[coreboot] Good v3 port candidate for Socket F

[Myles Watson]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Arne Georg Gleditsch [mailto:arne.gleditsch at numascale.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, December 23, 2008 4:57 AM
> To: Myles Watson
> Cc: 'Coreboot'; 'Marc Jones'; 'yhlu'; joelr at tyan.com
> Subject: Re: Good v3 port candidate for Socket F
> 
> "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...

I need to get to SATA.  There are lots of PCIe -> SATA devices, but I can't
find a SATA card for the HTX slot.

Thanks,
Myles