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...741,824 bytes) GHz Gigahertz (one billion hertz) KB Kilobyte (1024 bytes) MB Megabyte (1,048,576 bytes) Mbit Megabit (1,048,576 bits) MHz Megahertz (one million hertz) Box Contents • Intel Desktop Board D945GCNL • I/O shield • One diskette drive cable • One ATA-...66/100 cable • Two locking Serial ATA cables • Intel® Express Installer CD-ROM • Quick Reference Guide • Configuration and battery caution statement labels iv Intel Desktop Board D945GCNL Product Guide Terminology The table below gives descriptions of some common terms...
...741,824 bytes) GHz Gigahertz (one billion hertz) KB Kilobyte (1024 bytes) MB Megabyte (1,048,576 bytes) Mbit Megabit (1,048,576 bits) MHz Megahertz (one million hertz) Box Contents • Intel Desktop Board D945GCNL • I/O shield • One diskette drive cable • One ATA-...66/100 cable • Two locking Serial ATA cables • Intel® Express Installer CD-ROM • Quick Reference Guide • Configuration and battery caution statement labels iv Intel Desktop Board D945GCNL Product Guide Terminology The table below gives descriptions of some common terms...
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Intel Desktop Board D945GCNL Product Guide Table 1. Feature Summary (continued) LAN Support BIOS 10/100/1000 Mb/s LAN subsystem using a Realtek RTL8111B-GR Gigabit Ethernet Controller • Intel® BIOS (resident in the SPI Flash device) • Support... • Intel® Precision Cooling Technology Related Links: For more information about Desktop Board D945GCNL, including the Technical Product Specification (TPS), BIOS updates, and device drivers, go to: http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/ Supported Operating Systems The desktop board supports the following...
Intel Desktop Board D945GCNL Product Guide Table 1. Feature Summary (continued) LAN Support BIOS 10/100/1000 Mb/s LAN subsystem using a Realtek RTL8111B-GR Gigabit Ethernet Controller • Intel® BIOS (resident in the SPI Flash device) • Support... • Intel® Precision Cooling Technology Related Links: For more information about Desktop Board D945GCNL, including the Technical Product Specification (TPS), BIOS updates, and device drivers, go to: http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/ Supported Operating Systems The desktop board supports the following...
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... memory modules do not support SPD, you will attempt to configure the memory controller for Desktop Board D945GCNL is located on the web at power up. The BIOS will see a notification to 2.0 GB utilizing 512 Mb and 1 Gb technology Intel recommends using memory from the tested memory lists, available at: http://www.cmtlabs.com/mbsearch...
... memory modules do not support SPD, you will attempt to configure the memory controller for Desktop Board D945GCNL is located on the web at power up. The BIOS will see a notification to 2.0 GB utilizing 512 Mb and 1 Gb technology Intel recommends using memory from the tested memory lists, available at: http://www.cmtlabs.com/mbsearch...
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Desktop Board Features • Back panel audio connectors that are configurable through the audio device drivers: ― Line in/retasking jack ― Line out/retasking jack ― Mic in/retasking jack Related Links: Go to the following link or pages for more information about: • Audio drivers and utilities http://support.intel.../1000 Mb/s Ethernet LAN connectivity • RJ-45 connector with status indicator LEDs LAN Subsystem Software For LAN software and drivers, refer to the D945GCNL link on Intel's World Wide Web site at: http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop 15
Desktop Board Features • Back panel audio connectors that are configurable through the audio device drivers: ― Line in/retasking jack ― Line out/retasking jack ― Mic in/retasking jack Related Links: Go to the following link or pages for more information about: • Audio drivers and utilities http://support.intel.../1000 Mb/s Ethernet LAN connectivity • RJ-45 connector with status indicator LEDs LAN Subsystem Software For LAN software and drivers, refer to the D945GCNL link on Intel's World Wide Web site at: http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop 15
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...10 Mb/s data rate 100 Mb/s data rate 1000 Mb/s data rate Hi-Speed USB 2.0 Support NOTE Computer systems that do not support USB 2.0. 16 Use a shielded cable that fully support USB 2.0 transfer rates. These LEDs indicate the status of the LAN. The desktop board ...1.1 operation. USB 2.0 support requires both an operating system and drivers that meets the requirements for a full-speed USB device. Table 3. Intel Desktop Board D945GCNL Product Guide RJ-45 LAN Connector LEDs Two LEDs are backward compatible with USB 1.1 devices. USB 1.1 devices will function normally at USB ...
