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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...
Product Guide - Page 4
... bits)
MHz
Megahertz (one million hertz)
Box Contents
• Intel® Desktop Board D945PSN • I/O shield • One ATA-66/100 cable • Two locking Serial ATA cables • One diskette drive cable • Intel® Express Installer Driver CD-ROM • Intel Express Installer Software CD-ROM • Quick Reference poster • Configuration and battery caution statement...
Product Guide - Page 5
...Operating Systems 10 Desktop Board Components 11 Processor...13 Main Memory ...14 Intel® 945P Express Chipset 15 Graphics Subsystem ...15 Audio Subsystem ...15 Input/Output (I/O) Controller 16 LAN Subsystem ...16
LAN Subsystem Software 16 RJ-45 LAN Connector LEDs 16 Hi-Speed USB 2.0 Support 17 Enhanced IDE Interface ...17 Serial ATA...17 Expandability...18 BIOS ...18 Serial ATA and IDE...
Product Guide - Page 6
...Express x16 Card 36 Installing a PCI Express x16 Card 36 Removing the PCI Express x16 Card 36 Connecting the IDE Cable 37 Connecting the Serial ATA (SATA) Cable 38 Connecting Internal Headers 39 Installing a Front Panel Audio Solution for Intel® High Definition Audio 40 Connecting USB 2.0 Headers 41 Connecting IEEE 1394a Headers 41 Connecting the Front Panel Header 41 Setting Up the...
Product Guide - Page 10
... about Desktop Board D945PSN, 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* 2000 • Microsoft Windows XP Professional • Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition...
Product Guide - Page 12
... control) BIOS configuration jumper block Chassis intrusion header Serial ATA connectors Front panel header Alternate power LED header Hi-speed USB 2.0 headers IEEE 1394a headers PCI bus add-in card connectors
Related Links:
Go to the following links for more information about:
• Desktop Board D945PSN
• Supported processors • Audio software and utilities • LAN software...
Product Guide - Page 13
...through the LGA775 socket. The supported processors list for Desktop Board D945PSN 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 28 in Chapter 2 • The location of the two power connectors, page 44 in Chapter 2
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Desktop Board Features
Intel® 945P Express Chipset
The Intel 945P Express Chipset consists of the following devices: • Intel 82945P Memory Controller Hub (MCH) 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 information about the Intel 945P ...
Product Guide - Page 16
... 10/100/1000 Gigabit 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 D945PSN link on Intel's World Wide Web site at: http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop RJ-45 LAN Connector LEDs Two LEDs...
Product Guide - Page 18
... 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 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...
Product Guide - Page 42
Intel Desktop Board D945PSN Product Guide
Setting Up the Flexible 6- Channel Audio with Jack Re-tasking
After installing the SigmaTel audio driver from the Intel Express Installer driver CD-ROM, the multi-channel audio feature can be enabled.
A B C
Item A B C
OM15694
Description Rear left/right out or Line In Front left/right out Center/LFE (Subwoofer) or Mic In
Figure 21. Back Panel Audio ...
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 D945PSN page, click "[view] Latest BIOS updates," and select the Express
BIOS Update utility file. 3. Download the file to your hard drive...
Product Guide - Page 57
... the video configuration fails (a faulty video card or no card installed) or if an external ROM module does not properly checksum to zero. Table 12 lists the BIOS codes.
Table 12. Beep Codes
Beep 3 Siren
Description No memory CPU overheat (on reboot)
BIOS Error Messages
When a recoverable error occurs during the POST, the BIOS displays an error message describing the problem. Table 13...
Product Specification - Page 2
... -001
Revision History
First release of the Intel® Desktop Board D945PSN Technical Product Specification.
Date May 2005
This product specification applies to only the standard Intel Desktop Board D945PSN with BIOS identifier SN94510J.86A.
Changes to this specification will be published in the Intel Desktop Board D945PSN Specification Update before being incorporated into a revision of this...
Product Specification - Page 15
... Intel® Desktop Board D945PSN under "Desktop Board Products" or "Desktop Board Support" Available configurations for the Desktop Board D945PSN Processor data sheets ICH7 addressing Custom splash screens Audio software and utilities LAN software and drivers Supported video modes
Visit this World Wide Web site: http://www.intel.com/design/motherbd
http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards...
Product Specification - Page 22
Intel Desktop Board D945PSN Technical Product Specification
1.5.2 IDE Support
The board provides five IDE interface connectors: • One parallel ATA IDE connector that supports two devices • Four serial ATA IDE connectors that support one device per connector
1.5.2.1 Parallel ATE IDE Interface
The ICH7's Parallel ATA IDE controller has one bus-mastering Parallel ATA IDE interface. The ...
Product Specification - Page 73
... 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...
Product Specification - Page 74
... 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...
Product Specification - Page 83
Error Messages and Beep Codes
Table 46. Port 80h POST Codes (continued)
POST Code
E7 E8 E9 EA EB EE EF
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 silent boot is enabled. TBD - Unrecoverable Boot failure/S3 resume...
D945PSN Desktop Board Specification Update - Page 12
Intel® Desktop Board D945PSN Specification Update
ERRATA
1. Hardware Monitoring and Fan Control Could Fail and Only Run at a Maximum or Minimum PWM for CPU Fan
PROBLEM: The Hardware Monitoring and Fan Control may only support up to 3.6V on its Pulse
Width Modulation (PWM) outputs. The 4-pin fans used with the Intel Desktop board could have a pull up voltage as high as...