Mainboard Features - Supermicro SUPERSERVER 6021F User Manual

S S 6021F
UPER ERVER
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Mainboard Features

At the heart of the SuperServer 6021F lies the P3TDE6, a dual processor
motherboard designed to provide maximum performance.
main features of the P3TDE6.
Chipset
The P3TDE6 is based on the ServerWorks ServerSet
which is a high-performance core logic chipset that consists of a North
Bridge and a South Bridge.
The North Bridge includes an integrated main memory subsystem and a dual
channel PCI bus that bridges the processor bus to a 64-bit PCI bus and a
32-bit PCI bus.
accesses, which reserves more processor bandwidth for multiprocessor
motherboards.
The South Bridge provides various integrated functions, including the PCI to
ISA bridge and support for UDMA33, security (passwords and system pro-
tection), Plug & Play, USBs, power management, interrupt controllers and
the SMBus.
Processors
The P3TDE6 supports single or dual Pentium III Tualatin 500 MHz-1.26+ GHz
processors with a 100 or 133 MHz FSB. Please refer to the support section
of our web site for a complete listing of supported processors (http://
www.supermicro.com/TechSupport.htm).
Memory
The P3TDE6 has 4 DIMM slots that can support up to 4 GB of ECC registered
PC133 and PC100 SDRAM. Module sizes of 128MB, 256MB, 512MB and 1
GB may be used to populate the DIMM slots.
Onboard SCSI
Onboard SCSI is provided with an Adaptec AIC-7899W SCSI controller chip,
which supports dual channel, Ultra160 (320 optional) SCSI at a burst
throughput rate of 160 MB/sec. The P3TDE6 provides two SCSI ports.
Manual
The North Bridge also packs and unpacks data for PCI
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Below are the
TM III HE-SL chipset,