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  • Intel D915GUX | Product Specification - Page 1
    Order Number: C74530-001 The Intel® Desktop Board D915GUX/D915GHA 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 D915GUX/D915GHA Specification Update.
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    Date June 2004 This product specification applies to only standard Intel® Desktop Boards D915GUX and D915GHA with BIOS identifier EV91510A.86A. Changes to this specification will be published in the Intel Desktop Board D915GUX/D915GHA Specification Update before being incorporated into a revision
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    Preface This Technical Product Specification (TPS) specifies the board layout, components, connectors, power and environmental requirements, and the BIOS for these Intel® Desktop Boards: D915GUX and D915GHA. It describes the standard product and available manufacturing options. Intended Audience
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    Intel Desktop Board D915GUX/D915GHA Technical Product Specification WARNING Warnings indicate conditions, which if not observed, can cause personal injury. Other Common Notation # (NxnX) GB GB/sec KB Kbit kbits/sec MB MB/sec Mbit Mbit/sec xxh x.x V * Used after a signal name to identify an
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    Manufacturing Options 13 1.2.3 Board Layout 14 1.2.4 Block Diagram 16 1.3 Online Support ...17 1.4 Processor ...17 1.5 System Memory ...18 1.5.1 Memory Configurations 19 1.6 Intel® 915G Chipset...23 1.6.1 Intel 915G Graphics Subsystem 23 1.6.2 USB ...25 1.6.3 IDE Support 25 1.6.4 Real-Time
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    .5 Product Certification Markings (Board Level 78 3 Overview of BIOS Features 3.1 Introduction ...79 3.2 BIOS Flash Memory Organization 80 3.3 Resource Configuration 80 3.3.1 PCI Autoconfiguration 80 3.3.2 PCI IDE Support 80 3.4 System Management BIOS (SMBIOS 81 3.5 Legacy USB Support 81 vi
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    58 18. Connection Diagram for Front Panel Connector 64 19. Connection Diagram for Front Panel USB Connectors 66 20. Connection Diagram for IEEE 1394a Connectors 66 21. Location of the Jumper Block 67 22. Board Dimensions ...68 23. I/O Shield Dimensions 69 24. Processor Heatsink Airflow 72 25
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    Desktop Board D915GUX/D915GHA Technical Product Specification Tables 1. Feature Summary...12 2. Manufacturing Options 13 3. Board Components Shown in Figure 1 15 4. Supported Memory Configurations 18 5. LAN Connector LED States 32 6. LAN Connector LED States 33 7. Effects of Pressing the Power
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    Contents 47. Uncompressed INIT Code Checkpoints 89 48. Boot Block Recovery Code Checkpoints 89 49. Runtime Code Uncompressed in F000 Shadow RAM 90 50. Bus Initialization Checkpoints 93 51. Upper Nibble High Byte Functions 93 52. Lower Nibble High Byte Functions 94 53. Beep Codes ...94 ix
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    Intel Desktop Board D915GUX/D915GHA Technical Product Specification x
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    1.2 Overview ...12 1.3 Online Support ...17 1.4 Processor ...17 1.5 System Memory ...18 1.6 Intel® 915G Chipset...23 1.7 PCI Express Connectors 27 1.8 I/O Controller...27 1.9 Audio Subsystem ...29 1.10 LAN Subsystem...31 1.11 Hardware Management Subsystem 34 1.12 Power Management 36 1.13 Trusted
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    Feature Summary Table 1 summarizes the major features of the Desktop Boards D915GUX and D915GHA. Table 1. Feature Summary Form Factor Processor Memory Chipset Video Audio I/O Control USB Peripheral Interfaces LAN Support BIOS Instantly Available PC Technology microATX Form Factor (9.60 inches by
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    to the onboard audio subsystem IEEE-1394a Interface Intel® 82801FBW I/O Controller 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 (D915GUX board only) SCSI
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    Intel Desktop Board D915GUX/D915GHA Technical Product Specification 1.2.3 Board Layout Figure 1 shows the location of the major components on the Desktop Board D915GUX/D915GHA. A C E FG H I J BD K L KK M JJ II HH N O P Q GG R S T EE CC AA FF DD BB Z Y X W VU Figure 1. Board
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    PDIF connector (optional) Front panel audio connector PCI Conventional bus add-in card connectors Ethernet PLC device (optional) PCI Express x16 bus add-in card connector Rear chassis fan connector Back panel connectors Alternate power connector +12V power connector (ATX12V) LGA775 processor socket
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    x16 Interface PCI Express x16 Connector Intel 82915G Graphics and Memory Controller Hub (GMCH) VGA Port Channel A DIMMs (2) Display Interface Dual-Channel Memory Bus SMBus Channel B DIMMs (2) Gigabit Ethernet Controller (Optional) LAN Connector USB Back Panel/Front Panel USB Ports LPC Bus
