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Preface This Product Guide gives information about board layout, component installation, BIOS Setup ® menus, and regulatory requirements for Intel Desktop Board D845GVSR. Intended Audience The Product Guide is intended for technically qualified personnel. It is not intended for general audiences.
Intel Desktop Board D845GVSR Product Guide Terminology The table below gives descriptions to some common terms used in the product guide. Term Description Gigabyte (1,073,741,824 bytes) Gigahertz (one billion hertz) Kilobyte (1024 bytes) Megabyte (1,048,576 bytes) Mbit Megabit (1,048,576 bits)
1 Desktop Board Features ® Table 1 describes the major features of Intel Desktop Board D845GVSR. Table 1. Feature Summary Form Factors MicroATX at 9.2 inches by 8.2 inches Processor Support for: • Intel ® ® Pentium 4 processor in an mPGA-478 socket with a 533/400 MHz system bus •...
✏ NOTE For information about this Intel desktop board, including the Technical Product Specification (TPS), BIOS updates, and device drivers, go to the Intel World Wide Web site at: http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/ Supported Operating Systems The desktop board supports the following operating systems: •...
Desktop Board Features Desktop Board Components Figure 1 shows the location of the major components on Desktop Board D845GVSR. USB 2.0 Line USB 2.0 OM16272 Figure 1. Desktop Board Components...
Auxiliary front panel power LED connector Front chassis fan header Chassis intrusion header BIOS Front panel header Front panel USB header PCI connectors Related Links: Go to the following links for more information about Intel Desktop Board D845GVSR: • http://www.intel.com/design/motherbd • http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop...
Desktop Board D845GVSR requires an ATX12V compliant power supply to function according to desktop board specifications. The board has two ATX12V compliant power supply connectors that are needed to provide extra power to the Intel 845GV chipset and Intel processor. Related Links: Go to the following links or pages for more information about: •...
✏ NOTE ® To be fully compliant with all applicable Intel SDRAM memory specification addendums, the desktop board should be populated with DIMMs that support the Serial Presence Detect (SPD) data structure. If your memory modules do not support SPD, you will see a notification to this effect on the screen at power up.
• Intel 82801DB I/O Controller Hub (ICH4) with AHA bus • Firmware Hub (FWH) Related Link: Go to the following link for more information about the Intel 845GV chipset: http://developer.intel.com/design/nav/pcserver.htm Audio Subsystem The audio subsystem features the following: • Intel 845GV chipset (AC ’97) •...
• Configurable EEPROM that contains the MAC address LAN Subsystem Software For LAN software and drivers, refer to the D845GVSR link on Intel’s World Wide Web site at: http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/ RJ-45 LAN Connector LEDs Two LEDs are built into the RJ-45 LAN connector. Table 5 describes the LED states when the desktop board is powered up and the LAN subsystem is operating.
Desktop Board Features Enhanced IDE Interface The ICH4’s IDE interface handles the exchange of information between the processor and peripheral devices like hard disks, CD-ROM drives, and Iomega Zip* drives inside the computer. The interface supports: • Up to four IDE devices (such as hard drives) •...
Intel Desktop Board D845GVSR Product Guide Security Passwords The BIOS includes security features that restrict whether the BIOS Setup program can be accessed and who can boot the computer. A supervisor password and a user password can be set for the Setup and for booting the computer, with the following restrictions: •...
PCI and/or USB buses exceeds power supply capacity, the desktop board may lose register settings stored in memory. Related Links: For more information on standby current requirements, navigate to the TPS by first selecting the desktop board from the following link: http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/...
Intel Desktop Board D845GVSR Product Guide Wake from USB USB bus activity wakes the computer from an ACPI S1 or S3 state. NOTE Wake from USB requires the use of a USB peripheral that supports Wake from USB. Wake from PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse PS/2 keyboard/mouse activity wakes the computer from an ACPI S1 or S3 state.
