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Intel Desktop Board D945GTP Technical Product Specification ® The Intel Desktop Board D945GTP 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 ...
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Revision History Revision Revision History -001 First release of the Intel Specification. This product specification applies to only the standard Intel Desktop Board D945GTP with BIOS identifier NT94510J.86A. Changes to this specification will be published in the Intel Desktop Board ...
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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 describes the standard product and available manufacturing options. Intended Audience The TPS is intended to provide detailed, technical ...
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Intel Desktop Board D945GTP 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 ...
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Contents 1 Product Description 1.1 Overview ...................................................................................................................... 10 1.1.1 Feature Summary.......................................................................................... 10 1.1.2 Manufacturing Options .................................................................................. 11 1.1.3 Board Layout ................................................................................................. 12 1.1.4 Block Diagram ............................................................................................... 14 1.2 Online Support ............................................................................................................. 15 1.3 Processor ..................................................................................................................... 15 1.4 System Memory ........................................................................................................... ...
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Intel Desktop Board D945GTP Technical Product Specification 2 Technical Reference 2.1 Introduction .................................................................................................................. 45 2.2 Memory Resources ...................................................................................................... 45 2.2.1 Addressable Memory..................................................................................... 45 2.2.2 Memory Map.................................................................................................. 47 2.3 DMA Channels ............................................................................................................. 47 2.4 Fixed I/O Map............................................................................................................... 48 2.5 PCI Configuration ...
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Adjusting Boot Speed................................................................................................... 84 3.8.1 Peripheral Selection and Configuration ......................................................... 84 3.8.2 BIOS Boot Optimizations............................................................................... 84 3.9 BIOS Security Features ............................................................................................... 85 4 Error Messages and Beep Codes 4.1 Speaker ....................................................................................................................... 87 4.2 BIOS Beep Codes........................................................................................................ 87 4.3 BIOS ...
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Intel Desktop Board D945GTP Technical Product Specification Tables 1. Feature Summary ........................................................................................................ 10 2. Manufacturing Options ................................................................................................. 11 3. Board Components Shown in Figure 1 ........................................................................ 13 4. Supported Memory Configurations .............................................................................. 16 5. LAN Connector LED States ......................................................................................... 32 ...
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Product Description What This Chapter Contains 1.1 Overview ...................................................................................................................... 10 1.2 Online Support ............................................................................................................. 15 1.3 Processor ..................................................................................................................... 15 1.4 System Memory ........................................................................................................... 16 ® 1.5 Intel 945G Chipset ..................................................................................................... 21 1.6 PCI Express* Connectors ............................................................................................ 26 1.7 IEEE-1394a ...
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Intel Desktop Board D945GTP Technical Product Specification 1.1 Overview 1.1.1 Feature Summary Table 1 summarizes the major features of the board. Table 1. Feature Summary Form Factor microATX (9.60 inches by 9.60 inches [243.84 millimeters by 243.84 millimeters]) Processor Support ...
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Manufacturing Options Table 2 describes the manufacturing options. 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. Manufacturing Options ® Audio Subsystem ...
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Intel Desktop Board D945GTP Technical Product Specification 1.1.3 Board Layout Figure 1 shows the location of the major components Table 3 lists the components identified in ...
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Table 3. Board Components Shown in Figure 1 Item/callout from Figure 1 Description A Audio codec B Front panel audio connector C Ethernet device D PCI Conventional bus add-in card connectors [2] E PCI Express x16 bus add-in card connector ...
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Intel Desktop Board D945GTP Technical Product Specification 1.1.4 Block Diagram Figure block diagram of the major functional areas. PCI Express x1 Interface PCI Express x1 Slot 1 Parallel ATA IDE Connector System Bus LGA775 (1066/800/533 MHz) Processor ...
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Online Support To find information about… Intel Desktop Board D945GTP under “Desktop Board Products” or “Desktop Board Support” Available configurations for the Desktop Board D945GTP Processor data sheets ICH7 addressing Custom splash screens Audio software and utilities LAN software ...
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Intel Desktop Board D945GTP Technical Product Specification 1.4 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 ...
