Trenton JXT6966 Use and care manual

JXT6966 / JXTS6966
6966-xxx
No. 87-006969-000 Revision A
HARDWARE
TECHNICAL REFERENCE
Intel® Xeon® C5500-series
Quad Core
PROCESSOR-BASED
SHB

WARRANTY
The following is an abbreviated version of Trenton Technology’s warranty policy for PICMG®1.3
products. For a complete warranty statement, contact Trenton or visit our website at
www.TrentonTechnology.com.
Trenton PICMG®1.3 products are warranted against material and manufacturing defects for five years from
date of delivery to the original purchaser. Buyer agrees that if this product proves defective Trenton
Technology Inc. is only obligated to repair, replace or refund the purchase price of this product at Trenton
Technology’s discretion. The warranty is void if the product has been subjected to alteration, neglect,
misuse or abuse; if any repairs have been attempted by anyone other than Trenton Technology Inc.; or if
failure is caused by accident, acts of God, or other causes beyond the control of Trenton Technology Inc.
Trenton Technology Inc. reserves the right to make changes or improvements in any product without
incurring any obligation to similarly alter products previously purchased.
In no event shall Trenton Technology Inc. be liable for any defect in hardware or software or loss or
inadequacy of data of any kind, or for any direct, indirect, incidental or consequential damages arising out
of or in connection with the performance or use of the product or information provided. Trenton
Technology Inc.’s liability shall in no event exceed the purchase price of the product purchased hereunder.
The foregoing limitation of liability shall be equally applicable to any service provided by Trenton
Technology Inc.
RETURN POLICY
Products returned for repair must be accompanied by a Return Material Authorization (RMA) number,
obtained from Trenton Technology prior to return. Freight on all returned items must be prepaid by the
customer, and the customer is responsible for any loss or damage caused by common carrier in transit.
Items will be returned from Trenton Technology via Ground, unless prior arrangements are made by the
customer for an alternative shipping method
To obtain an RMA number, call us at [phone] or [phone]. We will need the following
information:
Return company address and contact
Model name and model # from the label on the back of the product
Serial number from the label on the back of the product
Description of the failure
An RMA number will be issued. Mark the RMA number clearly on the outside of each box, include a
failure report for each board and return the product(s) to our Utica, NY facility:
TRENTON Technology Inc.
1001 Broad Street
Utica, NY 13501
Attn: Repair Department
Contact Trenton for our complete service and repair policy.

TRADEMARKS
IBM, PC/AT, VGA, EGA, OS/2 and PS/2 are trademarks or registered trademarks
of International Business Machines Corp.
AMI and AMIBIOS are trademarks of American Megatrends Inc.
Intel, Xeon, Intel Quick Path Interconnect, Intel Hyper-Threading Technology and Intel Virtualization
Technology are trademarks or registered trademarks of Intel Corporation.
MS-DOS and Microsoft are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corp.
PICMG, SHB Express and the PICMG logo are trademarks or registered trademarks
of the PCI Industrial Computer Manufacturers Group.
PCI Express is a trademark of the PCI-SIG
All other brand and product names may be trademarks or registered trademarks
of their respective companies.
LIABILITY DISCLAIMER
This manual is as complete and factual as possible at the time of printing; however, the information in this
manual may have been updated since that time. Trenton Technology Inc. reserves the right to change the
functions, features or specifications of their products at any time, without notice.
Copyright ©2010 by Trenton Technology Inc. All rights reserved.
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Table of Contents
CHAPTER 1 SPECIFICATIONS........................................................................................................... 1-1
Introduction....................................................................................................................................................... 1-1
Dual-Processor Models.................................................................................................................................... 1-1
Single-Processor Models................................................................................................................................. 1-2
Features............................................................................................................................................................. 1-2
JXT6966 (6966-xxx) – Dual-Processor SHB Block Diagram......................................................................... 1-3
JXT6966 (6966-xxx) – Dual-Processor SHB Layout Diagram....................................................................... 1-4
JXTS6966 (6966-xxx) – Single-Processor SHB Block Diagram.................................................................... 1-5
JXTS6966 (6966-xxx) – Single-Processor SHB Layout Diagram.................................................................. 1-6
Processor.......................................................................................................................................................... 1-7
Serial Interconnect Interface........................................................................................................................... 1-7
Data Path........................................................................................................................................................... 1-7
Serial Interconnect Speeds ............................................................................................................................. 1-7
Intel® Quick Path Iinterconnect Supported Speeds Between CPUs........................................................... 1-7
Intel® Direct Media Iinterface (DMI)Speed Between Processor and Intel® 3420 PCH............................... 1-7
Memory Interface.............................................................................................................................................. 1-7
DMA Channels .................................................................................................................................................. 1-7
Interrupts........................................................................................................................................................... 1-7
Bios (Flash)....................................................................................................................................................... 1-7
Cache Memory.................................................................................................................................................. 1-7
DDR3-1333 Memory.......................................................................................................................................... 1-8
Universal Serial Bus (USB)..............................................................................................................................1-8
Video Interface.................................................................................................................................................. 1-8
PCI Express Interfaces..................................................................................................................................... 1-9
Ethernet Interfaces........................................................................................................................................... 1-9
Serial ATA/300 Ports ........................................................................................................................................ 1-9
Power Fail Detection ...................................................................................................................................... 1-10
Battery ............................................................................................................................................................. 1-10
Power Requirements...................................................................................................................................... 1-10
Temperature/Environment............................................................................................................................. 1-11
Mechanical ...................................................................................................................................................... 1-11
Board Stiffener Bars....................................................................................................................................... 1-11
UL Recognition............................................................................................................................................... 1-11
Configuration Jumpers.................................................................................................................................. 1-12
P4A/P4B Ethernet LEDs and Connectors .................................................................................................... 1-13
Status LEDs..................................................................................................................................................... 1-13
System BIOS Setup Utility............................................................................................................................. 1-14
Connectors...................................................................................................................................................... 1-15
CHAPTER 2 PCI EXPRESS® REFERENCE........................................................................................ 2-1
Introduction....................................................................................................................................................... 2-1
PCI Express Links ............................................................................................................................................ 2-1
SHB Configurations.......................................................................................................................................... 2-2
PCI Express Edge Connector Pin Assignments............................................................................................ 2-3
PCI Express Signals Overview........................................................................................................................ 2-5
Optional PCI Express Link Expansion ........................................................................................................... 2-5
CHAPTER 3 JXT6966 / JXTS6966 SYSTEM POWER CONNECTIONS............................................. 3-1
Introduction....................................................................................................................................................... 3-1
Power Supply and SHB Interaction ................................................................................................................ 3-1
Electrical Connection Configurations ............................................................................................................ 3-2
CHAPTER 4 PCI EXPRESS BACKPLANE USAGE............................................................................ 4-1
Introduction....................................................................................................................................................... 4-1
SHB Edge Connectors ..................................................................................................................................... 4-1
Off-Board Video Card Usage........................................................................................................................... 4-3
JXT6966 & JXTS6966 and Compatible Trenton Backplanes........................................................................ 4-3
2U Butterfly Backplanes .................................................................................................................................. 4-3
Multi-Segment Backplanes.............................................................................................................................. 4-3
Combo Backplanes .......................................................................................................................................... 4-3
Server-Class Backplanes................................................................................................................................. 4-3
Graphics-Class Backplanes ............................................................................................................................ 4-3
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