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Current characterized errata are documented in the Intel Desktop Board D915GLVG Specification Update. Intel® Desktop Board D915GLVG Technical Product Specification April 2005 Order Number: D18285-001US The Intel® Desktop Board D915GLVG 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 D915GLVG Specification Update. Intel® Desktop Board D915GLVG Technical Product Specification April 2005 Order Number: D18285-001US The Intel® Desktop Board D915GLVG may contain design defects or errors known as errata that may cause the product to deviate from published specifications.
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... rely on request. Current characterized errata are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries in the Intel Desktop Board D915GLVG Specification Update before placing your product order. Contact your local Intel sales office or your distributor to only standard Intel Desktop Board D915GLVG with BIOS identifier VG91510A.86A. Intel® desktop boards may contain design defects or errors known as the property...
... rely on request. Current characterized errata are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries in the Intel Desktop Board D915GLVG Specification Update before placing your product order. Contact your local Intel sales office or your distributor to only standard Intel Desktop Board D915GLVG with BIOS identifier VG91510A.86A. Intel® desktop boards may contain design defects or errors known as the property...
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...# INTEGRATOR'S NOTES Integrator's notes are included to provide detailed, technical information about the conventions used on the Desktop Board D915GLVG A map of the resources of the Desktop Board The features supported by the BIOS Setup program A description of the BIOS error messages, beep codes, and ... intended to help you avoid damaging hardware or losing data. Intended Audience The TPS is specifically not intended for the Intel® Desktop Board D915GLVG. Not all of these symbols and abbreviations appear in this level of this type. WARNING Warnings indicate conditions, which ...
...# INTEGRATOR'S NOTES Integrator's notes are included to provide detailed, technical information about the conventions used on the Desktop Board D915GLVG A map of the resources of the Desktop Board The features supported by the BIOS Setup program A description of the BIOS error messages, beep codes, and ... intended to help you avoid damaging hardware or losing data. Intended Audience The TPS is specifically not intended for the Intel® Desktop Board D915GLVG. Not all of these symbols and abbreviations appear in this level of this type. WARNING Warnings indicate conditions, which ...
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... part at 5J. It is used in the 5J area. iv Voltages are the relative coordinates of its location on the board, and X is the instance of their respective owners. Intel Desktop Board D915GLVG Technical Product Specification Other Common Notation # (NxnX) GB GB/sec KB Kbit kbits/sec MB MB/sec Mbit Mbit/sec xxh...
... part at 5J. It is used in the 5J area. iv Voltages are the relative coordinates of its location on the board, and X is the instance of their respective owners. Intel Desktop Board D915GLVG Technical Product Specification Other Common Notation # (NxnX) GB GB/sec KB Kbit kbits/sec MB MB/sec Mbit Mbit/sec xxh...
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Intel Desktop Board D915GLVG Technical Product Specification 2.7 PCI Conventional Interrupt Routing Map 45 2.8 Connectors...46 2.8.1 Back Panel Connectors 47 2.8.2 Component-side Connectors 48 2.8.3 Front Panel USB Connectors 54 2.9 Jumper Block ...55 2.10 Mechanical Considerations 56 2.10.1 Form Factor 56 2.10.2 I/O Shield...57 2.11 Electrical Considerations 58 2.11.1 DC Loading...58 2.11.2 Add-in Board...Conformity Statement 65 2.15.4 Product Ecology Statements 66 2.15.5 Product Certification Markings (Board Level 67 3 Overview of BIOS Features 3.1 Introduction ...69 3.2 BIOS Flash ...
Intel Desktop Board D915GLVG Technical Product Specification 2.7 PCI Conventional Interrupt Routing Map 45 2.8 Connectors...46 2.8.1 Back Panel Connectors 47 2.8.2 Component-side Connectors 48 2.8.3 Front Panel USB Connectors 54 2.9 Jumper Block ...55 2.10 Mechanical Considerations 56 2.10.1 Form Factor 56 2.10.2 I/O Shield...57 2.11 Electrical Considerations 58 2.11.1 DC Loading...58 2.11.2 Add-in Board...Conformity Statement 65 2.15.4 Product Ecology Statements 66 2.15.5 Product Certification Markings (Board Level 67 3 Overview of BIOS Features 3.1 Introduction ...69 3.2 BIOS Flash ...
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... 51 23. BIOS Setup Program Function Keys 70 38. BIOS Setup Configuration Jumper Settings 55 29. Runtime Code Uncompressed in F000 Shadow RAM 80 44. Intel Desktop Board D915GLVG Technical Product Specification 15. Safety Regulations ...64 34.
... 51 23. BIOS Setup Program Function Keys 70 38. BIOS Setup Configuration Jumper Settings 55 29. Runtime Code Uncompressed in F000 Shadow RAM 80 44. Intel Desktop Board D915GLVG Technical Product Specification 15. Safety Regulations ...64 34.