2 Installing and Replacing Desktop Board Components This chapter tells you how to: • Install the I/O shield • Install and remove the desktop board • Install and remove a processor • Install and remove memory • Connect the IDE cable •...
Installation Precautions When you install and test the Intel desktop board, observe all warnings and cautions in the installation instructions. To avoid injury, be careful of: •...
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Installing and Replacing Desktop Board Components • Mounting, grounding, and bonding requirements • Keying connectors when mating the wrong connectors could be hazardous If the power supply and other modules or peripherals, as applicable, are not Class B EMC compliant before integration, then EMC testing is required on a representative sample of the newly completed computer.
For information about replacing the battery, go to page 40 in Chapter 2. Use Only for Intended Applications All Intel desktop boards are evaluated as Information Technology Equipment (I.T.E.) for use in personal computers for installation in homes, offices, schools, computer rooms, and similar locations.
Installing and Replacing Desktop Board Components Installing and Removing the Desktop Board Refer to your chassis manual for instructions on installing and removing the desktop board. WARNING This procedure should be done only by qualified technical personnel. Disconnect the computer from its power source before performing the procedures described here.
Installing the Processor Fan Heatsink The desktop board has an integrated processor fan heatsink retention mechanism (RM). For instructions on how to install the processor fan heatsink to the integrated processor fan heatsink RM, refer to the Intel World Wide Web site at: http://support.intel.com/support/processors/pentium4/intnotes478.htm...
Connect the processor fan heatsink cable to the processor fan header (see Figure 6). OM16276 Figure 6. Connecting the Processor Fan Heatsink Cable to the Processor Fan Header Removing a Processor For instruction on how to remove the processor fan heatsink, refer to the Intel World Wide Web site at: http://support.intel.com/support/processors/pentium4/intnotes478.htm...
Installing and Removing Memory CAUTION To be fully compliant with all applicable Intel SDRAM memory specification addendums, the board requires DIMMs that support the Serial Presence Detect (SPD) data structure. You can access the PC Serial Presence Detect Specification at: http://www.intel.com/technology/memory/pcsdram/spec/...
Installing and Replacing Desktop Board Components 4. Make sure the clips at either end of the DIMM socket(s) are pushed outward to the open position. 5. Position the DIMM above the socket. Align the two small notches in the bottom edge of the DIMM with the keys in the socket (see inset in Figure 7).
Intel Desktop Board D845GVSR Product Guide Connecting the IDE Cable ® The Intel boxed desktop board package includes an IDE cable. The cable connects two drives to the desktop board. The cable supports both ATA-66 and ATA-100 transfer protocols and is backward compatible with drives using slower IDE transfer protocols.
Installing and Replacing Desktop Board Components Connecting Internal Headers Follow the instructions below to connect the USB 2.0 solution, power LED, front panel, and audio solution. See Figure 9 for pin assignments. J7A1 J6B1 J8A1 J9F2 J9G1 J8H3 OM16279 Item Description Auxiliary-in CD-in...
Intel Desktop Board D845GVSR Product Guide Connecting the Front Panel Header Before connecting the front panel header, observe the precautions in “Before You Begin” on page 21. Table 6 shows the pin assignments for the front panel header. Table 6.
Installing and Replacing Desktop Board Components To restore back panel operations, follow these steps: 1. Observe the precautions in “Before You Begin” on page 21. 2. Turn off all peripheral devices connected to the computer. Turn off the computer and disconnect the AC power cord.
Intel Desktop Board D845GVSR Product Guide Connecting Hardware Control and Power Cables Figure 10 shows the location of the hardware control headers and power connectors. J1B1 J2F1 J8H2 J8H1 OM16280 Figure 10. Location of Hardware Control and Power Connectors...
Installing and Replacing Desktop Board Components Connecting Hardware Control Cables See Figure 10 for fan and chassis intrusion header locations. Connect the processor’s fan heatsink cable to the processor fan header on the board. Connect chassis fan cables to the board fan headers.
