Table Of Contents - Intel Core 2 Duo User Manual

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1 .0 About This M a nua l ..................................................................................................... 7
1.1 Cont ent Overview ................................................................................................ 7
1.2 Text Convent ions ................................................................................................ 7
1.3 Glossary of Term s and Acronym s........................................................................... 9
1.4 Support Opt ions ................................................................................................ 14
1.4.1 Elect ronic Support Syst em s ..................................................................... 14
1.4.2 Addit ional Technical Support .................................................................... 14
1.5 Product Lit erat ure ............................................................................................. 14
1.6 Relat ed Docum ent s ........................................................................................... 15
2 .0 Ge t t ing St a r t e d ........................................................................................................ 16
2.1 Overview ......................................................................................................... 16
2.1.1 I nt el
2.2 I ncluded Hardware and Docum ent at ion ................................................................ 18
2.3 Soft ware Key Feat ures ....................................................................................... 18
2.3.1 AMI * BI OS ............................................................................................ 18
2.4 Before You Begin ............................................................................................... 19
2.5 Set t ing Up t he Evaluat ion Board .......................................................................... 20
2.6 Configuring t he BI OS ......................................................................................... 21
3 .0 Th e or y of Ope r a t ion ................................................................................................. 22
3.1 Block Diagram .................................................................................................. 22
3.2 Mechanical Form Fact or ...................................................................................... 23
3.3 Therm al Managem ent ........................................................................................ 23
3.4 Syst em Feat ures and Operat ion .......................................................................... 23
3.4.1 I nt el( R) 945GME GMCH ........................................................................... 23
3.4.1.1
3.4.1.2
3.4.1.3
3.4.2 I CH7- M ................................................................................................. 24
3.4.2.1
3.4.2.2
3.4.2.3
3.4.2.4
3.4.2.5
3.4.2.6
3.4.2.7
3.4.2.8
3.4.2.9
3.4.2.10 Syst em Managem ent Cont roller ( SMC) / Keyboard Cont roller ............ 26
3.4.2.11 Clocks ..................................................................................... 27
3.4.2.12 Real Tim e Clock ........................................................................ 27
3.4.2.13 Therm al Monit oring ................................................................... 27
3.4.3 Syst em I / O and Connect or Sum m ary ........................................................ 27
3.4.3.1
3.4.3.2
3.4.3.3
3.4.3.4
3.4.3.5
3.4.3.6
3.4.3.7
3.4.3.8
3.4.3.9
3.4.4 POST Code Debugger .............................................................................. 29
May 2007
Order Num ber: 317443- 001US
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945GME Express Chipset Developm ent Kit Feat ures........................... 16
Syst em Mem ory ....................................................................... 24
DMI ........................................................................................ 24
Advanced Graphics and Display I nt erface ..................................... 24
PCI Express* Slot s .................................................................... 24
PCI Slot s ................................................................................. 25
On- Board LAN .......................................................................... 25
AC'97 and High Definit ion Audio.................................................. 25
ATA / St orage .......................................................................... 25
USB Connect ors........................................................................ 26
LPC Super I / O ( SI O) / LPC Slot ..................................................... 26
Serial, I rDA.............................................................................. 26
BI OS Firm ware Hub ( FWH) ......................................................... 26
PCI Express* Support ................................................................ 28
SATA Support ........................................................................... 28
I DE Support ............................................................................. 28
USB Port s ................................................................................ 28
VGA Connect or ......................................................................... 28
Keyboard/ Mouse ....................................................................... 29
32 bit / 33 MHz PCI Connect ors .................................................... 29
Et hernet Gigabit LAN I nt erface connect or ..................................... 29
LVDS Flat Panel Display I nt erface................................................ 29
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