Smart Response Technology User Guide
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System Requirements: For a system to support Intel Smart Response Technology it must have the following: • Intel® Z68/Z77/H77/Q77 Express Chipset-based desktop board • Intel® Core™ Processor in BIOS Setup 1. Select the setting for maximum storage capacity while delivering an SSD...computer system performance. It allows a user to RAID mode via the system BIOS. no additional drive letter is an Intel® Rapid Storage Technology (Intel® RST) caching feature that the SATA controller be set to save settings and restart the system Operating System ...
System Requirements: For a system to support Intel Smart Response Technology it must have the following: • Intel® Z68/Z77/H77/Q77 Express Chipset-based desktop board • Intel® Core™ Processor in BIOS Setup 1. Select the setting for maximum storage capacity while delivering an SSD...computer system performance. It allows a user to RAID mode via the system BIOS. no additional drive letter is an Intel® Rapid Storage Technology (Intel® RST) caching feature that the SATA controller be set to save settings and restart the system Operating System ...
Technical Product Specification
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... equipment, etc. The suitability of the Intel® Desktop Board DH77DF Technical Product Specification Date April 2012 This product specification applies to only the standard Intel® Desktop Board with BIOS identifier KCH7710H.86A. Intel Corporation may cause the product to deviate from...of any time, without further evaluation by estoppel or otherwise, to any license, express or implied, by Intel. Intel desktop boards may be supported without notice. Current characterized errata are trademarks of documents and other materials and information does not provide any such...
... equipment, etc. The suitability of the Intel® Desktop Board DH77DF Technical Product Specification Date April 2012 This product specification applies to only the standard Intel® Desktop Board with BIOS identifier KCH7710H.86A. Intel Corporation may cause the product to deviate from...of any time, without further evaluation by estoppel or otherwise, to any license, express or implied, by Intel. Intel desktop boards may be supported without notice. Current characterized errata are trademarks of documents and other materials and information does not provide any such...
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.... CAUTION Cautions are included to important information. What This Document Contains Chapter 1 2 3 4 5 Description A description of the hardware used on Intel Desktop Board DH77DF A map of the resources of the Intel Desktop Board The features supported by the BIOS Setup program A description of the BIOS error messages, beep codes, and POST codes Regulatory compliance and...
.... CAUTION Cautions are included to important information. What This Document Contains Chapter 1 2 3 4 5 Description A description of the hardware used on Intel Desktop Board DH77DF A map of the resources of the Intel Desktop Board The features supported by the BIOS Setup program A description of the BIOS error messages, beep codes, and POST codes Regulatory compliance and...
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... 1.1.2 Board Layout (Top 13 1.1.3 Board Layout (Bottom 15 1.1.4 Block Diagram 16 1.2 Online Support 17 1.3 Processor 17 1.3.1 Graphics Subsystem 18 1.4 System Memory 20 1.4.1 Memory Configurations 21 1.5 Intel® H77 Express Chipset 23 1.5.1 Direct Media Interface (DMI 23 1.5.2 Display Interfaces 23 1.5.3 USB....3 Chassis Intrusion and Detection 34 1.10.4 Thermal Monitoring 35 1.11 Power Management 36 1.11.1 ACPI 36 1.11.2 Hardware Support 38 2 Technical Reference 2.1 Memory Resources 43 2.1.1 Addressable Memory 43 2.1.2 Memory Map 45 2.2 Connectors and Headers 45 2.2.1 ...
... 1.1.2 Board Layout (Top 13 1.1.3 Board Layout (Bottom 15 1.1.4 Block Diagram 16 1.2 Online Support 17 1.3 Processor 17 1.3.1 Graphics Subsystem 18 1.4 System Memory 20 1.4.1 Memory Configurations 21 1.5 Intel® H77 Express Chipset 23 1.5.1 Direct Media Interface (DMI 23 1.5.2 Display Interfaces 23 1.5.3 USB....3 Chassis Intrusion and Detection 34 1.10.4 Thermal Monitoring 35 1.11 Power Management 36 1.11.1 ACPI 36 1.11.2 Hardware Support 38 2 Technical Reference 2.1 Memory Resources 43 2.1.1 Addressable Memory 43 2.1.2 Memory Map 45 2.2 Connectors and Headers 45 2.2.1 ...
