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September  2006 
Order Number:  D56018-001US

 

 

The Intel

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 Desktop Board DQ965WC 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 DQ965WC Specification Update.

 

 
Intel® Desktop Board  
DQ965WC

 

Technical Product Specification 

 

Summary of Contents for BLKDQ965WCEKR

Page 1: ...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 DQ965WC Spec...

Page 2: ...documents 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...

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: ...d Headers 31 1 9 LAN Subsystem 32 1 9 1 Intel 82566DM Gigabit Ethernet Controller 32 1 9 2 LAN Subsystem Software 32 1 9 3 RJ 45 LAN Connector with Integrated LEDs 33 1 9 4 Intel Active Management Tec...

Page 6: ...al 69 3 Overview of BIOS Features 3 1 Introduction 71 3 2 BIOS Flash Memory Organization 72 3 3 Resource Configuration 72 3 3 1 PCI Autoconfiguration 72 3 4 System Management BIOS SMBIOS 73 3 5 Legacy...

Page 7: ...ration with Three DIMMs 21 9 Flex Mode Configuration with Two DIMMs 22 10 Front Back Panel Audio Connector Options 31 11 LAN Connector LED Locations 33 12 Thermal Sensors and Fan Headers 36 13 Locatio...

Page 8: ...tates for a One Color Power LED 59 28 States for a Two Color Power LED 59 29 Auxiliary Front Panel Power LED Header 59 30 BIOS Setup Configuration Jumper Settings 61 31 DC Loading Characteristics 64 3...

Page 9: ...3 Processor 15 1 4 System Memory 16 1 5 Intel Virtualization Technology 23 1 6 Intel vPro Technology Support 24 1 7 Intel Q965 Express Chipset 25 1 8 Audio Subsystem 30 1 9 LAN Subsystem 32 1 10 Hard...

Page 10: ...2 667 or DDR2 533 MHz DIMMs Support for up to 8 GB of system memory using DDR2 667 or DDR2 533 DIMMs Support for up to 4 GB of system memory using DDR2 800 DIMMs Chipset Intel Q965 Express Chipset con...

Page 11: ...onnector Hardware Monitor Subsystem Intel Quiet System Technology implemented through the ICH8 Manageability Engine Voltage sense to detect out of range power supply voltages Thermal sense to detect o...

Page 12: ...ktop Board DQ965WC Technical Product Specification 12 1 1 2 Board Layout Figure 1 shows the location of the major components Figure 1 Major Board Components Table 2 lists the components identified in...

Page 13: ...Power connector H Front chassis fan header I Intel 82801HO I O Controller Hub ICH8DO J BIOS Setup configuration jumper block K Chassis intrusion header L Front panel header M Auxiliary front panel po...

Page 14: ...High Definition Audio Link USB Dual Channel Memory Bus SMBus Serial ATA IDE Connectors 4 Serial ATA IDE Interface Channel A DIMMs 2 Channel B DIMMs 2 Back Panel Front Panel USB Ports DMI Interconnect...

Page 15: ...umentation 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...

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: ...perate at 533 MHz Table 4 lists the resulting operating memory frequencies based on the combination of DIMMs and processors Table 4 Memory Operating Frequencies DIMM Type Processor system bus frequenc...

Page 18: ...rent speed DIMMs are used between channels the slowest memory timing will be used Flex mode This mode provides the most flexible performance characteristics The bottommost DRAM memory the memory that...

Page 19: ...1 Channel B DIMM 0 Channel B DIMM 1 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 capac...

Page 20: ...ombined 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 512 MB 256 MB 256 MB OM1835...

Page 21: ...OM18360 Channel A DIMM 0 Channel A DIMM 1 Channel B DIMM 0 Channel B DIMM 1 Figure 7 Single Channel Asymmetric Mode Configuration with One DIMM Figure 8 shows a single channel configuration using thre...

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: ...with the Intel Virtualization Technology solution However because the quality and amount of such system resources directly affect virtualization performance it is advisable to be generous in these ar...

Page 24: ...s remote hardware management capabilities regardless of the state of the operating system The embedded packet filters and sensors in ICH8DO provide enhanced security features customizable through thir...

