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Intel® Desktop Board DH77KC Technical Product Specification April 2012 Part Number: G54938-001 The Intel Desktop Board DH77KC 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 DH77KC Specification Update.
Intel® Desktop Board DH77KC Technical Product Specification April 2012 Part Number: G54938-001 The Intel Desktop Board DH77KC 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 DH77KC Specification Update.
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..., schools, computer rooms, and similar locations. Revision History Revision -001 Revision History First release of the Intel® Desktop Board DH77KC Technical Product Specification Date April 2012 This product specification applies to deviate from future changes to the presented subject...Other names and brands may make changes to specifications and product descriptions at any features or instructions marked "reserved" or "undefined." Intel may be supported without notice. All rights reserved. NO LICENSE, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, BY ESTOPPEL OR OTHERWISE, TO ANY INTELLECTUAL ...
..., schools, computer rooms, and similar locations. Revision History Revision -001 Revision History First release of the Intel® Desktop Board DH77KC Technical Product Specification Date April 2012 This product specification applies to deviate from future changes to the presented subject...Other names and brands may make changes to specifications and product descriptions at any features or instructions marked "reserved" or "undefined." Intel may be supported without notice. All rights reserved. NO LICENSE, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, BY ESTOPPEL OR OTHERWISE, TO ANY INTELLECTUAL ...
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Board Identification Information Basic Desktop Board DH77KC Identification Information AA Revision G39641-xxx BIOS Revision KCH7710H.86A.0069 Notes 1,2 Notes: 1. iii See http://developer.intel.com/products/desktop/motherboard/index.htm for the latest documentation. The H77 processor used on the component side of the following component: Device Intel H77 Express Chipset Stepping C1...
Board Identification Information Basic Desktop Board DH77KC Identification Information AA Revision G39641-xxx BIOS Revision KCH7710H.86A.0069 Notes 1,2 Notes: 1. iii See http://developer.intel.com/products/desktop/motherboard/index.htm for the latest documentation. The H77 processor used on the component side of the following component: Device Intel H77 Express Chipset Stepping C1...
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.... What This Document Contains Chapter 1 2 3 4 5 Description A description of the hardware used on Intel Desktop Board DH77KC A map of the resources of the Intel Desktop Board The features supported by the BIOS Setup program A description of the BIOS error messages, beep ...codes, and POST codes Regulatory compliance and battery disposal information Typographical Conventions This section contains information about Intel Desktop Board DH77KC and its components to provide detailed, technical information about the conventions used in all specifications of information. Notes, ...
.... What This Document Contains Chapter 1 2 3 4 5 Description A description of the hardware used on Intel Desktop Board DH77KC A map of the resources of the Intel Desktop Board The features supported by the BIOS Setup program A description of the BIOS error messages, beep ...codes, and POST codes Regulatory compliance and battery disposal information Typographical Conventions This section contains information about Intel Desktop Board DH77KC and its components to provide detailed, technical information about the conventions used in all specifications of information. Notes, ...
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... second Thermal Design Power An address or data value ending with a lowercase h indicates a hexadecimal value. Volts. Voltages are the property of their respective owners. Intel Desktop Board DH77KC Technical Product Specification Other Common Notation # GB GB/s Gb/s KB Kb kb/s MB MB/s Mb Mb/s TDP xxh x.x V * Used after a signal name to indicate...
... second Thermal Design Power An address or data value ending with a lowercase h indicates a hexadecimal value. Volts. Voltages are the property of their respective owners. Intel Desktop Board DH77KC Technical Product Specification Other Common Notation # GB GB/s Gb/s KB Kb kb/s MB MB/s Mb Mb/s TDP xxh x.x V * Used after a signal name to indicate...
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Intel Desktop Board DH77KC Technical Product Specification 2.4 Mechanical Considerations 60 2.4.1 Form Factor 60 2.5 Electrical Considerations 61 2.5.1 Power Supply Considerations 61 2.5.2 Fan Header Current Capability 62 2.5.3 Add-in Board Considerations ...
Intel Desktop Board DH77KC Technical Product Specification 2.4 Mechanical Considerations 60 2.4.1 Form Factor 60 2.5 Electrical Considerations 61 2.5.1 Power Supply Considerations 61 2.5.2 Fan Header Current Capability 62 2.5.3 Add-in Board Considerations ...
