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Contents 1 Product Description 1.1 Overview 12 1.1.1 Feature Summary 12 1.1.2 Manufacturing Options 13 1.1.3 Board Layout 14 1.1.4 Block Diagram 16 1.2 Online Support 17 1.3 Processor 17 1.4 System Memory 18 1.4.1 Memory Configurations 20 1.5 Intel® 975X Chipset 24 1.5.1 USB 24 1.5.2 IDE Support 25 1.5.3 Real-Time Clock, CMOS SRAM, and Battery 26 1.6 Discrete Serial ATA Interface (Optional 27 1.6.1 Serial ATA Controller 27 1.6.2 External...
Contents 1 Product Description 1.1 Overview 12 1.1.1 Feature Summary 12 1.1.2 Manufacturing Options 13 1.1.3 Board Layout 14 1.1.4 Block Diagram 16 1.2 Online Support 17 1.3 Processor 17 1.4 System Memory 18 1.4.1 Memory Configurations 20 1.5 Intel® 975X Chipset 24 1.5.1 USB 24 1.5.2 IDE Support 25 1.5.3 Real-Time Clock, CMOS SRAM, and Battery 26 1.6 Discrete Serial ATA Interface (Optional 27 1.6.1 Serial ATA Controller 27 1.6.2 External...
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Intel Desktop Board D975XBX2 Technical Product Specification 1.13 Power Management 39 1.13.1 ACPI 39 1.13.2 Hardware Support 42 1.14 Onboard Power Button 46 1.15 Onboard LEDs 47 1.16 Trusted Platform Module (Optional 48 2 Technical Reference 2.1 Memory Resources 49 2.1.1 Addressable Memory 49 2.1.2 Memory Map 51 2.2 DMA ... 2.9.1 Form Factor 71 2.9.2 I/O Shield 72 2.10 Electrical Considerations 74 2.10.1 DC Loading 74 2.10.2 Add-in Board Considerations 74 2.10.3 Fan Header Current Capability 75 2.10.4 Power Supply Considerations 75 2.11 Thermal Considerations 76 2.12 Reliability...
Intel Desktop Board D975XBX2 Technical Product Specification 1.13 Power Management 39 1.13.1 ACPI 39 1.13.2 Hardware Support 42 1.14 Onboard Power Button 46 1.15 Onboard LEDs 47 1.16 Trusted Platform Module (Optional 48 2 Technical Reference 2.1 Memory Resources 49 2.1.1 Addressable Memory 49 2.1.2 Memory Map 51 2.2 DMA ... 2.9.1 Form Factor 71 2.9.2 I/O Shield 72 2.10 Electrical Considerations 74 2.10.1 DC Loading 74 2.10.2 Add-in Board Considerations 74 2.10.3 Fan Header Current Capability 75 2.10.4 Power Supply Considerations 75 2.11 Thermal Considerations 76 2.12 Reliability...
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... 29. BIOS Setup Configuration Jumper Settings 70 33. I /O Map 52 13. Localized High Temperature Zones 77 Tables 1. Supported Memory Configurations 18 5. Memory Operating Frequencies 19 6. Wake-up Devices and Events 42 10. Interrupts 54 15. ATAPI CD-ROM Connector (Optional 61 18... Connector (2 x 4 Pin 64 26. LAN Connector LED States 34 7. Intel Desktop Board D975XBX2 Technical Product Specification 21. Connection Diagram for a One-Color Power LED 67 31. Feature Summary 12 2. System Memory Map 51 11. Processor Fan and Auxiliary Rear Fan Header 61 21. Components...
... 29. BIOS Setup Configuration Jumper Settings 70 33. I /O Map 52 13. Localized High Temperature Zones 77 Tables 1. Supported Memory Configurations 18 5. Memory Operating Frequencies 19 6. Wake-up Devices and Events 42 10. Interrupts 54 15. ATAPI CD-ROM Connector (Optional 61 18... Connector (2 x 4 Pin 64 26. LAN Connector LED States 34 7. Intel Desktop Board D975XBX2 Technical Product Specification 21. Connection Diagram for a One-Color Power LED 67 31. Feature Summary 12 2. System Memory Map 51 11. Processor Fan and Auxiliary Rear Fan Header 61 21. Components...