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Table 1. Intel Desktop Board D915GLVG Technical Product Specification 1.1 Overview 1.1.1 Feature Summary Table 1 summarizes the major features of : • Intel® 82915GL Graphics Memory Controller Hub (GMCH) • Intel® 82801FB I/O Controller Hub (ICH6) • 4 Mbit Firmware Hub (FWH) Intel® GMA900 onboard graphics subsystem Intel®... Factor Processor Memory microATX (9.60 inches by 9.60 inches [243.84 millimeters by 243.84 millimeters]) Support for an Intel® Pentium® 4 processor in an LGA775 socket with UDMA 33, ATA-66/100 support • One diskette...
Table 1. Intel Desktop Board D915GLVG Technical Product Specification 1.1 Overview 1.1.1 Feature Summary Table 1 summarizes the major features of : • Intel® 82915GL Graphics Memory Controller Hub (GMCH) • Intel® 82801FB I/O Controller Hub (ICH6) • 4 Mbit Firmware Hub (FWH) Intel® GMA900 onboard graphics subsystem Intel®... Factor Processor Memory microATX (9.60 inches by 9.60 inches [243.84 millimeters by 243.84 millimeters]) Support for an Intel® Pentium® 4 processor in an LGA775 socket with UDMA 33, ATA-66/100 support • One diskette...
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... • Three fan connectors • Three fan sense inputs used to monitor fan activity • Fan speed control For information about Available configurations for the Desktop Board D915GLVG Refer to Section 1.2, page 15 11 Product Description Table 1.
... • Three fan connectors • Three fan sense inputs used to monitor fan activity • Fan speed control For information about Available configurations for the Desktop Board D915GLVG Refer to Section 1.2, page 15 11 Product Description Table 1.
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A B CD E F G CC BB H I AA J K L Z M X VT Y W U SR Q P ON Figure 1. OM17803 12 Intel Desktop Board D915GLVG Technical Product Specification 1.1.2 Board Layout Figure 1 shows the location of the major components. Board Components Table 2 lists the components identified in Figure 1.
A B CD E F G CC BB H I AA J K L Z M X VT Y W U SR Q P ON Figure 1. OM17803 12 Intel Desktop Board D915GLVG Technical Product Specification 1.1.2 Board Layout Figure 1 shows the location of the major components. Board Components Table 2 lists the components identified in Figure 1.
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... Controller Hub (GMCH) VGA Port Channel A DIMMs (2) Display Interface Dual-Channel Memory Bus SMBus Channel B DIMMs (2) Intel 82801FB I/O Controller Hub (ICH6) 4 Mbit Firmware Hub (FWH) Intel 915GL Chipset 10/100 LAN PLC LAN Connector PCI Slot 1 PCI Slot 2 PCI Bus SMBus Hardware Monitoring and Fan... Jack C Line Out/Retasking Jack D Retasking Jack E [Port 1] Retasking Jack F [Port 2] = connector or socket Figure 2. Block Diagram OM17802 14 Intel Desktop Board D915GLVG Technical Product Specification 1.1.3 Block Diagram Figure 2 is a block diagram of the major functional areas of the...
... Controller Hub (GMCH) VGA Port Channel A DIMMs (2) Display Interface Dual-Channel Memory Bus SMBus Channel B DIMMs (2) Intel 82801FB I/O Controller Hub (ICH6) 4 Mbit Firmware Hub (FWH) Intel 915GL Chipset 10/100 LAN PLC LAN Connector PCI Slot 1 PCI Slot 2 PCI Bus SMBus Hardware Monitoring and Fan... Jack C Line Out/Retasking Jack D Retasking Jack E [Port 1] Retasking Jack F [Port 2] = connector or socket Figure 2. Block Diagram OM17802 14 Intel Desktop Board D915GLVG Technical Product Specification 1.1.3 Block Diagram Figure 2 is a block diagram of the major functional areas of the...
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... • Refer to : Supported processors for the D915GLVG http://www.intel.com/design/motherbd/vg/vg_documentation.htm board CAUTION Use only the processors listed on page 16 for the Desktop Board D915GLVG Processor data sheets ICH6 addressing Custom splash screens Audio software... ... For information about Power supply connectors Refer to support Intel Pentium 4 processors in an LGA775 processor socket with an 800 or 533 MHz system bus. Intel Desktop Board D915GLVG under "Desktop Board Products" or "Desktop Board Support" Available configurations for a list of supported system bus...
... • Refer to : Supported processors for the D915GLVG http://www.intel.com/design/motherbd/vg/vg_documentation.htm board CAUTION Use only the processors listed on page 16 for the Desktop Board D915GLVG Processor data sheets ICH6 addressing Custom splash screens Audio software... ... For information about Power supply connectors Refer to support Intel Pentium 4 processors in an LGA775 processor socket with an 800 or 533 MHz system bus. Intel Desktop Board D915GLVG under "Desktop Board Products" or "Desktop Board Support" Available configurations for a list of supported system bus...
