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Product Description

1.1

Overview........................................................................................ 11

1.1.1

Feature Summary ................................................................ 11

1.1.2

Board Layout ....................................................................... 13

1.1.3

Block Diagram ..................................................................... 15

1.2

Legacy Considerations ...................................................................... 16

1.3

Online Support ................................................................................ 16

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Processor ....................................................................................... 16

1.4.1

PCI Express x16 Graphics ...................................................... 17

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System Memory .............................................................................. 17

1.5.1

Memory Configurations ......................................................... 19

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Intel

X79 Express Chipset ............................................................... 21

1.6.1

USB ................................................................................... 21

1.6.2

SATA Interfaces ................................................................... 21

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Real-Time Clock Subsystem .............................................................. 23

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Legacy I/O Controller ....................................................................... 23

1.8.1

Consumer Infrared (CIR) ....................................................... 23

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Audio Subsystem ............................................................................ 24

1.9.1

Audio Subsystem Software .................................................... 24

1.9.2

Audio Subsystem Components ............................................... 24

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LAN Subsystem ............................................................................... 26

1.10.1

Intel

82579L and Intel 82574L Gigabit Ethernet Controllers ...... 26

1.10.2

LAN Subsystem Software ...................................................... 27

1.10.3

RJ-45 LAN Connector with Integrated LEDs .............................. 27

1.11

Bluetooth*/WiFi Module .................................................................... 28

1.11.1

Bluetooth Technology ........................................................... 28

1.11.2

WiFi 802.11 Wireless ............................................................ 29

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Hardware Management Subsystem .................................................... 29

1.12.1

Hardware Monitoring and Fan Control ...................................... 29

1.12.2

Fan Monitoring ..................................................................... 30

1.12.3

Chassis Intrusion and Detection ............................................. 30

1.12.4

Thermal Monitoring .............................................................. 31

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Power Management ......................................................................... 32

1.13.1

ACPI ................................................................................... 32

1.13.2

Hardware Support ................................................................ 35

1.14

Onboard Power and Reset Buttons ..................................................... 41

Summary of Contents for BLKDX79SI

Page 1: ...rder Number G31801 003 The Intel Desktop Board DX79SI 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 DX79SI Specification Update ...

Page 2: ...ar locations The suitability of this product for other PC or embedded non PC applications or other environments such as medical industrial alarm systems test equipment etc may not be supported without further evaluation by Intel Intel Corporation may have patents or pending patent applications trademarks copyrights or other intellectual property rights that relate to the presented subject matter T...

Page 3: ...e 1 indicates the Specification Changes or Specification Clarifications that apply to the Intel Desktop Board DX79SI Table 1 Specification Changes or Clarifications Date Type of Change Description of Changes or Clarifications January 2012 Spec Change Added Section 11 13 2 10 Power Supervisor March 2012 Spec Clarification Updated Figure 13 on page 48 to correct the pin numbering on the Front panel ...

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Page 5: ...Document Contains Chapter Description 1 A description of the hardware used on the Intel Desktop Board DX79SI 2 A map of the resources of the Intel Desktop Board 3 The features supported by the BIOS Setup program 4 A description of the BIOS error messages beep codes and POST codes 5 Regulatory compliance and battery disposal information Typographical Conventions This section contains information ab...

Page 6: ...nd KB Kilobyte 1024 bytes Kbit Kilobit 1024 bits kbits s 1000 bits per second MB Megabyte 1 048 576 bytes MB s Megabytes per second Mbit Megabit 1 048 576 bits Mbits s Megabits per second xxh An address or data value ending with a lowercase h indicates a hexadecimal value x x V Volts Voltages are DC unless otherwise specified This symbol is used to indicate third party brands and names that are th...

Page 7: ... Audio Subsystem 24 1 9 1 Audio Subsystem Software 24 1 9 2 Audio Subsystem Components 24 1 10 LAN Subsystem 26 1 10 1 Intel 82579L and Intel 82574L Gigabit Ethernet Controllers 26 1 10 2 LAN Subsystem Software 27 1 10 3 RJ 45 LAN Connector with Integrated LEDs 27 1 11 Bluetooth WiFi Module 28 1 11 1 Bluetooth Technology 28 1 11 2 WiFi 802 11 Wireless 29 1 12 Hardware Management Subsystem 29 1 12 ...

