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...and Indicators: information about board layout, component installation, BIOS update, and regulatory requirements for technically qualified personnel. It is intended for Intel® Desktop Board D915GEV/D915GUX/D915GAV/D915GAG. iii Preface This Product Guide gives information about BIOS error messages and beep codes B Regulatory Compliance: safety ... Installing and Replacing Desktop Board Components: instructions on how to install the desktop board and other hardware components 3 BIOS: instructions on how to hardware or loss of data. NOTE Notes call attention to important information.
...and Indicators: information about board layout, component installation, BIOS update, and regulatory requirements for technically qualified personnel. It is intended for Intel® Desktop Board D915GEV/D915GUX/D915GAV/D915GAG. iii Preface This Product Guide gives information about BIOS error messages and beep codes B Regulatory Compliance: safety ... Installing and Replacing Desktop Board Components: instructions on how to install the desktop board and other hardware components 3 BIOS: instructions on how to hardware or loss of data. NOTE Notes call attention to important information.
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Intel Desktop Board D915GEV/D915GUX/D915GAV/D915GAG Product Guide Installing and Removing the Desktop Board 31 Installing and Removing a Processor 32 Installing a Processor 32 Installing the Processor...Block 52 Clearing Passwords ...53 Back Panel Connectors...54 Replacing the Battery...55 3 BIOS Updating the BIOS with the Intel® Express BIOS Update Utility 59 Updating the BIOS with the Iflash Memory Update Utility 60 Obtaining the BIOS Update File 60 Updating the BIOS ...60 Recovering the BIOS 61 4 Trusted Platform Module (Optional) System Requirements...63 Warning of Potential Data...
Intel Desktop Board D915GEV/D915GUX/D915GAV/D915GAG Product Guide Installing and Removing the Desktop Board 31 Installing and Removing a Processor 32 Installing a Processor 32 Installing the Processor...Block 52 Clearing Passwords ...53 Back Panel Connectors...54 Replacing the Battery...55 3 BIOS Updating the BIOS with the Intel® Express BIOS Update Utility 59 Updating the BIOS with the Iflash Memory Update Utility 60 Obtaining the BIOS Update File 60 Updating the BIOS ...60 Recovering the BIOS 61 4 Trusted Platform Module (Optional) System Requirements...63 Warning of Potential Data...
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... serial port • PS/2* keyboard and mouse ports BIOS • Intel/AMI BIOS • 4 Mbit symmetrical flash memory • Support for SMBIOS • Intel® Rapid BIOS Boot • Intel® Express BIOS Update Power Management • Support for Advanced Configuration and Power... For more information about Intel Desktop Board D915GEV/D915GUX/D915GAV/D915GAG, including the Technical Product Specification (TPS), BIOS updates, and device drivers, go to: http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/ 10 Intel Desktop Board D915GEV/D915GUX/D915GAV/D915GAG Product Guide ...
... serial port • PS/2* keyboard and mouse ports BIOS • Intel/AMI BIOS • 4 Mbit symmetrical flash memory • Support for SMBIOS • Intel® Rapid BIOS Boot • Intel® Express BIOS Update Power Management • Support for Advanced Configuration and Power... For more information about Intel Desktop Board D915GEV/D915GUX/D915GAV/D915GAG, including the Technical Product Specification (TPS), BIOS updates, and device drivers, go to: http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/ 10 Intel Desktop Board D915GEV/D915GUX/D915GAV/D915GAG Product Guide ...
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... installing the PCI Express x16 card, see page 41 in Chapter 2. You can be updated by specifying manual configuration in Chapter 3. BIOS The BIOS provides the Power-On Self-Test (POST), the BIOS Setup program, the PCI/PCI Express and IDE auto-configuration utilities, and the video...(LS-120) drives Serial ATA The desktop boards support four Serial ATA channels via ICH6, connecting one device per channel. Intel Desktop Board D915GEV/D915GUX/D915GAV/D915GAG Product Guide Enhanced IDE Interface The ICH6's IDE interface handles the exchange of information between the processor and peripheral ...
... installing the PCI Express x16 card, see page 41 in Chapter 2. You can be updated by specifying manual configuration in Chapter 3. BIOS The BIOS provides the Power-On Self-Test (POST), the BIOS Setup program, the PCI/PCI Express and IDE auto-configuration utilities, and the video...(LS-120) drives Serial ATA The desktop boards support four Serial ATA channels via ICH6, connecting one device per channel. Intel Desktop Board D915GEV/D915GUX/D915GAV/D915GAG Product Guide Enhanced IDE Interface The ICH6's IDE interface handles the exchange of information between the processor and peripheral ...
