AMD Sempron™ Processor Model 10 with 256K L2 Cache Data Sheet |
Thermal Protection The following section describes parameters relating to thermal
Characterization protection. The implementation of thermal control circuitry to control processor temperature is left to the manufacturer to determine how to implement.
Thermal limits in motherboard design are necessary to protect
the processor from thermal damage. TSHUTDOWN is the temperature for thermal protection circuitry to initiate
shutdown of the processor. TSD_DELAY is the maximum time allowed from the detection of the
processor shutdown to prevent thermal damage to the processor.
Systems that do not implement thermal protection circuitry or
that do not react within the time specified by TSD_DELAY can cause thermal damage to the processor during the unlikely
events of fan failure or powering up the processor without a
Thermal protection circuitry reference designs and thermal solution guidelines are found in the following documents:
AMD Athlon™
AMD Thermal, Mechanical, and Chassis Cooling Design Guide, order# 23794
See http://www.amd.com for more information about thermal solutions.
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