Page 8: ... 3 1 Introduction 67 3 2 BIOS Flash Memory Organization 68 3 3 Resource Configuration 68 3 3 1 PCI Autoconfiguration 68 3 4 System Management BIOS SMBIOS 69 3 5 Legacy USB Support 69 3 6 BIOS Updates 70 3 6 1 Language Support 70 3 6 2 Custom Splash Screen 71 3 7 BIOS Recovery 71 3 8 Boot Options 72 3 8 1 Optical Drive Boot 72 3 8 2 Network Boot 72 3 8 3 Booting Without Attached Devices 72 3 8 4 Ch...

Page 9: ...e Onboard Power and Reset Buttons 41 10 Detailed System Memory Address Map 44 11 Back Panel Connectors 46 12 I O Shield Reference Diagram 47 13 Component side Connectors and Headers 48 14 Connection Diagram for Front Panel Header 55 15 Connection Diagram for Front Panel USB 2 0 Headers 57 16 Location of the Jumper Block 58 17 Board Dimensions 60 18 Localized High Temperature Zones 64 Tables 1 Feat...

Page 10: ...Configuration Jumper Settings 59 27 Recommended Power Supply Current Values 61 28 Fan Header Current Capability 62 29 Thermal Considerations for Components 64 30 Environmental Specifications 65 31 BIOS Setup Program Menu Bar 68 32 BIOS Setup Program Function Keys 68 33 Acceptable Drives Media Types for BIOS Recovery 71 34 Boot Device Menu Options 72 35 Supervisor and User Password Functions 74 36 ...

Page 11: ...manual memory over clocking voltage clock ratio Chipset Intel X79 Express Chipset consisting of the Intel X79 Platform Controller Hub PCH Audio Intel High Definition Audio subsystem using the Realtek ALC892 audio codec Legacy I O Control Nuvoton legacy I O controller for Consumer Infrared CIR Peripheral Interfaces Two USB 3 0 ports are implemented with stacked back panel connectors blue Two front ...

Page 12: ...Intel 82574L Gigabit Ethernet Controllers Expansion Capabilities Two PCI Express 3 0 x16 connectors One PCI Express 3 0 x16 connector x8 electrical Two PCI Express 2 0 x1 bus add in card connectors from the PCH One Conventional PCI bus add in card connector from the PCH Hardware Monitor Subsystem Hardware monitoring and fan control through the Nuvoton I O controller Voltage sense to detect out of ...

Page 13: ...duct Description 13 1 1 2 Board Layout Figure 1 shows the location of the major components on Intel Desktop Board DX79SI Figure 1 Major Board Components Table 3 lists the components identified in Figure 1 ...

Page 14: ...GA 2011 processor socket S 12 V processor core voltage connector 2 x 4 pin T DIMM 8 Channel D DIMM 1 U DIMM 4 Channel C DIMM 1 V DIMM 7 Channel D DIMM 0 W DIMM 3 Channel C DIMM 0 X Main power connector 2 x 12 pin Y Remote thermal probe header Z Front chassis fan header AA 3 0 Gb s SATA connectors black and 6 0 Gb s SATA connectors blue BB Intel X79 Express Chipset CC Front panel USB 2 0 headers 4 ...

Page 15: ...Product Description 15 1 1 3 Block Diagram Figure 2 is a block diagram of the major functional areas of the board Figure 2 Block Diagram ...

Page 16: ...ort motherboards desktop sb CS 025414 htm Integration information http www intel com support go buildit 1 4 Processor The board is designed to support Intel Core i7 and Intel Xeon processors in an LGA 2011 socket Other processors may be supported in the future This board is designed to support processors with a maximum wattage of 130 W with margin to allow for greater than 200 W operation The proc...

Page 17: ...http www pcisig com 1 5 System Memory The board has eight DIMM sockets and supports the following memory features 1 35 V DDR3 SDRAM DIMMs JEDEC Specification Four independent memory channels with interleaved mode support Unbuffered single sided or double sided DIMMs with the following restriction Double sided DIMMs with x16 organization are not supported 64 GB maximum total system memory using 4 G...

Page 18: ...talled on the desktop board if used with altered clock frequencies and or voltages will be fit for any particular purpose Check with the memory manufacturer for warranty terms and additional details Table 4 lists the supported DIMM configurations Table 4 Supported Memory Configurations DIMM Capacity Configuration Note SDRAM Density SDRAM Organization Front side Back side Number of SDRAM Devices 51...

Page 19: ...logy and device width can vary from one channel to the other but the installed memory capacity for each channel must be equal If different speed DIMMs are used between channels the slowest memory timing will be used Single channel Asymmetric mode This mode is equivalent to single channel bandwidth operation for real world applications This mode is used when only a single DIMM is installed or the m...

