Product Specification
Page 16
...processors. Intel Desktop Board DX79SR Desktop Board Support Available configurations for the Intel Desktop Board DX79SR Visit this board. 16 Intel Desktop Board DX79SR Technical Product Specification 1.2 Legacy Considerations This board differs from other Intel Desktop ...intel.com Supported processors Chipset 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...
...processors. Intel Desktop Board DX79SR Desktop Board Support Available configurations for the Intel Desktop Board DX79SR Visit this board. 16 Intel Desktop Board DX79SR Technical Product Specification 1.2 Legacy Considerations This board differs from other Intel Desktop ...intel.com Supported processors Chipset 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...
Product Specification
Page 22
... Drives) levels via the PCH: • RAID 0 - Both Microsoft Windows Vista and Microsoft Windows 7 include the necessary RAID drivers for both legacy and native modes. In Native mode, standard PCI Conventional bus resource steering is used . See your Microsoft Windows XP ...mode, standard IDE I/O and IRQ resources are assigned (IRQ 14 and 15). data mirroring • RAID 0+1 (or RAID 10) - Intel Desktop Board DX79SR Technical Product Specification 1.6.2 SATA Interfaces The board provides eight SATA connectors which support one device per connector: • Two internal SATA 6.0 ...
... Drives) levels via the PCH: • RAID 0 - Both Microsoft Windows Vista and Microsoft Windows 7 include the necessary RAID drivers for both legacy and native modes. In Native mode, standard PCI Conventional bus resource steering is used . See your Microsoft Windows XP ...mode, standard IDE I/O and IRQ resources are assigned (IRQ 14 and 15). data mirroring • RAID 0+1 (or RAID 10) - Intel Desktop Board DX79SR Technical Product Specification 1.6.2 SATA Interfaces The board provides eight SATA connectors which support one device per connector: • Two internal SATA 6.0 ...
Product Specification
Page 24
...audio software and drivers Refer to Section 1.3, page 16 1.9.2 Audio Subsystem Components The audio subsystem includes the following features: • Advanced jack sense for the back panel audio jacks that enables the audio codec to an audio port. Intel Desktop Board DX79SR Technical Product ...Specification 1.9 Audio Subsystem The board supports the Intel High Definition Audio subsystem based on the back panel The back panel audio connectors are...
...audio software and drivers Refer to Section 1.3, page 16 1.9.2 Audio Subsystem Components The audio subsystem includes the following features: • Advanced jack sense for the back panel audio jacks that enables the audio codec to an audio port. Intel Desktop Board DX79SR Technical Product ...Specification 1.9 Audio Subsystem The board supports the Intel High Definition Audio subsystem based on the back panel The back panel audio connectors are...
Product Specification
Page 26
Intel Desktop Board DX79SR Technical Product Specification 1.10 LAN Subsystem The Intel GbE Dual LAN subsystem consists of the following: • Intel 82579L and Intel 82574L Gigabit Ethernet Controllers (10/100/1000 Mbits/s) • Intel X79 Express Chipset • RJ-45 LAN connectors ...) • LAN subsystem software For information about LAN software and drivers Refer to http://downloadcenter.intel.com 1.10.1 Intel® 82579L and Intel® 82574L Gigabit Ethernet Controllers The Intel 82579L and Intel 82574L Gigabit Ethernet Controllers support the following features: • 10/...
Intel Desktop Board DX79SR Technical Product Specification 1.10 LAN Subsystem The Intel GbE Dual LAN subsystem consists of the following: • Intel 82579L and Intel 82574L Gigabit Ethernet Controllers (10/100/1000 Mbits/s) • Intel X79 Express Chipset • RJ-45 LAN connectors ...) • LAN subsystem software For information about LAN software and drivers Refer to http://downloadcenter.intel.com 1.10.1 Intel® 82579L and Intel® 82574L Gigabit Ethernet Controllers The Intel 82579L and Intel 82574L Gigabit Ethernet Controllers support the following features: • 10/...
Product Specification
Page 27
...established. Product Description 1.10.2 LAN Subsystem Software LAN software and drivers are built into the RJ-45 LAN connector (shown in Figure 5). For information about Obtaining LAN software and drivers Refer to http://downloadcenter.intel.com 1.10.3 RJ-45 LAN Connector with Integrated LEDs Two... LEDs are available from Intel's World Wide Web site. LAN Connector LED Locations Table 5 describes the LED...
