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Current characterized errata are documented in the Intel Desktop Board DX79SR Specification Update. Intel® Desktop Board DX79SR Technical Product Specification April 2012 Order Number: G62925-001 The Intel® Desktop Board DX79SR 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 Intel Desktop Board DX79SR Specification Update. Intel® Desktop Board DX79SR Technical Product Specification April 2012 Order Number: G62925-001 The Intel® Desktop Board DX79SR may contain design defects or errors known as errata that may cause the product to deviate from published specifications.
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... have no responsibility whatsoever for installation in the U.S. Revision History Revision -001 Revision History First release of the Intel® Desktop Board DX79SR Technical Product Specification Date April 2012 This product specification applies to deviate from future changes to specifications and product descriptions at any time, without further ...
... have no responsibility whatsoever for installation in the U.S. Revision History Revision -001 Revision History First release of the Intel® Desktop Board DX79SR Technical Product Specification Date April 2012 This product specification applies to deviate from future changes to specifications and product descriptions at any time, without further ...
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See http://developer.intel.com/products/desktop/motherboard/index.htm for the latest documentation. The AA number is found on a small label on this AA revision consists of the board. 2. The X79 PCH used on the component side of the following component: Device 82X79 PCH Stepping C1 S-Spec Numbers SLJN7 Errata Current characterized errata, if any, are documented in a separate Specification Update. iii Board Identification Information Basic Desktop Board DX79SR Identification Information AA Revision BIOS Revision Notes G57199-201 SIX7910J.0281 1,2 Notes: 1.
See http://developer.intel.com/products/desktop/motherboard/index.htm for the latest documentation. The AA number is found on a small label on this AA revision consists of the board. 2. The X79 PCH used on the component side of the following component: Device 82X79 PCH Stepping C1 S-Spec Numbers SLJN7 Errata Current characterized errata, if any, are documented in a separate Specification Update. iii Board Identification Information Basic Desktop Board DX79SR Identification Information AA Revision BIOS Revision Notes G57199-201 SIX7910J.0281 1,2 Notes: 1.
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... What This Document Contains Chapter 1 2 3 4 5 Description A description of the hardware used on the Intel Desktop Board DX79SR A map of the resources of the Intel Desktop Board The features supported by the BIOS Setup program A description of the BIOS error messages, beep codes..., and POST codes Regulatory compliance and battery disposal information Typographical Conventions This section contains information about the Intel Desktop Board DX79SR and its components to provide detailed, technical information about the conventions used in all of information. It is ...
... What This Document Contains Chapter 1 2 3 4 5 Description A description of the hardware used on the Intel Desktop Board DX79SR A map of the resources of the Intel Desktop Board The features supported by the BIOS Setup program A description of the BIOS error messages, beep codes..., and POST codes Regulatory compliance and battery disposal information Typographical Conventions This section contains information about the Intel Desktop Board DX79SR and its components to provide detailed, technical information about the conventions used in all of information. It is ...
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... (1,048,576 bytes) Megabytes per second Megabit (1,048,576 bits) Megabits per second An address or data value ending with a lowercase h indicates a hexadecimal value. Intel Desktop Board DX79SR Technical Product Specification Other Common Notation # GB GB/s Gb/s KB Kbit kbits/s MB MB/s Mbit Mbits/s xxh x.x V * Used after a signal name to indicate third...
... (1,048,576 bytes) Megabytes per second Megabit (1,048,576 bits) Megabits per second An address or data value ending with a lowercase h indicates a hexadecimal value. Intel Desktop Board DX79SR Technical Product Specification Other Common Notation # GB GB/s Gb/s KB Kbit kbits/s MB MB/s Mbit Mbits/s xxh x.x V * Used after a signal name to indicate third...
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Intel Desktop Board DX79SR Technical Product Specification 1.13 Power Management 32 1.13.1 ACPI 32 1.13.2 Hardware Support 35 1.14 Board Status LEDs 39 1.15 Onboard Power and Reset Buttons ...
