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AMD Athlon™ XP Processor Model 8 Data Sheet

clock must be valid at this time. The system clocks are designed to be running after 3.3 V has been within specification for three milliseconds.

4. PWROK assertion to deassertion of RESET#

The duration of RESET# assertion during cold boots is intended to satisfy the time it takes for the PLL to lock with a less than 1 ns phase error. The processor PLL begins to run after PWROK is asserted and the internal clock grid is switched from the ring oscillator to the PLL. The PLL lock time may take from hundreds of nanoseconds to tens of microseconds. It is recommended that the minimum time between PWROK assertion to the deassertion of RESET# be at least 1.0 milliseconds. Southbridges enforce a delay of

1.5 to 2.0 milliseconds between PWRGD (Southbridge version of PWROK) assertion and NB_RESET# deassertion.

5.PWROK must be monotonic and meet the timing requirements as defined in Table 16, “General AC and DC Characteristics,” on page 39. The processor should not switch between the ring oscillator and the PLL after the initial assertion of PWROK.

6.NB_RESET# must be asserted (causing CONNECT to also assert) before RESET# is deasserted. In practice all Southbridges enforce this requirement.

If NB_RESET# does not assert until after RESET# has deasserted, the processor misinterprets the CONNECT assertion (due to NB_RESET# being asserted) as the beginning of the SIP transfer. There must be sufficient overlap in the resets to ensure that CONNECT is sampled asserted by the processor before RESET# is deasserted.

7.The FID[3:0] signals are valid within 100 ns after PWROK is asserted. The chipset must not sample the FID[3:0] signals until they become valid. Refer to the AMD Athlon™ Processor-Based Motherboard Design Guide, order# 24363, for the specific implementation and additional circuitry required.

8.The FID[3:0] signals become valid within 100 ns after RESET# is asserted. Refer to the AMD Athlon™ Processor- Based Motherboard Design Guide, order# 24363, for the specific implementation and additional circuitry required.

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Signal and Power-Up Requirements

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8 specifications

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