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  • Intel BOXD915GEV | Product Specification - Page 1
    Boards D915GEV/D915GRF Technical Product Specification June 2004 Order Number: C68602-001 The Intel® Desktop Board D915GEV/D915GRF 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: D915GEV and D915GRF. It describes the standard and D915GRF 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 D915GEV/D915GRF 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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    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 Clock, CMOS SRAM, and Battery
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    Intel Desktop Board D915GEV/D915GRF Technical Product Specification 1.13.4 1.13.5 1.13.6 1.13.7 Module Ownership 46 Recovery Procedures 47 Clearing Trusted Platform Module Ownership 48 Software Support 49 2 Technical Reference 2.1 Introduction ...51 2.2 Memory Resources ...51 2.2.1
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    BIOS Updates ...88 3.6.1 Language Support 88 3.6.2 Custom Splash Screen 88 3.7 Boot Options ...89 3.7.1 CD-ROM Boot 89 3.7.2 Network Boot 89 3.7.3 Booting Without Attached Devices 89 3.7.4 Changing the Default Boot Device During POST 89 3.8 Fast Booting Systems with Intel® Rapid BIOS Boot 90
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    Intel Desktop Board D915GEV/D915GRF Technical Product Specification Tables 1. Feature Summary...12 2. Manufacturing Options 13 3. Board Components Shown in Figure 1 15 4. Supported (Optional 65 24. Serial ATA Connectors 65 25. Processor Fan Connector 65 26. Chassis Fan Connectors 65 27.
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    Contents 47. Uncompressed INIT Code Checkpoints 95 48. Boot Block Recovery Code Checkpoints 95 49. Runtime Code Uncompressed in F000 Shadow RAM 96 50. Bus Initialization Checkpoints 99 51. Upper Nibble High Byte Functions 99 52. Lower Nibble High Byte Functions 100 53. Beep Codes ...100 ix
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    Intel Desktop Board D915GEV/D915GRF Technical Product Specification x
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    1 Product Description What This Chapter Contains 1.1 PCI Bus Terminology Change 11 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...28 1.9 Audio Subsystem ...29 1.10 LAN Subsystem
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    Memory Chipset Video Audio I/O Control USB Peripheral Interfaces LAN Support BIOS Instantly Available PC Technology ATX (12.00 inches by 9.60 inches [304.80 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
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    is available in all marketing channels. Please contact your Intel representative to determine which manufacturing options are available to you for attaching an internal CD-ROM drive to the onboard audio subsystem ATX Fan Connector Additional fan connector for use in larger chassis IEEE-1394a
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    Intel Desktop Board D915GEV/D915GRF Technical Product Specification 1.2.3 Board Layout Figure 1 shows the location of the major components on the Desktop Board D915GEV/D915GRF. A B D F G HI J K L CE M N O
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    processor socket Processor fan connector Intel 82915G GMCH DIMM Channel A sockets Serial port B connector (optional) DIMM Channel B sockets panel power LED connector Front panel connector ATX fan connector (optional) Front panel USB connector Intel 82801FB I/O Controller Hub (ICH6) Front panel
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    Slot 1 PCI Express x1 Slot 2 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 82915G Graphics and Memory Controller Hub (GMCH) VGA Port Channel A DIMMs (2) Display Interface Dual
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    designed to support Intel Pentium 4 processors in an LGA775 processor socket with an 800 or 533 MHz system bus. See the Intel web site listed below for the most up-to-date list of supported processors. For information about... Supported processors for the D915GEV board Supported processors for the
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    Intel Desktop Board D915GEV/D915GRF Technical Product Specification 1.5 System Memory The boards have four DIMM sockets and support the following memory features: • 1.8 V (only) DDR2 SDRAM DIMMs with gold-plated contacts • Unbuffered, single-sided or double-sided DIMMs with the following
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    Product Description 1.5.1 Memory Configurations The Intel 82915G GMCH supports two types of memory organization: • 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,
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    Intel Desktop Board D915GEV/D915GRF 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 of both channels are populated with identical DIMMs. 1 GB 1 GB Channel
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    Product Description Figure 6 shows a dual channel configuration using four DIMMs. In this example, the combined capacity of the two DIMMs in Channel A equal the combined 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
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    Intel Desktop Board D915GEV/D915GRF Technical Product Specification 1.5.1.2 Single Channel (Asymmetric) of the two DIMMs in Channel A does not equal the capacity of the single DIMM in the DIMM0 (blue) socket of Channel B. 256 MB 512 MB 512 MB Channel A, DIMM 0 Channel A, DIMM 1 Channel B, DIMM
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    Intel® GMA900 Graphics Controller The Intel 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
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    ADD2 card • Dynamic Video Memory Technology (DVMT) support up to 224 MB • Intel® Zoom Utility For information about DVMT Obtaining graphics The use of DVMT requires operating system driver support. 1.6.1.3 Advanced Digital Display 2 (ADD2) Card Support The GMCH routes two multiplexed DVO ports
