IEI Technology SPCIE-3600AM2, User Manual

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SPCIE-3600AM2 PICMG 1.3 CPU Card
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1.1 Overview
Figure 1-1: SPCIE-3600AM2 PICMG 1.3 CPU Card
The SPCIE-3600AM2 PICMG 1.3 form factor CPU card is an AMD Socket AM2
CPU
processor platform with an integrated NVIDIA MCP55PRO system chipset. The
SPCIE-3600AM2 is coupled with the specially designed backplanes to provide access to
up to 28 PCI Express (PCIe) lanes.
Two 2.0 GB DDR2 SDRAM DIMMs support a maximum of 4.0 GB DDR2 system memory.
Six SATA II drives with 3.0 Gbps data transmission rates one IDE interface and one
provide flexible storage options. Ten USB 2.0 interfaces and four PCI expansion lanes
(interfaced to the backplane) provide further expansion options. Dual gigabit Ethernet
(GbE) controllers facilitate external Internet connectivity. An XGI Volari™ PCI graphics
controller supports analog CRT display output and connectivity to standard CRT monitors
through an external VGA connector.
1.1.1 SPCIE-3600AM2 Expansion Options
1.1.1.1 PCI Express (PCIe) Expansion
There are 28 PCIe x1 lanes on the SPCIE-3600AM2. Of these, 20 PCIe x1 lanes are
interfaced to the IEI SPXE backplane through the PICMG 1.3 form factor edge connectors
on the bottom of the CPU card. The remaining eight PCIe x1 lanes are interfaced to the