Chiligreen D915GAGL User Manual

December 2004 Order Number: C68600-002 The Intel® Desktop Board D915GAV/D915GAG may contain design defects or errors known as errata that may ca

Intel Desktop Board D915GAV/D915GAG Technical Product Specification x

Intel Desktop Board D915GAV/D915GAG Technical Product Specification 100 Table 50. BIOS Error Messages (continued) Error Message Explanation Update

Error Messages and Beep Codes 101 4.2 Port 80h POST Codes During the POST, the BIOS generates diagnostic progress codes (POST-codes) to I/O port 80h

Intel Desktop Board D915GAV/D915GAG Technical Product Specification 102 Table 53. Runtime Code Uncompressed in F000 Shadow RAM Code Description of

Error Messages and Beep Codes 103 Table 53. Runtime Code Uncompressed in F000 Shadow RAM (continued) Code Description of POST Operation 40 To prep

Intel Desktop Board D915GAV/D915GAG Technical Product Specification 104 Table 53. Runtime Code Uncompressed in F000 Shadow RAM (continued) Code De

Error Messages and Beep Codes 105 Table 53. Runtime Code Uncompressed in F000 Shadow RAM (continued) Code Description of POST Operation AE Uncompr

Intel Desktop Board D915GAV/D915GAG Technical Product Specification 106 Table 56 describes the lower nibble of the high byte and indicates the bus o

11 1 Product Description What This Chapter Contains 1.1 PCI Bus Terminology Change...

Intel Desktop Board D915GAV/D915GAG Technical Product Specification 12  NOTE Most of the illustrations in this document show only the Desktop Board

Product Description 13 Table 2. Feature Summary (continued) Expansion Capabilities • PCI Conventional bus connectors (four on the D915GAV; two on t

Intel Desktop Board D915GAV/D915GAG Technical Product Specification 14 1.3.3 Board Layouts Figure 1 shows the location of the major components on th

Product Description 15 Table 4. D915GAV Board Components Shown in Figure 1 Item/callout from Figure 1 Description A Rear fan connector 2 B Speaker

Intel Desktop Board D915GAV/D915GAG Technical Product Specification 16 Figure 2 shows the location of the major components on the Desktop Board D915G

Product Description 17 Table 5. D915GAG Board Components Shown in Figure 2 Item/callout from Figure 2 Description A ATAPI CD-ROM connector (optiona

Intel Desktop Board D915GAV/D915GAG Technical Product Specification 18 1.3.4 Block Diagram Figure 3 is a block diagram of the major functional areas

Product Description 19 1.4 Online Support To find information about… Visit this World Wide Web site: Intel Desktop Boards D915GAV and D915GAG unde

Revision History Revision Revision History Date -001 First release of the Intel® Desktop Board D915GAV/D915GAG Technical Product Specification. Jun

Intel Desktop Board D915GAV/D915GAG Technical Product Specification 20 1.6 System Memory The boards have four DIMM sockets and support the following

Product Description 21 Table 7 lists the supported DIMM configurations. Table 7. Supported Memory Configurations DIMM Capacity Configuration SDRAM

Intel Desktop Board D915GAV/D915GAG Technical Product Specification 22 1.6.1 Memory Configurations The Intel 82915G GMCH supports two types of memor

Product Description 23 1.6.1.1 Dual Channel (Interleaved) Mode Configurations Figure 5 shows a dual channel configuration using two DIMMs. In this

Intel Desktop Board D915GAV/D915GAG Technical Product Specification 24 Figure 7 shows a dual channel configuration using four DIMMs. In this example

Product Description 25 1.6.1.2 Single Channel (Asymmetric) Mode Configurations  NOTE Dual channel (Interleaved) mode configurations provide the hig

Intel Desktop Board D915GAV/D915GAG Technical Product Specification 26 1.7 Intel® 915G Chipset The Intel 915G chipset consists of the following devi

