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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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... ARE NOT INTENDED FOR USE IN MEDICAL, LIFE SAVING, OR LIFE SUSTAINING APPLICATIONS. Intel Corporation may be obtained from: Intel Corporation P.O. The furnishing of the Intel Desktop Board D915GLVG Technical Product Specification. Copyright © 2005, Intel Corporation. Current characterized errata are registered trademarks of any features or instructions marked "reserved" or "undefined." All rights reserved. Box...
... ARE NOT INTENDED FOR USE IN MEDICAL, LIFE SAVING, OR LIFE SUSTAINING APPLICATIONS. Intel Corporation may be obtained from: Intel Corporation P.O. The furnishing of the Intel Desktop Board D915GLVG Technical Product Specification. Copyright © 2005, Intel Corporation. Current characterized errata are registered trademarks of any features or instructions marked "reserved" or "undefined." All rights reserved. Box...
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... manufacturing options. Intended Audience The TPS is specifically not intended for the Intel® Desktop Board D915GLVG. What This Document Contains Chapter 1 2 3 4 Description A description of the hardware used on the Desktop Board D915GLVG A map of the resources of the Desktop...beep codes, and POST codes Typographical Conventions This section contains information about the Desktop Board D915GLVG and its components to system integrators. Preface This Technical Product Specification (TPS) specifies the board layout, components, connectors, power and environmental requirements, and...
... manufacturing options. Intended Audience The TPS is specifically not intended for the Intel® Desktop Board D915GLVG. What This Document Contains Chapter 1 2 3 4 Description A description of the hardware used on the Desktop Board D915GLVG A map of the resources of the Desktop...beep codes, and POST codes Typographical Conventions This section contains information about the Desktop Board D915GLVG and its components to system integrators. Preface This Technical Product Specification (TPS) specifies the board layout, components, connectors, power and environmental requirements, and...
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... 5J. Volts. For example, J5J1 is the first connector in the description of a component, N indicates component type, xn are DC unless otherwise specified. 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 x.x V * Used after a signal name to...
... 5J. Volts. For example, J5J1 is the first connector in the description of a component, N indicates component type, xn are DC unless otherwise specified. 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 x.x V * Used after a signal name to...
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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 ... ...73 3.7.1 CD-ROM Boot 73 3.7.2 Network Boot 73 3.7.3 Booting Without Attached Devices 73 3.7.4 Changing the Default Boot Device During POST 73 3.8 Fast Booting Systems with Intel® Rapid BIOS Boot 74 3.8.1 Peripheral Selection and Configuration 74 3.8.2 Intel Rapid BIOS Boot 74 3.9 BIOS Security Features 75 vi
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 ... ...73 3.7.1 CD-ROM Boot 73 3.7.2 Network Boot 73 3.7.3 Booting Without Attached Devices 73 3.7.4 Changing the Default Boot Device During POST 73 3.8 Fast Booting Systems with Intel® Rapid BIOS Boot 74 3.8.1 Peripheral Selection and Configuration 74 3.8.2 Intel Rapid BIOS Boot 74 3.9 BIOS Security Features 75 vi
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... 59 31. EMC Regulations ...64 35. Boot Device Menu Options 73 39. Runtime Code Uncompressed in Figure 15 47 16. Environmental Specifications 63 33. BIOS Setup Program Menu Bar 70 37. Front Panel Audio Connector 49 18. States for Components 62 32. Thermal Considerations... for a Two-Color Power LED 53 28. BIOS Error Messages 77 41. Intel Desktop Board D915GLVG Technical Product Specification 15. Back Panel Connectors Shown in F000 Shadow RAM 80 44. Component-side Connectors Shown in Figure 16 49 17....
... 59 31. EMC Regulations ...64 35. Boot Device Menu Options 73 39. Runtime Code Uncompressed in Figure 15 47 16. Environmental Specifications 63 33. BIOS Setup Program Menu Bar 70 37. Front Panel Audio Connector 49 18. States for Components 62 32. Thermal Considerations... for a Two-Color Power LED 53 28. BIOS Error Messages 77 41. Intel Desktop Board D915GLVG Technical Product Specification 15. Back Panel Connectors Shown in F000 Shadow RAM 80 44. Component-side Connectors Shown in Figure 16 49 17....
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... and Play, and SMBIOS continued 10 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® High Definition Audio subsystem using the...
... and Play, and SMBIOS continued 10 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® High Definition Audio subsystem using the...
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...; Two PCI Conventional* bus connectors • One PCI Express* x1 bus add-in card connector Instantly Available PC Technology • Support for PCI Local Bus Specification Revision 2.2 • Support for PCI Express Revision 1.0a • Suspend to RAM support • Wake on PCI, RS-232, front panel, PS/2 devices, and USB... 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
...; Two PCI Conventional* bus connectors • One PCI Express* x1 bus add-in card connector Instantly Available PC Technology • Support for PCI Local Bus Specification Revision 2.2 • Support for PCI Express Revision 1.0a • Suspend to RAM support • Wake on PCI, RS-232, front panel, PS/2 devices, and USB... 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
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OM17803 12 Board Components Table 2 lists the components identified in Figure 1. Intel Desktop Board D915GLVG Technical Product Specification 1.1.2 Board Layout Figure 1 shows the location of the major components. 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 Board Components Table 2 lists the components identified in Figure 1. Intel Desktop Board D915GLVG Technical Product Specification 1.1.2 Board Layout Figure 1 shows the location of the major components. 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.
