Intel DP43BF Intel Desktop Board DP43BFL Technical Product Specification - Page 39

Technical Reference - memory support

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2 Technical Reference 2.1 Memory Map 2.1.1 Addressable Memory The board utilizes 8 GB of addressable system memory. Typically the address space that is allocated for Conventional PCI bus add-in cards, PCI Express configuration space, BIOS (SPI Flash), and chipset overhead resides above the top of DRAM (total system memory). On a system that has 8 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 (32 Mb) • Local APIC (19 MB) • Direct Media Interface (40 MB) • Front side bus interrupts (17 MB) • PCI Express configuration space (256 MB) • MCH base address registers, internal graphics ranges, PCI Express ports (up to 512 MB) • Memory-mapped I/O that is dynamically allocated for Conventional PCI and PCI Express add-in cards • Base graphics memory support (1 MB or 8 MB) • Intel MEI single channel (8 MB) or dual channel (16 MB) 39

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Technical Reference
2.1
Memory Map
2.1.1
Addressable Memory
The board utilizes 8 GB of addressable system memory.
Typically the address space
that is allocated for Conventional PCI bus add-in cards, PCI Express configuration
space, BIOS (SPI Flash), and chipset overhead resides above the top of DRAM (total
system memory).
On a system that has 8 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 (32 Mb)
Local APIC (19 MB)
Direct Media Interface (40 MB)
Front side bus interrupts (17 MB)
PCI Express configuration space (256 MB)
MCH base address registers, internal graphics ranges, PCI Express ports (up to
512 MB)
Memory-mapped I/O that is dynamically allocated for Conventional PCI and PCI
Express add-in cards
Base graphics memory support (1 MB or 8 MB)
Intel MEI single channel (8 MB) or dual channel (16 MB)