Intel Desktop Board DX79SR Technical Product Specification 1.13 Power Management 32 1.13.1 ACPI 32 1.13.2 Hardware Support 35 1.14 Board Status LEDs 39 1.15 Onboard Power and Reset Buttons ...
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... 30. S/PDIF Header 51 17. Chassis Intrusion Header 52 20. Front Panel Header 55 24. BIOS Setup Configuration Jumper Settings 59 27. Thermal Considerations for Intel HD Audio 50 13. Boot Device Menu Options 72 35. Supervisor and User Password Functions 74 36. Port 80h POST Code Ranges 79 40. Board.... USB 2.0 Headers 51 18. Processor Core Power Connector 54 22. Port 80h POST Codes 80 41. Regulatory Compliance Marks 93 x BIOS Beep Codes 77 37. Intel Desktop Board DX79SR Technical Product Specification 8.
... 30. S/PDIF Header 51 17. Chassis Intrusion Header 52 20. Front Panel Header 55 24. BIOS Setup Configuration Jumper Settings 59 27. Thermal Considerations for Intel HD Audio 50 13. Boot Device Menu Options 72 35. Supervisor and User Password Functions 74 36. Port 80h POST Code Ranges 79 40. Board.... USB 2.0 Headers 51 18. Processor Core Power Connector 54 22. Port 80h POST Codes 80 41. Regulatory Compliance Marks 93 x BIOS Beep Codes 77 37. Intel Desktop Board DX79SR Technical Product Specification 8.
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Feature Summary (continued) BIOS • Intel® BIOS resident in the SPI Flash device • Support for Advanced Configuration and Power ..., LAN, front panel, CIR, and USB ports LAN Support Dual-Gigabit (10/100/1000 Mbits/s) LAN subsystem using the Intel® 82579L and Intel® 82574L Gigabit Ethernet Controllers Expansion Capabilities • Two PCI Express 3.0 x16 connectors • One PCI Express 3.0 x16... in BIOS for 3 wire fans • Support for Platform Environmental Control Interface (PECI) 12 Intel Desktop Board DX79SR Technical Product Specification Table 1.
Feature Summary (continued) BIOS • Intel® BIOS resident in the SPI Flash device • Support for Advanced Configuration and Power ..., LAN, front panel, CIR, and USB ports LAN Support Dual-Gigabit (10/100/1000 Mbits/s) LAN subsystem using the Intel® 82579L and Intel® 82574L Gigabit Ethernet Controllers Expansion Capabilities • Two PCI Express 3.0 x16 connectors • One PCI Express 3.0 x16... in BIOS for 3 wire fans • Support for Platform Environmental Control Interface (PECI) 12 Intel Desktop Board DX79SR Technical Product Specification Table 1.
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Product Description 1.1.2 Board Layout Figure 1 shows the location of the major components on Intel Desktop Board DX79SR. Figure 1. Major Board Components Table 2 lists the components identified in Figure 1. 13
Product Description 1.1.2 Board Layout Figure 1 shows the location of the major components on Intel Desktop Board DX79SR. Figure 1. Major Board Components Table 2 lists the components identified in Figure 1. 13
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... fan header SATA 6.0 Gb/s connectors through the PCH (blue) SATA 3.0 Gb/s connectors through the PCH (black) SATA 6.0 Gb/s connectors through a Marvell 88SE9128 controller (gray) Intel X79 Express Chipset Front panel USB 2.0 headers (4) Consumer IR emitter (output) header BIOS Setup configuration jumper block Power Fault LED Front panel USB 3.0 connector Alternate...Post Code LED display Front panel IEEE 1394a header Onboard Reset button Onboard Power button Chassis intrusion header Auxiliary fan header Board Status LEDs 14 Intel Desktop Board DX79SR Technical Product Specification Table 2.
