Intel BOXD945GCLL - Socket 775 MicroATX Motherboard, Manual

Page 1: ... 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 D945GCL Specification Update Intel Desktop Board D945GCL Technical Product Specification ...

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Page 3: ...pter Description 1 A description of the hardware used on the Desktop Board D945GCL 2 A map of the resources of the Desktop Board 3 The features supported by the BIOS Setup program 4 A description of the BIOS error messages beep codes and POST codes 5 Regulatory compliance and battery disposal information Typographical Conventions This section contains information about the conventions used in this...

Page 4: ...at that general location For example J5J1 is a connector located at 5J It is the first connector in the 5J area GB Gigabyte 1 073 741 824 bytes GB sec Gigabytes per second Gbits sec Gigabits per second KB Kilobyte 1024 bytes Kbit Kilobit 1024 bits kbits sec 1000 bits per second MB Megabyte 1 048 576 bytes MB sec Megabytes per second Mbit Megabit 1 048 576 bits Mbit sec Megabits per second xxh An a...

Page 5: ... 25 1 7 4 Keyboard and Mouse Interface 25 1 8 Audio Subsystem 26 1 8 1 Audio Subsystem Software 26 1 8 2 Audio Connectors 26 1 8 3 6 Channel 5 1 Audio Subsystem 27 1 9 LAN Subsystem 28 1 9 1 LAN Subsystem Software 28 1 9 2 Intel 82562G Physical Layer Interface Device 28 1 10 Hardware Management Subsystem 30 1 10 1 Hardware Monitoring and Fan Control ASIC 30 1 10 2 Chassis Intrusion and Detection 3...

Page 6: ... 13 Environmental 64 3 Overview of BIOS Features 3 1 Introduction 65 3 2 BIOS Flash Memory Organization 66 3 3 Resource Configuration 66 3 3 1 PCI Autoconfiguration 66 3 3 2 PCI IDE Support 66 3 4 System Management BIOS SMBIOS 67 3 5 BIOS Updates 68 3 5 1 Language Support 68 3 5 2 Custom Splash Screen 68 3 6 Legacy USB Support 69 3 7 Boot Options 69 3 7 1 CD ROM Boot 69 3 7 2 Network Boot 69 3 7 3...

Page 7: ...nnector LED Locations 29 9 Thermal Sensors and Fan Headers 31 10 Location of the Standby Power Indicator LED 37 11 Detailed System Memory Address Map 40 12 Back Panel Connectors 47 13 Component side Connectors and Headers 48 14 Connection Diagram for Front Panel Header 53 15 Connection Diagram for Front Panel USB Headers 55 16 Location of the Jumper Block 56 17 Board Dimensions 57 18 I O Shield Di...

Page 8: ...or Power LED 54 26 States for a Two Color Power LED 54 27 BIOS Setup Configuration Jumper Settings 56 28 DC Loading Characteristics 59 29 Fan Header Current Capability 60 30 Thermal Considerations for Components 63 31 Environmental Specifications 64 32 BIOS Setup Program Menu Bar 66 33 BIOS Setup Program Function Keys 66 34 Boot Device Menu Options 70 35 Supervisor and User Password Functions 72 3...

Page 9: ...rview 10 1 2 Online Support 15 1 3 Processor 15 1 4 System Memory 16 1 5 Intel 945G Chipset 20 1 6 PCI Express Connectors 24 1 7 Legacy I O Controller 25 1 8 Audio Subsystem 26 1 9 LAN Subsystem 28 1 10 Hardware Management Subsystem 30 1 11 Power Management 32 ...

Page 10: ...hipset consisting of Intel 82945G Graphics Memory Controller Hub GMCH Intel 82801GB I O Controller Hub ICH7 Video Intel GMA950 onboard graphics subsystem Audio 6 channel 5 1 audio subsystem with three analog audio outputs using the Sigmatel 9220 audio codec Legacy I O Control Legacy I O controller for diskette drive serial parallel and PS 2 ports USB Support for USB 2 0 devices Peripheral Interfac...

Page 11: ... on PCI RS 232 front panel PS 2 devices and USB ports Hardware Monitor Subsystem Hardware monitoring and fan control ASIC Voltage sense to detect out of range power supply voltages Thermal sense to detect out of range thermal values Three fan headers Three fan sense inputs used to monitor fan activity Fan speed control For information about Refer to Available configurations for the board Section 1...