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... 33 7. Back Panel Connectors 44 10. Component-side Connectors and Headers 45 11. Connection Diagram for Intel HD Audio 47 16. Location of the Standby Power LED 40 8. Board Dimensions 60 15. Intel Desktop Board DH77KC China RoHS Material Self Declaration Table 90 Tables 1. Components Shown in Figure 10 46 15. DisplayPort Status...
... 33 7. Back Panel Connectors 44 10. Component-side Connectors and Headers 45 11. Connection Diagram for Intel HD Audio 47 16. Location of the Standby Power LED 40 8. Board Dimensions 60 15. Intel Desktop Board DH77KC China RoHS Material Self Declaration Table 90 Tables 1. Components Shown in Figure 10 46 15. DisplayPort Status...
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... Panel Power/Sleep LED Header 56 35. Acceptable Drives/Media Types for a Two-Color Power LED 56 34. Port 80h POST Codes 80 52. Intel Desktop Board DH77KC Technical Product Specification 22. Main Power Connector 54 31. States for BIOS Recovery 71 45. Thermal Considerations for Components 64 40. Front-panel Power...
... Panel Power/Sleep LED Header 56 35. Acceptable Drives/Media Types for a Two-Color Power LED 56 34. Port 80h POST Codes 80 52. Intel Desktop Board DH77KC Technical Product Specification 22. Main Power Connector 54 31. States for BIOS Recovery 71 45. Thermal Considerations for Components 64 40. Front-panel Power...
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... PCI, PCI Express, LAN, serial, front panel, Consumer Infrared (CIR), PS/2, and USB ports LAN Support Gigabit (10/100/1000 Mb/s) LAN subsystem using the Intel® 82579V Gigabit Ethernet Controller Legacy I/O Control Hardware Monitor Subsystem Nuvoton NCT6776D I/O controller for CIR, serial port, parallel port, PS/2 port, and hardware management support... detect out of range thermal values • Three fan headers • Two fan sense inputs used to monitor fan activity • Fan speed control 12 Intel Desktop Board DH77KC Technical Product Specification Table 1.
... PCI, PCI Express, LAN, serial, front panel, Consumer Infrared (CIR), PS/2, and USB ports LAN Support Gigabit (10/100/1000 Mb/s) LAN subsystem using the Intel® 82579V Gigabit Ethernet Controller Legacy I/O Control Hardware Monitor Subsystem Nuvoton NCT6776D I/O controller for CIR, serial port, parallel port, PS/2 port, and hardware management support... detect out of range thermal values • Three fan headers • Two fan sense inputs used to monitor fan activity • Fan speed control 12 Intel Desktop Board DH77KC Technical Product Specification Table 1.
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Major Board Components 13 Figure 1. Product Description 1.1.2 Board Layout Figure 1 shows the location of the major components on Intel Desktop Board DH77KC.
Major Board Components 13 Figure 1. Product Description 1.1.2 Board Layout Figure 1 shows the location of the major components on Intel Desktop Board DH77KC.
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...PCI Express Full-/Half-Mini Card slot PCI Express x16 add-in card connector PCI Express x1 add-in Figure 1. Table 2. Intel Desktop Board DH77KC Technical Product Specification Table 2 lists the components identified in card connector Back panel connectors 12 V processor core voltage connector (2 ... IR receiver (input) header (white) Consumer IR emitter (output) header (white) Main power connector (2 x 12) BIOS Setup configuration jumper block Intel H77 Express Chipset SATA 6.0 Gb/s connector through the PCH (blue) SATA 3.0 Gb/s connector through the PCH (black) SATA 3.0 Gb/s connector ...
...PCI Express Full-/Half-Mini Card slot PCI Express x16 add-in card connector PCI Express x1 add-in Figure 1. Table 2. Intel Desktop Board DH77KC Technical Product Specification Table 2 lists the components identified in card connector Back panel connectors 12 V processor core voltage connector (2 ... IR receiver (input) header (white) Consumer IR emitter (output) header (white) Main power connector (2 x 12) BIOS Setup configuration jumper block Intel H77 Express Chipset SATA 6.0 Gb/s connector through the PCH (blue) SATA 3.0 Gb/s connector through the PCH (black) SATA 3.0 Gb/s connector ...