...10 Mb/s data rate 100 Mb/s data rate 1000 Mb/s data rate Hi-Speed USB 2.0 Support NOTE Computer systems that do not support USB 2.0. 16 Use a shielded cable that fully support USB 2.0 transfer rates. These LEDs indicate the status of the LAN. The desktop board ...1.1 operation. USB 2.0 support requires both an operating system and drivers that meets the requirements for a full-speed USB device. Table 3. Intel Desktop Board D945GCNL Product Guide RJ-45 LAN Connector LEDs Two LEDs are backward compatible with USB 1.1 devices. USB 1.1 devices will function normally at USB ...
Product Specification
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Intel Desktop Board D945GCNL Technical Product Specification WARNING Warnings indicate conditions which, if not ...in the description of a component, N indicates component type, xn are the relative coordinates of its location on the Desktop Board D945GCNL, and X is the instance of their respective owners. Volts. This symbol is a connector, located at that are... DC unless otherwise specified. iv Other Common Notation # (NxnX) GB GB/sec Gbits/sec KB Kbit kbits/sec MB MB/sec Mbit Mbit/sec xxh x.x V * Used after a signal name to indicate third-party brands and names that general...
Intel Desktop Board D945GCNL Technical Product Specification WARNING Warnings indicate conditions which, if not ...in the description of a component, N indicates component type, xn are the relative coordinates of its location on the Desktop Board D945GCNL, and X is the instance of their respective owners. Volts. This symbol is a connector, located at that are... DC unless otherwise specified. iv Other Common Notation # (NxnX) GB GB/sec Gbits/sec KB Kbit kbits/sec MB MB/sec Mbit Mbit/sec xxh x.x V * Used after a signal name to indicate third-party brands and names that general...
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... (containing one row of addressable memory. • Minimum total system memory: 128 MB • Non-ECC DIMMs • Serial Presence Detect • DDR2 667 or... Tested Memory Refer to Section 2.1.1 on the total amount of SDRAM). Intel Desktop Board D945GCNL Technical Product Specification 1.4 System Memory The board has two DIMM sockets and supports the following memory features: • ...board should be impacted or the DIMMs may be populated with DIMMs that support the Serial Presence Detect (SPD) data structure. Refer to : http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop...
... (containing one row of addressable memory. • Minimum total system memory: 128 MB • Non-ECC DIMMs • Serial Presence Detect • DDR2 667 or... Tested Memory Refer to Section 2.1.1 on the total amount of SDRAM). Intel Desktop Board D945GCNL Technical Product Specification 1.4 System Memory The board has two DIMM sockets and supports the following memory features: • ...board should be impacted or the DIMMs may be populated with DIMMs that support the Serial Presence Detect (SPD) data structure. Refer to : http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop...
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...compliant interface with Advanced Digital Display 2 or 2+ (ADD2/ADD2+) cards, support for maximum 2-D/3-D graphics performance. Up to 64 MB can be allocated to DVMT on systems that have 512 MB or more of total system memory installed. An example of DVMT requires operating system driver support. 19 DVMT ensures the... system memory to the graphics buffer as set in and DVI digital display connections ⎯ Supports flat panels up to 224 MB • Intel® Zoom Utility For information about Obtaining graphics software and utilities Refer to DVMT when less than 512...
...compliant interface with Advanced Digital Display 2 or 2+ (ADD2/ADD2+) cards, support for maximum 2-D/3-D graphics performance. Up to 64 MB can be allocated to DVMT on systems that have 512 MB or more of total system memory installed. An example of DVMT requires operating system driver support. 19 DVMT ensures the... system memory to the graphics buffer as set in and DVI digital display connections ⎯ Supports flat panels up to 224 MB • Intel® Zoom Utility For information about Obtaining graphics software and utilities Refer to DVMT when less than 512...
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... (LBA) and Extended Cylinder Head Sector (ECHS) translation modes. For compatibility, the underlying Serial ATA functionality is similar to 66 MB/sec. Native mode is used . For information about The location of 3 Gbits/sec per port. The drive reports the transfer ...the following modes: • Programmed I /O and IRQ resources are faster timings and require a specialized cable to 88 MB/sec. Product Description 1.5.3 IDE Support The board provides five IDE interface connectors: • One parallel ATA IDE connector that supports two devices • Four serial ...
