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How to boot Intel Desktop Board D945PSN in Maintenance Mode

Tools

These are some common tools used to work on this device. You might not need every tool for every procedure.

Background and Identification

Released in 2005, the Intel Desktop board D945PSN is a motherboard that supports one Intel processor in an LGA775 socket.

Using processors not listed specifically to be compatible by type and rated speeds can have requirements unsupported by the design of the desktop board. This can result in improper operation, damage to the desktop board and/or the processor, and result in a lower product life.

Technical Specifications

  • Form Factors: ATX (12.00-inches by 9.60-inches)
  • Processor: Support for an Intel processor in the LGA775 package
  • Main Memory:
    • Four 240-pin, 1.8 V SDRAM Dual Inline Memory Module (DIMM) sockets
    • 667/533/400 MHz single or dual channel DDR2 SDRAM interface
    • Designed to support up to 4GB of system memory
    • NOTE: System resources (such as PCI and PCI Express) require physical memory address locations that reduce available memory addresses above 3GB. This may result in less than 4GB of memory being available to the operating system and appliances. For the latest list of tested memory, refer to the Intel Website.
  • Chipset:
    • Intel 945P Express Chipset consisting of:
      • Intel 82945 Memory Controller HUb (MCH) with Direct Media Interface
      • Intel 82801GB 1/O Controller Hub (ICH7)
      • Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI) Flash or Firmware HUb (FWH)
  • Audio:
    • Intel 945P Express Chipset
    • Intel High Definition Audio Interface
    • SigmaTei codec
  • LAN Subsystem: INtel 82573V or 82573L Gigabit Ethernet controller with RJ-45 connector
  • Expansion Capabilities:
    • Four PCI Bus add-in card connectors (SMBus routed to PCI bus 2)
    • One PCI Express x16 connector
    • Two PCI Express x1 connector
  • Peripheral Interfaces:
    • Up to eight Hi-Speed USB 2.0 ports:
      • Four ports routed to the back panel
      • Four ports routed to two USB headers
    • Up to three IEEE 1394a ports:
      • One port routed to the back panel
      • Two ports routed to two IEEE 1394 headers
    • Four Serial ATA (SATA) channels (3.0 Gb/s), via the ICH7, one device per channel
    • One IDE interface with ATA-66/100 support (two devices)
    • One diskette driver interface
    • One parallel port
    • One serial port
    • PS/2 keyboard and mouse ports
  • BIOS:
    • Intel Platform Innovation Framework for extensible firmware interface
    • 4 Mbit symmetrical flash memory
    • Support for SMBIOS
    • Intel Rapid BIOS Boot
    • Intel Express BIOS Update
  • Power Management:
    • Support for Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI)
    • Suspend to RAM (STR)
      Wake on USB, PCI, PCI Express, PS/2, LAN, and front panel
  • Hardware Management:
    • Hardware monitor with:
      • Three fan sensing inputs used to monitor fan activity
      • Remote diode temperature sensing
      • Intel Precision Cooling Technology fan speed control
      • Voltage sensing to detect out of range services.

Additional information

Intel Website

Intel Product Guide

Supported Processors