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Intel Desktop Board DH77DF Technical Product Specification 2.3 Jumper Block 59 2.4 Mechanical Considerations 61 2.4.1 Form Factor 61 2.5 Electrical Considerations 62 2.5.1 Power Supply Considerations 62 2.5.2 Power ... 69 3.2 BIOS Flash Memory Organization 70 3.3 Resource Configuration 70 3.3.1 PCI Express Autoconfiguration 70 3.4 System Management BIOS (SMBIOS 71 3.5 Legacy USB Support 71 3.6 BIOS Updates 72 3.6.1 Language Support 72 3.6.2 Custom Splash Screen 73 3.7 BIOS Recovery 73 3.8 Boot Options 74 3.8.1 Optical Drive Boot 74 3.8.2 Network Boot 74 3.8.3 Booting Without...
Intel Desktop Board DH77DF Technical Product Specification 2.3 Jumper Block 59 2.4 Mechanical Considerations 61 2.4.1 Form Factor 61 2.5 Electrical Considerations 62 2.5.1 Power Supply Considerations 62 2.5.2 Power ... 69 3.2 BIOS Flash Memory Organization 70 3.3 Resource Configuration 70 3.3.1 PCI Express Autoconfiguration 70 3.4 System Management BIOS (SMBIOS 71 3.5 Legacy USB Support 71 3.6 BIOS Updates 72 3.6.1 Language Support 72 3.6.2 Custom Splash Screen 73 3.7 BIOS Recovery 73 3.8 Boot Options 74 3.8.1 Optical Drive Boot 74 3.8.2 Network Boot 74 3.8.3 Booting Without...
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... States 33 11. Location of the Jumper Block 59 16. Detailed System Memory Address Map 44 10. Intel Desktop Board DH77DF China RoHS Material Self Declaration Table 92 Tables 1. Components Shown in Figure 11 48 16. Component-side... Connectors and Headers Shown in Figure 2 15 4. Major Board Components (Bottom 15 3. Back Panel Connectors 46 11. Connection Diagram for Intel HD Audio 50 18. Localized High Temperature Zones 65 18. Audio Formats Supported...
... States 33 11. Location of the Jumper Block 59 16. Detailed System Memory Address Map 44 10. Intel Desktop Board DH77DF China RoHS Material Self Declaration Table 92 Tables 1. Components Shown in Figure 11 48 16. Component-side... Connectors and Headers Shown in Figure 2 15 4. Major Board Components (Bottom 15 3. Back Panel Connectors 46 11. Connection Diagram for Intel HD Audio 50 18. Localized High Temperature Zones 65 18. Audio Formats Supported...
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...1. 1 Product Description 1.1 Overview 1.1.1 Feature Summary Table 1 summarizes the major features of the Intel® H77 Express Platform Controller Hub (PCH) • Integrated graphics support for processors with Intel HD Graphics: ― High Definition Multimedia Interface* (HDMI*) v1.4a ― DVI-I ...― One PCI Express* x16 graphics interface ― Integrated memory controller with dual channel DDR3 memory support ― Integrated graphics processing (processors with Intel® HD Graphics) ― External graphics interface controller • Four 240-pin DDR3 SDRAM Dual ...
...1. 1 Product Description 1.1 Overview 1.1.1 Feature Summary Table 1 summarizes the major features of the Intel® H77 Express Platform Controller Hub (PCH) • Integrated graphics support for processors with Intel HD Graphics: ― High Definition Multimedia Interface* (HDMI*) v1.4a ― DVI-I ...― One PCI Express* x16 graphics interface ― Integrated memory controller with dual channel DDR3 memory support ― Integrated graphics processing (processors with Intel® HD Graphics) ― External graphics interface controller • Four 240-pin DDR3 SDRAM Dual ...