Installing and Replacing Desktop Board Components Setting the BIOS Configuration Jumper Block Figure 12 shows the location of the BIOS configuration jumper block. J9H2 OM16282 Figure 12. Location of the BIOS Configuration Jumper Block The three-pin BIOS jumper block enables all board configurations to be done in BIOS Setup. Table 9 shows the jumper settings for the Setup program modes.
Intel Desktop Board D845GVSR Product Guide Clearing Passwords This procedure assumes that the board is installed in the computer and the configuration jumper block is set to normal mode. 1. Observe the precautions in “Before You Begin” on page 21.
Installing and Replacing Desktop Board Components Back Panel Connectors ✏ NOTE The line out connector, located on the back panel, is designed to power either headphones or amplified speakers only. Poor audio quality may occur if passive (non-amplified) speakers are connected to this output.
Intel Desktop Board D845GVSR Product Guide Replacing the Battery A coin-cell battery (CR2032) powers the real-time clock and CMOS memory. When the computer is not plugged into a wall socket, the battery has an estimated life of three years. When the computer is plugged in, the standby current from the power supply extends the life of the battery.
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Installing and Replacing Desktop Board Components Esiste il pericolo di un esplosione se la pila non viene sostituita in modo corretto. Utilizzare solo pile uguali o di tipo equivalente a quelle consigliate dal produttore. Per disfarsi delle pile usate, seguire le istruzioni del produttore. Existe peligro de explosión si la pila no se cambia de forma adecuada.
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Installing and Replacing Desktop Board Components To replace the battery, follow these steps: 1. Observe the precautions in “Before You Begin” on page 21. 2. Turn off all peripheral devices connected to the computer. Disconnect the computer’s power cord from the AC power source (wall outlet or power adapter). 3.
3 Updating the BIOS This chapter tells you how to update the BIOS by either using the Intel Express BIOS Update ® utility or the Intel Flash Memory Update Utility, and how to recover the BIOS if an update fails.
Intel Desktop Board D845GVSR Product Guide ✏ NOTE Review the instructions distributed with the update utility before attempting a BIOS update. The Intel Iflash BIOS update utility allows you to: • Update the BIOS in flash memory • Update the language section of the BIOS...
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Updating the BIOS 6. Listen to the speaker: • Upon applying power, drive A will begin to show activity. In about a minute, two beeps are heard and drive A activity ceases (temporarily) indicating the successful recovery of the BIOS core. Drive A activity will begin again followed by two more beeps indicating the successful recovery of the boot block.
✏ NOTE The BIOS Setup menus described in this section may not show the latest settings. For the latest BIOS settings, refer to the Intel Desktop Board D845GVSR Technical Product Specification or the Intel World Wide Web site at: http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/ ✏...
Clears the Wired for Management Boot Integrity Service (BIS) • Cancel credentials. CPU Stepping Signature No options Displays processor’s Stepping Signature. CPU Microcode Update No options Displays processor’s Microcode Update Revision. Revision * For information about the BIS, refer to the Intel Web site at: http://developer.intel.com/design/security/index1.htm...
Main Menu Maintenance Main Advanced Security Power Boot Exit BIOS Version VA84510A.86A.xxxx.xxx Processor Type Intel(R) XXXXXXXXXXX Processor Speed X.XX GHz System Bus Speed XXX MHz System Memory Speed XXX MHz Cache RAM XXX KB Total Memory XXX MB Memory Bank 0...
Intel Desktop Board D845GVSR Product Guide Advanced Menu Main Advanced Security Power Boot Exit Setup Warning: Setting items on this screen to incorrect values may cause your system to malfunction! ` PCI Configuration ` Boot Configuration ` Peripheral Configuration ` IDE Configuration...
