Intel® X48 Express ChipsetTechnical Documents

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This document is intended for Original Equipment Manufacturers and BIOS vendors creating Intel® ICH9 family-based products. This document assumes a working knowledge of the vocabulary and principles of PCI Express*, USB, AHCI, SATA, Intel High Definition Audio (Intel HD Audio), SMBus, PCI, ACPI and LPC.

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• Intel® I/O Controller Hub 9 (ICH9) Family Specification Update

This document presents the conditions and requirements to properly design a cooling solution for systems that implement the MCH. Properly designed solutions provide adequate cooling to maintain the MCH case temperature at or below thermal specifications. This is accomplished by providing a low local-ambient temperature, ensuring adequate local airflow, and minimizing the case to local-ambient thermal resistance.

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• Intel® X38 Express Chipset Datasheet

The goal of this document is to provide an understanding of the operating limits of the Intel® ICH9 component.

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This document is an update to the specifications contained in the Intel® I/O Controller Hub 9 (ICH9) Family Datasheet. This document is a compilation of device and documentation errata, specification clarifications and changes. It is intended for hardware system manufacturers and software developers of applications, operating systems, or tools.

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• Intel® I/O Controller Hub 9 (ICH9) Family Datasheet

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