Page 12: ... Desktop Board D945GCL Technical Product Specification 12 1 1 2 Board Layout Figure 1 shows the location of the major components Figure 1 Board Components Table 2 lists the components identified in Figure 1 ...

Page 13: ...assis fan header G LGA775 processor socket H Intel 82945G GMCH I Processor fan header J DIMM sockets K Main Power connector L Diskette drive connector M Parallel ATE IDE connector N Battery O Front chassis fan header P BIOS Setup configuration jumper block Q Chassis intrusion header R Serial ATA connectors 4 S Auxiliary front panel power LED header T Front panel header U Front panel USB headers 2 ...

Page 14: ...llel Port Serial Port Parallel ATA IDE Interface LPC Bus Hardware Monitoring and Fan Control ASIC OM18521 Audio Codec LAN Connector 10 100 LAN PLC PCI Express x16 Interface PCI Express x16 Connector connector or socket PCI Bus SMBus High Definition Audio Link USB Dual Channel Memory Bus SMBus PCI Slot 1 PCI Slot 2 Serial ATA IDE Connectors 4 Serial ATA IDE Interface VGA Port Display Interface Chan...

Page 15: ...om design motherbd cl cl_documentation htm 1 3 Processor The board is designed to support the following processors Intel Core 2 Duo processor in an LGA775 socket with a 1066 or 800 MHz system bus Intel Pentium D processor in an LGA775 processor socket with an 800 or 533 MHz system bus Intel Pentium 4 processor in an LGA775 processor socket with an 800 or 533 MHz system bus Intel Celeron D processo...

Page 16: ...resence Detect SPD data structure This allows the BIOS to read the SPD data and program the chipset to accurately configure memory settings for optimum performance If non SPD memory is installed the BIOS will attempt to correctly configure the memory settings but performance and reliability may be impacted or the DIMMs may not function under the determined frequency Table 3 lists the supported DIM...

Page 17: ...operate at 533 MHz Table 4 lists the resulting operating memory frequencies based on the combination of DIMMs and processors Table 4 Memory Operating Frequencies DIMM Type Processor system bus frequency Resulting memory frequency DDR2 400 533 MHz 400 MHz DDR2 400 800 MHz 400 MHz DDR2 400 1066 MHz 400 MHz DDR2 533 533 MHz 533 MHz DDR2 533 800 MHz 533 MHz DDR2 533 1066 MHz 533 MHz DDR2 667 533 MHz 5...

Page 18: ...ry timing will be used Single channel Asymmetric mode This mode is equivalent to single channel bandwidth operation for real world applications This mode is used when only a single DIMM is installed or the memory capacities are unequal Technology and device width can vary from one channel to the other If different speed DIMMs are used between channels the slowest memory timing will be used Figure ...

Page 19: ...guration using one DIMM In this example only the Channel A is populated Channel B is not populated Figure 5 Single Channel Asymmetric Mode Configuration with One DIMM Figure 6 shows a single channel configuration using two DIMMs In this example the capacity of the DIMM in Channel A does not equal the capacity of the DIMM in Channel B Figure 6 Single Channel Asymmetric Mode Configuration with Two D...

Page 20: ...raphics options Either the GMA950 graphics controller contained within the 82945G GMCH is used or a PCI Express x16 add in card can be used When a PCI Express x16 add in card is installed the GMA950 graphics controller is disabled 1 5 1 1 Intel GMA950 Graphics Controller The Intel GMA950 graphics controller features the following 400 MHz core frequency High performance 3 D setup and render engine ...

Page 21: ...ent memory utilization DVMT ensures the most efficient use of available system memory for maximum 2 D 3 D graphics performance Up to 224 MB of system memory can be allocated to DVMT on systems that have 512 MB or more of total system memory installed Up to 128 MB can be allocated to DVMT on systems that have 256 MB but less than 512 MB of total installed system memory Up to 64 MB can be allocated ...

