Intel Desktop Board D945GCPE Technical Product Specification
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Page 1: ...tain 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 D945GCPE Specif...
Page 2: ...uments and other materials and information does not provide any license express or implied by estoppel or otherwise to any such patents trademarks copyrights or other intellectual property rights Inte...
Page 3: ...pter Description 1 A description of the hardware used on the Desktop Board D945GCPE 2 A map of the resources of the Desktop Board 3 The features supported by the BIOS Setup program 4 A description of...
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 secon...
Page 5: ...ware 22 1 7 2 Audio Connectors 22 1 7 3 Four Channel Audio Subsystem 22 1 8 LAN Subsystem 23 1 8 1 LAN Subsystem Software 23 1 8 2 Realtek RTL8101E GR Fast Ethernet Controller 24 1 9 Hardware Manageme...
Page 6: ...ort 59 3 7 Boot Options 59 3 7 1 CD ROM Boot 59 3 7 2 Network Boot 59 3 7 3 Booting Without Attached Devices 60 3 7 4 Changing the Default Boot Device During POST 60 3 8 Adjusting Boot Speed 61 3 8 1...
Page 7: ...ects of Pressing the Power Switch 27 6 Power States and Targeted System Power 28 7 Wake up Devices and Events 29 8 Component side Connectors and Headers Shown in Figure 9 39 9 Front Panel Audio Header...
Page 8: ...sword Functions 62 30 Front panel Power LED Blink Codes 63 31 BIOS Error Messages 63 32 Port 80h POST Code Ranges 64 33 Port 80h POST Codes 65 34 Typical Port 80h POST Sequence 68 35 Safety Standards...
Page 9: ...ntains 1 1 Overview 10 1 2 Online Support 15 1 3 Processor 15 1 4 System Memory 16 1 5 Intel 945GC Chipset 17 1 6 Legacy I O Controller 21 1 7 Audio Subsystem 22 1 8 LAN Subsystem 23 1 9 Hardware Mana...
Page 10: ...Inline Memory Module DIMM sockets Support for DDR2 667 or DDR2 533 MHz DIMMs Support for up to 2 GB of system memory Chipset Intel 945GC Chipset consisting of Intel 82945GC Graphics Memory Controller...
Page 11: ...ices and USB ports Hardware Monitor Subsystem Hardware monitoring and fan control through the ITE 8718F GX I O controller Voltage sense to detect out of range power supply voltages Thermal sense to de...
Page 12: ...Desktop Board D945GCPE 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 Fi...
Page 13: ...core power connector 2 X 2 G Intel 82945GC GMCH H LGA775 processor socket I Processor fan header J DIMM socket K DIMM socket L Main Power connector 2 X 12 M Diskette drive connector N Parallel ATE ID...
Page 14: ...Intel Desktop Board D945GCPE Technical Product Specification 14 1 1 3 Block Diagram Figure 2 is a block diagram of the major functional areas Figure 2 Block Diagram...
Page 15: ...re 2 Duo processor in an LGA775 socket with a 1066 or 800 MHz system bus Intel Pentium Dual Core processor in an LGA775 socket with an 800 MHz system bus Intel Pentium D processor in an LGA775 socket...
Page 16: ...rately 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...
Page 17: ...y timing will be used For information about Refer to Memory Configuration Examples http www intel com support motherboards desktop sb cs 011965 htm 1 5 Intel 945GC Chipset The Intel 945GC chipset cons...
Page 18: ...up to 2048 x 1536 at 60Hz or digital CRT HDTV at 1920 x 1080 at 85 Hz with ADD2 ADD2 Two multiplexed DVO port interfaces with 200 MHz pixel clocks using an ADD2 ADD2 card Dynamic Video Memory Technolo...
Page 19: ...pports up to eight USB 2 0 ports supports UHCI and EHCI and uses UHCI and EHCI compatible drivers The ICH7 provides the USB controller for all ports The port arrangement is as follows Four ports are i...
Page 20: ...nsfer 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...
Page 21: ...Conventional bus systems PS 2 style mouse and keyboard interfaces Interface for one 1 44 MB diskette drive Intelligent power management including a programmable wake up event interface PCI Convention...
