[coreboot] Good v3 port candidate for Socket F

Arne Georg Gleditsch arne.gleditsch at numascale.com
Tue Dec 23 12:56:47 CET 2008


"Myles Watson" <mylesgw at gmail.com> writes:
> All,
>
> I'm looking for a system to port to v3.  It needs to be Dual socket F.
>
> Here's the "simplified" block diagram of the system that I have:
>
> Opteron - Opteron
>    |
> Chipset
>    |
>  PCIe
>
> And the system that I need:
>
> Opteron - Opteron
>   |         |
> PCIe       Chipset
>
> Notice that the second socket has an independent link to a PCIe controller.
>
> The Tyan s2895 would work, but I need socket F.
>
> My question is if you know of any Socket F systems that would fit the bill.
> I'm especially interested in what chipsets they use.  I'd like to port it to
> Coreboot-v3.

The Tyan S2912(-E) is socket F, but has a HTX slot off of CPU1, not a
PCIe bus.  Depending on your needs, I guesst that might or might not be
a deal breaker...

-- 
								Arne.




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