Intel D915PSY Product Specification - Page 11

Product Description, PCI Bus Terminology Change, Board Differences, What This Contains

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1 Product Description 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 Subsystem ...32 1.12 Hardware Management Subsystem 34 1.13 Power Management ...38 1.14 Trusted Platform Module (Optional 46 1.1 PCI Bus Terminology Change Previous generations of Intel® Desktop Boards used an add-in card connector referred to as PCI. This generation of Intel Desktop Boards adds a new technology for add-in cards: PCI Express. The 32-bit parallel bus previously referred to as PCI is now called PCI Conventional. 1.2 Board Differences This TPS describes these Intel Desktop Boards: D915PGN and D915PSY. The Desktop Boards are identical with the exception of the items listed in Table 1. Table 1. Summary of Board Differences D915PGN • ATX Form Factor • Four PCI Conventional bus connectors • Two PCI Express* x1 bus add-in card connectors • Three chassis fan connectors (front chassis, rear chassis 1, and rear chassis 2) D915PSY • microATX Form Factor • Two PCI Conventional bus connectors • One PCI Express x1 bus add-in card connector • Two chassis fan connectors (front chassis and rear chassis) 11

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1 Product Description
What This Chapter Contains
1.1
PCI Bus Terminology Change
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1.2
Board Differences
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11
1.3
Overview
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12
1.4
Online Support
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19
1.5
Processor
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19
1.6
System Memory
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20
1.7
Intel
®
915P Chipset
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26
1.8
PCI Express Connectors
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28
1.9
I/O Controller
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29
1.10
Audio Subsystem
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30
1.11
LAN Subsystem
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32
1.12
Hardware Management Subsystem
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34
1.13
Power Management
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38
1.14
Trusted Platform Module (Optional)
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46
1.1 PCI Bus Terminology Change
Previous generations of Intel
®
Desktop Boards used an add-in card connector referred to as PCI.
This generation of Intel Desktop Boards adds a new technology for add-in cards:
PCI Express.
The 32-bit parallel bus previously referred to as PCI is now called PCI Conventional.
1.2 Board Differences
This TPS describes these Intel Desktop Boards:
D915PGN and D915PSY.
The Desktop Boards
are identical with the exception of the items listed in Table 1.
Table 1.
Summary of Board Differences
D915PGN
ATX Form Factor
Four PCI Conventional bus connectors
Two PCI Express* x1 bus add-in card connectors
Three chassis fan connectors (front chassis, rear chassis 1, and rear chassis 2)
D915PSY
microATX Form Factor
Two PCI Conventional bus connectors
One PCI Express x1 bus add-in card connector
Two chassis fan connectors (front chassis and rear chassis)
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