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    September 2008 Order Number: E45013-001US The Intel ® Desktop Board D945GCLF2 may contain design defects or errors kn own as errata that may cause the product to deviate from published specifications. Current characterized errata are documented in the Intel Desktop Board D945GCLF2 Sp ecification Update. Intel® Desktop Board D945GCLF2 Technical Pr[...]

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    Revision History Revision Revision History Date -001 First rele ase of the Intel ® Desktop Board D945GCLF2 Technical Product Specification. September 2008 This pro duct s pecificat ion app lies to on ly the sta ndard Intel ® Desktop Board D945GCLF2 with BIOS identifier LF94510J.86A . Changes to this specification will be pub lished in the Intel D[...]

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    iii Preface This Technical Product Specification (TPS) specifies the board layout, components, connectors, power and environmental requirements, and the BIOS for the Intel ® Desktop Board D945GCLF2. It describes the standard product and available manufacturing options. Intended Audience The TPS is inten ded to provide detailed, techn ical informat[...]

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    Intel Desktop Board D945GCLF2 Te chnical Product Specification iv Other Common Notation # Used after a signal name to identify an active-low signal (such as USBP0#) GB Gigabyte (1,073,741, 824 bytes) GB/sec Gigabytes per second Gbit Gigabit (1,073,741, 824 bits) KB Kilobyte (1024 bytes ) Kbit Kilobit (1024 bit s) kbits/sec 1000 bits per second MB M[...]

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    v Contents 1 Product Desc ription .............................................................. 9 1.1 Overview.......................................................................................... 9 1.1.1 Feature Summary .................................................................. 9 1.1.2 Board Layout ....................................[...]

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    Intel Desktop Board D945GCLF2 Te chnical Product Specification vi 2.5.1 Power Supply Considerations ................................................. 52 2.5.2 Fan Header Current Capability ................................................ 52 2.5.3 Add-in Board Considerations .. ................................................ 53 2.6 Thermal Consider[...]

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    Contents vii Figures Figure 1. Major Board Components .... ........................................................... 11 Figure 2. Block Diagram............... ............................................................... 13 Figure 3. Back Panel Audio Connector s.......................................................... 24 Figure 4. LAN Connecto[...]

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    Intel Desktop Board D945GCLF2 Te chnical Product Specification viii Table 30. Supervisor and User Passwor d Functions ......................................... 65 Table 31. Front-panel Power LED Blink Codes ................................................ 67 Table 32. Beep Codes ......................................................................[...]

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    9 1 Product Description 1.1 Overview 1.1.1 Feature Summary Table 1 summarizes the major features of the Intel Desktop Board D945GCLF2. Table 1. Feature Summary Form Factor Mini-ITX, com patible wit h microATX (6.75 in ches by 6.75 inc hes [171.45 millimeters by 171.45 millimeters]) Processor Support for the following: • Soldered-down Dual-Core In[...]

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    Intel Desktop Board D945GCLF2 Te chnical Product Specification 10 Table 1. Feature Summary (continued) Instantly Available PC Technology • Support for PCI* Local Bus Specification Revision 2.3 • Suspend to RAM support • Wake on PCI, RS-232, front panel , USB ports, and LAN Expansion Capabilities • One PCI Conventional bus connector Hardware[...]

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    Product Description 11 1.1.2 Board Layout Figure 1 shows the location of the major components. Figure 1. Major Board Components Table 2 lists the components identified in Figure 1.[...]

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    Intel Desktop Board D945GCLF2 Te chnical Product Specification 12 Table 2. Board Components Shown in Figure 1 Item/callout from Figure 1 Descri ption A PCI Conventional bus add-in card connector B Front panel audio header Front panel USB headers C Back panel connectors D +12 V power connector (ATX12V) E GMCH fan header F Chassis fan header G Intel [...]

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    Product Description 13 1.1.3 Block Diagram Figure 2 is a block diagram of the major functional areas. Figure 2. Block Diagram[...]

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    Intel Desktop Board D945GCLF2 Te chnical Product Specification 14 1.2 Legacy Considerations This board differs from other Intel Deskto p Board products, with specific changes including (b ut not limit ed to) the f ollowing: • No floppy drive connector 1.3 Online Support To find information about… Visit this World Wide Web site: Intel ® Desktop[...]

