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... 44-0-1793-421-333, other intellectual property rights that relate to only the standard Intel Desktop Board D945GCL with BIOS identifier CL94510J.86A. EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN INTEL'S TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SALE FOR SUCH PRODUCTS, INTEL ASSUMES NO LIABILITY WHATSOEVER, AND INTEL DISCLAIMS ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTY, RELATING TO SALE AND/OR USE OF...
... 44-0-1793-421-333, other intellectual property rights that relate to only the standard Intel Desktop Board D945GCL with BIOS identifier CL94510J.86A. EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN INTEL'S TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SALE FOR SUCH PRODUCTS, INTEL ASSUMES NO LIABILITY WHATSOEVER, AND INTEL DISCLAIMS ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTY, RELATING TO SALE AND/OR USE OF...
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...Contains Chapter 1 2 3 4 5 Description A description of the hardware used on the Desktop Board D945GCL A map of the resources of the Desktop Board The features supported by the BIOS Setup program A description of information. Not all of these symbols and abbreviations appear in this level of...Conventions This section contains information about the Desktop Board D945GCL and its components to help you avoid damaging hardware or losing data. Intended Audience The TPS is specifically not intended for the Intel® Desktop Board D945GCL. Notes, Cautions, and Warnings NOTE Notes call...
...Contains Chapter 1 2 3 4 5 Description A description of the hardware used on the Desktop Board D945GCL A map of the resources of the Desktop Board The features supported by the BIOS Setup program A description of information. Not all of these symbols and abbreviations appear in this level of...Conventions This section contains information about the Desktop Board D945GCL and its components to help you avoid damaging hardware or losing data. Intended Audience The TPS is specifically not intended for the Intel® Desktop Board D945GCL. Notes, Cautions, and Warnings NOTE Notes call...
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Intel Desktop Board D945GCL Technical Product Specification 2.5 Interrupts 44 2.6 PCI Conventional Interrupt Routing Map 45 2.7 Connectors and Headers 46 2.7.1 Back Panel Connectors 47 2.7.2 Component-... 2.11 Thermal Considerations 61 2.12 Reliability 63 2.13 Environmental 64 3 Overview of BIOS Features 3.1 Introduction 65 3.2 BIOS Flash Memory Organization 66 3.3 Resource Configuration 66 3.3.1 PCI Autoconfiguration 66 3.3.2 PCI IDE Support 66 3.4 System Management BIOS (SMBIOS 67 3.5 BIOS Updates 68 3.5.1 Language Support 68 3.5.2 Custom Splash Screen 68 3.6 Legacy USB Support...
Intel Desktop Board D945GCL Technical Product Specification 2.5 Interrupts 44 2.6 PCI Conventional Interrupt Routing Map 45 2.7 Connectors and Headers 46 2.7.1 Back Panel Connectors 47 2.7.2 Component-... 2.11 Thermal Considerations 61 2.12 Reliability 63 2.13 Environmental 64 3 Overview of BIOS Features 3.1 Introduction 65 3.2 BIOS Flash Memory Organization 66 3.3 Resource Configuration 66 3.3.1 PCI Autoconfiguration 66 3.3.2 PCI IDE Support 66 3.4 System Management BIOS (SMBIOS 67 3.5 BIOS Updates 68 3.5.1 Language Support 68 3.5.2 Custom Splash Screen 68 3.6 Legacy USB Support...
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...23. States for Components 63 31. Safety Regulations 79 42. Product Certification Markings 86 viii Intel Desktop Board D945GCL Technical Product Specification 15. Front Panel Header 53 25. BIOS Setup Configuration Jumper Settings 56 28. Thermal Considerations for a One-Color Power LED 54 ...26. BIOS Setup Program Function Keys 66 34. Port 80h POST Codes 75 40. Serial ATA ...