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    Board D915GUX Available configurations for the Desktop Board D915GHA 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
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    • Remove the PCI Express x16 video card before installing or upgrading memory to avoid interference with the memory retention mechanism. • To be fully compliant with all applicable DDR SDRAM memory specifications, the board should be populated with DIMMs that support the Serial Presence Detect (SPD
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    . If different speed DIMMs are used between channels, the slowest memory timing will be used. Figure 3 illustrates the memory channel and DIMM configuration. NOTE The DIMM0 sockets of both channels are blue. The DIMM1 sockets of both channels are black. Channel A, DIMM 0 Channel A, DIMM 1 Channel
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    Intel Desktop Board D915GUX/D915GHA Technical Product Specification 1.5.1.1 Dual Channel (Interleaved) Mode Configurations Figure 4 shows a dual channel configuration using two DIMMs. In this example, the DIMM0 (blue) sockets DIMM0 (blue) socket of Channel B. 256 MB 256 MB 512 MB Channel A, DIMM
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    capacity of the two DIMMs in Channel B. Also, the DIMMs are matched between DIMM0 and DIMM1 of both channels. 256 MB 512 MB 256 MB 512 MB Channel A, DIMM 0 Channel A, DIMM 1 Channel B, DIMM 0 Channel B, DIMM 1 OM17124 Figure 6. Dual Channel (Interleaved) Mode Configuration with Four DIMMs 21
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    Intel Desktop Board D915GUX/D915GHA Technical Product Specification 1.5.1.2 Single Channel (Asymmetric) Mode Configurations NOTE Dual channel (Interleaved) mode configurations provide the highest memory DIMM in the DIMM0 (blue) socket of Channel B. 256 MB 512 MB 512 MB Channel A, DIMM 0 Channel A,
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    engine 333 MHz core frequency 256-bit 2-D engine 32-bit 3-D engine Motion video acceleration Pixel Shader 2.0 4-pixel pipes DirectX 9.0 Hardware Acceleration Software Vertex Shader • Up to 2048 x 1536 at 75 Hz refresh • With Advanced Digital Display 2 (ADD2) card support flat panel displays up to
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    Product Specification • Video Asynchronous dual monitor display with ADD2 card Hardware motion compensation for software MPEG2 decode Two multiplexed DVO port interfaces with 200 MHz pixel clocks using an ADD2 card • Dynamic Video Memory Technology (DVMT) support up to 224 MB • Intel® Zoom
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    boards support up to eight USB 2.0 ports, supports UHCI and EHCI, and uses UHCI- and EHCI-compatible drivers. The ICH6 provides the USB controller for all ports. The port arrangement is as follows: • Four ports are implemented with dual stacked back panel connectors adjacent to the audio connectors
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    is the preferred mode for configurations using the Windows* XP and Windows 2000 operating systems. NOTE Many Serial ATA drives use new low-voltage power connectors and require adaptors or power supplies equipped with low-voltage power connectors. For more information, see: http://www.serialata.org
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    from the power supply extends the life of the battery. The clock is accurate to ± 13 minutes/year at 25 ºC with 3.3 VSB applied.  NOTE If the battery and AC power fail, custom defaults, if previously saved, will be loaded into CMOS RAM at power-on. 1.7 PCI Express Connectors The boards provide
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    up event interface • PCI Conventional bus power management support The BIOS Setup program provides configuration options for the I/O controller. 1.8.1 Serial Ports The Desktop Board can support up to two serial port connectors. Serial port A is located on the back panel. Serial port B (optional) is
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    to function, a front panel daughter card that is designed for Intel High Definition Audio must be used. Otherwise, an AC '97 style audio front panel connector will be assumed and the Line Out and Mic In functions will be permanent. 1.9.1 Audio Subsystem Software Audio software and drivers are
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    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 ports are shown in Figure 9. Front Panel Audio Connectors Back Panel Audio Connectors Line Out
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    ) Ethernet LAN connectivity • RJ-45 LAN connector with integrated status LEDs Additional features of the LAN subsystem include: • CSMA/CD protocol engine • LAN Connect Interface (LCI) between the 82562EZ and the ICH6 • PCI Conventional bus power management Supports ACPI technology Supports LAN wake
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    Intel Desktop Board D915GUX/D915GHA Technical Product Specification Table 5 describes the LED states when the board is powered up and the 10/100 Mbits/sec LAN subsystem is operating. Table 5. LAN Connector LED States LED Color LED State Condition Green Off LAN link is not established. On