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    Product Description 15 1.5 System Memory The board has one 240-pin DIMM socket and supports the following memory features: • 1.8 V (only) DDR2 SDRAM DIMMs with gold-plated contacts • Unbuffered, sing le-sided or double-sided DIMM s with the follow ing restriction: Double-sided DIMMs with x16 organizati on are not supported. • 2 GB maximum tot[...]

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    Intel Desktop Board D945GCLF2 Te chnical Product Specification 16 1.6 Intel ® 945GC Chipset The Intel 945GC chipset consists of the following devices: • Intel 82945GC Graphics Memory Controlle r Hub (GMCH) with Direct Media Interface (DMI) interconnect • Intel 82801GB I/O Controller Hub (I CH7) with DMI interconnect The GMCH component provides[...]

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    Product Description 17 • Video ⎯ Hardware motion comp ensation for MPEG2 ⎯ Software DVD at 30 fps full screen • Display ⎯ Integrated 24-bit 400 MHz RAMDAC ⎯ Up to 2048 x 1536 at 75 Hz refresh (QXGA) • Dynamic Video Memory Technology (DVMT) support up to 224 MB • Intel ® Zoom Utility For information about Refer to Obtaining graphics[...]

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    Intel Desktop Board D945GCLF2 Te chnical Product Specification 18 1.6.2 USB The board supports up to eight USB 2.0 po rts, supports UHCI and EHCI, and uses UHCI- and EHCI-compatible drivers. The ICH7 provides the USB controller for a ll ports. The port arrangement is as follows: • Four ports are implemented with du al stacked back panel connector[...]

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    Product Description 19 1.6.3 IDE Support The board provides three IDE interface connectors: • One parallel ATA IDE connect or that supports two devices • Two serial ATA connectors that su pport one device per connector 1.6.3.1 Parallel ATE IDE Interface The ICH7’s Parallel ATA ID E controller has one bu s-mastering Parallel ATA IDE interface.[...]

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    Intel Desktop Board D945GCLF2 Te chnical Product Specification 20  NOTE Many Serial ATA drives use new low-voltag e power connectors and require adapters or power supplies equipped with lo w-voltage power connectors. For more information, see: http://www.serialata.org/ For information about Refer to The location of the Serial ATA IDE connectors [...]

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    Product Description 21 1.8 S-Video Output The board supports S-Video output via a 7- pin S-Video connector supporting both 4-pin S-Video and Composite signal. 1.9 Legacy I/O Controller The I/O controller provides t he following featu res: • One serial port • One parallel port with Ex tended Capabilities Port (ECP) an d Enhanced Pa rallel Port ([...]

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    Intel Desktop Board D945GCLF2 Te chnical Product Specification 22 1.9.3 Keyboard and Mouse Interface PS/2 keyboard and mouse connectors are located on the back panel.  NOTE The keyboard is supported in the bottom PS/2 connector and the mouse is supported in the top PS/2 connector. Power to the computer should be turned off before a keyboard or m[...]

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    Product Description 23 1.10 Audio Subsystem The audio subsystem consists of the following devices: • Intel 82801GB ICH7 • Realtek ALC662 audio codec The audio subsystem includes these features: • Signal-to-noise ratio ≥ 90 dB • Supports wake events (driver dependent) • Mic in pre-amp that supports dynamic, condenser, and electret microp[...]

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    Intel Desktop Board D945GCLF2 Te chnical Product Specification 24 1.10.1 Audio Subsystem Software Audio software and drivers are availabl e from Intel’s Worl d Wide Web site. For information about Refer to Obtaining audio software and driv ers Section 1.2, page 14 1.10.2 Audio Connectors and Headers The board contains audio connectors on th e bac[...]

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    Product Description 25 1.11 LAN Subsystem The LAN subsystem consists of the following: • Intel 82801GB ICH7 • Realtek 8111C GbE device for 10/100/1000 Mb its/sec Ethernet LAN connectivity • RJ-45 LAN connector with integrated status LEDs Additional features of the LAN subsystem include: • CSMA/CD protocol engine • LAN connect interface th[...]

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    Intel Desktop Board D945GCLF2 Te chnical Product Specification 26 1.11.2 RJ-45 LAN Connector with Integrated LEDs Two LEDs are built into the RJ-45 LAN connector (shown in Fi gure 4). Figure 4. LAN Connector LED Locations Table 5 describes the LED states when the board is powered up and the 10/100/1000 Mbits/sec LAN subsystem is operating. Table 5.[...]