Page 22: ...ition Minimized Differential Signaling TMDS for DVI 1 0 Low Voltage Differential Signaling LVDS Single device operating in dual channel mode VGA output HDTV output 1 5 1 4 Configuration Modes A list of supported modes for the Intel GMA950 graphics controller is available as a downloadable document For information about Refer to Supported video modes for the board Section 1 2 page 15 1 5 2 USB The ...

Page 23: ...le to reduce reflections noise and inductive coupling The Parallel ATA IDE interface also supports ATAPI devices such as CD ROM drives and ATA devices using the transfer modes The BIOS supports Logical Block Addressing LBA and Extended Cylinder Head Sector ECHS translation modes The drive reports the transfer rate and translation mode to the BIOS For information about Refer to The location of the ...

Page 24: ... 6 PCI Express Connectors The board provides the following PCI Express connectors One PCI Express x16 connector supporting simultaneous transfer speeds up to 4 GBytes sec of peak bandwidth per direction and up to 8 GBytes sec concurrent bandwidth One PCI Express x1 connector The x1 interface supports simultaneous transfer speeds up to 250 Mbytes sec of peak bandwidth per direction and up to 500 MB...

Page 25: ...rmation about Refer to The location of the serial port A connector Figure 12 page 47 1 7 2 Parallel Port The 25 pin D Sub parallel port connector is located on the back panel Use the BIOS Setup program to set the parallel port mode For information about Refer to The location of the parallel port connector Figure 12 page 47 1 7 3 Diskette Drive Controller The legacy I O controller supports one disk...

Page 26: ...d output for all back panel jacks Line out and Mic in functions for front panel audio jacks A signal to noise S N ratio of 95 dB 1 8 1 Audio Subsystem Software Audio software and drivers are available from Intel s World Wide Web site For information about Refer to Obtaining audio software and drivers Section 1 2 page 15 1 8 2 Audio Connectors The board contains audio connectors headers on both the...

Page 27: ...rs are configurable through the audio device drivers The available configurable audio ports are shown in Figure 7 OM18469 Line In Retasking Jack Blue Mic In Retasking Jack Pink Line Out Retasking Jack Green Mic In Retasking Jack Pink Line Out Retasking Jack Green Front Panel Audio Connectors Routed from Front Panel Audio Header Back Panel Audio Connectors Figure 7 Front Back Panel Audio Connector ...

Page 28: ...ect interface that supports the 82562G PCI Conventional bus power management Supports ACPI technology Supports LAN wake capabilities 1 9 1 LAN Subsystem Software LAN software and drivers are available from Intel s World Wide Web site For information about Refer to Obtaining LAN software and drivers Section 1 2 page 15 1 9 2 Intel 82562G Physical Layer Interface Device The Intel 82562G provides the...

Page 29: ...ons Table 5 describes the LED states when the board is powered up and the 10 100 Mbits sec LAN subsystem is operating Table 5 LAN Connector LED States LED LED Color LED State Condition Off LAN link is not established On LAN link is established A Green Blinking LAN activity is occurring Off 10 Mbits sec data rate is selected B Yellow On 100 Mbits sec data rate is selected ...

Page 30: ...SB 1 5 V and VCCP to detect levels above or below acceptable values Thermally monitored closed loop fan control for all three fans that can adjust the fan speed or switch the fans on or off as needed SMBus interface For information about Refer to The location of the fan headers and sensors for thermal monitoring Figure 9 page 31 1 10 2 Chassis Intrusion and Detection The board supports a chassis s...

Page 31: ...rs and fan headers Item Description A Thermal diode located on processor die B Ambient temperature sensor internal to hardware monitoring and fan control ASIC C Remote ambient temperature sensor D Processor fan E Rear chassis fan F Front chassis fan Figure 9 Thermal Sensors and Fan Headers ...

Page 32: ...deo displays and hard disk drives Methods for achieving less than 15 watt system operation in the power on standby sleeping state A Soft off feature that enables the operating system to power off the computer Support for multiple wake up events see Table 8 on page 34 Support for a front panel power and sleep mode switch Table 6 lists the system states based on how long the power switch is pressed ...

Page 33: ...ake up logic Power 5 W Note 2 G1 sleeping state S4 Suspend to disk Context saved to disk No power D3 no power except for wake up logic Power 5 W Note 2 G2 S5 S5 Soft off Context not saved Cold boot is required No power D3 no power except for wake up logic Power 5 W Note 2 G3 mechanical off AC power is disconnected from the computer No power to the system No power D3 no power for wake up logic exce...

