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  • Intel D915PCM | Product Specification - Page 1
    Boards D915PCY/D915PCM Technical Product Specification June 2004 Order Number: C74531-001 The Intel® Desktop Board D915PCY/D915PCM may contain design defects or errors known as errata that may cause the product to deviate from published specifications. Current characterized errata are documented
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    Intel may make changes to specifications and product descriptions at any time, without notice. Designers must not rely on the absence or characteristics of any features or instructions marked "reserved" or "undefined." Intel Intel, Pentium, and Celeron are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation
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    Product Specification (TPS) specifies the board layout, components, connectors, power and environmental requirements, and the BIOS for these Intel® and D915PCM 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 D915PCY/D915PCM 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/
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    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 21 1.7 Intel® 915P Chipset ...25 1.7.1 USB ...25 1.7.2 IDE Support 25 1.7.3 Real-Time Clock, CMOS SRAM, and Battery 27 1.8 PCI
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    Technical Product Specification 1.14.4 1.14.5 1.14.6 1.14.7 1.14.8 1.14.9 Trusted Platform Module Ownership 46 Enabling the Trusted Platform Module 47 Assuming Trusted Platform Module Ownership 47 Recovery Procedures 48 Clearing Trusted Platform Module Ownership 49 Software Support 50
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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 D915PCY/D915PCM Technical Product Specification 26. I/O Shield Dimensions 74 27. Processor Heatsink for Omni-directional Airflow 1 15 5. D915PCM Board Components Shown in Figure 2 17 6. Supported Memory Configurations 20 7. LAN Connector LED States 32 8. Effects of
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    Contents 43. Product Certification Markings 83 44. BIOS Setup Program Menu Bar 86 45. BIOS Setup Program Function Keys 86 46. Boot Device Menu Options 89 47. Supervisor and User Password Functions 91 48. BIOS Error Messages 93 49. Uncompressed INIT Code Checkpoints 95 50. Boot Block Recovery
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    Intel Desktop Board D915PCY/D915PCM Technical Product Specification x
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    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 ...25 1.8 PCI Express Connectors 27 1.9 I/O Controller...28 1.10 Audio Subsystem ...29 1.11 LAN
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    ]) Support for an Intel® Pentium® 4 processor in Intel® 82562EZ Platform LAN Connect (PLC) device • Intel/AMI BIOS (resident in the 4 Mbit FWH) • Support for Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI), Plug and Play, and SMBIOS • Support for PCI Local Bus Specification Revision 2.2 • Support
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    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 SCSI Hard Drive Activity LED Connector Allows add-in hard drive controllers (SCSI or other) to use the same
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    Intel Desktop Board D915PCY/D915PCM Technical Product Specification 1.3.3 Board Layouts Figure 1 shows the location of the major components on the Desktop Board D915PCY. A B D F G HI J K L CE M N O MM LL KK P JJ Q R S II T HH U FF DD
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    connector Rear chassis fan connector 1 Back panel connectors Alternate power connector +12V power connector (ATX12V) LGA775 processor socket Processor fan connector Intel 82915P MCH DIMM Channel A sockets Serial port B connector (optional) DIMM Channel B sockets SCSI LED (optional) I/O controller
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    Intel Desktop Board D915PCY/D915PCM Technical Product Specification Figure 2 shows the location of the major components on the Desktop Board D915PCM. A C E FG H I J BD K L KK M JJ II HH N O P Q R GG S T EE CC AA FF DD
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    Rear chassis fan connector Back panel connectors Alternate power connector +12V power connector (ATX12V) LGA775 processor socket Hardware monitoring and fan control ASIC Processor fan connector Intel 82915P MCH DIMM Channel A sockets Serial port B connector (optional) DIMM Channel B sockets SCSI LED
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    Intel Desktop Board D915PCY/D915PCM Technical Product Specification 1.3.4 Block Diagram Figure 3 is a block IDE Connector Parallel ATA IDE Interface LGA775 Processor Socket System Bus (800/533 MHz) PCI Express x16 Interface PCI Express x16 Connector Intel 82915P Memory Controller Hub (MCH)
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    Board D915PCM 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/desktop http://developer.intel.com/design/motherbd