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    Product Description 27 1.12 Hardware Management Subsystem The hardware management features enable th e board to be compatible with the Wired for Management (WfM) specification. Th e board has several hardware management features, inclu ding the f ollowing: • Thermal and voltage monit oring • Chassis intrusion detection 1.12.1 Hardware Monitorin[...]

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    Intel Desktop Board D945GCLF2 Te chnical Product Specification 28 1.12.2 Thermal Monitoring Figure 5 shows the locations of th e thermal sensors and fan headers. Item Description A Remote thermal sensor B GMCH fan header C Chassis fan header D Thermal diode, located on processor die Figure 5. Thermal Sensors and Fan Headers[...]

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    Product Description 29 1.13 Power Management Power management is implemen ted at several levels, inclu ding: • Software support through Advanced Conf iguration and Power Interface (ACPI) • Hardware support: ⎯ Power connector ⎯ Fan headers ⎯ LAN wake capabilities ⎯ Instantly Available PC technology ⎯ Wake from USB ⎯ Wake from PS/2 de[...]

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    Intel Desktop Board D945GCLF2 Te chnical Product Specification 30 1.13.1.1 System States and Power States Under ACPI, the operating system direct s all system and device power state transitions. The operating system puts de vices in and out of low-power states based on user preferences and knowledge of how devices are being used by applications. De[...]

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    Product Description 31 1.13.1.2 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 LAN S1, S3, S4, S5 (Note 1) PME# signal S1, S3, S4, S5 (Note 1) Power switch S1, S3, S4, S5 R[...]

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    Intel Desktop Board D945GCLF2 Te chnical Product Specification 32 1.13.2 Hardware Support CAUTION Ensure that the power supply provides adeq uate +5 V standby current if LAN wake capabilities and Instantly Available PC technolo gy features are used. Failure to do so can damage the power supply. The total am ount of standby current required depends [...]

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    Product Description 33 1.13.2.2 Fan Headers The function/operation of the fan headers is as foll ows: • The fans are on when the board is in the S0 state. • The fans are off when the board is off or in the S3, S4, or S5 state. • The chassis fan header supports closed-loop fan control that can adjust the fan speed and is wired to a fan tachome[...]

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    Intel Desktop Board D945GCLF2 Te chnical Product Specification 34 1.13.2.4 Instantly Available PC Technology CAUTION For Instantly Available PC technology, th e +5 V standby line from the power supply must be capable of providing adequate +5 V standby current. Failure to provide adequate standby current when implementing Instantly Available PC tech[...]

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    Product Description 35 1.13.2.5 Wake from USB USB bus activity wakes the comput er from ACPI S1 and S3 state.  NOTE Wake from USB requires the use of a USB peripheral that supports Wake from USB and support in the OS. 1.13.2.6 Wake from PS/2 Devices PS/2 device activity wakes the computer from an ACPI S1, S3, S4, or S5 state. However, when th e [...]

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    Intel Desktop Board D945GCLF2 Te chnical Product Specification 36 Figure 6. Location of the Standby Power Indicator LED 1.13.3 ENERGY STAR* In 2007, the US Department of Energy and the US Environmental Protection Agency revised the ENERGY STAR* requirements. In tel has worked directly with these two governmental agencies to define the new requireme[...]

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    37 2 Technical Reference 2.1 Memory Map 2.1.1 Addressable Memory The board utilizes 2 GB of addressable syst em memory. Typically the address space that is allocated for PCI Conventional bu s add-in cards, PCI Express configuration space, BIOS (SPI Flash), and chipset overhe ad resides above the top of DRAM (total system memory). On a system that h[...]

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    Intel Desktop Board D945GCLF2 Te chnical Product Specification 38 The amount of in stalled memory that can be us ed will vary based on add-in cards an d BIOS settings. Figure 7 shows a schematic of the sy st em memory map. All installed system memory can be used when there is no overlap of system addresses. Figure 7. Detailed System Memory Address [...]

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    Technical Reference 39 Table 9 lists the system memory map. Table 9. System Memory Map Address Range (decimal) Address Range (hex) Size Description 1024 K - 2097152 K 100000 - FFFFFFFF 2048 MB Extended memory 960 K - 1024 K F0000 - FFFFF 64 KB Runtime BIOS 896 K - 960 K E0000 - EFFFF 64 KB Reserved 800 K - 896 K C8000 - DFFFF 96 KB Potential availa[...]

