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... 11 1.1.1 Feature Summary 11 1.1.2 Board Layout 13 1.1.3 Block Diagram 15 1.2 Legacy Considerations 16 1.3 Online Support 16 1.4 Processor 16 1.4.1 PCI Express x16 Graphics 17 1.5 System Memory 17 1.5.1 Memory Configurations 19 1.6 Intel® X79 Express Chipset 21 1.6.1 USB 21 1.6.2 SATA Interfaces 21 1.7 Real-Time Clock Subsystem 23 1.8 Legacy I/O Controller 23 1.8.1 Consumer Infrared (CIR 23 1.9 Audio...
... 11 1.1.1 Feature Summary 11 1.1.2 Board Layout 13 1.1.3 Block Diagram 15 1.2 Legacy Considerations 16 1.3 Online Support 16 1.4 Processor 16 1.4.1 PCI Express x16 Graphics 17 1.5 System Memory 17 1.5.1 Memory Configurations 19 1.6 Intel® X79 Express Chipset 21 1.6.1 USB 21 1.6.2 SATA Interfaces 21 1.7 Real-Time Clock Subsystem 23 1.8 Legacy I/O Controller 23 1.8.1 Consumer Infrared (CIR 23 1.9 Audio...
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Intel Desktop Board DX79SI Technical Product Specification 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 Back Panel Connectors 46 2.2.2 Component-side Connectors and ...-in Board Considerations 62 2.6 Thermal Considerations 63 2.7 Reliability 65 2.8 Environmental 65 3 Overview of BIOS Features 3.1 Introduction 67 3.2 BIOS Flash Memory Organization 68 3.3 Resource Configuration 68 3.3.1 PCI Autoconfiguration 68 3.4 System Management BIOS (SMBIOS 69 3.5 Legacy USB Support 69 3.6 BIOS Updates 70...
Intel Desktop Board DX79SI Technical Product Specification 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 Back Panel Connectors 46 2.2.2 Component-side Connectors and ...-in Board Considerations 62 2.6 Thermal Considerations 63 2.7 Reliability 65 2.8 Environmental 65 3 Overview of BIOS Features 3.1 Introduction 67 3.2 BIOS Flash Memory Organization 68 3.3 Resource Configuration 68 3.3.1 PCI Autoconfiguration 68 3.4 System Management BIOS (SMBIOS 69 3.5 Legacy USB Support 69 3.6 BIOS Updates 70...
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... DIMM Configuration 20 4. Bluetooth/WiFi Module 28 7. Connection Diagram for Intel HD Audio 50 13. Board Dimensions 60 18. Feature Summary 11 2. System Memory Map 45 11. Detailed System Memory Address Map 44 11. Localized High Temperature Zones 64 Tables 1. Audio Jack Support 24 ... of the Onboard Power and Reset Buttons 41 10. Front Panel Audio Header for Front Panel USB 2.0 Headers 57 16. Supported Memory Configurations 18 4. Component-side Connectors and Headers 48 14. Component-side Connectors and Headers Shown in Figure 1 14 3. I/O Shield...
... DIMM Configuration 20 4. Bluetooth/WiFi Module 28 7. Connection Diagram for Intel HD Audio 50 13. Board Dimensions 60 18. Feature Summary 11 2. System Memory Map 45 11. Detailed System Memory Address Map 44 11. Localized High Temperature Zones 64 Tables 1. Audio Jack Support 24 ... of the Onboard Power and Reset Buttons 41 10. Front Panel Audio Header for Front Panel USB 2.0 Headers 57 16. Supported Memory Configurations 18 4. Component-side Connectors and Headers 48 14. Component-side Connectors and Headers Shown in Figure 1 14 3. I/O Shield...
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... internal SATA 3.0 Gb/s interfaces through the Intel X79 Express Chipset with eight DIMMs using 4 Gb memory technology • Support for non-ECC and ECC memory • Support for 1.35 V low voltage JEDEC memory • Support for XMP memory • Support for up to 64 GB of system memory with Intel Rapid Storage Technology RAID support (black) •...
... internal SATA 3.0 Gb/s interfaces through the Intel X79 Express Chipset with eight DIMMs using 4 Gb memory technology • Support for non-ECC and ECC memory • Support for 1.35 V low voltage JEDEC memory • Support for XMP memory • Support for up to 64 GB of system memory with Intel Rapid Storage Technology RAID support (black) •...
