Intel D915PBLL (BOX) User Manuals

Table of Contents

• Intel® Desktop Board D915PBL Technical Product Specification

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• Revision History / Disclaimer

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• Preface

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  • Intended Audience

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  • What This Document Contains

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  • Typographical Conventions

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  • Other Common Notation

    4
• Contents

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• 1 Product Description

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  • 1.1 PCI Bus Terminology Change

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  • 1.2 Overview

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    • 1.2.1 Feature Summary

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    • 1.2.2 Manufacturing Options

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    • 1.2.3 Board Layout

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    • 1.2.4 Block Diagram

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  • 1.3 Online Support

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  • 1.4 Processor

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  • 1.5 System Memory

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    • 1.5.1 Memory Configurations

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      • 1.5.1.1 Dual Channel (Interleaved) Mode Configurations

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      • 1.5.1.2 Single Channel (Asymmetric) Mode Configurations

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  • 1.6 Intel® 915P Chipset

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    • 1.6.1 USB

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    • 1.6.2 IDE Support

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      • 1.6.2.1 Parallel ATE IDE Interface

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      • 1.6.2.2 Serial ATA Interfaces

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      • 1.6.2.3 Serial ATA RAID

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      • 1.6.2.4 RAID Boot Configuration Overview

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      • 1.6.2.5 SCSI Hard Drive Activity LED Connector (Optional)

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    • 1.6.3 Real-Time Clock, CMOS SRAM, and Battery

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  • 1.7 PCI Express Connectors

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  • 1.8 I/O Controller

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    • 1.8.1 Serial Ports

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    • 1.8.2 Parallel Port

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    • 1.8.3 Diskette Drive Controller

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    • 1.8.4 Keyboard and Mouse Interface

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  • 1.9 Audio Subsystem

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    • 1.9.1 Audio Subsystem Software

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    • 1.9.2 Audio Connectors

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    • 1.9.3 8-Channel (7.1) Audio Subsystem

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  • 1.10 LAN Subsystem

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    • 1.10.1 Intel® 82562EZ Physical Layer Interface Device

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      • 1.10.1.1 RJ-45 LAN Connector with Integrated LEDs

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    • 1.10.2 Alert Standard Format (ASF) Support

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    • 1.10.3 LAN Subsystem Software

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    • 1.10.4 Intel® Wireless Connect Technology (Optional)

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  • 1.11 Hardware Management Subsystem

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    • 1.11.1 Hardware Monitoring and Fan Control ASIC

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    • 1.11.2 Thermal Monitoring

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    • 1.11.3 Fan Monitoring

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    • 1.11.4 Chassis Intrusion and Detection

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  • 1.12 Power Management

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    • 1.12.1 ACPI

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      • 1.12.1.1 System States and Power States

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      • 1.12.1.2 Wake-up Devices and Events

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    • 1.12.2 Hardware Support

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      • 1.12.2.1 Power Connector

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      • 1.12.2.2 Fan Connectors

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      • 1.12.2.3 LAN Wake Capabilities

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      • 1.12.2.4 Instantly Available PC Technology

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      • 1.12.2.5 Resume on Ring

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      • 1.12.2.6 Wake from USB

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      • 1.12.2.7 Wake from PS/2 Devices

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      • 1.12.2.8 PME# Signal Wake-up Support

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      • 1.12.2.9 WAKE# Signal Wake-up Support

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      • 1.12.2.10 +5 V Standby Power Indicator LED

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  • 1.13 Trusted Platform Module (Optional)

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    • 1.13.1 System Requirements

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    • 1.13.2 Warning of Potential Data Loss

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    • 1.13.3 Security Precautions

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      • 1.13.3.1 Password Procedures

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      • 1.13.3.2 Emergency Recovery File Back Up Procedures

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      • 1.13.3.3 Hard Drive Image Backup Procedures

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      • 1.13.3.4 Clear Text Backup (Optional)

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    • 1.13.4 Trusted Platform Module Ownership

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    • 1.13.5 Enabling the Trusted Platform Module