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    Intel Desktop Board D945GCLF2 Te chnical Product Specification 40 2.2 Connectors and Headers CAUTION Only the following connectors have overcurrent protection: Back panel and front panel USB and PS/2. The other internal connectors/headers ar e not overcurrent protected and should connect only to devices inside the computer ’s chassis, such as fan[...]

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    Technical Reference 41 2.2.1 Back Panel Connectors Figure 8 shows the location of the back panel connectors. Item Description A PS/2 mouse port B PS/2 keyboard port C Parallel port D Serial port E VGA port F USB ports [2] G LAN H USB ports [2] I S-Video out J Audio line in K Mic in L Audio line out Figure 8. Back Panel Connectors  NOTE The back [...]

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    Intel Desktop Board D945GCLF2 Te chnical Product Specification 42 2.2.2 Component-side Connectors and Headers Figure 9 shows the locations of the co mponent-side connectors and headers. Figure 9. Component-side Connectors and Headers[...]

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    Technical Reference 43 Table 10 lists the component-side co nnectors and headers identified in Figure 9. Table 10. Component-side Connectors and Headers Shown in Figure 9 Item/callout from Figure 9 Descri ption A PCI Conventional bus add-in card connector B Front panel audio header C S/PDIF connector D +12 V power connector (ATX12V) E GMCH fan head[...]

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    Intel Desktop Board D945GCLF2 Te chnical Product Specification 44 2.2.2.1 Signal Tables for the Connectors and Headers Table 11. Front Panel Audio Header Pin Signal Name Pin Signal Name 1 [Port 1] Left channel 2 Ground 3 [Port 1] Right channel 4 PRESENCE# (Dongle present) 5 [Port 2] Right channel 6 [Port 1] SENSE_RETU RN 7 SENSE_SEND (Jack detectio[...]

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    Technical Reference 45 2.2.2.2 Add-in Card Connectors The board has one PCI Conventional (rev 2. 3 compliant) bus add-in card connector. PCI Conventional bus add-in cards with SMBus support can access sensor data and other information residing on the board. Note the followin g considerations for the PCI Conventional bus connectors: • The PCI Conv[...]

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    Intel Desktop Board D945GCLF2 Te chnical Product Specification 46 Table 17. ATX12V Power Connector Pin Signal Name Pin Signal Name 1 Ground 2 Ground 3 +12 V 4 +12 V For information about Refer to Power supply considerations Section 2.5.1, page 52[...]

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    Technical Reference 47 2.2.2.4 Front Panel Header This section describes the functi ons of the front panel header. Table 18 l ists the signal names of the front panel header. Figure 10 i s a connection diagram for the front panel header. Table 18. Front Panel Header Pin Signal In/ Out Description Pin Signal In/ Out Description Hard Drive Acti vity [...]

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    Intel Desktop Board D945GCLF2 Te chnical Product Specification 48 2.2.2.4.1 Hard Drive Activity LED Header Pins 1 and 3 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: • A Serial ATA hard drive connected to an onboard Serial ATA co[...]

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    Technical Reference 49 2.2.2.5 Front Panel USB Headers Figure 11 is a connection diagram for the front panel USB headers. # INTEGRATOR’S NOTES • The +5 V DC power on the USB headers is fused. • Use only a front panel USB connector that conforms to the USB 2.0 specification for high-speed USB devices. Figure 11. Connection Diagram for Front Pa[...]

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    Intel Desktop Board D945GCLF2 Te chnical Product Specification 50 2.3 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 chan ging a jumper setting. Otherwise, the board could be damaged. Figure 12 shows the location of the jumper block. The jumper determines t[...]

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    Technical Reference 51 2.4 Mechanical Considerations 2.4.1 Form Factor The board is designed to fit into a micro-ATX-form-factor chassis. Figure 13 illustrates the mechanical form factor for the board. Dimensions are gi ven in inches [millimeters]. The outer dimensions ar e 6.75 inches by 6.75 inches [171.45 millimeters by 171.45 millimeters]. Loca[...]

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    Intel Desktop Board D945GCLF2 Te chnical Product Specification 52 2.5 Electrical Considerations 2.5.1 Power Supply Considerations CAUTION The +5 V standby line from 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 depe nds on the w[...]

