Intel D915GLVGL Datasheet

April 2005 Order Number: D18285-001US The Intel® Desktop Board D915GLVG may contain design defects or errors known as errata that may cause the

Intel Desktop Board D915GLVG 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 • Two PCI Conventional* bus connectors • One PCI Express* x1 bu

Intel Desktop Board D915GLVG Technical Product Specification 12 1.1.2 Board Layout Figure 1 shows the location of the major components. OM17803E FAG

Product Description 13 Table 2. Board Components Shown in Figure 1 Item/callout from Figure 1 Description A Realtek ALC860 audio codec B Front pane

Intel Desktop Board D915GLVG 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 D915GLVG under “Desktop Bo

Intel Desktop Board D915GLVG Technical Product Specification 16 1.4 System Memory The boards have four DIMM sockets and support the following memory

Product Description 17 Table 4 lists the supported DIMM configurations. Table 4. Supported Memory Configurations DIMM Capacity Configuration SDRAM

Intel Desktop Board D915GLVG Technical Product Specification 18 1.4.1 Memory Configurations The Intel 82915GL GMCH supports two types of memory orga

Product Description 19 1.4.1.1 Dual Channel (Interleaved) Mode Configurations Figure 4 shows a dual channel configuration using two DIMMs. In this

Revision History Revision Revision History Date -001 First release of the Intel Desktop Board D915GLVG Technical Product Specification. April 2005

Intel Desktop Board D915GLVG Technical Product Specification 20 Figure 6 shows a dual channel configuration using four DIMMs. In this example, the

Product Description 21 1.4.1.2 Single Channel (Asymmetric) Mode Configurations  NOTE Dual channel (Interleaved) mode configurations provide the hig

Intel Desktop Board D915GLVG Technical Product Specification 22 1.5 Intel® 915GL Chipset The Intel 915GL chipset consists of the following devices:

Product Description 23 1.5.1.1 Dynamic Video Memory Technology (DVMT) DVMT enables enhanced graphics and memory performance through Direct AGP, and

Intel Desktop Board D915GLVG Technical Product Specification 24 1.5.3 IDE Support The boards provides five IDE interface connectors: • One parallel

Product Description 25 Conventional bus resource steering is used. Native mode is the preferred mode for configurations using the Windows* XP and Wi

Intel Desktop Board D915GLVG Technical Product Specification 26 1.7 I/O Controller The I/O controller provides the following features: • One serial

Product Description 27 1.8 Audio Subsystem The boards support the Intel High Definition audio subsystem based on the Realtek ALC860 codec. The audio

Intel Desktop Board D915GLVG Technical Product Specification 28 1.8.3 Intel® High Definition Audio Subsystem The Intel High Definition Audio subsyst

Product Description 29 1.9 LAN Subsystem The LAN subsystem consists of the following: • Physical layer interface device Intel® 82562GZ PLC for 10/1

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

Intel Desktop Board D915GLVG Technical Product Specification 30 Table 5 describes the LED states when the board is powered up and the 10/100 Mbits/se

Product Description 31 1.10.2 Thermal Monitoring Figure 12 shows the location of the sensors and fan connectors. OM17806BEFDC141313A Item Descripti

Intel Desktop Board D915GLVG Technical Product Specification 32 1.10.3 Fan Monitoring Fan monitoring can be implemented using Intel® Desktop Utilitie

Product Description 33 Table 6 lists the system states based on how long the power switch is pressed, depending on how ACPI is configured with an ACP

Intel Desktop Board D915GLVG Technical Product Specification 34 1.11.1.1 System States and Power States Under ACPI, the operating system directs all

Product Description 35 1.11.1.2 Wake-up Devices and Events Table 8 lists the devices or specific events that can wake the computer from specific sta

Intel Desktop Board D915GLVG Technical Product Specification 36  NOTE The use of Resume on Ring and Wake from USB technologies from an ACPI state re

Product Description 37 • The PCI Conventional bus PME# signal for PCI 2.2 compliant LAN designs • The onboard LAN subsystem 1.11.2.4 Instantly Ava

Intel Desktop Board D915GLVG Technical Product Specification 38 1.11.2.10 +5 V Standby Power Indicator LED The +5 V standby power indicator LED show

39 2 Technical Reference What This Chapter Contains 2.1 Introduction ...

Intel Desktop Board D915GLVG Technical Product Specification iv Other Common Notation # Used after a signal name to identify an active-low signal

Intel Desktop Board D915GLVG Technical Product Specification 40 • MCH base address registers, internal graphics ranges, PCI Express ports (up to 512

Technical Reference 41 2.2.2 Memory Map Table 9 lists the system memory map. Table 9. System Memory Map Address Range (decimal) Address Range (hex)

Intel Desktop Board D915GLVG Technical Product Specification 42 2.4 Fixed I/O Map Table 11. I/O Map Address (hex) Size Description 0000 - 00FF 2

Technical Reference 43 2.5 PCI Configuration Space Map Table 12. PCI Configuration Space Map Bus Number (hex) Device Number (hex) Function Number (

Intel Desktop Board D915GLVG Technical Product Specification 44 2.6 Interrupts The interrupts can be routed through either the Programmable Interrupt

