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Characterizing Cooling Solution Performance Requirements, 2.4.1 Fan Speed Control

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Thermal/Mechanical Reference Design 2.4 Characterizing Cooling Solution Performance Requirements 2.4.1 Fan Speed Control Fan speed control (FSC) techniques to reduce system level acoustic noise are a common practice in server designs. The fan speed is one of the parameters that determine the amount of airflow provided to the thermal solution. Additionally, airflow is proportional to a thermal solution's performance, which consequently determines the TCASE of the processor at a given power level. Since the TCASE of a processor is an important parameter in the long-term reliability of a processor, the FSC implemented in a system directly correlates to the processor's ability to meet the Thermal Profile and hence the long-term reliability requirements. For this purpose, the parameter called TCONTROL as explained in Section 2.2.6, is to be used in FSC designs to ensure that the long-term reliability of the processor is met while keeping the system level acoustic noise down. Figure 2-14 depicts the relationship between TCONTROL and FSC methodology. Figure 2-14. TCONTROL and Fan Speed Control Once the TCONTROL value is determined as explained earlier, the DTS temperature reading from the processor can be compared to this TCONTROL value. A fan speed control scheme can be implemented as described in Table 2-6 without compromising the long-term reliability of the processor. Quad-Core Intel® Xeon® Processor 5400 Series TMDG 33

Section	Page
1 Introduction	9
1.1 Objective	9
1.2 Scope	9
1.3 References	9
1.4 Definition of Terms	10
2 Thermal/Mechanical Reference Design	13
2.1 Mechanical Requirements	13
2.1.1 Processor Mechanical Parameters	13
2.1.2 Quad-Core Intel® Xeon® Processor 5400 Series Package	14
2.1.3 Quad-Core Intel® Xeon® Processor 5400 Series Considerations	18
2.2 Processor Thermal Parameters and Features	19
2.2.1 Thermal Control Circuit and TDP	19
2.2.2 Digital Thermal Sensor	20
2.2.3 Platform Environmental Control Interface (PECI)	21
2.2.4 Multiple Core Special Considerations	21
2.2.5 Thermal Profile	24
2.2.6 TCONTROL Definition	25
2.2.7 Thermal Profile Concepts for the Quad-Core Intel® Xeon® Processor 5400 Series	26
2.2.8 Performance Targets	28
2.3 Fan Fail Guidelines	32
2.4 Characterizing Cooling Solution Performance Requirements	33
2.4.1 Fan Speed Control	33
2.4.2 Processor Thermal Characterization Parameter Relationships	34
2.4.3 Chassis Thermal Design Considerations	36
2.5 Thermal/Mechanical Reference Design Considerations	37
2.5.1 Heatsink Solutions	37
2.5.2 Thermal Interface Material	38
2.5.3 Summary	38
2.5.4 Assembly Overview of the Intel Reference Thermal Mechanical Design	39
2.5.5 Thermal Solution Performance Characteristics	41
2.5.6 Thermal Profile Adherence	42
2.5.7 Components Overview	45
2.5.8 Boxed Active Thermal Solution for the Quad-Core Intel® Xeon® Processor 5400 Series Thermal Profile	49
A 1U Alternative Heatsink Thermal/Mechanical Design	53
A.1 Component Overview	53
A.2 Thermal Solution Performance Characterics	54
A.3 Thermal Profile Adherence	54
B Mechanical Drawings	57
C Heatsink Clip Load Methodology	83
C.1 Overview	83
C.2 Test Preparation	83
C.2.1 Heatsink Preparation	83
C.2.2 Typical Test Equipment	86
C.2.3 Test Procedure Examples	86
C.2.4 Time-Zero, Room Temperature Preload Measurement	86
C.2.5 Preload Degradation under Bake Conditions	87
D Safety Requirements	89
E Quality and Reliability Requirements	91
E.1 Intel Verification Criteria for the Reference Designs	91
E.1.1 Reference Heatsink Thermal Verification	91
E.1.2 Environmental Reliability Testing	91
E.1.3 Material and Recycling Requirements	93
F Enabled Suppliers Information	95
F.1 Supplier Information	95
F.1.1 Intel Enabled Suppliers	95