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    support for the onboard 10/100/1000 LAN subsystem, 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
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    D915GUX board. It is not available on the D915GHA board. 1.10.5 LAN Subsystem Software LAN software and drivers are available from Intel's World Wide Web site. For information about Obtaining LAN software and drivers of processor temperature and ambient temperature sensing • Power supply monitoring
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    temperature sensor, internal to hardware monitoring and fan control ASIC Processor fan Rear chassis fan Front chassis fan Figure 13. Thermal Monitoring 1.11.3 Fan Monitoring Fan monitoring can be implemented using Intel® Desktop Utilities, LANDesk* software, or thirdparty software. The level of
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    for multiple wake-up events (see Table 9 on page 38) • Support for a front panel power and sleep mode switch Table 7 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 7. Effects of Pressing the
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    as a whole into a low-power state. Table 8 lists the power states supported by the boards along with the associated system power targets. See the ACPI specification for a complete description of the various system and power states. Table 8. Power States and Targeted System Power Global States G0
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    the BIOS Setup program. Setting this option to Power On will enable a wake-up event from LAN in the S5 state. NOTE The use of 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
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    of Resume on Ring and Wake from USB technologies from an ACPI state requires an operating system that provides full ACPI support. 1.12.2.1 Power Connector ATX12V-compliant power supplies can turn off the system power through system control. When an ACPI-enabled system receives the correct command
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    Available PC technology can damage the power supply. Instantly Available PC technology enables the boards to enter the ACPI S3 (Suspend-to-RAM) sleep-state. While in the S3 sleep-state, the computer will appear to be off (the power supply is off, and the front panel LED is amber if dual colored
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    Product Description 1.12.2.9 WAKE# Signal Wake-up Support When the WAKE# signal on the PCI Express bus is asserted, the computer wakes from an ACPI S1, S3, S4, or S5 state. 1.12.2.10 +5 V Standby Power Indicator LED The +5 V standby power indicator LED shows that power is still present even when the
  • Intel D915GUX | Product Specification - Page 42
    Intel Desktop Board D915GUX or D915GHA • Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional (SP4) or Microsoft Windows XP associated with the TPM will render encrypted data inaccessible. No password recovery is available. Read and/or replacement of the motherboard, recovery procedures may allow migratable keys to
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    the data associated with them will be inaccessible and unrecoverable. CAUTION The following precautions and procedures recovering from any of the previously listed situations. Failure to implement these the Infineon Security Platform software (Owner, Emergency Recovery Token, and User passwords) and the Wave
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    Intel Desktop Board D915GUX/D915GHA Technical Product Specification etc.), and have them available for future use. These documents should be updated after any password changes. 1.13.3.2 Emergency Recovery File Back Up Procedures The Emergency Recovery the last image was created will be lost. 1.13.3.4
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    key to enter BIOS. 2. Use the arrow keys to go to the Advanced Menu key, select Ok and press . 5. System should reboot and start Microsoft Windows. 1.13.6 Assuming Trusted Platform Recovery Token (note the file location and name). 7. The software will then create recovery
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    Intel Desktop Board D915GUX/D915GHA Technical Product Specification 15. Follow the instructions and create and updated keys associated with the EMBASSY Trust Suite. If the removable media that contains the archive file is not present when a new key is generated, then keys will have to be manually
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    board can continue to operate even though the front panel power switch is off. CAUTION DATA ENCRYPTED BY ANY PROGRAM UTILIZING THE TPM WILL BECOME INACCESSIBLE IF TPM OWNERSHIP IS CLEARED. Recovery board to pins 2-3. 3. Restore power to the PC and power on. 4. System should automatically enter BIOS
