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FSC Definitions Example

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Board Level PWM and Fan Speed Control Requirements R Figure 42. FSC Definitions Example Requirements Classification • Required - an essential part of the design necessary to meet specifications. Should be considered a pass or fail criterion in selection of a board. • Suggested - highly desired for consistency among designs. May be specified or expanded by the system integrator. The motherboard needs to have a fan speed control component that has the following characteristics: • PWM output programmable to 21-28 kHz (required). PWM output set to 25 kHz (Suggested) as this value is the design target for the reference and for the Boxed Pentium 4 Processor. • External/remote thermal diode measurement capability (required). • External/remote thermal diode sampling rate ≥ 4 times per second (required). • External/remote diode measurement is calibrated by the component vendor to account for the diode ideality and package series resistance as listed in the appropriate datasheet. (Suggested). Note: If the fan speed controller is not calibrated with the diode ideality and package series resistance, verify the board manufacturer has made provisions within the BIOS setup or other utility to input the corrections factors. Note: The BIOS, at a minimum, must program the settings in Table 8 or Table 9 into the fan speed controller. The values are the minimum required to establish a fan speed control algorithm consistent with this document, the reference thermal solution and Boxed Processor thermal solution. 88 Thermal/Mechanical Design Guide

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Board Level PWM and Fan Speed Control Requirements
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Thermal/Mechanical Design Guide
Figure 42. FSC Definitions Example
Requirements Classification
Required – an essential part of the design necessary to meet specifications. Should be
considered a pass or fail criterion in selection of a board.
Suggested – highly desired for consistency among designs. May be specified or expanded by
the system integrator.
The motherboard needs to have a fan speed control component that has the following
characteristics:
PWM output programmable to 21–28 kHz (required). PWM output set to 25 kHz (Suggested)
as this value is the design target for the reference and for the Boxed Pentium 4 Processor.
External/remote thermal diode measurement capability (required).
External/remote thermal diode sampling rate
4 times per second (required).
External/remote diode measurement is calibrated by the component vendor to account for the
diode ideality and package series resistance as listed in the appropriate datasheet.
(Suggested).
Note:
If the fan speed controller is not calibrated with the diode ideality and package series resistance,
verify the board manufacturer has made provisions within the BIOS setup or other utility to input
the corrections factors.
Note:
The BIOS, at a minimum, must program the settings in Table 8 or Table 9 into the fan speed
controller. The values are the minimum required to establish a fan speed control algorithm
consistent with this document, the reference thermal solution and Boxed Processor thermal
solution.