Intel 915GME user manual Before You Begin

Getting Started—Mobile Intel® 915GME Express Chipset

The following features of AMI* BIOS are enabled in the Mobile Intel® 915GME Express Chipset :

•DDR2 SDRAM detection, configuration, and initialization

•Mobile Intel® 915GME Express Chipset configuration

•POST codes displayed to port 80h

•PCI/PCI Express device enumeration and configuration

•Integrated video configuration and initialization

•Super I/O configuration

•CPU microcode update

2.4Before You Begin

Additional hardware may be necessary to successfully set up and operate the evaluation board.

VGA Monitor: Any standard VGA or multi-resolution monitor may be used. The setup instructions in this chapter assume the use of a standard VGA monitor, TV, or flat panel monitor.

Keyboard: The evaluation board can support either a PS/2 or USB style keyboard.

Mouse: The evaluation board can support either a PS/2 or USB style mouse.

Hard Drives and Compact Disc Drives: Up to two SATA drives and two IDE devices (master and slave) may be connected to the evaluation board. A compact disc drive may be used to load the OS. All these storage devices maybe attached to the board simultaneously.

Video Adapter: A standard PCI Express video adapter or an ADD2-R video adapter may be used for additional display flexibility. Please contact the respective vendors for drivers and necessary software for adapters not provided with this development kit. Check the BIOS for the proper video settings. See Section 2.6, “Configuring the BIOS” on page 19 for more information.

Note: The enclosed driver CD includes drivers necessary for LAN, Integrated graphics, and system INF utilities.

Network Adapter: A 10/100 Mbit network interface is provided on the evaluation board. The network interface will not be operational until after all the necessary drivers have been installed. A standard PCI/PCI Express adapter may be used in conjunction with, or in place of, the onboard network adapter. Please contact the respective vendors for drivers and necessary software for adapters not provided with this development kit.

You must supply appropriate network cables to utilize the LAN connector or any other installed network cards.

Power Supply: The Mobile Intel® 915GME Express Chipset has the option to be

powered from two different power sources: an ATX power supply, or ‘Mobile Brick’. The Mobile Intel® 915GME Express Chipset contains all of the voltage regulators necessary to power the system.

There are two main supported power supply configurations, Desktop and Mobile. The Desktop solution consists of only using the ATX power supply. The Mobile solution consists of only using the AC Brick.

	Mobile Intel® 915GME Express Chipset
April 2007	Development Kit User’s Manual
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