Technical Product Specification

Intel Desktop Board D2500CC Technical Product Specification
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2 Technical Reference
2.1 Memory Map .................................................................................... 37
2.1.1 Addressable Memory ............................................................. 37
2.2 Connectors and Headers .................................................................... 40
2.2.1 Back Panel ........................................................................... 41
2.2.2 Component-side Connectors and Headers................................. 43
2.3 BIOS Configuration Jumper Block ....................................................... 55
2.4 Mechanical Considerations ................................................................. 57
2.4.1 Form Factor .......................................................................... 57
2.5 Electrical Considerations .................................................................... 58
2.5.1 Fan Header Current Capability ................................................ 58
2.5.2 Add-in Board Considerations ................................................... 58
2.6 Thermal Considerations ..................................................................... 58
2.6.1 Passive Heatsink Design in a Passive System Environment ......... 60
2.7 Power Consumption .......................................................................... 63
2.7.1 Minimum Load Configuration ................................................... 63
2.7.2 Maximum Load Configuration .................................................. 63
2.8 Reliability......................................................................................... 64
2.9 Environmental .................................................................................. 64
3 Overview of BIOS Features
3.1 Introduction ..................................................................................... 65
3.2 BIOS Flash Memory Organization ........................................................ 66
3.3 Resource Configuration ..................................................................... 66
3.3.1 PCI* Autoconfiguration .......................................................... 66
3.4 System Management BIOS (SMBIOS) ................................................. 67
3.5 Legacy USB Support ......................................................................... 68
3.6 BIOS Updates .................................................................................. 69
3.6.1 BIOS Recovery ...................................................................... 69
3.6.2 Custom Splash Screen ........................................................... 70
3.7 Boot Options .................................................................................... 70
3.7.1 Optical Drive Boot ................................................................. 70
3.7.2 Network Boot ........................................................................ 70
3.7.3 Booting Without Attached Devices ........................................... 71
3.7.4 Changing the Default Boot Device During POST ......................... 71
3.8 Adjusting Boot Speed ........................................................................ 71
3.8.1 Peripheral Selection and Configuration ..................................... 71
3.8.2 BIOS Boot Optimizations ........................................................ 72
3.9 Hard Disk Drive Password Security Feature .......................................... 72
3.10 BIOS Security Features ..................................................................... 74
4 Board Status and Error Messages
4.1 BIOS Beep Codes ............................................................................. 75
4.2 Front-panel Power LED Blink Codes ..................................................... 76
4.3 BIOS Error Messages ........................................................................ 76
4.4 Port 80h POST Codes ........................................................................ 77