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    the D915GRF board Refer to http://www.intel.com/design/motherbd/ev/ev_prdoc.htm http://www.intel.com/design/motherbd/rf/rf_prdoc.htm 1.6.2 USB The 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
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    Intel Desktop Board D915GEV/D915GRF Technical Product Specification  NOTE ATA-66 and ATA-100 are faster timings and require a specialized cable to reduce reflections, noise, and inductive coupling. The Parallel ATA IDE interface also supports ATAPI devices (such as CD-ROM drives) and ATA devices
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    -time clock and CMOS memory. When the computer is not plugged into a wall socket, the battery has an estimated life of three years. When the computer is plugged , and initialization • Support for Active State Power Management (ASPM) • SMBus 2.0 support • Wake# signal supporting wake events from ACPI
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    Intel Desktop Board D915GEV/D915GRF Technical Product Specification 1.8 I/O Controller The I/O controller provides the following features: • Two serial ports (Serial Port B is optional) • One parallel port with Extended Capabilities Port (ECP) and Enhanced Parallel Port (EPP) support • Serial IRQ
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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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    connect interface that supports the 82562EZ • PCI Conventional bus power management Supports ACPI technology Supports LAN wake capabilities Intel® 82562EZ Physical Layer Interface Device The Intel 82562EZ provides the following functions: • Basic 10/100 Ethernet LAN connectivity • Full device driver
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    Intel Desktop Board D915GEV/D915GRF Technical Product Specification Table 5 describes the .1q support • 10/100/1000 IEEE 802.3 compliant • Compliant to 802.3x flow control support • Jumbo frame support • TCP, IP, UDP checksum offload • Automatic MDI/MDIX crossover • Full device driver compatibility
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    following ASF 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
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    drivers are available from Intel's World Wide Web site. For information about Refer to Obtaining LAN software and drivers temperature sensor • Two remote thermal diode sensors for direct monitoring of processor temperature and ambient temperature sensing • Power supply monitoring of five voltages
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    of the sensors and fan connectors. 13 3 1 Product Description A CB 4 1 D 13 1 3 Item A B C D E F G H HG F E OM16669 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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    1.11.3 Fan Monitoring Fan monitoring can be implemented using Intel® Desktop Utilities, LANDesk* software, or thirdparty software. The Section 1.12.2.2, page 40 1.11.4 Chassis Intrusion and Detection The boards support a chassis security feature that detects if the chassis cover is removed.
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    of ACPI with these boards requires an operating system that provides full ACPI support. ACPI features include: • Plug and Play (including bus and device , add-in boards (some add-in boards may require an ACPI-aware driver), video displays, and hard disk drives • Methods for achieving less than
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    Intel Table 8 lists the power states supported by the boards along with the saved. Cold boot is required. No power to the system. Processor States C0 - working C1 - stop grant No power No power or external source. No power to the system. Service can be performed safely. Notes: 1. Total system
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    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. 1.12.2 Hardware Support CAUTION Ensure that the power supply provides adequate +5 V standby current if LAN wake capabilities
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    Intel 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 and sensors for thermal monitoring 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. 1.12.2.5 Resume on Ring The operation of Resume on Ring can be summarized as follows: • Resumes operation
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    Intel Desktop Board D915GEV/D915GRF Technical Product Specification 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
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    attacks. 1.13.1 System Requirements • Intel Desktop Board D915GEV or D915GRF • follow the instructions below may cause you to lose data. Read and follow these instructions prior to Trusted a platform failure and/or replacement of the motherboard, recovery procedures may allow migratable keys to be
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    Intel Desktop Board D915GEV/D915GRF Technical Product Specification 1.13.3 Security Precautions Security, like any other aspect of computer maintenance requires planning. What is unique about security
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    Product Description 1.13.3.2 Emergency Recovery File Back Up Procedures The Emergency Recovery Token (SPEmRecToken.xml) must be saved or moved to a removable media (floppy, USB drive, CDR, flash media, etc). Once this is done, the removable media should be stored in a secure location. DO NOT LEAVE
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    Intel Desktop Board D915GEV/D915GRF Technical Product Specification 1.13.5 Enabling the Trusted Platform Module The Trusted Platform Module is disabled by default when shipped to insure
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    Product Description 15. Follow the instructions and create and document the locations for both the archive archive file 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. All passwords