Technical Reference 45 2.7 PCI Conventional Interrupt Routing Map This section describes interrupt sharing and how the interrupt signals are connect

Intel Desktop Board D915GLVG Technical Product Specification 46 2.8 Connectors CAUTION Only the following connectors have overcurrent protection: b

Technical Reference 47 2.8.1 Back Panel Connectors Figure 15 shows the location of the back panel connectors. The back panel connectors are color-c

Intel Desktop Board D915GLVG Technical Product Specification 48 2.8.2 Component-side Connectors Figure 16 shows the locations of the component-side c

Technical Reference 49 Table 16 lists the component-side connectors identified in Figure 16. Table 16. Component-side Connectors Shown in Figure 1

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Intel Desktop Board D915GLVG Technical Product Specification 50 Table 18. Chassis Intrusion Connector Pin Signal Name 1 Intruder 2 Ground Table 19.

Technical Reference 51 2.8.2.1 Power Supply Connectors The board has three power supply connectors: • Main power – a 2 x 12 connector. This connec

Intel Desktop Board D915GLVG Technical Product Specification 52 2.8.2.2 Add-in Card Connectors The board has the following add-in card connectors: •

Technical Reference 53 PurpleOM17000Hard DriveActivity LEDResetSwitch+5 V DCN/CPowerSwitch864297531−+Single-coloredPower LED−+Dual-coloredPower LED+

Intel Desktop Board D915GLVG Technical Product Specification 54  NOTE The colors listed in Table 26 and Table 27 are suggested colors only. Actua

Technical Reference 55 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

Intel Desktop Board D915GLVG Technical Product Specification 56 2.10 Mechanical Considerations 2.10.1 Form Factor The board is designed to fit into

Technical Reference 57 2.10.2 I/O Shield The back panel I/O shield for the boards must meet specific dimension and material requirements. Systems ba

Intel Desktop Board D915GLVG Technical Product Specification 58 2.11 Electrical Considerations 2.11.1 DC Loading Table 29 lists the DC loading chara

Technical Reference 59 2.11.3 Fan Connector Current Capability CAUTION The processor fan must be connected to the processor fan connector, not to a

Intel Desktop Board D915GLVG Technical Product Specification vi 2.7 PCI Conventional Interrupt Routing Map ...

Intel Desktop Board D915GLVG Technical Product Specification 60 2.12 Thermal Considerations CAUTION A chassis with a maximum internal ambient tempe

Technical Reference 61 CAUTION Ensure that proper airflow is maintained in the processor voltage regulator circuit. Failure to do so may result in

Intel Desktop Board D915GLVG Technical Product Specification 62 Table 31 provides maximum case temperatures for the components that are sensitive to

Technical Reference 63 2.14 Environmental Table 32 lists the environmental specifications for the board. Table 32. Environmental Specifications Para

Intel Desktop Board D915GLVG Technical Product Specification 64 2.15 Regulatory Compliance This section describes the Desktop Boards’ compliance wit

Technical Reference 65 2.15.2.1 FCC Compliance Statement (USA) Product Type: D915GLVG Desktop Board This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Ru

Intel Desktop Board D915GLVG Technical Product Specification 66 Dutch Dit product is in navolging van de bepalingen van Europees Directief 89/336/E

Technical Reference 67 2.15.5 Product Certification Markings (Board Level) Table 35 lists the board’s product certification markings. Table 35. Pro

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69 3 Overview of BIOS Features What This Chapter Contains 3.1 Introduction ...

Contents vii 4 Error Messages and Beep Codes 4.1 BIOS Error Messages ...

Intel Desktop Board D915GLVG Technical Product Specification 70 Table 36 lists the BIOS Setup program menu features. Table 36. BIOS Setup Program M

Overview of BIOS Features 71 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 D915GLVG Technical Product Specification 72 5. The operating system loads. While the operating system is loading, USB keyboard

Overview of BIOS Features 73 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

Intel Desktop Board D915GLVG Technical Product Specification 74 3.8 Fast Booting Systems with Intel® Rapid BIOS Boot These factors affect system bo

Overview of BIOS Features 75 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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77 4 Error Messages and Beep Codes What This Chapter Contains 4.1 BIOS Error Messages ...

Intel Desktop Board D915GLVG Technical Product Specification 78 Table 40. BIOS Error Messages (continued) Error Message Explanation Update OK! NV

Error Messages and Beep Codes 79 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 D915GLVG Technical Product Specification viii 15. Back Panel Connectors Shown in Figure 15...

Intel Desktop Board D915GLVG Technical Product Specification 80 Table 43. Runtime Code Uncompressed in F000 Shadow RAM Code Description of POST Op

Error Messages and Beep Codes 81 Table 43. Runtime Code Uncompressed in F000 Shadow RAM (continued) Code Description of POST Operation 40 To prepa

Intel Desktop Board D915GLVG Technical Product Specification 82 Table 43. Runtime Code Uncompressed in F000 Shadow RAM (continued) Code Descriptio

Error Messages and Beep Codes 83 Table 43. Runtime Code Uncompressed in F000 Shadow RAM (continued) Code Description of POST Operation AE Uncompre

Intel Desktop Board D915GLVG Technical Product Specification 84 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 .....................