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...W Thermal Design Power (TDP). Intel Desktop Board DH77KC Desktop Board Support Available configurations for this World Wide Web site: http://www.intel.com/products/motherboard/index.htm http://www.intel.com/p/en_US/support?iid=hdr+support http://ark.intel.com Supported processors Chipset information BIOS... supply. NOTE This board has specific requirements for the most up-to : http://processormatch.intel.com CAUTION Use only the processors listed on power supply requirements for Intel Desktop Board DH77KC Visit this board. 16 This board supports processors with a maximum wattage of...
...W Thermal Design Power (TDP). Intel Desktop Board DH77KC Desktop Board Support Available configurations for this World Wide Web site: http://www.intel.com/products/motherboard/index.htm http://www.intel.com/p/en_US/support?iid=hdr+support http://ark.intel.com Supported processors Chipset information BIOS... supply. NOTE This board has specific requirements for the most up-to : http://processormatch.intel.com CAUTION Use only the processors listed on power supply requirements for Intel Desktop Board DH77KC Visit this board. 16 This board supports processors with a maximum wattage of...
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... of 2.5 GT/s results in an effective bandwidth of 500 MB/s each direction per lane. Intel Desktop Board DH77KC Technical Product Specification 1.3.1.2 PCI Express x16 Graphics 3rd generation Intel Core processor family processors support PCI Express 3.0, 2.x, and 1.x and 2nd generation Intel Core processor family processors support PCI Express 2.x and 1.x: • PCI Express 3.0 with a raw bit...
... of 2.5 GT/s results in an effective bandwidth of 500 MB/s each direction per lane. Intel Desktop Board DH77KC Technical Product Specification 1.3.1.2 PCI Express x16 Graphics 3rd generation Intel Core processor family processors support PCI Express 3.0, 2.x, and 1.x and 2nd generation Intel Core processor family processors support PCI Express 2.x and 1.x: • PCI Express 3.0 with a raw bit...
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... for each channel must be equal. This mode is necessary to dual channel operation; Tested Memory Refer to : http://www.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/sb/cs011965.htm 20 If different speed DIMMs are used between channels, the slowest memory timing will be... generation Intel Core processor family and 2nd generation Intel Core processor family processors support the following types of DRAM memory. If different speed DIMMs are used between channels, the slowest memory timing will be used . • Single channel (Asymmetric) mode. Intel Desktop Board DH77KC Technical ...
... for each channel must be equal. This mode is necessary to dual channel operation; Tested Memory Refer to : http://www.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/sb/cs011965.htm 20 If different speed DIMMs are used between channels, the slowest memory timing will be... generation Intel Core processor family and 2nd generation Intel Core processor family processors support the following types of DRAM memory. If different speed DIMMs are used between channels, the slowest memory timing will be used . • Single channel (Asymmetric) mode. Intel Desktop Board DH77KC Technical ...
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... driven to the display monitor. 1.5.2.2 High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection (HDCP) HDCP is divided between the processor and the PCH. Intel Desktop Board DH77KC Technical Product Specification 1.5 Intel® H77 Express Chipset Intel H77 Express Chipset with the display interfaces on the PCH. The PCH receives the display data over wired displays (HDMI, DVI...
... driven to the display monitor. 1.5.2.2 High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection (HDCP) HDCP is divided between the processor and the PCH. Intel Desktop Board DH77KC Technical Product Specification 1.5 Intel® H77 Express Chipset Intel H77 Express Chipset with the display interfaces on the PCH. The PCH receives the display data over wired displays (HDMI, DVI...
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... PCI Express x16 Connector Status No add-in card installed PCI Express x16 add-in card installed Note: May require BIOS setup menu changes. Intel Desktop Board DH77KC Technical Product Specification 1.5.2.5 DisplayPort* DisplayPort is a digital communication interface that utilizes differential signaling to achieve a high bandwidth bus interface designed to support connections between...