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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 boards. PCI Express x1 Slot 1 PCI Express x1 Interface Parallel ATA IDE... Graphics and Memory 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 Control ASIC Serial...
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 boards. PCI Express x1 Slot 1 PCI Express x1 Interface Parallel ATA IDE... Graphics and Memory 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 Control ASIC Serial...
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... are not supported. • 4 GB maximum total system memory. NOTES To be fully compliant with all applicable DDR SDRAM memory specifications, the board should be ... Supported System Bus Frequency and Memory Speed Combinations To use this type of addressable memory. • Minimum...8226; DDR 400 MHz and DDR 333 MHz SDRAM DIMMs Table 3 lists the supported system bus frequency and memory speed combinations. 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...
... are not supported. • 4 GB maximum total system memory. NOTES To be fully compliant with all applicable DDR SDRAM memory specifications, the board should be ... Supported System Bus Frequency and Memory Speed Combinations To use this type of addressable memory. • Minimum...8226; DDR 400 MHz and DDR 333 MHz SDRAM DIMMs Table 3 lists the supported system bus frequency and memory speed combinations. 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...
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... used when only a single DIMM is equivalent to the other but the installed memory capacity for each channel must be equal. Intel Desktop Board D915GLVG Technical Product Specification 1.4.1 Memory Configurations The Intel 82915GL GMCH supports two types of both channels are black. This mode is installed or the memory capacities are unequal. If different...
... used when only a single DIMM is equivalent to the other but the installed memory capacity for each channel must be equal. Intel Desktop Board D915GLVG Technical Product Specification 1.4.1 Memory Configurations The Intel 82915GL GMCH supports two types of both channels are black. This mode is installed or the memory capacities are unequal. If different...
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Also, the DIMMs are matched between DIMM0 and DIMM1 of the two DIMMs in Channel B. Dual Channel (Interleaved) Mode Configuration with Four DIMMs 20 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 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.
Also, the DIMMs are matched between DIMM0 and DIMM1 of the two DIMMs in Channel B. Dual Channel (Interleaved) Mode Configuration with Four DIMMs 20 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 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.
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...is a centralized controller for software MPEG2 decode • Dynamic Video Memory Technology (DVMT) support up to 224 MB • Intel® Zoom Utility For information about DVMT Obtaining graphics software and utilities Refer to 2048 x 1536 at 75 Hz refresh •... the board's I /O Controller Hub (ICH6) 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 915GL chipset consists of the BIOS. The ICH6 is a centralized controller for the system bus, the...
...is a centralized controller for software MPEG2 decode • Dynamic Video Memory Technology (DVMT) support up to 224 MB • Intel® Zoom Utility For information about DVMT Obtaining graphics software and utilities Refer to 2048 x 1536 at 75 Hz refresh •... the board's I /O Controller Hub (ICH6) 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 915GL chipset consists of the BIOS. The ICH6 is a centralized controller for the system bus, the...
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... target throttling and transfer rates of up to the BIOS. The drive reports the transfer rate and translation mode to 88 MB/sec. 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...
... target throttling and transfer rates of up to the BIOS. The drive reports the transfer rate and translation mode to 88 MB/sec. 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...
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.... The PCI Express interface supports the PCI Conventional bus configuration mechanism so that the underlying PCI Express architecture is plugged in the PCI Power Management Specification Rev. 1.1 25 When the computer is compatible with PCI Conventional compliant operating systems. Additional features of three years. Product Description Conventional bus resource steering is...
.... The PCI Express interface supports the PCI Conventional bus configuration mechanism so that the underlying PCI Express architecture is plugged in the PCI Power Management Specification Rev. 1.1 25 When the computer is compatible with PCI Conventional compliant operating systems. Additional features of three years. Product Description Conventional bus resource steering is...
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... the mouse is connected or disconnected. For information about The location of the parallel port connector Refer to Figure 15, page 47 26 Intel Desktop Board D915GLVG Technical Product Specification 1.7 I/O Controller The I/O controller provides the following features: • One serial port • One parallel port with Extended Capabilities Port (ECP) and Enhanced Parallel...
... the mouse is connected or disconnected. For information about The location of the parallel port connector Refer to Figure 15, page 47 26 Intel Desktop Board D915GLVG Technical Product Specification 1.7 I/O Controller The I/O controller provides the following features: • One serial port • One parallel port with Extended Capabilities Port (ECP) and Enhanced Parallel...
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... 47 28 The available configurable audio ports are configurable through the audio device drivers. 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...
... 47 28 The available configurable audio ports are configurable through the audio device drivers. 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...
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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 ...Figure 12, page 31 30 LAN activity is occurring. 10 Mbits/sec data rate is selected 100 Mbits/sec data rate is established. 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 not established. ...
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 ...Figure 12, page 31 30 LAN activity is occurring. 10 Mbits/sec data rate is selected 100 Mbits/sec data rate is established. 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 not established. ...
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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. For information about The location of the chassis intrusion connector The signal names of the chassis intrusion ...
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. For information about The location of the chassis intrusion connector The signal names of the chassis intrusion ...