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1 Product Description What This Chapter Contains 1.1 Overview 12 1.2 Online Support 17 1.3 Processor 17 1.4 System Memory 18 1.5 Intel® 975X Chipset 24 1.6 Discrete Serial ATA Interface (Optional 27 1.7 PCI Express Connectors 28 1.8 IEEE-1394a Connectors (Optional 29 1.9 Legacy I/O Controller 29 1.10 Audio Subsystem 31 1.11 LAN Subsystem 34 1.12 Hardware Management Subsystem 37 1.13 Power Management 39 1.14 Onboard Power Button 46 1.15 Onboard LEDs 47 1.16 Trusted Platform Module (Optional 48 11
1 Product Description What This Chapter Contains 1.1 Overview 12 1.2 Online Support 17 1.3 Processor 17 1.4 System Memory 18 1.5 Intel® 975X Chipset 24 1.6 Discrete Serial ATA Interface (Optional 27 1.7 PCI Express Connectors 28 1.8 IEEE-1394a Connectors (Optional 29 1.9 Legacy I/O Controller 29 1.10 Audio Subsystem 31 1.11 LAN Subsystem 34 1.12 Hardware Management Subsystem 37 1.13 Power Management 39 1.14 Onboard Power Button 46 1.15 Onboard LEDs 47 1.16 Trusted Platform Module (Optional 48 11
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... 667, and DDR2 533 MHz DIMMs • Support for up to 8 GB of system memory • Support for ECC and non-ECC memory Intel® 975X Chipset, consisting of the board. Intel Desktop Board D975XBX2 Technical Product Specification 1.1 Overview 1.1.1 Feature Summary Table 1 summarizes the major features of : • Intel® 82975X Memory Controller Hub (MCH) • Intel® 82801GR I/O Controller Hub (ICH7-R) or...
... 667, and DDR2 533 MHz DIMMs • Support for up to 8 GB of system memory • Support for ECC and non-ECC memory Intel® 975X Chipset, consisting of the board. Intel Desktop Board D975XBX2 Technical Product Specification 1.1 Overview 1.1.1 Feature Summary Table 1 summarizes the major features of : • Intel® 82975X Memory Controller Hub (MCH) • Intel® 82801GR I/O Controller Hub (ICH7-R) or...
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Table 2. Boards equipped with three analog audio outputs using the Sigmatel 9227 audio codec Provides required additional power when using the SigmaTel* 9274D audio codec • 6-channel (5.1) ... header A 3-pin header for powering a fan for the Intel® 82975X Memory Controller Hub (MCH) Processor Core Power Connector One of range thermal values • Three fan headers • Three fan sense inputs used to monitor fan activity • Fan speed control • Support for providing +12 V power to use the same LED...
Table 2. Boards equipped with three analog audio outputs using the Sigmatel 9227 audio codec Provides required additional power when using the SigmaTel* 9274D audio codec • 6-channel (5.1) ... header A 3-pin header for powering a fan for the Intel® 82975X Memory Controller Hub (MCH) Processor Core Power Connector One of range thermal values • Three fan headers • Three fan sense inputs used to monitor fan activity • Fan speed control • Support for providing +12 V power to use the same LED...
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... PCI Express x16 (electrical x16 or x8) video card before installing or upgrading memory to accurately configure memory settings for information on an ECC DIMM. 18 Table 4. Intel Desktop Board D975XBX2 Technical Product Specification 1.4 System Memory The board has four DIMM sockets and supports the following memory features: • 1.8 V and 1.9 V DDR2 SDRAM DIMMs • Unbuffered, single-sided or double-sided...
