CN2867422Y

CN2867422Y - Drawing card of mainframe plate interfacial structure

Info

Publication number: CN2867422Y
Application number: CN 200520113899
Authority: CN
Inventors: 杨光强
Original assignee: Jetway Information Co Ltd
Current assignee: Jetway Information Co Ltd
Priority date: 2005-07-22
Filing date: 2005-07-22
Publication date: 2007-02-07
Anticipated expiration: 2015-07-22

Abstract

A drawing card interface structure of mainboard is integrated on a mainboard supporting SLI specification. The mainboard is equipped with a proper chip set and at least supports two PCIex16 slots. The interface structure at least includes: two PCIex16 slots supporting SLI specification drawing card for the drawing processing with SLI mode; one PCIex16 slot supporting ordinary specification PCIex16 drawing card for the drawing processing with SLI mode; wherein, the normal mode slots use all 16 channels of PCIex16 and two SLI mode slots use the first 8 channels and the last 8 channels of PCLex16 respectively. Users could finish the drawing card installation in direct-viewing mode, avoiding the problems easily occurring in installation.

Description

The drafting card interfacial structure of motherboard

One, technical field

The utility model relates to computer equipment, relates in particular to a kind of drafting card interfacial structure that can simplify the motherboard of installation.

Two, background technology

PCI Express (being called for short PCIe) is that the computer of new generation that American I ntel company proposes is exported into (input/output, I/O) interface specification.The PCIe interface has several formats, PCIex1 for example, PCIex2, PCIex4, PCIex8, PCIex16 etc., digitized representation wherein be port number, the connection of PCIex1 is made up of 1 passage, the connection of PCIex2 is made up of 2 passages, and the like.Each bar passage provides the transmitted in both directions speed of per second 500MB.Adopt in a new generation on the motherboard of PCIe technology, PCIex16 is used to replace existing VGA AGP8X drafting card (graphic card) slot interface.

In addition, the drawing chip companies nVIDIA of the U.S. also has a Scalable Link Interface (SLI) specification, can allow two to support the drafting card of SLI specification to be inserted in two PCIex16 slots of the motherboard of supporting the SLI specification, after two cards are connected with SLI bridge (bridge), can allow high-order screen of the common driving of two drafting card synchronous operations carry out the computing of a large amount of 3D figures, shadow and material.SLI gives two drawing process chip on the card with needed graphic operation and handles with the function mode of similar dual processor, is integrated into a complete picture afterwards again, and the operation efficiency of drawing very fast is provided whereby.

Because what the motherboard of support SLI specification was not necessarily installed is two drafting cards of supporting the SLI specifications, it also might be the PCIex16 drafting card of monolithic, in order to keep such elasticity, at present, the way of prior art is the interface framework (in order to simplify, other parts of motherboard 100 are omitted) that adopts as shown in Figure 1.Owing to support the drafting card of SLI specification to be typically provided with the heat radiation module of drawing chip, thereby has suitable thickness, therefore, reserve the space by quite at interval between two PCIex16 slots 110 (hereinafter referred to as home slot) and 120 (hereinafter referred to as secondary slot) of motherboard 100, during this time in the space, the production firm of general motherboard all can be provided with a conversion module 130, and this conversion module 130 comprises that is positioned at the circuit board 134 that socket 132 can be inserted in socket 132 on the motherboard 100 and both sides (hereinafter referred to as A side and B side).When inserting socket 132 with the A side of circuit board 134, all 16 passages all are to use for PCIex16 home slot 110, and the secondary slot 120 of PCIex16 can't act on.This pattern is to use (hereinafter referred to as normal mode) when being inserted with a slice drafting card for 100 of motherboards.When inserting socket 132 with the B side of circuit board 134, two PCIex16 slots 110 and 120 respectively take 8 passages, and this pattern is use (hereinafter referred to as the SLI pattern) when being inserted with two SLI drafting cards for motherboard 100.

This existing way is for the user, quite unfriendly, when if the user has only a slice PCIex16 drafting card (or only wanting with the normal mode running), the user must not only need correctly to insert the PCIex16 drafting card in the home slot, also circuit board 134 correct sides (A side) to be inserted into 132 li of sockets, ifs circuit plate 134 is inserted into 132 li of sockets with the B side mistakenly, and then the PCIex16 drafting card just has only the frequency range of half can use (because only assigning to 8 passages); If the user has two PCIex16 drafting cards, though the difference of major-minor slot is inessential, still, the user still needs to remember circuit board 134 correct sides (B side) are inserted into 132 li of sockets.

Three, utility model content

Fundamental purpose of the present utility model is to overcome the above-mentioned shortcoming that existing product exists, and a kind of drafting card interfacial structure of motherboard is provided, and is available for users to finish in mode intuitively the installation of drafting card, effectively avoids installing the problem that makes a mistake easily.

The purpose of this utility model is realized by following technical scheme.

The drafting card interfacial structure of the utility model motherboard, it is characterized in that, it is to be incorporated into one to support on the motherboard of SLI specification, this motherboard disposes a suitable chipset, at least support the slot of two PCIex16, this interfacial structure comprises at least: two slots of specializing in the PCIex16 that the drafting card of supporting the SLI specification plugs, handle for the drawing of SLI pattern; The PCIex16 slot that the PCIex16 drafting card of specializing in general requirements plugs is handled for the drawing of SLI pattern; Wherein, the normal mode slot uses whole 16 passages of PCIex16, two SLI pattern slots take respectively PCIex16 preceding 8 passages and back 8 passages.

