Intel D915PLWDL User Manuals

Table of Contents

• Intel® Desktop Board D915PLWD 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

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• Contents

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• 1 Product Description

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  • 1.1 Overview

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    • 1.1.1 Feature Summary

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    • 1.1.2 Board Layout

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    • 1.1.3 Block Diagram

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  • 1.2 Online Support

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  • 1.3 Processor

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  • 1.4 System Memory

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    • 1.4.1 Memory Configurations

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  • 1.5 Intel® 915PL Chipset

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    • 1.5.1 USB

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    • 1.5.2 IDE Support

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

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  • 1.6 PCI Express* Connectors

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  • 1.7 Legacy I/O Controller

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    • 1.7.1 Serial Port

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    • 1.7.2 Parallel Port

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    • 1.7.3 Diskette Drive Controller

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    • 1.7.4 Keyboard and Mouse Interface

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  • 1.8 Audio Subsystem

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    • 1.8.1 Audio Subsystem Software

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    • 1.8.2 Audio Connectors

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    • 1.8.3 Intel® High Definition Audio Subsystem

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  • 1.9 LAN Subsystem

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    • 1.9.1 10/100 Mbits/sec LAN Subsystem

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    • 1.9.2 LAN Subsystem Software

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  • 1.10 Hardware Management Subsystem

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    • 1.10.1 Hardware Monitoring and Fan Control ASIC

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    • 1.10.2 Thermal Monitoring

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    • 1.10.3 Fan Monitoring

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    • 1.10.4 Chassis Intrusion and Detection

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  • 1.11 Power Management

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    • 1.11.1 ACPI

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    • 1.11.2 Hardware Support

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• 2 Technical Reference

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  • 2.1 Memory Map

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  • 2.2 DMA Channels

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  • 2.3 Fixed I/O Map

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  • 2.4 PCI Configuration Space Map

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  • 2.5 Interrupts

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  • 2.6 PCI Conventional* Interrupt Routing Map

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  • 2.7 Connectors

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    • 2.7.1 Back Panel Connectors

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    • 2.7.2 Component-side Connectors

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    • 2.7.3 Front Panel USB Connectors

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  • 2.8 Jumper Block

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  • 2.9 Mechanical Considerations

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    • 2.9.1 Form Factor

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    • 2.9.2 I/O Shield

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  • 2.10 Electrical Considerations

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    • 2.10.1 DC Loading

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    • 2.10.2 Add-in Board Considerations

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    • 2.10.3 Fan Connector Current Capability

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    • 2.10.4 Power Supply Considerations

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  • 2.11 Thermal Considerations

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  • 2.12 Reliability

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  • 2.13 Environmental

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  • 2.14 Regulatory Compliance

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    • 2.14.1 Safety Regulations

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    • 2.14.2 EMC Regulations

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    • 2.14.3 European Union Declaration of Conformity Statement

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    • 2.14.4 Product Ecology Statements

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    • 2.14.5 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 Adjusting Boot Speed

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    • 3.8.1 Peripheral Selection and Configuration

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    • 3.8.2 BIOS Boot Optimizations

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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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