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D945PLRN Technical Product Specification - Page 2
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Revision History
First release of the Intel® Desktop Board D945PLRN Technical Product Specification.
Date November 2005
This product specification applies to only the standard Intel Desktop Board D945PLRN with BIOS identifier SN94510J.86A.
Changes to this specification will be published in the Intel Desktop Board D945PLRN Specification Update before being incorporated into a revision of...
D945PLRN Technical Product Specification - Page 15
...about... Intel® Desktop Board D945PLRN under "Desktop Board Products" or "Desktop Board Support" Available configurations for the Desktop Board D945PLRN 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...
D945PLRN 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...
D945PLRN 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...
D945PLRN Technical Product Specification - Page 29
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...
D945PLRN Technical Product Specification - Page 31
... LEDs.
Additional features of the LAN subsystem include: • CSMA/CD protocol engine • PCI Conventional bus power management
⎯ Supports ACPI technology ⎯ Supports LAN wake capabilities
1.9.1 LAN Subsystem Software
LAN software and drivers are available from Intel's World Wide Web site.
For information about Obtaining LAN software and drivers
Refer to Section 1.2, page 15...
D945PLRN 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...
D945PLRN Technical Product Specification - Page 37
... 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.
NOTE
The use of these wake-up events from an ACPI state requires an operating system that provides full ACPI support. In addition, software, drivers, and peripherals must fully support ACPI wake events.
1.11...
D945PLRN Technical Product Specification - Page 77
... 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...
D945PLRN Technical Product Specification - Page 78
... 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...
D945PLRN Technical Product Specification - Page 84
Intel Desktop Board D945PLRN 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...
D945PLRN Technical Product Specification - Page 87
Error Messages and Beep Codes
Table 46. 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...
D945PLRN Desktop Board Specification Update - Page 6
... 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 ® 945G/945GZ/945P/945PL Express Chipset Family Specification Update (Order Number 307503) for specification updates concerning the 82945 MCH Controller and that may apply to the desktop board D945PLRN. Unless otherwise noted in...
D945PLRN 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 2.7.2.3, 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.
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 BIOS: instructions on how to update the BIOS A Error Messages and Indicators...
English Product Guide - Page 4
...,576 bytes)
Mbit
Megabit (1,048,576 bits)
MHz
Megahertz (one million hertz)
Box Contents
• Intel® Desktop Board D945PLRN • I/O shield • One ATA-66/100 cable • Two locking Serial ATA cables • One diskette drive cable • Intel® Express Installer Driver CD-ROM • Quick Reference poster • Configuration and battery caution statement label
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English Product Guide - Page 10
Intel Desktop Board D945PLRN Product Guide
Table 1. Feature Summary (continued)
Power Management
• Support for Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) • Suspend to RAM (STR) • Wake on USB, PCI, PCI Express, PS/2, LAN, and front panel
Hardware Management
Hardware monitor with: • Four fan sensing inputs used to monitor fan activity • Remote diode ...
English Product Guide - Page 16
...: • Support for Intel 82562 Ethernet LAN • 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 D945PLRN link on Intel's World Wide Web site at: http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop RJ-45 LAN Connector LEDs...
English Product Guide - Page 18
..., and the video BIOS. The BIOS is stored in the Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI) Flash or Firmware Hub. The BIOS can be entered by pressing the key at startup. The BIOS can be updated by following the instructions on page 53 in Chapter 3.
Serial ATA and IDE Auto Configuration If you install a Serial ATA or IDE device (such as a hard drive) in your computer, the autoconfiguration utility...
English Product Guide - Page 53
... 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 D945PLRN page, click "[view] Latest BIOS updates," and select the Express
BIOS Update utility file. 3. Download the file to your hard drive...