1 design-in considerations, 4138xx – Intel CONTROLLERS 413808 User Manual

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Intel

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413808 and 413812—Introduction

Intel

®

413808 and 413812 I/O Controllers in TPER Mode

Developer’s Manual

October 2007

38

Order Number: 317805-001US

1.1

Design-in Considerations

For In Place Upgrade, the

81348

SKU must be used. The

4138xx

SKU cannot be upgraded

to full featured RAID. In place upgrade simply means using an

81348

SKU in IOC mode and

then at some later point in time, updating the firmware and reset straps to put the

81348

into

IOP mode. From the end user perspective it will appear as an in place upgrade from an I/O
controller for a fully featured Intelligent RAID Subsystem.

The following are reset straps associated with putting the

4138xx

in TPER mode (additionally,

of course, TPER firmware must be used for the

4138xx

to operate in TPER mode). (see

datasheet for complete listing of reset straps and their descriptions)

— 4138xx

mode:

-

CONTROLLER_ONLY#: 0

-

DF_SEL[2:0]: 000 (no other combinations are currently valid)

-

HOLD_X0_IN_RST#: 1

-

HOLD_X1_IN_RST#: 0

-

CFG_CYCLE_EN#: 1

— 4138xx

in TPER mode:

- CONTROLLER_ONLY#: 1

- DF_SEL[2:0]: 000 (no other combinations are currently valid)

- HOLD_X0_IN_RST#: 1

- HOLD_X1_IN_RST#: 1

- CFG_CYCLE_EN#: 1

The design must comprehend the additional hardware requirements needed by the full featured
RAID solution. The specific hardware requirements, and the mechanism to add them, are
dependent on the RAID ISV but include items such as:

DDR2 (connector and/or memory) and supporting components.

PBI modules required by the full featured RAID such as journaling NVSRAM, buzzers,
additional Flash, etc.

Hardware Key for software/firmware feature enabling.

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