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Contents 1 Product Description 1.1 Overview 9 1.1.1 Feature Summary 9 1.1.2 Board Layout 11 1.1.3 Block Diagram 13 1.2 Legacy Considerations 14 1.3 Online Support 14 1.4 Processor 14 1.5 System Memory 15 1.5.1 Memory Configurations 16 1.6 Intel® G41 Express Chipset 18 1.6.1 Intel® G41 Graphics Subsystem 18 1.6.2 USB 20 1.6.3 Serial ATA Interfaces 21 1.7 Parallel ATA IDE Controller 22 1.8 Real-Time Clock Subsystem 23 1.9 Legacy I/O Controller...
Contents 1 Product Description 1.1 Overview 9 1.1.1 Feature Summary 9 1.1.2 Board Layout 11 1.1.3 Block Diagram 13 1.2 Legacy Considerations 14 1.3 Online Support 14 1.4 Processor 14 1.5 System Memory 15 1.5.1 Memory Configurations 16 1.6 Intel® G41 Express Chipset 18 1.6.1 Intel® G41 Graphics Subsystem 18 1.6.2 USB 20 1.6.3 Serial ATA Interfaces 21 1.7 Parallel ATA IDE Controller 22 1.8 Real-Time Clock Subsystem 23 1.9 Legacy I/O Controller...
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Intel Desktop Board DG41TX Technical Product Specification 2.4.1 Form Factor 55 2.5 Electrical Considerations 56 2.5.1 Power Supply Considerations 56 2.5.2 Fan Header Current Capability 57 2.5.3 Add-in Board Considerations 57 2.6 Thermal Considerations 57 2.7 Reliability 59 2.8 Environmental 60 3 Overview of BIOS Features 3.1 Introduction 61 3.2 BIOS Flash Memory Organization 62 3.3 Resource Configuration 62 3.3.1 PCI Autoconfiguration 62 3.3.2 PCI IDE Support 63...
Intel Desktop Board DG41TX Technical Product Specification 2.4.1 Form Factor 55 2.5 Electrical Considerations 56 2.5.1 Power Supply Considerations 56 2.5.2 Fan Header Current Capability 57 2.5.3 Add-in Board Considerations 57 2.6 Thermal Considerations 57 2.7 Reliability 59 2.8 Environmental 60 3 Overview of BIOS Features 3.1 Introduction 61 3.2 BIOS Flash Memory Organization 62 3.3 Resource Configuration 62 3.3.1 PCI Autoconfiguration 62 3.3.2 PCI IDE Support 63...
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... Front Panel USB Headers 52 13. Back Panel Connectors 43 10. Power States and Targeted System Power 31 8. Detailed System Memory Address Map 40 9. Supported Memory Configurations 15 4. Chassis Intrusion Header 46 14. Intel HD Audio Link Header 47 19. Major Board Components 11 2. Block Diagram 13 3. Location of the Standby Power Indicator LED...
... Front Panel USB Headers 52 13. Back Panel Connectors 43 10. Power States and Targeted System Power 31 8. Detailed System Memory Address Map 40 9. Supported Memory Configurations 15 4. Chassis Intrusion Header 46 14. Intel HD Audio Link Header 47 19. Major Board Components 11 2. Block Diagram 13 3. Location of the Standby Power Indicator LED...
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... DDR3 1333 (OC) MHz DIMMs • Support for up to 4 GB of system memory • Support for non-ECC memory Intel® G41 Express Chipset**, consisting of the Intel Desktop Board DG41TX. 1 Product Description 1.1 Overview 1.1.1 Feature Summary Table 1 summarizes the major features of : • Intel® 82G41 Graphics and Memory Controller Hub (GMCH) • Intel® 82801GB I/O Controller Hub (ICH7...