... PCI Express x16 (electrical x16 or x8) video card before installing or upgrading memory to accurately configure memory settings for information on an ECC DIMM. 18 Table 4. Intel Desktop Board D975XBX2 Technical Product Specification 1.4 System Memory The board has four DIMM sockets and supports the following memory features: • 1.8 V and 1.9 V DDR2 SDRAM DIMMs • Unbuffered, single-sided or double-sided...
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... used when only a single DIMM is enabled when the installed memory capacities of both channels are blue. Intel Desktop Board D975XBX2 Technical Product Specification 1.4.1 Memory Configurations The Intel 82975X MCH supports two types of both channels are black. If different speed DIMMs are used between channels, the slowest memory timing will be equal. If different speed DIMMs are used...
... used when only a single DIMM is enabled when the installed memory capacities of both channels are blue. Intel Desktop Board D975XBX2 Technical Product Specification 1.4.1 Memory Configurations The Intel 82975X MCH supports two types of both channels are black. If different speed DIMMs are used between channels, the slowest memory timing will be equal. If different speed DIMMs are used...
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Intel Desktop Board D975XBX2 Technical Product Specification 1.5 Intel® 975X Chipset The Intel 975X chipset consists of the following : ⎯ Intel 82801GR I/O Controller Hub (ICH7-R) with DMI interconnect ⎯ Intel 82801GH I /O paths. and EHCI-compatible drivers. The BIOS code is a centralized controller for the board's I /O ... the system bus, the memory bus, the PCI Express bus, and the DMI interconnect. For information about The Intel 975X chipset Resources used by the chipset Refer to http://developer.intel.com/ Chapter 2 1.5.1 USB The board supports up to a USB port...
Intel Desktop Board D975XBX2 Technical Product Specification 1.5 Intel® 975X Chipset The Intel 975X chipset consists of the following : ⎯ Intel 82801GR I/O Controller Hub (ICH7-R) with DMI interconnect ⎯ Intel 82801GH I /O paths. and EHCI-compatible drivers. The BIOS code is a centralized controller for the board's I /O ... the system bus, the memory bus, the PCI Express bus, and the DMI interconnect. For information about The Intel 975X chipset Resources used by the chipset Refer to http://developer.intel.com/ Chapter 2 1.5.1 USB The board supports up to a USB port...
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... power connectors. Replace the battery with 3.3 VSB applied. Figure 1 on the D975XBX2 board Refer to Figure 20, page 59 1.5.2.3 Serial ATA RAID The ICH7-R/ICH7-DH supports the following RAID (Redundant Array of the SCSI hard drive activity LED header Refer...memory. When the computer is not plugged into CMOS RAM at 25 ºC with an equivalent one. data striping • RAID 1 - NOTE If the battery and AC power fail, custom defaults, if previously saved, will be loaded into a wall socket, the battery has an estimated life of the battery. Intel Desktop Board D975XBX2...
... power connectors. Replace the battery with 3.3 VSB applied. Figure 1 on the D975XBX2 board Refer to Figure 20, page 59 1.5.2.3 Serial ATA RAID The ICH7-R/ICH7-DH supports the following RAID (Redundant Array of the SCSI hard drive activity LED header Refer...memory. When the computer is not plugged into CMOS RAM at 25 ºC with an equivalent one. data striping • RAID 1 - NOTE If the battery and AC power fail, custom defaults, if previously saved, will be loaded into a wall socket, the battery has an estimated life of the battery. Intel Desktop Board D975XBX2...
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... all of their computing assets, regardless of system state in the manner described below. • Discovering hardware and software computing assets: ⎯ Intel AMT stores hardware and software asset information in LAN cards: • Monitoring of system firmware progress events, including: ⎯ BIOS present ⎯... the system. Product Description 1.11.3 Alert Standard Format (ASF) Support The board provides the following ASF support for PCI Express x1 bus add-in LAN cards and PCI Conventional bus add-in non-volatile memory and allows IT to read the asset information anytime, even if ...
