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Intel® Desktop Board D915GVWB Technical Product Specification October 2004 Order Number: C88968-002 The Intel® Desktop Board D915GVWB 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 D915GVWB Specification Update.
Intel® Desktop Board D915GVWB Technical Product Specification October 2004 Order Number: C88968-002 The Intel® Desktop Board D915GVWB 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 D915GVWB Specification Update.
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... otherwise, to any such patents, trademarks, copyrights, or other intellectual property rights. The furnishing of the Intel® Desktop Board D915GVWB Technical Product Specification. Intel, Pentium, and Celeron are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries in the Intel Desktop Board D915GVWB Specification Update before placing your distributor to the presented subject matter. NO LICENSE, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, BY...
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...information. What This Document Contains Chapter 1 2 3 4 Description A description of the hardware used on the Desktop Board D915GVWB 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 POST...INTEGRATOR'S NOTES Integrator's notes are included to system integrators. Intended Audience The TPS is specifically not intended for the Intel® Desktop Board D915GVWB. Not all of these symbols and abbreviations appear in this type. Notes, Cautions, and Warnings NOTE Notes call attention...
...information. What This Document Contains Chapter 1 2 3 4 Description A description of the hardware used on the Desktop Board D915GVWB 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 POST...INTEGRATOR'S NOTES Integrator's notes are included to system integrators. Intended Audience The TPS is specifically not intended for the Intel® Desktop Board D915GVWB. Not all of these symbols and abbreviations appear in this type. Notes, Cautions, and Warnings NOTE Notes call attention...
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...value ending with a lowercase h indicates a hexadecimal value. iv For example, J5J1 is a connector, located at that are DC unless otherwise specified. Intel Desktop Board D915GVWB Technical Product Specification Other Common Notation # (NxnX) GB GB/sec KB Kbit kbits/sec MB MB/sec Mbit Mbit/sec xxh x.x V * ...USBP0#) When used to indicate third-party brands and names that general location. This symbol is the instance of its location on the Desktop Board D915GVWB, and X is used in the 5J area. It is the first connector in the description of a component, N indicates component ...
...value ending with a lowercase h indicates a hexadecimal value. iv For example, J5J1 is a connector, located at that are DC unless otherwise specified. Intel Desktop Board D915GVWB Technical Product Specification Other Common Notation # (NxnX) GB GB/sec KB Kbit kbits/sec MB MB/sec Mbit Mbit/sec xxh x.x V * ...USBP0#) When used to indicate third-party brands and names that general location. This symbol is the instance of its location on the Desktop Board D915GVWB, and X is used in the 5J area. It is the first connector in the description of a component, N indicates component ...
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Intel Desktop Board D915GVWB Technical Product Specification 2.3 DMA Channels ...41 2.4 Fixed I/O Map...42 2.5 PCI Configuration Space Map 43 2.6 Interrupts ...44 2.7 PCI Conventional Interrupt Routing Map 45 2.8....1 Safety Regulations 64 2.15.2 EMC Regulations 64 2.15.3 European Union Declaration of 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 Memory Organization 70 3.3 Resource Configuration 70 3.3.1 PCI Autoconfiguration 70 3.3.2 PCI IDE Support 70...
Intel Desktop Board D915GVWB Technical Product Specification 2.3 DMA Channels ...41 2.4 Fixed I/O Map...42 2.5 PCI Configuration Space Map 43 2.6 Interrupts ...44 2.7 PCI Conventional Interrupt Routing Map 45 2.8....1 Safety Regulations 64 2.15.2 EMC Regulations 64 2.15.3 European Union Declaration of 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 Memory Organization 70 3.3 Resource Configuration 70 3.3.1 PCI Autoconfiguration 70 3.3.2 PCI IDE Support 70...
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.... ATX12V Power Connector 51 25. Front Panel Connector 52 27. Fan Connector Current Capability 58 32. Runtime Code Uncompressed in F000 Shadow RAM 80 45. Intel Desktop Board D915GVWB Technical Product Specification 14. PCI Interrupt Routing Map 45 16.
.... ATX12V Power Connector 51 25. Front Panel Connector 52 27. Fan Connector Current Capability 58 32. Runtime Code Uncompressed in F000 Shadow RAM 80 45. Intel Desktop Board D915GVWB Technical Product Specification 14. PCI Interrupt Routing Map 45 16.