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    Intel Desktop Board D915GEV/D915GRF Technical Product Specification 4. Follow the instructions during the Security Platform Initialization restore access to encrypted data. (Review the Recovery Procedures for detailed instructions). The TPM may be cleared to transfer ownership of the platform to
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    , 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.html • For additional information about TPM and enhancing PC security, visit: https://www.trustedcomputinggroup.org/home 49
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    Intel Desktop Board D915GEV/D915GRF Technical Product Specification 50
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    2 Technical Reference What This Chapter Contains 2.1 Introduction ...51 2.2 Memory Resources ...51 2.3 DMA Channels ...53 2.4 Fixed I/O Map...54 2.5 PCI Configuration Space Map 55 2.6 Interrupts ...56 2.7 PCI Conventional Interrupt Routing Map 57 2.8 Connectors...59 2.9 Jumper Block ...71 2.10
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    Intel Desktop Board D915GEV/D915GRF Technical Product Specification • Memory-mapped I/O that is dynamically allocated for PCI Conventional and PCI Express add-in cards The amount of
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    Technical Reference 2.2.2 Memory Map Table 10 lists the system memory map. Table 10. System Memory Map Address Range (decimal) Address Range (hex) 1024 K - 4194304 K 100000 - FFFFFFFF 960 K - 1024 K F0000 - FFFFF 896 K - 960 K 800 K - 896 K E0000 - EFFFF C8000 - DFFFF 640 K - 800 K 639 K -
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    Intel Desktop Board D915GEV/D915GRF 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
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    Serial ATA controller SMBus controller PCI Conventional bus connector 1 PCI Conventional bus connector 2 PCI Conventional bus connector 3 PCI Conventional bus connector 4 Intel 82562EZ 10/100 Mbits/sec LAN PLC (if present) Notes: 1. Present only when a PCI Express x16 graphics card is installed
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    Intel Desktop Board D915GEV/D915GRF 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 D915GEV/D915GRF Technical Product Specification Table 15. 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 D915GEV/D915GRF Technical Product Specification 2.8.1 Back Panel Connectors Figure 16 shows the location of the back panel connectors. The back panel connectors are
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    Table 16. Back Panel Connectors Shown in Figure 16 Item/Callout from Figure 16 A B C D E F G H Description PS/2 mouse port (Green) PS/2 keyboard port (Purple) Parallel port (Burgundy) Serial port A (Teal) VGA port Audio line in/Retasking Port C (Light blue) Audio line out/Retasking Port D (Lime
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    Intel Desktop Board D915GEV/D915GRF Technical Product Specification 2.8.2 Component-side Connectors Figure 17 shows the locations of the component-side connectors. B D FH J L AC E GI K M N P O 13 12 9
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    Q SCSI LED (optional) R Serial port B (optional) S Processor fan connector T Power connector U Diskette drive connector V Parallel ATA Auxiliary front panel power LED connector DD Front panel connector EE ATX fan connector (optional) FF Front panel USB connector GG Front panel
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    Intel Desktop Board D915GEV/D915GRF Technical Product Specification Table 18. S/PDIF Connector (Optional) Pin Signal Name 1 +5 V 2 S/PDIF Output 3 Ground Table 19. ATAPI CD-ROM Connector (Optional)
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    2 TXP 3 TXN 4 Ground 5 RXN 6 RXP 7 Ground Table 25. Processor Fan Connector Pin Signal Name 1 Ground 2 +12 V 3 FAN_TACH 4 FAN_CONTROL Front chassis fan • Rear chassis fan 1 • Rear chassis fan 2 • ATX fan connector (optional) Table 26 lists the signal names for the chassis fan
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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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    to PCI Conventional bus connector 2 only (ATX expansion slot 6). PCI Conventional bus add-in cards with SMBus support can access sensor data and other information residing x16 connector is configured to support only a PCI Express x1 link when the Intel GMA900 graphics controller is enabled. 67
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    Intel Desktop Board D915GEV/D915GRF Technical Product Specification 2.8.2.4 Auxiliary Front Panel Power/Sleep LED Connector Pins 1 and 3 of this connector duplicate the signals on pins 2 and 4
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    Technical Reference 2.8.2.5.1 Hard Drive Activity LED Connector [Yellow] Pins 1 and 3 [Yellow] can be connected to an LED to provide a visual indicator that data is being read from or written to a hard drive. Proper LED function requires one of the following: • A Serial ATA hard drive connected to
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    Intel Desktop Board D915GEV/D915GRF Technical Product Specification • Use only a front panel USB connector that conforms to the USB 2.0 specification for highspeed USB devices. Power (+5 V DC)
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    the three modes: normal, configure, and 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 and reports if the two match. 1 3 J8J4 Figure 21. Location of the Jumper Block OM16672 Table
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    Intel Desktop Board D915GEV/D915GRF Technical Product Specification 2.10 Mechanical Considerations 2.10.1 Form Factor The boards are designed to fit into an ATX-form-factor chassis. Figure 22 illustrates the mechanical form factor. Dimensions are given in inches [millimeters]. The outer dimensions
