600 Series Chipset Family Platform Controller Hub

Datasheet, Volume 1 of 2

ID Date Version Classification
648364 05/10/2022 Public
Document Table of Contents

Introduction

This document is intended for Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs), Original Design Manufacturers (ODM) and BIOS vendors creating products based on the Intel® 600 Series Chipset Family Platform Controller Hub (PCH).

Note:

Throughout this document, the Platform Controller Hub (PCH) is used as a general term and refers to all Intel® 600 series Chipset Family Platform Controller Hub (PCH) SKUs

  • Throughout this document, PCH-S refers to desktop and server/workstation PCH SKUs

  • Throughout this document, the terms “Desktop” and “Desktop Only” refers to information that is applicable only to Desktop PCH.

  • Throughout this document, the terms “Server/Workstation” and “Server/Workstation Only” refers to information that is applicable only to Server/Workstation PCH.

This manual assumes a working knowledge of the vocabulary and principles of interfaces and architectures such as PCI Express* (PCIe*), Universal Serial Bus (USB), Advance Host Controller Interface (AHCI), eXtensible Host Controller Interface (xHCI), and so on.

This manual abbreviates buses as Bn, devices as Dn and functions as Fn. For example, Device 31 Function 0 is abbreviated as D31:F0, Bus 1 Device 8 Function 0 is abbreviated as B1:D8:F0. Generally, the bus number will not be used, and can be considered to be Bus 0.