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... information BIOS and driver updates Tested memory Integration information http://processormatch.intel.com http://www.intel.com/products/desktop/chipsets/index.htm http://downloadcenter.intel.com http://www.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/sb/CS025414.htm http://www.intel.com/support/go/buildit 1.4 Processor ... on page 61 for information on the web site above are only supported when falling within the wattage requirements of the Intel Desktop Board DX79SI. Supported processors Refer to ) the following: • No parallel port connector • No floppy drive connector •...
... information BIOS and driver updates Tested memory Integration information http://processormatch.intel.com http://www.intel.com/products/desktop/chipsets/index.htm http://downloadcenter.intel.com http://www.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/sb/CS025414.htm http://www.intel.com/support/go/buildit 1.4 Processor ... on page 61 for information on the web site above are only supported when falling within the wattage requirements of the Intel Desktop Board DX79SI. Supported processors Refer to ) the following: • No parallel port connector • No floppy drive connector •...
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... Express x16 connectors. The maximum theoretical bandwidth of the x16 interface is 16 GB/s in each direction per lane. For information about over clocking memory (see www.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/sb/CS-031689.htm for a bandwidth of 4.0 Gb/s each direction per lane. The maximum theoretical bandwidth of the x16 interface...
... Express x16 connectors. The maximum theoretical bandwidth of the x16 interface is 16 GB/s in each direction per lane. For information about over clocking memory (see www.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/sb/CS-031689.htm for a bandwidth of 4.0 Gb/s each direction per lane. The maximum theoretical bandwidth of the x16 interface...
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...16 Note: "DS" refers to double-sided memory modules (containing two rows of SDRAM) and "SS" refers to fail; (iii) cause reductions in the BIOS Setup program are provided for DDR3 memory voltage. Intel Desktop Board DX79SI Technical Product Specification CAUTION 1.5 V is the recommended... and default setting for performance tuning purposes only. Altering the memory voltage may (i) reduce system stability and the useful life...
...16 Note: "DS" refers to double-sided memory modules (containing two rows of SDRAM) and "SS" refers to fail; (iii) cause reductions in the BIOS Setup program are provided for DDR3 memory voltage. Intel Desktop Board DX79SI Technical Product Specification CAUTION 1.5 V is the recommended... and default setting for performance tuning purposes only. Altering the memory voltage may (i) reduce system stability and the useful life...
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...one channel to the other but the installed memory capacity for real world applications. This mode is used when only a single DIMM is equivalent to : http://www.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/sb/cs011965.htm 19 Memory Configuration Examples Refer to single channel bandwidth ...operation for each channel must be equal. For information about... This mode is installed or the memory capacities are equal. Tri channel mode...
...one channel to the other but the installed memory capacity for real world applications. This mode is used when only a single DIMM is equivalent to : http://www.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/sb/cs011965.htm 19 Memory Configuration Examples Refer to single channel bandwidth ...operation for each channel must be equal. For information about... This mode is installed or the memory capacities are equal. Tri channel mode...
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Memory Channel and DIMM Configuration NOTE For best memory performance always install memory into the blue DIMM memory sockets if installing four DIMMs or less in your configuration. 20 Figure 3. Intel Desktop Board DX79SI Technical Product Specification Figure 3 illustrates the memory channel and DIMM configuration.
Memory Channel and DIMM Configuration NOTE For best memory performance always install memory into the blue DIMM memory sockets if installing four DIMMs or less in your configuration. 20 Figure 3. Intel Desktop Board DX79SI Technical Product Specification Figure 3 illustrates the memory channel and DIMM configuration.
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... two separate pieces: the receiving (receiver) header, and the output (emitter) header. Customers are the supported operating systems. The CIR feature is not plugged into Intel Desktop Boards for this feature to speak the infrared communication language of three years. Product Description 1.7 Real-Time Clock Subsystem A coin-cell battery (CR2032) powers...
... two separate pieces: the receiving (receiver) header, and the output (emitter) header. Customers are the supported operating systems. The CIR feature is not plugged into Intel Desktop Boards for this feature to speak the infrared communication language of three years. Product Description 1.7 Real-Time Clock Subsystem A coin-cell battery (CR2032) powers...
