Design Guide Introduction; Audience; Related Documents - Intel Pentium III Design Manual

Design Guide Introduction

This design guide documents Intel's design recommendations for dual-processor systems based on the
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Intel Pentium III Processor with 512KB L2 Cache and the Intel
068xh) with AGTL signalling capability for use with the ServerWorks* HE-SL chipset. In addition to
providing motherboard design recommendations such as layout and routing guidelines, this document
will also address possible system design issues such as processor power delivery, layout considerations
for mechanical pieces, EMI design impacts and system bus decoupling.
Please note that this document describes the design recommendations that are driven by the Intel
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Pentium III Processor with 512KB L2 Cache's specifications. Because of this, the recommendations
explicity mentioned the Intel
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Pentium III Processor (CPUID 068xh) with AGTL signalling capability is compatible with systems
designed to the recommendations in this document and will operate in its AGTL compatible mode when
placed in the system.
Carefully follow the design information, board schematics, debug recommendations and system
checklist presented in this document. These design guidelines have been developed to ensure maximum
flexibility for board designers while reducing the risk of board related issues. The design information
provided in this document falls into one of the two categories below.
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Design Recommendations are items based on Intel's simulations and lab experience to date and
are strongly recommended, if not necessary, to meet the timing and signal quality specifications.
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Design Considerations are suggestions for platform design that provide one way to meet the
design recommendations. They are based on the reference platforms designed by Intel. They should
be used as an example, but may not be applicable to your particular design.
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Audience

This document is targeted at the following audience:
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Intel Pentium III Processor with 512KB L2 Cache system developers;
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System developers modifying an existing PGA370 socket dual-processing platform to be Intel
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Pentium III Processor with 512KB L2 Cache ready.
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Related Documents

The reader of this specification should also be familiar with the material and concepts presented in the
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following documents
P6 Family of Processors Hardware Developer's Manual
IA-32 Processors and Related Products 1999 Databook
370-Pin Socket (PGA370) Design Guidelines
Intel® Pentium® III Processor with 512KB L2 Cache Datasheet
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Intel Pentium III Processor with 512KB L2 Cache Dual Processor Platform Design Guide
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Pentium III Processor with 512KB L2 Cache in most places. The Intel
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Pentium III Processor (CPUID
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