The drafting card interfacial structure of aforesaid motherboard, wherein two SLI pattern slots and normal mode slot indicate by different way, are beneficial to the visual differentiation of user.

The drafting card interfacial structure of aforesaid motherboard wherein indicates and adopts color to indicate.

The drafting card interfacial structure of aforesaid motherboard wherein has at interval between two SLI pattern slots; The clearance space of normal mode slot between two SLI pattern slots.

The useful technique effect of the drafting card interfacial structure of the utility model motherboard is, this interfacial structure is the motherboard that is incorporated into a support SLI specification, it comprises at least three PCIex16 interface slots, wherein two is to specialize in following two of SLI pattern to support the drafting card of SLI specification to use, and a remaining drafting card of specializing in monolithic under the normal mode uses.The wiring of motherboard, the slot of two SLI patterns respectively take 8 of PCIe16 passage, and the single slot of normal mode can use whole 16 passages.In addition, three slots indicate by different way, to avoid the puzzlement of user on differentiating; In embodiment of the present utility model, two slots of specializing in the use of SLI pattern adopt green socket, and the slot that normal mode uses adopts yellow socket.Moreover, the position configuration aspect, the clearance space of slot between two SLI pattern slots that normal mode uses also is the position of existing SLI motherboard arrangement conversion module.Therefore, adopt motherboard of the present utility model not need to have other elements that more motherboard space maybe needs to sacrifice motherboard than existing SLI motherboard.

Four, description of drawings

Fig. 1 is existing SLI drafting card interface junction composition.

Fig. 2 is the utility model drafting card interface junction composition.

Fig. 3 implements circuit diagram for the utility model.

Major label description in figure: 100 motherboards, 110 are that PCIex16 slot, 120 is the PCIex16 slot for PCIex16 slot, 240 for PCIex16 slot, 230 for PCIex16 slot, 130 conversion modules, 132 sockets, 134 circuit boards, 200 motherboards, 210 chipsets, 220.

Five, embodiment

Consult shown in Figure 2, the drafting card interfacial structure of motherboard of the present utility model is the motherboard 200 that is incorporated into a support SLI specification, the support of SLI specification is meant that motherboard 200 disposes suitable chipset 210, for example, the nForce4 chipset of nVIDIA company etc. can be supported two PCIex16 slots at least, other elements of motherboard 200, the utility model has no particular limits, and in order to simplify, accompanying drawing and following literal are all omitted.

The drafting card interfacial structure of motherboard of the present utility model, it comprises at least three PCIex16 interface slots 220,230,240, wherein, two slots the 220, the 240th are specialized in following two of SLI pattern and are supported the drafting card of SLI specification to use, and the drafting card that a remaining slot 230 is specialized in monolithic under the normal mode uses.Owing to support the drafting card of SLI specification to be typically provided with the heat radiation module of drawing chip, thereby have suitable thickness, so be that slot 230 is located in this clearance space with suitable distance at interval between the slot 220,240.But the configuration of slot 220,230,240 is non-as limit, be mode shown in Figure 2 be the mode of saving the motherboard space most.In addition, in the mode shown in Figure 2, the position of slot 230 also arranges the position of conversion modules 130 identical with the SLI motherboard 100 of prior art, so motherboard 200 does not need more motherboard space to be set or to sacrifice other elements on the motherboard than existing SLI motherboard 100.

For fear of the puzzlement of user's differentiation slot when drafting card is installed, three slots indicate by different way, to allow the user from visually distinguishing; In embodiment of the present utility model, specialize in the green socket of slot 220,240 employings that the SLI pattern is used for two, the slot 230 that normal mode uses adopts yellow socket.In other embodiments, also can adopt different colours or indicate with literal.

Consulting shown in Figure 3ly, is that 16 passages with PCIe connect between slot 220,230,240 of the present utility model and the chipset; Wherein, the slot 220,240 of SLI pattern respectively takies preceding 8 passages and back 8 passages of 16 passages of PCIe, and 230 of the slots that normal mode uses can use whole 16 passages.By such wire laying mode, the utility model can avoid adopting the way of the conversion module of prior art fully.

During use, if having only a slice PCIex16 drafting card, the user can be easy to pick out slot 230, and the insertion of PCIex16 drafting card is got final product, the user does not need fully to consider that what person is home slot, and also not changing module needs to adjust, and does not more worry whether only using the frequency range of half.If the user has two PCIex16 drafting cards, then can be easy to pick out slot 220,240, get final product and drafting card inserted respectively, cloth need additionally carry out any adjustment.

The above, it only is preferred embodiment of the present utility model, be not that the utility model is done any pro forma restriction, every foundation technical spirit of the present utility model all still belongs in the scope of technical solutions of the utility model any simple modification, equivalent variations and modification that above embodiment did.

Claims

1, a kind of drafting card interfacial structure of motherboard, it is characterized in that, it is to be incorporated into one to support on the motherboard of SLI specification, this motherboard disposes a chipset, support the slot of two PCIex16, this interfacial structure comprises: two slots of specializing in the PCIex16 that the drafting card of supporting the SLI specification plugs; The PCIex16 slot that the PCIex16 drafting card of specializing in general requirements plugs; Wherein, the normal mode slot uses whole 16 passages of PCIex16, two SLI pattern slots take respectively PCIex16 preceding 8 passages and back 8 passages.

2, the drafting card interfacial structure of motherboard according to claim 1 is characterized in that, has between described two SLI pattern slots at interval; The clearance space of normal mode slot between two SLI pattern slots.