Page 22: ...on about Refer to Obtaining audio software and drivers Section 1 2 page 15 1 7 2 Audio Connectors The board contains audio connectors headers on both the back panel and the component side of the board...
Page 23: ...evice for 10 100 Mbits sec Ethernet LAN connectivity RJ 45 LAN connector with integrated status LEDs Additional features of the LAN subsystem include CSMA CD protocol engine LAN connect interface that...
Page 24: ...8 2 1 RJ 45 LAN Connector with Integrated LEDs Two LEDs are built into the RJ 45 LAN connector shown in Figure 4 Figure 4 LAN Connector LED Locations Table 4 describes the LED states when the board i...
Page 25: ...and VCCP to detect levels above or below acceptable values Thermally monitored closed loop fan control for both fans that can adjust the fan speed or switch the fans on or off as needed SMBus interfac...
Page 26: ...oduct Specification 26 1 9 4 Thermal Monitoring Figure 5 shows the location of the sensors and fan headers Item Description A Rear chassis fan B Thermal diode located on processor die C Processor fan...
Page 27: ...rives 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 multipl...
Page 28: ...sleeping state S3 Suspend to RAM Context saved to RAM No power D3 no power except for wake up logic Power 5 W Note 2 G1 sleeping state S4 Suspend to disk Context saved to disk No power D3 no power ex...
Page 29: ...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 10 2 Hardware Support CAUTION Ensure...
Page 30: ...of the main power connector Figure 9 page 38 The signal names of the main power connector Table 15 page 41 1 10 2 2 Fan Headers The function operation of the fan headers is as follows The fans are on...
Page 31: ...stantly Available PC technology the 5 V standby line for the power supply must be capable of providing adequate 5 V standby current Failure to provide adequate standby current when implementing Instan...
Page 32: ...serted the computer wakes from an ACPI S1 S3 S4 LAN only or S5 LAN only state with Wake on PME enabled in BIOS 1 10 2 8 5 V Standby Power Indicator LED The 5 V standby power indicator LED shows that p...
Page 33: ...his Chapter Contains 2 1 Memory Resources 34 2 2 Connectors and Headers 36 2 3 Jumper Block 46 2 4 Mechanical Considerations 48 2 5 Electrical Considerations 49 2 6 Thermal Considerations 50 2 7 Relia...
Page 34: ...l system memory On a system that has 2 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 functio...
Page 35: ...ry that can be used will vary based on add in cards and BIOS settings Figure 7 shows a schematic of the system memory map All installed system memory can be used when there is no overlap of system add...
Page 36: ...evices 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...
Page 37: ...2 mouse port B PS 2 keyboard port C VGA port D USB ports 4 E LAN F Audio line in G Mic in H Audio line out Figure 8 Back Panel Connectors NOTE The back panel audio line out connector is designed to po...
Page 38: ...Board D945GCPE Technical Product Specification 38 2 2 2 Component side Connectors and Headers Figure 9 shows the locations of the component side connectors and headers Figure 9 Component side Connecto...
Page 39: ...add in card connector 2 C PCI Conventional bus add in card connector 1 D Rear chassis fan header E Processor core power connector 2 X 2 F Processor fan header G Main power connector 2 X 12 H Diskette...
Page 40: ...ort E Port 1 and Port F 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 yello...
Page 41: ...power cable attach that cable on the rightmost pins of the main power connector leaving pins 11 12 23 and 24 unconnected Processor core power a 2 x 2 connector This connector provides power directly...
Page 42: ...ations for the PCI Conventional bus connectors All of the PCI Conventional bus connectors are bus master capable SMBus signals are routed to all PCI Conventional bus connectors This enables PCI Conven...
Page 43: ...Description Pin Signal In Out Description Hard Drive Activity LED 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 HDA Out Hard disk active...
Page 44: ...be connected to a one or two color LED Table 19 shows the possible states for a one color LED Table 20 shows the possible states for a two color LED Table 19 States for a One Color Power LED LED Stat...
Page 45: ...headers INTEGRATOR S NOTES The 5 V DC power on the USB headers 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...
