Intel Quad-core Intel Xeon DP L5335 Active BX80563L5335A Data Sheet

Product codes
BX80563L5335A
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Quad-Core Intel® Xeon® Processor 5300 Series Datasheet
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Features
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Features
7.1
Power-On Configuration Options
Several configuration options can be configured by hardware. Quad-Core Intel® Xeon® 
Processor 5300 Series sample its hardware configuration at reset, on the active-to-
inactive transition of RESET#. For specifics on these options, please refer to 
The sampled information configures the processor for subsequent operation. These 
configuration options cannot be changed except by another reset. All resets reconfigure 
the processor, for reset purposes, the processor does not distinguish between a “warm” 
reset (PWRGOOD signal remains asserted) and a “power-on” reset.
Notes:
1.
Asserting this signal during RESET# will select the corresponding option.
2.
Address lands not identified in this table as configuration options should not be asserted during RESET#.
3.
Requires de-assertion of PWRGOOD.
Disabling of any of the cores within the Quad-Core Intel® Xeon® Processor 5300 
Series must be handled by configuring the EXT_CONFIG Model Specific Register (MSR). 
This MSR will allow for the disabling of a single core per die within the Quad-Core 
Intel® Xeon® Processor 5300 Series package. Additional details can be found in the 
Conroe and Woodcrest Processor Family BIOS Writer’s Guide.
7.2
Clock Control and Low Power States
Quad-Core Intel® Xeon® Processor 5300 Series support the Extended HALT state (also 
referred to as C1E) in addition to the HALT state and Stop-Grant state to reduce power 
consumption by stopping the clock to internal sections of the processor, depending on 
each particular state. See 
 for a visual representation of the processor low 
power states. The Extended HALT state is a lower power state than the HALT state or 
Stop Grant state.
The Extended HALT state must be enabled via the BIOS for the processor to 
remain within its specifications.
 Refer to the Conroe and Woodcrest Processor 
Family BIOS Writer’s Guide
. For processors that are already running at the lowest bus 
to core frequency ratio for its nominal operating point, the processor will transition to 
the HALT state instead of the Extended HALT state.
The Stop Grant state requires chipset and BIOS support on multiprocessor systems. In 
a multiprocessor system, all the STPCLK# signals are bussed together, thus all 
processors are affected in unison. When the STPCLK# signal is asserted, the processor 
enters the Stop Grant state, issuing a Stop Grant Special Bus Cycle (SBC) for each 
processor. The chipset needs to account for a variable number of processors asserting 
Table 7-1.
Power-On Configuration Option Lands
Configuration Option
Land Name
Notes
Output tri state
SMI#
1,2,3
Execute BIST (Built-In Self Test)
A3#
1,2
Disable MCERR# observation
A9#
1,2
Disable BINIT# observation
A10#
1,2
Symmetric agent arbitration ID
BR[1:0]#
1,2