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Memory Configurations The Intel 82945G 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 ...
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Intel Desktop Board D945GTP Technical Product Specification 1.4.1.1 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. Figure 4. ...
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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 ...
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Intel Desktop Board D945GTP Technical Product Specification 1.4.1.2 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 ...
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Intel ® 945G Chipset The Intel 945G chipset consists of the following devices: • Intel 82945G Graphics Memory Controller Hub (GMCH) with Direct Media Interface (DMI) interconnect • Intel 82801G I/O Controller Hub (ICH7) with DMI interconnect The GMCH ...
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Intel Desktop Board D945GTP Technical Product Specification • Video ⎯ Hardware motion compensation for MPEG2 ⎯ Software DVD at 30 fps full screen • Display ⎯ Integrated 24-bit 400 MHz RAMDAC ⎯ 2048 x 1536 ...
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Advanced Digital Display (ADD2/ADD2+) Card Support The GMCH routes two multiplexed DVO ports that are each capable of driving 200 MHz pixel clock to the PCI Express x16 connector. The DVO ports can be paired for ...
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Intel Desktop Board D945GTP Technical Product Specification 1.5.3 IDE Support The board provides five IDE interface connectors: • One parallel ATA IDE connector that supports two devices • Four serial ATA IDE connectors that support one device per connector 1.5.3.1 ...
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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 The location of the Serial ATA IDE connectors 1.5.3.3 Serial ATA ...
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Intel Desktop Board D945GTP Technical Product Specification 1.5.4 Real-Time Clock, CMOS SRAM, and 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 ...
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Legacy I/O Controller The legacy 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 ...
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Intel Desktop Board D945GTP Technical Product Specification 1.9 Audio Subsystem The board supports the Intel High Definition audio subsystem based on the Sigmatel 9223 or the Sigmatel 9220 audio codec. The audio subsystem supports the following features: • Advanced jack ...
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Front Panel Audio Connectors Line Out Surround Left and Right/Retasking Jack Center channel and LFE (Subwoofer)/ Figure 9. Front/Back Panel Audio Connector Options for 8-Channel (7.1) Audio Subsystem Figure block diagram of the 8-channel (7.1) audio subsystem. ...
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Intel Desktop Board D945GTP Technical Product Specification 1.9.4 6-Channel (5.1) Audio Subsystem The 6-channel (5.1) audio subsystem includes the following: • Intel 82801G I/O Controller Hub (ICH7) • Sigmatel 9220 audio codec • Microphone input that supports a single dynamic, ...
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LAN Subsystem The LAN subsystem consists of the following: • Physical layer interface device manufacturing option, the board includes one of the following LAN devices: ⎯ Intel 82562GX/82562GZ PLC for 10/100 Mbits/sec Ethernet LAN connectivity ⎯ Intel ...
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Intel Desktop Board D945GTP Technical Product Specification 1.10.2.2 RJ-45 LAN Connector with Integrated LEDs Two LEDs are built into the RJ-45 LAN connector (shown in Figure 13). Figure 13. LAN Connector LED Locations Table 5 describes the LED states when ...
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RJ-45 LAN Connector with Integrated LEDs Two LEDs are built into the RJ-45 LAN connector (as shown in Figure 14). Table 6 describes the LED states when the board is powered up and the Gigabit LAN subsystem is operating. ...
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Intel Desktop Board D945GTP Technical Product Specification • Healing systems remotely, regardless of the operating system or system state: ⎯ Intel AMT provides out-of-band diagnostics and recovery capabilities for IT organizations to remotely diagnose and repair PCs after software, operating ...
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Alert Standard Format (ASF) Support (Optional) NOTE Alter Standard Format (ASF) support is available only on boards that use the Intel 82573E Ethernet Controller or the Intel 82562GZ PLC device. The board provides the following ASF support for PCI ...
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Intel Desktop Board D945GTP Technical Product Specification 1.11.1 Hardware Monitoring and Fan Control ASIC The features of the hardware monitoring and fan control ASIC include: • Internal ambient temperature sensor • Two remote thermal diode sensors for direct monitoring of ...
