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  • Intel BOXD915PSYL | Product Specification - Page 1
    Boards D915PGN/D915PSY Technical Product Specification June 2004 Order Number: C68598-001 The Intel® Desktop Board D915PGN/D915PSY may contain design defects or errors known as errata that may cause the product to deviate from published specifications. Current characterized
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    or characteristics of any features or instructions marked "reserved" or "undefined." Intel reserves these for future definition and 1793-421-333, other Countries 708-296-9333. Intel, Pentium, and Celeron are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United States and other
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    connectors, power and environmental requirements, and the BIOS for these Intel® Desktop Boards: D915PGN and D915PSY. It describes the standard and D915PSY A map of the resources of the Desktop Boards The features supported by the BIOS Setup program A description of the BIOS error messages, beep
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    Intel Desktop Board D915PGN/D915PSY Technical Product Specification WARNING Warnings indicate conditions, which if not observed, can cause personal injury. Other Common Notation # (NxnX) GB GB/
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    Manufacturing Options 13 1.3.3 Board Layouts 14 1.3.4 Block Diagram 18 1.4 Online Support ...19 1.5 Processor ...19 1.6 System Memory ...20 1.6.1 Memory Configurations 22 1.7 Intel® 915P Chipset...26 1.7.1 USB ...26 1.7.2 IDE Support 26 1.7.3 Real-Time Clock, CMOS SRAM, and Battery 28 1.8 PCI
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    Intel Desktop Board D915PGN/D915PSY Technical Product Specification 1.14.5 1.14.6 1.14.7 1.14.8 1.14.9 Enabling the Trusted Platform Module 49 Assuming Trusted Platform Module Ownership 49 Recovery Procedures 50 Clearing Trusted Platform Module Ownership 51 Software Support 52 2 Technical
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    Support 94 3.6.2 Custom Splash Screen 94 3.7 Boot Options ...95 3.7.1 CD-ROM Boot 95 3.7.2 Network Boot 95 3.7.3 Booting Without Attached Devices 95 3.7.4 Changing the Default Boot Device During POST 95 3.8 Fast Booting Systems with Intel Processor Heatsink for Omni-directional Airflow 83 vii
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    Intel Desktop Board Shown in Figure 2 17 6. Supported System Bus Frequency and Memory Speed Combinations 20 7. Supported Memory Configurations 21 8. LAN Connector LED Connector (Optional 71 27. Serial ATA Connectors 71 28. Processor Fan Connector 71 29. Chassis Fan Connectors 71 30. Main
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    Contents 46. BIOS Setup Program Function Keys 92 47. Boot Device Menu Options 95 48. Supervisor and User Password Functions 97 49. BIOS Error Messages 99 50. Uncompressed INIT Code Checkpoints 101 51. Boot Block Recovery Code Checkpoints 101 52. Runtime Code Uncompressed in F000 Shadow RAM
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    Intel Desktop Board D915PGN/D915PSY Technical Product Specification x
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    What This Chapter Contains 1.1 PCI Bus Terminology Change 11 1.2 Board Differences ...11 1.3 Overview ...12 1.4 Online Support ...19 1.5 Processor ...19 1.6 System Memory ...20 1.7 Intel® 915P Chipset...26 1.8 PCI Express Connectors 28 1.9 I/O Controller...29 1.10 Audio Subsystem ...30 1.11 LAN
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    .80 millimeters by 243.84 millimeters]) • D915PSY: microATX Form Factor (9.60 inches by 9.60 inches [243.84 millimeters by 243.84 millimeters]) Support for an Intel® Pentium® 4 processor in an LGA775 socket with an 800 or 533 MHz system bus • Four DDR SDRAM Dual Inline Memory Module (DIMM) sockets
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    Hub (ICH6W) IEEE-1394a controller and three IEEE-1394a connectors (one back panel connector, two front-panel connectors). I/O controller Hub that supports Intel® Wireless Connect Technology. SCSI Hard Drive Activity LED Connector Allows add-in hard drive controllers (SCSI or other) to use the