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    Intel Desktop Board D915PCY/D915PCM Technical Product Specification 1.6 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 1.6.1 Memory Configurations The Intel 82915P MCH supports two types of memory organization: • Dual channel (Interleaved) mode. This mode offers the highest throughput for real world applications. Dual channel mode is enabled when
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    Intel Desktop Board D915PCY/D915PCM Technical Product Specification 1.6.1.1 Dual Channel (Interleaved) Mode Configurations Figure 5 shows a dual channel configuration using two DIMMs. In this example, the DIMM0 (blue) sockets of both channels are populated
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    Product Description Figure 7 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 D915PCY/D915PCM Technical Product Specification 1.6.1.2 Single Channel (Asymmetric) Mode Configurations NOTE Dual channel (Interleaved) mode configurations provide the highest memory throughput. Figure 8 shows a single channel configuration using one DIMM. In
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    intel.com/ Chapter 2 1.7.1 USB The boards support up to eight USB 2.0 ports, supports UHCI and EHCI, and uses UHCI- and EHCI-compatible drivers supports the following modes: • Programmed I/O (PIO): processor controls data transfer. • 8237-style DMA: DMA offloads the processor, supporting transfer
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    Intel Desktop Board D915PCY/D915PCM Technical Product Specification • Ultra DMA: DMA protocol on IDE bus supporting host and target throttling and transfer rates of up to 33 MB/sec. • ATA-66: DMA protocol on IDE bus supporting host and target throttling and transfer rates of up to 66 MB/sec. ATA-66
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    , and initialization • Support for Active State Power Management (ASPM) • SMBus 2.0 support • Wake# signal supporting wake events from ACPI S1, S3, S4, or S5 • Software compatible with the PCI Power Management Event (PME) mechanism defined in the PCI Power Management Specification Rev. 1.1 27
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    Intel Desktop Board D915PCY/D915PCM Technical Product Specification 1.9 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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    ACPI technology Supports LAN wake capabilities 1.11.1 Intel® 82562EZ Physical Layer Interface Device The Intel 82562EZ provides the following functions: • Basic 10/100 Ethernet LAN connectivity • Full device driver compatibility • Programmable transit threshold • Configuration EEPROM that contains
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    Intel Desktop Board D915PCY/D915PCM Technical Product Specification 1.11.1.1 support for 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
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    services to a home or small office network through a wireless configuration wizard. Intel support up to 16 clients 1.12 Hardware Management Subsystem The hardware management features enable the Desktop Boards to be compatible with the Wired for Management (WfM) specification of processor temperature
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    /D915PCM Technical Product Specification 1.12.2 Thermal Monitoring Figure 13 shows the location of the sensors and fan connectors for the D915PCY board. 13 3 1 A CB 4 1 D 13 1 3 Item A B C D E F G H HG F E OM17055 Description Thermal diode, located on processor die Remote ambient
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    sensor, internal to hardware monitoring and fan control ASIC Processor fan Rear chassis fan Front chassis fan Figure 14. Thermal Monitoring for D915PCM Board 1.12.3 Fan Monitoring Fan monitoring can be implemented using Intel® Desktop Utilities, LANDesk* software, or thirdparty software. The level
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    Intel Desktop Board D915PCY/D915PCM Technical Product Specification 1.12.4 Chassis Intrusion and Detection The boards support a chassis security devices, add-in boards (some add-in boards may require an ACPI-aware driver), video displays, and hard disk drives • Methods for achieving less than 15
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    Product Description Table 8 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 8. Effects of Pressing the Power Switch If the system is in this state... Off (ACPI G2/G5 - Soft off) On (ACPI G0 -
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    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 9. Power States and Targeted System Power Global States Sleeping States Processor to the system. Service can be performed
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    and Events Table 10 lists the devices or specific events that can wake the computer from specific states. Table 10. Wake-up Devices and Events provides full ACPI support. In addition, software, drivers, and peripherals must fully support ACPI wake events. 1.13.2 Hardware Support CAUTION Ensure