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This generation of Intel® Desktop Boards used an add-in cards: PCI Express*. 1 Product Description What This Chapter Contains 1.1 PCI Bus Terminology Change 9 1.2 Overview ...10 1.3 Online Support ...15 1.4 Processor ...15 1.5 System Memory ...15 1.6 Intel® 915GV Chipset 21 1.7 PCI Express Connectors 24 1.8 ...Optional 28 1.11 Hardware Management Subsystem 29 1.12 Power Management ...31 1.1 PCI Bus Terminology Change Previous generations of Intel Desktop Boards adds a new technology for add-in card connector referred to as PCI. The 32-bit parallel bus previously referred ...
This generation of Intel® Desktop Boards used an add-in cards: PCI Express*. 1 Product Description What This Chapter Contains 1.1 PCI Bus Terminology Change 9 1.2 Overview ...10 1.3 Online Support ...15 1.4 Processor ...15 1.5 System Memory ...15 1.6 Intel® 915GV Chipset 21 1.7 PCI Express Connectors 24 1.8 ...Optional 28 1.11 Hardware Management Subsystem 29 1.12 Power Management ...31 1.1 PCI Bus Terminology Change Previous generations of Intel Desktop Boards adds a new technology for add-in card connector referred to as PCI. The 32-bit parallel bus previously referred ...
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Intel Desktop Board D915GVWB Technical Product Specification 1.2 Overview 1.2.1 Feature Summary Table 1 summarizes the major features of : • Intel® 82915GV 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 Realtek ALC860 ... DDR 333 MHz DIMMs • Support for PCI Express Revision 1.0a • Suspend to 4 GB of system memory Intel® 915GV Chipset, consisting of the Desktop Board D915GVWB. Table 1.
Intel Desktop Board D915GVWB Technical Product Specification 1.2 Overview 1.2.1 Feature Summary Table 1 summarizes the major features of : • Intel® 82915GV 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 Realtek ALC860 ... DDR 333 MHz DIMMs • Support for PCI Express Revision 1.0a • Suspend to 4 GB of system memory Intel® 915GV Chipset, consisting of the Desktop Board D915GVWB. Table 1.
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Please contact your Intel representative to determine which manufacturing options are available to Section 1.3, page 15 11 Table 2. Not every manufacturing option is available in card connector Hardware... add-in all marketing channels. Manufacturing Options IEEE-1394a Interface IEEE-1394a controller and two IEEE-1394a connectors For information about Available configurations for the Desktop Board D915GVWB Refer to you. Product Description Table 1. Feature Summary (continued) Expansion Capabilities • Two PCI Conventional bus add-in card connectors (SMBus routed to ...
Please contact your Intel representative to determine which manufacturing options are available to Section 1.3, page 15 11 Table 2. Not every manufacturing option is available in card connector Hardware... add-in all marketing channels. Manufacturing Options IEEE-1394a Interface IEEE-1394a controller and two IEEE-1394a connectors For information about Available configurations for the Desktop Board D915GVWB Refer to you. Product Description Table 1. Feature Summary (continued) Expansion Capabilities • Two PCI Conventional bus add-in card connectors (SMBus routed to ...
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Board Components Table 3 lists the components identified in Figure 1. OM17319 12 Intel Desktop Board D915GVWB Technical Product Specification 1.2.3 Board Layout Figure 1 shows the location of the major components on the Desktop Board D915GVWB. A B CD E F G EE DD H CC BB AA I J K L Z M X VT Y W U SR Q P ON Figure 1.
Board Components Table 3 lists the components identified in Figure 1. OM17319 12 Intel Desktop Board D915GVWB Technical Product Specification 1.2.3 Board Layout Figure 1 shows the location of the major components on the Desktop Board D915GVWB. A B CD E F G EE DD H CC BB AA I J K L Z M X VT Y W U SR Q P ON 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 915GV Chipset 10/100 LAN PLC LAN Connector IEEE-1394a Connectors (Optional) PCI Bus PCI Bus PCI Slot 1 PCI... C Line Out/Retasking Jack D Retasking Jack E [Port 1] Retasking Jack F [Port 2] = connector or socket Figure 2. Block Diagram OM17320 14 Intel Desktop Board D915GVWB Technical Product Specification 1.2.4 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 915GV Chipset 10/100 LAN PLC LAN Connector IEEE-1394a Connectors (Optional) PCI Bus PCI Bus PCI Slot 1 PCI... C Line Out/Retasking Jack D Retasking Jack E [Port 1] Retasking Jack F [Port 2] = connector or socket Figure 2. Block Diagram OM17320 14 Intel Desktop Board D915GVWB Technical Product Specification 1.2.4 Block Diagram Figure 2 is a block diagram of the major functional areas of the...