Page 46: ...the board could be damaged Figure 12 shows the location of the jumper block The jumper block determines the BIOS Setup program s mode Table 21 describes the jumper settings for the three modes normal...
Page 47: ...tting Configuration Normal 1 2 The BIOS uses current configuration information and passwords for booting Configure 2 3 After the POST runs Setup runs automatically The maintenance menu is displayed Re...
Page 48: ...or microATX form factor chassis Figure 13 illustrates the mechanical form factor of the board Dimensions are given in inches millimeters The outer dimensions are 8 60 inches by 9 60 inches 218 44 mil...
Page 49: ...tial relation between 3 3 VDC and 5 VDC power rails The current capability of the 5 VSB line All timing parameters All voltage tolerances For example for a system consisting of a supported 65 W proces...
Page 50: ...ust not exceed 6 A 2 6 Thermal Considerations CAUTION A chassis with a maximum internal ambient temperature of 38 o C at the processor fan inlet is a requirement Use a processor heatsink that provides...
Page 51: ...in Section 2 8 CAUTION Ensure that proper airflow is maintained in the processor voltage regulator circuit Failure to do so may result in damage to the voltage regulator circuit The processor voltage...
Page 52: ...heets and processor specification updates Intel 82945GC 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 Pro...
Page 53: ...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 1...
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Page 55: ...during POST identifying the type of BIOS and a revision code The initial production BIOSs are identified as PE94510M 86A When the BIOS Setup configuration jumper is set to configure mode and the compu...
Page 56: ...s the cursor left or right or Selects an item Moves the cursor up or down Tab Selects a field Not implemented Enter Executes command or selects the submenu F9 Load the default configuration values for...
Page 57: ...API CD ROM drive 3 4 System Management BIOS SMBIOS SMBIOS is a Desktop Management Interface DMI compliant method for managing computers in a managed network The main component of SMBIOS is the Managem...
Page 58: ...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 B...
Page 59: ...nstall 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 d...
Page 60: ...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 se...
Page 61: ...ard 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...
Page 62: ...e 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 use...
Page 63: ...omplete Video error On off 0 5 second each two times then 3 0 second pause off between on off blink pattern repeat entire pattern two on off blinks and pause until system is powered off Memory error O...
Page 64: ...ables listed above all POST codes and range values are listed in hexadecimal Table 32 Port 80h POST Code Ranges Range Category Subsystem 00 0F Debug codes Can be used by any PEIM driver for debug 10 1...
Page 65: ...ntroller 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 bu...
Page 66: ...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 remo...
Page 67: ...I 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 ResetSy...
Page 68: ...zation 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...
Page 69: ...ompatibility EMC standards Product certification markings 5 1 1 Safety Standards Desktop Board D945GCPE complies with the safety standards stated in Table 35 when correctly installed in a compatible h...
Page 70: ...irektiivides 2004 108 EC ja 2006 95 EC kehtestatud n uetele Suomi T m tuote noudattaa EU direktiivin 2004 108 EC 2006 95 EC m r yksi Fran ais Ce produit est conforme aux exigences de la Directive Euro...
Page 71: ...s 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...
Page 72: ...tos que abarca los lugares disponibles instrucciones de env o t rminos y condiciones etc Fran ais Dans le cadre de son engagement pour la protection de l environnement Intel a mis en uvre le programme...
Page 73: ...ve o escopo dos produtos cobertos os locais dispon veis as instru es de envio os termos e condi es etc Russian Intel Intel Product Recycling Program Intel http www intel com intel other ehs product_ec...
Page 74: ...d free China bans the same substances and has the same limits as EU RoHS however it requires different product marking and controlled substance information The required mark shows the Environmental Fr...
Page 75: ...nt European Union EN55022 2006 Class B Australian Communications Authority Standard for Electromagnetic Compatibility Australia and New Zealand CISPR 222005 A1 2005 A2 2006 Class B Limits and methods...
Page 76: ...to European Union EU EMC directive and Low Voltage directive Australian Communications Authority ACA C tick mark Includes adjacent Intel supplier code number N 232 Japan VCCI Voluntary Control Council...
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