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    Intel Desktop Board D915PCY/D915PCM Technical Product Specification the hardware monitoring and fan control ASIC. • All fan connectors support closed-loop fan control that can adjust the fan speed or the D915PCM board The signal names of the processor fan connector The signal names of the chassis
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    Specification. Add-in boards that also support this specification can participate in power management 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
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    Intel Desktop Board D915PCY/D915PCM Technical Product Specification 1.13.2.5 Resume on Ring The operation of Resume ACPI S1 or S3 states. NOTE Wake from USB requires the use of a USB peripheral that supports Wake from USB. 1.13.2.7 Wake from PS/2 Devices PS/2 device activity wakes the computer from
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    Product Description 1.13.2.10 +5 V Standby Power Indicator LED The +5 V standby power indicator LED shows that power is still present even when the computer appears to be off. Figure 15 shows the location of the standby power indicator LED in the D915PCY board. The LED is in the same location on the
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    specifically designed to shield unencrypted keys and platform authentication information from software-based attacks. 1.14.1 System Requirements • Intel instructions below may cause you to lose data. Read and follow these instructions /or replacement of the motherboard, recovery procedures may allow
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    Product Description 1.14.3 Security Precautions Security, like any other aspect of computer maintenance requires planning. What is unique about security has to do with understanding who "friends" and adversaries are. The TPM provides mechanisms to enable the owner/user to protect their information
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    Intel Desktop Board D915PCY/D915PCM Technical Product Specification 1.14.3.2 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,
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    Product Description 1.14.5 Enabling the Trusted Platform Module The Trusted Platform Module is disabled by default when shipped to insure that the owner/end customer of the system initializes the TPM and configures all security passwords. The owner/end customer should use the following steps to
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    Intel Desktop Board D915PCY/D915PCM Technical Product Specification 15. Follow the instructions and create and document the locations for 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.
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    Recovery procedures may allow the migratable keys to be recovered and might restore access to encrypted data. (Review the Recovery Procedures for detailed instructions). The TPM may be cleared to transfer ownership of the platform to a new owner. 1. Observe precautions in the above WARNING then open
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    Intel Desktop Board D915PCY/D915PCM Technical Product Specification 1.14.9 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,
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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 56 2.8 Connectors...58 2.9 Jumper Block ...71 2.10
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    Intel Desktop Board D915PCY/D915PCM 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
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    Technical Reference 2.2.2 Memory Map Table 11 lists the system memory map. Table 11. 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 D915PCY/D915PCM Technical Product Specification 2.4 Fixed I/O Map Table 13. I/O Map Address (hex) Size Description 0000 - 00FF 0170 - 0177 01F0 - 01F7 256 bytes 8 bytes 8 bytes Used by the Desktop Board D915PCY/
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    bus connector 2 (Note 3) 02 00 PCI Conventional bus connector 3 (Note 2) (Note 3) 03 00 PCI Conventional bus connector 4 (Note 2) (Note 3) 08 00 Intel 82562EZ 10/100 Mbits/sec LAN PLC (if present) Notes: 1. Present only when a PCI Express x16 graphics card is installed. 2. Not present
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    Intel Desktop Board D915PCY/D915PCM 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 affect the operation or throughput of the devices. In some special cases where maximum performance is needed from a device, a PCI Conventional device should not share an interrupt with other PCI Conventional devices. Use the following information to avoid sharing an interrupt
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    Intel Desktop Board D915PCY/D915PCM 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
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    Technical Reference Table 17 lists the back panel connectors identified in Figure 17. 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 17. Back
