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Intel
D915PBL
Technical Product Specification
®
The Intel
Desktop Board D915PBL 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 D915PBL Specification Update.
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Desktop Board
June 2004
Order Number: C68599-001
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- Page 1 Order Number: C68599-001 ® The Intel Desktop Board D915PBL 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 D915PBL Specification Update.
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Page 2: Revision History
Contact your local Intel sales office or your distributor to obtain the latest specifications before placing your product order. Copies of documents which have an ordering number and are referenced in this document, or other Intel literature, may be obtained from: Intel Corporation P.O. -
Page 3: Intended Audience
Preface This Technical Product Specification (TPS) specifies the board layout, components, connectors, ® power and environmental requirements, and the BIOS for the Intel Desktop Board D915PBL. It describes the standard product and available manufacturing options. Intended Audience The TPS is intended to provide detailed, technical information about the Desktop Board D915PBL and its components to the vendors, system integrators, and other engineers and technicians who need this level of information. - Page 4 Intel Desktop Board D915PBL Technical Product Specification WARNING Warnings indicate conditions, which if not observed, can cause personal injury. 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 D915PBL, and X is the instance of the particular part at that general location.
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Page 5: Table Of Contents
Board Layout....................14 1.2.4 Block Diagram....................16 Online Support ......................17 Processor ........................17 System Memory ......................18 1.5.1 Memory Configurations ................19 ® Intel 915P Chipset ....................23 1.6.1 USB ......................23 1.6.2 IDE Support ....................23 1.6.3 Real-Time Clock, CMOS SRAM, and Battery..........25 PCI Express Connectors ....................26 I/O Controller......................26... - Page 6 Intel Desktop Board D915PBL Technical Product Specification 1.13.5 Enabling the Trusted Platform Module ............44 1.13.6 Assuming Trusted Platform Module Ownership ...........44 1.13.7 Recovery Procedures...................45 1.13.8 Clearing Trusted Platform Module Ownership..........46 1.13.9 Software Support ..................47 2 Technical Reference Introduction ........................49 Memory Resources ....................49 2.2.1...
- Page 7 Network Boot ....................87 3.7.3 Booting Without Attached Devices ...............87 3.7.4 Changing the Default Boot Device During POST .........87 ® Fast Booting Systems with Intel Rapid BIOS Boot............88 3.8.1 Peripheral Selection and Configuration ............88 3.8.2 Intel Rapid BIOS Boot ..................88 BIOS Security Features....................89 4 Error Messages and Beep Codes BIOS Error Messages ....................91...
- Page 8 Intel Desktop Board D915PBL Technical Product Specification Tables Feature Summary.......................12 Manufacturing Options ....................13 D915PBL Board Components Shown in Figure 1 ............15 Supported Memory Configurations ................18 LAN Connector LED States..................31 Effects of Pressing the Power Switch .................35 Power States and Targeted System Power ..............36 Wake-up Devices and Events..................37...
- Page 9 Contents Boot Block Recovery Code Checkpoints ..............93 Runtime Code Uncompressed in F000 Shadow RAM ..........94 Bus Initialization Checkpoints ..................97 Upper Nibble High Byte Functions................97 Lower Nibble High Byte Functions................98 Beep Codes .......................98...
