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Platform Stack-Up and Component Placement Overview
Platform Stack-Up and Component
Placement Overview 3
3.1 Platform Component Placement
Figure 3-1 illustrates the component placement for the Intel Xeon processor with 512 KB L2
cache/Intel E7500 chipset-based customer reference board (E7500 CRB). Table 3-1 lists the
assumptions used for the component placement. Refer to www.ssiforum.org for detailed
information on the SSI (Server System Infrastructure) specification.
Table 3-1. Assumptions for System Placement Example
System
Configuration
Assumptions
Form Factor (SSI Specification) Number of PCB Layers Assembly
DP Server Midrange Electronic-Bay (13”x16”) 8 Layers Double Sided