...established. Product Description 1.10.2 LAN Subsystem Software LAN software and drivers are built into the RJ-45 LAN connector (shown in Figure 5). For information about Obtaining LAN software and drivers Refer to http://downloadcenter.intel.com 1.10.3 RJ-45 LAN Connector with Integrated LEDs Two... LEDs are available from Intel's World Wide Web site. LAN Connector LED Locations Table 5 describes the LED...
Product Specification
Page 28
... and 64 bit) For information about Obtaining Bluetooth information and drivers Refer to http://downloadcenter.intel.com http://msdn.microsoft.com/enus/library/aa362932(VS.85).aspx 28 Intel Desktop Board DX79SR Technical Product Specification 1.11 Bluetooth*/WiFi Module The Bluetooth*/WiFi module... is supplemental hardware that is provided by Microsoft but additional features are available using the driver supplied with the motherboard. •...
... and 64 bit) For information about Obtaining Bluetooth information and drivers Refer to http://downloadcenter.intel.com http://msdn.microsoft.com/enus/library/aa362932(VS.85).aspx 28 Intel Desktop Board DX79SR Technical Product Specification 1.11 Bluetooth*/WiFi Module The Bluetooth*/WiFi module... is supplemental hardware that is provided by Microsoft but additional features are available using the driver supplied with the motherboard. •...
Product Specification
Page 29
... XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7 both 32 bit and 64 bit) For information about Obtaining WiFi information and drivers Refer to http://msdn.microsoft.com/enus/library/aa362932(VS.85).aspx http://downloadcenter.intel.com 1.12 Hardware Management Subsystem The hardware management features enable the board to be compatible with a variety of...
... XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7 both 32 bit and 64 bit) For information about Obtaining WiFi information and drivers Refer to http://msdn.microsoft.com/enus/library/aa362932(VS.85).aspx http://downloadcenter.intel.com 1.12 Hardware Management Subsystem The hardware management features enable the board to be compatible with a variety of...
Product Specification
Page 32
Effects of individual devices, add-in boards (some add-in boards may require an ACPI-aware driver), video displays, and hard disk drives • Methods for a front panel power and sleep mode switch Table 6 lists the system states based on ...system. Table 6. Soft off (ACPI G2/G5 - Soft off /Standby (ACPI G1 - The use of a computer. working state) Power-off ) On (ACPI G0 - Intel Desktop Board DX79SR Technical Product Specification 1.13 Power Management Power management is configured with this state... sleeping state) Fail safe power-off ) Wake-up support ⎯ Wake...
Effects of individual devices, add-in boards (some add-in boards may require an ACPI-aware driver), video displays, and hard disk drives • Methods for a front panel power and sleep mode switch Table 6 lists the system states based on ...system. Table 6. Soft off (ACPI G2/G5 - Soft off /Standby (ACPI G1 - The use of a computer. working state) Power-off ) On (ACPI G0 - Intel Desktop Board DX79SR Technical Product Specification 1.13 Power Management Power management is configured with this state... sleeping state) Fail safe power-off ) Wake-up support ⎯ Wake...
Product Specification
Page 34
... S5 (Note 1) S3, S4, S5 (Note 1) S3, S4, S5 (Note 2) G1 G1, G2 (Note 3) G1, G2 (Note 3) Notes: 1. In addition, software, drivers, and peripherals must fully support ACPI wake events. 34 Wake from device/event not supported immediately upon return from this state S3, S4, S5 (Note... 2. NOTE The use of these wake-up events from an ACPI state requires an operating system that can wake up the computer... Intel Desktop Board DX79SR Technical Product Specification 1.13.1.2 Wake-up Devices and Events Table 8 lists the devices or specific events that provides full ACPI support. ...
... S5 (Note 1) S3, S4, S5 (Note 1) S3, S4, S5 (Note 2) G1 G1, G2 (Note 3) G1, G2 (Note 3) Notes: 1. In addition, software, drivers, and peripherals must fully support ACPI wake events. 34 Wake from device/event not supported immediately upon return from this state S3, S4, S5 (Note... 2. NOTE The use of these wake-up events from an ACPI state requires an operating system that can wake up the computer... Intel Desktop Board DX79SR Technical Product Specification 1.13.1.2 Wake-up Devices and Events Table 8 lists the devices or specific events that provides full ACPI support. ...