Page 20: ...n 20 Figure 3 illustrates the memory channel and DIMM configuration Figure 3 Memory Channel and DIMM Configuration NOTE For best memory performance always install memory into the blue DIMM memory sockets if installing four DIMMs or less in your configuration ...

Page 21: ... Six USB 2 0 ports are implemented with stacked back panel connectors black Eight USB 2 0 front panel ports implemented through four internal headers All 18 USB ports are high speed full speed and low speed capable The USB 3 0 ports are super speed capable NOTE Computer systems that have an unshielded cable attached to a USB port may not meet FCC Class B requirements even if no device is attached ...

Page 22: ...tp www serialata org For information about Refer to The location of the SATA connectors Figure 13 page 48 1 6 2 1 SATA RAID The board supports the following RAID Redundant Array of Independent Drives levels via the PCH RAID 0 data striping RAID 1 data mirroring RAID 0 1 or RAID 10 data striping and mirroring RAID 5 distributed parity NOTE In order to use supported RAID features you must first enab...

Page 23: ... with serialized IRQ support for PCI systems Intelligent power management including a programmable wake up event interface PCI power management support The BIOS Setup program provides configuration options for the I O controller 1 8 1 Consumer Infrared CIR The Consumer Infrared CIR feature is designed to comply with Microsoft Consumer Infrared usage models Microsoft Windows Vista and Microsoft Win...

Page 24: ...Speaker Line In Rear Surround Center Sub Side Surround FP Green Default FP Pink Default Rear Blue Default Rear Green Ctrl panel Default Rear Pink Default Ctrl panel Rear Black Default Rear Orange Default 1 9 1 Audio Subsystem Software Audio software and drivers are available from Intel s World Wide Web site For information about Refer to Obtaining audio software and drivers Section 1 3 page 16 1 9...

Page 25: ... audio line out connector is designed to power headphones or amplified speakers only Poor audio quality occurs if passive non amplified speakers are connected to this output For information about Refer to The locations of the front panel audio header and S PDIF audio header Figure 13 page 48 The signal names of the front panel audio header and S PDIF audio header Section 2 2 2 1 page 50 The back p...

Page 26: ...oftware For information about Refer to LAN software and drivers http downloadcenter intel com 1 10 1 Intel 82579L and Intel 82574L Gigabit Ethernet Controllers The Intel 82579L and Intel 82574L Gigabit Ethernet Controllers support the following features 10 100 1000 BASE T IEEE 802 3 compliant Energy Efficient Ethernet EEE IEEE802 3az support Low Power Idle LPI mode Dual interconnect between the In...

Page 27: ...iption A Link LED Green B Data Rate LED Green Yellow C Link LED Green D Data Rate LED Green Yellow Figure 5 LAN Connector LED Locations Table 6 describes the LED states when the board is powered up and the LAN subsystem is operating Table 6 LAN Connector LED States LED LED Color LED State Condition Link Green Off LAN link is not established On LAN link is established Blinking LAN activity is occur...

Page 28: ...ike Microsoft Vista and Microsoft Windows 7 The basic Bluetooth driver stack is supplied by Microsoft but additional features are available using the driver supplied with the motherboard CSR Bluetooth module BC0401PC08 Maximum data rate 3 0 Mb s Forward and backward compatibility with Bluetooth v1 1 v1 2 v2 0 and v2 1 Integrated antenna Operating system support Windows XP Windows Vista and Windows...

Page 29: ...dows XP Windows Vista and Windows 7 both 32 bit and 64 bit For information about Refer to Obtaining WiFi information and drivers http msdn microsoft com en us library aa362932 VS 85 aspx http downloadcenter intel com 1 12 Hardware Management Subsystem The hardware management features enable the board to be compatible with the Wired for Management WfM specification The board has several hardware ma...

Page 30: ...e fan headers Section 1 13 2 2 page 36 1 12 3 Chassis Intrusion and Detection The board supports a chassis security feature that detects if the chassis cover is removed The security feature uses a mechanical switch on the chassis that attaches to the chassis intrusion header When the chassis cover is removed the mechanical switch is in the closed position For information about Refer to The locatio...

Page 31: ...thermal sensors and fan headers Item Description A Rear chassis fan header B Processor fan header C Thermal diode located on processor die D Remote thermal probe header E Front chassis fan header F Intel X79 Express Chipset G Auxiliary fan header Figure 7 Thermal Sensors and Fan Headers ...