Intel Desktop Board D845GVSR Product Guide Boot Configuration Submenu Main Advanced Security Power Boot Exit Boot Configuration Plug & Play O/S [No] Numlock [On] ASF Support [Enabled] Select Screen Select Item Select ` Sub-Menu Enter General Help Setup Defaults Save and Exit Exit The submenu shown in Table 16 is used to set the Plug &...
Using the BIOS Setup Program Peripheral Configuration Submenu Main Advanced Security Power Boot Exit Peripheral Configuration Serial Port A [Auto] Parallel Port [Auto] Audio [Enabled] LAN Device [Enabled] Select Screen Select Item Select ` Sub-Menu Enter General Help Setup Defaults Save and Exit Exit This submenu shown in Table 17 is used for configuring computer peripherals.
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Intel Desktop Board D845GVSR Product Guide Table 17. Peripheral Configuration Submenu (continued) Feature Options Description • Output only Mode Selects the mode for the parallel port. Not available if the • Bi-directional parallel port is disabled. (default) Output Only operates in AT*-compatible mode.
Using the BIOS Setup Program IDE Configuration Submenu Main Advanced Security Power Boot Exit IDE Configuration IDE Controller [Both] PCI IDE Bus Master [Enabled] Hard Disk Pre-Delay [Disabled] ` Primary IDE Master [xxxxxxx] ` Primary IDE Slave [Not Detected] ` Secondary IDE Master : [xxxxxxx] ` Secondary IDE Master : [Xxxxxxx]...
Intel Desktop Board D845GVSR Product Guide Primary/Secondary IDE Master/Slave Submenus Main Advanced Security Power Boot Exit Xxxxxxxxx Type [Auto] Maximum Capacity [Auto] Configuration Options Selected By BIOS LBA Mode [Supported] Block Mode : 16 Sectors PIO Mode Auto Ultra DMA...
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Using the BIOS Setup Program Table 19. Primary/Secondary IDE Master/Slave Submenus (continued) Feature Options Description • Disabled (default) Ultra DMA Specifies the Ultra DMA mode for the drive. • Mode 0 • Mode 1 • Mode 2 • Mode 3 •...
Using the BIOS Setup Program Event Log Configuration Submenu Main Advanced Security Power Boot Exit Event Log Configuration Event Log [Space Available] View Event Log Clear Event Log Event Logging [Enabled] Mark Events As Read Select Screen Select Item Select ` Sub-Menu Enter General Help Setup Defaults...
Using the BIOS Setup Program USB Configuration Submenu Main Advanced Security Power Boot Exit USB Configuration High-Speed USB [Enabled] Legacy USB Support [Enabled] USB 2.0 Legacy Support [FullSpeed] Select Screen Select Item Select ` Sub-Menu Enter General Help Setup Defaults Save and Exit Exit The menu shown in Table 23 is used to configure USB features.
Intel Desktop Board D845GVSR Product Guide Chipset Configuration Submenu Main Advanced Security Power Boot Exit Chipset Configuration Setup Warning: Setting items on this screen to incorrect values may cause your system to malfunction! ISA Enable Bit [Enabled] PCI Latency Timer...
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Using the BIOS Setup Program Table 24. Chipset Configuration Submenu (continued) Feature Options Description • Auto (default) SDRAM Timing Control Auto allows timings to be programmed according to the memory detected. • Manual – Aggressive Manual – Aggressive selects the most aggressive •...
Intel Desktop Board D845GVSR Product Guide Security Menu Main Advanced Security Power Boot Exit Supervisor Password Not Installed User Password Not Installed Set Supervisor Password Set User Password Chassis Intrusion [Disabled] Select Screen Select Item Select ` Sub-Menu Enter General Help...
Using the BIOS Setup Program Power Menu Main Advanced Security Power Boot Exit ACPI After Power Failure [Last State] The options below are not related to ACPI and may be ignored when shutting down using an ACPI OS. Wake on PCI PME [Stay Off] Select Screen Select Item...
