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August 2006 

Order Number:  D56010-001US

 

 

The Intel

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 Desktop Board DG965SS may 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 DG965SS Specification Update.

 

 
Intel® Desktop Board  
DG965SS

 

Technical Product Specification 

 

Summary of Contents for BLKDG965SSCK

Page 1: ...ontain 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 DG965SS Speci...

Page 2: ...ocuments 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 In...

Page 3: ...ontains Chapter Description 1 A description of the hardware used on the board 2 A map of the resources of the board 3 The features supported by the BIOS Setup program 4 A description of the BIOS error...

Page 4: ...bits 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 A...

Page 5: ...Drive Interface 28 1 6 4 PS 2 Keyboard and Mouse Interface 28 1 7 Audio Subsystem 29 1 7 1 Audio Subsystem Software 29 1 7 2 Audio Connectors and Headers 30 1 8 LAN Subsystem 31 1 8 1 Intel 82566DC Gi...

Page 6: ...Memory Organization 70 3 3 Resource Configuration 70 3 3 1 PCI Autoconfiguration 70 3 3 2 PCI IDE Support 71 3 4 System Management BIOS SMBIOS 71 3 5 Legacy USB Support 72 3 6 BIOS Updates 72 3 6 1 La...

Page 7: ...ctor Options 30 11 LAN Connector LED Locations 32 12 Thermal Sensors and Fan Headers 34 13 Location of the Standby Power Indicator LED 40 14 Detailed System Memory Address Map 42 15 Back Panel Connect...

Page 8: ...a Two Color Power LED 57 29 Auxiliary Front Panel Power LED Header 57 30 BIOS Setup Configuration Jumper Settings 59 31 DC Loading Characteristics 62 32 Fan Header Current Capability 62 33 Thermal Con...

Page 9: ...ns 1 1 Overview 10 1 2 Online Support 15 1 3 Processor 15 1 4 System Memory 16 1 5 Intel G965 Express Chipset 23 1 6 Legacy I O Controller 28 1 7 Audio Subsystem 29 1 8 LAN Subsystem 31 1 9 Hardware M...

Page 10: ...G965 Express Chipset consisting of Intel 82G965 Graphics Memory Controller Hub GMCH Intel 82801HB I O Controller Hub ICH8 Video Intel GMA X3000 onboard graphics subsystem Audio 6 channel 5 1 audio sub...

Page 11: ...in card connector Hardware Monitor Subsystem Intel Quiet System Technology implemented through ICH8 Voltage sense to detect out of range power supply voltages Thermal sense to detect out of range the...

Page 12: ...Specification 12 1 1 2 Board Layout Figure 1 shows the location of the major components X W V U T S Q R P O N L M J K I G H F E D C B A Y Z AA BB CC DD OM18462 Figure 1 Major Board Components Table 2...

Page 13: ...ket J Intel 82G965 GMCH K Processor fan header L DIMM Channel A sockets M Serial port header N DIMM Channel B sockets O Diskette drive connector P Main Power connector Q Battery R Front chassis fan he...

Page 14: ...M18463 Audio Codec PCI Express x16 Connector 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 Chann...

Page 15: ...mentation 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 L...

Page 16: ...ne NOTE To be fully compliant with all applicable DDR SDRAM memory specifications the board should be populated with DIMMs that support the Serial Presence Detect SPD data structure This enables the B...

Page 17: ...en the installed memory capacities of both DIMM channels are equal Technology and device width can vary from one channel to the other but the installed memory capacity for each channel must be equal I...

Page 18: ...ts of both channels are blue The DIMM1 sockets of both channels are black Figure 3 Memory Channel Configuration and DIMM Configuration INTEGRATOR S NOTE Regardless of the memory configuration used dua...

Page 19: ...DIMM 0 Channel B DIMM 1 1 GB 1 GB Figure 4 Dual Channel Interleaved Mode Configuration with Two DIMMs Figure 5 shows a dual channel configuration using three DIMMs In this example the combined capaci...

Page 20: ...mbined capacity of the two DIMMs in Channel A equal the combined capacity of the two DIMMs in Channel B Also the DIMMs are matched between DIMM0 and DIMM1 of both channels OM18341 Channel A DIMM 0 Cha...

Page 21: ...4 Channel A DIMM 0 Channel A DIMM 1 Channel B DIMM 0 Channel B DIMM 1 1 GB Figure 7 Single Channel Asymmetric Mode Configuration with One DIMM Figure 8 shows a single channel configuration using three...

Page 22: ...sing two DIMMs The operation is as follows The 512 MB DIMM in the Channel A DIMM 0 socket and the lower 512 MB of the DIMM in the Channel B DIMM 0 socket operate together in dual channel mode The rema...

Page 23: ...ress chipset contains two separate mutually exclusive graphics options Either the GMA X3000 graphics controller contained within the 82G965 GMCH is used or a PCI Express x16 add in card can be used Wh...

Page 24: ...nterlacing Display Integrated 24 bit 400 MHz RAMDAC Up to 2048 x 1536 at 75 Hz refresh QXGA DVI specification 1 0 compliant Dual independent display options with digital display 180 degree hardware sc...