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    specification. NOTE 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
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    Intel Desktop Board D915GEV/D915GRF Technical Product Specification 2.11 Electrical the fan connectors. Table 36. Fan Connector Current Capability Fan Connector Processor fan Front chassis fan Rear chassis fan Rear chassis fan 2 ATX fan (optional) Maximum Available Current 1000 mA 600 mA 600 mA
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    total amount of standby current required depends on the wake devices supported and manufacturing options. System integrators should refer to the power usage the following recommendations found in the indicated sections of the ATX form factor specification. • The potential relation between 3.3 VDC
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    processor voltage regulator area. OM16996 Figure 24. Processor Heatsink Airflow CAUTION Failure to ensure appropriate airflow may result in reduced performance of both the processor with the reader. Intel makes no warranties or representations that merely following the instructions presented in this
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    reach a temperature of up to 85 oC in an open chassis. Figure 25 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 82915G GMCH Intel 82801FB ICH6 Figure 25. Localized High Temperature Zones OM16673 77
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    Board D915GEV/D915GRF. Table 37. Thermal Considerations for Components Component Intel Pentium 4 processor Intel 82915G GMCH Intel 82801FB ICH6 Maximum Case Temperature For processor case temperature, see processor datasheets and processor specification updates 99 oC (under bias) 110 oC (under
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    Technical Reference 2.14 Environmental Table 38 lists the environmental specifications for the board. Table 38. Environmental Specifications Parameter Temperature Non-Operating Operating Shock Specification -40 °C to +70 °C 0 °C to +55 °C Unpackaged Packaged 50 g trapezoidal waveform Velocity
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    Intel Desktop Board D915GEV/D915GRF Technical Product Specification 2.15 Regulatory Compliance This section describes the Desktop Boards' compliance with U.S. and international safety and electromagnetic compatibility (EMC)
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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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    Intel Desktop Board D915GEV/D915GRF Technical Product Specification 84
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    Flash Memory Organization 86 3.3 Resource Configuration 86 3.4 System Management BIOS (SMBIOS 87 3.5 Legacy USB Support 87 3.6 BIOS Updates ...88 3.7 Boot Options ...89 3.8 Fast Booting Systems with Intel® Rapid BIOS Boot 90 3.9 BIOS Security Features 91 3.1 Introduction The boards use an
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    Intel Desktop Board D915GEV/D915GRF 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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    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 1.3, page 17 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 D915GEV/D915GRF Technical Product Specification 92
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    4 Error Messages and Beep Codes What This Chapter Contains 4.1 BIOS Error Messages 93 4.2 Port 80h POST Codes 95 4.3 Bus Initialization Checkpoints 99 4.4 Speaker...100 4.5 BIOS Beep Codes ...100 4.1 BIOS Error Messages Table 46 lists the error messages and provides a brief description of each.
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    Intel Desktop Board D915GEV/D915GRF Technical Product Specification Table 46. 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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    code in F000 Shadow RAM. Initialize interrupt vector tables, initialize system timer, initialize DMA controller and interrupt controller. E8 Initialize extra (Intel Recovery) Module. E9 Initialize floppy drive. EA Try to boot from floppy. If reading of boot sector is successful, give control
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    Intel Desktop Board D915GEV/D915GRF Technical Product Specification Table 49. Runtime Code Uncompressed in F000 Shadow RAM Code Description of POST Operation 03 NMI is Disabled.
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    Error Messages and Beep Codes Table 49. Runtime Code Uncompressed in F000 Shadow RAM (continued) Code Description of POST Operation 40 To prepare the descriptor tables. 42 To enter in virtual mode for memory test. 43 To enable interrupts for diagnostics mode. 44 To initialize data to check
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    Intel Desktop Board D915GEV/D915GRF Technical Product Specification Table 49. Runtime Code Uncompressed in F000 configuration. AB Put INT13 module runtime image to shadow. AC Generate MP for multiprocessor support (if present). AD Put CGA INT10 module (if present) in Shadow. continued 98
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    Error Messages and Beep Codes Table 49. Runtime Code Uncompressed in F000 Shadow RAM (continued) Code Description of POST Operation AE Uncompress SMBIOS module and init SMBIOS code and form the runtime SMBIOS image in shadow. B1 Going to copy any code to specific area. 00 Copying of code to
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    Intel Desktop Board D915GEV/D915GRF Technical Product Specification Table 52 describes BIOS Beep Codes Whenever a recoverable error occurs during POST, the 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
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June 2004
Order Number:
C68602-001
The Intel
®
Desktop Board D915GEV/D915GRF 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 D915GEV/D915GRF Specification Update.
Intel
®
Desktop Boards
D915GEV/D915GRF
Technical Product Specification