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    Desktop Board D915GUX/D915GHA Technical Product Specification 1.13.9 Software Support • For assistance with the Infineon Security Platform Software, visit the web at: http://www.infineon.com • For assistance with the Wave System EMBASSY Trust Suite, visit the web at: http://www.wave.com/support/ets
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    all of the installed memory due to system address space being allocated for other system critical functions. These functions include the following: • BIOS/firmware hub (2 MB) • Local APIC (19 MB) • Digital Media Interface (40 MB) • Front side bus interrupts (17 MB) • PCI Express configuration space
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    Intel Desktop Board D915GUX/D915GHA Technical Product Specification • Memory-mapped I/O that is dynamically allocated for PCI Conventional and PCI Express add-in cards The amount of installed memory that can be used will vary based on add-in cards and BIOS settings. Figure 15 shows a schematic of
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    - 7FFFF Size 4095 MB 64 KB 64 KB 96 KB 160 KB 1 KB 127 KB 512 KB Description Extended memory Runtime BIOS Reserved Potential available high DOS memory (open to the PCI Conventional bus). Dependent on video adapter used. Video memory and BIOS Extended BIOS data (movable by memory manager software
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    Intel Desktop Board D915GUX/D915GHA Technical Product Specification 2.4 Fixed I/O Map Table 12. I/O Map Address (hex) Size Description 0000 - 00FF 0170 - 0177 01F0 - 01F7 256 bytes 8 bytes 8 bytes Used by the Desktop Board D915GUX 8 bytes 8 bytes 4 bytes 7 bits 8 bytes 8 bytes 6 bytes 1
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    hex) Number (hex) Number (hex) Description 00 00 00 Memory controller of Intel 82915G component 00 01 00 PCI Express x16 graphics port (Note Intel High Definition Audio Controller 00 1C 00 PCI Express port 1 (PCI Express x1 bus connector 1) 00 1C 01 PCI Express port 2 (Gigabit LAN
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    Intel Desktop Board D915GUX/D915GHA 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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    connectors and onboard PCI Conventional devices. The PCI Conventional specification Generally, a third interrupt on add-in cards is classified as INTC and a fourth ). Typically, a device that does not share a PIRQ line will have a unique interrupt. However, in certain interrupt-constrained situations,
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    Intel Desktop Board D915GUX/D915GHA Technical Product Specification 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
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    16 lists the back panel connectors identified in Figure 16.  NOTE The back panel audio line out connector is designed to power headphones or amplified speakers only. Poor audio quality occurs if passive (non-amplified) speakers are connected to this output. Table 16. Back Panel Connectors Shown
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    Intel Desktop Board D915GUX/D915GHA Technical Product Specification 2.8.2 Component-side Connectors Figure 17 shows the locations of the component-side connectors 17. Component-side Connectors 4 J 1 12 9 K 1 L OM16661 Table 17 lists the component-side connectors identified in Figure 17
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    ) Front panel audio connector PCI Conventional bus add-in card connector 2 Front panel IEEE-1394a connector (optional) PCI Conventional bus add-in card connector 1 PCI Express x16 bus add-in card connector Rear chassis fan connector Alternate power connector +12V power connector (ATX12V) Processor
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    2] Sense return (jack detection) INTEGRATOR'S NOTE The front panel audio connector is colored yellow. Table 21. Front Chassis Fan and Rear Chassis Fan Connectors Pin Signal Name 1 Control 2 +12 V 3 Tach Table 22. Processor Fan Connector Pin Signal Name 1 Ground 2 +12 V 3 FAN_TACH
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    Pin Signal Name 1 Intruder 2 Ground Table 25. SCSI Hard Drive Activity LED Connector (Optional) Pin Signal Name 1 SCSI_ACT# 2 No connect Table 26. Serial ATA Connectors Pin Signal Name 1 Ground 2 TXP 3 TXN 4 Ground 5 RXN 6 RXP 7 Ground Signal Name RXD DTR DSR CTS
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    to do so will prevent the board from booting. • Alternate power - a 1 x 4 connector. This connector provides additional power when using high wattage PCI Express x16 graphics cards. INTEGRATOR'S NOTE When using high wattage PCI Express x16 graphics cards, use one of the following power supply
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    Name 2 Ground 4 +12 V Table 29. Alternate Power Connector Pin Signal Name 1 +12 V 2 Ground 3 Ground 4 +5 V 2.8.2.2 Add-in Card Connectors The board has the following add-in card connectors: • One PCI Express x16 connector supporting simultaneous transfer speeds up to 8 GBytes/sec
