Intel E7520 user manual Evaluation Board Features, Included Hardware, Software Key Features

Dual-Core Intel Xeon processor LV / E7520 Chipset / 6300ESB ICH

2.2Evaluation Board Features

The evaluation board features are summarized below:

•CPU

—Two Dual-Core Intel Xeon processors LV capable of 667 MHz Front Side Bus

—On-board processor voltage regulators compatible with EmVRM11 Design Guide

•Intel® E7520 MCH and Intel® 6300ESB ICH

—Supports three PCI Express x8 slots

—Four DDR2–400 DIMMs on two channels (8 slots total)

•System I/O

—From 6300ESB

1PCI 2.2 32/33 Slot

2PCI-X 66 MHz slots

1IDE connector

2Serial ATA connectors

2Serial ports

4USB 2.0 ports

—Super I/O via LPC bus from the 6300ESB

1Floppy port

1Parallel port

1Serial port

1PS/2 port

•ITP-XDP debug port

•Port 80 7-segment LEDs

•Board Form Factor - 13.3” x 14” for benchtop use

2.3Included Hardware

The following hardware is included in the Development Kit:

•Two Dual-Core Intel Xeon processors LV capable of 667 MHz Front Side Bus

•Two CPU heatsinks (pre-installed)

•One ATX Power Supply

•Pre-installed jumpers

•Two 512 Mbytes DDR2-400 DIMMs

•Unformatted SATA Hard Drive

•SATA cable

•Intel Network Interface Card

•Standoffs for board

•FWH mounted and flashed with the BIOS

2.4Software Key Features

The software in the Development Kit was chosen to facilitate development of real-time applications based on the components used in the evaluation board. The software tools included are described in this section.

Dual-Core Intel® Xeon® processor LV with Intel® E7520 Chipset and Intel® 6300ESB ICH
User’s Manual	April 2007
12	Order Number: 311274-009