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Revision History First release of the Intel® Desktop Board D945GRW Product Guide Second release of the Intel® Desktop Board D945GRW Product Guide
Date September 2005 April 2006
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...
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... not be supported without further evaluation by Intel.
Information Layout
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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Mbit
Megabit (1,048,576 bits)
MHz
Megahertz (one million hertz)
Box Contents
• Intel Desktop Board D945GRW • I/O shield • One ATA-66/100 cable • One locking Serial ATA cable • Quick Reference poster • Configuration and battery caution statement label • Intel® Express Installer driver CD-ROM • Intel Express Installer software CD-ROM
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... 12 Processor...14 Main Memory ...15 Intel® 945G Express Chipset 16 Graphics Subsystem ...16 Audio Subsystem ...16 Input/Output (I/O) Controller 17 LAN Subsystem ...17
LAN Subsystem Software 17 RJ-45 LAN Connector LEDs 18 Hi-Speed USB 2.0 Support 18 Enhanced IDE Interface ...19 Serial ATA...19 Expandability...19 BIOS ...20 Serial ATA and IDE Auto Configuration 20 PCI and PCI Express...
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Intel Desktop Board D945GRW Product Guide
Installing and Removing a Processor 30 Installing a Processor 30 Installing the Thermal Module 33 Removing the Processor 35
Installing and Removing Memory 36 Installing DIMMs...38 Removing DIMMs...39
Connecting the IDE Cable 40 Connecting the Serial ATA (SATA) Cable 41 Connecting Internal Headers 42
Installing a Front Panel Audio Solution for Intel...
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1. Desktop Board D945GRW Components 12 2. LAN Connector LEDs...18 3. Location of Standby Power Indicator 22 4. Installing the I/O Shield 28 5. Desktop Board D945GRW Mounting Screw Hole Locations 29 6. Lift Socket Lever ...30 7. Lift the Load Plate and Don't Touch the Socket Contacts 30 8. Remove the Protective Socket Cover 31 9. Remove the Processor from the Protective Processor Cover...
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...Chipset • Intel® High Definition Audio interface • Realtek* codec
• One PCI Express x16 connector
• Up to eight USB 2.0 ports
⎯ Six ports routed to the back panel
⎯ Two ports routed to an onboard USB header • Two Serial ATA (SATA) channels (3.0 Gb/s), via the ICH7, one device per
channel • One IDE interface with ATA-66/100 support (two devices...
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... fan activity
• Remote diode temperature sensing • Intel® Precision Cooling Technology fan speed control
• Voltage sensing to detect out of range values
Related Links: For more information about desktop board D945GRW, including the Technical Product Specification (TPS), BIOS updates, and device drivers, go to:
http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/
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Supported Operating Systems
The desktop board supports the following operating systems: • Microsoft Windows* 2000 • Microsoft Windows XP Professional • Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition • Microsoft Windows XP Home • Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005
Desktop Board Features
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...speed control) Battery IDE connector Front panel audio header
Related Links:
Go to the following links for more information about:
• Desktop board D945GRW
• Supported processors • Audio software and utilities • LAN software and drivers
http://www.intel.com/design/motherbd http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards...
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... through the LGA775 socket.
The supported processors list for desktop board D945GRW is located on the web at: http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/
Related Links:
Go to the following links or pages for more information about: • Instructions on installing or upgrading the processor, page 30 in Chapter 2 • The location of the two power connectors, page 46 in Chapter...
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... you will see a notification to this effect on the screen at power up. The BIOS will attempt to configure the memory controller for normal operation.
The desktop board supports the dual or single channel memory configurations defined in Table 4.
Table 4. Desktop Board D945GRW Memory Configurations
Memory Speed FSB Frequency (MHz) Memory Speed (MHz)
DDR2-667
1066
667
800
667
533
533
DDR2...
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Intel Desktop Board D945GRW Product Guide
Intel® 945G Express Chipset
The Intel 945G Express Chipset consists of the following devices: • Intel 82945G Graphics and Memory Controller Hub (GMCH) with Digital Media Interface • Intel 82801GB I/O Controller Hub (ICH7) • Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI) Flash or Firmware Hub (FWH)
Related Link: Go to the following link for more ...
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...: • 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet LAN (Intel® 82573L) • Support for RJ-45 connector with status indicator LEDs • Programmable transit threshold • Configurable EEPROM that contains the MAC address LAN Subsystem Software For LAN software and drivers, refer to the D945GRW link on Intel's World Wide Web site at: http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop
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... desktop board supports up to eight USB 2.0 ports via ICH7; six ports routed to the back panel and two routed to one internal USB 2.0 header. 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 that fully support USB 2.0 transfer rates. Disabling Hi-Speed USB in the BIOS...
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Intel Desktop Board D945GRW Product Guide
BIOS
The BIOS provides the Power-On Self-Test (POST), the BIOS Setup program, the PCI/PCI Express and IDE auto-configuration utilities, and the video BIOS. The BIOS is stored in the Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI) Flash or the Firmware Hub. The BIOS can be updated by following the instructions on page 55 in Chapter 3.
Serial ATA and IDE Auto ...
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... Install the I/O shield • Install and remove the desktop board • Install and remove a processor • Install and remove memory • Connect the IDE and Serial ATA cables • Connect internal headers • Connect to the flexible audio system • Connect fan and power cables • Locate other connectors • Set the BIOS configuration jumper • Clear passwords...
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... Desktop Board Components
Connecting to the Flexible Audio System
After installing the Realtek audio driver from the Intel Express Installer driver CD-ROM, the multichannel audio feature can be enabled. Figure 23 shows the back panel audio connectors. The default connector assignments are shown in the table. If using two speakers, connect them to (B). The connectors are retaskable using the audio...
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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 D945GRW page, click "[view] Latest BIOS updates," and select the Express
BIOS Update utility file. 3. Download the...
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A Error Messages and Indicators
Desktop board D945GRW reports POST errors in two ways: • By sounding a beep code • By displaying an error message on the monitor
BIOS Beep Codes
The BIOS also issues a beep code (one long tone followed by two short tones) during POST if the video configuration fails (a faulty video card or no card installed) or if an external ROM module...