Page 25: ...el GMA X3000 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 1 4 Advanced Digital Display ADD2 ME...

Page 26: ...ial ATA Support The ICH8 s Serial ATA controller offers four independent Serial ATA ports with a theoretical maximum transfer rate of 3 Gbits sec per port One device can be installed on each port for...

Page 27: ...are faster timings and require a specialized cable to reduce reflections noise and inductive coupling The Parallel ATA IDE interface also supports ATAPI devices such as CD ROM drives and ATA devices...

Page 28: ...nformation about Refer to The location of the serial port header Figure 16 page 50 1 6 2 Parallel Port Interface The parallel port connector is located on the back panel of the board Use the BIOS Setu...

Page 29: ...tasking according to the user s definition or can be automatically switched depending on the recognized device type A signal to noise S N ratio of 95 dB Table 5 lists the supported retasking functions...

Page 30: ...configurable audio ports are shown in Figure 10 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 Fr...

Page 31: ...bus power management Supports ACPI technology Supports LAN wake capabilities LAN Subsystem Software LAN software and drivers are available from Intel s World Wide Web site 1 8 1 Intel 82566DC Gigabit...

Page 32: ...nnector shown in Figure 11 below Link LED Green Data Rate LED Green Yellow OM18329 Figure 11 LAN Connector LED Locations Table 6 describes the LED states when the board is powered up and the LAN subsy...

Page 33: ...sor Power supply monitoring of five voltages 5 V 12 V 3 3 VSB 1 25 V and VCCP to detect levels above or below acceptable values Thermally monitored closed loop fan control for all three fans that can...

Page 34: ...f the thermal sensors and fan headers C F B E A G OM18464 D Item Description A Thermal diode located on processor die B Thermal diode located on the GMCH die C Thermal diode located on the ICH8 die D...

Page 35: ...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...

Page 36: ...Targeted System Power Note 1 G0 working state S0 working C0 working D0 working state Full power 30 W G1 sleeping state N A C1 stop grant D1 D2 D3 device specification specific 5 W power 52 5 W G1 slee...

Page 37: ...he computer from this state LAN S3 S4 S5 Note PME signal S3 S4 S5 Note Power switch S3 S4 S5 PS 2 devices S3 RTC alarm S3 S4 S5 Serial port S3 USB S3 WAKE signal S3 S4 S5 Note For LAN and PME signal S...

Page 38: ...hen resuming from an AC power failure the computer returns to the power state it was in before power was interrupted on or off The computer s response can be set using the Last Power State feature in...

Page 39: ...equate 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 boa...

Page 40: ...d in BIOS 1 10 2 9 WAKE Signal Wake up Support When the WAKE signal on the PCI Express bus is asserted the computer wakes from an ACPI S3 S4 or S5 state 1 10 2 10 5 V Standby Power Indicator LED The 5...

Page 41: ...d in cards PCI Express configuration space BIOS SPI Flash and chipset overhead resides above the top of DRAM total system memory On a system that has 8 GB of system memory installed it is not possible...

Page 42: ...S and Buffer area 128 KB 16 KB x 8 Standard PCI ISA Video Memory SMM Memory 128 KB DOS area 640 KB 1 MB 960 KB 896 KB 768 KB 640 KB 0 KB 0FFFFFH 0F0000H 0EFFFFH 0E0000H 0DFFFFH 0C0000H 0BFFFFH 0A0000H...

Page 43: ...I 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 12...

Page 44: ...3F5 6 bytes Diskette channel 03F4 03F7 4 bytes 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 addr...

Page 45: ...ontroller 1 00 1D 01 USB UHCI controller 2 00 1D 02 USB UHCI controller 3 00 1D 00 USB UHCI controller 4 00 1A 01 USB UHCI controller 5 00 1D 07 EHCI controller 1 00 1A 07 EHCI controller 2 00 1E 00 P...

Page 46: ...nd Play option User available 6 Diskette drive 7 LPT1 Note 1 8 Real time clock 9 Reserved for ICH8 system management bus 10 User available 11 User available 12 Onboard mouse port if present else user...

Page 47: ...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 ICH8 has eight Programmable Interrupt Request PIRQ...

Page 48: ...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 externa...

Page 49: ...e port B PS 2 keyboard port C Parallel port D VGA port E IEEE 1394a F USB ports 4 G LAN H USB ports 2 I Audio line in J Mic in K Audio line out Figure 15 Back Panel Connectors NOTE The back panel audi...

Page 50: ...ent side Connectors and Headers Figure 16 shows the locations of the component side connectors and headers P O N ML K J I H F G E D C B A Q R S T U OM18465 1 2 10 10 2 1 1 1 1 9 1 2 1 2 24 1 1 9 8 1 4...

Page 51: ...or 1 D PCI Express x1 connector E PCI Express x16 connector F Processor core power connector G Rear chassis fan header H Processor fan header I Serial port header J Diskette drive connector K Main Pow...

