Intel 317443-001US user manual Contents

Contents—Intel®945GME Express Chipset

Contents

1.0	About This Manual				7
	1.1	Content Overview			7
	1.2	Text Conventions		................................................................................................	7
	1.3	Glossary of Terms and Acronyms			9
	1.4	Support Options			14
		1.4.1	Electronic Support Systems		14
		1.4.2	Additional Technical Support		14
	1.5	Product Literature			14
	1.6	Related Documents			15
2.0	Getting Started				16
	2.1	Overview			16
		2.1.1 Intel® 945GME Express Chipset Development Kit Features			16
	2.2	Included Hardware and Documentation			18
	2.3	Software Key Features			18
		2.3.1	AMI* BIOS		18
	2.4	Before You Begin			19
	2.5	Setting Up the Evaluation Board			20
	2.6	Configuring the BIOS			21
3.0	Theory of Operation				22
	3.1	Block Diagram			22
	3.2	Mechanical Form Factor			23
	3.3	Thermal Management			23
	3.4	System Features and Operation			23
		3.4.1	Intel(R) 945GME GMCH		23
			3.4.1.1	System Memory	24
			3.4.1.2	DMI	24
			3.4.1.3	Advanced Graphics and Display Interface	24
		3.4.2	ICH7-M		24
			3.4.2.1	PCI Express* Slots	24
			3.4.2.2	PCI Slots	25
			3.4.2.3	On-Board LAN	25
			3.4.2.4	AC’97 and High Definition Audio	25
			3.4.2.5	ATA / Storage	25
			3.4.2.6	USB Connectors	26
			3.4.2.7	LPC Super I/O (SIO)/LPC Slot	26
			3.4.2.8	Serial, IrDA	26
			3.4.2.9	BIOS Firmware Hub (FWH)	26
			3.4.2.10	System Management Controller (SMC)/Keyboard Controller	26
			3.4.2.11	Clocks	27
			3.4.2.12	Real Time Clock	27
			3.4.2.13	Thermal Monitoring	27
		3.4.3 System I/O and Connector Summary			27
			3.4.3.1	PCI Express* Support	28
			3.4.3.2	SATA Support	28
			3.4.3.3	IDE Support	28
			3.4.3.4	USB Ports	28
			3.4.3.5	VGA Connector	28
			3.4.3.6	Keyboard/Mouse	29
			3.4.3.7	32 bit/33 MHz PCI Connectors	29
			3.4.3.8	Ethernet Gigabit LAN Interface connector	29
			3.4.3.9	LVDS Flat Panel Display Interface	29
		3.4.4	POST Code Debugger		29
				Intel® CoreTM 2 Duo processor with the Mobile Intel® 945GME Express Chipset
May 2007					Manual
Order Number: 317443-001US					3