation changes there are no documentation changes in this specification update revision.

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