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    Intel Desktop Board D915PGN/D915PSY Technical Product Specification 1.3.3 Board Layouts Figure 1 shows the location of the major components on the Desktop Board D915PGN. A B D F G HI J K L CE M N O MM
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    chassis fan connector 1 L Back panel connectors M Alternate power connector N +12V power connector (ATX12V) O LGA775 processor socket P Processor fan connector Q Intel 82915P MCH R DIMM Channel A sockets S Serial port B connector (optional) T DIMM Channel B sockets U SCSI LED
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    Intel Desktop Board D915PGN/D915PSY Technical Product Specification Figure 2 shows the location of the major components on the Desktop Board D915PSY. A C E FG H I J BD K L KK M JJ II
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    connector (ATX12V) M LGA775 processor socket N Hardware monitoring and fan control ASIC O Processor fan connector P Intel 82915P MCH Q DIMM Channel connector FF Front panel connector GG Front panel USB connector HH Intel 82801FB I/O Controller Hub (ICH6) II Front panel IEEE-1394a
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    Express x1 Slot 2 D915PGN only Parallel ATA IDE Connector Parallel ATA IDE Interface LGA775 Processor Socket System Bus (800/533 MHz) PCI Express x16 Interface PCI Express x16 Connector Intel 82915P Memory Controller Hub (MCH) Channel A DIMMs (2) Channel B DIMMs (2) Dual-Channel Memory Bus
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    Board D915PSY Processor data sheets ICH6 addressing Custom splash screens Audio software and utilities LAN software and drivers Visit this World Wide Web site: http://www.intel.com/design/motherbd http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop http://developer.intel.com/design/motherbd
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    MHz and DDR 333 MHz SDRAM DIMMs Table 6 lists the supported system bus frequency and memory speed combinations. Table 6. Supported System Bus Frequency and Memory Speed Combinations To use this type of DIMM... DDR 400 DDR 333 (Note) The processor's system bus frequency must be... 800 MHz 800 or
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    Product Description Table 7 lists the supported DIMM configurations. Table 7. Supported Memory Configurations DIMM Capacity SDRAM Configuration Density SDRAM Organization Front-side/Back-side Number of SDRAM Devices 128 MB SS 256 Mbit 16 M x 16/empty 4
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    Desktop Board D915PGN/D915PSY Technical Product Specification 1.6.1 Memory Configurations The Intel 82915P MCH supports two types of memory organization: • Dual channel (Interleaved) mode. This mode offers the highest throughput for real world applications. Dual channel mode is enabled when
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    Product Description 1.6.1.1 Dual Channel (Interleaved) Mode Configurations Figure 5 shows a dual channel configuration using two DIMMs. In this example, the DIMM0 (blue) sockets of both channels are populated with identical DIMMs. 1 GB 1 GB Channel A, DIMM 0 Channel A, DIMM 1 Channel B, DIMM 0
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    Intel Desktop Board D915PGN/D915PSY Technical Product Specification Figure 7 shows a dual channel configuration using four DIMMs. In this example, the combined capacity of the two DIMMs
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    Product Description 1.6.1.2 Single Channel (Asymmetric) Mode Configurations ✏ NOTE Dual channel (Interleaved) mode configurations provide the highest memory throughput. Figure 8 shows a single channel configuration using one DIMM. In this example, only the DIMM0 (blue) socket of Channel A is
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    intel.com/ Chapter 2 1.7.1 USB The boards support up to eight USB 2.0 ports, supports UHCI and EHCI, and uses UHCI- and EHCI-compatible drivers supports the following modes: • Programmed I/O (PIO): processor controls data transfer. • 8237-style DMA: DMA offloads the processor, supporting transfer
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    bus supporting host and target throttling and transfer rates of up to 66 MB/sec. ATA-66 protocol is similar to Ultra DMA and is device driver compatible the transfer rate and translation mode to the BIOS. The boards support Laser Servo (LS-120) diskette technology through the Parallel ATA IDE