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...processor's system bus frequency must be populated with x16 organization are not supported. • 4 GB maximum total system memory. Intel Desktop Board D915GLVG Technical Product Specification 1.4 System Memory The boards have four DIMM sockets and support the following memory features: • 2.5 V (only) DDR SDRAM DIMMs with gold-plated...SPD) data structure. Refer to optimize system throughput. NOTES To be fully compliant with all applicable DDR SDRAM memory specifications, the board should be ... DDR 400 800 MHz DDR 333 (Note) 800 or 533 MHz Note: When using an 800 MHz system ...
...processor's system bus frequency must be populated with x16 organization are not supported. • 4 GB maximum total system memory. Intel Desktop Board D915GLVG Technical Product Specification 1.4 System Memory The boards have four DIMM sockets and support the following memory features: • 2.5 V (only) DDR SDRAM DIMMs with gold-plated...SPD) data structure. Refer to optimize system throughput. NOTES To be fully compliant with all applicable DDR SDRAM memory specifications, the board should be ... DDR 400 800 MHz DDR 333 (Note) 800 or 533 MHz Note: When using an 800 MHz system ...
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..., the slowest memory timing will be used. • Single channel (Asymmetric) mode. Channel A, DIMM 0 Channel A, DIMM 1 Channel B, DIMM 0 Channel B, DIMM 1 OM17804 Figure 3. Intel Desktop Board D915GLVG Technical Product Specification 1.4.1 Memory Configurations The Intel 82915GL GMCH supports two types of both DIMM channels are unequal. This mode is equivalent to single channel bandwidth operation for real...
..., the slowest memory timing will be used. • Single channel (Asymmetric) mode. Channel A, DIMM 0 Channel A, DIMM 1 Channel B, DIMM 0 Channel B, DIMM 1 OM17804 Figure 3. Intel Desktop Board D915GLVG Technical Product Specification 1.4.1 Memory Configurations The Intel 82915GL GMCH supports two types of both DIMM channels are unequal. This mode is equivalent to single channel bandwidth operation for real...
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Dual Channel (Interleaved) Mode Configuration with Four DIMMs 20 Also, the DIMMs are matched between DIMM0 and DIMM1 of the two DIMMs in Channel A equal the combined capacity of both channels. 256 MB 512 MB 256 MB 512 MB Channel A, DIMM 0 Channel A, DIMM 1 Channel B, DIMM 0 Channel B, DIMM 1 OM17124 Figure 6. Intel Desktop Board D915GLVG Technical Product Specification Figure 6 shows a dual channel configuration using four DIMMs. In this example, the combined capacity of the two DIMMs in Channel B.
Dual Channel (Interleaved) Mode Configuration with Four DIMMs 20 Also, the DIMMs are matched between DIMM0 and DIMM1 of the two DIMMs in Channel A equal the combined capacity of both channels. 256 MB 512 MB 256 MB 512 MB Channel A, DIMM 0 Channel A, DIMM 1 Channel B, DIMM 0 Channel B, DIMM 1 OM17124 Figure 6. Intel Desktop Board D915GLVG Technical Product Specification Figure 6 shows a dual channel configuration using four DIMMs. In this example, the combined capacity of the two DIMMs in Channel B.
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...⎯ Integrated 24-bit 400 MHz RAMDAC ⎯ DDC2B compliant interface • Hardware motion compensation for the board's I /O Controller Hub (ICH6) with DMI interconnect • Firmware Hub (FWH) The GMCH is a ...intel.com/ Chapter 2 1.5.1 Intel® GMA900 Graphics Controller The Intel GMA900 graphics controller features the following devices: • Intel 82915GL Graphics Memory Controller Hub (GMCH) with Direct Media Interface (DMI) interconnect • Intel 82801FB I /O paths. Intel Desktop Board D915GLVG Technical Product Specification 1.5 Intel® 915GL Chipset The Intel...
...⎯ Integrated 24-bit 400 MHz RAMDAC ⎯ DDC2B compliant interface • Hardware motion compensation for the board's I /O Controller Hub (ICH6) with DMI interconnect • Firmware Hub (FWH) The GMCH is a ...intel.com/ Chapter 2 1.5.1 Intel® GMA900 Graphics Controller The Intel GMA900 graphics controller features the following devices: • Intel 82915GL Graphics Memory Controller Hub (GMCH) with Direct Media Interface (DMI) interconnect • Intel 82801FB I /O paths. Intel Desktop Board D915GLVG Technical Product Specification 1.5 Intel® 915GL Chipset The Intel...