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    Intel Desktop Board D915GUX/D915GHA Technical Product Specification 2.8.2.3 Auxiliary Front Panel Power/Sleep LED Connector Pins 1 and 3 of this connector duplicate the signals on pins 2 and 4 of the front panel connector. Table 30. Auxiliary Front Panel Power/Sleep LED Connector Pin Signal Name
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    circuitry on the board.) At least two seconds must pass before the power supply will recognize another on/off signal. 2.8.2.5 Front Panel USB Connectors Figure 19 is a connection diagram for the front panel USB connectors. INTEGRATOR'S NOTES • The +5 V DC power on the USB connector is fused
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    Intel Desktop Board D915GUX/D915GHA Technical Product Specification • Pins 2, 4, 6, and 8 comprise one USB port. • Use only a front panel USB connector that conforms to the USB 2.0 specification for high- speed USB devices. Power (+5 V DC) One D USB Port D+ Ground Key (no pin) 1 2 3 4 5
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    power on. Always turn off the power and unplug the power cord from the computer before changing a jumper setting. Otherwise, the board could recovery. When the jumper is set to configure mode and the computer is poweredup, the BIOS compares the processor version and the microcode version in the BIOS
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    Intel Desktop Board D915GUX/D915GHA Technical Product Specification 2.10 Mechanical Considerations 2.10.1 Form Factor The boards are designed to fit into either a microATX or an ATX-form-factor chassis. Figure 22 illustrates the mechanical form factor of the board. Dimensions are given in inches [
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    panel I/O shield for the boards must meet specific dimension and material requirements. Systems based on these boards need the back panel 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
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    minimum and maximum current draw possible from the board's power delivery subsystems to the processor, memory, and USB ports. Use the datasheets for add-in cards, such as PCI, to determine the overall system power requirements. The selection of a power supply at the system level is dependent on the
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    current required depends on the wake devices supported and manufacturing options. System integrators should refer to the power usage values listed in Table 35 when selecting a power supply for use with the board. Additional power required will depend on configurations chosen by the integrator
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    Intel Desktop Board D915GUX/D915GHA Technical Product Specification 2.12 Thermal Considerations CAUTION A chassis with a maximum internal ambient temperature of 38 oC at the processor fan inlet is a requirement. Use a processor heatsink that provides omni-directional airflow (as shown in Figure 24)
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    high temperature zones. A B D C Item A B C D Description Processor voltage regulator area Processor Intel 82915G GMCH Intel 82801FB ICH6 OM16663 Figure 25. Localized High Temperature Zones Table 37 provides maximum case temperatures for the Desktop Board D915GUX/D915GHA components that are
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    Board D915GUX/D915GHA Technical Product Specification Table 37. Thermal Considerations for Components Component Maximum Case Temperature Intel Pentium 4 processor Intel 82915G GMCH Intel 82801FB ICH6 For processor case temperature, see processor datasheets and processor specification updates
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    2.15.1 Safety Regulations Table 39 lists the safety regulations the Desktop Boards D915GUX and D915GHA comply with when correctly Edition (Class B) CISPR 24: 1997 VCCI (Class B) Title Title 47 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Parts 2 and 15, Subpart B, Radio Frequency Devices. (USA)
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    with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur of Conformity Statement We, Intel Corporation, declare under our sole responsibility that the product: Intel® Desktop Boards D915GUX and D915GHA are in
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    : 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 the U.S., a list of recyclers in your area can be
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    Intel Desktop Board D915GUX/D915GHA Technical Product Specification 2.15.5 Product Certification Markings (Board Level) Table 41 lists the board Includes adjacent Intel supplier code number, N-232. The C-tick mark should also be on the shipping container. Printed wiring board manufacturer's
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    3.2 BIOS Flash Memory Organization 80 3.3 Resource Configuration 80 3.4 System Management BIOS (SMBIOS 81 3.5 Legacy USB Support 81 3.6 BIOS Updates ...82 3.7 Boot Options ...83 3.8 Fast Booting Systems with Intel® Rapid BIOS Boot 84 3.9 BIOS Security Features 85 3.1 Introduction The boards
