Desktop Board D910GLDW may contain design defects or errors known as errata that may cause the product to deviate from published specifications. Current
characterized errata are documented in the Intel Desktop Board D910GLDW Specification Update.
Summary of Contents for Intel BOXD910GLDW - Desktop Board D910GLDW
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Order Number: C88966-002 ® The Intel Desktop Board D910GLDW may contain design defects or errors known as errata that may cause the product to deviate from published specifications. Current characterized errata are documented in the Intel Desktop Board D910GLDW Specification Update.
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Preface This Technical Product Specification (TPS) specifies the board layout, components, connectors, ® power and environmental requirements, and the BIOS for the Intel Desktop Board D910GLDW. It describes the standard product and available manufacturing options. Intended Audience The TPS is intended to provide detailed, technical information about the Desktop Board D910GLDW and their components to the vendors, system integrators, and other engineers and technicians who need this level of information.
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Intel Desktop Board D910GLDW Technical Product Specification Other Common Notation Used after a signal name to identify an active-low signal (such as USBP0#) (NxnX) When used in the description of a component, N indicates component type, xn are the relative coordinates of its location on the Desktop Board D910GLDW, and X is the instance of the particular part at that general location.
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Contents 4 Error Messages and Beep Codes BIOS Error Messages ....................73 Port 80h POST Codes ....................75 Bus Initialization Checkpoints ..................79 Speaker ........................80 BIOS Beep Codes......................80 Figures Board Components ...................... 12 Block Diagram......................14 Memory Channel Configuration ................... 17 Dual Channel (Interleaved) Mode Configuration with Two DIMMs ......
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Intel Desktop Board D910GLDW Technical Product Specification Front Chassis Fan and Rear Chassis Fan Connectors..........46 Processor Fan Connector .................... 46 Chassis Intrusion Connector ..................46 Serial ATA Connectors....................46 Main Power Connector....................47 ATX12V Power Connector ................... 47 Auxiliary Front Panel Power/Sleep LED Connector ............. 48 Front Panel Connector ....................
Desktop Boards used an add-in card connector referred to as PCI. This generation of Intel Desktop Boards adds a new technology for add-in cards: PCI Express*. The 32-bit parallel bus previously referred to as PCI is now called PCI Conventional.
Intel Desktop Board D910GLDW Technical Product Specification 1.2 Overview 1.2.1 Feature Summary Table 1 summarizes the major features of the Desktop Board D910GLDW. Table 1. Feature Summary Form Factor microATX Form Factor (9.60 inches by 9.60 inches [243.84 millimeters by 243.84 millimeters])
1.2.2 Manufacturing Options Table 2 describes the manufacturing options on the Desktop Board D910GLDW. Not every manufacturing option is available in all marketing channels. Please contact your Intel representative to determine which manufacturing options are available to you. Table 2.
Intel Desktop Board D910GLDW Technical Product Specification 1.2.3 Board Layout Figure 1 shows the location of the major components on the Desktop Board D910GLDW. OM17306 Figure 1. Board Components Table 3 lists the components identified in Figure 1.
Front chassis fan connector Serial ATA connectors Auxiliary front panel power LED connector Front panel connector Front panel USB connectors Intel 82801FB I/O Controller Hub (ICH6) Front panel IEEE-1394a connectors (optional) IEEE-1394a controller (optional) Speaker PCI Express x1 bus add-in card connector...
Intel Desktop Board D910GLDW Technical Product Specification 1.2.4 Block Diagram Figure 2 is a block diagram of the major functional areas of the board. Back Panel/Front Panel USB Ports PCI Express PCI Express x1 Slot 1 x1 Interface Serial Ports...
1.4 Processor The board is designed to support an Intel Celeron processor in an LGA775 processor socket with a 533 MHz system bus. See the Intel web site listed below for the most up-to-date list of supported processors. For information about…...
Intel Desktop Board D910GLDW Technical Product Specification NOTE To be fully compliant with all applicable DDR SDRAM memory specifications, the board should be populated with DIMMs that support the Serial Presence Detect (SPD) data structure. This allows the BIOS to read the SPD data and program the chipset to accurately configure memory settings for optimum performance.
Product Description 1.5.1 Memory Configurations The Intel 82910GL GMCH supports two types of memory organization: • Dual channel (Interleaved) mode. This mode offers the highest throughput for real world applications. Dual channel mode is enabled when the installed memory capacities of both DIMM channels are equal.
