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MPCBL0001 High Performance Single Board Computer 59
Technical Product Specification
Hardware Management Overview
3.12.5 Cold Boot
Any soft reset that does not meet the configuration described in the preceding Warm Boot section is
classified as a cold boot. Execution starts at the reset vector, and BIOS initializes and configures all
devices, including memory subsystem, as if a hard reset had occurred. See Table 25, “Reset
Actions” on page 59.
During a cold boot the BIOS initializes the warm reset counter to 0x0A and clears the reset flag to
1234h. Software can then read the reset flag to determine the type of reset.
3.12.6 Power Good
When the MPCBL0001 SBC is inserted into the chassis, the hardware management circuitry is
“hot plugged.” The hardware management voltage is immediately applied, and the on-board IPMC
is reset. After the hardware management reset, the operation of the IPMC and full power-up of the
SBC are under firmware control.
Upon command to power on the module, the IPMC asserts the “power enable” signal to the on-
board DC/DC converters. Full power-up of the SBC is sequenced by hardware to ensure device-
specific power requirements are followed. Sequencing of specific voltages is required to ensure
that devices using multiple voltages are not damaged or stressed.
Table 25. Reset Actions
Reset Actions System Function Memory Status
Warm boot Partial restart Preserves memory above 8MB boundary
Cold boot Full restart Functionally equivalent to a hard reset.
Figure 8. Power Good Map
B0895-02
VRM
Controller
ICH3
ICH3_PCIRST#
(global reset)
VRM_PWRGOOD
H_PWRGD
ICH3_PCIRST#
PLD
E7501
MCH
82546
Dual
GbEnet
ICH3_PWROK
Power
Goods
Intelligent Platform
Management
Controller
(IPMC)
Low Voltage
Intel
®
Xeon™
Processor
Low Voltage
Intel
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Xeon™
Processor