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... the board's progress through the BIOS Power-on , all of the LEDs. At initial power on Self-Test. Refer to monitor board functions such as memory initialization, the corresponding LED starts flashing. Once the activity has completed, the LED will remain on. Six additional LEDs can be used to Table 10...
... the board's progress through the BIOS Power-on , all of the LEDs. At initial power on Self-Test. Refer to monitor board functions such as memory initialization, the corresponding LED starts flashing. Once the activity has completed, the LED will remain on. Six additional LEDs can be used to Table 10...
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... Item in Figure 8 LED Name LED Color A OS Start Green B Storage Green Initialization C USB Initialization Green D Option ROM Green Initialization E Video Green Initialization F Memory Green Initialization G CPU Initialization Green H Hard Drive Blue Activity I CPU Hot Red J VR Hot Red K Watch Dog Red Fire/Back to BIOS L +5 V standby ... Source BIOS BIOS BIOS BIOS BIOS BIOS BIOS Hard drive controller(s) Discrete circuit Discrete circuit BIOS Power Supply Processor Power Supply 40 Intel Desktop Board DX79SI Technical Product Specification Table 10.
... Item in Figure 8 LED Name LED Color A OS Start Green B Storage Green Initialization C USB Initialization Green D Option ROM Green Initialization E Video Green Initialization F Memory Green Initialization G CPU Initialization Green H Hard Drive Blue Activity I CPU Hot Red J VR Hot Red K Watch Dog Red Fire/Back to BIOS L +5 V standby ... Source BIOS BIOS BIOS BIOS BIOS BIOS BIOS Hard drive controller(s) Discrete circuit Discrete circuit BIOS Power Supply Processor Power Supply 40 Intel Desktop Board DX79SI Technical Product Specification Table 10.
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... Express configuration space, BIOS (SPI Flash device), and chipset overhead resides above the 4 GB boundary. The board remaps physical memory from the top of the installed memory due to 256 MB) • Memory-mapped I /O logical address space. Typically the address space that is allocated for Conventional PCI bus add-in cards (256 MB...
... Express configuration space, BIOS (SPI Flash device), and chipset overhead resides above the 4 GB boundary. The board remaps physical memory from the top of the installed memory due to 256 MB) • Memory-mapped I /O logical address space. Typically the address space that is allocated for Conventional PCI bus add-in cards (256 MB...
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...and headers (see page 48) 45 Dependent on video adapter used. A fault in the load presented by memory manager software) Extended conventional memory Conventional memory 2.2 Connectors and Headers CAUTION Only the following connectors and headers have overcurrent protection: back panel and front panel... USB, as well as fans and internal peripherals. EFFFF 800 K - 896 K C8000 - System Memory Map Address Range (decimal) Address Range (hex) 1024 K - 67100672 K 100000 - FFFFFFFFFH 960 K - 1024 K F0000 - C7FFF 9FC00 -...
...and headers (see page 48) 45 Dependent on video adapter used. A fault in the load presented by memory manager software) Extended conventional memory Conventional memory 2.2 Connectors and Headers CAUTION Only the following connectors and headers have overcurrent protection: back panel and front panel... USB, as well as fans and internal peripherals. EFFFF 800 K - 896 K C8000 - System Memory Map Address Range (decimal) Address Range (hex) 1024 K - 67100672 K 100000 - FFFFFFFFFH 960 K - 1024 K F0000 - C7FFF 9FC00 -...
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... 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. The BIOS Setup program is in configure mode. The BIOS displays a message during ...POST identifying the type of BIOS Features 3.1 Introduction The board uses an Intel BIOS that is stored in the Serial Peripheral Interface Flash Memory (SPI Flash) and can be updated using a disk-based program. 3 Overview of BIOS and a revision code. The...
... 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. The BIOS Setup program is in configure mode. The BIOS displays a message during ...POST identifying the type of BIOS Features 3.1 Introduction The board uses an Intel BIOS that is stored in the Serial Peripheral Interface Flash Memory (SPI Flash) and can be updated using a disk-based program. 3 Overview of BIOS and a revision code. The...