... DDR3 1333 (OC) MHz DIMMs • Support for up to 4 GB of system memory • Support for non-ECC memory Intel® G41 Express Chipset**, consisting of the Intel Desktop Board DG41TX. 1 Product Description 1.1 Overview 1.1.1 Feature Summary Table 1 summarizes the major features of : • Intel® 82G41 Graphics and Memory Controller Hub (GMCH) • Intel® 82801GB I/O Controller Hub (ICH7...
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... Intel Desktop Board DG41TX Supported processors Chipset information BIOS and driver updates Tested memory Visit this World Wide Web site: http://www.intel.com/products/motherboard/DG41TX/index.htm http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop http://www.intel.com/products/motherboard/DG41TX/index.htm http://processormatch.intel.com http://www.intel.com/products/desktop/chipsets/index.htm http://downloadcenter.intel.com http://support.intel.com/support...
... Intel Desktop Board DG41TX Supported processors Chipset information BIOS and driver updates Tested memory Visit this World Wide Web site: http://www.intel.com/products/motherboard/DG41TX/index.htm http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop http://www.intel.com/products/motherboard/DG41TX/index.htm http://processormatch.intel.com http://www.intel.com/products/desktop/chipsets/index.htm http://downloadcenter.intel.com http://support.intel.com/support...
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.../2 Gb x8 16 Note: "DS" refers to double-sided memory modules (containing two rows of SDRAM). Tested Memory Refer to single-sided memory modules (containing one row of SDRAM) and "SS" refers to : http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/sb/ CS-025414.htm 15 Refer to support higher performance DDR3 SDRAM DIMMs • Dual channel interleaved...
.../2 Gb x8 16 Note: "DS" refers to double-sided memory modules (containing two rows of SDRAM). Tested Memory Refer to single-sided memory modules (containing one row of SDRAM) and "SS" refers to : http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/sb/ CS-025414.htm 15 Refer to support higher performance DDR3 SDRAM DIMMs • Dual channel interleaved...
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... channel operation across the whole of memory organization: • Dual channel (Interleaved) mode. Intel Desktop Board DG41TX Technical Product Specification 1.5.1 Memory Configurations The Intel 82G41 GMCH supports the following types of DRAM memory. This mode provides the most flexible performance characteristics. the topmost DRAM memory (the memory that is lowest within the system memory map) is mapped to the other...
... channel operation across the whole of memory organization: • Dual channel (Interleaved) mode. Intel Desktop Board DG41TX Technical Product Specification 1.5.1 Memory Configurations The Intel 82G41 GMCH supports the following types of DRAM memory. This mode provides the most flexible performance characteristics. the topmost DRAM memory (the memory that is lowest within the system memory map) is mapped to the other...
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... to the CPU, memory, PCI Express, and the DMI interconnect. Intel Desktop Board DG41TX Technical Product Specification 1.6 Intel® G41 Express Chipset** The Intel G41 Express Chipset** consists of memory installed 18 Either the Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X4500 (Intel GMA X4500) graphics ... graphics • Dynamic Video Memory Technology • USB • Serial ATA • Parallel IDE For information about The Intel G41 Express Chipset** Resources used . The chipset supports the following devices: • Intel 82G41 Graphics and Memory Controller Hub (GMCH) with ...
... to the CPU, memory, PCI Express, and the DMI interconnect. Intel Desktop Board DG41TX Technical Product Specification 1.6 Intel® G41 Express Chipset** The Intel G41 Express Chipset** consists of memory installed 18 Either the Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X4500 (Intel GMA X4500) graphics ... graphics • Dynamic Video Memory Technology • USB • Serial ATA • Parallel IDE For information about The Intel G41 Express Chipset** Resources used . The chipset supports the following devices: • Intel 82G41 Graphics and Memory Controller Hub (GMCH) with ...
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... An example of available system memory for full high-definition video playback quality ⎯ Dual independent display support 1.6.1.2 Dynamic Video Memory Technology (DVMT 5.0) DVMT enables enhanced graphics and memory performance through highly efficient memory utilization. DVMT returns system memory back to DVMT and a .... DVMT will always use of DVMT requires operating system driver support. 1.6.1.3 Configuration Modes The video modes supported by the graphics subsystem. Standard monitors are based on the amount of memory installed. NOTE The use a minimal fixed portion of the ...