Page 34: ...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 11 2 Hardware Support CAUTION Ensure that the power supply provides adequate 5 V standby current if LAN wake capabilities and Instantly Available PC technology features are used Failure to do so can damage the power supply The ...

Page 35: ...ate feature in the BIOS Setup program s Boot menu For information about Refer to The location of the main power connector Figure 13 page 48 The signal names of the main power connector Table 21 page 51 1 11 2 2 Fan Headers The function operation of the fan headers is as follows The fans are on when the board is in the S0 or S1 state The fans are off when the board is off or in the S3 S4 or S5 stat...

Page 36: ...dequate 5 V standby current Failure to provide adequate standby current when implementing Instantly Available PC technology can damage the power supply Instantly Available PC technology enables the board to enter the ACPI S3 Suspend to RAM sleep state While in the S3 sleep state the computer will appear to be off the power supply is off and the front panel LED is amber if dual colored or off if si...

Page 37: ...in BIOS 1 11 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 11 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 10 shows the location of the standby power indicator LED CAUTION If AC power has been ...

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Page 39: ...pset overhead resides above the top of DRAM total system memory On a system that has 4 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 2 MB Local APIC 19 MB Digital Media Interface 40 MB Front side bus interrupts 17 MB PCI Express ...

Page 40: ... 960 KB 896 KB 768 KB 640 KB 0 KB 0FFFFFH 0F0000H 0EFFFFH 0E0000H 0DFFFFH 0C0000H 0BFFFFH 0A0000H 09FFFFH 00000H FLASH APIC Reserved 0 MB 640 KB 1 MB Top of usable DRAM memory visible to the operating system PCI Memory Range contains PCI chipsets Direct Media Interface DMI and ICH ranges approximately 750 MB DOS Compatibility Memory DRAM Range OM18390 20 MB 4 GB Top of System Address Space Figure ...

Page 41: ...CI Conventional bus Dependent on video adapter used 640 K 800 K A0000 C7FFF 160 KB Video memory and BIOS 639 K 640 K 9FC00 9FFFF 1 KB Extended BIOS data movable by memory manager software 512 K 639 K 80000 9FBFF 127 KB Extended conventional memory 0 K 512 K 00000 7FFFF 512 KB Conventional memory 2 2 DMA Channels Table 10 DMA Channels DMA Channel Number Data Width System Resource 0 8 or 16 bits Ope...

Page 42: ...COM3 03F0 03F5 6 bytes Diskette channel 03F4 03F7 1 byte Primary Parallel ATA IDE channel control block 03F8 03FF 8 bytes COM1 04D0 04D1 2 bytes Edge level triggered PIC LPTn 400 8 bytes ECP port LPTn base address 400h 0CF8 0CFB Note 2 4 bytes PCI Conventional bus configuration address register 0CF9 Note 3 1 byte Reset control register 0CFC 0CFF 4 bytes PCI Conventional bus configuration data regi...

Page 43: ...3 PCI Express port 4 00 1D 00 USB UHCI controller 1 00 1D 01 USB UHCI controller 2 00 1D 02 USB UHCI controller 3 00 1D 03 USB UHCI controller 4 00 1D 07 EHCI controller 00 1E 00 PCI bridge 00 1F 00 PCI controller 00 1F 01 Parallel ATA IDE controller 00 1F 02 Serial ATA controller 00 1F 03 SMBus controller Note 2 00 00 PCI Conventional bus connector 1 Note 2 01 00 PCI Conventional bus connector 2 ...

Page 44: ... PIC 3 User available 4 COM1 Note 1 5 User available 6 Diskette drive 7 LPT1 Note 1 8 Real time clock 9 User available 10 User available 11 User available 12 Onboard mouse port if present else user available 13 Reserved math coprocessor 14 Primary Parallel ATA Serial ATA Legacy Mode if present else user available 15 Secondary Parallel ATA Serial ATA Legacy Mode if present else user available 16 No...

