IntelP®P Server Board S3420GP TPS Overview
2. Overview

The Intel® Server Board S3420GP is a monolithic printed circuit board (PCB) with features

designed to support entry-level severs. It has three board SKUs: S3420GPLX, S3420GPLC,

and S3420GPV.

2.1 Intel® Server Board S3420GP Feature Set

Table 1. Intel® Server Board S3420GP Feature Set
Feature Description
Processor Support for one Xeon® 3400 Series Processor in FC-LGA 1156 socket package.
2.5 GT/s point-to-point DMI interface to PCH
LGA 1156 pin socket
Memory Two memory channels with support for 1066/1333 MHz ECC Unbuffered (UDIMM) or
ECC Registered (RDIMM) (Intel® Xeon® 3400 Series only) DDR3.
• Intel® Server Board S3420GPLX and S3420GPLC
Up to 2 UDIMMs or 3 RDIMM (Intel® Xeon® 3400 Series only) per channel
32 GB max with x8 ECC RDIMM (2 Gb DRAM) and 16 GB max with x8
ECC UDIMM (2 Gb DRAM)
• Intel® Server Board S3420GPV
Up to 2 UDIMMs per channel
16 GB max with x8 ECC UDIMM (2 Gb DRAM)
Chipset • Intel® Server board S3420GPLX
Support for Intel® 3420 Chipset Plaftorm Controller Hub (PCH)
ServerEngines* LLC Pilot II BMC controller (Integrated BMC)
PCI Express* switch
• Intel® Server board S3420GPLC
Support for Intel® 3420 Chipset Platform Controller Hub (PCH)
ServerEngines* LLC Pilot II BMC controller (Integrated BMC)
I/O External connections:
DB-15 video connectors
DB-9 serial Port A connector
Four ports on two USB/LAN combo connectors at rear of board.
Internal connections:
Two USB 2x5 pin headers, each supporting two USB 2.0 ports
One 2x5 Serial Port B header
Six SATA II connectors
One Intel® SAS Entry RAID Module AXX4SASMOD connector
One SAS mezzanine slot supports for optional Intel® Remote Management
Module 3
Revision 1.0
Intel order number E65697-003
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