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Overview of BIOS Features 3.7 Boot Options In the BIOS Setup program, the user can choose to boot from a diskette drive, hard drives, CD-ROM, or the network. The default setting is for the diskette drive to be the first 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 as a boot device. Boot devices are defined in priority order. Accordingly, if there is not a bootable CD in the CD-ROM drive, the system will attempt to boot from the next defined drive. 3.7.2 Network Boot The network can be selected as a boot device. This selection allows booting from the onboard LAN or a network add-in card with a remote boot ROM installed. Pressing the key during POST automatically forces booting from the LAN. To use this key during POST, the User Access Level in the BIOS Setup program's Security menu must be set to Full. 3.7.3 Booting Without Attached Devices For use in embedded applications, the BIOS has been designed so that after passing the POST, the operating system loader is invoked even if the following devices are not present: • Video adapter • Keyboard • Mouse 3.7.4 Changing the Default Boot Device During POST Pressing the key during POST causes a boot device menu to be displayed. This menu displays the list of available boot devices (as set in the BIOS setup program's Boot Device Priority Submenu). Table 48 lists the boot device menu options. Table 48. Boot Device Menu Options Boot Device Menu Function Keys or Description Selects a default boot device Exits the menu, saves changes, and boots from the selected device Exits the menu without saving changes 95

Section	Page
Intel® Desktop Boards D915GAV/D915GAG Technical Product Specification	1
Revision History	2
Preface	3
Intended Audience	3
What This Document Contains	3
Typographical Conventions	3
Other Common Notations	4
Contents	5
1 Product Description	11
1.1 PCI Bus Terminology Change	11
1.2 Board Differences	11
1.3 Overview	12
1.3.1 Feature Summary	12
1.3.2 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® 915G Chipset	26
1.7.1 Intel 915G Graphics Subsystem	26
1.7.2 USB	28
1.7.3 IDE Support	28
1.7.4 Real-Time Clock, CMOS SRAM, and Battery	30
1.8 PCI Express Connectors	30
1.9 I/O Controller	31
1.9.1 Serial Ports	31
1.9.2 Parallel Port	31
1.9.3 Diskette Drive Controller	32
1.9.4 Keyboard and Mouse Interface	32
1.10 Audio Subsystem	32
1.10.1 Audio Subsystem Software	33
1.10.2 Audio Connectors	33
1.10.3 Intel High Definition Audio Subsystem	34
1.11 LAN Subsystem	35
1.11.1 10/100 Mbits/sec LAN Subsystem	35
1.11.2 Gigabit LAN Subsystem	36
1.11.3 Alert Standard Format (ASF) Support	37
1.11.4 LAN Subsystem Software	38
1.12 Hardware Management Subsystem	38
1.12.1 Hardware Monitoring and Fan Control ASIC	38
1.12.2 Thermal Monitoring	39
1.12.3 Fan Monitoring	41
1.12.4 Chassis Intrusion and Detection	41
1.13 Power Management	41
1.13.1 ACPI	41
1.13.2 Hardware Support	44
1.14 Trusted Platform Module (Optional)	48
1.14.1 System Requirements	48
1.14.2 Warning of Potential Data Loss	48
1.14.3 Security Precautions	49
1.14.4 Trusted Platform Module Ownership	50
1.14.5 Enabling the Trusted Platform Module	51
1.14.6 Assuming Trusted Platform Module Ownership	51
1.14.7 Recovery Procedures	52
1.14.8 Clearing Trusted Platform Module Ownership	53
1.14.9 Software Support	54
2 Technical Reference	55
2.1 Introduction	55
2.2 Memory Resources	55
2.2.1 Addressable Memory	55
2.2.2 Memory Map	57
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
2.8.1 Back Panel Connectors	64
2.8.2 Component-side Connectors	66
2.9 Jumper Block	77
2.10 Mechanical Considerations	78
2.10.1 D915GAV Board Form Factor	78
2.10.2 D915GAG Board Form Factor	79
2.10.3 I/O Shield	80
2.11 Electrical Considerations	81
2.11.1 DC Loading	81
2.11.2 Add-in Board Considerations	81
2.11.3 Fan Connector Current Capability	82
2.11.4 Power Supply Considerations	82
2.12 Thermal Considerations	83
2.13 Reliability	85
2.14 Environmental	86
2.15 Regulatory Compliance	87
2.15.1 Safety Regulations	87
2.15.2 EMC Regulations	87
2.15.3 European Union Declaration of Conformity Statement	88
2.15.4 Product Ecology Statements	89
2.15.5 Product Certification Markings (Board Level)	90
3 Overview of BIOS Features	91
3.1 Introduction	91
3.2 BIOS Flash Memory Organization	92
3.3 Resource Configuration	92
3.3.1 PCI Autoconfiguration	92
3.3.2 PCI IDE Support	92
3.4 System Management BIOS (SMBIOS)	93
3.5 Legacy USB Support	93
3.6 BIOS Updates	94
3.6.1 Language 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 Rapid BIOS Boot	96
3.8.1 Peripheral Selection and Configuration	96
3.8.2 Intel Rapid BIOS Boot	96
3.9 BIOS Security Features	97
4 Error Messages and Beep Codes	99
4.1 BIOS Error Messages	99
4.2 Port 80h POST Codes	101
4.3 Bus Initialization Checkpoints	105
4.4 Speaker	106