Intel Desktop Board D910GLDW Technical Product Specification 1.5.1.1 Dual Channel (Interleaved) Mode Configuration Figure 4 shows a dual channel configuration using two DIMMs. In this example, the DIMM sockets of both channels are populated with identical DIMMs. Channel A, DIMM 0...
1.6 Intel ® 910GL Chipset The Intel 910GL chipset consists of the following devices: • Intel 82910GL Graphics Memory Controller Hub (GMCH) with Direct Media Interface (DMI) interconnect • Intel 82801FB I/O Controller Hub (ICH6) with DMI interconnect • Firmware Hub (FWH) The GMCH is a centralized controller for the system bus, the memory bus, the PCI Express bus, and the DMI interconnect.
Intel Desktop Board D910GLDW Technical Product Specification 1.6.1.1 Dynamic Video Memory Technology (DVMT) DVMT enables enhanced graphics and memory performance through Direct AGP, and highly efficient memory utilization. DVMT ensures the most efficient use of available system memory for maximum 2-D/3-D graphics performance. Up to 224 MB of system memory can be allocated to DVMT on systems that have 512 MB or more of total system memory installed.
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Product Description 1.6.3.1 Parallel ATE IDE Interface The ICH6’s Parallel ATA IDE controller has one bus-mastering Parallel ATA IDE interface. The Parallel ATA IDE interface supports the following modes: • Programmed I/O (PIO): processor controls data transfer. • 8237-style DMA: DMA offloads the processor, supporting transfer rates of up to 16 MB/sec. •...
Intel Desktop Board D910GLDW Technical Product Specification NOTE Many Serial ATA drives use new low-voltage power connectors and require adaptors or power supplies equipped with low-voltage power connectors. For more information, see: http://www.serialata.org/ For information about Refer to The location of the Serial ATA IDE connectors Figure 12, page 44 1.6.4 Real-Time Clock, CMOS SRAM, and Battery...
Product Description 1.8 I/O Controller The I/O controller provides the following features: • One serial port • One parallel port with Extended Capabilities Port (ECP) and Enhanced Parallel Port (EPP) support • Serial IRQ interface compatible with serialized IRQ support for PCI Conventional bus systems •...
For the front panel jack sensing and automatic retasking feature to function, a front panel daughter card that is designed for Intel High Definition Audio must be used. Otherwise, an AC ’97 style audio front panel connector will be assumed and the Line Out and Mic In functions will be permanent.
Product Description ® 1.9.3 Intel High Definition Audio Subsystem The Intel High Definition Audio subsystem includes the following: • Intel 82801FB I/O Controller Hub (ICH6) • Realtek ALC860 audio codec • Microphone input that supports a single dynamic, condenser, or electret microphone The front and back audio connectors are configurable through the audio device drivers.
The 10/100 Mbits/sec LAN subsystem consists of the following: • The Intel 82801FB ICH6 • An Intel 82562EZ Platform LAN Connect (PLC) device for 10/100 Mbits/sec Ethernet LAN connectivity • An RJ-45 LAN connector with integrated status LEDs Additional features of the LAN subsystem include: •...
Boot options to boot from different types of boot devices • Reset, shutdown, power cycle, and power up options 1.10.3 LAN Subsystem Software LAN software and drivers are available from Intel’s World Wide Web site. For information about Refer to Obtaining LAN software and drivers...
Intel Desktop Board D910GLDW Technical Product Specification 1.11 Hardware Management Subsystem The hardware management features enable the board to be compatible with the Wired for Management (WfM) specification. The Desktop Board has several hardware management features, including the following: •...
Product Description 1.11.2 Thermal Monitoring Figure 9 shows the location of the sensors and fan connectors. OM17312 Item Description Thermal diode, located on processor die Remote ambient temperature sensor Ambient temperature sensor, internal to hardware monitoring and fan control ASIC Processor fan Rear chassis fan Front chassis fan...
It is recommended that processor fan speed control ® remain enabled (default BIOS setting) when using the processor fan heat-sink included with Intel boxed processors. Disabling the chassis fan speed control results in chassis fans always operating at full speed.
Product Description 1.12.1 ACPI ACPI gives the operating system direct control over the power management and Plug and Play functions of a computer. The use of ACPI with this board requires an operating system that provides full ACPI support. ACPI features include: •...
