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Intel ® Desktop Board D945GCZ Technical Product Specification ® The Intel Desktop Board D945GCZ 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 D945GCZ 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 D945GCZ 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 Power Connector Terminology Change ......................................................................... 9 1.2 Overview ...................................................................................................................... 10 1.2.1 Feature Summary.......................................................................................... 10 1.2.2 Manufacturing Options .................................................................................. 11 1.2.3 Board Layout ................................................................................................. 12 1.2.4 Block Diagram ............................................................................................... 14 1.3 Online Support ............................................................................................................. 15 1.4 ...
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Intel Desktop Board D945GCZ 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 D945GCZ 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 Power Connector Terminology Change ......................................................................... 9 1.2 Overview ...................................................................................................................... 10 1.3 Online Support ............................................................................................................. 15 1.4 Processor ..................................................................................................................... 15 1.5 System Memory ........................................................................................................... 16 ® 1.6 Intel 945G Chipset ..................................................................................................... 21 1.7 ...
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Intel Desktop Board D945GCZ Technical Product Specification 1.2 Overview 1.2.1 Feature Summary Table 1 summarizes the major features of the board. Table 1. Feature Summary Form Factor microBTX Form Factor (10.40 inches by 10.50 inches [264.16 millimeters by 266.70 millimeters]) ...
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Table 1. Feature Summary (continued) • Hardware monitoring and fan control ASIC Hardware Monitor Subsystem • Voltage sense to detect out of range power supply voltages • Thermal sense to detect out of range thermal values • Three fan connectors ...
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Intel Desktop Board D945GCZ Technical Product Specification 1.2.3 Board Layout Figure 1 shows the location of the major components Table 3 lists the components identified in Figure 1. ...
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Table 3. Board Components Shown in Figure 1 Item/callout from Figure 1 Description A Front panel audio connector B Back panel connectors C Main power connector D Front panel USB connectors [2] E Serial ATA connectors [4] F PCI Express ...
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Intel Desktop Board D945GCZ Technical Product Specification 1.2.4 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 D945GCZ under “Desktop Board Products” or “Desktop Board Support” Available configurations for the Desktop Board D945GCZ Processor data sheets ICH7 addressing Custom splash screens Audio software and utilities LAN software ...
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Intel Desktop Board D945GCZ 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 ...
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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 D945GCZ 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. 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 D945GCZ 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 ...
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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 D945GCZ 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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ADD2/ADD2+ card can either be configured to support simultaneous display with the primary VGA display or can be configured to support dual independent display as an extended desktop configuration with different color depths and resolutions. ADD2/ADD2+ cards can be designed ...
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Intel Desktop Board D945GCZ Technical Product Specification 1.6.3 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 1.6.3.1 ...
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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 1.6.3.3 Serial ATA ...
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Intel Desktop Board D945GCZ 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 GBytes/sec • One PCI Express x1 connector. The ...
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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 D945GCZ Technical Product Specification 1.10 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 D945GCZ Technical Product Specification 1.10.4 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 D945GCZ Technical Product Specification 1.11.2 10/100 Mbits/sec LAN Subsystem The 10/100 Mbits/sec LAN subsystem consists of the following: • Intel 82801G ICH7 • Intel 82562GX/82562GZ PLC • RJ-45 LAN connector with integrated status LEDs. ® 1.11.2.1 Intel ...
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Gigabit LAN Subsystem The Gigabit (10/100/1000 Mbits/sec) LAN subsystem includes the Intel 82573/82574 controller and an RJ-45 LAN connector with integrated status LEDs. ® 1.11.3.1 Intel 82573E/82573V/82574V Gigabit Ethernet Controller The Intel 82573E/82573V/82574V Gigabit Ethernet Controller supports the following ...
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Intel Desktop Board D945GCZ Technical Product Specification 1.11.4 Intel ® Active Management Technology (Optional) NOTE Intel Active Management Technology (AMT) is available only on boards that use the Intel Ethernet Controller. Intel Active Management Technology (AMT) offers IT organizations tamper-resistant ...
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OOB diagnostics ⎯ Remote control ⎯ Remote BIOS update • Proactive alerting that decreases downtime and minimizes time to repair. ⎯ Programmable policies ⎯ Operating system lock-up alert ⎯ Boot failure alert ⎯ Hardware failure alerts • Third party ...
