Intel® 5000 Series Chipsets Server Board Family Datasheet Introduction
Revision 1.1
Intel order number D38960-004
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1. Introduction
This datasheet provides information about features and regulatory information that is common
to Intel
®
server boards and Intel
®
workstation boards that use the Intel
®
5000 Series Chipset.
This is a companion document to the technical product specifications that are available for
each server or workstation board that uses the Intel
®
5000 MCH. To fully understand all
features of a particular server or workstation board that uses this chipset, you need to use
both this datasheet and the technical product specification that is available for your server
board or workstation board.
The target audience for this document is anyone wishing to obtain more in depth detail of the
server board or workstation board than that which is available in the User’s Guide or the
board-specific technical product specification. This is a technical document that is meant to
assist people with understanding and learning more about the specific features of the board.
1.1 Server Product References
This document applies to both specific Intel
®
server boards and to specific Intel
®
workstation
boards. Unless otherwise noted, all references to “Intel boards” or “board” apply to both server
boards and workstation boards that use this chipset.
1.2 Chapter Outline
This document is divided into the following chapters
Chapter 1 - Introduction
Chapter 2 - Functional Architecture
Chapter 3 - System BIOS
Chapter 4 - System Management
Chapter 5 - Error Reporting and Handling