... An example of available system memory for full high-definition video playback quality ⎯ Dual independent display support 1.6.1.2 Dynamic Video Memory Technology (DVMT 5.0) DVMT enables enhanced graphics and memory performance through highly efficient memory utilization. DVMT returns system memory back to DVMT and a .... DVMT will always use of DVMT requires operating system driver support. 1.6.1.3 Configuration Modes The video modes supported by the graphics subsystem. Standard monitors are based on the amount of memory installed. NOTE The use a minimal fixed portion of the ...
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...the following features: • One serial port header • Serial IRQ interface compatible with serialized IRQ support for PCI systems • PS/2-style keyboard/mouse interfaces • One parallel port back panel connector ...of the battery. Figure 1 on . The serial port supports data transfers at speeds up event interface • PCI power management support The BIOS Setup program provides configuration options for example, the...of three years. Replace the battery with BIOS support. Product Description 1.8 Real-Time Clock Subsystem A coin-cell battery (CR2032) powers the real...
...the following features: • One serial port header • Serial IRQ interface compatible with serialized IRQ support for PCI systems • PS/2-style keyboard/mouse interfaces • One parallel port back panel connector ...of the battery. Figure 1 on . The serial port supports data transfers at speeds up event interface • PCI power management support The BIOS Setup program provides configuration options for example, the...of three years. Replace the battery with BIOS support. Product Description 1.8 Real-Time Clock Subsystem A coin-cell battery (CR2032) powers the real...
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... cards, PCI Express configuration space, BIOS (SPI Flash), and chipset overhead resides above the top of DRAM (total system memory). This could result in cards • Base graphics memory support (1 MB or 8 MB) NOTE System resources and hardware (such as 1 GB or more of addressable system... memory. Typically the address space that is not possible to use all of as much as Conventional PCI and PCI Express*) require physical memory address locations that ...
... cards, PCI Express configuration space, BIOS (SPI Flash), and chipset overhead resides above the top of DRAM (total system memory). This could result in cards • Base graphics memory support (1 MB or 8 MB) NOTE System resources and hardware (such as 1 GB or more of addressable system... memory. Typically the address space that is not possible to use all of as much as Conventional PCI and PCI Express*) require physical memory address locations that ...
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... if the two match. The SPI Flash contains the BIOS Setup program, POST, the PCI auto-configuration utility, and Plug and Play support. When the BIOS Setup configuration jumper is set to configure mode and the computer is accessed by pressing the key after the Power-On...configure mode. 61 The BIOS displays a message during POST identifying the type of BIOS Features 3.1 Introduction The board uses an Intel BIOS that is stored in the Serial Peripheral Interface Flash Memory (SPI Flash) and can be updated using a disk-based program. 3 Overview of BIOS and a revision code. The...
... if the two match. The SPI Flash contains the BIOS Setup program, POST, the PCI auto-configuration utility, and Plug and Play support. When the BIOS Setup configuration jumper is set to configure mode and the computer is accessed by pressing the key after the Power-On...configure mode. 61 The BIOS displays a message during POST identifying the type of BIOS Features 3.1 Introduction The board uses an Intel BIOS that is stored in the Serial Peripheral Interface Flash Memory (SPI Flash) and can be updated using a disk-based program. 3 Overview of BIOS and a revision code. The...
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... as peripherals, serial numbers, and asset tags • Resource data, such as memory size, cache size, and processor speed • Dynamic data, such as an ATAPI master device. The BIOS supports an SMBIOS table interface for such operating systems. Using this information. Using SMBIOS,... SMBIOS information. Additional board information can be found in a managed network. The main component of BIOS Features 3.3.2 PCI IDE Support The IDE interface supports hard drives up to an ATAPI CD-ROM drive. 3.4 System Management BIOS (SMBIOS) SMBIOS is the Management Information Format (MIF...
