AMD ADA4200DAA5BV Builders Guide - Page 3

31684 Rev. 3.00 September 2004 Builder's Guide for AMD Athlon™ 64 ProcessorBased Desktops and Workstations Contents Revision History ...7 Chapter 1 AMD Athlon™ 64 Processor Key Architectural Features 9 1.1 The AMD64 Architecture 9 1.2 Integrated DDR DRAM Memory Controller 10 1.3 HyperTransport™ Technology 10 1.4 Other Features of the AMD Athlon™ 64 Processor 10 Chapter 2 AMD Athlon™ 64 Processor-in-a-Box 11 Chapter 3 Heatsink Installation 13 3.1 Heatsink Installation Procedure 13 Chapter 4 Hardware Considerations 23 4.1 System Enclosures and Chassis Selection 23 4.1.1 Basic System Enclosure Selection Guidelines 23 4.1.2 Basic Chassis Selection Guidelines 24 4.1.3 Power Supply Considerations 24 4.2 Power Supply Guidelines 26 4.2.1 Desktop and Workstation Platform Power Supplies 26 4.2.2 Calculating System Power Consumption 26 4.3 AMD Athlon 64 Processor Thermal Solution Guidelines 28 4.4 Memory Guidelines for AMD Athlon 64 Processor-Based Systems 29 4.5 AMD Chipset Information 31 4.5.1 AMD-8000™ Series Chipset 31 4.5.2 Graphics and Storage 32 4.6 AMD Athlon 64 Processor Drivers and Utilities 33 4.7 AMD-8000 Series Chipset Drivers 33 Chapter 5 EMI Reduction Techniques 37 5.1 EMI Emission Standards 37 5.2 AMD Athlon 64 Processor-Based System Builder EMI Reduction Techniques 37 Contents 3