Product Description 27 • Video ⎯ Asynchronous dual monitor display with ADD2 card ⎯ Hardware motion compensation for software MPEG2 decode ⎯ Two

Intel Desktop Board D915GAV/D915GAG Technical Product Specification 28 1.7.1.4 Configuration Modes A list of supported modes for the Intel GMA900 gr

Product Description 29  NOTE ATA-66 and ATA-100 are faster timings and require a specialized cable to reduce reflections, noise, and inductive coup

iii Preface This Technical Product Specification (TPS) specifies the board layout, components, connectors, power and environmental requirements, an

Intel Desktop Board D915GAV/D915GAG Technical Product Specification 30 1.7.3.3 SCSI Hard Drive Activity LED Connector (Optional) The SCSI hard drive

Product Description 31 1.9 I/O Controller The I/O controller provides the following features: • Two serial ports (Serial Port B is optional) • One

Intel Desktop Board D915GAV/D915GAG Technical Product Specification 32 1.9.3 Diskette Drive Controller The I/O controller supports one diskette driv

Product Description 33 1.10.1 Audio Subsystem Software Audio software and drivers are available from Intel’s World Wide Web site. For information ab

Intel Desktop Board D915GAV/D915GAG Technical Product Specification 34 1.10.3 Intel® High Definition Audio Subsystem The Intel High Definition Audio

Product Description 35 1.11 LAN Subsystem  NOTE The D915GAV board provides a 10/100 Mbits/sec LAN subsystem. The D915GAG board supports a manufact

Intel Desktop Board D915GAV/D915GAG Technical Product Specification 36 1.11.1.2 RJ-45 LAN Connector with Integrated LEDs Two LEDs are built into the

Product Description 37 1.11.2.2 RJ-45 LAN Connector with Integrated LEDs Two LEDs are built into the RJ-45 LAN connector (as shown in Figure 13). T

Intel Desktop Board D915GAV/D915GAG Technical Product Specification 38 1.11.4 LAN Subsystem Software LAN software and drivers are available from Int

Product Description 39 1.12.2 Thermal Monitoring Figure 14 shows the location of the sensors and fan connectors for the D915GAV board. OM16669ABEF

Intel Desktop Board D915GAV/D915GAG Technical Product Specification iv WARNING Warnings indicate conditions, which if not observed, can cause person

Intel Desktop Board D915GAV/D915GAG Technical Product Specification 40 Figure 15 shows the location of the sensors and fan connectors for the D915GAG

Product Description 41 1.12.3 Fan Monitoring Fan monitoring can be implemented using Intel® Desktop Utilities, LANDesk* software, or third-party sof

Intel Desktop Board D915GAV/D915GAG Technical Product Specification 42 Table 10 lists the system states based on how long the power switch is pressed

Product Description 43 Table 11 lists the power states supported by the boards along with the associated system power targets. See the ACPI specific

Intel Desktop Board D915GAV/D915GAG Technical Product Specification 44 1.13.1.2 Wake-up Devices and Events Table 12 lists the devices or specific ev

Product Description 45 Resume on Ring enables telephony devices to access the computer when it is in a power-managed state. The method used depends

Intel Desktop Board D915GAV/D915GAG Technical Product Specification 46 1.13.2.3 LAN Wake Capabilities CAUTION For LAN wake capabilities, the +5 V s

Product Description 47 1.13.2.7 Wake from PS/2 Devices PS/2 device activity wakes the computer from an ACPI S1 or S3 state. 1.13.2.8 PME# Signal Wa

Intel Desktop Board D915GAV/D915GAG Technical Product Specification 48 1.14 Trusted Platform Module (Optional) The optional Trusted Platform Module

Product Description 49 1.14.3 Security Precautions Security, like any other aspect of computer maintenance requires planning. What is unique about

v Contents 1 Product Description 1.1 PCI Bus Terminology Change...