Page 45: ...re interrupts is classified as INTB This is not an absolute requirement INTC and INTD Generally a third interrupt on add in cards is classified as INTC and a fourth interrupt is classified as INTD The ICH7 has eight Programmable Interrupt Request PIRQ input signals All PCI Conventional interrupt sources either onboard or from a PCI Conventional add in card connect to one of these PIRQ signals Some...

Page 46: ... inside the computer s chassis such as fans and internal peripherals Do not use these connectors headers to power devices external to the computer s chassis A fault in the load presented by the external devices could cause damage to the computer the power cable and the external devices themselves This section describes the board s connectors and headers The connectors and headers can be divided in...

Page 47: ...2 mouse port B PS 2 keyboard port C Parallel port D Serial port E VGA port F LAN G USB ports 4 H Audio line in I Mic in J Audio line out Figure 12 Back Panel Connectors 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 ...

Page 48: ...Board D945GCL Technical Product Specification 48 2 7 2 Component side Connectors and Headers Figure 13 shows the locations of the component side connectors and headers Figure 13 Component side Connectors and Headers ...

Page 49: ...nnector 1 D PCI Express x16 bus add in card connector E Processor core power connector F Rear chassis fan header G Processor fan header H Main power connector I Diskette drive connector J Parallel ATA IDE connector K Front chassis fan header L Serial ATA connector 3 M Serial ATA connector 2 N Serial ATA connector 0 O Auxiliary front panel power LED header P Front panel header Q Serial ATA connecto...

Page 50: ... Port 2 Sense send jack detection 8 Key 9 Port F Port 2 Left Channel 10 Port F Port 2 Sense return jack detection INTEGRATOR S NOTE The front panel audio header is colored yellow Table 17 Chassis Intrusion Header Pin Signal Name 1 Intruder 2 Ground Table 18 Serial ATA Connectors Pin Signal Name 1 Ground 2 TXP 3 TXN 4 Ground 5 RXN 6 RXP 7 Ground Table 19 Processor Fan Header Pin Signal Name 1 Groun...

Page 51: ...st always be used Failure to do so will prevent the board from booting INTEGRATOR S NOTE When using high wattage PCI Express x16 graphics cards use a power supply with a 2 x 12 main power cable The 2 x 12 main power cable can provide up to 144 W of power from the 12 V rail Table 21 Main Power Connector Pin Signal Name Pin Signal Name 1 3 3 V 13 3 3 V 2 3 3 V 14 12 V 3 Ground 15 Ground 4 5 V 16 PS ...

Page 52: ...her information residing on the board Note the following considerations for the PCI Conventional bus connectors All of the PCI Conventional bus connectors are bus master 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 ...

Page 53: ... Yellow Power LED Green 1 HD_PWR Out Hard disk LED pull up to 5 V 2 HDR_BLNK_ GRN Out Front panel green LED 3 HAD Out Hard disk active LED 4 HDR_BLNK_ YEL Out Front panel yellow LED Reset Switch Purple On Off Switch Red 5 Ground Ground 6 FPBUT_IN In Power switch 7 FP_RESET In Reset switch 8 Ground Ground Power Not Connected 9 5 V Power 10 N C Not connected OM18331 Hard Drive Activity LED Reset Swi...

Page 54: ... be connected to a one or two color LED Table 25 shows the possible states for a one color LED Table 26 shows the possible states for a two color LED Table 25 States for a One Color Power LED LED State Description Off Power off sleeping Steady Green Running Table 26 States for a Two Color Power LED LED State Description Off Power off Steady Green Running Steady Yellow Sleeping NOTE The colors list...

Page 55: ...s is fused Pins 1 3 5 and 7 comprise one USB port 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 OM18317 Key no pin No connect Power 5 V DC D D Ground D Ground D Power 5 V DC One USB Port One USB Port 10 8 7 6 5 4 2 1 3 Figure 15 Connection Diagram for Front Panel USB Headers ...

Page 56: ... 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 Figure 16 Location of the Jumper Block Table 27 BIOS Setup Configuration Jumper Settings Function Mode Jumper Setting Configuration Normal 1 2 3 2 1 The BIOS uses current configuration infor...

Page 57: ...ctor chassis Figure 17 illustrates the mechanical form factor of the board Dimensions are given in inches millimeters The outer dimensions are 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 Figure 17 Board Dimensions ...