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    Intel Desktop Board D915PCY/D915PCM Technical Product Specification 2.8.2 Component-side Connectors Figure 18 shows the locations of the component-side connectors on the D915PCY board. B D FH J L AC E GI K M N P O 13 12 9 10 3 4 1 1 2 1 10 12
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    card connector Rear chassis fan connector 1 Alternate power connector +12V power connector (ATX12V) SCSI LED (optional) Serial port B (optional) Processor fan connector Power connector Diskette drive connector Parallel ATA IDE connector Chassis intrusion connector Front chassis fan connector Serial
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    Intel Desktop Board D915PCY/D915PCM Technical Product Specification BD AC E F G I H BB AA 12 9 10 3 4 1 1 1 3 1 44 13 12 10 11 2 1 10 12 10 Z 9 1 11 2 1 1 3 4 J 1 12 Y 10 X W 1 2 1 VT R P US Q 24 23 40 2 2 1 34 33 39 1 O N M
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    1 PCI Express x16 bus add-in card connector Rear chassis fan connector Alternate power connector +12V power connector (ATX12V) Processor fan connector Serial port B (optional) SCSI LED (optional) Power connector Diskette drive connector Parallel ATA IDE connector Chassis intrusion connector
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    Intel Desktop Board D915PCY/D915PCM Technical Product Specification Table 20. S/PDIF Connector (Optional) Pin Signal Name 1 +5 V 2 S/PDIF Output 3 Ground Table 21. ATAPI CD-ROM Connector (Optional) Pin Signal Name 1 Left audio input from
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    connect Table 26. Serial ATA Connectors Pin Signal Name 1 Ground 2 TXP 3 TXN 4 Ground 5 RXN 6 RXP 7 Ground Table 27. Processor Fan Connector Pin Signal Name 1 Ground 2 +12 V 3 FAN_TACH 4 FAN_CONTROL 2.8.2.1 Chassis Fan Connectors The D915PCY board has three standard and
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    Specification 2.8.2.2 Power Supply Connectors The board has three power supply connectors: • Main power - a 2 x 12 connector. This connector is compatible with 2 x 10 connectors previously used on Intel Desktop boards. The board supports power directly to the processor voltage regulator and must
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    capable. • SMBus signals are routed to PCI Conventional bus connector 2. This enables PCI Conventional bus add-in boards with SMBus support to access sensor data on the boards. The specific SMBus signals are as follows: The SMBus clock line is connected to pin A40. The SMBus data line is connected
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    Intel Desktop Board D915PCY/D915PCM 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 of the front panel connector. Table 32.
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    Yellow Sleeping  NOTE The colors listed in Table 34 and Table 35 are suggested colors only. Actual LED colors are product- or customer-specific. 2.8.2.5.4 Power Switch Connector [Red] Pins 6 and 8 [Red] can be connected to a front panel momentary-contact power switch. The switch must pull the
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    Intel Desktop Board D915PCY/D915PCM 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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    the three modes: normal, configure, and recovery. When the jumper is set to configure mode and the computer is powered-up, the BIOS compares the processor version and the microcode version in the BIOS and reports if the two match. 1 3 J8J4 Figure 23. Location of the Jumper Block OM17061 Table
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    Intel Desktop Board D915PCY/D915PCM Technical Product Specification 2.10 Mechanical 80 millimeters by 243.84 millimeters]. Location of the I/O connectors and mounting holes are in compliance with the ATX specification. 6.500 [165.10] 6.100 [154.94] 1.800 [45.72] 5.200 [132.08] 0.00 2.
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    9.60 inches by 9.60 inches [243.84 millimeters by 243.84 millimeters]. Location of the I/O connectors and mounting holes are in compliance with the ATX specification. 6.500 [165.10] 6.100 [154.94] 1.800 [45.72] 5.200 [132.08] 0.00 2.850 [72.39] 3.100 [78.74] 3.150 [80.01] 2.600 [66.04
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    . 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] 22
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    on the board that is similar to a heavy gaming environment with a 500 mA current draw per USB port. These calculations are not based on specific processor values or memory configurations but are based on the minimum and maximum current draw possible from the board's power delivery subsystems to the
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    Intel Desktop Board D915PCY/D915PCM Technical Product Specification 2.11.3 Fan Connector Current Capability CAUTION The processor fan must be connected to the processor fan connector, not to a chassis fan connector. Connecting the processor on the wake devices supported and manufacturing options.