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Page 11: Product Description
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. -
Page 12: Overview
® 10/100 Mbits/sec LAN subsystem using the Intel 82562EZ Platform LAN Connect (PLC) device • Intel/AMI BIOS (resident in the 4 Mbit FWH) BIOS • Support for Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI), Plug and Play, and SMBIOS • Support for PCI Local Bus Specification Revision 2.2... -
Page 13: Manufacturing Options
1.2.2 Manufacturing Options Table 2 describes the manufacturing options on the Desktop Board D915PBL. 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. -
Page 14: Board Layout
Intel Desktop Board D915PBL Technical Product Specification 1.2.3 Board Layout Figure 1 shows the location of the major components on the Desktop Board D915PBL. H I J OM17051 Figure 1. D915PBL Board Components Table 3 lists the components identified in Figure 1. -
Page 15: D915Pbl Board Components Shown In Figure 1
Front chassis fan connector Serial ATA connectors Auxiliary front panel power LED connector Front panel connector ATX fan connector (optional) Front panel USB connector Intel 82801FR I/O Controller Hub (ICH6-R) Front panel IEEE-1394a connectors IEEE-1394a controller PCI Conventional bus add-in card connectors... -
Page 16: Block Diagram
Intel Desktop Board D915PBL Technical Product Specification 1.2.4 Block Diagram Figure 2 is a block diagram of the major functional areas of the board. Gigabit Ethernet PCI Express x1 Interface Controller (Optional) Connector PCI Express x1 Slot 1 Back Panel/Front Panel... -
Page 17: Online Support
1.4 Processor The board is designed to support Intel Pentium 4 processors in an LGA775 processor socket with an 800 or 533 MHz system bus. See the Intel web site listed below for the most up-to-date list of supported processors. -
Page 18: System Memory
Intel Desktop Board D915PBL Technical Product Specification 1.5 System Memory The board has four DIMM sockets and support the following memory features: • 1.8 V (only) DDR2 SDRAM DIMMs with gold-plated contacts. • Unbuffered, single-sided or double-sided DIMMs with the following restriction: Double-sided DIMMS with x16 organization are not supported. -
Page 19: Memory Configurations
Product Description 1.5.1 Memory Configurations The Intel 82915P MCH 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. -
Page 20: Dual Channel (Interleaved) Mode Configuration With Two Dimms
Intel Desktop Board D915PBL Technical Product Specification 1.5.1.1 Dual Channel (Interleaved) Mode Configurations Figure 4 shows a dual channel configuration using two DIMMs. In this example, the DIMM0 (blue) sockets of both channels are populated with identical DIMMs. Channel A, DIMM 0... -
Page 21: Dual Channel (Interleaved) Mode Configuration With Four Dimms
Product Description Figure 6 shows a dual channel configuration using four DIMMs. In this example, the combined capacity of the two DIMMs in Channel A equal the combined capacity of the two DIMMs in Channel B. Also, the DIMMs are matched between DIMM0 and DIMM1 of both channels. Channel A, DIMM 0 256 MB 512 MB... -
Page 22: Single Channel (Asymmetric) Mode Configuration With One Dimm
Intel Desktop Board D915PBL Technical Product Specification 1.5.1.2 Single Channel (Asymmetric) Mode Configurations NOTE Dual channel (Interleaved) mode configurations provide the highest memory throughput. Figure 7 shows a single channel configuration using one DIMM. In this example, only the DIMM0 (blue) socket of Channel A is populated. Channel B is not populated. -
Page 23: Intel ® 915P Chipset
1.6 Intel ® 915P Chipset The Intel 915P chipset consists of the following devices: • Intel 82915P Memory Controller Hub (MCH) with Direct Media Interface (DMI) interconnect • Intel 82801FR I/O Controller Hub (ICH6-R) with DMI interconnect • Firmware Hub (FWH) The MCH is a centralized controller for the system bus, the memory bus, the PCI Express bus, and the DMI interconnect. -
Page 24: Serial Ata Interfaces
Intel Desktop Board D915PBL Technical Product Specification • Ultra DMA: DMA protocol on IDE bus supporting host and target throttling and transfer rates of up to 33 MB/sec. • ATA-66: DMA protocol on IDE bus supporting host and target throttling and transfer rates of up to 66 MB/sec. -
Page 25: Real-Time Clock, Cmos Sram, And Battery
BIOS, and installing drivers. The following steps are required to successfully establish a RAID configuration. 1. Enable RAID Support in BIOS. 2. Create a RAID array using the Intel Application Accelerator (IAA) utility. 3. Install the IAA RAID driver. 4. Format the RAID array. -
Page 26: Pci Express Connectors
