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1 product description, Pci bus terminology change, Board differences – chiliGREEN D915PGNL User Manual

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1 Product

Description

What This Chapter Contains

1.1

PCI Bus Terminology Change...................................................................................... 11

1.2

Board Differences ........................................................................................................ 11

1.3

Overview ...................................................................................................................... 12

1.4

Online Support ............................................................................................................. 19

1.5

Processor ..................................................................................................................... 19

1.6

System Memory ........................................................................................................... 20

1.7

Intel

®

915P Chipset ...................................................................................................... 26

1.8

PCI Express Connectors.............................................................................................. 28

1.9

I/O Controller................................................................................................................ 29

1.10

Audio Subsystem ......................................................................................................... 30

1.11

LAN Subsystem ........................................................................................................... 32

1.12

Hardware Management Subsystem............................................................................. 34

1.13

Power Management ..................................................................................................... 38

1.14

Trusted Platform Module (Optional) ............................................................................. 46

1.1 PCI Bus Terminology Change

Previous generations of Intel

®

Desktop Boards used an add-in card connector referred to as PCI.

This generation of Intel Desktop Boards adds a new technology for add-in cards: PCI Express.
The 32-bit parallel bus previously referred to as PCI is now called PCI Conventional.

1.2 Board Differences

This TPS describes these Intel Desktop Boards: D915PGN and D915PSY. The Desktop Boards
are identical with the exception of the items listed in Table 1.

Table 1.

Summary of Board Differences

D915PGN

• ATX Form Factor
• Four PCI Conventional bus connectors
• Two PCI Express* x1 bus add-in card connectors
• Three chassis fan connectors (front chassis, rear chassis 1, and rear chassis 2)

D915PSY

• microATX Form Factor
• Two PCI Conventional bus connectors
• One PCI Express x1 bus add-in card connector
• Two chassis fan connectors (front chassis and rear chassis)

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