... all of their computing assets, regardless of system state in the manner described below. • Discovering hardware and software computing assets: ⎯ Intel AMT stores hardware and software asset information in LAN cards: • Monitoring of system firmware progress events, including: ⎯ BIOS present ⎯... the system. Product Description 1.11.3 Alert Standard Format (ASF) Support The board provides the following ASF support for PCI Express x1 bus add-in LAN cards and PCI Conventional bus add-in non-volatile memory and allows IT to read the asset information anytime, even if ...
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... Maintenance Main Advanced Performance Security Power Boot Exit NOTE The maintenance menu is displayed only when the board is accessed by pressing the key after the Power-On Self-Test (POST) memory test begins and before the operating system boot begins. Section 2.8 on all versions of the... board. 81 The SPI contains the BIOS Setup program, POST, the PCI auto-configuration utility, and Plug and Play support. The initial production BIOSs are identified ...
... Maintenance Main Advanced Performance Security Power Boot Exit NOTE The maintenance menu is displayed only when the board is accessed by pressing the key after the Power-On Self-Test (POST) memory test begins and before the operating system boot begins. Section 2.8 on all versions of the... board. 81 The SPI contains the BIOS Setup program, POST, the PCI auto-configuration utility, and Plug and Play support. The initial production BIOSs are identified ...
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... interface also supports second-generation SATA drives. BIOS Setup Program Menu Bar Menu Function Maintenance Clears passwords and displays processor information Main Displays processor and memory configuration Advanced Configures advanced features available through the chipset Performance Security Power Boot Allows adjustment of the ... Autoconfiguration lets a user insert or remove PCI cards without having to optimize capacity and performance. Table 38. Intel Desktop Board D975XBX2 Technical Product Specification Table 37 lists the BIOS Setup program menu features.
... interface also supports second-generation SATA drives. BIOS Setup Program Menu Bar Menu Function Maintenance Clears passwords and displays processor information Main Displays processor and memory configuration Advanced Configures advanced features available through the chipset Performance Security Power Boot Allows adjustment of the ... Autoconfiguration lets a user insert or remove PCI cards without having to optimize capacity and performance. Table 38. Intel Desktop Board D975XBX2 Technical Product Specification Table 37 lists the BIOS Setup program menu features.
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...Plug and Play operating system can obtain the SMBIOS information. 3.4 Watchdog Timer The board includes a watchdog timer circuit. Using SMBIOS, a system administrator can override the auto-configuration ... a managed network. The BIOS supports an SMBIOS table interface for such operating systems. Using this information. The main component of SMBIOS is a Desktop Management Interface (DMI) compliant method...data, such as peripherals, serial numbers, and asset tags • Resource data, such as memory size, cache size, and processor clock frequency • Dynamic data, such as event detection ...
...Plug and Play operating system can obtain the SMBIOS information. 3.4 Watchdog Timer The board includes a watchdog timer circuit. Using SMBIOS, a system administrator can override the auto-configuration ... a managed network. The BIOS supports an SMBIOS table interface for such operating systems. Using this information. The main component of SMBIOS is a Desktop Management Interface (DMI) compliant method...data, such as peripherals, serial numbers, and asset tags • Resource data, such as memory size, cache size, and processor clock frequency • Dynamic data, such as event detection ...
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... Web site Refer to be used . Intel Desktop Board D975XBX2 Technical Product Specification 3.5 Legacy USB Support Legacy USB support enables USB devices to Section 1.2, page 17 84 After the operating system loads the USB drivers, all legacy and non-legacy USB devices are available on the Web. • Intel® Flash Memory Update Utility, which requires creation of...
... Web site Refer to be used . Intel Desktop Board D975XBX2 Technical Product Specification 3.5 Legacy USB Support Legacy USB support enables USB devices to Section 1.2, page 17 84 After the operating system loads the USB drivers, all legacy and non-legacy USB devices are available on the Web. • Intel® Flash Memory Update Utility, which requires creation of...