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    Intel Desktop Board D915PGN/D915PSY Technical Product Specification For information about The mechanism • Automatic discovery, link training, and initialization • Support for Active State Power Management (ASPM) • SMBus 2.0 support • Wake# signal supporting wake events from ACPI S1, S3, S4, or S5
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    . For information about The location of the parallel port connector Refer to Figure 17, page 64 1.9.3 Diskette Drive Controller The I/O controller supports one diskette drive. Use the BIOS Setup program to configure the diskette drive interface. For information about The location of the diskette
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    Subsystem The boards support the Intel High Definition audio subsystem based on the Realtek ALC860 codec. The audio subsystem supports the following features: and drivers are available from Intel's World Wide Web site. For information about Refer to Obtaining audio software and drivers Section
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    includes the following: • Intel 82801FB I/O Controller Hub (ICH6) • Realtek ALC860 audio codec • Microphone input that supports a single dynamic, condenser, or electret microphone The front and back audio connectors are configurable through the audio device drivers. The available configurable audio
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    ACPI technology  Supports LAN wake capabilities 1.11.1 Intel® 82562EZ Physical Layer Interface Device The Intel 82562EZ provides the following functions: • Basic 10/100 Ethernet LAN connectivity • Full device driver compatibility • Programmable transit threshold • Configuration EEPROM that contains
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    provide the following ASF support for PCI Express x1 bus add-in LAN cards and PCI Conventional bus add-in LAN cards installed in PCI Conventional bus slot 2: • Monitoring of system firmware progress events, including:  BIOS present  Primary processor initialization  Memory initialization  Video
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    wireless Access Point services to a home or small office network through a wireless configuration wizard. Intel Wireless Connect Technology sensor • Two remote thermal diode sensors for direct monitoring of processor temperature and ambient temperature sensing • Power supply monitoring of five
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    the D915PSY board Product Description 35
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    Intel Desktop Board D915PGN/D915PSY Technical Product Specification 1.12.2 1 D 13 1 3 Item A B C D E F G H HG F E OM17055 Description Thermal diode, located on processor die Remote ambient temperature sensor Ambient temperature sensor, internal to hardware monitoring and fan control ASIC
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    sensor, internal to hardware monitoring and fan control ASIC Processor fan Rear chassis fan Front chassis fan Figure 14. Thermal Monitoring for D915PSY Board 1.12.3 Fan Monitoring Fan monitoring can be implemented using Intel® Desktop Utilities, LANDesk* software, or thirdparty software. The level
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    Intel Desktop Board D915PGN/D915PSY Technical Product Specification 1.12.4 Chassis Intrusion and Detection The boards support a chassis security devices, add-in boards (some add-in boards may require an ACPI-aware driver), video displays, and hard disk drives • Methods for achieving less than 15
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    Product Description Table 9 lists the system states based on how long the power switch is pressed, depending on how ACPI is configured with an ACPI-aware operating system. Table 9. Effects of Pressing the Power Switch If the system is in this state... Off (ACPI G2/G5 - Soft off) On (ACPI G0 -
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    Intel Desktop Board D915PGN/D915PSY Technical Product Specification Table 10 lists the power states supported saved. Cold boot is required. No power to the system. Processor States C0 - working C1 - stop grant No power No source. No power to the system. Service can be performed safely. Notes: 1.