Intel Desktop Board D915GAV/D915GAG Technical Product Specification 50 1.14.3.2 Emergency Recovery File Back Up Procedures The Emergency Recovery To

Product Description 51 1.14.5 Enabling the Trusted Platform Module The Trusted Platform Module is disabled by default when shipped to insure that th

Intel Desktop Board D915GAV/D915GAG Technical Product Specification 52 15. Follow the instructions and create and document the locations for both the

Product Description 53 4. Follow the instructions during the Security Platform Initialization, and append the Emergency Recovery Archive to the exis

Intel Desktop Board D915GAV/D915GAG Technical Product Specification 54 1.14.9 Software Support • For assistance with the Infineon Security Platfor

55 2 Technical Reference What This Chapter Contains 2.1 Introduction ...

Intel Desktop Board D915GAV/D915GAG Technical Product Specification 56 • MCH base address registers, internal graphics ranges, PCI Express ports (up

Technical Reference 57 2.2.2 Memory Map Table 13 lists the system memory map. Table 13. System Memory Map Address Range (decimal) Address Range (h

Intel Desktop Board D915GAV/D915GAG Technical Product Specification 58 2.4 Fixed I/O Map Table 15. I/O Map Address (hex) Size Description 0000 -

Technical Reference 59 2.5 PCI Configuration Space Map Table 16. PCI Configuration Space Map Bus Number (hex) Device Number (hex) Function Number (

Intel Desktop Board D915GAV/D915GAG Technical Product Specification vi 1.14.4 Trusted Platform Module Ownership ...

Intel Desktop Board D915GAV/D915GAG Technical Product Specification 60 2.6 Interrupts The interrupts can be routed through either the Programmable I

Technical Reference 61 2.7 PCI Conventional Interrupt Routing Map This section describes interrupt sharing and how the interrupt signals are connect

Intel Desktop Board D915GAV/D915GAG Technical Product Specification 62 Table 18. PCI Interrupt Routing Map ICH6 PIRQ Signal Name PCI Interrupt Sour

Technical Reference 63 2.8 Connectors CAUTION Only the following connectors have overcurrent protection: back panel USB, front panel USB, and PS/2

Intel Desktop Board D915GAV/D915GAG Technical Product Specification 64 2.8.1 Back Panel Connectors Figure 18 shows the location of the back panel co

Technical Reference 65 Table 19. Back Panel Connectors Shown in Figure 18 Item/callout from Figure 18 Description A PS/2 mouse port (Green) B PS/2

Intel Desktop Board D915GAV/D915GAG Technical Product Specification 66 2.8.2 Component-side Connectors Figure 19 shows the locations of the componen

Technical Reference 67 Table 20 lists the component-side connectors identified in Figure 19. Table 20. Component-side Connectors Shown in Figure 1

Intel Desktop Board D915GAV/D915GAG Technical Product Specification 68 Figure 20 shows the locations of the component-side connectors on the D915GAG

Technical Reference 69 Table 21 lists the component-side connectors identified in Figure 20. Table 21. Component-side Connectors Shown in Figure 2

Contents vii 3.6 BIOS Updates ... 94 3.6.

Intel Desktop Board D915GAV/D915GAG Technical Product Specification 70 Table 22. S/PDIF Connector (Optional) Pin Signal Name 1 +5 V 2 S/PDIF Output

Technical Reference 71 Table 27. SCSI Hard Drive Activity LED Connector (Optional) Pin Signal Name 1 SCSI_ACT# 2 No connect Table 28. Serial ATA C

Intel Desktop Board D915GAV/D915GAG Technical Product Specification 72 2.8.2.2 Power Supply Connectors The board has three power supply connectors:

Technical Reference 73 Table 32. ATX12V Power Connector Pin Signal Name Pin Signal Name 1 Ground 2 Ground 3 +12 V 4 +12 V Table 33. Alternate Po

Intel Desktop Board D915GAV/D915GAG Technical Product Specification 74 2.8.2.4 Auxiliary Front Panel Power/Sleep LED Connector Pins 1 and 3 of this