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.... Supported processors for the D915GVWB board Refer to Table 4 on page 16 for the Desktop Board D915GVWB Processor data sheets ICH6 addressing Custom splash screens Audio software and utilities LAN software and drivers Visit this World Wide Web site: http://www.intel.com/design/motherbd http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop http://developer.intel.com/design/motherbd/wb...
.... Supported processors for the D915GVWB board Refer to Table 4 on page 16 for the Desktop Board D915GVWB Processor data sheets ICH6 addressing Custom splash screens Audio software and utilities LAN software and drivers Visit this World Wide Web site: http://www.intel.com/design/motherbd http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop http://developer.intel.com/design/motherbd/wb...
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... 4 GB of DIMM... Supported System Bus Frequency and Memory Speed Combinations To use this type of address space is clocked at 320 MHz. Table 5. Intel Desktop Board D915GVWB Technical Product Specification • Non-ECC DIMMs • Serial Presence Detect • DDR 400 MHz and DDR 333 MHz SDRAM DIMMs Table 4 lists ... optimize system throughput. Table 5 lists the supported DIMM configurations. NOTES To be fully compliant with all applicable DDR SDRAM memory specifications, the board should be populated with DIMMs that support the Serial Presence Detect (SPD) data structure.
... 4 GB of DIMM... Supported System Bus Frequency and Memory Speed Combinations To use this type of address space is clocked at 320 MHz. Table 5. Intel Desktop Board D915GVWB Technical Product Specification • Non-ECC DIMMs • Serial Presence Detect • DDR 400 MHz and DDR 333 MHz SDRAM DIMMs Table 4 lists ... optimize system throughput. Table 5 lists the supported DIMM configurations. NOTES To be fully compliant with all applicable DDR SDRAM memory specifications, the board should be populated with DIMMs that support the Serial Presence Detect (SPD) data structure.
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... populated with Three DIMMs 18 Dual Channel (Interleaved) Mode Configuration with identical DIMMs. 1 GB 1 GB Channel A, DIMM 0 Channel A, DIMM 1 Channel B, DIMM 0 Channel B, DIMM 1 OM17123 Figure 4. Intel Desktop Board D915GVWB Technical Product Specification 1.5.1.1 Dual Channel (Interleaved) Mode Configurations Figure 4 shows a dual channel configuration using three DIMMs. In this example, the DIMM0 (blue) sockets of Channel...
... populated with Three DIMMs 18 Dual Channel (Interleaved) Mode Configuration with identical DIMMs. 1 GB 1 GB Channel A, DIMM 0 Channel A, DIMM 1 Channel B, DIMM 0 Channel B, DIMM 1 OM17123 Figure 4. Intel Desktop Board D915GVWB Technical Product Specification 1.5.1.1 Dual Channel (Interleaved) Mode Configurations Figure 4 shows a dual channel configuration using three DIMMs. In this example, the DIMM0 (blue) sockets of Channel...
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.... Single Channel (Asymmetric) Mode Configuration with One DIMM Figure 8 shows a single channel configuration using one DIMM. Single Channel (Asymmetric) Mode Configuration with Three DIMMs 20 Intel Desktop Board D915GVWB Technical Product Specification 1.5.1.2 Single Channel (Asymmetric) Mode Configurations NOTE Dual channel (Interleaved) mode configurations provide the highest memory throughput. In this example, the combined capacity...
.... Single Channel (Asymmetric) Mode Configuration with One DIMM Figure 8 shows a single channel configuration using one DIMM. Single Channel (Asymmetric) Mode Configuration with Three DIMMs 20 Intel Desktop Board D915GVWB Technical Product Specification 1.5.1.2 Single Channel (Asymmetric) Mode Configurations NOTE Dual channel (Interleaved) mode configurations provide the highest memory throughput. In this example, the combined capacity...
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Intel Desktop Board D915GVWB Technical Product Specification 1.6.1.1 Dynamic Video Memory Technology (DVMT) DVMT enables enhanced graphics and memory performance through Direct AGP, and highly efficient memory utilization. Up to ... as follows: • Four ports are implemented with legacy applications. and EHCI-compatible drivers. An example of DVMT requires operating system driver support. 1.6.2 USB The board supports up to the operating system when the additional system memory is no device is as needed for compatibility with dual stacked back panel connectors...