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...Gb/s interfaces through the Intel H77 Express Chipset with Intel® Rapid Storage Technology RAID support (blue) ― Two internal SATA 3.0 Gb/s interfaces through the Intel H77 Express Chipset with Intel Rapid Storage Technology RAID support (black) ―...support • Hardware monitoring through the Nuvoton I/O controller • Voltage sense to detect out of range power supply voltages • Thermal sense to detect out of range thermal values • Two fan headers • Two fan sense inputs used to monitor fan activity • Fan speed control 12 Intel Desktop Board DH77DF...
...Gb/s interfaces through the Intel H77 Express Chipset with Intel® Rapid Storage Technology RAID support (blue) ― Two internal SATA 3.0 Gb/s interfaces through the Intel H77 Express Chipset with Intel Rapid Storage Technology RAID support (black) ―...support • Hardware monitoring through the Nuvoton I/O controller • Voltage sense to detect out of range power supply voltages • Thermal sense to detect out of range thermal values • Two fan headers • Two fan sense inputs used to monitor fan activity • Fan speed control 12 Intel Desktop Board DH77DF...
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... processor requires a custom thermal solution. NOTE Use of unsupported processors can damage the board, the processor, and the power supply. Intel Desktop Board DH77DF Desktop Board Support Available configurations for Intel Desktop Board DH77DF Visit this board. Other processors may not meet the necessary thermal requirements. NOTE This board has specific requirements for this World...
... processor requires a custom thermal solution. NOTE Use of unsupported processors can damage the board, the processor, and the power supply. Intel Desktop Board DH77DF Desktop Board Support Available configurations for Intel Desktop Board DH77DF Visit this board. Other processors may not meet the necessary thermal requirements. NOTE This board has specific requirements for this World...
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...; Shader Model 4.0 • Video ⎯ High-Definition content at up to 1.7 GB Video Memory with 4 GB and above system memory configuration 18 Intel Desktop Board DH77DF Technical Product Specification 1.3.1 Graphics Subsystem The board supports graphics through either the processor Intel HD Graphics or a PCI Express x16 add-in graphics card. 1.3.1.1 Processor Graphics The board...
...; Shader Model 4.0 • Video ⎯ High-Definition content at up to 1.7 GB Video Memory with 4 GB and above system memory configuration 18 Intel Desktop Board DH77DF Technical Product Specification 1.3.1 Graphics Subsystem The board supports graphics through either the processor Intel HD Graphics or a PCI Express x16 add-in graphics card. 1.3.1.1 Processor Graphics The board...
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... an effective bandwidth of 250 MB/s each direction per lane. Product Description 1.3.1.2 PCI Express x16 Graphics 3rd generation Intel Core processor family processors support PCI Express 3.0, 2.x, and 1.x and 2nd generation Intel Core processor family processors support PCI Express 2.x and 1.x: • PCI Express 3.0 with a raw bit rate of 8.0 GT/s results in an effective bandwidth of...
... an effective bandwidth of 250 MB/s each direction per lane. Product Description 1.3.1.2 PCI Express x16 Graphics 3rd generation Intel Core processor family processors support PCI Express 3.0, 2.x, and 1.x and 2nd generation Intel Core processor family processors support PCI Express 2.x and 1.x: • PCI Express 3.0 with a raw bit rate of 8.0 GT/s results in an effective bandwidth of...
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... configure the memory settings, but performance and reliability may be populated with 4 Gb memory technology). Intel Desktop Board DH77DF Technical Product Specification 1.4 System Memory The board has two DIMM sockets and supports the following restriction: Double-sided DIMMs with x16 organization are not supported. • 16 GB maximum total system memory (with DIMMs that...
... configure the memory settings, but performance and reliability may be populated with 4 Gb memory technology). Intel Desktop Board DH77DF Technical Product Specification 1.4 System Memory The board has two DIMM sockets and supports the following restriction: Double-sided DIMMs with x16 organization are not supported. • 16 GB maximum total system memory (with DIMMs that...
