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Revision History
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First release of the Intel® Desktop Board D945GCPE Product Guide
Date
June 2007
If an FCC declaration of conformity marking is present on the board, the following statement applies:
FCC Declaration of Conformity
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions...
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...not be supported without further evaluation by Intel.
Document Organization
The chapters in this Product Guide are arranged as follows: 1 Desktop Board Features: a summary of product features 2 Installing and Replacing Desktop Board Components: instructions on how to install
the desktop board and other hardware components 3 Updating the BIOS: instructions on how to update the BIOS A Error Messages...
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... (1,048,576 bytes)
Mbit
Megabit (1,048,576 bits)
MHz
Megahertz (one million hertz)
Box Contents
• Intel Desktop Board D945GCPE • 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
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...11 Processor ...13 Main Memory...13 Intel® 945GC Express Chipset 14 Onboard Audio Subsystem 14 Input/Output (I/O) Controller 15 LAN Subsystem 15
LAN Subsystem Software 15 RJ-45 LAN Connector LEDs 16 Hi-Speed USB 2.0 Support 16 Enhanced IDE Interface 17 Serial ATA...17 Expandability...17 BIOS ...17 Serial ATA and IDE Auto Configuration 17 PCI* Auto Configuration 18 Security Passwords...
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Intel Desktop Board D945GCPE Product Guide
Connecting the Processor Fan Heat Sink Cable 31 Removing the Processor 31 Installing and Removing Memory 32 Installing DIMMs 34 Removing DIMMs 35 Connecting the Diskette Drive Cable 36 Connecting the IDE Cable 37 Connecting the Serial ATA (SATA) Cable 38 Connecting to Internal Headers 39 Connecting to the Front Panel Audio Header 40 Connecting ...
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... Board D945GCPE Components 12 3. LAN Connector LED States 16 4. Front Panel Audio Header Signal Names for Intel High Definition Audio 40 5. AC '97 Audio Header Signal Names 40 6. Serial Port Header Signal Names 41 7. Chassis Intrusion Header 41 8. Front Panel Header 42 9. Alternate Front Panel Power LED Header 42 10. USB 2.0 Header Signal Names 43 11. Jumper Settings for the BIOS Setup...
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... SIO fan control
Related Links: For more information about Desktop Board D945GCPE, 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 operating systems: • Microsoft Windows Vista* Ultimate • Microsoft Windows Vista Home...
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... panel header BIOS configuration jumper block Chassis intrusion header Hi-speed USB 2.0 headers Serial port header
Related Links:
Go to the following links for more information about:
• Desktop Board D945GCPE
http://www.intel.com/design/motherbd http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop
• Supported processors
http://www.intel.com/go/FindCPU
• Audio software and...
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... purchased separately. The processor connects to the desktop board through the LGA775 socket. The supported processors list for Desktop Board D945GCPE is located on the web at: http://www.intel.com/go/FindCPU
Related Links: Go to the following links or pages for more information about: • Instructions on installing or upgrading the processor, page 27 in Chapter 2
Main Memory
NOTE To be fully...
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Intel Desktop Board D945GCPE Product Guide
NOTE Regardless of the DIMM type used, the memory frequency will either be equal to or less than the processor system bus frequency. For example, if DDR2 533 memory is used with an 800 MHz system bus frequency processor, the memory will operate at 533 MHz.
Related Links: Go to the following links or pages for more...
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...PWM-based fan control
LAN Subsystem
The LAN subsystem consists of the following: • Realtek RTL8101E-GR Ethernet Controller device for 10/100 Mb/s Ethernet LAN
connectivity • RJ-45 connector with status indicator LEDs
LAN Subsystem Software
For LAN software and drivers, refer to the D945GCPE link on Intel's World Wide Web site at: http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop
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... cable that meets the requirements for a full-speed USB device.
The desktop board supports up to eight USB 2.0 ports via ICH7 (four ports routed to the back panel and four ports routed to two internal USB 2.0 headers). USB 2.0 ports are backward compatible with USB 1.1 devices. USB 1.1 devices will function normally at USB 1.1 speeds.
USB 2.0 support requires both an operating system and drivers...
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... devices (such as CD-ROM drives) • Older PIO Mode devices • Ultra DMA-33 and ATA-66/100 protocols
Serial ATA
The desktop board supports two Serial ATA channels (3.0 Gb/s) via ICH7, connecting one device per channel.
Expandability
For system expansion, the desktop board provides two PCI bus connectors.
BIOS
The BIOS provides the Power-On Self-Test (POST), the BIOS Setup program, the PCI...
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PCI* Auto Configuration
If you install a PCI add-in card in your computer, the PCI auto-configuration utility in the BIOS automatically detects and configures the resources (IRQs, DMA channels, and I/O space) for that add-in card. You do not need to run the BIOS Setup program after you install a PCI add-in card.
Security Passwords
The BIOS includes ...
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...; LAN wake capabilities ― Instantly Available PC technology (Suspend to RAM) ― +5 V standby power indicator LED ― Wake from USB ― Wake from PS/2 keyboard/mouse ― Power Management Event signal (PME#) wakeup support
ACPI
ACPI gives the operating system direct control over the power management and Plug and Play functions of a computer. The use of ACPI with the desktop...
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... at the memory module sockets and the PCI bus connectors.
Figure 3. Standby Power Indicator Related Links:
For more information on standby current requirements for the desktop board, refer to the Technical Product Specification by going to the following link, finding the product, and selecting Product Documentation from the left-hand menu: http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/
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... remove the desktop board • Install and remove a processor • Install and remove memory • Connect the diskette drive cable • Connect the IDE and Serial ATA cables • Connect to the internal headers • Connect the flexible audio system • Connect the chassis fan and power cables • Set the BIOS configuration jumper • Clear passwords • Replace...
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...Recovery (None)
The BIOS recovers data in the event of a failed BIOS update.
Clearing Passwords
This procedure assumes that the board is installed in the computer and the configuration jumper block is set to normal mode.
1. Observe the precautions in "Before You Begin" on page 23. 2. Turn off all peripheral devices connected to the computer. Turn off the computer.
Disconnect the computer's power...
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... of the Intel® Flash Memory Update Utility and the ease-of use of Windows-based installation wizards. To update the BIOS with the Intel Express BIOS Update utility: 1. Go to the Intel World Wide Web site:
http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/ 2. Navigate to the D945GCPE page, click "[view] Latest BIOS updates," and select the
Express BIOS Update utility file. 3. Download the...
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A Error Messages
Desktop Board D945GCPE reports POST errors by displaying an error message on the monitor.
BIOS Error Messages
When a recoverable error occurs during the POST, the BIOS displays an error message describing the problem. Table 12 gives an explanation of the BIOS error messages.
Table 12. BIOS Error Messages
Error Message
Explanation
PROCESSOR_THERMAL_TRIP_ERROR
Processor was ...