...23. States for Components 63 31. Safety Regulations 79 42. Product Certification Markings 86 viii Intel Desktop Board D945GCL Technical Product Specification 15. Front Panel Header 53 25. BIOS Setup Configuration Jumper Settings 56 28. Thermal Considerations for a One-Color Power LED 54 ...26. BIOS Setup Program Function Keys 66 34. Port 80h POST Codes 75 40. Serial ATA ...
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... interface • PS/2 keyboard and mouse ports 10/100 Mbits/sec LAN subsystem using the Intel® 82562G Platform LAN Connect (PLC) device • Intel® BIOS (resident in the SPI Flash device) • Support for Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (...ACPI), Plug and Play, and SMBIOS • Two PCI Conventional* bus connectors • One PCI Express* x1 bus add-in card connector • One PCI Express x16 bus add-in card connector continued 10 Intel Desktop Board D945GCL...
... interface • PS/2 keyboard and mouse ports 10/100 Mbits/sec LAN subsystem using the Intel® 82562G Platform LAN Connect (PLC) device • Intel® BIOS (resident in the SPI Flash device) • Support for Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (...ACPI), Plug and Play, and SMBIOS • Two PCI Conventional* bus connectors • One PCI Express* x1 bus add-in card connector • One PCI Express x16 bus add-in card connector continued 10 Intel Desktop Board D945GCL...
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...card connector D Back panel connectors E Processor core power connector F Rear chassis fan header G LGA775 processor socket H Intel 82945G GMCH I Processor fan header J DIMM sockets K Main Power connector L Diskette drive connector M Parallel ATE IDE connector N ...Battery O Front chassis fan header P BIOS Setup configuration jumper block Q Chassis intrusion header R Serial ATA connectors [4] S Auxiliary front panel power LED header T Front panel header U Front panel USB headers [2] V Intel 82801GB I/O Controller Hub (ICH7) W Speaker X ...
...card connector D Back panel connectors E Processor core power connector F Rear chassis fan header G LGA775 processor socket H Intel 82945G GMCH I Processor fan header J DIMM sockets K Main Power connector L Diskette drive connector M Parallel ATE IDE connector N ...Battery O Front chassis fan header P BIOS Setup configuration jumper block Q Chassis intrusion header R Serial ATA connectors [4] S Auxiliary front panel power LED header T Front panel header U Front panel USB headers [2] V Intel 82801GB I/O Controller Hub (ICH7) W Speaker X ...
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...may not function under the determined frequency. Table 3. Table 3 lists the supported DIMM configurations. If nonSPD memory is installed, the BIOS will attempt to avoid interference with the memory retention mechanism. • To be fully compliant with all applicable DDR SDRAM memory ...should be impacted or the DIMMs may be populated with x16 organization are not supported. • 4 GB maximum total system memory. Intel Desktop Board D945GCL Technical Product Specification 1.4 System Memory The board has two DIMM sockets and supports the following memory features: • 1.8 V (...
...may not function under the determined frequency. Table 3. Table 3 lists the supported DIMM configurations. If nonSPD memory is installed, the BIOS will attempt to avoid interference with the memory retention mechanism. • To be fully compliant with all applicable DDR SDRAM memory ...should be impacted or the DIMMs may be populated with x16 organization are not supported. • 4 GB maximum total system memory. Intel Desktop Board D945GCL Technical Product Specification 1.4 System Memory The board has two DIMM sockets and supports the following memory features: • 1.8 V (...
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... refresh (QXGA) ⎯ DDC2B compliant interface with Advanced Digital Display 2 or 2+ (ADD2/ADD2+) cards, support for TV-out/TV-in the BIOS Setup program) for compatibility with 200 MHz pixel clocks using VGA graphics under DOS. Up to DVMT on systems that have 256 MB but less...more of system physical memory (as set in and DVI digital display connections ⎯ Supports flat panels up to 224 MB • Intel® Zoom Utility For information about Obtaining graphics software and utilities Refer to the graphics buffer as needed for performing graphics functions. An ...
