Power Management

To support the PCI Express* power-management event-signaling protocol, the 41210 supports the following messages:

PME_Turn_Off

PME_TO_ACK

PME_Turn_Off is used to turn off PME generation from all PCI Express* devices before the system power-manager disconnects the power from the PCI Express* link hierarchy. The 41210 acknowledges the reception of a PME_Turn_Off message with a PME_TO_ACK message to the north device. Refer to the PCI Express* Specification, Revision 1.0a for more details on the PME handshake mechanism.

The 41210 does not use Vaux power. As a result, the 41210 does not support PME# assertion from the D3cold state.

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