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Product Guide - Page 3
... Board Features
Desktop Board Components 9 Processor ...11 Main Memory ...12 Intel® 845E Chipset ...12
Intel® 82845E Memory Controller Hub (MCH 13 Intel® 82801DB I/O Controller Hub (ICH4 13 Firmware Hub (FWH 13 Input/Output (I/O) Controller 13 Audio Subsystem ...14 LAN Subsystem (Optional 14 LAN Subsystem Software 14 RJ-45 LAN Connector LEDs 14 Hi-Speed USB 2.0 Support...
Product Guide - Page 4
... Card 28
Connecting the IDE Cable 28 Setting the BIOS Configuration Jumper Block 30 Installing the Front Panel Audio Solution 31 Clearing Passwords...32 Replacing the Battery ...33
3 Updating the BIOS
Updating the BIOS with the Intel® Express BIOS Update Utility 37 Updating the BIOS with the Intel® Flash Memory Update Utility 38
Obtaining the BIOS Update File 38 Updating the BIOS...
Product Guide - Page 7
... Universal Serial Bus 2.0 (USB 2.0) ports • 4 Mbit Firmware Hub (FWH)
SMSC LPC47M102S low pin count (LPC) interface I/O controller
AGP connector supporting 1.5 V 4X and 2X AGP cards
• Intel 845E chipset (AC '97) • Analog Devices Inc. audio codec featuring SoundMAX† with SPX† software
support Intel® 82562ET 10/100 Mbit/sec Platform LAN Connect (PLC) device and...
Product Guide - Page 8
... with PCI bus connector 3)
• Desktop Board D845EBG2: - Six PCI bus add-in card connectors
- One AGP connector
- One optional CNR connector (slot shared with PCI bus connector 6)
BIOS
• Intel/AMI BIOS • Intel® Rapid BIOS Boot • Intel® Express BIOS Update • SMBIOS support
Power Management
• Support for Advanced Configuration and Power Interface...
Product Guide - Page 11
... supported Intel® processors for the Desktop Boards D845EPT2 and D845EBG2, refer to the Intel customer support World Wide Web site:
http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/
For instructions on installing or upgrading the processor, see Chapter 2 on page 21.
The Desktop Boards D845EPT2 and D845EBG2 require an ATX12V compliant power supply to function according to Intel desktop...
Product Guide - Page 12
... documents through the Internet at:
http://www.intel.com/technology/memory/pcsdram/spec/ For information about installing memory, see Chapter 2 starting on page 21.
Intel® 845E Chipset
The Intel 845E chipset consists of the following devices: • Intel 82845 Memory Controller Hub (MCH) with AHA bus • Intel 82801DB I/O Controller Hub (ICH4) with AHA bus • Firmware Hub (FWH)
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Product Guide - Page 14
... that contains the MAC address
LAN Subsystem Software
For LAN software and drivers, refer to the Desktop Board D845EPT2 or D845EBG2 link on Intel's World Wide Web site at:
http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop
RJ-45 LAN Connector LEDs
Two LEDs are built into the RJ-45 LAN connector. Table 3 describes the LED states when the board is powered up and the LAN subsystem is operating...
Product Guide - Page 16
... that supports various features such as audio, modem, and LAN.
BIOS
The BIOS provides the Power-On Self-Test (POST), the BIOS Setup program, the PCI and IDE auto-configuration utilities. The BIOS is stored in the Firmware Hub. The BIOS can be updated by following the instructions in Chapter 3 on page 37.
PCI Auto Configuration
If you install a PCI add-in card in your computer, the PCI auto...
Product Guide - Page 17
...: • An ATA-66/100 peripheral device • An ATA-66/100 compatible cable • ATA-66/100 operating system device drivers
Security Passwords
The BIOS includes security features that restrict whether the BIOS Setup program can be accessed and who can boot the computer. A supervisor password and a user password can be set for the Setup and for booting the computer, with the following...
Product Guide - Page 37
...of Windows-based installation wizards. To update the BIOS with the Intel Express BIOS Update utility: 1. Go to the Intel customer support World Wide Web site:
http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/ 2. Navigate to the D845EPT2 or D845EBG2 page and click the Express BIOS Update utility file
for the Desktop Board D845EPT2 or D845EBG2 BIOS. 3. Download the file to your hard drive. (You...