... PCI Express x16 Connector Status No add-in card installed PCI Express x16 add-in card installed Note: May require BIOS setup menu changes. Intel Desktop Board DH77KC Technical Product Specification 1.5.2.5 DisplayPort* DisplayPort is a digital communication interface that utilizes differential signaling to achieve a high bandwidth bus interface designed to support connections between...
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... is the preferred mode for both legacy and native modes. In legacy mode, standard IDE I/O and IRQ resources are assigned (IRQ 14 and 15). Intel Desktop Board DH77KC Technical Product Specification The PCH supports the Serial ATA Specification, Revision 3.0. Microsoft Windows 7 includes the necessary RAID drivers for configurations using the F6 switch...
... is the preferred mode for both legacy and native modes. In legacy mode, standard IDE I/O and IRQ resources are assigned (IRQ 14 and 15). Intel Desktop Board DH77KC Technical Product Specification The PCH supports the Serial ATA Specification, Revision 3.0. Microsoft Windows 7 includes the necessary RAID drivers for configurations using the F6 switch...
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... Center/ Side Surround Sub Surround Default Default Default 1.8.1 Audio Subsystem Software The latest audio software and drivers are available from Intel's World Wide Web site. For information about Obtaining audio software and drivers Refer to -Analog Converters (DAC) with 95 ...sound playback, plus two channels of the front panel and back panel audio jacks. Table 8. Intel Desktop Board DH77KC Technical Product Specification 1.8 Audio Subsystem The board supports Intel HD Audio via the Realtek ALC892 audio codec. Table 8 lists the supported functions of concurrent ...
... Center/ Side Surround Sub Surround Default Default Default 1.8.1 Audio Subsystem Software The latest audio software and drivers are available from Intel's World Wide Web site. For information about Obtaining audio software and drivers Refer to -Analog Converters (DAC) with 95 ...sound playback, plus two channels of the front panel and back panel audio jacks. Table 8. Intel Desktop Board DH77KC Technical Product Specification 1.8 Audio Subsystem The board supports Intel HD Audio via the Realtek ALC892 audio codec. Table 8 lists the supported functions of concurrent ...
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Intel Desktop Board DH77KC Technical Product Specification 1.9 LAN Subsystem The LAN subsystem consists of the following: • Intel 82579V Gigabit Ethernet Controller (10/100/1000 Mb/s) • Intel H77 Express Chipset • RJ-45 LAN connector with integrated status LEDs Additional ...wake capabilities • LAN subsystem software For information about LAN software and drivers Refer to http://downloadcenter.intel.com 1.9.1 Intel® 82579V Gigabit Ethernet Controller The Intel 82579V Gigabit Ethernet Controller supports the following features: • 10/100/1000 BASE-T IEEE 802.3...
Intel Desktop Board DH77KC Technical Product Specification 1.9 LAN Subsystem The LAN subsystem consists of the following: • Intel 82579V Gigabit Ethernet Controller (10/100/1000 Mb/s) • Intel H77 Express Chipset • RJ-45 LAN connector with integrated status LEDs Additional ...wake capabilities • LAN subsystem software For information about LAN software and drivers Refer to http://downloadcenter.intel.com 1.9.1 Intel® 82579V Gigabit Ethernet Controller The Intel 82579V Gigabit Ethernet Controller supports the following features: • 10/100/1000 BASE-T IEEE 802.3...
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Intel Desktop Board DH77KC Technical Product Specification 1.10 Hardware Management Subsystem The hardware management features enable the board to the chassis intrusion header. The security feature uses a mechanical switch ... intrusion header Refer to Section 1.11.2.2, page 37 1.10.3 Chassis Intrusion and Detection The board supports a chassis security feature that attaches to be implemented using Intel® Desktop Utilities or third-party software. For information about The location of the fan headers Refer to Figure 10, page 45 32 The board...
Intel Desktop Board DH77KC Technical Product Specification 1.10 Hardware Management Subsystem The hardware management features enable the board to the chassis intrusion header. The security feature uses a mechanical switch ... intrusion header Refer to Section 1.11.2.2, page 37 1.10.3 Chassis Intrusion and Detection The board supports a chassis security feature that attaches to be implemented using Intel® Desktop Utilities or third-party software. For information about The location of the fan headers Refer to Figure 10, page 45 32 The board...