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    these wake-up events from an ACPI state requires an operating system that provides full ACPI support. In addition, software, drivers, and peripherals must fully support ACPI wake events. 1.13.2 Hardware Support CAUTION Ensure that the power supply provides adequate +5 V standby current if LAN wake
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    Intel tachometer input of the hardware monitoring and fan control ASIC • All fan connectors support closed-loop fan control that can adjust the fan speed or switch the fan monitoring on the D915PSY board The signal names of the processor fan connector The signal names of the chassis fan connectors
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    and can be used to wake the computer. The use of Instantly Available PC technology requires operating system support and PCI 2.2 compliant add-in cards, PCI Express add-in cards, and drivers. 1.13.2.5 Resume on Ring The operation of Resume on Ring can be summarized as follows: • Resumes operation
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    Intel Desktop Board D915PGN/D915PSY Technical Product Specification 1.13.2.6 Wake from USB USB bus activity wakes the computer from ACPI S1 or S3 states. ✏ NOTE Wake from USB requires the use of a USB peripheral that supports Wake from USB. 1.13.2.7 Wake from PS/2 Devices PS/2 device activity wakes
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    Product Description CR3J1 OM17056 Figure 15. Location of the Standby Power Indicator LED 45
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    attacks. 1.14.1 System Requirements • Intel Desktop Board D915PGN or D915PSY • Microsoft follow the instructions below may cause you to lose data. Read and follow these instructions prior to a platform failure and/or replacement of the motherboard, recovery procedures may allow migratable keys to be
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    Product Description 1.14.3 Security Precautions Security, like any other aspect of computer maintenance requires planning. What is unique about security has to do with understanding who "friends" and adversaries are. The TPM provides mechanisms to enable the owner/user to protect their information
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    Intel Desktop Board D915PGN/D915PSY Technical Product Specification 1.14.3.2 Emergency Recovery File Back Up Procedures The Emergency Recovery Token (SPEmRecToken.xml) must be saved or moved
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    Product Description 1.14.5 Enabling the Trusted Platform Module The Trusted Platform Module is disabled by default when shipped to insure that the owner/end customer of the system initializes the TPM and configures all security passwords. The owner/end customer should use the following steps to
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    Intel Desktop Board D915PGN/D915PSY Technical Product Specification 15. Follow the instructions and create and document the locations for is not present when a new key is generated, then keys will have to be manually backed up using the Key Transfer Manager when the removable media is available. 19.
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    Recovery procedures may allow the migratable keys to be recovered and might restore access to encrypted data. (Review the Recovery Procedures for detailed instructions). The TPM may be cleared to transfer ownership of the platform to a new owner. 1. Observe precautions in the above WARNING then open
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    Intel Desktop Board D915PGN/D915PSY Technical Product Specification 1.14.9 Software Support • For assistance with the Infineon Security Platform System EMBASSY Trust Suite, visit the web at: http://www.wave.com/support/ets.html • For additional information about TPM and enhancing PC security, visit:
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    Product Description 53
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    2 Technical Reference What This Chapter Contains 2.1 Introduction ...55 2.2 Memory Resources ...55 2.3 DMA Channels ...57 2.4 Fixed I/O Map...58 2.5 PCI Configuration Space Map 59 2.6 Interrupts ...60 2.7 PCI Conventional Interrupt Routing Map 61 2.8 Connectors...63 2.9 Jumper Block ...77 2.10
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    Intel Desktop Board D915PGN/D915PSY Technical Product Specification The amount of installed memory that can be used will vary based on add-in cards and BIOS
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    Technical Reference 2.2.2 Memory Map Table 12 lists the system memory map. Table 12. System Memory Map Address Range (decimal) 1024 K - 4194304 K 960 K - 1024 K 896 K - 960 K 800 K - 896 K Address Range (hex) 100000 - FFFFFFFF F0000 - FFFFF E0000 - EFFFF C8000 - DFFFF 640 K - 800 K 639 K - 640
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    Intel Desktop Board D915PGN/D915PSY Technical Product Specification 2.4 Fixed I/O Map Table 14. I/O Map Address (hex) Size Description 0000 - 00FF 0170 - 0177 256 bytes 8 bytes Used by
