User Manual (D915GUX)Table of ContentsIntel® Desktop Boards D915GUX/D915GHA Technical Product Specification1Revision History2Preface3Intended Audience3What This Document Contains3Typographical Conventions3Other Common Notation4Contents51 Product Description111.1 PCI Bus Terminology Change111.2 Overview121.2.1 Feature Summary121.2.2 Manufacturing Options131.2.3 Board Layout141.2.4 Block Diagram161.3 Online Support171.4 Processor171.5 System Memory181.5.1 Memory Configurations191.5.1.1 Dual Channel (Interleaved) Mode Configurations201.5.1.2 Single Channel (Asymmetric) Mode Configurations221.6 Intel® 915G Chipset231.6.1 Intel 915G Graphics Subsystem231.6.1.1 Intel® GMA900 Graphics Controller231.6.1.2 Dynamic Video Memory Technology (DVMT)241.6.1.3 Advanced Digital Display 2 (ADD2) Card Support241.6.1.4 Configuration Modes251.6.2 USB251.6.3 IDE Support251.6.3.1 Parallel ATE IDE Interface251.6.3.2 Serial ATA Interfaces261.6.3.3 SCSI Hard Drive Activity LED Connector (Optional)261.6.4 Real-Time Clock, CMOS SRAM, and Battery271.7 PCI Express Connectors271.8 I/O Controller271.8.1 Serial Ports281.8.2 Parallel Port281.8.3 Diskette Drive Controller281.8.4 Keyboard and Mouse Interface281.9 Audio Subsystem291.9.1 Audio Subsystem Software291.9.2 Audio Connectors291.9.3 Intel® High Definition Audio Subsystem301.10 LAN Subsystem311.10.1 10/100 Mbits/sec LAN Subsystem311.10.1.1 Intel® 82562EZ Physical Layer Interface Device311.10.1.2 RJ-45 LAN Connector with Integrated LEDs311.10.2 Gigabit LAN Subsystem321.10.2.1 Marvell Yukon 88E8050 PCI Express 1.0a Integrated MAC/PHY Gigabit Ethernet Controller321.10.2.2 RJ-45 LAN Connector with Integrated LEDs321.10.3 Alert Standard Format (ASF) Support331.10.4 Intel® Wireless Connect Technology (Optional)331.10.5 LAN Subsystem Software341.11 Hardware Management Subsystem341.11.1 Hardware Monitoring and Fan Control ASIC341.11.2 Thermal Monitoring351.11.3 Fan Monitoring351.11.4 Chassis Intrusion and Detection361.12 Power Management361.12.1 ACPI361.12.1.1 System States and Power States371.12.1.2 Wake-up Devices and Events381.12.2 Hardware Support381.12.2.1 Power Connector391.12.2.2 Fan Connectors391.12.2.3 LAN Wake Capabilities391.12.2.4 Instantly Available PC Technology401.12.2.5 Resume on Ring401.12.2.6 Wake from USB401.12.2.7 Wake from PS/2 Devices401.12.2.8 PME# Signal Wake-up Support401.12.2.9 WAKE# Signal Wake-up Support411.12.2.10 +5 V Standby Power Indicator LED411.13 Trusted Platform Module (Optional)421.13.1 System Requirements421.13.2 Warning of Potential Data Loss421.13.3 Security Precautions431.13.3.1 Password Procedures431.13.3.2 Emergency Recovery File Back Up Procedures441.13.3.3 Hard Drive Image Backup Procedures441.13.3.4 Clear Text Backup (Optional)441.13.4 Trusted Platform Module Ownership441.13.5 Enabling the Trusted Platform Module451.13.6 Assuming Trusted Platform Module Ownership451.13.7 Recovery Procedures461.13.7.1 Recovering from Hard Disk Failure461.13.7.2 Recovering from Desktop Board or TPM Failure461.13.8 Clearing Trusted Platform Module Ownership471.13.9 Software Support482 Technical Reference492.1 Introduction492.2 Memory Resources492.2.1 Addressable Memory492.2.2 Memory Map512.3 DMA Channels512.4 Fixed I/O Map522.5 PCI Configuration Space Map532.6 Interrupts542.7 PCI Conventional Interrupt Routing Map552.8 Connectors562.8.1 Back Panel Connectors562.8.2 Component-side Connectors582.8.2.1 Power Supply Connectors622.8.2.2 Add-in Card Connectors632.8.2.3 Auxiliary Front Panel Power/Sleep LED Connector642.8.2.4 Front Panel Connector642.8.2.4.1 Hard Drive Activity LED Connector [Yellow]652.8.2.4.2 Reset Switch Connector [Purple]652.8.2.4.3 Power/Sleep LED Connector [Green]652.8.2.4.4 Power Switch Connector [Red]652.8.2.5 Front Panel USB Connectors652.8.2.6 Front Panel IEEE 1394a Connectors (Optional)662.9 Jumper Block672.10 Mechanical Considerations682.10.1 Form Factor682.10.2 I/O Shield692.11 Electrical Considerations702.11.1 DC Loading702.11.2 Add-in Board Considerations702.11.3 Fan Connector Current Capability702.11.4 Power Supply Considerations712.12 Thermal Considerations722.13 Reliability742.14 Environmental742.15 Regulatory Compliance752.15.1 Safety Regulations752.15.2 EMC Regulations752.15.2.1 FCC Compliance Statement (USA)762.15.2.2 Canadian Compliance Statement762.15.3 European Union Declaration of Conformity Statement762.15.4 Product Ecology Statements772.15.4.1 Disposal Considerations772.15.4.2 Recycling Considerations772.15.5 Product Certification Markings (Board Level)783 Overview of BIOS Features793.1 Introduction793.2 BIOS Flash Memory Organization803.3 Resource Configuration803.3.1 PCI Autoconfiguration803.3.2 PCI IDE Support803.4 System Management BIOS (SMBIOS)813.5 Legacy USB Support813.6 BIOS Updates823.6.1 Language Support823.6.2 Custom Splash Screen823.7 Boot Options833.7.1 CD-ROM Boot833.7.2 Network Boot833.7.3 Booting Without Attached Devices833.7.4 Changing the Default Boot Device During POST833.8 Fast Booting Systems with Intel® Rapid BIOS Boot843.8.1 Peripheral Selection and Configuration843.8.2 Intel Rapid BIOS Boot843.9 BIOS Security Features854 Error Messages and Beep Codes874.1 BIOS Error Messages874.2 Port 80h POST Codes894.3 Bus Initialization Checkpoints934.4 Speaker944.5 BIOS Beep Codes94Size: 845 KBPages: 94Language: EnglishOpen manual