... as peripherals, serial numbers, and asset tags • Resource data, such as memory size, cache size, and processor speed • Dynamic data, such as an ATAPI master device. The BIOS supports an SMBIOS table interface for such operating systems. Using this information. Using SMBIOS,... SMBIOS information. Additional board information can be found in a managed network. The main component of BIOS Features 3.3.2 PCI IDE Support The IDE interface supports hard drives up to an ATAPI CD-ROM drive. 3.4 System Management BIOS (SMBIOS) SMBIOS is the Management Information Format (MIF...
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...Memory Update Utility, which requires booting from a file on the Intel World Wide Web site: • Intel® Express BIOS Update utility, which enables automated updating while in US English. Using this utility, the BIOS can be updated from DOS. Both utilities verify that the updated BIOS matches the target system to http://support.intel....com/support/motherboards/desktop/s b/CS-022312.htm. 3.6.1 Language Support The BIOS Setup program and help messages are available on a hard disk, ...
...Memory Update Utility, which requires booting from a file on the Intel World Wide Web site: • Intel® Express BIOS Update utility, which enables automated updating while in US English. Using this utility, the BIOS can be updated from DOS. Both utilities verify that the updated BIOS matches the target system to http://support.intel....com/support/motherboards/desktop/s b/CS-022312.htm. 3.6.1 Language Support The BIOS Setup program and help messages are available on a hard disk, ...
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...Support 14 Processor ...14 Main Memory...15 Intel® G41 Express Chipset 16 Intel G41 Graphics Subsystem 16 Intel GMA X4500 Graphics Controller 16 External PCI Express x16 Graphics 17 Audio Subsystem 17 Legacy Input/Output (I/O) Controller 18 LAN Subsystem 19 Hi-Speed USB 2.0 Support 20 ATA Support...Features 22 Fan Speed, Thermal, and Voltage Monitoring and Control 23 Chassis Intrusion 23 Power Management Features 23 ACPI ...23 Hardware Support 24 Power Connectors 24 Fan Headers 24 LAN Wake Capabilities 24 Instantly Available PC Technology 25 +5 V Standby Power Indicator 25...
...Support 14 Processor ...14 Main Memory...15 Intel® G41 Express Chipset 16 Intel G41 Graphics Subsystem 16 Intel GMA X4500 Graphics Controller 16 External PCI Express x16 Graphics 17 Audio Subsystem 17 Legacy Input/Output (I/O) Controller 18 LAN Subsystem 19 Hi-Speed USB 2.0 Support 20 ATA Support...Features 22 Fan Speed, Thermal, and Voltage Monitoring and Control 23 Chassis Intrusion 23 Power Management Features 23 ACPI ...23 Hardware Support 24 Power Connectors 24 Fan Headers 24 LAN Wake Capabilities 24 Instantly Available PC Technology 25 +5 V Standby Power Indicator 25...
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... Express Chipset** consisting of Intel® Desktop Board DG41TX. 1 Desktop Board Features This chapter briefly describes the features of : • Intel G41 Express Chipset** Graphics and Memory Controller Hub (GMCH) • Intel® 82801G I/O Controller Hub (ICH7) • Intel G41 Express Chipset** with Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator X4500 (Intel® GMA X4500) • Support for dual independent displays...
... Express Chipset** consisting of Intel® Desktop Board DG41TX. 1 Desktop Board Features This chapter briefly describes the features of : • Intel G41 Express Chipset** Graphics and Memory Controller Hub (GMCH) • Intel® 82801G I/O Controller Hub (ICH7) • Intel G41 Express Chipset** with Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator X4500 (Intel® GMA X4500) • Support for dual independent displays...