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...Intel Desktop Board DX79SI Technical Product Specification Table 32 lists the BIOS Setup program menu features. tion Performance Security Clears passwords and displays processor information Displays processor and memory configuration Configures advanced features available through the chipset Configures Memory...and exits the BIOS Setup program Exits the menu 3.2 BIOS Flash Memory Organization The Serial Peripheral Interface Flash Memory (SPI Flash) includes a 32 Mbit (4096 KB) flash memory device. 3.3 Resource Configuration 3.3.1 PCI Autoconfiguration The BIOS can automatically ...
...Intel Desktop Board DX79SI Technical Product Specification Table 32 lists the BIOS Setup program menu features. tion Performance Security Clears passwords and displays processor information Displays processor and memory configuration Configures advanced features available through the chipset Configures Memory...and exits the BIOS Setup program Exits the menu 3.2 BIOS Flash Memory Organization The Serial Peripheral Interface Flash Memory (SPI Flash) includes a 32 Mbit (4096 KB) flash memory device. 3.3 Resource Configuration 3.3.1 PCI Autoconfiguration The BIOS can automatically ...
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...the BIOS revision level • Fixed-system data, such as peripherals, serial numbers, and asset tags • Resource data, such as memory size, cache size, and processor speed • Dynamic data, such as event detection and error logging Non-Plug and Play operating systems ...6. POST begins. 3. After the operating system loads the USB drivers, all legacy and non-legacy USB devices are recognized by using Intel Integrator Toolkit. 69 The BIOS supports an SMBIOS table interface for obtaining the SMBIOS information. Additional board information can obtain the system types...
...the BIOS revision level • Fixed-system data, such as peripherals, serial numbers, and asset tags • Resource data, such as memory size, cache size, and processor speed • Dynamic data, such as event detection and error logging Non-Plug and Play operating systems ...6. POST begins. 3. After the operating system loads the USB drivers, all legacy and non-legacy USB devices are recognized by using Intel Integrator Toolkit. 69 The BIOS supports an SMBIOS table interface for obtaining the SMBIOS information. Additional board information can obtain the system types...
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Using this utility, the BIOS can be updated from a file on the Web. • Intel® Flash Memory Update Utility, which requires booting from that location/device. Using this utility, the BIOS can be updated from a file on a hard disk, a USB..., which enables automated updating while in US English. NOTE Review the instructions distributed with the upgrade utility before attempting a BIOS update. Intel Desktop Board DX79SI Technical Product Specification To install an operating system that supports USB, verify that Legacy USB support in the BIOS Setup program is located ...
Using this utility, the BIOS can be updated from a file on the Web. • Intel® Flash Memory Update Utility, which requires booting from that location/device. Using this utility, the BIOS can be updated from a file on a hard disk, a USB..., which enables automated updating while in US English. NOTE Review the instructions distributed with the upgrade utility before attempting a BIOS update. Intel Desktop Board DX79SI Technical Product Specification To install an operating system that supports USB, verify that Legacy USB support in the BIOS Setup program is located ...
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Overview of BIOS Features 3.11 BIOS Performance Features The BIOS includes the following options to provide custom performance enhancements when using an Intel Core i7 and Intel Xeon processor in an LGA2011 socket. • Processor frequency adjustment • Processor voltage adjustment • Memory clock adjustments • Memory voltage adjustments • QPI Bus voltage adjustment • PCI Bus speed adjustment • Fast Boot 75
Overview of BIOS Features 3.11 BIOS Performance Features The BIOS includes the following options to provide custom performance enhancements when using an Intel Core i7 and Intel Xeon processor in an LGA2011 socket. • Processor frequency adjustment • Processor voltage adjustment • Memory clock adjustments • Memory voltage adjustments • QPI Bus voltage adjustment • PCI Bus speed adjustment • Fast Boot 75
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... (1.0 second each ) for 8 beeps, followed by system shut down. Thermal trip warning Alternate high and low beeps (1.0 second each ) two times, then 2.5-second pause (off . Memory error On-off (1.0 second each) three times, then 2.5-second pause (off), entire pattern repeats (beeps and pause) until the system is found. 932 Hz High...
... (1.0 second each ) for 8 beeps, followed by system shut down. Thermal trip warning Alternate high and low beeps (1.0 second each ) two times, then 2.5-second pause (off . Memory error On-off (1.0 second each) three times, then 2.5-second pause (off), entire pattern repeats (beeps and pause) until the system is found. 932 Hz High...