Technical Reference

2.12 Thermal Considerations

CAUTION

An ambient temperature that exceeds the board’s maximum operating temperature by 5 oC to 10 oC could cause components to exceed their maximum case temperature and malfunction. For information about the maximum operating temperature, see the environmental specifications in Section 2.14.

Figure 10 shows the localized high-temperature zones.

A BC D E

OM08931

ACreative ES1373D

BIntel 82801AA ICH

CIntel 82810E DC-133 GMCH

DProcessor

EProcessor voltage regulator area

Figure 10. High Temperature Zones

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