Intel D945GCPE Product Guide - Page 13

Desktop Board Features Processor CAUTION Failure to use the appropriate power supply and/or not connecting the 12 V (2 x 2 pin) power connector to the desktop board may result in damage to the board or the system may not function properly. Desktop Board D945GCPE supports an Intel processor in the LGA775 package. Processors are not included with the desktop board and must be purchased separately. The processor connects to the desktop board through the LGA775 socket. The supported processors list for Desktop Board D945GCPE is located on the web at: http://www.intel.com/go/FindCPU Related Links: Go to the following links or pages for more information about: • Instructions on installing or upgrading the processor, page 27 in Chapter 2 Main Memory NOTE To be fully compliant with all applicable Intel® SDRAM specifications, the board should be populated with DIMMs that support the Serial Presence Detect (SPD) data structure. If your memory modules do not support SPD, you will see a notification to this effect on the screen at power up. The BIOS will attempt to configure the memory controller for normal operation. The desktop board supports the dual or single channel memory configurations defined below. • Two 240-pin Double Data Rate 2 (DDR2) SDRAM Dual Inline Memory Module (DIMM) connectors with gold-plated contacts. • Support for: ― Unbuffered, non-registered single or double-sided DIMMs ― Non-ECC DDR2 memory ⎯ DDR2-667 and DDR2-533 memory ⎯ 1.8 V (only) DDR2 SDRAM DIMMs ― Serial Presence Detect (SPD) memory only ― Up to 2.0 GB utilizing 512 Mb and 1 Gb technology Intel recommends using memory from the tested memory lists, available at: http://www.cmtlabs.com/mbsearch.asp 13