... fan header SATA 6.0 Gb/s connectors through the PCH (blue) SATA 3.0 Gb/s connectors through the PCH (black) SATA 6.0 Gb/s connectors through a Marvell 88SE9128 controller (gray) Intel X79 Express Chipset Front panel USB 2.0 headers (4) Consumer IR emitter (output) header BIOS Setup configuration jumper block Power Fault LED Front panel USB 3.0 connector Alternate...Post Code LED display Front panel IEEE 1394a header Onboard Reset button Onboard Power button Chassis intrusion header Auxiliary fan header Board Status LEDs 14 Intel Desktop Board DX79SR Technical Product Specification Table 2.
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... only the processors listed on power supply requirements for greater than 200 W operation. NOTE This board has specific requirements for the Intel Desktop Board DX79SR Visit this board. 16 Intel Desktop Board DX79SR Desktop Board Support Available configurations for providing power to the processor. Refer to Section 2.5.1 on page 61 for information on the...
... only the processors listed on power supply requirements for greater than 200 W operation. NOTE This board has specific requirements for the Intel Desktop Board DX79SR Visit this board. 16 Intel Desktop Board DX79SR Desktop Board Support Available configurations for providing power to the processor. Refer to Section 2.5.1 on page 61 for information on the...
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... additional details. Table 3 lists the supported DIMM configurations. For information on the desktop board, if used with the memory manufacturer for any particular purpose. Intel Desktop Board DX79SR Technical Product Specification CAUTION 1.5 V is the recommended and default setting for performance tuning purposes only. Altering the memory voltage may (i) reduce system stability and...
... additional details. Table 3 lists the supported DIMM configurations. For information on the desktop board, if used with the memory manufacturer for any particular purpose. Intel Desktop Board DX79SR Technical Product Specification CAUTION 1.5 V is the recommended and default setting for performance tuning purposes only. Altering the memory voltage may (i) reduce system stability and...
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Intel Desktop Board DX79SR Technical Product Specification Figure 3 illustrates the memory channel and DIMM configuration. Memory Channel and DIMM Configuration NOTE For best memory performance always install memory into the blue DIMM memory sockets if installing four DIMMs or less in your configuration. 20 Figure 3.
Intel Desktop Board DX79SR Technical Product Specification Figure 3 illustrates the memory channel and DIMM configuration. Memory Channel and DIMM Configuration NOTE For best memory performance always install memory into the blue DIMM memory sockets if installing four DIMMs or less in your configuration. 20 Figure 3.
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...). data striping • RAID 1 - In Native mode, standard PCI Conventional bus resource steering is transparent to device connections. data striping and mirroring • RAID 5 - Intel Desktop Board DX79SR Technical Product Specification 1.6.2 SATA Interfaces The board provides eight SATA connectors which support one device per connector: • Two internal SATA 6.0 Gb/s connectors through...
...). data striping • RAID 1 - In Native mode, standard PCI Conventional bus resource steering is transparent to device connections. data striping and mirroring • RAID 5 - Intel Desktop Board DX79SR Technical Product Specification 1.6.2 SATA Interfaces The board provides eight SATA connectors which support one device per connector: • Two internal SATA 6.0 Gb/s connectors through...
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pin header that supports Intel HD audio and AC '97 audio (a 2 x 5- Intel Desktop Board DX79SR Technical Product Specification 1.9 Audio Subsystem The board supports the Intel High Definition Audio subsystem based on the back panel The back panel audio connectors are configurable through the audio ... the device that is connected to Section 1.3, page 16 1.9.2 Audio Subsystem Components The audio subsystem includes the following components: • Intel X79 Express Chipset • Realtek ALC892 audio codec • Front panel audio header that provides mic in and line out signals for...
pin header that supports Intel HD audio and AC '97 audio (a 2 x 5- Intel Desktop Board DX79SR Technical Product Specification 1.9 Audio Subsystem The board supports the Intel High Definition Audio subsystem based on the back panel The back panel audio connectors are configurable through the audio ... the device that is connected to Section 1.3, page 16 1.9.2 Audio Subsystem Components The audio subsystem includes the following components: • Intel X79 Express Chipset • Realtek ALC892 audio codec • Front panel audio header that provides mic in and line out signals for...