Page 32: ...d 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 refer to the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface Specification at http www acpi info Support for multiple wake up events see Table 9 on page 34 Support for a front panel power and sleep mode switch Table ...

Page 33: ...essor States Device States Targeted System Power Note 1 G0 working state S0 working C0 working D0 working state Full power 30 W G1 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 except for wake up logic Power 5 W Note 2 G2 S5 S5 Soft off Context not ...

Page 34: ...arm S3 S4 S5 Note 1 G1 G2 Note 3 LAN S3 S4 S5 Note 1 G1 G2 Note 3 USB S3 G1 PME signal S3 S4 S5 Note 1 G1 G2 Note 3 WAKE S3 S4 S5 Note 1 G1 G2 Note 3 Consumer IR S3 S4 S5 Note 2 Notes 1 S4 implies operating system support only 2 Wake from S4 and S5 is recommended by Microsoft 3 Wake from device event not supported immediately upon return from AC loss NOTE The use of these wake up events from an AC...

Page 35: ...tandby Power Indicator LED LAN wake capabilities and Instantly Available PC technology require power from the 5 V standby line NOTE The use of Wake from USB from an ACPI state requires an operating system that provides full ACPI support 1 13 2 1 Power Connector ATX12V compliant power supplies can turn off the system power through system control When an ACPI enabled system receives the correct comm...

Page 36: ...he fan headers and sensors for thermal monitoring Figure 7 page 31 1 13 2 3 LAN Wake Capabilities CAUTION For LAN wake capabilities 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 LAN wake capabilities can damage the power supply LAN wake capabilities enable remote wake up of the compu...

Page 37: ...ace Specification Add in boards that also support this specification can participate in power management and can be used to wake the computer The use of Instantly Available PC technology requires operating system support and PCI 2 2 compliant add in cards PCI Express add in cards and drivers 1 13 2 5 Wake from USB USB bus activity wakes the computer from an ACPI S3 state NOTE Wake from USB require...

Page 38: ...ltage the following will happen 1 The board will be powered down immediately to protect circuits from electrical overstress and possible physical damage 2 A red warning LED on the board will activate as a visual cue 3 During the next power on a message will be displayed on the screen to notify the user that the power supply voltage rails have deviated outside the current ATX power supply specifica...

Page 39: ...e off When the BIOS starts an activity such as memory initialization the corresponding LED starts flashing Once the activity has completed the LED will remain on Six additional LEDs can be used to monitor board functions such as hard drive activity processor errors and power faults Refer to Table 10 for a description of all of the LEDs Figure 8 shows the location of the LEDs Figure 8 Location of B...

Page 40: ...OM Initialization Green On Off Flash BIOS E Video Initialization Green On Off Flash BIOS F Memory Initialization Green On Off Flash BIOS G CPU Initialization Green On Off Flash BIOS H Hard Drive Activity Blue On Off Hard drive controller s I CPU Hot Red On Off Discrete circuit J VR Hot Red On Off Discrete circuit K Watch Dog Fire Back to BIOS Red On Off Flash BIOS L CPU Error Red On Off Processor ...

Page 41: ...on pressed down for three seconds The lighted onboard reset button can be used to reset the board This button duplicates the function of the front panel reset button Figure 9 shows the location of the onboard power and reset buttons Item Description A Onboard power B Onboard reset Figure 9 Location of the Onboard Power and Reset Buttons CAUTION Electrostatic discharge ESD can damage components The...

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Page 43: ...ns include the following BIOS SPI Flash device 64 Mbit Local APIC 19 MB Direct Media Interface 40 MB PCI Express configuration space 256 MB PCH base address registers PCI Express ports up to 256 MB Memory mapped I O that is dynamically allocated for Conventional PCI and PCI Express add in cards 256 MB The board provides the capability to reclaim the physical memory overlapped by the memory mapped ...

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Page 45: ...nectors and Headers CAUTION Only the following connectors and headers have overcurrent protection back panel and front panel USB as well as IEEE 1394a The other internal connectors and headers are not overcurrent protected and should connect only to devices inside the computer s chassis such as fans and internal peripherals Do not use these connectors or headers to power devices external to the co...

Page 46: ...orts E IEEE 1394a connector F USB 2 0 ports G LAN connector H USB 2 0 ports I Rear surround J Center channel and LFE subwoofer K S PDIF digital audio out optical L Line in M Line out front speakers N Mic in side surround Figure 11 Back Panel Connectors NOTE The back panel audio line out connector is designed to power headphones or amplified speakers only Poor audio quality occurs if passive non am...