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Thermal Monitoring Figure 15 shows the location of the sensors and fan connectors. Item Description A Remote ambient temperature sensor B Thermal diode, located on processor die C Ambient temperature sensor, internal to hardware monitoring and fan control ASIC ...
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Intel Desktop Board D945GTP Technical Product Specification 1.12 Power Management Power management is implemented at several levels, including: • Software support through Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) • Hardware support: ⎯ Power connector ⎯ Fan connectors ⎯ LAN wake ...
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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 ...
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Intel Desktop Board D945GTP Technical Product Specification 1.12.1.3 Wake-up Devices and Events Table 9 lists the devices or specific events that can wake the computer from specific states. Table 9. Wake-up Devices and Events These devices/events can wake up the ...
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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. 1.12.2.1 Power Connector ATX12V-compliant power supplies can turn off the system power through system control. ...
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Intel Desktop Board D945GTP Technical Product Specification 1.12.2.3 LAN Wake Capabilities CAUTION For LAN wake capabilities, the +5 V standby line for the power supply must be capable of providing adequate +5 V standby current. Failure to provide adequate standby ...
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Resume on Ring The operation of Resume on Ring can be summarized as follows: • Resumes operation from ACPI states • Detects incoming call similarly for external and internal modems • Requires modem interrupt be unmasked ...
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Intel Desktop Board D945GTP Technical Product Specification 1.12.2. 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. Figure 16 shows the location ...
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Technical Reference What This Chapter Contains 2.1 Introduction .................................................................................................................. 45 2.2 Memory Resources ...................................................................................................... 45 2.3 DMA Channels ............................................................................................................. 47 2.4 Fixed I/O Map............................................................................................................... 48 2.5 PCI Configuration Space Map...................................................................................... 49 2.6 Interrupts ...................................................................................................................... 50 2.7 PCI Conventional Interrupt ...
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Intel Desktop Board D945GTP Technical Product Specification • MCH base address registers, internal graphics ranges, PCI Express ports (up to 512 MB) • Memory-mapped I/O that is dynamically allocated for PCI Conventional and PCI Express add-in cards The amount of ...
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Memory Map Table 10 lists the system memory map. Table 10. System Memory Map Address Range (decimal) 1024 K - 4194304 K 960 K - 1024 K 896 K - 960 K 800 K - 896 K 640 K ...
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Intel Desktop Board D945GTP Technical Product Specification 2.4 Fixed I/O Map Table 12. I/O Map Address (hex) Size 0000 - 00FF 256 bytes 0170 - 0177 8 bytes 01F0 - 01F7 8 bytes (Note 1) 0228 - 022F 8 bytes ...
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PCI Configuration Space Map Table 13. PCI Configuration Space Map Bus Device Number (hex) Number (hex ...
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Intel Desktop Board D945GTP 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 ICH7 component. The PIC is supported in Windows 98 ...
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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 ...
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Intel Desktop Board D945GTP Technical Product Specification NOTE In PIC mode, the ICH7 can connect each PIRQ line internally to one of the IRQ signals ( 10, 11, 12, 14, and 15). Typically, a device ...
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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 ...
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Intel Desktop Board D945GTP Technical Product Specification 2.8.1.1 Back Panel Connectors For 8-Channel (7.1) Audio Subsystem Figure 18 shows the location of the back panel connectors for boards equipped with the 8-channel (7.1) audio subsystem. The back panel connectors are ...
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Back Panel Connectors For 6-Channel (5.1) Audio Subsystem Figure 19 shows the location of the back panel connectors for boards equipped with the 6-channel (5.1) audio subsystem. The back panel connectors are color-coded. The figure legend (Table 17) lists ...
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Intel Desktop Board D945GTP Technical Product Specification 2.8.2 Component-side Connectors Figure 20 shows the locations of the component-side connectors ...
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Table 18 lists the component-side connectors identified in Figure 20. Table 18. Component-side Connectors Shown in Figure 20 Item/callout from Figure 20 Description A PCI Express x1 bus add-in card connector B Front panel audio connector C PCI Conventional bus ...
