Intel D915BLWDL Datasheet

June 2005 Order Number: D23930-001US The Intel® Desktop Board D915PLWD may contain design defects or errors known as errata that may cause the p

Intel Desktop Board D915PLWD Technical Product Specification 10 1.1 Overview 1.1.1 Feature Summary Table 1 summarizes the major features of the boar

Product Description 11 Table 1. Feature Summary (continued) Expansion Capabilities • Four PCI Conventional* bus connectors • Two PCI Express x1 bu

Intel Desktop Board D915PLWD Technical Product Specification 12 1.1.2 Board Layout Figure 1 shows the location of the major components. OM17971A H I

Product Description 13 Table 2. Board Components Shown in Figure 1 Item/callout from Figure 1 Description A Speaker B PCI Express x1 bus add-in car

Intel Desktop Board D915PLWD Technical Product Specification 14 1.1.3 Block Diagram Figure 2 is a block diagram of the major functional areas of the

Product Description 15 1.2 Online Support To find information about… Visit this World Wide Web site: Intel Desktop Board D915PLWD under “Desktop Bo

Intel Desktop Board D915PLWD Technical Product Specification 16 1.4 System Memory The board has two DIMM sockets and support the following memory fe

Product Description 17 1.4.1 Memory Configurations The Intel 82915PL MCH supports two types of memory organization: • Dual channel (Interleaved) mod

Intel Desktop Board D915PLWD Technical Product Specification 18 1.4.1.1 Dual Channel (Interleaved) Mode Configuration Figure 4 shows a dual channel

Product Description 19 1.4.1.2 Single Channel (Asymmetric) Mode Configurations  NOTE Dual channel (Interleaved) mode configurations provide the hig

Revision History Revision Revision History Date -001 First release of the Intel® Desktop Board D915PLWD Technical Product Specification. June 2005

Intel Desktop Board D915PLWD Technical Product Specification 20 1.5 Intel® 915PL Chipset The Intel 915PL chipset consists of the following devices:

Product Description 21 1.5.2.1 Parallel ATA IDE Interface The ICH6’s Parallel ATA IDE controller has one bus-mastering Parallel ATA IDE interface.

Intel Desktop Board D915PLWD Technical Product Specification 22 1.5.3 Real-Time Clock, CMOS SRAM, and Battery A coin-cell battery (CR2032) powers t

Product Description 23 1.7 Legacy I/O Controller The legacy I/O controller provides the following features: • One serial port • One parallel port

Intel Desktop Board D915PLWD Technical Product Specification 24 1.8 Audio Subsystem The board supports the Intel High Definition audio subsystem bas

Product Description 25 1.8.3 Intel® High Definition Audio Subsystem The Intel High Definition Audio subsystem includes the following: • Intel 82801F

Intel Desktop Board D915PLWD Technical Product Specification 26 1.9 LAN Subsystem The LAN subsystem consists of the following: • Physical layer inte

Product Description 27 Table 5 describes the LED states when the board is powered up and the 10/100 Mbits/sec LAN subsystem is operating. Table 5. L

Intel Desktop Board D915PLWD Technical Product Specification 28 1.10.2 Thermal Monitoring Figure 10 shows the location of the sensors and fan connect

Product Description 29 1.10.3 Fan Monitoring Fan monitoring can be implemented using Intel® Desktop Utilities or third-party software. The level of

iii Preface This Technical Product Specification (TPS) specifies the board layout, components, connectors, power and environmental requirements, an

Intel Desktop Board D915PLWD Technical Product Specification 30 Table 6 lists the system states based on how long the power switch is pressed, depend

Product Description 31 Table 7. Power States and Targeted System Power Global States Sleeping States Processor States Device States Targeted Syst

Intel Desktop Board D915PLWD Technical Product Specification 32 1.11.1.3 Wake-up Devices and Events Table 8 lists the devices or specific events tha

Product Description 33 Resume on Ring enables telephony devices to access the computer when it is in a power-managed state. The method used depends

Intel Desktop Board D915PLWD Technical Product Specification 34 Magic Packet* frame, the LAN subsystem asserts a wake-up signal that powers up the co

Product Description 35 1.11.2.8 PME# Signal Wake-up Support When the PME# signal on the PCI Conventional bus is asserted, the computer wakes from an

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37 2 Technical Reference What This Chapter Contains 2.1 Memory Map ...

Intel Desktop Board D915PLWD Technical Product Specification 38 2.2 DMA Channels Table 10. DMA Channels DMA Channel Number Data Width System Resou

Technical Reference 39 2.3 Fixed I/O Map Table 11. I/O Map Address (hex) Size Description 0000 - 00FF 256 bytes Used by the Desktop Board D915P

Intel Desktop Board D915PLWD Technical Product Specification iv Other Common Notation # Used after a signal name to identify an active-low signal

Intel Desktop Board D915PLWD Technical Product Specification 40 2.4 PCI Configuration Space Map Table 12. PCI Configuration Space Map Bus Number (h

Technical Reference 41 2.5 Interrupts The interrupts can be routed through either the Programmable Interrupt Controller (PIC) or the Advanced Program

Intel Desktop Board D915PLWD Technical Product Specification 42 2.6 PCI Conventional* Interrupt Routing Map This section describes interrupt sharing

Technical Reference 43 2.7 Connectors CAUTION Only the following connectors have overcurrent protection: back panel USB, front panel USB, and PS/2.

