Intel S3420GP User Manual download pdf (Page 42)

Functional Architecture IntelP®P Server Board S3420GP TPS

Onboard Video

Enabled

Disabled

Onboard video controller.

Warning: System video is completely disabled if

this option is disabled and an add-in video

adapter is not installed.

Dual Monitor Video

Disabled

an add-in video adapter are enabled for system

Enabled If enabled, both the onboard video controller and

video. The onboard video controller becomes

the primary video device.

3.8 ller (NIC)

The 3420GPLX and S3420GPLC support two network interfaces, One is

provided from the onboard Intel

82574L GbE PCI Express network controller; the other is the

onb r

etwork controller.

The t

rts one network interface, which is provided from

the b

network controller.

at offer

Y) port.

ngle-port implementation in a

relatively small area so it can be used for server and client configurations as a LAN on

• NC-SI or SMBus connection to a Manageability Controller (MC)

that BSDL testing is NOT supported)

operation at 1000/100/10 Mb/s data rates. The PHY circuitry provides a standard IEEE 802.3

pplications (802.3, 802.3u,

he PCIe

(main) interface is used for all link speeds when the system is in an active state (S0) while the

SMBus is used only when the system is in a low power state (Sx). In SMBus mode, the link

speed is reduced to 10 Mb/s. The PCIe interface incorporates two aspects: a PCIe SerDes

3.8 efinition

Network Interface Contro

Intel Server Board S

oa d Intel

82578 Gigabit N

In el

Server Board S3420GPV only suppo

on oard Intel

82574L GbE PCI Express*

3.8.1 GigE Controller 82574L

The 82574 family (82574L and 82574IT) are single, compact, low-power components th

a fully-integrated Gigabit Ethernet Media Access Control (MAC) and Physical Layer (PH

The 82574 uses the PCI Express* architecture and provides a si

Motherboard (LOM) design.

External interfaces provided on the 82574:

• PCIe Rev. 2.0 (2.5 GHz) x1

• MDI (Copper) standard IEEE 802.3 Ethernet interface for 1000BASE-T, 100BASET

and 10BASE-T applications (802.3, 802.3u, and 8 2.3ab)

• EEE 1149.1 JTAG (note

3.8.2 GigE PHY 82578DM

The 82578 is a single port Gigabit Ethernet Physical Layer Transceiver (PHY). It connects to the

Media Access Controller (MAC) through a dedicated interconnect. The 82578DM supports

Ethernet interface for 1000BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, and 10BASE-T a

and 802.3ab).

The 82578 operates with the Platform Controller Hub (PCH) chipset that incorporates the MAC

The 82578 interfaces with its MAC through two interfaces: PCIe-based and SMBus. T

(electrically) and a custom logic protocol.

.3 MAC Address D

Each Intel Server Board S3420GPLX has the following four MAC addresses assigned to it at

the Intel factory:

 NIC 1 MAC address

Revision 1.0

Intel order number E65697-003

1 2 ... 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 ... 135 136

Comments to this Manuals

No comments

Intel S3420GP User Manual Page 42

Comments to this Manuals

Related products and manuals for Server/workstation motherboards Intel S3420GP