Intel Desktop Board D910GLDW Technical Product Specification 1.12.1.1 System States and Power States Under ACPI, the operating system directs all system and device power state transitions. The operating system puts devices in and out of low-power states based on user preferences and knowledge of how devices are being used by applications.
Product Description 1.12.1.2 Wake-up Devices and Events Table 8 lists the devices or specific events that can wake the computer from specific states. Table 8. Wake-up Devices and Events These devices/events can wake up the computer… …from this state (Note) S1, S3, S4, S5 Modem (back panel Serial Port A) S1, S3...
Intel Desktop Board D910GLDW Technical Product Specification Resume on Ring enables telephony devices to access the computer when it is in a power-managed state. The method used depends on the type of telephony device (external or internal). NOTE The use of Resume on Ring and Wake from USB technologies from an ACPI state requires an operating system that provides full ACPI support.
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Product Description LAN wake capabilities enable remote wake-up of the computer through a network. The LAN network adapter monitors network traffic at the Media Independent Interface. Upon detecting a Magic Packet* frame, the LAN subsystem asserts a wake-up signal that powers up the computer. Depending on the LAN implementation, the board supports LAN wake capabilities with ACPI in the following ways: •...
Intel Desktop Board D910GLDW Technical Product Specification 1.12.2.8 PME# Signal Wake-up Support When the PME# signal on the PCI Conventional bus is asserted, the computer wakes from an ACPI S1, S3, S4, or S5 state (with Wake on PME enabled in BIOS).
Device Function Number (hex) Number (hex) Number (hex) Description Memory controller of Intel 82910GL component Integrated graphics controller Integrated graphics controller Intel High Definition Audio Controller PCI Express port 1 (PCI Express x1 bus connector 1) PCI Express port 2...
Intel Desktop Board D910GLDW Technical Product Specification 2.6 Interrupts The interrupts can be routed through either the Programmable Interrupt Controller (PIC) or the Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller (APIC) portion of the ICH6 component. The PIC is supported in Windows 98 SE and Windows ME and uses the first 16 interrupts. The APIC is supported in Windows 2000 and Windows XP and supports a total of 24 interrupts.
Technical Reference 2.7 PCI Conventional Interrupt Routing Map This section describes interrupt sharing and how the interrupt signals are connected between the PCI Conventional bus connectors and onboard PCI Conventional devices. The PCI Conventional specification describes how interrupts can be shared between devices attached to the PCI Conventional bus.
Intel Desktop Board D910GLDW Technical Product Specification 2.8 Connectors CAUTION Only the following connectors have overcurrent protection: back panel USB, front panel USB, and PS/2. The other internal connectors are not overcurrent protected and should connect only to devices inside the computer’s chassis, such as fans and internal peripherals. Do not use these connectors to power devices external to the computer’s chassis.
Technical Reference NOTE The back panel audio line out connector is designed to power headphones or amplified speakers only. Poor audio quality occurs if passive (non-amplified) speakers are connected to this output. Table 15. Back Panel Connectors Shown in Figure 11 Item/Callout from Figure 11 Description...
Intel Desktop Board D910GLDW Technical Product Specification Table 17. Front Panel Audio Connector Signal Name Signal Name Port E [Port 1] Left Channel Ground Port E [Port 1] Right Channel Presence# (dongle present) Port F [Port 2] Right Channel Port E [Port 1] Sense return...
Main power – a 2 x 12 connector. This connector is compatible with 2 x 10 connectors previously used on Intel Desktop boards. The board supports the use of ATX12V power supplies with either 2 x 10 or 2 x 12 main power cables. When using a power supply with a 2 x 10 main power cable, attach that cable on the rightmost pins of the main power connector, leaving pins 11, 12, 23, and 24 unconnected.
Intel Desktop Board D910GLDW Technical Product Specification 2.8.2.2 Add-in Card Connectors The board has the following add-in card connectors: • One PCI Express x1 connector. The x1 interface support simultaneous transfer speeds up to 500 MBytes/sec • Two PCI Conventional rev 2.2 compliant local bus slots. The SMBus is routed to PCI Conventional bus connector 2 only (ATX expansion slot 6).