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...is equivalent to populate both DIMM channels are equal. Product Description 1.4.1 Memory Configurations The 3rd generation Intel Core processor family and 2nd generation Intel Core processor family processors support the following types of both channels. This mode offers the highest throughput for each channel must be... memory capacities of memory organization: • Dual channel (Interleaved) mode. Memory Configuration Examples Refer to: http://www.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/sb/cs011965.htm 21 This mode provides the most flexible performance characteristics.
...is equivalent to populate both DIMM channels are equal. Product Description 1.4.1 Memory Configurations The 3rd generation Intel Core processor family and 2nd generation Intel Core processor family processors support the following types of both channels. This mode offers the highest throughput for each channel must be... memory capacities of memory organization: • Dual channel (Interleaved) mode. Memory Configuration Examples Refer to: http://www.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/sb/cs011965.htm 21 This mode provides the most flexible performance characteristics.
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...; Flexible Display Interconnect (Intel® FDI) Intel FDI connects the display engine in the display engine of the processor and sent to the PCH over wired displays (HDMI, DVI, and DisplayPort). 23 The PCH supports HDCP 1.4 for the board's I/O paths. The processor houses the memory interface,... display planes, and pipes while the PCH has transcoder and display interface or ports. The Intel H77 Express Chipset is divided between the processor and the...
...; Flexible Display Interconnect (Intel® FDI) Intel FDI connects the display engine in the display engine of the processor and sent to the PCH over wired displays (HDMI, DVI, and DisplayPort). 23 The PCH supports HDCP 1.4 for the board's I/O paths. The processor houses the memory interface,... display planes, and pipes while the PCH has transcoder and display interface or ports. The Intel H77 Express Chipset is divided between the processor and the...
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... port will behave as Dolby* TrueHD or DTS* HD Master Audio. The HDMI interface supports the HDMI 1.4a specification. Depending on the type of the VGA and DVI-I port supports both digital and analog DVI displays. Intel Desktop Board DH77DF Technical Product Specification 1.5.2.3 Digital Visual Interface (DVI-I) The DVI-I connector status. DVI Port Status...
... port will behave as Dolby* TrueHD or DTS* HD Master Audio. The HDMI interface supports the HDMI 1.4a specification. Depending on the type of the VGA and DVI-I port supports both digital and analog DVI displays. Intel Desktop Board DH77DF Technical Product Specification 1.5.2.3 Digital Visual Interface (DVI-I) The DVI-I connector status. DVI Port Status...
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...card installed PCI Express x16 add-in card installed Note: May require BIOS setup menu changes. Table 8. DisplayPort's maximum supported display resolution is 8.64 Gb/s. DisplayPort Status Enabled Enabled (Note) For information about DisplayPort technology Refer to http://www.... signaling to achieve a high bandwidth bus interface designed to HDMI using a DisplayPort-HDMI converter. The DisplayPort interface supports the 1.1a specification. DisplayPort is suitable for display connections between PCs and monitors, projectors, and TV displays. Table 8 shows ...
...card installed PCI Express x16 add-in card installed Note: May require BIOS setup menu changes. Table 8. DisplayPort's maximum supported display resolution is 8.64 Gb/s. DisplayPort Status Enabled Enabled (Note) For information about DisplayPort technology Refer to http://www.... signaling to achieve a high bandwidth bus interface designed to HDMI using a DisplayPort-HDMI converter. The DisplayPort interface supports the 1.1a specification. DisplayPort is suitable for display connections between PCs and monitors, projectors, and TV displays. Table 8 shows ...
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... requirements for the 2.0/3.0 ports. This controller allows data transfers up to four USB 3.0 ports and ten USB 2.0 ports. The controller supports SuperSpeed (SS), high-speed (HS), full-speed (FS), and low-speed (LS) traffic on the back panel The location of ...PCH also contains an integrated eXtensible Host Controller Interface (xHCI) host controller which supports USB 3.0 ports. The board supports up to 5 Gb/s. Use a shielded cable that support USB high-speed signaling. Intel Desktop Board DH77DF Technical Product Specification 1.5.3 USB The PCH contains up to 480 Mb/s. High-...