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    maintain required airflow across the processor voltage regulator area. OM16996 Figure 27. Processor Heatsink for Omni-directional Airflow with the reader. Intel makes no warranties or representations that merely following the instructions presented in this document specifications in Section 2.14. 77
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    Intel Desktop Board D915PCY/D915PCM Technical Product Specification CAUTION Ensure that proper airflow is maintained in the processor voltage regulator circuit. Failure to do so may result in damage to the voltage regulator circuit. The processor voltage regulator area (item A in Figure 28) can
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    cool the board. Table 39. Thermal Considerations for Components Component Intel Pentium 4 processor Intel 82915P MCH Intel 82801FB ICH6 Maximum Case Temperature For processor case temperature, see processor datasheets and processor specification updates 99 oC (under bias) 110 oC (under bias) For
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    Intel Desktop Board D915PCY/D915PCM Technical Product Specification 2.14 Environmental Table 40 lists the environmental specifications for the board. Table 40. Environmental Specifications Parameter Temperature Non-Operating Operating Shock Specification -40 °C to +70 °C 0 °C to +55 °C
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    frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no modifications to the equipment not expressly approved by Intel Corporation could void the user's authority to operate the equipment. 81
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    Product Specification 2.15.2.2 Canadian Compliance Statement This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003. Cet appereil numérique de la classe B est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada. 2.15.3 European Union Declaration of Conformity Statement We, Intel Corporation, declare
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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 D915PCY/D915PCM 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 D915PCY/D915PCM Technical Product Specification Table 44 lists the BIOS Setup program menu features. Table 44. 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 1.4, page 19 3.6.1 Language Support
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    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
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    Board D915PCY/D915PCM Technical Product Specification 3.8 Fast Booting Systems with Intel® Rapid BIOS Boot These factors affect system boot speed: • Selecting and configuring peripherals properly • Using an optimized BIOS, such as the Intel® Rapid BIOS 3.8.1 Peripheral Selection and Configuration
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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 D915PCY/D915PCM 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 48 lists the error messages and provides a brief description of each.
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    Intel Desktop Board D915PCY/D915PCM Technical Product Specification Table 48. BIOS Error Messages (continued) Error 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
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    recovery code in F000 Shadow RAM. Initialize interrupt vector tables, initialize system timer, initialize DMA controller and interrupt controller. Initialize extra (Intel Recovery) Module. Initialize floppy drive. EA Try to boot from floppy. If reading of boot sector is successful, give control to
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    Intel Desktop Board D915PCY/D915PCM Technical Product Specification Table 51. Runtime Code Uncompressed in F000 Shadow RAM Code Description of POST Operation 03 NMI is Disabled. To check soft reset/power-on. 05
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    Error Messages and Beep Codes Table 51. 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
  • Intel D915PCM | Product Specification - Page 98
    Intel Desktop Board D915PCY/D915PCM Technical Product Specification Table 51. Runtime Code Uncompressed in F000 Shadow RAM (continued) 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
  • Intel D915PCM | Product Specification - Page 99
    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 specific area done. Going to give control to INT-19 boot loader. 4.3 Bus Initialization Checkpoints The system BIOS gives control to the
  • Intel D915PCM | Product Specification - Page 100
    Intel Desktop Board D915PCY/D915PCM Technical Product Specification Table 54 describes the lower nibble of Codes Whenever a recoverable error occurs during POST, the BIOS displays an error message describing the problem (see Table 55). The BIOS also issues a beep code (one long tone followed by two
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June 2004
Order Number:
C74531-001
The Intel
®
Desktop Board D915PCY/D915PCM 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 D915PCY/D915PCM Specification Update.
Intel
®
Desktop Boards
D915PCY/D915PCM
Technical Product Specification