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    • 1.13.6 Assuming Trusted Platform Module Ownership

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    • 1.13.7 Recovery Procedures

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      • 1.13.7.1 Recovering from Hard Disk Failure

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      • 1.13.7.2 Recovering from Desktop Board or TPM Failure

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    • 1.13.8 Clearing Trusted Platform Module Ownership

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    • 1.13.9 Software Support

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• 2 Technical Reference

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  • 2.1 Introduction

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  • 2.2 Memory Resources

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    • 2.2.1 Addressable Memory

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    • 2.2.2 Memory Map

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  • 2.3 DMA Channels

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  • 2.4 Fixed I/O Map

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  • 2.5 PCI Configuration Space Map

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  • 2.6 Interrupts

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  • 2.7 PCI Conventional Interrupt Routing Map

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  • 2.8 Connectors

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    • 2.8.1 Back Panel Connectors

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    • 2.8.2 Component-side Connectors

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      • 2.8.2.1 Chassis Fan Connectors

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      • 2.8.2.2 Power Supply Connectors

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      • 2.8.2.3 Add-in Card Connectors

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      • 2.8.2.4 Auxiliary Front Panel Power/Sleep/ LED Connector

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      • 2.8.2.5 Front Panel Connector

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        • 2.8.2.5.1 Hard Drive Activity LED Connector [Yellow]

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        • 2.8.2.5.2 Reset Switch Connector [Purple]

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        • 2.8.2.5.3 Power/Sleep LED Connector [Green]

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        • 2.8.2.5.4 Power Switch Connector [Red]

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      • 2.8.2.6 Front Panel USB Connectors

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      • 2.8.2.7 Front Panel IEEE 1394a Connectors

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  • 2.9 Jumper Block

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  • 2.10 Mechanical Considerations

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    • 2.10.1 D915PBL Board Form Factor

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    • 2.10.2 I/O Shield

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  • 2.11 Electrical Considerations

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    • 2.11.1 DC Loading

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    • 2.11.2 Add-in Board Considerations

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    • 2.11.3 Fan Connector Current Capability

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    • 2.11.4 Power Supply Considerations

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  • 2.12 Thermal Considerations

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  • 2.13 Reliability

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  • 2.14 Environmental

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  • 2.15 Regulatory Compliance

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    • 2.15.1 Safety Regulations

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    • 2.15.2 EMC Regulations

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      • 2.15.2.1 FCC Compliance Statement (USA)

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      • 2.15.2.2 Canadian Compliance Statement

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    • 2.15.3 European Union Declaration of Conformity Statement

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    • 2.15.4 Product Ecology Statements

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      • 2.15.4.1 Disposal Considerations

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      • 2.15.4.2 Recycling Considerations

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    • 2.15.5 Product Certification Markings (Board Level)

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• 3 Overview of BIOS Features

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  • 3.1 Introduction

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  • 3.2 BIOS Flash Memory Organization

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  • 3.3 Resource Configuration

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    • 3.3.1 PCI Autoconfiguration

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    • 3.3.2 PCI IDE Support

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  • 3.4 System Management BIOS (SMBIOS)

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  • 3.5 Legacy USB Support

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  • 3.6 BIOS Updates

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    • 3.6.1 Language Support

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    • 3.6.2 Custom Splash Screen

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  • 3.7 Boot Options

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    • 3.7.1 CD-ROM Boot

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    • 3.7.2 Network Boot

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    • 3.7.3 Booting Without Attached Devices

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    • 3.7.4 Changing the Default Boot Device During POST

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  • 3.8 Fast Booting Systems with Intel® Rapid BIOS Boot

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    • 3.8.1 Peripheral Selection and Configuration

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    • 3.8.2 Intel Rapid BIOS Boot

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  • 3.9 BIOS Security Features

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• 4 Error Messages and Beep Codes

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  • 4.1 BIOS Error Messages

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  • 4.2 Port 80h POST Codes

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  • 4.3 Bus Initialization Checkpoints

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  • 4.4 Speaker

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  • 4.5 BIOS Beep Codes

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