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    bus connector 2 (Note 3) 02 00 PCI Conventional bus connector 3 (Note 2) (Note 3) 03 00 PCI Conventional bus connector 4 (Note 2) (Note 3) 08 00 Intel 82562EZ 10/100 Mbits/sec LAN PLC (if present) Notes: 1. Present only when a PCI Express x16 graphics card is installed. 2. Not present
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    Intel Desktop Board D915PGN/D915PSY Technical Product Specification 2.6 Interrupts The interrupts can be routed through either the Programmable Interrupt Controller (PIC) or the Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller (APIC) portion of the ICH6 component. The PIC is supported in Windows 98 SE
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    Technical Reference 2.7 PCI Conventional Interrupt Routing Map This section describes interrupt sharing and how the interrupt signals are connected between the PCI Conventional bus connectors and onboard PCI Conventional devices. The PCI Conventional specification describes how interrupts can be
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    Intel Desktop Board D915PGN/D915PSY Technical Product Specification Table 17. PCI Interrupt Routing Map PCI Interrupt Source IEEE-1394a controller PCI bus connector 1 PCI bus connector 2
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    Technical Reference 2.8 Connectors CAUTION Only the following connectors have overcurrent protection: back panel USB, front panel USB, and PS/2. The other internal connectors are not overcurrent protected and should connect only to devices inside the computer's chassis, such as fans and internal
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    Intel Desktop Board D915PGN/D915PSY Technical Product Specification 2.8.1 Back Panel Connectors Figure 17 shows the location of the back panel connectors. The back panel connectors are
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    Table 18. Back Panel Connectors Shown in Figure 17. Item/callout from Figure 17 Description A PS/2 mouse port (Green) B PS/2 keyboard port (Purple) C Parallel port (Burgundy) D Serial port A (Teal) E Audio line in/Retasking Port C (Light blue) F Audio line out/Retasking Port D (Lime
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    Intel Desktop Board D915PGN/D915PSY Technical Product Specification 2.8.2 Component-side Connectors Figure 18 shows the locations of the component-side connectors on the D915PGN board. B D FH J L
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    chassis fan connector O Alternate power connector P +12V power connector (ATX12V) Q SCSI LED (optional) R Serial port B (optional) S Processor fan connector T Power connector U Diskette drive connector V Parallel ATA IDE connector W Chassis intrusion connector X Front chassis fan
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    Intel Desktop Board D915PGN/D915PSY Technical Product Specification Figure 19 shows the locations of the component-side connectors on the D915PSY board. BD AC E F G I H BB AA
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    F PCI Express x16 bus add-in card connector G Rear chassis fan connector H Alternate power connector I +12V power connector (ATX12V) J Processor fan connector K Serial port B (optional) L SCSI LED (optional) M Power connector N Diskette drive connector O Parallel ATA IDE connector
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    Intel Desktop Board D915PGN/D915PSY Technical Product Specification Table 21. S/PDIF Connector (Optional) Pin Signal Name 1 +5 V 2 S/PDIF Output 3 Ground Table 22. ATAPI CD-ROM Connector (Optional)
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    connect Table 27. Serial ATA Connectors Pin Signal Name 1 Ground 2 TXP 3 TXN 4 Ground 5 RXN 6 RXP 7 Ground Table 28. Processor Fan Connector Pin Signal Name 1 Ground 2 +12 V 3 FAN_TACH 4 FAN_CONTROL 2.8.2.1 Chassis Fan Connectors The D915PGN board has three standard and
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    is compatible with 2 x 10 connectors previously used on Intel Desktop boards. The board supports the use of ATX12V power supplies with either 2 x 10 - a 2 x 2 connector. This connector provides power directly to the processor voltage regulator and must always be used. Failure to do so will prevent
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    connectors are bus master capable. • SMBus signals are routed to PCI Conventional bus connector 2. This enables PCI Conventional bus add-in boards with SMBus support to access sensor data on the boards. The specific SMBus signals are as follows:  The SMBus clock line is connected to pin A40.  The
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    Intel Desktop Board D915PGN/D915PSY Technical Product Specification 2.8.2.5 Front Panel Connector This section describes the functions of the front panel connector. Table 34 lists the signal
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    Technical Reference 2.8.2.5.2 Reset Switch Connector [Purple] Pins 5 and 7 [Purple] can be connected to a momentary single pole, single throw (SPST) type switch that is normally open. When the switch is closed, the board resets and runs the POST. 2.8.2.5.3 Power/Sleep LED Connector [Green] Pins 2