... refresh (QXGA) ⎯ DDC2B compliant interface with Advanced Digital Display 2 or 2+ (ADD2/ADD2+) cards, support for TV-out/TV-in the BIOS Setup program) for compatibility with 200 MHz pixel clocks using VGA graphics under DOS. Up to DVMT on systems that have 256 MB but less...more of system physical memory (as set in and DVI digital display connections ⎯ Supports flat panels up to 224 MB • Intel® Zoom Utility For information about Obtaining graphics software and utilities Refer to the graphics buffer as needed for performing graphics functions. An ...
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... host and target throttling and transfer rates of up to 88 MB/sec. Native mode is used for a maximum of four Serial ATA devices. The BIOS supports Logical Block Addressing (LBA) and Extended Cylinder Head Sector (ECHS) translation modes. The drive reports the transfer rate and translation mode to reduce reflections... MB/sec. The Parallel ATA IDE interface supports the following modes: • Programmed I /O and IRQ resources are faster timings and require a specialized cable to the BIOS. The ICH7's ATA-100 logic can operate in both legacy and native modes.
... host and target throttling and transfer rates of up to 88 MB/sec. Native mode is used for a maximum of four Serial ATA devices. The BIOS supports Logical Block Addressing (LBA) and Extended Cylinder Head Sector (ECHS) translation modes. The drive reports the transfer rate and translation mode to reduce reflections... MB/sec. The Parallel ATA IDE interface supports the following modes: • Programmed I /O and IRQ resources are faster timings and require a specialized cable to the BIOS. The ICH7's ATA-100 logic can operate in both legacy and native modes.
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...port • One parallel port with Extended Capabilities Port (ECP) and Enhanced Parallel Port (EPP) support • Serial IRQ interface compatible with BIOS support. For information about The location of the serial port A connector Refer to Figure 13, page 48 1.7.4 Keyboard and Mouse Interface PS/2 ...location of the parallel port connector Refer to Figure 12, page 47 25 Power to configure the diskette drive interface. Use the BIOS Setup program to 115.2 kbits/sec with serialized IRQ support for PCI Conventional bus systems • PS/2-style mouse and keyboard ...
...port • One parallel port with Extended Capabilities Port (ECP) and Enhanced Parallel Port (EPP) support • Serial IRQ interface compatible with BIOS support. For information about The location of the serial port A connector Refer to Figure 13, page 48 1.7.4 Keyboard and Mouse Interface PS/2 ...location of the parallel port connector Refer to Figure 12, page 47 25 Power to configure the diskette drive interface. Use the BIOS Setup program to 115.2 kbits/sec with serialized IRQ support for PCI Conventional bus systems • PS/2-style mouse and keyboard ...
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... state. Failure to Power On will enable a wake-up event from LAN in the BIOS Setup program. The total amount of these wake-up events from specific states. Table 8. LAN ...from the +5 V standby line. 34 Intel Desktop Board D945GCL Technical Product Specification 1.11.1.3 Wake-up Devices and Events Table 8 lists the devices or...
... state. Failure to Power On will enable a wake-up event from LAN in the BIOS Setup program. The total amount of these wake-up events from specific states. Table 8. LAN ...from the +5 V standby line. 34 Intel Desktop Board D945GCL Technical Product Specification 1.11.1.3 Wake-up Devices and Events Table 8 lists the devices or...
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... a power-managed state. When resuming from an ACPI state requires an operating system that can be set using the Last Power State feature in the BIOS Setup program's Boot menu. The computer's response can adjust the fan speed or switch the fan on or off as follows: • The fans are...
... a power-managed state. When resuming from an ACPI state requires an operating system that can be set using the Last Power State feature in the BIOS Setup program's Boot menu. The computer's response can adjust the fan speed or switch the fan on or off as follows: • The fans are...
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... on the PCI Conventional bus is asserted, the computer wakes from an ACPI S1, S3, S4, or S5 state (with Wake on PME enabled in BIOS). 1.11.2.9 WAKE# Signal Wake-up Support When the WAKE# signal on the PCI Express bus is still lit, disconnect the power cord before installing or...
