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Environmental Reliability Testing

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Balanced Technology Extended (BTX) Thermal/Mechanical Design Information 5.1.5 5.1.6 Altitude The reference TMA will be evaluated at sea level. However, many companies design products that must function reliably at high altitude, typically 1,500 m [5,000 ft] or more. Air-cooled temperature calculations and measurements at sea level must be adjusted to take into account altitude effects like variation in air density and overall heat capacity. This often leads to some degradation in thermal solution performance compared to what is obtained at sea level, with lower fan performance and higher surface temperatures. The system designer needs to account for altitude effects in the overall system thermal design to make sure that the T requirement for the processor C is met at the targeted altitude. Reference Heatsink Thermal Validation The Intel reference heatsink will be validated within the specific boundary conditions based on the methodology described Section 5.2 , and using a thermal test vehicle. Testing is done in a BTX chassis at ambient lab temperature. The test results, for a number of samples, will be reported in terms of a worst-case mean + 3σ value for thermal characterization parameter using real processors (based on the thermal test vehicle correction factors). 5.2 Environmental Reliability Testing 5.2.1 5.2.1.1 Structural Reliability Testing Structural reliability tests consist of unpackaged, system -level vibration and shock tests of a given thermal solution in the assembled state. The thermal solution should meet the specified thermal performance targets after these tests are conducted; however, the test conditions outlined here may differ from your own system requirements. Random Vibration Test Procedure Recommended performance requirement for a system: • Duration: 10 min/axis, 3 axes • Frequency Range: 5 Hz to 500 Hz 5 Hz @ .001 g2/Hz to 20 Hz @ 0.01 g2/Hz (slope up) 20 Hz to 500 Hz @ 0.01 g2/Hz (flat) • Power Spectral Density (PSD) Profile: 2.2 G RMS Thermal and Mechanical Design Guidelines 43

Section	Page
1 Introduction	9
1.1 Document Goals and Scope	9
1.1.1 Importance of Thermal Management	9
1.1.2 Document Goals	9
1.1.3 Document Scope	10
1.2 References	11
1.3 Definition of Terms	11
2 Processor Thermal/Mechanical Information	13
2.1 Mechanical Requirements	13
2.1.1 Processor Package	13
2.1.2 Heatsink Attach	15
2.1.2.1 General Guidelines	15
2.1.2.2 Heatsink Clip Load Requirement	15
2.1.2.3 Additional Guidelines	16
2.2 Thermal Requirements	16
2.2.1 Processor Case Temperature	16
2.2.2 Thermal Profile	17
2.2.3 Thermal Solution Design Requirements	17
2.2.4 TCONTROL	18
2.3 Heatsink Design Considerations	19
2.3.1 Heatsink Size	20
2.3.2 Heatsink Mass	20
2.3.3 Package IHS Flatness	21
2.3.4 Thermal Interface Material	21
2.4 System Thermal Solution Considerations	22
2.4.1 Chassis Thermal Design Capabilities	22
2.4.2 Improving Chassis Thermal Performance	22
2.4.3 Summary	23
2.5 System Integration Considerations	23
3 Thermal Metrology	25
3.1 Characterizing Cooling Performance Requirements	25
3.1.1 Example	26
3.2 Processor Thermal Solution Performance Assessment	27
3.3 Local Ambient Temperature Measurement Guidelines	27
3.4 Processor Case Temperature Measurement Guidelines	30
4 Thermal Management Logic and Thermal Monitor Feature	31
4.1 Processor Power Dissipation	31
4.2 Thermal Monitor Implementation	31
4.2.1 PROCHOT# Signal	32
4.2.2 Thermal Control Circuit	32
4.2.2.1 Thermal Monitor	32
4.2.3 Thermal Monitor 2	33
4.2.4 Operation and Configuration	34
4.2.5 On-Demand Mode	35
4.2.6 System Considerations	35
4.2.7 Operating System and Application Software Considerations	36
4.2.8 THERMTRIP# Signal	36
4.2.9 Cooling System Failure Warning	36
4.2.10 Digital Thermal Sensor	37
4.2.11 Platform Environmental Control Interface (PECI)	38
5 Balanced Technology Extended (BTX) Thermal/Mechanical Design Information	39
5.1 Overview of the BTX Reference Design	39
5.1.1 Target Heatsink Performance	39
5.1.2 Acoustics	40
5.1.3 Effective Fan Curve	41
5.1.4 Voltage Regulator Thermal Management	42
5.1.5 Altitude	43
5.1.6 Reference Heatsink Thermal Validation	43
5.2 Environmental Reliability Testing	43
5.2.1 Structural Reliability Testing	43
5.2.1.1 Random Vibration Test Procedure	43
5.2.1.2 Shock Test Procedure	44
5.2.2 Power Cycling	45
5.2.3 Recommended BIOS/CPU/Memory Test Procedures	46
5.3 Material and Recycling Requirements	46
5.4 Safety Requirements	47
5.5 Geometric Envelope for Intel® Reference BTX Thermal Module Assembly	47
5.6 Preload and TMA Stiffness	48
5.6.1 Structural Design Strategy	48
5.6.2 TMA Preload verse Stiffness	48
6 ATX Thermal/Mechanical Design Information	51
6.1 ATX Reference Design Requirements	51
6.2 Validation Results for Reference Design	53
6.2.1 Heatsink Performance	53
6.2.2 Acoustics	54
6.2.3 Altitude	54
6.2.4 Heatsink Thermal Validation	55
6.3 Environmental Reliability Testing	55
6.3.1 Structural Reliability Testing	55
6.3.1.1 Random Vibration Test Procedure	55
6.3.1.2 Shock Test Procedure	56
6.3.2 Power Cycling	57
6.3.3 Recommended BIOS/CPU/Memory Test Procedures	58
6.4 Material and Recycling Requirements	58
6.5 Safety Requirements	59
6.6 Geometric Envelope for Intel® Reference ATX Thermal Mechanical Design	59
6.7 Reference Attach Mechanism	60
6.7.1 Structural Design Strategy	60
6.7.2 Mechanical Interface to the Reference Attach Mechanism	61
7 Intel® Quiet System Technology (Intel® QST)	63
7.1 Intel® QST Algorithm	63
7.1.1 Output Weighting Matrix	64
7.1.2 Proportional-Integral-Derivative (PID)	64
7.2 Board and System Implementation of Intel® QST	66
7.3 Intel® QST Configuration and Tuning	68