Page 47: ...O Shield The I O shield provided with the board allows access to all back panel connectors and is compatible with standard mini ITX and ATX chassis Figure 12 shows an I O shield reference diagram Figure 12 I O Shield Reference Diagram ...

Page 48: ...tion 48 2 2 2 Component side Connectors and Headers Figure 13 shows the locations of the component side connectors and headers Figure 13 Component side Connectors and Headers Table 12 lists the component side connectors and headers identified in Figure 13 ...

Page 49: ... connector I Rear chassis fan header J Processor fan header K 12 V processor core voltage connector 2 x 4 pin L Main power connector 2 x 12 pin M Remote thermal probe header N Rear chassis fan header O 3 0 Gb s SATA connectors black and 6 0 Gb s SATA connectors blue P Front panel USB 2 0 header Q Front panel USB 2 0 header R Front panel USB 2 0 header S Front panel USB 2 0 header T Consumer IR emi...

Page 50: ...istor network 8 KEY No pin 9 PORT_2L Analog Port 2 left channel headphone 10 SENSE2_RETURN Jack detection return for front panel JACK2 Table 14 Front Panel Audio Header for AC 97 Audio Pin Signal Name Description 1 MIC Front panel microphone input signal biased when supporting stereo microphone 2 AUD_GND Ground used by analog audio circuits 3 MIC_BIAS Microphone power additional MIC input for ster...

Page 51: ...nd 5 Data B positive 6 Data B negative 7 12 V DC 8 12 V DC 9 Key no pin 10 Ground Table 16 SATA Connectors Pin Signal Name 1 Ground 2 TXP 3 TXN 4 Ground 5 RXN 6 RXP 7 Ground Table 17 S PDIF Header Pin Signal Name 1 Ground 2 S PDIF out 3 Key no pin 4 5 VDC Table 18 USB 2 0 Headers Pin Signal Name 1 5 V DC 2 D 3 D 4 Ground 5 Key no pin ...

Page 52: ... 10 ID Over Current Protection 11 IntA_P2_D USB3 ICC Port2 D USB2 Signal D 12 IntA_P2_D USB3 ICC Port2 D USB2 Signal D 13 GND Ground 14 IntA_P2_SSTX USB3 ICC Port2 SuperSpeed Tx 15 IntA_P2_SSTX USB3 ICC Port2 SuperSpeed Tx 16 GND Ground 17 IntA_P2_SSRX USB3 ICC Port2 SuperSpeed Rx 18 IntA_P2_SSRX USB3 ICC Port2 SuperSpeed Rx 19 Vbus Power Table 20 Chassis Intrusion Header Pin Signal Name 1 Intrude...

Page 53: ...32 GB s concurrent bandwidth PCI Express 2 0 x1 two PCI Express 2 0 x1 connectors The x1 interface supports simultaneous transfer speeds up to 500 MB s of peak bandwidth per direction and up to 1 0 GB s concurrent bandwidth Conventional PCI rev 2 3 compliant bus one Conventional PCI bus add in card connector Note the following considerations for the Conventional PCI bus connector The Conventional ...

Page 54: ...tor provides power directly to the processor voltage regulator and must always be used Failure to do so will prevent the board from booting Table 22 Processor Core Power Connector Pin Signal Name Pin Signal Name 1 Ground 2 12 V 3 Ground 4 12 V 5 Ground 6 12 V 7 Ground 8 12 V Table 23 Main Power Connector Pin Signal Name Pin Signal Name 1 3 3 V 13 3 3 V 2 3 3 V 14 12 V 3 Ground 15 Ground 4 5 V 16 P...

Page 55: ...HDR_BLNK_GRN Out Front panel green LED 3 HDA Out 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 9 5 V Power 10 N C Not connected Figure 14 Connection Diagram for Front Panel Header 2 2 2 4 1 Hard Drive Activity LED Header Pins 1 and 3 can be connected...

Page 56: ... Power LED LED State Description Off Power off sleeping Steady Green Running Table 26 States for a Two Color Power LED LED State Description Off Power off Steady Green Running Steady Yellow Sleeping NOTE The colors listed in Table 25 and Table 26 are suggested colors only Actual LED colors are chassis specific 2 2 2 4 4 Power Switch Header Pins 6 and 8 can be connected to a front panel momentary c...

Page 57: ...a connection diagram for the front panel USB 2 0 headers NOTE The 5 V DC power on the headers is fused Use only a front panel USB 2 0 connector that conforms to the USB 2 0 specification for high speed USB devices Figure 15 Connection Diagram for Front Panel USB 2 0 Headers ...