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Intel Desktop Board D945GCZ Technical Product Specification ⎯ Keyboard failure ⎯ Hard-disk failure ⎯ No boot media • Boot options to boot from different types of boot devices • Reset, shutdown, power cycle, and power up options • LAN Subsystem ...
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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, ...
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Intel Desktop Board D945GCZ Technical Product Specification 1.13 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 D945GCZ Technical Product Specification 1.13.1.3 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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Resume on Ring enables telephony devices to access the computer when 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 ...
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Intel Desktop Board D945GCZ Technical Product Specification 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: • ...
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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 state. 1.13.2. Standby Power Indicator LED The +5 V standby power ...
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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 D945GCZ 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 D945GCZ 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 D945GCZ 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 D945GCZ Technical Product Specification Table 15. PCI Interrupt Routing Map PCI Interrupt Source PIRQA ICH7 LAN PCI bus connector 1 PCI bus connector 2 IEEE-1394a controller (optional) NOTE In PIC mode, the ICH7 can connect each PIRQ ...
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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 D945GCZ 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 D945GCZ 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 Rear chassis fan connector B Front panel audio connector C Parallel ATA IDE connector D Chassis ...
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Intel Desktop Board D945GCZ 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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Power Supply Connectors The board has power supply connectors: • Main power – connector. This connector is compatible with connectors previously used on Intel Desktop boards. The board supports the use of ...
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Intel Desktop Board D945GCZ Technical Product Specification 2.8.2.2 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 ...
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Front Panel Connector This section describes the functions of the front panel connector. Table 27 lists the signal names of the front panel connector. Figure connection diagram for the front panel connector. Table 27. Front Panel ...
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Intel Desktop Board D945GCZ Technical Product Specification 2.8.2.4.2 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 ...
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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 and 7 comprise one ...
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Intel Desktop Board D945GCZ Technical Product Specification 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 ...
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Mechanical Considerations 2.10.1 Form Factor The board is designed to fit into a BTX-form-factor chassis. Figure 25 illustrates the mechanical form factor of the board. Dimensions are given in inches [millimeters]. The outer dimensions are 10.40 inches by 10.50 ...
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Intel Desktop Board D945GCZ Technical Product Specification 2.10.2 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. ...
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TYP [0.512] 9.65 [0.380] Ø 1.00 [0.039] 0.00 [0.00] 9.18 [0.36] 9.40 [0.370] Figure 27. I/O Shield Dimensions for Boards with the 6-Channel (5.1) Audio Subsystem 172.93 REF [6.808] +0.12 169.98 - 0.13 + 0.004 [6.692 ] - 0.005 ...
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Intel Desktop Board D945GCZ Technical Product Specification 2.11 Electrical Considerations 2.11.1 DC Loading Table 31 lists the DC loading characteristics of the boards. This data is based analysis of all active components within the board that impact ...
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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 result in onboard component damage that will ...
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Intel Desktop Board D945GCZ Technical Product Specification 2.12 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 ...
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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 in Figure 29) can reach a temperature ...
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Intel Desktop Board D945GCZ Technical Product Specification Table 33 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 ...
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Environmental Table 34 lists the environmental specifications for the board. Table 34. 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 ...
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Intel Desktop Board D945GCZ Technical Product Specification 2.15 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 35 lists the safety regulations that the Desktop Board ...
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FCC Compliance Statement (USA) Product Type: D945GCZ 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 cause harmful interference, and (2) this device ...
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Intel Desktop Board D945GCZ Technical Product Specification 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 ...
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Product Certification Markings (Board Level) Table 37 lists the board’s product certification markings. Table 37. Product Certification Markings Description UL joint US/Canada Recognized Component mark. Includes adjacent UL file number for Intel Desktop Boards: E210882 (component side). FCC Declaration ...
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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 D945GCZ Technical Product Specification Table 38 lists the BIOS Setup program menu features. Table 38. BIOS Setup Program Menu Bar Maintenance Main Clears Displays passwords and processor displays and memory processor configuration information Table 39 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 D945GCZ 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 D945GCZ 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 D945GCZ 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 45. 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 D945GCZ Technical Product Specification Table 45. Port 80h POST Codes (continued) POST Code Description of POST Operation 90 Resetting keyboard 91 Disabling keyboard 92 Detecting presence of keyboard 93 Enabling the keyboard 94 Clearing keyboard input buffer ...
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Table 45. 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 D945GCZ Technical Product Specification Table 46. 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 ...