Intel® Core™ Processor (Series 3)

Formerly known as Wildcat Lake, Datasheet, Volume 1 of 2

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Error and Thermal Protection Signals

Error and Thermal Protection Signals

Signal Name

Description

Dir.

Buffer Type

Link

Type

Availability

CATERR#

Catastrophic Error: This signal indicates that the system has experienced a catastrophic error and cannot continue to operate. The processor will set this signal for non-recoverable machine check errors or other unrecoverable internal errors. CATERR# is used for signaling the following types of errors: Legacy MCERRs, CATERR# is asserted for 16 BCLKs. Legacy IERRs, CATERR# remains asserted until warm or cold reset.

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OD

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All Processor Series

PECI

Platform Environment Control Interface: Supported over eSPI only. It is used primarily for thermal, power, and error management.

I/O

eSPI

SE

All Processor Series

FORCEPR#

Processor Hot: FORCEPR# goes active when the processor temperature monitoring sensor(s) detects that the processor has reached its maximum safe operating temperature. This indicates that the processor Thermal Control Circuit (TCC) has been activated, if enabled.

I

I:GTL

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All Processor Series

THERMTRIP#

Thermal Trip: The processor protects itself from catastrophic overheating by use of an internal thermal sensor. This sensor is set well above the normal operating temperature to ensure that there are no false trips. The processor will stop all executions when the operating temperature exceeds approximately 125 °C. This is signaled to the system by the THERMTRIP# pin.

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OD

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All Processor Series