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D945PLNM Technical Product Specification - Page 2
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Revision History
First release of the Intel® Desktop Board D945PLNM Technical Product Specification.
Date April 2006
This product specification applies to only the standard Intel Desktop Board D945PLNM with BIOS identifier NM94510J.86A.
Changes to this specification will be published in the Intel Desktop Board D945PLNM Specification Update before being incorporated into a revision of...
D945PLNM Technical Product Specification - Page 15
...about... Intel® Desktop Board D945PLNM under "Desktop Board Products" or "Desktop Board Support" Available configurations for the Desktop Board D945PLNM Processor data sheets ICH7 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 http...
D945PLNM Technical Product Specification - Page 16
... video card before installing or upgrading memory to avoid interference with the memory retention mechanism.
• To be fully compliant with all applicable DDR SDRAM memory specifications, the board should be populated with DIMMs that support the Serial Presence Detect (SPD) data structure. This allows the BIOS to read the SPD data and program the chipset to accurately configure memory settings...
D945PLNM Technical Product Specification - Page 20
... interfaces to the CPU, memory, PCI Express, and the DMI interconnect. The ICH7 is a centralized controller for the board's I/O paths.
For information about The Intel 945PL chipset Resources used by the chipset
Refer to http://developer.intel.com/ Chapter 2
1.5.1 USB
The board supports up to eight USB 2.0 ports, supports UHCI and EHCI, and uses UHCI- and EHCI-compatible drivers.
The ICH7...
D945PLNM Technical Product Specification - Page 21
... CD-ROM drives) and ATA devices using the transfer modes.
The BIOS supports Logical Block Addressing (LBA) and Extended Cylinder Head Sector (ECHS) translation modes. The drive reports the transfer rate and translation mode to the BIOS.
For information about The location of the Parallel ATA IDE connector
Refer to Figure 13, page 48
1.5.2.2 Serial ATA Interfaces
The ICH7's Serial ATA controller...
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Product Description
1.8 Audio Subsystem
The board supports the Intel® High Definition audio subsystem based on the Sigmatel 9220 audio codec. The audio subsystem supports the following features:
• Advanced jack sense for the back panel audio jacks that enables the audio codec to recognize the device that is connected to an audio port. The back panel audio jacks are capable of retasking...
D945PLNM Technical Product Specification - Page 32
...following ASF support for PCI Express x1 bus add-in LAN cards and PCI Conventional bus add-in LAN cards installed in PCI Conventional bus slot 2: • Monitoring of system firmware progress events, including:
⎯ BIOS present ⎯ Primary processor initialization ⎯ Memory initialization ⎯ Video initialization ⎯ PCI resource configuration ⎯ Hard-disk initialization...
D945PLNM Technical Product Specification - Page 35
... Play functions of a computer. The use of ACPI with this board requires an operating system that provides full ACPI support. ACPI features include: • Plug and Play (including bus and device enumeration) • Power management control of individual devices, add-in boards (some add-in boards may
require an ACPI-aware driver), video displays, and hard disk drives • Methods for achieving...
D945PLNM Technical Product Specification - Page 37
... S1, S3 S1, S3, S4, S5
Note:
For LAN and PME# signal, S5 is disabled by default in the BIOS Setup program. Setting this option to Power On will enable a wake-up event from LAN in the S5 state.
NOTES
• The board does not support S3 Wake on LAN using IP ping with ASF enabled. • The use...
D945PLNM Technical Product Specification - Page 75
... ATA-66/100 compatible cable • ATA-66/100 operating system device drivers
NOTE
Do not connect an ATA device as a slave on the same IDE cable as an ATAPI master device. For example, do not connect an ATA hard drive as a slave to an ATAPI CD-ROM drive.
3.4 System Management BIOS (SMBIOS)
SMBIOS is a Desktop Management Interface (DMI) compliant method for managing computers in a managed network...
D945PLNM Technical Product Specification - Page 76
... drive or an LS-120 diskette drive) or a CD-ROM.
Both utilities verify that the updated BIOS matches the target system to prevent accidentally installing an incompatible BIOS.
NOTE
Review the instructions distributed with the upgrade utility before attempting a BIOS update.
For information about The Intel World Wide Web site
Refer to Section 1.2, page 15
3.6.1 Language Support
The BIOS Setup...
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Intel Desktop Board D945PLNM Technical Product Specification
4.4 Port 80h POST Codes
During the POST, the BIOS generates diagnostic progress codes (POST-codes) to I/O port 80h. If the POST fails, execution stops and the last POST code generated is left at port 80h. This code is useful for determining the point where an error occurred.
Displaying the POST-codes requires a PCI bus add-in...
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Error Messages and Beep Codes
Table 43. Port 80h POST Codes (continued)
POST Code
E7 E8 E9 EA EB EE EF
F4 F5 F8 F9 FA
30 31 34 35 3F
Description of POST Operation DXE Drivers
Waiting for user input Checking password Entering BIOS setup TBD - Flash Update Calling Legacy Option ROMs TBD - Calling INT 19. One beep unless...
D945PLNM Desktop Board Specification Update - Page 6
..., it should be assumed that any processor errata for a given stepping are applicable to the Altered Assembly (AA) revision(s) associated with that stepping. Refer to the Intel ® 82945PL Chipset Specification Update (Order Number 307503) for specification updates concerning the 82945P MCH Controller and that may apply to the desktop board D945PLNM. Unless otherwise noted in this document...
D945PLNM Desktop Board Specification Update - Page 10
... 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
SPECIFICATION CHANGES
1 Doc
Change to Section 2.7.2.2, Add-in Card Connectors
2 Doc
Changes to Section 1.8.2 Audio Connectors
NO. PLANS...
English Product Guide - Page 3
...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...
English Product Guide - Page 4
... million hertz)
Box Contents
• Intel Desktop Board D945GPLNM • 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 • Intel® Platform Administration Technology CD...
English Product Guide - Page 10
... speed control
• Voltage sensing to detect out of range values
Related Links: For more information about Desktop Board D945PLNM, 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...
English Product Guide - Page 17
... as CD-ROM drives) • Older PIO Mode devices • Ultra DMA-33 and ATA-66/100 protocols
Serial ATA
The desktop board supports four Serial ATA channels (3.0 Gb/s) via ICH7, connecting one device per channel.
Expandability
For system expansion, the desktop board provides the following: • One PCI Express x1 connector • Two PCI connectors
BIOS
The BIOS provides the Power-On Self...
English Product Guide - Page 55
... 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 D945PLNM page, click "[view] Latest BIOS updates," and select the Express
BIOS Update utility file. 3. Download the file to your hard drive...