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The ICH6's ATA-100 logic can be configured as CD-ROM drives) and ATA devices using the transfer modes. The boards support Laser Servo (LS-120) diskette technology through the Parallel ATA IDE interfaces. In Native mode, standard PCI 24 The ...8226; Ultra DMA: DMA protocol on IDE bus supporting host and target throttling and transfer rates of 150 MB/s per port. Intel Desktop Board D915GLVG Technical Product Specification 1.5.3 IDE Support The boards provides five IDE interface connectors: • One parallel ATA IDE connector that supports two devices • Four serial ATA IDE...
The ICH6's ATA-100 logic can be configured as CD-ROM drives) and ATA devices using the transfer modes. The boards support Laser Servo (LS-120) diskette technology through the Parallel ATA IDE interfaces. In Native mode, standard PCI 24 The ...8226; Ultra DMA: DMA protocol on IDE bus supporting host and target throttling and transfer rates of 150 MB/s per port. Intel Desktop Board D915GLVG Technical Product Specification 1.5.3 IDE Support The boards provides five IDE interface connectors: • One parallel ATA IDE connector that supports two devices • Four serial ATA IDE...
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... The I/O controller supports one 1.44 MB or 2.88 MB diskette drive • Intelligent power management, including a programmable wake-up to configure the diskette drive interface. Intel Desktop Board D915GLVG Technical Product Specification 1.7 I/O Controller The I /O controller. 1.7.1 Serial Port The Serial port A connector is supported in the top PS/2 connector.
... The I/O controller supports one 1.44 MB or 2.88 MB diskette drive • Intelligent power management, including a programmable wake-up to configure the diskette drive interface. Intel Desktop Board D915GLVG Technical Product Specification 1.7 I/O Controller The I /O controller. 1.7.1 Serial Port The Serial port A connector is supported in the top PS/2 connector.
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..., condenser, or electret microphone The front and back audio connectors are shown in Figure 9. Intel Desktop Board D915GLVG Technical Product Specification 1.8.3 Intel® High Definition Audio Subsystem The Intel High Definition Audio subsystem includes the following: • Intel 82801FB I /O Controller Hub (ICH6) Intel High Definition Audio Link ALC860 Audio Codec Mic In/Retasking Jack B Line In/Retasking Jack...
..., condenser, or electret microphone The front and back audio connectors are shown in Figure 9. Intel Desktop Board D915GLVG Technical Product Specification 1.8.3 Intel® High Definition Audio Subsystem The Intel High Definition Audio subsystem includes the following: • Intel 82801FB I /O Controller Hub (ICH6) Intel High Definition Audio Link ALC860 Audio Codec Mic In/Retasking Jack B Line In/Retasking Jack...
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...Management (WfM) specification. LAN link is selected 1.9.2 LAN Subsystem Software LAN software and drivers are available from Intel's World Wide Web site. The Desktop Board has several hardware management features, including the following: • Fan monitoring and control (through the hardware monitoring...15 1.10 Hardware Management Subsystem The hardware management features enable the Desktop Boards to Figure 12, page 31 30 Intel Desktop Board D915GLVG Technical Product Specification Table 5 describes the LED states when the board is powered up and the 10/100 Mbits/sec LAN subsystem is...
...Management (WfM) specification. LAN link is selected 1.9.2 LAN Subsystem Software LAN software and drivers are available from Intel's World Wide Web site. The Desktop Board has several hardware management features, including the following: • Fan monitoring and control (through the hardware monitoring...15 1.10 Hardware Management Subsystem The hardware management features enable the Desktop Boards to Figure 12, page 31 30 Intel Desktop Board D915GLVG Technical Product Specification Table 5 describes the LED states when the board is powered up and the 10/100 Mbits/sec LAN subsystem is...
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...⎯ LAN wake capabilities ⎯ Instantly Available PC technology ⎯ Resume on the hardware monitoring ASIC used with these boards requires an operating system that attaches to Figure 16, page 48 Table 18, page 50 1.11 Power Management Power management ... location of the chassis intrusion connector The signal names of ACPI with the Desktop Board. Intel Desktop Board D915GLVG Technical Product Specification 1.10.3 Fan Monitoring Fan monitoring can be implemented using Intel® Desktop Utilities, LANDesk* software, or thirdparty software. The level of monitoring and control...
...⎯ LAN wake capabilities ⎯ Instantly Available PC technology ⎯ Resume on the hardware monitoring ASIC used with these boards requires an operating system that attaches to Figure 16, page 48 Table 18, page 50 1.11 Power Management Power management ... location of the chassis intrusion connector The signal names of ACPI with the Desktop Board. Intel Desktop Board D915GLVG Technical Product Specification 1.10.3 Fan Monitoring Fan monitoring can be implemented using Intel® Desktop Utilities, LANDesk* software, or thirdparty software. The level of monitoring and control...