Intel 317443-001US Getting Started, Intel 945GME Express Chipset Development Kit Features

Intel® 945GME Express Chipset—Getting Started

2.0Getting Started

This chapter identifies the evaluation kit’s key components, features and specifications. It also details basic board setup and operation.

2.1Overview

The evaluation board consists of a baseboard populated with the Intel® CoreTM 2 Duo processor and the Intel® 945GME Express Chipset, other system board components, and peripheral connectors.

Note: The evaluation board is shipped as an open system allowing for maximum flexibility in changing hardware configuration and peripherals. Since the board is not in a protective chassis, take extra precaution when handling and operating the system.

2.1.1Intel® 945GME Express Chipset Development Kit Features

Features of the development kit board are summarized below:

Processor

•Intel® CoreTM 2 Duo processor with 4 MByte L2 Cache on 65nm process in the 478 pin Flip Chip Pin Grid Array (Micro-FCPGA) package

Mobile Intel® 945GME Express Graphics Memory Controller Hub (945GME

Express GMCH)

•1466 pin Micro-FCBGA Package

•Supports a 533/667 MHz front side bus

•Supports dual-Channel DDR2 at 400/533/667 MHz

•Two SODIMM slots (one per channel) support DDR2 SODIMMS (unbuffered, non- ECC) modules

•Supports 128 MBytes to 4 GBytes using 256 Mbit, 512 Mbit, or 1 Gbit technology

•x16 PCI Express* Graphics or Serial Digital Video Out (SDVO) port

•18 bpp LVDS, VGA & TV-D connector support

I/O Controller Hub 7 (ICH7-M)

•652 pin plastic BGA package

•DMI (x4) interface with GMCH

•Two SATA and one IDE (40 pin) Hard Drive interface

•Two PCI 2.3 compliant desktop slots

•82802AC8 Firmware Hub (FWH)

•82573E Gigabit Ethernet Controller

Intel® CoreTM 2 Duo processor with the Mobile Intel® 945GME Express Chipset
Manual	May 2007
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