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5.Pin Descriptions of Major Components

5.1AMD Mobile Athlon 64(ClawHammer) Processor(1)

DDR SDRAM Memory Interface Pins

DDR SDRAM Memory Interface Pins (Continued)

Signal Name

Type Description

Signal Name

Type Description

MEMCLK_H/L[7] MEMCLK_H/L[6] MEMCLK_H/L[5] MEMCLK_H/L[4] MEMCLK_H/L[3] MEMCLK_H/L[2] MEMCLK_H/L[1] MEMCLK_H/L[0]

MEMCKEA

MEMCKEB MEMDQS[17:0]

MEMDATA[63:0]

MEMCHECK[7:0] MEMCS_L[7:0]

MEMRASA_L MEMRASB_L

MEMCASA_L MEMCASB_L

MEMWEA_L

MEMWEB_L

MEMADDA[13:0]

MEMADDB[13:0]

O-IOD

Differential DDR SDRAM clock to the top of DIMM 0 for

 

 

MEMBANKA[1:0]

O-IOS

DRAM Bank Address. Two copies are provided to

 

unbuffered DIMMs.1

 

 

 

MEMBANKB[1:0]

 

accommodate the loading of unbuffered DIMMs. During

O-IOD

Differential DDR SDRAM clock to the top of DIMM 1 for

 

 

 

 

precharges, activates, reads, and writes the two copies are

 

unbuffered DIMMs.1

 

 

 

 

 

inverted from each other to minimize switching noise. The

O-IOD

Differential DDR SDRAM clock to the bottom of DIMM 0 for

 

 

 

 

signals are inverted only when the bus is used to carry address

 

unbuffered DIMMs.1

 

 

 

 

 

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O-IOD

Differential DDR SDRAM clock to the bottom of DIMM 1 for

 

 

MEMRESET L

O-IOS

DRAM Reset pin for Suspend-to-RAM power management

 

unbuffered DIMMs.1

 

 

 

 

 

mode. This pin is required for registered DIMMs only.

O-IOD

Differential DDR SDRAM clock to DIMM 3 for registered

 

 

MEMVREF

VREF

DRAM Interface Voltage Reference 1

O-IOD

DIMMs.1

 

 

 

MEMZP

A

Compensation Resistor tied to VSS 1

Differential DDRS DRAM clock to DIMM 2 for registered

 

 

MEMZN

A

Compensation Resistor tied to 2.5 V 1

 

DIMMs.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Note: For connection details and proper resistor values, see the AMD Athlon™ 64 Processor

O-IOD

Differential DDR SDRAM clock to the middle of DIMM 1 for

 

 

 

unbuffered DIMMs, or DIMM 1 for registered DIMMs.1

 

 

Motherboard Design Guide, order# 24665.

O-IOD

Differential DDR SDRAM clock to the middle of DIMM 0 for

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unbuffered DIMMs, or DIMM 0 for registered DIMMs.1

 

O-IOS

Clock Enables to DIMMs. Used to gate clocks for power

 

 

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B-IOS

DRAM Data Strobes synchronous with E DATA and

 

 

HyperTransport™ Technology Pin Descriptions

 

MEMCHECK during DRAM read and writes.1

 

 

B-IOS

DRAM Interface Data Bus

MiTac

 

Signal Name

Type

Description

B-IOS

DRAM Interface ECC Check Bits

 

 

L0_CLKIN_H/L[1:0]

I-HT

Link 0 Clock Input

O-IOS

DRAM Chip Selects 1

 

 

 

L0_CTLIN_H/L[1:0]

I-HT

Link 0 Control Input 2

O-IOS

DRAM Row Address Select. MEMRASA L and

 

 

L0_CADIN_H/L[15:0]

I-HT

Link 0 Command/Address/Data Input

 

MEMRASB_L are functionally ide tical. Two copies are

 

 

L0_CLKOUT_H/L[1:0]

O-HT

Link 0 Clock Outputs

 

provided to accommodate the

adi g of unbuffered DIMMs.1

 

 

L0_CTLOUT_H/L[1:0]

O-HT

Link 0 Control Output

O-IOS

DRAM Column Address Select. MEMCASA L and

 

 

 

 

L0_CADOUT_H/L[15:0]

O-HT

Link 0 Command/Address/Data Outputs

 

MEMCASB_L are functionally identical. Two copies are

 

 

O-IOS

provided to accommodateConfidentialthe loading of unbuffered DIMMs.1

L0_REF1

A

Compensation Resistor to VLDT 1

DRAM Write Enable. MEMWEA_L and MEMWEB_L are

 

 

L0_REF0

A

Compensation Resistor to VSS 1

 

functionally identical. Two copies are provided to accommodate

 

 

 

Note: 1.These pins are used in an alternating fashion to compensate R TT by internal comparison to 3/4

 

the loading of unbuffered DIMMs.1

 

 

O-IOS

DRAM Column/Row Address. Two copies are provided to

 

 

VLDT and 1/4 VLDTand compensate R ON by comparison to each other around 1/2 VLDT.

 

accommodate the loading of unbuffered DIMMs. During

 

 

For proper resistor value, see theAMD Athlon™ 64 Processor Motherboard Design Guide, order#

 

precharges, activates, reads, and writes, the two copies are

 

 

24665.

 

 

 

inverted from each other (except A[10] which is used for

 

 

2.The unused L0_CTLIN_H/L[1] pins must be properly terminated such that the true pin is pulled

 

auto-precharge) to minimize switching noise. The signals are

 

 

High and thecomplement is pulled Low. Refer to the AMD Athlon™ 64 Processor Motherboard

 

inverted only when the bus is used to carry address

 

 

Design Guide, order# 24665, for details.

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