Intel Desktop Board D915PBL Technical Product Specification 1.7 PCI Express Connectors The board provides the following PCI Express connectors: • One PCI Express x16 connector supporting simultaneous transfer speeds up to 8 GBytes/sec • Two PCI Express x1 connectors. The x1 interfaces support simultaneous transfer speeds up to... -
Page 27: Serial Ports
Product Description 1.8.1 Serial Ports The Desktop Board can support up to two serial port connectors. Serial port A is located on the back panel. Serial port B (optional) is accessible using a connector on the component side of board. The serial ports support data transfers at speeds up to 115.2 kbits/sec with BIOS support. For information about Refer to The location of the serial port A connector... -
Page 28: Audio Subsystem
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. -
Page 29: 8-Channel (7.1) Audio Subsystem
Product Description 1.9.3 8-Channel (7.1) Audio Subsystem The 8-channel (7.1) audio subsystem includes the following: • Intel 82801FR I/O Controller Hub (ICH6-R) • Realtek ALC880 audio codec • Microphone input that supports a single dynamic, condenser, or electret microphone The front and back panel audio connectors are configurable through the audio device drivers. The available configurable audio ports are shown in Figure 9. -
Page 30: Lan Subsystem
Intel Desktop Board D915PBL Technical Product Specification Figure 10 is a block diagram of the audio subsystem. Mic In/Retasking Jack B Line In/Retasking Jack C Line Out/Retasking Jack D 82801FR Front Panel Retasking Jack A/E [Port 1] Intel I/O Controller... -
Page 31: Alert Standard Format (Asf) Support
Product Description 1.10.1.1 RJ-45 LAN Connector with Integrated LEDs Two LEDs are built into the RJ-45 LAN connector (shown in Figure 11 below). Green LED Yellow LED OM15076 Figure 11. LAN Connector LED Locations Table 5 describes the LED states when the board is powered up and the 10/100 Mbits/sec LAN subsystem is operating. -
Page 32: Lan Subsystem Software
Intel Desktop Board D915PBL Technical Product Specification 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 Section 1.3, page 17 1.10.4 Intel Wireless Connect Technology (Optional) ®... -
Page 33: Thermal Monitoring
Product Description 1.11.2 Thermal Monitoring Figure 12 shows the location of the sensors and fan connectors for the D915PBL board. OM17055 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 1... -
Page 34: Fan Monitoring
Intel Desktop Board D915PBL Technical Product Specification 1.11.3 Fan Monitoring ® Fan monitoring can be implemented using Intel Desktop Utilities, LANDesk* software, or third- party software. The level of monitoring and control is dependent on the hardware monitoring ASIC used with the Desktop Board. -
Page 35: Acpi
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: •... -
Page 36: Power States And Targeted System Power
Intel Desktop Board D915PBL 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. -
Page 37: Hardware Support
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... -
Page 38: Power Connector
Intel Desktop Board D915PBL 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. - Page 39 Product Description 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: • The PCI Express WAKE# signal •...
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Page 40: Location Of The Standby Power Indicator Led
Intel Desktop Board D915PBL Technical Product Specification 1.12.2.9 WAKE# Signal Wake-up Support When the WAKE# signal on the PCI Express bus is asserted, the computer wakes from an ACPI S1, S3, S4, or S5 state. 1.12.2.10 +5 V Standby Power Indicator LED The +5 V standby power indicator LED shows that power is still present even when the computer appears to be off. -
Page 41: Trusted Platform Module (Optional)
TPM is specifically designed to shield unencrypted keys and platform authentication information from software-based attacks. 1.13.1 System Requirements • Intel Desktop Board D915PBL • Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional (SP4) or Microsoft Windows XP Professional (SP1) • NTFS file system required •... -
Page 42: Security Precautions
Intel Desktop Board D915PBL Technical Product Specification 1.13.3 Security Precautions Security, like any other aspect of computer maintenance requires planning. What is unique about security has to do with understanding who "friends" and adversaries are. The TPM provides mechanisms to enable the owner/user to protect their information from adversaries. To provide this protection the TPM effectively puts "locks"... -
Page 43: Trusted Platform Module Ownership
