Contents
1.0 About This Manual | 6 | ||
1.1 | Content Overview | 6 | |
1.2 | Text Conventions | 6 | |
1.3 | Glossary of Terms and Acronyms | 7 | |
1.4 | Support Options | 8 | |
| 1.4.1 | Electronic Support Systems | 8 |
| 1.4.2 | Additional Technical Support | 8 |
1.5 | Product Literature | 8 | |
2.0 Development Kit Hardware Features | 10 | ||
2.1 | Intel® Q35 Express Chipset Development Kit Overview | 10 | |
2.2 | System Block Diagram | 11 | |
2.3 | Development Kit Inventory Checklists | 12 | |
2.4 | Processor Support | 14 | |
2.5 | System Memory | 14 | |
| 2.5.1 Dual Channel (Interleaved) Mode Configurations | 15 | |
| 2.5.2 Single Channel (Asymmetric) Mode Configurations | 17 | |
2.6 | 18 | ||
| 2.6.1 | 18 | |
| 2.6.2 | 19 | |
| 2.6.3 | USB Port | 19 |
| 2.6.4 Coaxial S/PDIF In/Out Connector | 19 | |
| 2.6.5 | eSATA Port | 19 |
2.7 | Debug Features | 20 | |
| 2.7.1 | Extended Debug Probe (XDP) | 20 |
| 2.7.2 | Power LEDs | 20 |
| 2.7.3 Port 80 POST Code LEDs | 20 | |
| 2.7.4 | Voltage Reference | 21 |
2.8 | Development Kit Major Connectors and Jumpers | 21 | |
| 2.8.1 | Jumper Functions | 22 |
| 2.8.2 USB 2.0 Front Panel | 22 | |
| 2.8.3 | 1394a Header | 22 |
2.9 | SPI Removal / Installation Technique | 23 | |
| 2.9.1 | SPI Device Removal | 24 |
| 2.9.2 | SPI Device Installation | 24 |
3.0 Setting Up and Configuring the Development Kit | 26 | ||
3.1 | Overview | 26 | |
3.2 | Installing Board Standoffs | 26 | |
3.3 | BTX Heatsink Setup with SRM | 28 | |
| 3.3.1 SRM Alignment on any BTX Board | 28 | |
3.4 | Board Setup and Configuration before Boot | 30 | |
3.5 | Post Codes Definitions | 32 | |
| 3.5.1 | Normal Post Codes | 32 |
Figures
1 | Board Features | 11 |
2 | Intel® Q35 Express Chipset Development Kit block diagram | 12 |
3 | Memory Channel and DIMM Configuration | 15 |
4 | Dual Channel (Interleaved) Mode Configuration with 2x DIMMs | 16 |
5 | Dual Channel (Interleaved) Mode Configuration with 3x DIMMs | 16 |
| Intel® CoreTM 2 Duo Processor and Intel ® Q35 Express Chipset Development Kit | |
October 2007 | User’s Manual | |
Order Number: | 3 |