... (LBA) and Extended Cylinder Head Sector (ECHS) translation modes. For compatibility, the underlying Serial ATA functionality is similar to 66 MB/sec. Native mode is used . For information about The location of 3 Gbits/sec per port. The drive reports the transfer ...the following modes: • Programmed I /O and IRQ resources are faster timings and require a specialized cable to 88 MB/sec. Product Description 1.5.3 IDE Support The board provides five IDE interface connectors: • One parallel ATA IDE connector that supports two devices • Four serial ...
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... 115.2 kbits/sec with serialized IRQ support for PCI Conventional bus systems • PS/2-style mouse and keyboard interfaces • Interface for one 1.44 MB or 2.88 MB diskette drive • Intelligent power management, including a programmable wake-up event interface • PCI Conventional bus power management support The BIOS Setup program provides...
... 115.2 kbits/sec with serialized IRQ support for PCI Conventional bus systems • PS/2-style mouse and keyboard interfaces • Interface for one 1.44 MB or 2.88 MB diskette drive • Intelligent power management, including a programmable wake-up event interface • PCI Conventional bus power management support The BIOS Setup program provides...
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On a system that has 2 GB of system memory installed, it is not possible to use all of the installed memory due to 512 MB) • Memory-mapped I /O Map 40 2.4 PCI Configuration Space Map 41 2.5 Interrupts 42 2.6 PCI Conventional Interrupt Routing Map 43 2.7 ... 2.1.1 Addressable Memory The board utilizes 2 GB of DRAM (total system memory). These functions include the following: • BIOS/ SPI Flash (4 MB) • Local APIC (19 MB) • Digital Media Interface (40 MB) • Front side bus interrupts (17 MB) • PCI Express configuration space (256 MB) • GMCH base...
On a system that has 2 GB of system memory installed, it is not possible to use all of the installed memory due to 512 MB) • Memory-mapped I /O Map 40 2.4 PCI Configuration Space Map 41 2.5 Interrupts 42 2.6 PCI Conventional Interrupt Routing Map 43 2.7 ... 2.1.1 Addressable Memory The board utilizes 2 GB of DRAM (total system memory). These functions include the following: • BIOS/ SPI Flash (4 MB) • Local APIC (19 MB) • Digital Media Interface (40 MB) • Front side bus interrupts (17 MB) • PCI Express configuration space (256 MB) • GMCH base...
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... by memory manager software) Extended conventional memory Conventional memory 2.2 DMA Channels Table 9 lists the DMA channels. C7FFF 9FC00 - 9FFFF 80000 - 9FBFF 00000 - 7FFFF Size 2048 MB 64 KB 64 KB 96 KB 160 KB 1 KB 127 KB 512 KB Description Extended memory Runtime BIOS Reserved Potential available high DOS memory (open...
... by memory manager software) Extended conventional memory Conventional memory 2.2 DMA Channels Table 9 lists the DMA channels. C7FFF 9FC00 - 9FFFF 80000 - 9FBFF 00000 - 7FFFF Size 2048 MB 64 KB 64 KB 96 KB 160 KB 1 KB 127 KB 512 KB Description Extended memory Runtime BIOS Reserved Potential available high DOS memory (open...
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...can be updated from a file on a hard disk, a 1.44 MB diskette, or a CD-ROM, or from the file location on a 1.44 MB diskette (from Intel can be updated from a file on the Web. • Intel® Flash Memory update utility, which requires creation of a boot ... using either of the system. NOTE Review the instructions distributed with the Intel branded logo. For information about The Intel World Wide Web site Refer to prevent accidentally installing an incompatible BIOS. Intel Desktop Board D945GCNL Technical Product Specification 3.5 BIOS Updates The BIOS can be augmented with a...
...can be updated from a file on a hard disk, a 1.44 MB diskette, or a CD-ROM, or from the file location on a 1.44 MB diskette (from Intel can be updated from a file on the Web. • Intel® Flash Memory update utility, which requires creation of a boot ... using either of the system. NOTE Review the instructions distributed with the Intel branded logo. For information about The Intel World Wide Web site Refer to prevent accidentally installing an incompatible BIOS. Intel Desktop Board D945GCNL Technical Product Specification 3.5 BIOS Updates The BIOS can be augmented with a...