Intel D925XBC, D925XCV specifications Introduction, Memory Resources, Addressable Memory

2 Technical Reference

What This Chapter Contains
2.1	Introduction	55
2.2	Memory Resources	55
2.3	DMA Channels	57
2.4	Fixed I/O Map	58
2.5	PCI Configuration Space Map	59
2.6	Interrupts	60
2.7	PCI Conventional Interrupt Routing Map	61
2.8	Connectors	63
2.9	Jumper Block	80
2.10	Mechanical Considerations	81
2.11	Electrical Considerations	85
2.12	Thermal Considerations	87
2.13	Reliability	89
2.14	Environmental	90

2.1 Introduction

Sections 2.2 - 2.6 contain several standalone tables. Table 11 describes the system memory map, Table 12 lists the DMA channels, Table 13 shows the I/O map, Table 14 defines the PCI Conventional bus configuration space map, and Table 15 describes the interrupts. The remaining sections in this chapter are introduced by text found with their respective section headings.

2.2 Memory Resources

2.2.1Addressable Memory

The board utilizes 4 GB of addressable system memory. Typically the address space that is allocated for PCI Conventional bus add-in cards, PCI Express configuration space, BIOS (firmware hub), and chipset overhead resides above the top of DRAM (total system memory). On a system that has 4 GB of system memory installed, it is not possible to use all of the installed memory due to system address space being allocated for other system critical functions. These functions include the following:

•BIOS/firmware hub (2 MB)

•Local APIC (19 MB)

•Digital Media Interface (40 MB)

•Front side bus interrupts (17 MB)

•PCI Express configuration space (256 MB)

•MCH base address registers, internal graphics ranges, PCI Express ports (up to 512 MB)

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