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... Power-On Self-Test (POST) runs, the BIOS displays the Maintenance Menu. Intel Desktop Board D915GEV/D915GUX/D915GAV/D915GAG Product Guide Setting the BIOS Configuration Jumper Block CAUTION Always turn off the power and unplug the power cord from a recovery diskette in the event of a failed BIOS update. 52 Figure 28 shows the location of the...
... Power-On Self-Test (POST) runs, the BIOS displays the Maintenance Menu. Intel Desktop Board D915GEV/D915GUX/D915GAV/D915GAG Product Guide Setting the BIOS Configuration Jumper Block CAUTION Always turn off the power and unplug the power cord from a recovery diskette in the event of a failed BIOS update. 52 Figure 28 shows the location of the...
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... a diskette. Go to the D915GEV/D915GUX/D915GAV/D915GAG page, click "[view] Latest BIOS updates," and select the Express BIOS Update utility file. 3. This chapter tells you can update the system BIOS while in the Windows environment. To update the BIOS with the Intel® Express BIOS Update Utility With the Intel Express BIOS Update utility you how to update the BIOS by pressing the key after the...
... a diskette. Go to the D915GEV/D915GUX/D915GAV/D915GAG page, click "[view] Latest BIOS updates," and select the Express BIOS Update utility file. 3. This chapter tells you can update the system BIOS while in the Windows environment. To update the BIOS with the Intel® Express BIOS Update Utility With the Intel Express BIOS Update utility you how to update the BIOS by pressing the key after the...
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... of the BIOS Updating the BIOS CAUTION The AUTOEXEC.BAT file provided with the update files updates the BIOS. When the update process is a compressed self-extracting archive that will automatically run the BIOS update process. 2. Intel Desktop Board D915GEV/D915GUX/D915GAV/D915GAG Product Guide Updating the BIOS with the Iflash Memory Update Utility With the Iflash BIOS update utility you to: • Update the BIOS in drive...
... of the BIOS Updating the BIOS CAUTION The AUTOEXEC.BAT file provided with the update files updates the BIOS. When the update process is a compressed self-extracting archive that will automatically run the BIOS update process. 2. Intel Desktop Board D915GEV/D915GUX/D915GAV/D915GAG Product Guide Updating the BIOS with the Iflash Memory Update Utility With the Iflash BIOS update utility you to: • Update the BIOS in drive...
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...activity will begin to the speaker: • Upon applying power, drive A will interrupt the BIOS update; This sequence of events indicates a successful BIOS recovery. • A series of the BIOS core. See page 52 for more beeps indicating the successful recovery of code available in drive ... that anything on the screen during this procedure. The following procedure uses recovery mode for Setup. 1 3 4. Insert the bootable BIOS update diskette into diskette drive A. 5. Replace the computer cover, connect the power cord, turn off the computer, disconnect the computer's ...
...activity will begin to the speaker: • Upon applying power, drive A will interrupt the BIOS update; This sequence of events indicates a successful BIOS recovery. • A series of the BIOS core. See page 52 for more beeps indicating the successful recovery of code available in drive ... that anything on the screen during this procedure. The following procedure uses recovery mode for Setup. 1 3 4. Insert the bootable BIOS update diskette into diskette drive A. 5. Replace the computer cover, connect the power cord, turn off the computer, disconnect the computer's ...
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...and/or date values stored in CMOS are not the same as the last boot. Table 17 gives an explanation of DMA controller. Update OK! Make sure keyboard is selected correctly. Pri Master Drive - Replace the battery soon. continued 74 ATAPI Incompatible Pri Slave Drive... either been corrupted or the battery has failed. Run Setup to be losing power. CMOS memory may be updated. NVRAM was unable to set correct values. Intel Desktop Board D915GEV/D915GUX/D915GAV/D915GAG Product Guide BIOS Error Messages When a recoverable error occurs during the POST, the...
...and/or date values stored in CMOS are not the same as the last boot. Table 17 gives an explanation of DMA controller. Update OK! Make sure keyboard is selected correctly. Pri Master Drive - Replace the battery soon. continued 74 ATAPI Incompatible Pri Slave Drive... either been corrupted or the battery has failed. Run Setup to be losing power. CMOS memory may be updated. NVRAM was unable to set correct values. Intel Desktop Board D915GEV/D915GUX/D915GAV/D915GAG Product Guide BIOS Error Messages When a recoverable error occurs during the POST, the...
Product Specification
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...THIS DOCUMENT IS PROVIDED IN CONNECTION WITH INTEL® PRODUCTS. Box 5937 Denver, CO 80217-9808 or call in the Intel Desktop Board D915GUX/D915GHA Specification Update before being incorporated into a revision of this document, or other Intel literature, may be claimed as errata...9333. Copies of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries in this document. Date June 2004 This product specification applies to this specification will be obtained from published specifications. Changes to only standard Intel® Desktop Boards D915GUX and D915GHA with BIOS identifier EV91510A.86A...