Product Specification
Page 37
... the Conventional PCI bus is asserted, the computer wakes from an ACPI S3, S4, or S5 state (with Wake on PME enabled in cards, and drivers. 1.13.2.5 Wake from USB USB bus activity wakes the computer from the S3 state. The use of a USB peripheral that can wake the computer from...
... the Conventional PCI bus is asserted, the computer wakes from an ACPI S3, S4, or S5 state (with Wake on PME enabled in cards, and drivers. 1.13.2.5 Wake from USB USB bus activity wakes the computer from the S3 state. The use of a USB peripheral that can wake the computer from...
Product Specification
Page 69
.... Using this period if Legacy USB support was set to be used even when the operating system's USB drivers are recognized by using Intel Integrator Toolkit. 69 After the operating system loads the USB drivers, all legacy and non-legacy USB devices are not yet available. The BIOS supports an SMBIOS table interface...
.... Using this period if Legacy USB support was set to be used even when the operating system's USB drivers are recognized by using Intel Integrator Toolkit. 69 After the operating system loads the USB drivers, all legacy and non-legacy USB devices are not yet available. The BIOS supports an SMBIOS table interface...
Product Specification
Page 79
... future use 79 Start with PCI. Security (SEC) phase PEI phase pre MRC execution MRC memory detection PEI phase post MRC execution Recovery Platform DXE driver 0x41 - 0x4F 0x50 - 0x5F 0x60 - 0x6F CPU Initialization (PEI, DXE, SMM) I /O port 80h. Port 80h POST Code Ranges Range Subsystem 0x00 - 0x05 Entering SX states...
... future use 79 Start with PCI. Security (SEC) phase PEI phase pre MRC execution MRC memory detection PEI phase post MRC execution Recovery Platform DXE driver 0x41 - 0x4F 0x50 - 0x5F 0x60 - 0x6F CPU Initialization (PEI, DXE, SMM) I /O port 80h. Port 80h POST Code Ranges Range Subsystem 0x00 - 0x05 Entering SX states...
Product Specification
Page 80
... APs microcodes Platform program baseaddresses Wake Up All APs Initialize NEM Pass entry point of the PEI core PEI before MRC PEI Platform driver Set bootmode, GPIO init Early chipset register programming including graphics init Basic PCH init, discrete device init (1394, SATA) LAN init...point Reading SPD from memory DIMMs Detecting presence of memory DIMMs 0x27 0x28 0x29 Configuring memory Testing memory Exit MRC driver 0x2A 0x2B PEI after MRC Start to Program MTRR Settings Done Programming MTRR Settings continued 80 Intel Desktop Board DX79SR Technical Product Specification Table 40.
... APs microcodes Platform program baseaddresses Wake Up All APs Initialize NEM Pass entry point of the PEI core PEI before MRC PEI Platform driver Set bootmode, GPIO init Early chipset register programming including graphics init Basic PCH init, discrete device init (1394, SATA) LAN init...point Reading SPD from memory DIMMs Detecting presence of memory DIMMs 0x27 0x28 0x29 Configuring memory Testing memory Exit MRC driver 0x2A 0x2B PEI after MRC Start to Program MTRR Settings Done Programming MTRR Settings continued 80 Intel Desktop Board DX79SR Technical Product Specification Table 40.
Product Specification
Page 82
Intel Desktop Board DX79SR Technical Product Specification Table 40. Port 80h POST Codes (continued) Port 80 Code Progress Code Enumeration 0x60 0x61 0x62 0x63 0x64 0x65 0x66 0x67 0x68 0x69 0x6A 0x6B 0x6C 0x6D 0x6E 0x6F 0x90 0x91 0x92 0x93 0x94 0x95 0x98 0x99 0x9A 0x9B 0xB0 0xB1 BDS BDS driver entry point initialize...
Intel Desktop Board DX79SR Technical Product Specification Table 40. Port 80h POST Codes (continued) Port 80 Code Progress Code Enumeration 0x60 0x61 0x62 0x63 0x64 0x65 0x66 0x67 0x68 0x69 0x6A 0x6B 0x6C 0x6D 0x6E 0x6F 0x90 0x91 0x92 0x93 0x94 0x95 0x98 0x99 0x9A 0x9B 0xB0 0xB1 BDS BDS driver entry point initialize...