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Intel Desktop Board D945GTP Technical Product Specification Table 19. Front Panel Audio Connector Pin Signal Name 1 Port E [Port 1] Left Channel 3 Port E [Port 1] Right Channel 5 Port F [Port 2] Right Channel 7 Port E ...
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Table 23. Processor Fan Connector Pin Signal Name 1 Ground 2 + FAN_TACH 4 FAN_CONTROL Table 24. Front and Rear Chassis Fan Connectors Pin Signal Name 1 FAN_CONTROL 2 + FAN_TACH Technical Reference 59 ...
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Intel Desktop Board D945GTP Technical Product Specification 2.8.2.1 Power Supply Connectors The board has power supply connectors: • Main power – connector. This connector is compatible with connectors previously used on Intel Desktop ...
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Add-in Card Connectors The board has the following add-in card connectors: • PCI Express x16: one connector supporting simultaneous transfer speeds GBytes/sec. • PCI Express x1: one PCI Express x1 connector. The x1 interface supports simultaneous ...
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Intel Desktop Board D945GTP Technical Product Specification 2.8.2.4 Front Panel Connector This section describes the functions of the front panel connector. Table 28 lists the signal names of the front panel connector. Figure connection diagram for the ...
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Reset Switch Connector [Purple] Pins 5 and 7 [Purple] can be connected to a momentary single pole, single throw (SPST) type switch that is normally open. When the switch is closed, the board resets and runs the POST. 2.8.2.4.3 ...
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Intel Desktop Board D945GTP Technical Product Specification 2.8.2.5 Front Panel USB Connectors Figure connection diagram for the front panel USB connectors. INTEGRATOR’S NOTES • The + power on the USB connector is fused. • Pins ...
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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 24 shows ...
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Intel Desktop Board D945GTP Technical Product Specification 2.10 Mechanical Considerations 2.10.1 Form Factor The board is designed to fit into an ATX- or microATX-form-factor chassis. Figure 25 illustrates the mechanical form factor of the board. Dimensions are given in inches ...
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I/O Shield The back panel I/O shield for the board must meet specific dimension and material requirements. Systems based on this board need the back panel I/O shield to pass certification testing. Figure 26 shows the I/O shield for ...
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Intel Desktop Board D945GTP Technical Product Specification 1.55 REF [0.061] 22.45 [0.884] 7.01 [0.276] Ø 1.00 [0.039] A 0.00 [0.00] 11.81 [0.465] 12.04 [0.474] Figure 27. I/O Shield Dimensions for Boards with the 6-Channel (5.1) Audio Subsystem 68 162.3 REF ...
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Electrical Considerations 2.11.1 DC Loading Table 32 lists the DC loading characteristics of the boards. This data is based analysis of all active components within the board that impact its power delivery subsystems. The analysis does ...
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Intel Desktop Board D945GTP Technical Product Specification 2.11.3 Fan Connector Current Capability CAUTION The processor fan must be connected to the processor fan connector, not to a chassis fan connector. Connecting the processor fan to a chassis fan connector may ...
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Thermal Considerations CAUTION A chassis with a maximum internal ambient temperature of 38 requirement. Use a processor heatsink that provides omni-directional airflow (similar to the type shown in Figure 28) to maintain required airflow across the processor voltage regulator ...
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Intel Desktop Board D945GTP Technical Product Specification CAUTION Ensure that proper airflow is maintained in the processor voltage regulator circuit. Failure may result in damage to the voltage regulator circuit. The processor voltage regulator area (item A ...
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Table 34 provides maximum case temperatures for the components that are sensitive to thermal changes. The operating temperature, current load, or operating frequency could affect case temperatures. Maximum case temperatures are important when considering proper airflow to cool the board. ...
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Intel Desktop Board D945GTP Technical Product Specification 2.14 Environmental Table 35 lists the environmental specifications for the board. Table 35. Environmental Specifications Parameter Specification Temperature -40 °C to +70 °C Non-Operating 0 °C to +55 °C Operating Shock Unpackaged 50 ...