Page 25: ...the GMA 3000 graphics controller contained within the 82Q965 GMCH is used or a PCI Express x16 add in card can be used When a PCI Express x16 add in card is installed the GMA 3000 graphics controller...

Page 26: ...to 2048 x 1536 at 75 Hz when in dual channel mode or digital CRT HDTV at 1920 x 1080 at 85 Hz with ADD2 MEC Two multiplexed SDVO port interfaces with 270 MHz pixel clocks using an ADD2 MEC card Dynami...

Page 27: ...stalled Disabled ADD2 or MEC card installed Disabled 1 7 1 5 Advanced Digital Display ADD2 MEC Card Support The GMCH routes two multiplexed SDVO ports that are each capable of driving up to a 200 MHz...

Page 28: ...ial ATA Support The ICH8DO 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 fo...

Page 29: ...a wall socket the battery has an estimated life of three years When the computer is plugged in the standby current from the power supply extends the life of the battery The clock is accurate to 13 mi...

Page 30: ...cks are capable of retasking 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 6 lists the supporte...

Page 31: ...orts 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 Front Panel Audio Conn...

Page 32: ...d Wide Web site 1 9 1 Intel 82566DM Gigabit Ethernet Controller The Intel 82566DM Gigabit Ethernet Controller supports the following features PCI Express link 10 100 1000 IEEE 802 3 compliant Complian...

Page 33: ...management capabilities Specifically Intel AMT is a hardware based solution that uses out of band communication to manage access client systems in addition to offering encrypted and persistent asset...

Page 34: ...et has been blocked or accepted For information about Refer to Intel Active Management Technology http www intel com technology manage iamt index htm 1 9 5 Alert Standard Format ASF 2 0 Support The bo...

Page 35: ...ensor 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 ca...

Page 36: ...locations of the thermal sensors and fan headers Item Description A Thermal diode located on processor die B Thermal diode located on the GMCH die C Thermal diode located on the ICH8DO die D Remote th...

Page 37: ...ss 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 multiple wake up events see Table 10...

Page 38: ...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 39: ...wake up the computer from this state LAN S3 S4 S5 Note Power switch S3 S4 S5 RTC alarm S3 S4 S5 USB S3 WAKE signal S3 S4 S5 Note For LAN S5 is disabled by default in the BIOS Setup program Setting thi...

Page 40: ...urns 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 the BIOS Setup program s Boot menu For information abo...

Page 41: ...ilure to provide adequate standby current when implementing Instantly Available PC technology can damage the power supply Instantly Available PC technology enables the board to enter the ACPI S3 Suspe...

Page 42: ...uld damage the board and any attached devices CAUTION When connected to AC power the memory slots on the board will be powered on and in use A red LED shown in Figure 13 located near the memory slots...

Page 43: ...Product Description 43 Item Description LED color A 5 V standby power indicator LED Green B Memory power indicator LED Red Figure 13 Location of the Onboard Power Indicator LEDs...

Page 44: ...d space for key operations and other security critical tasks Using both hardware and software the TPM protects encryption and signature keys at their most vulnerable stages operations when the keys ar...

Page 45: ...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 46: ...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 47: ...memory open to the PCI 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...

Page 48: ...Intel 82Q965 GMCH 03E8 03EF 8 bytes COM3 03F8 03FF 8 bytes COM1 04D0 04D1 2 bytes Edge level triggered PIC LPTn 400 8 bytes ECP port LPTn base address 400h 0CF8 0CFB Note 2 4 bytes PCI configuration...

Page 49: ...ler 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 PCI bri...

Page 50: ...T2 Plug and Play option User available 6 User available 7 LPT1 Note 1 8 Real time clock 9 Reserved for ICH8DO system management bus 10 User available 11 User available 12 Onboard mouse port if present...

Page 51: ...s classified as INTB This is not an 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 ICH8DO has eig...

Page 52: ...side 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 external...

Page 53: ...B DVI D connector digital output only C USB ports 2 D USB ports 2 E IEEE 1394a F LAN G USB ports 2 H Audio line in I Mic in J Audio line out Figure 15 Back Panel Connectors NOTE The back panel audio l...