... requirements for the 2.0/3.0 ports. This controller allows data transfers up to four USB 3.0 ports and ten USB 2.0 ports. The controller supports SuperSpeed (SS), high-speed (HS), full-speed (FS), and low-speed (LS) traffic on the back panel The location of ...PCH also contains an integrated eXtensible Host Controller Interface (xHCI) host controller which supports USB 3.0 ports. The board supports up to 5 Gb/s. Use a shielded cable that support USB high-speed signaling. Intel Desktop Board DH77DF Technical Product Specification 1.5.3 USB The PCH contains up to 480 Mb/s. High-...
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...legacy and native modes. In legacy mode, standard IDE I/O and IRQ resources are assigned (IRQ 14 and 15). The PCH supports the Serial ATA Specification, Revision 3.0. Native mode is required for host to device connections. Product Description 1.5.4 SATA Interfaces The board...8226; Two SATA 6.0 Gb/s interfaces through the Intel H77 Express Chipset with Intel® Rapid Storage Technology RAID support (blue) • Two internal Serial ATA (SATA) 3.0 Gb/s interfaces through the Intel H77 Express Chipset with Intel Rapid Storage Technology RAID support (black) • One internal mSATA port ...
...legacy and native modes. In legacy mode, standard IDE I/O and IRQ resources are assigned (IRQ 14 and 15). The PCH supports the Serial ATA Specification, Revision 3.0. Native mode is required for host to device connections. Product Description 1.5.4 SATA Interfaces The board...8226; Two SATA 6.0 Gb/s interfaces through the Intel H77 Express Chipset with Intel® Rapid Storage Technology RAID support (blue) • Two internal Serial ATA (SATA) 3.0 Gb/s interfaces through the Intel H77 Express Chipset with Intel Rapid Storage Technology RAID support (black) • One internal mSATA port ...
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Intel Desktop Board DH77DF Technical Product Specification 1.5.4.1 SATA RAID The board supports Intel Rapid Storage Technology which provides the following RAID (Redundant Array of having HDDs for maximum storage capacity with system performance at or near SSD ... allows configuration of a computer system with improved power savings. Microsoft Windows 7 includes the necessary RAID drivers for more information on Intel Smart Response Technology, go to http://www.intel.com/support/chipsets/sb/CS-032826.htm NOTE In order to install separate RAID drivers using the F6 switch in the BIOS. data...
Intel Desktop Board DH77DF Technical Product Specification 1.5.4.1 SATA RAID The board supports Intel Rapid Storage Technology which provides the following RAID (Redundant Array of having HDDs for maximum storage capacity with system performance at or near SSD ... allows configuration of a computer system with improved power savings. Microsoft Windows 7 includes the necessary RAID drivers for more information on Intel Smart Response Technology, go to http://www.intel.com/support/chipsets/sb/CS-032826.htm NOTE In order to install separate RAID drivers using the F6 switch in the BIOS. data...
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...I/O Controller The I/O controller provides the following features: • Consumer Infrared (CIR) headers • Serial IRQ interface compatible with serialized IRQ support for example, the date and time) might not be notified during the POST. This learning input is not plugged into a wall socket, ...CIR specifications, and also a "learning" infrared input. Customers are required to buy or create their own interface modules to connect to Intel Desktop Boards for the I/O controller. 1.7.1 Consumer Infrared (CIR) The Consumer Infrared (CIR) feature is made up event interface The ...
...I/O Controller The I/O controller provides the following features: • Consumer Infrared (CIR) headers • Serial IRQ interface compatible with serialized IRQ support for example, the date and time) might not be notified during the POST. This learning input is not plugged into a wall socket, ...CIR specifications, and also a "learning" infrared input. Customers are required to buy or create their own interface modules to connect to Intel Desktop Boards for the I/O controller. 1.7.1 Consumer Infrared (CIR) The Consumer Infrared (CIR) feature is made up event interface The ...