Intel DP55WB - Media Series P55 micro-ATX Core i7 i5 LGA1156 Desktop Motherboard driver and firmware
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Intel® Desktop Board DP55WB
Technical Product Specification
September 2009 Order Number: E70716-001US
The Intel® Desktop Board DP55WB may contain design defects or errors known as errata that may cause the product to deviate from published specifications. Current characterized errata are documented in the Intel Desktop Board DP55WB Specification Update.
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...Intel® Desktop Board DP55WB Technical Product Specification
Date September 2009
This product specification applies to only the standard Intel® Desktop Board DP55WB with BIOS identifier WBIBX10J.86A.
Changes to this specification will be published in the Intel Desktop Board DP55WB Specification Update...-9333.
Intel, Core i7, and Core i5 are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation or...
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1.5.1 Memory Configurations 16 1.6 Intel® P55 Express Chipset 18
1.6.1 USB 18 1.6.2 SATA Interfaces 19 1.7 Real-Time Clock Subsystem 20 1.8 Audio Subsystem 20 1.8.1 Audio Subsystem Software 21 1.8.2 Audio Connectors and Headers 21 1.8.3 6-Channel (5.1) Audio Subsystem 21 1.9 LAN Subsystem 22 1.9.1 Intel® 82578DC Gigabit Ethernet Controller 22 1.9.2 LAN Subsystem Software 23...
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... 57 3.2 BIOS Flash Memory Organization 58 3.3 Resource Configuration 58
3.3.1 PCI Autoconfiguration 58 3.4 System Management BIOS (SMBIOS 59 3.5 Legacy USB Support 59 3.6 BIOS Updates 60
3.6.1 Language Support 60 3.6.2 Custom Splash Screen 61 3.7 BIOS Recovery 61 3.8 Boot Options 62 3.8.1 CD-ROM Boot 62 3.8.2 Network Boot 62 3.8.3 Booting Without Attached Devices 62 3.8.4 Changing...
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....intel.com http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/sb/CS025414.htm http://www.intel.com/support/go/buildit
1.4 Processor
The board is designed to support the Intel Core i7 and Core i5 processors in an LGA1156 socket
Other processors may be supported in the future. This board is designed to support processors with a maximum wattage of 95 W Thermal Design Power (TDP). The processors...
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... 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 for optimum performance. If non-SPD memory is installed, the BIOS will attempt to correctly configure the memory settings, but performance and...
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Intel Desktop Board DP55WB Technical Product Specification
1.5.1 Memory Configurations
The Intel Core i7 and Core i5 processors in the LGA1156 socket support the following types of memory organization:
• Dual channel (Interleaved) mode. This mode offers the highest throughput for real world applications. Dual channel mode is enabled when the installed memory capacities of both DIMM channels...
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Product Description
Figure 3 illustrates the memory channel and DIMM configuration.
Figure 3. Memory Channel and DIMM Configuration
NOTE
The Intel P55 Express Chipset requires memory to be populated in the Channel A, DIMM 0 socket. For best memory performance always install memory into the blue DIMM memory sockets if only installing two DIMMs in your configuration.
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... adapters or power supplies equipped with low-voltage power connectors.
For more information, see: http://www.serialata.org/.
For information about
The location of the SATA connectors
Refer to
Figure 10, page 39
1.6.2.1 SATA RAID
The board supports Intel Matrix Storage Technology which provides the following RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Drives) levels via the Intel P55 Express Chipset...
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... the voltage drops below a certain level, the BIOS Setup program settings stored in CMOS RAM (for example, the date and time) might not be accurate. Replace the battery with an equivalent one. Figure 1 on page 11 shows the location of the battery.
1.8 Audio Subsystem
The board supports the Intel High Definition Audio subsystem based on the Realtek ALC888-VC2...
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... includes the following: • Intel P55 Express Chipset • Realtek ALC888-VC2-GR audio codec • A signal-to-noise (S/N) ratio of 97 dB • Microphone input that supports a single dynamic, condenser, or electret
microphone
The back panel audio connectors are configurable through the audio device drivers. The available configurable back panel audio connectors are shown in Figure...
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...the PCH and the LAN controller • PCI Conventional bus power management
⎯ ACPI technology support ⎯ LAN wake capabilities • LAN subsystem software
For information about
LAN software and drivers
Refer to
http://downloadcenter.intel.com
1.9.1 Intel® 82578DC Gigabit Ethernet Controller
The Intel 82578DC Gigabit Ethernet Controller supports the following features:
•...
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... LAN software and drivers
Refer to
http://downloadcenter.intel.com
1.9.3 RJ-45 LAN Connector with Integrated LEDs
Two LEDs are built into the RJ-45 LAN connector (shown in Figure 5 below).
Item
A B
Description
Link LED (Green) Data Rate LED (Green/Yellow)
Figure 5. LAN Connector LED Locations
Table 5 describes the LED states when the board is powered up and the LAN...
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... 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...
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... addition, software, drivers, and peripherals must fully support ACPI wake events.
1.11.2 Hardware Support
CAUTION
Ensure that the power supply provides adequate +5 V standby current if LAN wake capabilities and Instantly Available PC technology features are used. Failure to do so can damage the power supply. The total amount of standby current required depends on the wake devices supported and...
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...Legacy USB Support
Legacy USB support enables USB devices to be used even when the operating system's USB drivers are not yet available. Legacy USB support is used to access the BIOS Setup program, and to install an operating system that supports USB. By default, Legacy USB support is set to Enabled.
Legacy USB support operates as follows: 1. When you apply power to the computer, legacy support is...
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...hard disk, a USB drive (a flash drive or a USB hard 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
BIOS update utilities
Refer to
http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards...
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....
Table 30. Acceptable Drives/Media Types for BIOS Recovery
Media Type
Can be used for BIOS recovery?
CD-ROM drive connected to the SATA interface
Yes
USB removable drive (a USB Flash Drive, for example)
Yes
USB diskette drive (with a 1.44 MB diskette)
No
USB hard disk drive
No
For information about
BIOS recovery
Refer to
http://www.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/sb/ cs-023360...
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... - 1F
Host Processors: 1F is an unrecoverable CPU error.
20 - 2F
Memory/Chipset: 2F is no memory detected or no useful memory detected.
30 - 3F
Recovery: 3F indicated recovery failure.
40 - 4F
Reserved for future use.
50 - 5F
I/O Busses: PCI, USB, ATA, etc. 5F is an unrecoverable error. Start with PCI.
60 - 6F 70 - 7F
Reserved for future use (for new busses). Output Devices: All...
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Intel Desktop Board DP55WB Technical Product Specification
Table 37. Port 80h POST Codes (continued)
POST Code Description of POST Operation
DXE Drivers
E7
Waiting for user input
E8
Checking password
E9
Entering BIOS setup
EB
Calling Legacy Option ROMs
Runtime Phase/EFI OS Boot
F4
Entering Sleep state
F5
Exiting Sleep state
F8
EFI boot service ExitBootServices ( ) has been called...