Product Description 1.13.3.2 Emergency Recovery File Back Up Procedures The Emergency Recovery Token (SPEmRecToken.xml) must be saved or moved to a removable media (floppy, USB drive, CDR, flash media, etc). Once this is done, the removable media should be stored in a secure location. DO NOT LEAVE ANY COPIES of the Emergency Recovery Token on the hard drive or within any hard drive image backups. -
Page 44: Enabling The Trusted Platform Module
Intel Desktop Board D915PBL Technical Product Specification 1.13.5 Enabling the Trusted Platform Module The Trusted Platform Module is disabled by default when shipped to insure that the owner/end customer of the system initializes the TPM and configures all security passwords. The owner/end customer should use the following steps to enable the TPM. -
Page 45: Recovery Procedures
Product Description 15. Follow the instructions and create and document the locations for both the archive and restoration key files. The key archive should be located on a removable media and stored in a secure location when not in use. 16. -
Page 46: Clearing Trusted Platform Module Ownership
Intel Desktop Board D915PBL Technical Product Specification 4. Follow the instructions during the Security Platform Initialization, and append the Emergency Recovery Archive to the existing archive. 5. Provide all the necessary passwords, files, and file locations as requested. It may take up to 20 minutes for Security Platform Initialization Wizard to restore the security platform settings. -
Page 47: Software Support
Product Description 1.13.9 Software Support • For assistance with the Infineon Security Platform Software, visit the web at: http://www.infineon.com • For assistance with the Wave System EMBASSY Trust Suite, visit the web at: http://www.wave.com/support/ets.html • For additional information about TPM and enhancing PC security, visit: https://www.trustedcomputinggroup.org/home... - Page 48 Intel Desktop Board D915PBL Technical Product Specification...
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Page 49: Technical Reference
2 Technical Reference What This Chapter Contains Introduction ........................ 49 Memory Resources....................49 DMA Channels......................51 Fixed I/O Map ......................52 PCI Configuration Space Map..................53 Interrupts........................54 PCI Conventional Interrupt Routing Map..............55 Connectors ........................ 57 Jumper Block ......................69 2.10 Mechanical Considerations .................. -
Page 50: Detailed System Memory Address Map
Intel Desktop Board D915PBL Technical Product Specification • Memory-mapped I/O that is dynamically allocated for PCI Conventional and PCI Express add-in cards The amount of installed memory that can be used will vary based on add-in cards and BIOS settings. Figure 14 shows a schematic of the system memory map. All installed system memory can be used when there is no overlap of system addresses. -
Page 51: Memory Map
Technical Reference 2.2.2 Memory Map Table 9 lists the system memory map. Table 9. System Memory Map Address Range (decimal) Address Range (hex) Size Description 1024 K - 4194304 K 100000 - FFFFFFFF 4095 MB Extended memory 960 K - 1024 K F0000 - FFFFF 64 KB Runtime BIOS... -
Page 52: Fixed I/O Map
Intel Desktop Board D915PBL Technical Product Specification 2.4 Fixed I/O Map Table 11. I/O Map Address (hex) Size Description 0000 - 00FF 256 bytes Used by the Desktop Board D915PBL. Refer to the ICH6- R data sheet for dynamic addressing information. -
Page 53: Pci Configuration Space Map
(Note 2) PCI Conventional bus connector 4 (Note 2) Intel 82562EZ 10/100 Mbits/sec LAN PLC (if present) Notes: Present only when a PCI Express x16 graphics card is installed. Bus number is dynamic and can change based on add-in cards used. -
Page 54: Interrupts
Intel Desktop Board D915PBL 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-R 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. -
Page 55: Pci Conventional Interrupt Routing Map
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. -
Page 56: Pci Interrupt Routing Map
Intel Desktop Board D915PBL Technical Product Specification Table 14. PCI Interrupt Routing Map ICH6-R PIRQ Signal Name PCI Interrupt Source PIRQA PIRQB PIRQC PIRQD PIRQE PIRQF PIRQG PIRQH IEEE-1394a controller INTA PCI bus connector 1 INTD INTA INTB INTC PCI bus connector 2... -
Page 57: Connectors
Technical Reference 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. -
Page 58: Back Panel Connectors
Intel Desktop Board D915PBL Technical Product Specification 2.8.1 Back Panel Connectors Figure 15 shows the location of the back panel connectors. The back panel connectors are color-coded. The figure legend (Table 15) lists the colors used (when applicable). OM16680 Figure 15. Back Panel Connectors Table 15 lists the back panel connectors identified in Figure 15. -
