Intel Desktop Board D915PSY BOXD915PSYL User Manual
Product codes
BOXD915PSYL
1 Product
Description
What This Chapter Contains
1.1
PCI Bus Terminology Change...................................................................................... 11
1.2
Board Differences ........................................................................................................ 11
1.3
Overview ...................................................................................................................... 12
1.4
Online Support ............................................................................................................. 19
1.5
Processor ..................................................................................................................... 19
1.6
System Memory ........................................................................................................... 20
1.7
Intel
®
915P Chipset ...................................................................................................... 26
1.8
PCI Express Connectors.............................................................................................. 28
1.9
I/O Controller................................................................................................................ 29
1.10
Audio Subsystem ......................................................................................................... 30
1.11
LAN Subsystem ........................................................................................................... 32
1.12
Hardware Management Subsystem............................................................................. 34
1.13
Power Management ..................................................................................................... 38
1.14
Trusted Platform Module (Optional) ............................................................................. 46
1.1 PCI Bus Terminology Change
Previous generations of Intel
®
Desktop Boards used an add-in card connector referred to as PCI.
This generation of Intel Desktop Boards adds a new technology for add-in cards: PCI Express.
The 32-bit parallel bus previously referred to as PCI is now called PCI Conventional.
The 32-bit parallel bus previously referred to as PCI is now called PCI Conventional.
1.2 Board Differences
This TPS describes these Intel Desktop Boards: D915PGN and D915PSY. The Desktop Boards
are identical with the exception of the items listed in Table 1.
are identical with the exception of the items listed in Table 1.
Table 1.
Summary of Board Differences
D915PGN
• ATX Form Factor
• Four PCI Conventional bus connectors
• Two PCI Express* x1 bus add-in card connectors
• Three chassis fan connectors (front chassis, rear chassis 1, and rear chassis 2)
• Four PCI Conventional bus connectors
• Two PCI Express* x1 bus add-in card connectors
• Three chassis fan connectors (front chassis, rear chassis 1, and rear chassis 2)
D915PSY
• microATX Form Factor
• Two PCI Conventional bus connectors
• One PCI Express x1 bus add-in card connector
• Two chassis fan connectors (front chassis and rear chassis)
• Two PCI Conventional bus connectors
• One PCI Express x1 bus add-in card connector
• Two chassis fan connectors (front chassis and rear chassis)
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