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Intel Desktop Board DX79SR Technical Product Specification 1.10 LAN Subsystem The Intel GbE Dual LAN subsystem consists of the following: • Intel 82579L and Intel 82574L Gigabit Ethernet Controllers (10/100/1000 Mbits/s) • Intel X79 Express Chipset • RJ-45 LAN connectors ...LAN subsystem software For information about LAN software and drivers Refer to http://downloadcenter.intel.com 1.10.1 Intel® 82579L and Intel® 82574L Gigabit Ethernet Controllers The Intel 82579L and Intel 82574L Gigabit Ethernet Controllers support the following features: • 10/100/1000...
Intel Desktop Board DX79SR Technical Product Specification 1.10 LAN Subsystem The Intel GbE Dual LAN subsystem consists of the following: • Intel 82579L and Intel 82574L Gigabit Ethernet Controllers (10/100/1000 Mbits/s) • Intel X79 Express Chipset • RJ-45 LAN connectors ...LAN subsystem software For information about LAN software and drivers Refer to http://downloadcenter.intel.com 1.10.1 Intel® 82579L and Intel® 82574L Gigabit Ethernet Controllers The Intel 82579L and Intel 82574L Gigabit Ethernet Controllers support the following features: • 10/100/1000...
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... The basic Bluetooth driver stack is supplied by Microsoft operating systems like Microsoft Vista and Microsoft Windows 7. Figure 6. Driver support is included (see Figure 6). Intel Desktop Board DX79SR Technical Product Specification 1.11 Bluetooth*/WiFi Module The Bluetooth*/WiFi module is supplemental hardware that is provided by Microsoft but additional features are available...
... The basic Bluetooth driver stack is supplied by Microsoft operating systems like Microsoft Vista and Microsoft Windows 7. Figure 6. Driver support is included (see Figure 6). Intel Desktop Board DX79SR Technical Product Specification 1.11 Bluetooth*/WiFi Module The Bluetooth*/WiFi module is supplemental hardware that is provided by Microsoft but additional features are available...
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... Refer to Section 1.13.2.2, page 36 1.12.3 Chassis Intrusion and Detection The board supports a chassis security feature that attaches to Figure 13, page 48 30 Intel Desktop Board DX79SR Technical Product Specification 1.12.2 Fan Monitoring Fan monitoring can be implemented using...
... Refer to Section 1.13.2.2, page 36 1.12.3 Chassis Intrusion and Detection The board supports a chassis security feature that attaches to Figure 13, page 48 30 Intel Desktop Board DX79SR Technical Product Specification 1.12.2 Fan Monitoring Fan monitoring can be implemented using...
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Intel Desktop Board DX79SR Technical Product Specification 1.13 Power Management Power management is implemented at http://www.acpi.info/) • Support for multiple wake-up events (see Table 8 on ...
Intel Desktop Board DX79SR Technical Product Specification 1.13 Power Management Power management is implemented at http://www.acpi.info/) • Support for multiple wake-up events (see Table 8 on ...
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... WAKE# Consumer IR S3 S3, S4, S5 (Note 1) S3, S4, S5 (Note 1) S3, S4, S5 (Note 2) G1 G1, G2 (Note 3) G1, G2 (Note 3) Notes: 1. Intel Desktop Board DX79SR Technical Product Specification 1.13.1.2 Wake-up Devices and Events Table 8 lists the devices or specific events that can wake up events from an ACPI...
... WAKE# Consumer IR S3 S3, S4, S5 (Note 1) S3, S4, S5 (Note 1) S3, S4, S5 (Note 2) G1 G1, G2 (Note 3) G1, G2 (Note 3) Notes: 1. Intel Desktop Board DX79SR Technical Product Specification 1.13.1.2 Wake-up Devices and Events Table 8 lists the devices or specific events that can wake up events from an ACPI...