Page 59: Back Panel Connectors Shown In Figure 15
Technical Reference Table 15. Back Panel Connectors Shown in Figure 15 Item/Callout from Figure 15 Description PS/2 mouse port [Green] PS/2 keyboard port [Purple] Serial port A [Teal] Parallel port [Burgundy] Digital audio out coaxial [Orange] Digital audio out optical Front left/right channel audio out/Two channel audio line out/Retasking Jack D [Lime green] Surround left/right channel audio out/Retasking Jack H [Black]... -
Page 60: Component-Side Connectors
Intel Desktop Board D915PBL Technical Product Specification 2.8.2 Component-side Connectors Figure 16 shows the locations of the component-side connectors on the D915PBL board. T S R OM17059 Figure 16. D915PBL Board Component-side Connectors... -
Page 61: Component-Side Connectors Shown In Figure 16
Technical Reference Table 16 lists the component-side connectors identified in Figure 16. Table 16. Component-side Connectors Shown in Figure 16 Item/Callout from Figure 16 Description PCI Conventional bus add-in card connector 4 Rear chassis fan connector 2 PCI Conventional bus add-in card connector 3 PCI Express x1 bus add-in card connector 2 ATAPI CD-ROM connector (optional) PCI Express x1 bus add-in card connector 1... -
Page 62: S/Pdif Connector (Optional)
Intel Desktop Board D915PBL Technical Product Specification Table 17. S/PDIF Connector (Optional) Signal Name +5 V S/PDIF Output Ground Table 18. ATAPI CD-ROM Connector (Optional) Signal Name Left audio input from CD-ROM CD audio differential ground CD audio differential ground Right audio input from CD-ROM Table 19. -
Page 63: Scsi Hard Drive Activity Led Connector (Optional)
Technical Reference Table 22. SCSI Hard Drive Activity LED Connector (Optional) Signal Name SCSI_ACT# No connect Table 23. Serial ATA Connectors Signal Name Ground Ground Ground Table 24. Processor Fan Connector Signal Name Ground +12 V FAN_TACH FAN_CONTROL 2.8.2.1 Chassis Fan Connectors The board has three standard and one optional chassis fan connectors: •... -
Page 64: Main Power Connector
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. -
Page 65: Atx12V Power Connector
Technical Reference Table 27. ATX12V Power Connector Signal Name Signal Name Ground Ground +12 V +12 V Table 28. Alternate Power Connector Signal Name +12 V Ground Ground +5 V 2.8.2.3 Add-in Card Connectors The board has the following add-in card connectors: •... -
Page 66: Connection Diagram For Front Panel Connector
Intel Desktop Board D915PBL Technical Product Specification 2.8.2.4 Auxiliary Front Panel Power/Sleep/ LED Connector Pins 1 and 3 of this connector duplicate the signals on pins 2 and 4 of the front panel connector. Table 29. Auxiliary Front Panel Power/Sleep/ LED Connector... -
Page 67: States For A One-Color Power Led
Technical Reference 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 indicator that data is being read from or written to a hard drive. Proper LED function requires one of the following: •... -
Page 68: Connection Diagram For Front Panel Usb Connectors
Intel Desktop Board D915PBL Technical Product Specification • Pins 2, 4, 6, and 8 comprise one USB port. • Use only a front panel USB connector that conforms to the USB 2.0 specification for high- speed USB devices. Power Power... -
Page 69: Jumper Block
Technical Reference 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. Figure 20 shows the location of the jumper block on the D915PBL board. The jumper block determines the BIOS Setup program’s mode. -
Page 70: Mechanical Considerations
Intel Desktop Board D915PBL Technical Product Specification 2.10 Mechanical Considerations 2.10.1 D915PBL Board Form Factor The D915PBL board is designed to fit into an ATX-form-factor chassis. Figure 21 illustrates the mechanical form factor of the board. Dimensions are given in inches [millimeters]. The outer dimensions are 12.00 inches by 9.60 inches [304.80 millimeters by 243.84 millimeters]. -
Page 71: I/O Shield
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 ±... -
Page 72: Electrical Considerations
Intel Desktop Board D915PBL Technical Product Specification 2.11 Electrical Considerations 2.11.1 DC Loading Table 34 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. -
Page 73: Power Supply Considerations
Technical Reference 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. -
Page 74: Thermal Considerations
Failure to ensure appropriate airflow may result in reduced performance of both the processor and/or voltage regulator or, in some instances, damage to the board. For a list of chassis that have been tested with Intel desktop boards please refer to the following website: http://developer.intel.com/design/motherbd/cooling.htm All responsibility for determining the adequacy of any thermal or system design remains solely with the reader. -