Page 58: ...tout Additional design considerations for I O shields relative to chassis requirements are described in the ATX specification NOTE The I O shield drawing is for reference only I O shields compliant with the ATX chassis specification are available from Intel OM18508 20 0 254 TYP 0 787 0 10 162 3 REF 6 390 159 2 0 12 6 268 0 005 1 6 0 12 0 063 0 005 1 55 REF 0 061 8x R 0 5 MIN 12 04 0 474 7 01 0 276...

Page 59: ...n the minimum and maximum current draw possible from the board s power delivery subsystems to the processor memory and USB ports Use the datasheets for add in cards such as PCI to determine the overall system power requirements The selection of a power supply at the system level is dependent on the system s usage model and not necessarily tied to a particular processor speed Table 28 DC Loading Ch...

Page 60: ... Considerations CAUTION The 5 V standby line for the power supply must be capable of providing adequate 5 V standby current Failure to do so can damage the power supply The total amount of standby current required depends on the wake devices supported and manufacturing options System integrators should refer to the power usage values listed in Table 28 when selecting a power supply for use with th...

Page 61: ...any thermal or system design remains solely with the reader Intel makes no warranties or representations that merely following the instructions presented in this document will result in a system with adequate thermal performance CAUTION Ensure that the ambient temperature does not exceed the board s maximum operating temperature Failure to do so could cause components to exceed their maximum case ...

Page 62: ...l Desktop Board D945GCL Technical Product Specification 62 Item Description A Processor voltage regulator area B Processor C Intel 82945G GMCH D Intel 82801GB ICH7 Figure 19 Localized High Temperature Zones ...

Page 63: ...specification updates Intel 82945G GMCH 99 o C under bias Intel 82801GB ICH7 110 o C under bias without heatsink 99 o C under bias with heatsink For information about Refer to Processor datasheets and specification updates Section 1 2 page 15 2 12 Reliability The Mean Time Between Failures MTBF prediction is calculated using component and subassembly random failure rates The calculation is based o...

Page 64: ... Operating 0 C to 55 C Shock Unpackaged 50 g trapezoidal waveform Velocity change of 170 inches second Packaged Half sine 2 millisecond Product Weight pounds Free Fall inches Velocity Change inches sec 20 36 167 21 40 30 152 41 80 24 136 81 100 18 118 Vibration Unpackaged 5 Hz to 20 Hz 0 01 g Hz sloping up to 0 02 g Hz 20 Hz to 500 Hz 0 02 g Hz flat Packaged 5 Hz to 40 Hz 0 015 g Hz flat 40 Hz to ...

Page 65: ...age during POST identifying the type of BIOS and a revision code The initial production BIOSs are identified as CL94510J 86A When the BIOS Setup configuration jumper is set to configure mode and the computer is powered up the BIOS compares the CPU version and the microcode version in the BIOS and reports if the two match The BIOS Setup program can be used to view and change the BIOS settings for t...

Page 66: ...t menu F10 Save the current values and exits the BIOS Setup program Esc Exits the menu 3 2 BIOS Flash Memory Organization The Serial Peripheral Interface Flash Memory SPI Flash includes a 4 Mbit 512 KB flash memory device 3 3 Resource Configuration 3 3 1 PCI Autoconfiguration The BIOS can automatically configure PCI devices PCI devices may be onboard or add in cards Autoconfiguration lets a user i...

Page 67: ... main component of SMBIOS is the Management Information Format MIF database which contains information about the computing system and its components Using SMBIOS a system administrator can obtain the system types capabilities operational status and installation dates for system components The MIF database defines the data and provides the method for accessing this information The BIOS enables appl...

Page 68: ...s verify that the updated BIOS matches the target system to prevent accidentally installing an incompatible BIOS NOTE Review the instructions distributed with the upgrade utility before attempting a BIOS update For information about Refer to The Intel World Wide Web site Section 1 2 page 15 3 5 1 Language Support The BIOS Setup program and help messages are supported in US English Additional langu...

Page 69: ...install an operating system that supports USB follow the operating system s installation instructions 3 7 Boot Options In the BIOS Setup program the user can choose to boot from a diskette drive hard drives CD ROM or the network The default setting is for the diskette drive to be the first boot device the hard drive second and the ATAPI CD ROM third The fourth device is disabled 3 7 1 CD ROM Boot ...