Page 58: ...e board could be damaged Figure 16 shows the location of the jumper block The 3 pin jumper block determines the BIOS Setup program s mode Table 27 describes the jumper settings for the three modes normal configure and recovery When the 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 ...

Page 59: ... booting Configure 2 3 After the POST runs Setup runs automatically The maintenance menu is displayed Note that this Configure mode is the only way to clear the BIOS CMOS settings Press F9 restore defaults while in Configure mode to restore the BIOS CMOS settings to their default values Recovery None The BIOS attempts to recover the BIOS configuration A recovery CD or flash drive is required ...

Page 60: ...n ATX form factor chassis Figure 17 illustrates the mechanical form factor for the board Dimensions are given in inches millimeters The outer dimensions are 12 00 inches by 9 60 inches 304 80 millimeters by 243 84 millimeters Location of the I O connectors and mounting holes are in compliance with the ATX specification Figure 17 Board Dimensions ...

Page 61: ...tion 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 130 W processor see section 1 4 on page 16 for a list of supported processors 8 GB DDR3 RAM one high end video card one hard disk drive one optical drive and all board peripherals enabled the minimum recommended power su...

Page 62: ...e 29 lists the current capability of the fan headers Table 29 Fan Header Current Capability Fan Header Maximum Available Current Processor fan 2 0 A Front chassis fan 1 5 A Rear chassis fan 1 5 A Auxiliary fan 1 5 A 2 5 3 Add in Board Considerations The board is designed to provide 2 A average of current for each add in board from the 5 V rail The total 5 V current draw for add in boards for a ful...

Page 63: ...3 intel com cd channel reseller asmo na eng tech_reference 53211 htm All responsibility for determining the adequacy of any thermal or system design remains solely with the reader Intel makes 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 does no...

Page 64: ...thermal changes The operating temperature current load or operating frequency could affect case temperatures Maximum case temperatures are important when considering proper airflow to cool the board Table 30 Thermal Considerations for Components Component Maximum Case Temperature Processor For processor case temperature see processor datasheets and processor specification updates Intel X79 Express...

Page 65: ...urs 2 8 Environmental Table 31 lists the environmental specifications for the board Table 31 Environmental Specifications Parameter Specification Temperature Non Operating 20 C to 70 C Operating 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 21 4...

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Page 67: ...en the BIOS Setup configuration jumper is set to configure mode and the computer is powered up the BIOS compares the CPU version and the microcode version in the BIOS and reports if the two match The BIOS Setup program can be used to view and change the BIOS settings for the computer The BIOS Setup program is accessed by pressing the F2 key after the Power On Self Test POST memory test begins and ...

Page 68: ...ts a different menu screen Moves 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 the current menu F10 Save the current values and exits the BIOS Setup program Esc Exits the menu 3 2 BIOS Flash Memory Organization The Serial Peripheral Interface Flas...

Page 69: ...plication running on a non Plug and Play operating system can obtain the SMBIOS information Additional board information can be found in the BIOS under the Additional Information header under the Main BIOS page 3 5 Legacy USB Support Legacy USB support enables USB devices to be used even when the operating system s USB drivers are not yet available Legacy USB support is used to access the BIOS Set...

Page 70: ...y Update Utility which requires booting from DOS Using this utility the BIOS can be updated from a file on a hard disk a USB drive a flash drive or a USB hard drive or an optical drive Intel F7 switch allows a user to select where the BIOS bio file is located and perform the update from that location device Similar to performing a BIOS Recovery without removing the BIOS configuration jumper Both u...

Page 71: ...ttp developer intel com design motherbd software htm 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 34 lists the drives and media types that can and cannot be used for BIOS recovery The BIOS recovery media does not need to be made bootable Table 34 Acceptable Drives Media Types for BIOS Recovery Media Ty...

Page 72: ...vice This selection allows booting from the 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 the BIOS Setup program s Security menu must be set to Full 3 8 3 Booting Without Attached Devices For use in embedded applications the BIOS has been designed ...

Page 73: ...nu 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 second from the POST execution time In the Peripheral Configuration submenu disable the LAN device if it will not be used This can reduce up to four seconds of option ROM boot time The BIOS will automatically not load the option ROM for the SATA controller if no drive...

Page 74: ...he 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 user can enter either password to boot the computer For enhanced security use different passwords for the supervisor and user passwords Valid password characters are A Z a z and 0 9 Passwords may be up ...