Page 75: Localized High Temperature Zones
(item A in Figure 24) can reach a temperature of up to 85 C in an open chassis. Figure 24 shows the locations of the localized high temperature zones. OM17063 Item Description Processor voltage regulator area Processor Intel 82915P MCH Intel 82801FR ICH6-R Figure 24. Localized High Temperature Zones... -
Page 76: Reliability
Intel 82801FR ICH6-R C (under bias) Refer to For information about Intel Pentium 4 processor datasheets and specification updates Section 1.3, page 17 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. -
Page 77: Environmental
Technical Reference 2.14 Environmental Table 37 lists the environmental specifications for the board. Table 37. Environmental Specifications Parameter Specification Temperature -40 °C to +70 °C Non-Operating 0 °C to +55 °C Operating Shock Unpackaged 50 g trapezoidal waveform Velocity change of 170 inches/second Packaged Half sine 2 millisecond Product Weight (pounds) -
Page 78: Regulatory Compliance
Intel Desktop Board D915PBL Technical Product Specification 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 38 lists the safety regulations the Desktop Board D915PBL complies with when correctly installed in a compatible host system. -
Page 79: European Union Declaration Of Conformity Statement
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. -
Page 80: Product Ecology Statements
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/... -
Page 81: Product Certification Markings (Board Level)
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 D915PBL model designation (component side). CE mark. Declares compliance to European Union (EU) EMC directive (89/336/EEC) and Low Voltage directive (73/23/EEC) (component side). - Page 82 Intel Desktop Board D915PBL Technical Product Specification...
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Page 83: Overview Of Bios Features
BIOS Security Features....................89 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. -
Page 84: Bios Flash Memory Organization
Intel Desktop Board D915PBL Technical Product Specification Table 41 lists the BIOS Setup program menu features. Table 41. BIOS Setup Program Menu Bar Maintenance Main Advanced Security Power Boot Exit Clears Displays Configures Sets Configures Selects boot Saves or passwords and... -
Page 85: System Management Bios (Smbios)
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: •... -
Page 86: Bios Updates
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: •... -
Page 87: Boot Options
Overview of BIOS Features For information about Refer to The Intel World Wide Web site Section 1.3, page 17 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. -
Page 88: Fast Booting Systems With Intel ® Rapid Bios Boot
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. -
Page 89: Bios Security Features
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: •... - Page 90 Intel Desktop Board D915PBL Technical Product Specification...
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Page 91: Error Messages And Beep Codes
4 Error Messages and Beep Codes What This Chapter Contains BIOS Error Messages ....................91 Port 80h POST Codes....................93 Bus Initialization Checkpoints ..................97 Speaker........................98 BIOS Beep Codes ......................98 4.1 BIOS Error Messages Table 45 lists the error messages and provides a brief description of each. Table 45. - Page 92 Intel Desktop Board D915PBL Technical Product Specification Table 45. 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.
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Page 93: Port 80H Post Codes
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. -
Page 94: Runtime Code Uncompressed In F000 Shadow Ram
Intel Desktop Board D915PBL Technical Product Specification Table 48. 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. - Page 95 Error Messages and Beep Codes Table 48. 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.
- Page 96 Intel Desktop Board D915PBL Technical Product Specification Table 48. 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.
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Error Messages and Beep Codes Table 48. 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. -
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Intel Desktop Board D915PBL Technical Product Specification Table 51 describes the lower nibble of the high byte and indicates the bus on which the routines are being executed. Table 51. Lower Nibble High Byte Functions Value Description Generic DIM (Device Initialization Manager)
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