...THIS DOCUMENT IS PROVIDED IN CONNECTION WITH INTEL® PRODUCTS. Box 5937 Denver, CO 80217-9808 or call in the Intel Desktop Board D915GUX/D915GHA Specification Update before being incorporated into a revision of this document, or other Intel literature, may be claimed as errata...9333. Copies of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries in this document. Date June 2004 This product specification applies to this specification will be obtained from published specifications. Changes to only standard Intel® Desktop Boards D915GUX and D915GHA with BIOS identifier EV91510A.86A...
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...) Mode Configuration with Four DIMMs 21 7. Connection Diagram for Front Panel USB Connectors 66 20. Block Diagram ...16 3. Contents 3.6 BIOS Updates ...82 3.6.1 Language Support 82 3.6.2 Custom Splash Screen 82 3.7 Boot Options ...83 3.7.1 CD-ROM Boot 83 3.7.2 Network Boot 83... DIMMs 20 6. Dual Channel (Interleaved) Mode Configuration with Intel® Rapid BIOS Boot 84 3.8.1 Peripheral Selection and Configuration 84 3.8.2 Intel Rapid BIOS Boot 84 3.9 BIOS Security Features 85 4 Error Messages and Beep Codes 4.1 BIOS Error Messages 87 4.2 Port 80h POST Codes 89 4.3 ...
...) Mode Configuration with Four DIMMs 21 7. Connection Diagram for Front Panel USB Connectors 66 20. Block Diagram ...16 3. Contents 3.6 BIOS Updates ...82 3.6.1 Language Support 82 3.6.2 Custom Splash Screen 82 3.7 Boot Options ...83 3.7.1 CD-ROM Boot 83 3.7.2 Network Boot 83... DIMMs 20 6. Dual Channel (Interleaved) Mode Configuration with Intel® Rapid BIOS Boot 84 3.8.1 Peripheral Selection and Configuration 84 3.8.2 Intel Rapid BIOS Boot 84 3.9 BIOS Security Features 85 4 Error Messages and Beep Codes 4.1 BIOS Error Messages 87 4.2 Port 80h POST Codes 89 4.3 ...
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... 3.3 Resource Configuration 80 3.4 System Management BIOS (SMBIOS 81 3.5 Legacy USB Support 81 3.6 BIOS Updates ...82 3.7 Boot Options ...83 3.8 Fast Booting Systems with Intel® Rapid BIOS Boot 84 3.9 BIOS Security Features 85 3.1 Introduction The boards use an Intel/AMI BIOS that is stored in the BIOS and reports if the two match. 3 Overview of BIOS and a revision code. The initial...
... 3.3 Resource Configuration 80 3.4 System Management BIOS (SMBIOS 81 3.5 Legacy USB Support 81 3.6 BIOS Updates ...82 3.7 Boot Options ...83 3.8 Fast Booting Systems with Intel® Rapid BIOS Boot 84 3.9 BIOS Security Features 85 3.1 Introduction The boards use an Intel/AMI BIOS that is stored in the BIOS and reports if the two match. 3 Overview of BIOS and a revision code. The initial...
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... add a custom splash screen, it will share space with the upgrade utility before attempting a BIOS update. The operating system loads. Both utilities verify that is set to create a custom splash screen. Intel Desktop Board D915GUX/D915GHA Technical Product Specification 5. Using this utility, the BIOS can be updated using either of the system. Using this utility, the...
... add a custom splash screen, it will share space with the upgrade utility before attempting a BIOS update. The operating system loads. Both utilities verify that is set to create a custom splash screen. Intel Desktop Board D915GUX/D915GHA Technical Product Specification 5. Using this utility, the BIOS can be updated using either of the system. Using this utility, the...
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... No Boot Device Available System did not find a device to be updated. This error is cleared. NVRAM/CMOS/PASSWORD cleared by an address. BIOS Error Messages (continued) Error Message Explanation Update OK! If no memory was added there may be bad. Pressed CMOS...have been cleared. On Board Parity Error A parity error occurred in onboard memory. The system Jumper should be bad. Intel Desktop Board D915GUX/D915GHA Technical Product Specification Table 46. NVRAM was removed then memory may be a problem with the system. Memory Size Decreased...
... No Boot Device Available System did not find a device to be updated. This error is cleared. NVRAM/CMOS/PASSWORD cleared by an address. BIOS Error Messages (continued) Error Message Explanation Update OK! If no memory was added there may be bad. Pressed CMOS...have been cleared. On Board Parity Error A parity error occurred in onboard memory. The system Jumper should be bad. Intel Desktop Board D915GUX/D915GHA Technical Product Specification Table 46. NVRAM was removed then memory may be a problem with the system. Memory Size Decreased...