Technical Reference 75 2.8.2.5.1 Hard Drive Activity LED Connector [Yellow] Pins 1 and 3 [Yellow] can be connected to an LED to provide a visual in

Intel Desktop Board D915GAV/D915GAG Technical Product Specification 76 2.8.2.6 Front Panel USB Connectors Figure 22 is a connection diagram for the

Technical Reference 77 2.9 Jumper Block CAUTION Do not move the jumper with the power on. Always turn off the power and unplug the power cord from

Intel Desktop Board D915GAV/D915GAG Technical Product Specification 78 2.10 Mechanical Considerations 2.10.1 D915GAV Board Form Factor The D915GAV

Technical Reference 79 2.10.2 D915GAG Board Form Factor The D915GAG board is designed to fit into either a microATX or an ATX-form-factor chassis.

Intel Desktop Board D915GAV/D915GAG Technical Product Specification viii 27. I/O Shield Dimensions...

Intel Desktop Board D915GAV/D915GAG Technical Product Specification 80 2.10.3 I/O Shield The back panel I/O shield for the boards must meet specifi

Technical Reference 81 2.11 Electrical Considerations 2.11.1 DC Loading Table 39 lists the DC loading characteristics of the boards. This data is

Intel Desktop Board D915GAV/D915GAG Technical Product Specification 82 2.11.3 Fan Connector Current Capability CAUTION The processor fan must be c

Technical Reference 83 2.12 Thermal Considerations CAUTION A chassis with a maximum internal ambient temperature of 38 oC at the processor fan inl

Intel Desktop Board D915GAV/D915GAG Technical Product Specification 84 CAUTION Ensure that proper airflow is maintained in the processor voltage re

Technical Reference 85 Table 41 provides maximum case temperatures for the components that are sensitive to thermal changes. The operating temperatu

Intel Desktop Board D915GAV/D915GAG Technical Product Specification 86 2.14 Environmental Table 42 lists the environmental specifications for the b

Technical Reference 87 2.15 Regulatory Compliance This section describes the Desktop Boards’ compliance with U.S. and international safety and elect

Intel Desktop Board D915GAV/D915GAG Technical Product Specification 88 2.15.2.1 FCC Compliance Statement (USA) Product Type: D915GAV Desktop Board

Technical Reference 89 Suomi Tämä tuote noudattaa EU-direktiivin 89/336/EEC & 73/23/EEC määräyksiä. Français Ce produit est conforme aux exigence

Contents ix 43. Safety Regulations ... 87 44. E

Intel Desktop Board D915GAV/D915GAG Technical Product Specification 90 2.15.5 Product Certification Markings (Board Level) Table 45 lists the board

91 3 Overview of BIOS Features What This Chapter Contains 3.1 Introduction ...

Intel Desktop Board D915GAV/D915GAG Technical Product Specification 92 Table 46 lists the BIOS Setup program menu features. Table 46. BIOS Setup Pr

Overview of BIOS Features 93 to PIO Mode 3 or 4, depending on the capability of the drive. You can override the auto-configuration options by specif

Intel Desktop Board D915GAV/D915GAG Technical Product Specification 94 5. The operating system loads. While the operating system is loading, USB k

Overview of BIOS Features 95 3.7 Boot Options In the BIOS Setup program, the user can choose to boot from a diskette drive, hard drives, CD-ROM, or

Intel Desktop Board D915GAV/D915GAG Technical Product Specification 96 3.8 Fast Booting Systems with Intel® Rapid BIOS Boot These factors affect sy

Overview of BIOS Features 97 3.9 BIOS Security Features The BIOS includes security features that restrict access to the BIOS Setup program and who c

Intel Desktop Board D915GAV/D915GAG Technical Product Specification 98

99 4 Error Messages and Beep Codes What This Chapter Contains 4.1 BIOS Error Messages ...............