Page 54: ...oard DQ965WC Technical Product Specification 54 2 7 2 Component side Connectors and Headers Figure 16 shows the locations of the component side connectors and headers Figure 16 Component side Connecto...

Page 55: ...ssis fan header F Main power connector G Auxiliary front panel power LED header H Front panel header I Processor fan connector J Processor core power connector K Chassis intrusion header L Serial ATA...

Page 56: ...2 Ground 3 RST 4 3 3 V 1 5 V I O 5 SYNC 6 Ground 7 SDO 8 3 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 23 Front Panel Audio Header...

Page 57: ...ach 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 to the processor...

Page 58: ...ut Hard disk active LED 4 HDR_BLNK_ YEL Out Front panel 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...

Page 59: ...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 60: ...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 61: ...he jumper 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 Figure 20 Location of the J...

Page 62: ...Form Factor The board is designed to fit into a BTX form factor chassis Figure 21 illustrates the mechanical form factor of the board Dimensions are given in inches millimeters The outer dimensions a...

Page 63: ...derations for I O shields relative to chassis requirements are described in the BTX specification NOTE The I O shield drawing is for reference only I O shields compliant with the BTX specification are...

Page 64: ...ine the overall system power requirements The selection of a power supply at the system level is dependent on the system s usage model and not necessarily tied to a particular processor speed Table 31...

Page 65: ...pported and manufacturing options System integrators should refer to the power usage values listed in Table 31 when selecting a power supply for use with the board Additional power required will depen...

Page 66: ...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 67: ...rence 67 Item Description A Intel 82Q965 GMCH B Intel 82801HO ICH8DO C 1 5 V core and front side bus voltage regulator areas D Processor E Processor voltage regulator area Figure 23 Localized High Tem...

Page 68: ...rature see processor datasheets and processor specification updates Intel 82Q965 GMCH 97 o C under bias Intel 82801HO ICH8DO 105 o C under bias For information about Refer to Processor datasheets and...

Page 69: ...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 71: ...OS displays a message during POST identifying the type of BIOS and a revision code The initial production BIOSs are identified as CO96510J 86A When the BIOS Setup configuration jumper is set to config...

Page 72: ...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 73: ...IOS service level application running on a non Plug and Play operating system can obtain the SMBIOS information 3 5 Legacy USB Support Legacy USB support enables USB devices to be used even when the o...

Page 74: ...pdated BIOS matches the target system to prevent accidentally installing an incompatible BIOS NOTE Review the instructions distributed with the upgrade utility before attempting a BIOS update For info...

Page 75: ...ons In the BIOS Setup program the user can choose to boot from a hard drive CD ROM or the network The default setting is for the hard drive to be the first boot device 3 8 1 CD ROM Boot Booting from C...

Page 76: ...t boot device Enter Exits the menu saves changes and boots from the selected device Esc Exits the menu without saving changes 3 9 Adjusting Boot Speed These factors affect system boot speed Selecting...

Page 77: ...NOTE It is possible to optimize the boot process to the point where the system boots so quickly that the Intel logo screen or a custom logo splash screen will not be seen Monitors and hard disk drives...

Page 78: ...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 79: ...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 80: ...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 81: ...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 82: ...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 83: ...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 84: ...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 85: ...tibility EMC regulations Product certification markings 5 1 1 Safety Regulations Desktop Board DQ965WC complies with the safety regulations stated in Table 45 when correctly installed in a compatible...

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Page 87: ...s del Directivo Europeo 89 336 EEC 73 23 EEC Slovensky Tento produkt je v s lade s ustanoveniami eur pskych direkt v 89 336 EEC a 73 23 EEC Sloven ina Izdelek je skladen z dolo bami evropskih direktiv...

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Page 90: ...omponents used on the board contain a small amount of lead which is necessary for component performance and or reliability This desktop board is referred to as Lead free second level interconnect The...

Page 91: ...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 and...

Page 92: ...ss B equipment Includes Intel name and DQ965WC model designation CE mark Declaring compliance to European Union EU EMC directive 89 336 EEC and Low Voltage directive 73 23 EEC Australian Communication...

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