Page 52: ...3V_CORE 9 SDI 10 12 V 11 No connect 12 Key no pin 13 No connect 14 3 3 V 1 5V STBY 15 No connect 16 Ground Table 18 Serial ATA Connectors Pin Signal Name 1 Ground 2 TXP 3 TXN 4 Ground 5 RXN 6 RXP 7 Gr...

Page 53: ...r Pin Signal Name 1 Ground 2 12 V 3 FAN_TACH 4 FAN_CONTROL Table 23 Front Panel Audio Header Pin Signal Name Pin Signal Name 1 Port 1 Left channel 2 Ground 3 Port 1 Right channel 4 PRESENCE Dongle pre...

Page 54: ...th PCI Conventional rev 2 3 compliant bus two PCI Conventional bus add in card connectors The SMBus is routed to PCI Conventional bus connector 2 only PCI Conventional bus add in cards with SMBus supp...

Page 55: ...re power a 2 x 2 connector This connector provides power directly to the processor voltage regulator and must always be used Failure to do so will prevent the board from booting Table 24 Processor Cor...

Page 56: ...anel yellow LED Reset Switch On Off Switch 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...

Page 57: ...ow Sleeping NOTE The colors listed in Table 27 and Table 28 are suggested colors only Actual LED colors are product or customer specific 2 7 2 3 4 Power Switch Header Pins 6 and 8 can be connected to...

Page 58: ...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 18 Connection Diagram for Front Panel USB Headers 2 7 2 6 Front Panel...

Page 59: ...er 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 OM18466 3 2 1 Figure 20 Location o...

Page 60: ...rm 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 mounti...

Page 61: ...nal 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 44 9 0 12 1 768 0 005 15 0 25 0 591...

Page 62: ...ry 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 lev...

Page 63: ...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 ref...

Page 64: ...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...

Page 65: ...e 23 shows the locations of the localized high temperature zones D OM18468 C B A Item Description A Processor voltage regulator area B Processor C Intel 82G965 GMCH D Intel 82801HB ICH8 Figure 23 Loca...

Page 66: ...erature see processor datasheets and processor specification updates Intel 82G965 GMCH 97 o C under bias Intel 82801HB ICH8 92 o C under bias For information about Refer to Processor datasheets and sp...

Page 67: ...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...

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Page 69: ...OS displays a message during POST identifying the type of BIOS and a revision code The initial production BIOSs are identified as MQ96510A 86A When the BIOS Setup configuration jumper is set to config...

Page 70: ...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 71: ...hard drive as a slave to an ATAPI 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 com...

Page 72: ...on legacy USB devices are recognized by the operating system and Legacy USB support from the BIOS is no longer used To install an operating system that supports USB verify that Legacy USB support in t...

Page 73: ...ction 1 2 page 15 3 7 BIOS Recovery It is unlikely that anything will interrupt a BIOS update however if an interruption occurs the BIOS could be damaged Table 37 lists the drives and media types that...

Page 74: ...he onboard LAN or a network add in card with a remote boot ROM installed Pressing the F12 key during POST automatically forces booting from the LAN To use this key during POST the User Access Level in...

Page 75: ...Setup program settings reduces the POST execution time In the Boot Menu set the hard disk drive as the first boot device As a result the POST does not first seek a diskette drive which saves about one...

Page 76: ...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 77: ...des 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...

Page 78: ...es listed above all POST codes and range values are listed in hexadecimal Table 42 Port 80h POST Code Ranges Range Category Subsystem 00 0F Debug codes Can be used by any PEIM driver for debug 10 1F H...

Page 79: ...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 80: ...Fixed 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 rem...

Page 81: ...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 82: ...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 83: ...tibility EMC regulations Product certification markings 5 1 1 Safety Regulations Desktop Board DG965SS complies with the safety regulations stated in Table 45 when correctly installed in a compatible...

Page 84: ...nsk Dette produkt er i overensstemmelse med det europ iske direktiv 89 336 EEC 73 23 EEC Dutch Dit product is in navolging van de bepalingen van Europees Directief 89 336 EEC 73 23 EEC Eesti Antud too...

Page 85: ...89 336 EWG i 73 23 EWG Portuguese Este produto cumpre com as normas da Diretiva Europ ia 89 336 EEC 73 23 EEC Espa ol Este producto cumple con las normas del Directivo Europeo 89 336 EEC 73 23 EEC Slo...

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Page 89: ...ons from the board to the components second level connections are all lead free Table 46 shows the various forms of the Lead Free 2nd Level Interconnect mark as it appears on the board and accompanyin...

Page 90: ...ods 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 a...

Page 91: ...B equipment Includes Intel name and DG965SS model designation CE mark Declaring compliance to European Union EU EMC directive 89 336 EEC and Low Voltage directive 73 23 EEC Australian Communications A...

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Page 93: ...e batterijen aan de plaatselijke milieuwetgeving ATEN O Haver risco de explos o se a bateria for substitu da por um tipo de bateria incorreto As baterias devem ser recicladas nos locais apropriados A...

Page 94: ...espunz tor Bateriile trebuie reciclate dac este posibil Depozitarea bateriilor uzate trebuie s respecte reglement rile locale privind protec ia mediului UPOZORNENIE Ak bat riu vymen te za nespr vny ty...

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