Intel Desktop Board D845GVSR Product Guide ACPI Submenu Main Advanced Security Power Boot Exit Advanced Configuration and Power Interface ACPI Suspend State [S1 State] Wake on LAN from S5 [Stay Off] Select Screen Select Item Select ` Sub-Menu Enter General Help...
Using the BIOS Setup Program Boot Menu Main Advanced Security Power Boot Exit Silent BOOT [Enabled] Intel ® Rapid BIOS Boot [Enabled] Scan User Flash Area [Enabled] PXE Boot to LAN [Disabled] USB Boot [Enabled] ` Boot Device Priority ` Hard Disk Drives...
Intel Desktop Board D845GVSR Product Guide Boot Device Priority Submenu Main Advanced Security Power Boot Exit Specifies the boot sequence from the Boot Device FLOPPY DRIVE] available devices. Boot Device [xxxxxxxxxxx] Boot Device [xxxxxxxxxxx] A device enclosed in parenthesis has been...
Using the BIOS Setup Program Hard Disk Drives Submenu Main Advanced Security Power Boot Exit Specifies the boot sequence from the Drive [xxxxxxxxxxxxx] available devices. Drive [xxxxxxxxxxxxx] Select the boot device Drive [xxxxxxxxxxxxx] with UpArrow or Drive [xxxxxxxxxxxxx] DownArrow key. Press Enter to set the selections as the...
Intel Desktop Board D845GVSR Product Guide Removable Devices Submenu Main Advanced Security Power Boot Exit Specifies the boot sequence from the Removable Device FLOPPY DRIVE] available devices. Select the boot device with UpArrow or DownArrow key. Press Enter to set the selections as the intended boot device.
Using the BIOS Setup Program ATAPI CD-ROM Drives Main Advanced Security Power Boot Exit ATAPI CD-ROM Drive [xxxxxxx] Select Screen Select Item Select ` Sub-Menu Enter General Help Setup Defaults Save and Exit Exit The submenu shown in Table 32 is for setting ATAPI CD-ROM drives. Table 32.
A Error Messages and Indicators Desktop Board D845GVSR reports POST errors in two ways: • By sounding a beep code • By displaying an error message on the monitor BIOS Beep Codes The BIOS beep codes are listed in Table 37. The BIOS also issues a beep code (one long tone followed by two short tones) during POST if the video configuration fails (a faulty video card or no card installed) or if an external ROM module does not properly checksum to zero.
Intel Desktop Board D845GVSR Product Guide BIOS Error Messages When a recoverable error occurs during the POST, the BIOS displays an error message describing the problem. Table 38. BIOS Error Messages Error Message Explanation GA20 Error An error occurred with Gate-A20 when switching to protected mode during the memory test.
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Error Messages and Indicators Table 38. BIOS Error Messages (continued) Error Message Explanation Memory Size Decreased Memory size has decreased since the last boot. If no memory was removed, then memory may be bad. Memory Size Increased Memory size has increased since the last boot. If no memory was added, there may be a problem with the system.
Electrical Business Equipment. (International) European Union Declaration of Conformity Statement ® We, Intel Corporation, declare under our sole responsibility that the product Intel Desktop Board D845GVSR is in conformity with all applicable essential requirements necessary for CE marking, following the provisions of the European Council Directive 89/336/EEC (EMC Directive) and Council Directive 73/23/EEC (Safety/Low Voltage Directive).
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...
Regulatory Compliance EMC Regulations Desktop Board D845GVSR complies with the EMC regulations stated in Table 40 when correctly installed in a compatible host system. Table 40. EMC Regulations Regulation Title FCC Class B Title 47 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Parts 2 and 15, Subpart B, Radio Frequency Devices.
CE mark should also be on the shipping container. Australian Communications Authority (ACA) C-tick mark. Includes adjacent Intel supplier code number, N-232. The C-tick mark should also be on the shipping container. Printed wiring board manufaturer’s recognition mark: consists of a unique UL 94V-0 recognized manufacturer’s logo, along with a flammability rating (solder side).