Page 75: ...tions to provide custom performance enhancements when using an Intel Core i7 and Intel Xeon processor in an LGA2011 socket Processor frequency adjustment Processor voltage adjustment Memory clock adjustments Memory voltage adjustments QPI Bus voltage adjustment PCI Bus speed adjustment Fast Boot ...

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Page 77: ... Frequency F2 Setup F10 Boot Menu Prompt One 0 5 second beep when BIOS is ready to accept keyboard input 932 Hz BIOS update in progress None Video error On off 1 0 second each two times then 2 5 second pause off entire pattern repeats beeps and pause once and the BIOS will continue to boot 932 Hz When no VGA option ROM is found Memory error On off 1 0 second each three times then 2 5 second pause ...

Page 78: ... option ROM is found Memory error On off 1 0 second each three times then 2 5 second pause off entire pattern repeats blinks and pause until the system is powered off Thermal trip warning Each beep will be accompanied by the following blink pattern 25 seconds on 25 seconds off 25 seconds on 25 seconds off This will result in a total of 16 blinks 4 4 BIOS Error Messages Table 39 lists the error mes...

Page 79: ...e 42 lists the Port 80h POST sequence NOTE In the tables listed above all POST codes and range values are listed in hexadecimal Table 40 Port 80h POST Code Ranges Range Subsystem 0x00 0x05 Entering SX states S0 to S5 0x10 0x20 0x30 0x40 0x50 Resuming from SX states 0x10 0x20 S2 0x30 S3 etc 0x08 0x0F Security SEC phase 0x11 0x1F PEI phase pre MRC execution 0x21 0x29 MRC memory detection 0x2A 0x2F P...

Page 80: ...Set bootmode GPIO init 0x12 Early chipset register programming including graphics init 0x13 Basic PCH init discrete device init 1394 SATA 0x14 LAN init 0x15 Exit early platform init driver PEI SMBUS 0x16 SMBUSriver init 0x17 Entry to SMBUS execute read write 0x18 Exit SMBUS execute read write PEI CK505 Clock Programming 0x19 Entry to CK505 programming 0x1A Exit CK505 programming PEI Over Clock Pro...

Page 81: ...cate bases for APs 0x46 End CPU SMM Init CPU DXE Phase 0x47 CPU DXE Phase begin 0x48 Refresh memory space attributes according to MTRRs 0x49 Load the microcode if needed 0x4A Initialize strings to HII database 0x4B Initialize MP support 0x4C CPU DXE Phase End CPU DXE SMM Phase 0x4D CPU DXE SMM Phase begin 0x4E Relocate SM bases for all APs 0x4F CPU DXE SMM Phase end I O BUSES 0x50 Enumerating PCI ...

Page 82: ...6D BDS Step13 0x6E BDS Step14 0x6F BDS return to DXE core should not get here Keyboard PS 2 or USB 0x90 Resetting keyboard 0x91 Disabling the keyboard 0x92 Detecting the presence of the keyboard 0x93 Enabling the keyboard 0x94 Clearing keyboard input buffer 0x95 Instructing keyboard controller to run Self Test PS 2 only Mouse PS 2 or USB 0x98 Resetting mouse 0x99 Detecting mouse 0x9A Detecting pre...

Page 83: ... Detecting presence of a removable media IDE CDROM detection etc 0xBB Enabling configuring a removable media DXE Core 0xE4 Entered DXE phase BDS 0xE7 Waiting for user input 0xE8 Checking password 0xE9 Entering BIOS setup 0xEB Calling Legacy Option ROMs Runtime Phase EFI OS Boot 0xF8 EFI boot service ExitBootServices has been called 0xF9 EFI runtime service SetVirtualAddressMap has been called ...

Page 84: ...ization 13 SMM initialization 50 Enumerating PCI buses 51 Allocating resourced to PCI bus 92 Detecting the presence of the keyboard 90 Resetting keyboard 94 Clearing keyboard input buffer 95 Keyboard Self Test EB Calling Video BIOS 58 Resetting USB bus 5A Resetting PATA SATA bus and all devices 92 Detecting the presence of the keyboard 90 Resetting keyboard 94 Clearing keyboard input buffer 5A Res...

Page 85: ...ndards Product certification markings 5 1 1 Safety Standards Intel Desktop Board DX79SI complies with the safety standards stated in Table 43 when correctly installed in a compatible host system Table 43 Safety Standards Standard Title CSA UL 60950 1 Information Technology Equipment Safety Part 1 General Requirements USA and Canada EN 60950 1 Information Technology Equipment Safety Part 1 General ...