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Balanced Technology Extended (BTX) Thermal/Mechanical Design Information

Thermal and Mechanical Design Guidelines

5.1.5

Altitude

The reference TMA will be evaluated at sea level. However, many companies design

products that must function reliably at high altitude, typically 1,500 m [5,000 ft] or

more. Air-cooled temperature calculations and measurements at sea level must be

adjusted to take into account altitude effects like variation in air density and overall

heat capacity. This often leads to some degradation in thermal solution performance

compared to what is obtained at sea level, with lower fan performance and higher

surface temperatures. The system designer needs to account for altitude effects in the

overall system thermal design to make sure that the T

requirement for the processor

is met at the targeted altitude.

5.1.6

Reference Heatsink Thermal Validation

The Intel reference heatsink will be validated within the specific boundary conditions

based on the methodology described Section 5.2 , and using a thermal test vehicle.

Testing is done in a BTX chassis at ambient lab temperature. The test results, for a

number of samples, will be reported in terms of a worst-case mean + 3

value for

thermal characterization parameter using real processors (based on the thermal test

vehicle correction factors).

5.2

Environmental Reliability Testing

5.2.1

Structural Reliability Testing

Structural reliability tests consist of unpackaged, system -level vibration and shock

tests of a given thermal solution in the assembled state. The thermal solution should

meet the specified thermal performance targets after these tests are conducted;

however, the test conditions outlined here may differ from your own system

requirements.

5.2.1.1

Random Vibration Test Procedure

Recommended performance requirement for a system:

•

Duration: 10 min/axis, 3 axes

•

Frequency Range: 5 Hz to 500 Hz

5 Hz @ .001 g2/Hz to 20 Hz @ 0.01 g2/Hz (slope up)

20 Hz to 500 Hz @ 0.01 g2/Hz (flat)

•

Power Spectral Density (PSD) Profile: 2.2 G RMS