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    Intel Desktop Board D915PGN/D915PSY Technical Product Specification Power (+5 V DC) One D− USB Port D+ Ground Key (no pin) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 Power (+5 V DC) D− One USB D+ Port Ground No Connect
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    the three modes: normal, configure, and recovery. When the jumper is set to configure mode and the computer is powered-up, the BIOS compares the processor version and the microcode version in the BIOS and reports if the two match. 1 3 J8J4 Figure 23. Location of the Jumper Block OM17061 Table
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    Intel Desktop Board D915PGN/D915PSY Technical Product Specification 2.10 Mechanical Considerations 2.10.1 D915PGN Board Form Factor The D915PGN board is designed to fit into an ATX-
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    Technical Reference 2.10.2 D915PSY Board Form Factor The D915PSY board is designed to fit into either a microATX or an ATX-form-factor chassis. Figure 25 illustrates the mechanical form factor of the board. Dimensions are given in inches [millimeters]. The outer dimensions are 9.60 inches by 9.60
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    The I/O shield drawing in this document is for reference only. An I/O shield compliant with the ATX chassis specification 2.03 is available from Intel. 1.55 REF [0.061] 162.3 REF [6.390] 20. ± 0.254 TYP [0.787 ± 0.10] 159.2 ± 0.12 [6.268 ± 0.005] 1.6 ± 0.12 [0.063 ± 0.005] 22.45 [0.884] 7.012
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    on the board that is similar to a heavy gaming environment with a 500 mA current draw per USB port. These calculations are not based on specific processor values or memory configurations but are based on the minimum and maximum current draw possible from the board's power delivery subsystems to the
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    Intel Desktop Board D915PGN/D915PSY Technical Product Specification 2.11.3 Fan Connector Current Capability CAUTION The processor fan must be connected to the processor fan connector, not to a chassis fan connector. Connecting the processor on the wake devices supported and manufacturing options.
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    to maintain required airflow across the processor voltage regulator area. OM16996 Figure 27. Processor Heatsink for Omni-directional Airflow CAUTION remains solely with the reader. Intel makes no warranties or representations that merely following the instructions presented in this document will
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    reach a temperature of up to 85 oC in an open chassis. Figure 28 shows the locations of the localized high temperature zones. A B D C Item A B C D Description Processor voltage regulator area Processor Intel 82915P MCH Intel 82801FB ICH6 Figure 28. Localized High Temperature Zones OM17063 84
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    to cool the board. Table 40. Thermal Considerations for Components Component Intel Pentium 4 processor Intel 82915P MCH Intel 82801FB ICH6 Maximum Case Temperature For processor case temperature, see processor datasheets and processor specification updates 99 oC (under bias) 110 oC (under bias
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    Intel Desktop Board D915PGN/D915PSY Technical Product Specification 2.14 Environmental Table 41 lists the environmental specifications for the board. Table 41. Environmental Specifications Parameter Temperature Non-
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    Technical Reference 2.15 Regulatory Compliance This section describes the Desktop Boards' compliance with U.S. and international safety and electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) regulations. 2.15.1 Safety Regulations Table 42 lists the safety regulations the Desktop Boards D915PGN and D915PSY comply
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    energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is Any changes or modifications to the equipment not expressly approved by Intel Corporation could void the user's authority to operate the equipment. 2.15
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    following materials that may be regulated upon disposal: lead solder on the printed wiring board assembly. 2.15.4.2 Recycling Considerations Intel encourages its customers to recycle its products and their components (e.g., batteries, circuit boards, plastic enclosures, etc.) whenever possible. In
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    component side). The CE mark should also be on the shipping container. Australian Communications Authority (ACA) C-Tick mark. Includes adjacent Intel supplier code number, N-232. The C-tick mark should also be on the shipping container. Printed wiring board manufacturer's recognition mark: consists
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    Flash Memory Organization 92 3.3 Resource Configuration 92 3.4 System Management BIOS (SMBIOS 93 3.5 Legacy USB Support...93 3.6 BIOS Updates ...94 3.7 Boot Options ...95 3.8 Fast Booting Systems with Intel® Rapid BIOS Boot 96 3.9 BIOS Security Features 97 3.1 Introduction The boards use an