Page 70: ...3 7 4 Changing the Default Boot Device During POST Pressing the F10 key during POST causes a boot device menu to be displayed This menu displays the list of available boot devices as set in the BIOS setup program s Boot Device Priority Submenu Table 34 lists the boot device menu options Table 34 Boot Device Menu Options Boot Device Menu Function Keys Description or Selects a default boot device En...

Page 71: ...hard disk drive as the first boot device As a result the POST does not first seek a diskette drive which saves about one second from the POST execution time Disable Quiet Boot which eliminates display of the logo splash screen This could save several seconds of painting complex graphic images and changing video modes In the Peripheral Configuration submenu disable the LAN device if it will not be ...

Page 72: ...he computer The password prompt will be displayed before the computer is booted If only the supervisor password is set the computer boots without asking for a password If both passwords are set the user can enter either password to boot the computer For enhanced security use different passwords for the supervisor and user passwords Valid password characters are A Z a z and 0 9 Passwords may be up ...

Page 73: ...odes Type Pattern Frequency Memory error Three long beeps 1280 Hz Thermal warning Four alternating beeps High tone low tone high tone low tone High tone 2000 Hz Low tone 1600 Hz 4 3 BIOS Error Messages Table 37 lists the error messages and provides a brief description of each Table 37 BIOS Error Messages Error Message Explanation CMOS Battery Low The battery may be losing power Replace the battery...

Page 74: ...les listed above all POST codes and range values are listed in hexadecimal Table 38 Port 80h POST Code Ranges Range Category Subsystem 00 0F Debug codes Can be used by any PEIM driver for debug 10 1F Host Processors 1F is an unrecoverable CPU error 20 2F Memory Chipset 2F is no memory detected or no useful memory detected 30 3F Recovery 3F indicated recovery failure 40 4F Reserved for future use 5...

Page 75: ...ontroller and the DIMMs 25 Configuring memory 26 Optimizing memory settings 27 Initializing memory such as ECC init 28 Testing memory PCI Bus 50 Enumerating PCI busses 51 Allocating resources to PCI bus 52 Hot Plug PCI controller initialization 53 57 Reserved for PCI Bus USB 58 Resetting USB bus 59 Reserved for USB ATA ATAPI SATA 5A Resetting PATA SATA bus and all devices 5B Reserved for ATA SMBus...

Page 76: ...ixed Media B0 Resetting fixed media B1 Disabling fixed media B2 Detecting presence of a fixed media IDE hard drive detection etc B3 Enabling configuring a fixed media Removable media B8 Resetting removable media B9 Disabling removable media BA Detecting presence of a removable media IDE CD ROM detection etc BC Enabling configuring a removable media BDS Dy Trying boot selection y y 0 to 15 PEI Core...

Page 77: ...FI OS Boot F4 Entering Sleep state F5 Exiting Sleep state F8 EFI boot service ExitBootServices has been called F9 EFI runtime service SetVirtualAddressMap has been called FA EFI runtime service ResetSystem has been called PEIMs Recovery 30 Crisis Recovery has initiated per User request 31 Crisis Recovery has initiated by software corrupt flash 34 Loading recovery capsule 35 Handing off control to ...

Page 78: ...ization 13 SMM initialization 50 Enumerating PCI busses 51 Allocating resourced to PCI bus 92 Detecting the presence of the keyboard 90 Resetting keyboard 94 Clearing keyboard input buffer 95 Keyboard Self Test EB Calling Video BIOS 58 Resetting USB bus 5A Resetting PATA SATA bus and all devices 92 Detecting the presence of the keyboard 90 Resetting keyboard 94 Clearing keyboard input buffer 5A Re...

Page 79: ...atibility EMC regulations Product certification markings 5 1 1 Safety Regulations Desktop Board D945GCL complies with the safety regulations stated in Table 41 when correctly installed in a compatible host system Table 41 Safety Regulations Regulation Title UL 60950 1 2003 CSA C22 2 No 60950 1 03 Information Technology Equipment Safety Part 1 General Requirements USA and Canada EN 60950 1 2002 Inf...