Intel Desktop Board D915PLWD Technical Product Specification 44 2.7.2 Component-side Connectors Figure 13 shows the locations of the component-side c

Technical Reference 45 Table 16 lists the component-side connectors identified in Figure 13. Table 16. Component-side Connectors Shown in Figure 1

Intel Desktop Board D915PLWD Technical Product Specification 46 Table 17. Front Panel Audio Connector Pin Signal Name Pin Signal Name 1 Port E [Po

Technical Reference 47 2.7.2.1 Power Supply Connectors The board has three power supply connectors: • Main power – a 2 x 12 connector. This connec

Intel Desktop Board D915PLWD Technical Product Specification 48 2.7.2.2 Add-in Card Connectors The board has the following add-in card connectors: •

Technical Reference 49 2.7.2.4 Front Panel Connector This section describes the functions of the front panel connector. Table 25 lists the signal n

v Contents 1 Product Description 1.1 Overview...

Intel Desktop Board D915PLWD Technical Product Specification 50 2.7.2.4.2 Reset Switch Connector [Purple] Pins 5 and 7 [Purple] can be connected to

Technical Reference 51 2.7.3 Front Panel USB Connectors Figure 15 is a connection diagram for the front panel USB connectors. # INTEGRATOR’S NOTES

Intel Desktop Board D915PLWD Technical Product Specification 52 2.8 Jumper Block CAUTION Do not move the jumper with the power on. Always turn off

Technical Reference 53 2.9 Mechanical Considerations 2.9.1 Form Factor The board is designed to fit into an ATX-form-factor chassis. Figure 17 illus

Intel Desktop Board D915PLWD Technical Product Specification 54 2.9.2 I/O Shield The back panel I/O shield for the board must meet specific dimensio

Technical Reference 55 2.10 Electrical Considerations 2.10.1 DC Loading Table 29 lists the DC loading characteristics of the board. This data is bas

Intel Desktop Board D915PLWD Technical Product Specification 56 2.10.3 Fan Connector Current Capability CAUTION The processor fan must be connecte

Technical Reference 57 2.11 Thermal Considerations CAUTION A chassis with a maximum internal ambient temperature of 38 oC at the processor fan inle

Intel Desktop Board D915PLWD Technical Product Specification 58 CAUTION Ensure that proper airflow is maintained in the processor voltage regulator

Technical Reference 59 Table 31 provides maximum case temperatures for the components that are sensitive to thermal changes. The operating temperatu

Intel Desktop Board D915PLWD Technical Product Specification vi 2.7.3 Front Panel USB Connectors ...

Intel Desktop Board D915PLWD Technical Product Specification 60 2.13 Environmental Table 32 lists the environmental specifications for the board. Ta

Technical Reference 61 2.14 Regulatory Compliance This section describes the Desktop Boards’ compliance with U.S. and international safety and electr

Intel Desktop Board D915PLWD Technical Product Specification 62 2.14.2.1 FCC Compliance Statement (USA) Product Type: D915PLWD Desktop Board This

Technical Reference 63 Dutch Dit product is in navolging van de bepalingen van Europees Directief 89/336/EEC & 73/23/EEC. Suomi Tämä tuote noud

Intel Desktop Board D915PLWD Technical Product Specification 64 2.14.5 Product Certification Markings (Board Level) Table 35 lists the board’s prod

65 3 Overview of BIOS Features What This Chapter Contains 3.1 Introduction ...

Intel Desktop Board D915PLWD Technical Product Specification 66 Table 36 lists the BIOS Setup program menu features. Table 36. BIOS Setup Program M

Overview of BIOS Features 67 to PIO Mode 3 or 4, depending on the capability of the drive. You can override the auto-configuration options by specif

Intel Desktop Board D915PLWD Technical Product Specification 68 5. The operating system loads. While the operating system is loading, USB keyboard

Overview of BIOS Features 69 3.7 Boot Options In the BIOS Setup program, the user can choose to boot from a diskette drive, hard drives, CD-ROM, or t

Contents vii Figures 1. Board Components ...12 2.

Intel Desktop Board D915PLWD Technical Product Specification 70 3.8 Adjusting Boot Speed These factors affect system boot speed: • Selecting and c

Overview of BIOS Features 71 3.9 BIOS Security Features The BIOS includes security features that restrict access to the BIOS Setup program and who c

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73 4 Error Messages and Beep Codes What This Chapter Contains 4.1 BIOS Error Messages ...

Intel Desktop Board D915PLWD Technical Product Specification 74 Table 40. BIOS Error Messages (continued) Error Message Explanation Update OK! NV

Error Messages and Beep Codes 75 4.2 Port 80h POST Codes During the POST, the BIOS generates diagnostic progress codes (POST-codes) to I/O port 80h.

Intel Desktop Board D915PLWD Technical Product Specification 76 Table 43. Runtime Code Uncompressed in F000 Shadow RAM Code Description of POST Op

Error Messages and Beep Codes 77 Table 43. Runtime Code Uncompressed in F000 Shadow RAM (continued) Code Description of POST Operation 40 To prepa

Intel Desktop Board D915PLWD Technical Product Specification 78 Table 43. Runtime Code Uncompressed in F000 Shadow RAM (continued) Code Descriptio

Error Messages and Beep Codes 79 Table 43. Runtime Code Uncompressed in F000 Shadow RAM (continued) Code Description of POST Operation AE Uncompre

Intel Desktop Board D915PLWD Technical Product Specification viii 26. States for a One-Color Power LED...

Intel Desktop Board D915PLWD Technical Product Specification 80 Table 46 describes the lower nibble of the high byte and indicates the bus on which

9 1 Product Description What This Chapter Contains 1.1 Overview .....................