... on the PCI Conventional bus is asserted, the computer wakes from an ACPI S1, S3, S4, or S5 state (with Wake on PME enabled in BIOS). 1.11.2.9 WAKE# Signal Wake-up Support When the WAKE# signal on the PCI Express bus is still lit, disconnect the power cord before installing or...
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... internal graphics ranges, PCI Express ports (up to system address space being allocated for PCI Conventional bus add-in cards, PCI Express configuration space, BIOS (SPI Flash), and chipset overhead resides above the top of DRAM (total system memory). 2 Technical Reference What This Chapter Contains 2.1 Memory Resources ...memory that is allocated for other system critical functions. All installed system memory can be used will vary based on add-in cards and BIOS settings. On a system that has 4 GB of system memory installed, it is no overlap of the system memory map. Typically the...
... internal graphics ranges, PCI Express ports (up to system address space being allocated for PCI Conventional bus add-in cards, PCI Express configuration space, BIOS (SPI Flash), and chipset overhead resides above the top of DRAM (total system memory). 2 Technical Reference What This Chapter Contains 2.1 Memory Resources ...memory that is allocated for other system critical functions. All installed system memory can be used will vary based on add-in cards and BIOS settings. On a system that has 4 GB of system memory installed, it is no overlap of the system memory map. Typically the...
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Intel Desktop Board D945GCL Technical Product Specification 4 GB Top of System Address Space FLASH APIC ~20 MB Reserved PCI Memory Range contains PCI, chipsets, Direct Media Interface (DMI), and ... to the operating system) 1 MB 640 KB 0 MB 0FFFFFH 0F0000H 0EFFFFH 0E0000H 0DFFFFH 0C0000H 0BFFFFH 0A0000H 09FFFFH 00000H Upper BIOS area (64 KB) Lower BIOS area (64 KB; 16 KB x 4) Add-in Card BIOS and Buffer area (128 KB; 16 KB x 8) Standard PCI/ ISA Video Memory (SMM Memory) 128 KB DOS area (640...
Intel Desktop Board D945GCL Technical Product Specification 4 GB Top of System Address Space FLASH APIC ~20 MB Reserved PCI Memory Range contains PCI, chipsets, Direct Media Interface (DMI), and ... to the operating system) 1 MB 640 KB 0 MB 0FFFFFH 0F0000H 0EFFFFH 0E0000H 0DFFFFH 0C0000H 0BFFFFH 0A0000H 09FFFFH 00000H Upper BIOS area (64 KB) Lower BIOS area (64 KB; 16 KB x 4) Add-in Card BIOS and Buffer area (128 KB; 16 KB x 8) Standard PCI/ ISA Video Memory (SMM Memory) 128 KB DOS area (640...
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... 80000 - 9FBFF 00000 - 7FFFF Size 4095 MB 64 KB 64 KB 96 KB 160 KB 1 KB 127 KB 512 KB Description Extended memory Runtime BIOS Reserved Potential available high DOS memory (open to the PCI Conventional bus). Dependent on video adapter used. System Memory Map Address Range (decimal) Address Range... bits System Resource Open Parallel port Diskette drive Parallel port (for ECP or EPP) DMA controller Open Open Open 41 Video memory and BIOS Extended BIOS data (movable by memory manager software) Extended conventional memory Conventional memory 2.2 DMA Channels Table 10. Table 9.
... 80000 - 9FBFF 00000 - 7FFFF Size 4095 MB 64 KB 64 KB 96 KB 160 KB 1 KB 127 KB 512 KB Description Extended memory Runtime BIOS Reserved Potential available high DOS memory (open to the PCI Conventional bus). Dependent on video adapter used. System Memory Map Address Range (decimal) Address Range... bits System Resource Open Parallel port Diskette drive Parallel port (for ECP or EPP) DMA controller Open Open Open 41 Video memory and BIOS Extended BIOS data (movable by memory manager software) Extended conventional memory Conventional memory 2.2 DMA Channels Table 10. Table 9.
