Intel BLKD945GCPE Product Specification - Page 34

Memory Resources

Page 34 highlights

Intel Desktop Board D945GCPE Technical Product Specification 2.1 Memory Resources 2.1.1 Addressable Memory The board utilizes 2 GB of addressable system memory. Typically the address space that is allocated for PCI Conventional bus add-in cards, BIOS (SPI Flash), and chipset overhead resides above the top of DRAM (total system memory). On a system that has 2 GB of system memory installed, it is not possible to use all of the installed memory due to system address space being allocated for other system critical functions. These functions include the following: • BIOS/ SPI Flash (4 MB) • Local APIC (19 MB) • Digital Media Interface (40 MB) • Front side bus interrupts (17 MB) • PCI Express configuration space (256 MB) • GMCH base address registers and internal graphics ranges • Memory-mapped I/O that is dynamically allocated for PCI Conventional add-in cards 34

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • 10
  • 11
  • 12
  • 13
  • 14
  • 15
  • 16
  • 17
  • 18
  • 19
  • 20
  • 21
  • 22
  • 23
  • 24
  • 25
  • 26
  • 27
  • 28
  • 29
  • 30
  • 31
  • 32
  • 33
  • 34
  • 35
  • 36
  • 37
  • 38
  • 39
  • 40
  • 41
  • 42
  • 43
  • 44
  • 45
  • 46
  • 47
  • 48
  • 49
  • 50
  • 51
  • 52
  • 53
  • 54
  • 55
  • 56
  • 57
  • 58
  • 59
  • 60
  • 61
  • 62
  • 63
  • 64
  • 65
  • 66
  • 67
  • 68
  • 69
  • 70
  • 71
  • 72
  • 73
  • 74
  • 75
  • 76
  • 77
  • 78
  • 79
  • 80

Intel Desktop Board D945GCPE Technical Product Specification
34
2.1
Memory Resources
2.1.1
Addressable Memory
The board utilizes 2 GB of addressable system memory.
Typically the address space
that is allocated for PCI Conventional bus add-in cards, BIOS (SPI Flash), and chipset
overhead resides above the top of DRAM (total system memory).
On a system that
has 2 GB of system memory installed, it is not possible to use all of the installed
memory due to system address space being allocated for other system critical
functions.
These functions include the following:
BIOS/ SPI Flash (4 MB)
Local APIC (19 MB)
Digital Media Interface (40 MB)
Front side bus interrupts (17 MB)
PCI Express configuration space (256 MB)
GMCH base address registers and internal graphics ranges
Memory-mapped I/O that is dynamically allocated for PCI Conventional add-in
cards