Page 86: ... ja 2002 95 EC kehtestatud nõuetele Suomi Tämä tuote noudattaa EU direktiivin 2004 108 EC 2006 95 EC 2002 95 EC määräyksiä Français Ce produit est conforme aux exigences de la Directive Européenne 2004 108 EC 2006 95 EC 2002 95 EC Deutsch Dieses Produkt entspricht den Bestimmungen der Europäischen Richtlinie 2004 108 EC 2006 95 EC 2002 95 EC Ελληνικά Το παρόν προϊόν ακολουθεί τις διατάξεις των Ευρ...

Page 87: ... 2 Recycling Considerations As part of its commitment to environmental responsibility Intel has implemented the Intel Product Recycling Program to allow retail consumers of Intel s branded products to return used products to selected locations for proper recycling Please consult the http www intel com intel other ehs product_ecology for the details of this program including the scope of covered pr...

Page 88: ... instructions d expédition les conditions générales etc 日本語インテルでは環境保護活動の一環として使い終えたインテルブランド製品を指定の場所へ返送していただきリサイクルを適切に行えるようインテル製品リサイクルプログラムを発足させました対象製品返送先返送方法ご利用規約などこのプログラムの詳細情報は http www intel com in tel other ehs product_ecology 英語をご覧ください Malay Sebagai sebahagian daripada komitmennya terhadap tanggungjawab persekitaran Intel telah melaksanakan Program Kitar Semula Produk untuk membena...

Page 89: ...C Regulations Intel Desktop Board DX79SI complies with the EMC regulations stated in Table 44 when correctly installed in a compatible host system Table 44 EMC Regulations Regulation Title FCC 47 CFR Part 15 Subpart B Title 47 of the Code of Federal Regulations Part 15 Subpart B Radio Frequency Devices USA ICES 003 Interference Causing Equipment Standard Digital Apparatus Canada EN55022 Limits and...

Page 90: ...ion If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit ...

Page 91: ...tion Technology Equipment VCCI If this is used near a radio or television receiver in a domestic environment it may cause radio interference Install and use the equipment according to the instruction manual Korea Class B Statement Korea Class B Statement translation This equipment is for home use and has acquired electromagnetic conformity registration so it can be used not only in residential are...

Page 92: ... Energy Star v5 0 category B EPEAT Korea e Standby European Union Energy related Products Directive 2009 ErP Lot 6 NOTE Energy Star compliance is based at the system level not the board level Use of an Intel Desktop Board alone does not guarantee Energy Star compliance For information about Refer to ENERGY STAR requirements and recommended configurations http www intel com go energystar Electronic...

Page 93: ...ick mark Includes adjacent Intel supplier code number N 232 Japan VCCI Voluntary Control Council for Interference mark Korea Certification mark Includes an adjacent KCC Korean Communications Commission certification number KCC REM CPU DX79SI Taiwan BSMI Bureau of Standards Metrology and Inspections mark Includes adjacent Intel company number D33025 Printed wiring board manufacturer s recognition m...

Page 94: ...miljølovgivning OBS Det kan oppstå eksplosjonsfare hvis batteriet skiftes ut med feil type Brukte batterier bør kastes i henhold til gjeldende miljølovgivning VIKTIGT Risk för explosion om batteriet ersätts med felaktig batterityp Batterier ska kasseras enligt de lokala miljövårdsbestämmelserna VARO Räjähdysvaara jos pariston tyyppi on väärä Paristot on kierrätettävä jos se on mahdollista Käytetyt...

Page 95: ...o com as regulamentações ambientais da região AŚCIAROŽZNAŚĆ Існуе рызыка выбуху калі заменены акумулятар неправільнага тыпу Акумулятары павінны па магчымасці перепрацоўвацца Пазбаўляцца ад старых акумулятараў патрэбна згодна з мясцовым заканадаўствам па экалогіі UPOZORNÌNÍ V případě výměny baterie za nesprávný druh může dojít k výbuchu Je li to možné baterie by měly být recyklovány Baterie je třeb...

Page 96: ... ее взрыва Батареи должны быть утилизированы по возможности Утилизация батарей должна проводится по правилам соответствующим местным требованиям UPOZORNENIE Ak batériu vymeníte za nesprávny typ hrozí nebezpečenstvo jej výbuchu Batérie by sa mali podľa možnosti vždy recyklovať Likvidácia použitých batérií sa musí vykonávať v súlade s miestnymi predpismi na ochranu životného prostredia POZOR Zamenja...

Page 97: ...Regulatory Compliance and Battery Disposal Information 97 ...

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