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    Intel Desktop Board D915PGN/D915PSY Technical Product Specification Table 45 lists the BIOS Setup program menu features. Table 45. BIOS Setup Program Menu Bar Maintenance Main Advanced Security Clears passwords and displays processor information Displays processor and memory configuration
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    specifying manual configuration , and processor speed support, an SMBIOS service-level application running on a non-Plug and Play operating system can obtain the SMBIOS information. 3.5 Legacy USB Support Legacy USB support enables USB devices to be used even when the operating system's USB drivers
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    Web. • Intel® Flash Memory Update Utility, which requires creation of a boot diskette and manual rebooting of instructions distributed with the upgrade utility before attempting a BIOS update. For information about The Intel World Wide Web site Refer to Section 1.4, page 19 3.6.1 Language Support
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    boot device, the hard drive second, and the ATAPI CD-ROM third. The fourth device is disabled. 3.7.1 CD-ROM Boot Booting from CD-ROM is supported in compliance to the El Torito bootable CD-ROM format specification. Under the Boot menu in the BIOS Setup program, ATAPI CD-ROM is listed
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    more quickly, which enables the system to boot more quickly. 3.8.2 Intel Rapid BIOS Boot Use of the following BIOS Setup program settings reduces the boot process to the point where the system boots so quickly that the Intel logo screen (or a custom logo splash screen) will not be seen. Monitors
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    Overview of BIOS Features 3.9 BIOS Security Features The BIOS includes security features that restrict access to the BIOS Setup program and who can boot the computer. A supervisor password and a user password can be set for the BIOS Setup program and for booting the computer, with the following
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    Intel Desktop Board D915PGN/D915PSY Technical Product Specification 98
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    4 Error Messages and Beep Codes What This Chapter Contains 4.1 BIOS Error Messages 99 4.2 Port 80h POST Codes 101 4.3 Bus Initialization Checkpoints 105 4.4 Speaker ...106 4.5 BIOS Beep Codes...106 4.1 BIOS Error Messages Table 49 lists the error messages and provides a brief description of
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    Intel Desktop Board D915PGN/D915PSY Technical Product Specification Table 49. BIOS Error Increased Memory size has increased since the last boot. If no memory was added there may be a problem with the system. Memory Size Changed Memory size has changed since the last boot. If no memory was
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    recovery code in F000 Shadow RAM. Initialize interrupt vector tables, initialize system timer, initialize DMA controller and interrupt controller. Initialize extra (Intel Recovery) Module. Initialize floppy drive. Try to boot from floppy. If reading of boot sector is successful, give control to boot
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    Intel Desktop Board D915PGN/D915PSY Technical Product Specification Table 52. Runtime Code Uncompressed in F000 Shadow RAM Code 03 05 06 07 08 0B 0C 0E
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    Error Messages and Beep Codes Table 52. Runtime Code Uncompressed in F000 Shadow RAM (continued) Code 40 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 4B 4C 4D 4E 4F 50 51 52 53 54 57 58 59 60 62 65 66 7F 80 81 82 83 Description of POST Operation To prepare the descriptor tables. To enter in virtual mode for memory
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    Intel Desktop Board D915PGN/D915PSY Technical Product Specification Table 52. Runtime Code Uncompressed in F000 the system configuration. Put INT13 module runtime image to shadow. Generate MP for multiprocessor support (if present). Put CGA INT10 module (if present) in Shadow. continued 104
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    Error Messages and Beep Codes Table 52. Runtime Code Uncompressed in F000 Shadow RAM (continued) Code AE B1 00 Description of POST Operation Uncompress SMBIOS module and init SMBIOS code and form the runtime SMBIOS image in shadow. Going to copy any code to specific area. Copying of code to
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    Intel Desktop Board D915PGN/D915PSY Technical Product Specification Table 55 BIOS Beep Codes Whenever a recoverable error occurs during POST, the BIOS displays an error message describing the problem (see Table 56). The BIOS also issues a beep code (one long tone followed by two short tones
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    Error Messages and Beep Codes 107
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Intel
®
Desktop Boards
D915PGN/D915PSY
Technical Product Specification
June 2004
Order Number:
C68598-001
The Intel
®
Desktop Board D915PGN/D915PSY may contain design defects or errors known as errata that may cause the product to deviate from published specifications.
Current
characterized errata are documented in the Intel Desktop Board D915PGN/D915PSY Specification Update.