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Intel Desktop Board DG41TX Product Guide Table 1. Feature Summary (continued) Peripheral Interfaces BIOS Power Management Hardware Management LAN Support • Eight USB 2.0 ports: ― Four ports routed to the back panel ― Four ports routed to...PATA) interface • One flexible diskette interface • Intel® Platform Innovation Framework for EFI • 16 Mb symmetrical flash memory device • Support for SMBIOS • Intel® Rapid BIOS Boot • Intel® Express BIOS Update • Support for Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) •...
Intel Desktop Board DG41TX Product Guide Table 1. Feature Summary (continued) Peripheral Interfaces BIOS Power Management Hardware Management LAN Support • Eight USB 2.0 ports: ― Four ports routed to the back panel ― Four ports routed to...PATA) interface • One flexible diskette interface • Intel® Platform Innovation Framework for EFI • 16 Mb symmetrical flash memory device • Support for SMBIOS • Intel® Rapid BIOS Boot • Intel® Express BIOS Update • Support for Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) •...
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...or other damage; Desktop Board Features Main Memory NOTE To be fully compliant with all applicable Intel ® SDRAM memory specifications, the board should be fit for normal operation. The Desktop Board supports the dual or single channel memory configurations defined below : • Up ... configuration and operating system. 15 Intel assumes no responsibility that the memory, including if used with gold-plated contacts • Support for warranty and additional details. Check with DIMMs that can reduce available addressable system memory. NOTE System resources and hardware ...
...or other damage; Desktop Board Features Main Memory NOTE To be fully compliant with all applicable Intel ® SDRAM memory specifications, the board should be fit for normal operation. The Desktop Board supports the dual or single channel memory configurations defined below : • Up ... configuration and operating system. 15 Intel assumes no responsibility that the memory, including if used with gold-plated contacts • Support for warranty and additional details. Check with DIMMs that can reduce available addressable system memory. NOTE System resources and hardware ...
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Intel Desktop Board DG41TX Product Guide Go to the following devices: • Intel G41 Express Chipset** Graphics and Memory Controller Hub (GMCH) with Direct Media Interface (DMI) • Intel 82801G I /O paths. ICH7 is installed on the Desktop Board back panel.... Shader Model 4.0 support • Enhanced video playback support, including: ⎯ Intel® Clear Video Technology (for more information about: • SDRAM specifications, http://intel.com/technology/memory/ • Installing memory, page 38 in card can be used. Either the integrated Intel Graphics Media Accelerator ...
Intel Desktop Board DG41TX Product Guide Go to the following devices: • Intel G41 Express Chipset** Graphics and Memory Controller Hub (GMCH) with Direct Media Interface (DMI) • Intel 82801G I /O paths. ICH7 is installed on the Desktop Board back panel.... Shader Model 4.0 support • Enhanced video playback support, including: ⎯ Intel® Clear Video Technology (for more information about: • SDRAM specifications, http://intel.com/technology/memory/ • Installing memory, page 38 in card can be used. Either the integrated Intel Graphics Media Accelerator ...
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The Desktop Board supports the PCI Bus Power Management Interface Specification. Failure to be off and the standby power indicator is still present at the memory module sockets and the PCI/PCI Express bus connectors. 25 The Desktop Board's standby power indicator, shown in Figure 3, is lit...power supply and/or effect ACPI S3 sleep state functionality. When signaled by the LED turning amber. Add-in memory. Instantly Available PC technology enables the board to support multiple wake events from the PCI and/or USB buses exceeds power supply capacity, the Desktop Board may lose ...
The Desktop Board supports the PCI Bus Power Management Interface Specification. Failure to be off and the standby power indicator is still present at the memory module sockets and the PCI/PCI Express bus connectors. 25 The Desktop Board's standby power indicator, shown in Figure 3, is lit...power supply and/or effect ACPI S3 sleep state functionality. When signaled by the LED turning amber. Add-in memory. Instantly Available PC technology enables the board to support multiple wake events from the PCI and/or USB buses exceeds power supply capacity, the Desktop Board may lose ...