Technical Reference +5 V DC Power Reset Switch Switch − Dual-colored Single-colored Hard Drive Power LED Power LED − Activity LED − OM17000 Figure 13. Connection Diagram for Front Panel Connector 2.8.2.4.1 Hard Drive Activity LED Connector [Yellow] Pins 1 and 3 [Yellow] can be connected to an LED to provide a visual indicator that data is being read from or written to a hard drive.
Intel Desktop Board D910GLDW Technical Product Specification NOTE The colors listed in Table 26 and Table 27 are suggested colors only. Actual LED colors are product- or customer-specific. 2.8.2.4.4 Power Switch Connector [Red] Pins 6 and 8 [Red] can be connected to a front panel momentary-contact power switch. The switch must pull the SW_ON# pin to ground for at least 50 ms to signal the power supply to switch on or off.
Technical Reference 2.8.2.6 Front Panel IEEE 1394a Connectors (Optional) Figure 15 is a connection diagram for the optional IEEE 1394a connector. TPA+ TPA− Ground Ground TPB+ TPB− +12 V DC +12 V DC Key (no pin) Ground OM16107 Figure 15. Connection Diagram for IEEE 1394a Connector INTEGRATOR’S NOTES •...
Intel Desktop Board D910GLDW Technical Product Specification 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 the computer before changing a jumper setting. Otherwise, the board could be damaged.
Technical Reference 2.10 Mechanical Considerations 2.10.1 Form Factor The board is designed to fit into either a microATX or an ATX-form-factor chassis. Figure 17 illustrates the mechanical form factor of the board. Dimensions are given in inches [millimeters]. The outer dimensions are 9.60 inches by 9.60 inches [243.84 millimeters by 243.84 millimeters]. Location of the I/O connectors and mounting holes are in compliance with the ATX specification.
ATX specification. NOTE The I/O shield drawing in this document is for reference only. An I/O shield compliant with the ATX chassis specification 2.03 is available from Intel. 162.3 REF [6.390] 1.6 ±...
Technical Reference 2.11 Electrical Considerations 2.11.1 DC Loading Table 29 lists the DC loading characteristics of the board. This data is based on a DC analysis of all active components within the board that impact its power delivery subsystems. The analysis does not include PCI add-in cards.
Intel Desktop Board D910GLDW Technical Product Specification 2.11.4 Power Supply Considerations CAUTION The +5 V standby line for the power supply must be capable of providing adequate +5 V standby current. Failure to do so can damage the power supply. The total amount of standby current required depends on the wake devices supported and manufacturing options.
All responsibility for determining the adequacy of any thermal or system design remains solely with the reader. Intel makes no warranties or representations that merely following the instructions presented in this document will result in a system with adequate thermal performance.
Intel Desktop Board D910GLDW Technical Product Specification CAUTION Ensure that proper airflow is maintained in the processor voltage regulator circuit. Failure to do so may result in damage to the voltage regulator circuit. The processor voltage regulator area (item A in Figure 20) can reach a temperature of up to 85 C in an open chassis.
Intel 82801FB ICH6 C (under bias) For information about Refer to Intel Celeron processor datasheets and specification updates Section 1.3, page 15 2.13 Reliability The Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF) prediction is calculated using component and subassembly random failure rates. The calculation is based on the Bellcore Reliability Prediction Procedure, TR-NWT-000332, Issue 4, September 1991.
Intel Desktop Board D910GLDW Technical Product Specification 2.14 Environmental Table 32 lists the environmental specifications for the board. Table 32. Environmental Specifications Parameter Specification Temperature -40 ° C to +70 ° C Non-Operating 0 ° C to +55 ° C...
Technical Reference 2.15 Regulatory Compliance This section describes the Desktop Board’s compliance with U.S. and international safety and electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) regulations. 2.15.1 Safety Regulations Table 33 lists the safety regulations the Desktop Board D910GLDW complies with when correctly installed in a compatible host system. Table 33.
Connect the equipment to a different electrical branch circuit from that to which the receiver is connected. • Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. Any changes or modifications to the equipment not expressly approved by Intel Corporation could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment. 2.15.2.2 Canadian Compliance Statement This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003.
2.15.4.2 Recycling Considerations Intel encourages its customers to recycle its products and their components (e.g., batteries, circuit boards, plastic enclosures, etc.) whenever possible. In the U.S., a list of recyclers in your area can be found at: http://www.eiae.org/...
Product Certification Markings Description Marking UL joint US/Canada Recognized Component mark. Includes adjacent UL file number for Intel Desktop Boards: E210882 (component side). FCC Declaration of Conformity logo mark for Class B equipment; includes Intel name and D910GLDW model designation (component side).