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    Technical Reference 53 2.5.3 Add-in Board Considerations The board is designed to provide 2 A (ave rage) of +5 V current for the one add-in board. The total +5 V current draw for th e one add-in board must not exceed 2 A. 2.6 Thermal Considerations CAUTION A chassis with a maximum intern al ambient temperature of 38 o C at the processor fan inlet i[...]

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    Intel Desktop Board D945GCLF2 Te chnical Product Specification 54 Figure 14 shows the locations of the localized high temperature zones. Item Description A Processor voltage regulator area B Processor C Intel 82945GC GMCH D Intel 82801GB ICH7 Figure 14. Localized High Temperature Zones Table 24 provides maximum case temperatur es for the board comp[...]

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    Technical Reference 55 2.7 Reliability The Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF) pred iction is calculated using component and subassembly random failure rates. The calculation is based on th e Bellcore Reliability Prediction Procedure, TR-NWT-000332, Issue 4, September 1991. The MTBF prediction is used to estimate repa ir rates and spare parts require[...]

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    Intel Desktop Board D945GCLF2 Te chnical Product Specification 56[...]

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    57 3 Overview of BIOS Features 3.1 Introduction The board uses an Intel BIOS that is stored in the Serial Periph eral Interface Flash Memory (SPI Flash) and can be updated using a disk-based program. The SPI Flash contains the BIOS Setu p program, POST, the P CI auto-conf iguration utility, LAN EEPROM inf ormation, and Plug and Play support. The BI[...]

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    Intel Desktop Board D945GCLF2 Te chnical Product Specification 58 Table 26 lists the BIOS Setup program menu features. Table 26. BIOS Setup Program Menu Bar Maintenance Main Advanced Security Power Boot Exit Clears passwords and displays processor information Displays processor and memory configuration Configures advanced features available through[...]

  • Page 59

    Overview of BIOS Features 59 3.4 System Management BIOS (SMBIOS) SMBIOS is a Desktop Management Interfac e (DMI) compliant method for managing computers in a managed network. The main component of SMBIOS is the Management Information Format (MIF) database, which contains information about the computing system and its components. Using SMBIOS, a sys[...]

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    Intel Desktop Board D945GCLF2 Te chnical Product Specification 60 3.5 Legacy USB Support Legacy USB support enables USB devices to be used even when the operating system’s USB drivers are not yet available. Legacy USB support is used to access the BIOS Setup program, and to install an op erating system that supports USB. By default, Legacy USB su[...]

  • Page 61

    Overview of BIOS Features 61 3.6 BIOS Updates The BIOS can be updated us ing either of the f ollowing utilities, which are available on the Intel World Wide Web site: • Intel ® Express BIOS Update utility, w hich enables automated u pdating while in th e Windows environment . Using this utility , the BIOS can be updated f rom a file on a hard di[...]

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    Intel Desktop Board D945GCLF2 Te chnical Product Specification 62 3.7 BIOS Recovery It is unlikely t hat anyth ing will interru pt a BIOS update; how ever, if an in terruption occurs, the BIOS could be damaged. Table 28 lists the drives and media types that can and cannot be used for BIOS recovery. The BIOS recovery media does not need to be made b[...]

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    Overview of BIOS Features 63 3.8 Boot Options In the BIOS Setup program, the user can ch oose to boot from a diskette drive, hard drive, USB drive, USB flash drive, CD-ROM, or the network. The default setting is for the diskette drive to be the first boot de vice, the hard drive second, and the ATAPI CD-ROM third. If enabled, the last defaul t boot[...]

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    Intel Desktop Board D945GCLF2 Te chnical Product Specification 64 3.9 Adjusting Boot Speed These factors affect system boot speed: • Selecting and configurin g peripherals properly • Optimized BIOS boot parameters 3.9.1 Peripheral Selection and Configuration The following techniques help improve system boot speed: • Choose a hard drive with p[...]

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    Overview of BIOS Features 65 3.10 BIOS Security Features The BIOS includes security features that restrict access to the BIOS Setup program and who can boot the computer. A superv isor password and a user password can be set for the BIOS Setup program and for booting the computer, with the followi ng restrictions: • The supervisor password gives [...]

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    Intel Desktop Board D945GCLF2 Te chnical Product Specification 66[...]