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...the computer before changing a jumper setting. Figure 16. Location of the jumper block. BIOS Setup Configuration Jumper Settings Function/Mode Normal Jumper Setting 1-2 Configuration The BIOS uses current configuration information and passwords for the three modes: normal, configure, and recovery..... The maintenance menu is displayed. Recovery 321 None 321 The BIOS attempts to configure mode and the computer is required. 56 Otherwise, the board could be damaged. Intel Desktop Board D945GCL Technical Product Specification 2.8 Jumper Block CAUTION Do not move the jumper...
...the computer before changing a jumper setting. Figure 16. Location of the jumper block. BIOS Setup Configuration Jumper Settings Function/Mode Normal Jumper Setting 1-2 Configuration The BIOS uses current configuration information and passwords for the three modes: normal, configure, and recovery..... The maintenance menu is displayed. Recovery 321 None 321 The BIOS attempts to configure mode and the computer is required. 56 Otherwise, the board could be damaged. Intel Desktop Board D945GCL Technical Product Specification 2.8 Jumper Block CAUTION Do not move the jumper...
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... during POST identifying the type of BIOS Features What This Chapter Contains 3.1 Introduction 65 3.2 BIOS Flash Memory Organization 66 3.3 Resource Configuration 66 3.4 System Management BIOS (SMBIOS 67 3.5 BIOS Updates 68 3.6 Legacy USB Support 69 3.7 Boot Options 69 3.8 Adjusting Boot Speed 71 3.9 BIOS Security Features 72 3.1 Introduction The boards use an Intel BIOS that is accessed by pressing...
... during POST identifying the type of BIOS Features What This Chapter Contains 3.1 Introduction 65 3.2 BIOS Flash Memory Organization 66 3.3 Resource Configuration 66 3.4 System Management BIOS (SMBIOS 67 3.5 BIOS Updates 68 3.6 Legacy USB Support 69 3.7 Boot Options 69 3.8 Adjusting Boot Speed 71 3.9 BIOS Security Features 72 3.1 Introduction The boards use an Intel BIOS that is accessed by pressing...
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... Flash Memory (SPI Flash) includes a 4 Mbit (512 KB) flash memory device. 3.3 Resource Configuration 3.3.1 PCI Autoconfiguration The BIOS can automatically configure PCI devices. Intel Desktop Board D945GCL Technical Product Specification Table 32 lists the BIOS Setup program menu features. BIOS Setup Program Menu Bar Maintenance Clears passwords and displays processor information Main Advanced Displays processor and...
... Flash Memory (SPI Flash) includes a 4 Mbit (512 KB) flash memory device. 3.3 Resource Configuration 3.3.1 PCI Autoconfiguration The BIOS can automatically configure PCI devices. Intel Desktop Board D945GCL Technical Product Specification Table 32 lists the BIOS Setup program menu features. BIOS Setup Program Menu Bar Maintenance Clears passwords and displays processor information Main Advanced Displays processor and...
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...system device drivers NOTE Do not connect an ATA device as third-party management software to an ATAPI CDROM drive. 3.4 System Management BIOS (SMBIOS) SMBIOS is the Management Information Format (MIF) database, which contains information about the computing system and its components. The ... SMBIOS is a Desktop Management Interface (DMI) compliant method for Logical Block Addressing (LBA) and to optimize capacity and performance. The BIOS supports an SMBIOS table interface for such operating systems. Using this support, an SMBIOS service-level application running on the same IDE cable...
...system device drivers NOTE Do not connect an ATA device as third-party management software to an ATAPI CDROM drive. 3.4 System Management BIOS (SMBIOS) SMBIOS is the Management Information Format (MIF) database, which contains information about the computing system and its components. The ... SMBIOS is a Desktop Management Interface (DMI) compliant method for Logical Block Addressing (LBA) and to optimize capacity and performance. The BIOS supports an SMBIOS table interface for such operating systems. Using this support, an SMBIOS service-level application running on the same IDE cable...