Desktop Board Features

LAN Subsystem Software

For Intel 82562ET Fast Ethernet WfM PCI LAN software and drivers, refer to the D815EEA link on Intel’s World Wide Web site at:

http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop

RJ-45 LAN Connector LEDs

Two LEDs are built into the RJ-45 LAN connector. Table 5 describes the LED states when the board is powered up and the LAN subsystem is operating.

Table 5.

RJ-45 LAN Connector LEDs

 

 

 

 

 

LED Color

 

LED State

Indicates

Green

 

Off

10 Mbit/sec speed is selected.

 

 

On

100 Mbit/sec speed is selected.

Yellow

 

Off

LAN link is not established.

 

 

On (steady state)

LAN link is established.

 

 

On (brighter and pulsing)

The computer is communicating with another computer on

 

 

 

the LAN.

Battery

A battery on the desktop board keeps the values in CMOS RAM and the clock current when the computer is turned off. See Chapter 2 for instructions on how to replace the battery.

Power Management Features

Power management is implemented at several levels, including:

•Software support:

Advanced Power Management (APM)

Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI)

•Hardware support:

Wake on LAN technology

Instantly Available technology

Wake on Ring

Resume on Ring

If the board is used with an ACPI-aware operating system, the BIOS can provide ACPI support. Otherwise, it defaults to APM support.

The BIOS supports ACPI provided the operating system is ACPI-aware. Otherwise, the BIOS defaults to APM.

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