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Regulatory Compliance This section describes the Desktop Boards’ compliance with U.S. and international safety and electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) regulations. 2.15.1 Safety Regulations Table 36 lists the safety regulations that the Desktop Board D945GTP complies with when correctly installed in ...
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Intel Desktop Board D945GTP Technical Product Specification 2.15.2.1 FCC Compliance Statement (USA) Product Type: D945GTP Desktop Board This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not ...
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Dutch Dit product is in navolging van de bepalingen van Europees Directief 89/336/EEC & 73/23/EEC. Suomi Tämä tuote noudattaa EU-direktiivin 89/336/EEC & 73/23/EEC määräyksiä. Français Ce produit est conforme aux exigences de la Directive Européenne 89/336/EEC & 73/23/EEC. Deutsch Dieses ...
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Intel Desktop Board D945GTP Technical Product Specification 2.15.5 Product Certification Markings (Board Level) Table 38 lists the board’s product certification markings. Table 38. Product Certification Markings Description UL joint US/Canada Recognized Component mark. Includes adjacent UL file number for Intel ...
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Overview of BIOS Features What This Chapter Contains 3.1 Introduction .................................................................................................................. 79 3.2 BIOS Flash Memory Organization ............................................................................... 80 3.3 Resource Configuration ............................................................................................... 80 3.4 System Management BIOS (SMBIOS) ........................................................................ 81 3.5 Legacy USB Support.................................................................................................... 81 3.6 BIOS Updates ...
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Intel Desktop Board D945GTP Technical Product Specification Table 39 lists the BIOS Setup program menu features. Table 39. BIOS Setup Program Menu Bar Maintenance Main Clears Displays passwords and processor displays and memory processor configuration information Table 40 lists the ...
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Logical Block Addressing (LBA) and to PIO Mode 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 ...
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Intel Desktop Board D945GTP Technical Product Specification 5. The operating system loads. While the operating system is loading, USB keyboards and mice are recognized and may be used to configure the operating system. 6. After the operating system loads the ...
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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 ...
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Intel Desktop Board D945GTP Technical Product Specification 3.8 Adjusting Boot Speed These factors affect system boot speed: • Selecting and configuring peripherals properly • Optimized BIOS boot parameters 3.8.1 Peripheral Selection and Configuration The following techniques help improve system boot ...
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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 ...
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Error Messages and Beep Codes What This Chapter Contains 4.1 Speaker ....................................................................................................................... 87 4.2 BIOS Beep Codes........................................................................................................ 87 4.3 BIOS Error Messages .................................................................................................. 87 4.4 Port 80h POST Codes ................................................................................................. 88 4.1 Speaker The board-mounted speaker provides audible error ...
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Intel Desktop Board D945GTP Technical Product Specification 4.4 Port 80h POST Codes During the POST, the BIOS generates diagnostic progress codes (POST-codes) to I/O port 80h. If the POST fails, execution stops and the last POST code generated is left ...
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Table 46. Port 80h POST Codes POST Code Description of POST Operation 10 Power-on initialization of the host processor (Boot Strap Processor) 11 Host processor Cache initialization (including APs) 12 Starting Application processor initialization 13 SMM initialization 21 Initializing a ...
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Intel Desktop Board D945GTP Technical Product Specification Table 46. Port 80h POST Codes (continued) POST Code Description of POST Operation 90 Resetting keyboard 91 Disabling keyboard 92 Detecting presence of keyboard 93 Enabling keyboard 94 Clearing keyboard input buffer 95 ...
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Table 46. Port 80h POST Codes (continued) POST Code Description of POST Operation E7 Waiting for user input E8 Checking password E9 Entering BIOS setup EA TBD – Flash Update EB Calling Legacy Option ROMs EE TBD – Calling INT ...
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Intel Desktop Board D945GTP Technical Product Specification Table 47. Typical Port 80h POST Sequence POST Code Description 21 Initializing a chipset component 22 Reading SPD from memory DIMMs 23 Detecting presence of memory DIMMs 25 Configuring memory 28 Testing memory ...