D845EPT2_D845EBG2_TechProdSpec. - Page 17
...Desktop Board Products" or "Desktop Board Support" Available configurations for the Desktop Board D845EBG2 Available configurations for the Desktop Board D845EPT2 Processor data sheets ICH4 addressing Custom splash screens Audio software and utilities LAN software and drivers
Visit this World Wide Web site: http://www.intel.com/design/motherbd
http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop...
D845EPT2_D845EBG2_TechProdSpec. - Page 20
Intel Desktop Board D845EBG2/D845EPT2 Technical Product Specification
Table 4. Specifications (continued)
Reference Name PXE SFX SMBIOS
UHCI USB
Specification Title Preboot Execution Environment SFX/SFX12V Power Supply Design Guide System Management BIOS
Universal Host Controller Interface Design Guide Universal Serial Bus Specification
Version, Revision Date and Ownership
Version 2.1, ...
D845EPT2_D845EBG2_TechProdSpec. - Page 22
.../266 MHz DDR SDRAM DIMMs only • Serial Presence Detect (SPD) • Suspend to RAM • Non-ECC and ECC DIMMs
✏ NOTE
Remove the AGP video card before installing or upgrading memory to avoid interference with the memory retention mechanism.
✏ NOTE
The Desktop Boards D845EBG2 and D845EPT2 have been designed to support DIMMs based on 512 Mbit technology for...
D845EPT2_D845EBG2_TechProdSpec. - Page 26
Intel Desktop Board D845EBG2/D845EPT2 Technical Product Specification
1.8.2 USB
The Desktop Boards D845EBG2 and D845EPT2 support up to six USB 2.0 ports and fully support UHCI and EHCI and use UHCI- and EHCI-compatible drivers. For more than six USB devices, an external hub can be connected to any of the ports.
The ICH4 provides the USB controller for all ports, as shown in Figure 5. The port ...
D845EPT2_D845EBG2_TechProdSpec. - Page 30
Intel Desktop Board D845EBG2/D845EPT2 Technical Product Specification
1.10 Audio Subsystem (Optional)
The audio subsystem consists of the following devices: • Intel 82801DB I/O Controller Hub (ICH4) • Analog Devices AD1981A audio codec (optional)
The audio subsystem includes these features: • Split digital/analog architecture for improved S/N (signal-to-noise) ratio: ≥ 85 ...
D845EPT2_D845EBG2_TechProdSpec. - Page 33
....
For information about Obtaining LAN software and drivers
Refer to Section 1.3, page 17
1.12 CNR (Optional)
The Communication and Networking Riser (CNR) connector provides an interface that supports the audio, modem, and LAN interfaces of the Intel 845E chipset. Figure 7 shows the signal interface between the riser and the ICH4.
CNR Connector
Intel 82801DB I/O Controller Hub
(ICH4)
AC '97...
D845EPT2_D845EBG2_TechProdSpec. - Page 91
... 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 operating system that supports USB. By default, Legacy USB support is set to Enabled.
Legacy USB support operates as follows: 1. When you apply power to the computer, legacy support is disabled. 2. POST begins. 3. Legacy USB support is enabled by the...
D845EPT2_D845EBG2_TechProdSpec. - Page 92
... that supports USB, verify that Legacy USB support in the BIOS Setup program is set to Enabled and follow the operating system's installation instructions.
✏ NOTE
Legacy USB support is for keyboards, mice, and hubs only. Other USB devices are not supported in legacy mode.
3.6 BIOS Updates
The BIOS can be updated using either of the following utilities, which are available on the Intel World...
D845EPT2_SpecUpdate06. - Page 10
... update that will be implemented. This erratum is intended to be fixed in a future revision of the desktop board, driver, or BIOS. This erratum has been previously fixed. There are no plans to fix this erratum. This erratum is either new or modified from the previous version of the document.
NO. PLANS
ERRATA
1 Fixed Intel 82801DB I/O Controller...
D845EPT2_SpecUpdate06. - Page 13
Intel Desktop Board D845EPT2 Specification Update
DOCUMENTATION CHANGES
The Documentation Changes listed in this section apply to the Desktop Board D845EPT2 Technical Product Specification (Order Number A84913). All Documentation Changes will be incorporated into a future version of that specification.
1. Change to Description of Table 40, Section 2.8.3, External I/O Connectors
Table 40...