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    67 4 Error Messages and Beep Codes 4.1 BIOS Front-panel Power LED Codes The front-panel power LED blinks off and on to display messages. For example, the power LED is on when the system is powere d on, and blinks off for 0.5 second when processor initialization is complete. In addition, whenev er a recoverable error occurs during POST, the BIOS cau[...]

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    Intel Desktop Board D945GCLF2 Te chnical Product Specification 68 4.2 BIOS Beep Codes Whenever a recoverable error occurs duri ng POST, the BIOS causes the board’s speaker to beep an error message describing the problem (see Table 32).  NOTE For Intel Desktop Board D945GCLF2, the beep code is only audible through a speaker connected to the gre[...]

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    Error Messages and Beep Codes 69 4.4 Port 80h POST Codes During the POST, the BIOS generates diagno stic progress codes (POST codes) to I/O port 80h. If the POST fails, execution stops and the last POST code generated is left at port 80h. This code is useful for de termin ing the point wher e an error occurred. Displaying the POST codes requires a [...]

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    Intel Desktop Board D945GCLF2 Te chnical Product Specification 70 Table 35. Port 80h POST Codes POST Code Description of POST Operation Host Processor 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 C[...]

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    Error Messages and Beep Codes 71 Table 35. Port 80h POST Codes (continued) POST Code Description of POST Operation Keyboard (PS/2 or USB) 90 Resetting keyboard 91 Disabling keyboard 92 Detecting presence of keyboard 93 Enabling the keyboard 94 Clearing keyboard input buffer 95 Instructing keyboard controller to run Self Test (PS/2 only) Mouse (PS/2[...]

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    Intel Desktop Board D945GCLF2 Te chnical Product Specification 72 Table 35. Port 80h POST Codes (continued) POST Code Description of POST Operation DXE Drivers E7 Waiting for user input E8 Checking password E9 Entering BIOS setup EB Calling Legacy Optio n ROMs Runtime Phase/EFI OS Boot F4 Entering Sleep state F5 Exiting Sleep state F8 EFI boot serv[...]

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    Error Messages and Beep Codes 73 Table 36. Typical Port 80h POST Sequence POST Code Description 21 Initializing a chipset component 22 Reading SPD from memory DIMMs 23 D etecting presence of memory DIMMs 25 Configuring memory 28 Testing memory 34 Loadi ng recovery capsule E4 Entered DXE phase 12 Starting application processor initialization 13 SMM [...]

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    75 5 Regulatory Compliance and Battery Disposal Information 5.1 Regulatory Compliance This section contain s the following regulat ory compliance information for Intel Desktop Board D945GCLF2: • Safety standards • European Union Declaration of Conformity statement • Product Ecology statements • Electromagnetic Compatibility (E MC) standards[...]

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    Intel Desktop Board D945GCLF2 Te chnical Product Specification 76 5.1.2 European Union Declaration of Conformity Statement We, Intel Corporation, declare under our sole responsibility t hat the product Intel ® Desktop Board D945GCLF2 is in conformity wi th all applicable essential requirements necessary for CE markin g, following the prov isions o[...]

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    Regulatory Compliance and Battery Disposal Information 77 Español Este producto cumple con las norm as del Directivo Europeo 2004/108/EC & 2006/95/EC. Slovensky Tento produkt je v súlade s us tanoveniami európskych di rektív 2004/108/EC a 2006/95/EC. Slovenš č ina Izdelek je skladen z dolo č bami evropskih direktiv 2004/108/EC in 2006/95[...]

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    Intel Desktop Board D945GCLF2 Te chnical Product Specification 78 Español Como parte de su compromiso de responsabilidad medioambiental, Intel ha implantado el programa de reciclaje de productos Intel, que permite que los consumidores al detalle de los productos In tel devuelvan los productos u sados en los lugares seleccionados para su correspond[...]

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    Regulatory Compliance and Battery Disposal Information 79 Russian В качестве части своих обязательств к окружающей среде , в Intel создана программа утилизации продукции Intel (Product Recycling Program) для предоставления конечным польз[...]

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    Intel Desktop Board D945GCLF2 Te chnical Product Specification 82 Korean Class B statement translation: this is household equipment that is certified t o comply with EMC requirements. Y ou may use this equ ipment in residential environments and other non-residential envi ronments. 5.1.5 Product Certification Markings (Board Level) Intel Desktop Boa[...]

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