Chapter 1: Overview
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PCIE Card Block Diagram
1-2 Processor and Chipset Overview
Built upon the functionality and the capability of Intel
®
E5-2600 Series Proces-
sors (Socket R) and the C602 chipset, the X9DRG-O(T)F-CPU/X9DRG-O-PCIE
Platform provides the performance and feature sets required for dual_processor-
based 4U GPU server platforms.
With support of Intel QuickPath interconnect (QPI) Technology, the X9DRG-O(T)
F-CPU/X9DRG-O-PCIE Platform offers point-to-point serial interconnect interface
with a transfer speed of up to 8.0 GT/s, providing superb system performance.
The PCH chipset provides extensive IO support, including the following functions
and capabilities:
•PCI-Express Rev. 2.0 support
•ACPI Power Management Logic Support Rev. 3.0b or Rev. 4.0
•USB host interface backplane and front access support
•Intel Rapid Storage Technology supported
•Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (Intel VT-d) supported
•Intel Trusted Execution Technology supported
•Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI) Supported
•Digital Media Interface (DMI) supported
•Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) supported
Note: For Intel E5-2600(v2) processor support, BIOS version 3.0 or
above is required.