BIOS Security Features ....................71 3.1 Introduction The board uses an Intel/AMI BIOS that is stored in the Firmware Hub (FWH) and can be updated using a disk-based program. The FWH contains the BIOS Setup program, POST, the PCI auto- configuration utility, and Plug and Play support.
Intel Desktop Board D910GLDW Technical Product Specification Table 36 lists the BIOS Setup program menu features. Table 36. BIOS Setup Program Menu Bar Maintenance Main Advanced Security Power Boot Exit Clears Displays Configures Sets Configures Selects boot Saves or passwords and...
Overview of BIOS Features to PIO Mode 3 or 4, depending on the capability of the drive. You can override the auto- configuration options by specifying manual configuration in the BIOS Setup program. To use ATA-66/100 features the following items are required: •...
To install an operating system that supports USB, verify that Legacy USB support in the BIOS Setup program is set to Enabled and follow the operating system’s installation instructions. 3.6 BIOS Updates The BIOS can be updated using either of the following utilities, which are available on the Intel World Wide Web site: •...
Overview of BIOS Features 3.7 Boot Options In the BIOS Setup program, the user can choose to boot from a diskette drive, hard drives, CD-ROM, or the network. The default setting is for the diskette drive to be the first boot device, the hard drive second, and the ATAPI CD-ROM third.
It is possible to optimize the boot process to the point where the system boots so quickly that the Intel logo screen (or a custom logo splash screen) will not be seen. Monitors and hard disk drives with minimum initialization times can also contribute to a boot time that might be so fast that necessary logo screens and POST messages cannot be seen.
Overview of BIOS Features 3.9 BIOS Security Features The BIOS includes security features that restrict access to the BIOS Setup program and who can boot the computer. A supervisor password and a user password can be set for the BIOS Setup program and for booting the computer, with the following restrictions: •...
4 Error Messages and Beep Codes What This Chapter Contains BIOS Error Messages ....................73 Port 80h POST Codes ....................75 Bus Initialization Checkpoints ..................79 Speaker ........................80 BIOS Beep Codes......................80 4.1 BIOS Error Messages Table 40 lists the error messages and provides a brief description of each. Table 40.
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Intel Desktop Board D910GLDW Technical Product Specification Table 40. BIOS Error Messages (continued) Error Message Explanation Update OK! NVRAM was invalid and has been updated. Updated Failed NVRAM was invalid but was unable to be updated. Keyboard Error Error in the keyboard connection. Make sure keyboard is connected properly.
F000:0000 in Shadow RAM and give control to recovery code in F000 Shadow RAM. Initialize interrupt vector tables, initialize system timer, initialize DMA controller and interrupt controller. Initialize extra (Intel Recovery) Module. Initialize floppy drive. Try to boot from floppy. If reading of boot sector is successful, give control to boot sector code.
Intel Desktop Board D910GLDW Technical Product Specification Table 43. Runtime Code Uncompressed in F000 Shadow RAM Code Description of POST Operation NMI is Disabled. To check soft reset/power-on. BIOS stack set. Going to disable cache if any. POST code to be uncompressed.
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Error Messages and Beep Codes Table 43. Runtime Code Uncompressed in F000 Shadow RAM (continued) Code Description of POST Operation To prepare the descriptor tables. To enter in virtual mode for memory test. To enable interrupts for diagnostics mode. To initialize data to check memory wrap around at 0:0. Data initialized.
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Intel Desktop Board D910GLDW Technical Product Specification Table 43. Runtime Code Uncompressed in F000 Shadow RAM (continued) Code Description of POST Operation Lock-key checking over. To check for memory size mismatch with CMOS. Memory size check done. To display soft error and check for password or bypass setup.
Error Messages and Beep Codes Table 43. Runtime Code Uncompressed in F000 Shadow RAM (continued) Code Description of POST Operation Uncompress SMBIOS module and init SMBIOS code and form the runtime SMBIOS image in shadow. Going to copy any code to specific area. Copying of code to specific area done.
Intel Desktop Board D910GLDW Technical Product Specification Table 46 describes the lower nibble of the high byte and indicates the bus on which the routines are being executed. Table 46. Lower Nibble High Byte Functions Value Description Generic DIM (Device Initialization Manager)