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    Intel Desktop Board D915GUX/D915GHA Technical Product Specification Table 42 lists the BIOS Setup program menu features. Table 42. BIOS Setup Program Menu Bar Maintenance Main Advanced Security Clears passwords and displays processor information Displays processor and memory configuration
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    • Resource data, such as memory size, cache size, and processor speed • Dynamic data, such as event detection and error logging Non-Plug and Play operating systems, such as Windows NT*, require an additional interface for obtaining the SMBIOS information. The BIOS supports an SMBIOS table interface
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    automated updating while in the Windows environment. Using this utility, the BIOS can be updated from a file on a hard disk, a 1.44 MB diskette, or a CD-ROM, or from the file location on the Web. • Intel® Flash Memory Update Utility, which requires creation of a boot diskette and manual rebooting
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    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
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    save several seconds of painting complex graphic images and changing video modes. • Enable Intel Rapid BIOS Boot. This feature bypasses memory count and the search for a diskette drive. In the Peripheral Configuration submenu, disable the LAN device if it will not be used. This can reduce up to four
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    access to Setup respective to which password is entered. • Setting the user password restricts who can boot the computer. The password prompt will be displayed before the computer is booted. If only the supervisor password is set, the computer boots without asking for a password. If both passwords
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    Intel Desktop Board D915GUX/D915GHA Technical Product Specification 86
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    4 Error Messages and Beep Codes What This Chapter Contains 4.1 BIOS Error Messages 87 4.2 Port 80h POST Codes 89 4.3 Bus Initialization Checkpoints 93 4.4 Speaker...94 4.5 BIOS Beep Codes ...94 4.1 BIOS Error Messages Table 46 lists the error messages and provides a brief description of each.
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    may be a problem with the system. Memory Size Changed Memory size has changed since the last boot. If no memory was added or removed then memory may be bad. No Boot Device Available System did not find a device to boot. Off Board Parity Error A parity error occurred on an off-board card. This
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    The POST card must be installed in PCI bus connector 1. The tables below offer descriptions of the POST codes generated by the BIOS. Table 47 defines the uncompressed INIT code checkpoints, Table 48 describes the boot block recovery code checkpoints, and Table 49 lists the runtime code uncompressed
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    Intel Desktop Board D915GUX/D915GHA Technical Product Specification Table 49. Runtime Code Uncompressed in F000 Shadow RAM Code Description of POST Operation 03 NMI is Disabled. To check soft reset/power-on. 05 BIOS stack set. Going to disable cache if any. 06 POST code to be uncompressed.
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    . (Go to check point # 52h). 4E Memory test started. (NOT SOFT RESET) About to display the first 64k memory size. 4F Memory size display started. This will be updated during memory test. Going for sequential and random memory test. 50 Memory testing/initialization below 1M complete. Going to
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    Intel Desktop Board D915GUX/D915GHA Technical Product Specification Table 49. Runtime Code Uncompressed in F000 Shadow RAM (continued) Code Description of POST Operation 84 Lock-key checking over. To check for memory size mismatch with CMOS. 85 Memory size check done. To display soft error and
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    the runtime SMBIOS image in shadow. B1 Going to copy any code to specific area. 00 Copying of code to specific area done. Going to give control to INT-19 boot loader. 4.3 Bus Initialization Checkpoints The system BIOS gives control to the different buses at several checkpoints to do various
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    Intel Desktop Board D915GUX/D915GHA Technical Product Specification Table 52 BIOS displays an error message describing the problem (see Table 53). The BIOS also issues a beep code (one long tone followed by two short tones) during POST if the video configuration fails (a faulty video card or no card
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June 2004
Order Number:
C74530-001
The Intel
®
Desktop Board D915GUX/D915GHA 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 D915GUX/D915GHA Specification Update.
Intel
®
Desktop Boards
D915GUX/D915GHA
Technical Product Specification