Before You Begin - Intel Core 2 Duo User Manual

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Ge t t in g St a r t e d—I n t e l 9 4 5 GM E Ex pr e ss Ch ipse t
The following feat ures of AMI * BI OS are enabled in t he I nt el
Chipset :
• DDR2 SDRAM det ect ion, configurat ion, and init ializat ion
• I nt el
• POST codes displayed t o port 80h
• PCI / PCI Express* device enum erat ion and configurat ion
• I nt egrat ed video configurat ion and init ializat ion
• Super I / O configurat ion
• CPU m icrocode updat e
• Act ive Managem ent Technology
• RAI D 0/ 1 Support
2 .4 Be for e You Be gin
Addit ional hardware m ay be necessary t o successfully set up and operat e t he
evaluat ion board.
VGA M onit or : Any st andard VGA or m ult i- resolut ion m onit or m ay be used. The set up
inst ruct ions in t his chapt er assum e t he use of a st andard VGA m onit or, TV, or flat panel
m onit or.
Ke yboa r d: The evaluat ion board can support eit her a PS/ 2 or USB st yle keyboard.
M ouse : The evaluat ion board can support eit her a PS/ 2 or USB st yle m ouse.
H a r d D r ive s a nd Opt ica l D isc Dr ive s: Up t o t wo SATA drives and t wo I DE devices
( m ast er and slave) m ay be connect ed t o t he evaluat ion board. An opt ical disc drive
m ay be used t o load t he OS. All t hese st orage devices m ay be at t ached t o t he board
sim ult aneously.
Vide o Ada pt e r : I nt egrat ed video is provided on t he back panel of t he evaluat ion
board. Alt ernat ely, a st andard PCI Express* video adapt er or an MEC video adapt er
m ay be used for addit ional display flexibilit y. Please cont act t he respect ive vendors for
drivers and necessary soft ware for adapt ers not provided wit h t his developm ent kit .
Check t he BI OS for t he proper video set t ings. See
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Not e: The enclosed driver CD includes drivers necessary for LAN, I nt egrat ed graphics, and
syst em I NF ut ilit ies.
N e t w or k Ada pt e r : A Gigabit net work int erface is provided on t he evaluat ion board.
The net work int erface will not be operat ional unt il aft er all t he necessary drivers have
been inst alled. A st andard PCI / PCI Express* adapt er m ay be used in conj unct ion wit h,
or in place of, t he onboard net work adapt er. Please cont act t he respect ive vendors for
drivers and necessary soft ware for adapt ers not provided wit h t his developm ent kit .
You m ust supply appropriat e net work cables t o ut ilize t he LAN connect or or any ot her
inst alled net work cards.
Pow e r Su pply: The I nt el
from t wo different power sources: an ATX power supply, or 'Mobile Brick'. The I nt el
9 4 5 GM E Ex pr e ss Chipse t cont ains all of t he volt age regulat ors necessary t o power
t he syst em .
May 2007
Order Num ber: 317443- 001US
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945GME Express Chipset configurat ion
for m ore inform at ion.
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9 4 5 GM E Ex pr e ss Ch ipse t has t he opt ion t o be powered
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I nt el Core
Sect ion 2.6, " Configuring t he BI OS"
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2 Duo processor wit h t he Mobile I nt el
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945GME Express
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945GME Express Chipset
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