Intel Desktop Board D915GVWB Technical Product Specification 1.6.1.1 Dynamic Video Memory Technology (DVMT) DVMT enables enhanced graphics and memory performance through Direct AGP, and highly efficient memory utilization. Up to ... as follows: • Four ports are implemented with legacy applications. and EHCI-compatible drivers. An example of DVMT requires operating system driver support. 1.6.2 USB The board supports up to the operating system when the additional system memory is no device is as needed for compatibility with dual stacked back panel connectors...
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.... The x1 interface supports simultaneous transfer speeds up to ± 13 minutes/year at power-on. 1.7 PCI Express Connectors The board provides one PCI Express X1 connector. Native mode is the preferred mode for Active State Power Management (ASPM) • SMBus 2.0...require adaptors or power supplies equipped with the PCI Power Management Event (PME) mechanism defined in both legacy and native modes. Intel Desktop Board D915GVWB Technical Product Specification For compatibility, the underlying Serial ATA functionality is transparent to Figure 16, page 48 1.6.4 Real-Time Clock,...
.... The x1 interface supports simultaneous transfer speeds up to ± 13 minutes/year at power-on. 1.7 PCI Express Connectors The board provides one PCI Express X1 connector. Native mode is the preferred mode for Active State Power Management (ASPM) • SMBus 2.0...require adaptors or power supplies equipped with the PCI Power Management Event (PME) mechanism defined in both legacy and native modes. Intel Desktop Board D915GVWB Technical Product Specification For compatibility, the underlying Serial ATA functionality is transparent to Figure 16, page 48 1.6.4 Real-Time Clock,...
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... a programmable wake-up event interface • PCI Conventional bus power management support The BIOS Setup program provides configuration options for the I/O controller. 1.8.1 Serial Port The Desktop Board provides one diskette drive. The serial port supports data transfers at speeds up to Figure 15, page 46 1.8.2 Parallel Port The 25-pin D-Sub parallel...
... a programmable wake-up event interface • PCI Conventional bus power management support The BIOS Setup program provides configuration options for the I/O controller. 1.8.1 Serial Port The Desktop Board provides one diskette drive. The serial port supports data transfers at speeds up to Figure 15, page 46 1.8.2 Parallel Port The 25-pin D-Sub parallel...
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... keyboard and mouse connectors Refer to Figure 15, page 46 1.9 Audio Subsystem The board supports the Intel High Definition audio subsystem based on both the back panel and the component side of the board. The audio subsystem supports the following features: • Advanced jack sense (front and... bottom PS/2 connector and the mouse is a 2 x 5-pin connector that is connected to user's definition, or can be used. Intel Desktop Board D915GVWB Technical Product Specification 1.8.4 Keyboard and Mouse Interface PS/2 keyboard and mouse connectors are located on the component-side of the...
... keyboard and mouse connectors Refer to Figure 15, page 46 1.9 Audio Subsystem The board supports the Intel High Definition audio subsystem based on both the back panel and the component side of the board. The audio subsystem supports the following features: • Advanced jack sense (front and... bottom PS/2 connector and the mouse is a 2 x 5-pin connector that is connected to user's definition, or can be used. Intel Desktop Board D915GVWB Technical Product Specification 1.8.4 Keyboard and Mouse Interface PS/2 keyboard and mouse connectors are located on the component-side of the...
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...established. LAN Connector LED Locations Table 6 describes the LED states when the board is powered up and the 10/100 Mbits/sec LAN subsystem is not established. Table 6. Intel Desktop Board D915GVWB Technical Product Specification 1.10 LAN Subsystem (Optional) The 10/100 Mbits/sec... LAN subsystem consists of the following: • The Intel 82801FB ICH6 • An Intel® 82562EZ Platform LAN Connect (PLC) device ...
...established. LAN Connector LED Locations Table 6 describes the LED states when the board is powered up and the 10/100 Mbits/sec LAN subsystem is not established. Table 6. Intel Desktop Board D915GVWB Technical Product Specification 1.10 LAN Subsystem (Optional) The 10/100 Mbits/sec... LAN subsystem consists of the following: • The Intel 82801FB ICH6 • An Intel® 82562EZ Platform LAN Connect (PLC) device ...