Page 80: ...Dit product is in navolging van de bepalingen van Europees Directief 89 336 EEC 73 23 EEC Eesti Antud toode vastab Euroopa direktiivides 89 336 EEC ja 73 23 EEC kehtestatud nõuetele Suomi Tämä tuote noudattaa EU direktiivin 89 336 EEC 73 23 EEC määräyksiä Français Ce produit est conforme aux exigences de la Directive Européenne 89 336 EEC 73 23 EEC Deutsch Dieses Produkt entspricht den Bestimmunge...

Page 81: ...cology Statements The following information is provided to address worldwide product ecology concerns and regulations 5 1 3 1 Disposal Considerations This product contains the following materials that may be regulated upon disposal lead solder on the printed wiring board assembly 5 1 3 2 Recycling Considerations As part of its commitment to environmental responsibility Intel has implemented the In...

Page 82: ... etc Français Dans le cadre de son engagement pour la protection de l environnement Intel a mis en œuvre le programme Intel Product Recycling Program Programme de recyclage des produits Intel pour permettre aux consommateurs de produits Intel de recycler les produits usés en les retournant à des adresses spécifiées Visitez la page Web http www intel com intel other ehs product_ecology Recycling_Pr...

Page 83: ...uct Recycling Program для предоставления конечным пользователям марок продукции Intel возможности возврата используемой продукции в специализированные пункты для должной утилизации Пожалуйста обратитесь на веб сайт http www intel com intel other ehs product_ecology Recycling_Program htm за информацией об этой программе принимаемых продуктах местах приема инструкциях об отправке положениях и услови...

Page 84: ...ections from the board to the components second level connections are all lead free Table 42 shows the various forms of the Lead Free 2nd Level Interconnect mark as it appears on the board and accompanying collateral Table 42 Lead Free Board Markings Description Mark Lead Free 2nd Level Interconnect This symbol is used to identify electrical and electronic assemblies and components in which the le...

Page 85: ...s of measurement European Union AS NZS CISPR 22 Class B Australian Communications Authority Standard for Electromagnetic Compatibility Australia and New Zealand CISPR 22 3rd Edition Class B Limits and methods of measurement of Radio Disturbance Characteristics of Information Technology Equipment International CISPR 24 1997 Information Technology Equipment Immunity Characteristics Limits and Method...

Page 86: ...ass B equipment Includes Intel name and D945GCL model designation CE mark Declaring compliance to European Union EU EMC directive 89 336 EEC and Low Voltage directive 73 23 EEC Australian Communications Authority ACA C tick mark Includes adjacent Intel supplier code number N 232 Japan VCCI Voluntary Control Council for Interference mark S Korea MIC Ministry of Information and Communication mark In...

Page 87: ...jeldende miljølovgivning VIKTIGT Risk för explosion om batteriet ersätts med felaktig batterityp Batterier ska kasseras enligt de lokala miljövårdsbestämmelserna VARO Räjähdysvaara jos pariston tyyppi on väärä Paristot on kierrätettävä jos se on mahdollista Käytetyt paristot on hävitettävä paikallisten ympäristömääräysten mukaisesti VORSICHT Bei falschem Einsetzen einer neuen Batterie besteht Expl...

Page 88: ...ýbuchu Je li to možné baterie by měly být recyklovány Baterie je třeba zlikvidovat v souladu s místními předpisy o životním prostředí Προσοχή Υπάρχει κίνδυνος για έκρηξη σε περίπτωση που η μπαταρία αντικατασταθεί από μία λανθασμένου τύπου Οι μπαταρίες θα πρέπει να ανακυκλώνονται όταν κάτι τέτοιο είναι δυνατό Η απόρριψη των χρησιμοποιημένων μπαταριών πρέπει να γίνεται σύμφωνα με τους κατά τόπο περι...

Page 89: ...ezpečenstvo jej výbuchu Batérie by sa mali podľa možnosti vždy recyklovať Likvidácia použitých batérií sa musí vykonávať v súlade s miestnymi predpismi na ochranu životného prostredia POZOR Zamenjava baterije z baterijo drugačnega tipa lahko povzroči eksplozijo Če je mogoče baterije reciklirajte Rabljene baterije zavrzite v skladu z lokalnimi okoljevarstvenimi predpisi UYARI Yanlış türde pil takıl...

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