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All Rights Reserved. 2nd Generation Intel® Core™ Processor with Intel® 6 Series Chipset Development Kit User Guide March 2011 2 Document Number: 325208-001 About This Document Contents 1 About This Document ................................................................................................... 7 1.1 Content Overview ................................................................................................... 7 1.2 Text Conventions .................................................................................................... 7 1.3 Glossary of Terms and Acronyms ............................................................................. 9 1.4 Related Documents and Information ....................................................................... 14 1.5 Development Kit Technical Support ........................................................................ 15 1.5.1 Online Support .......................................................................................... 15 1.5.2 Additional Technical Support ....................................................................... 15 2 Getting Started ........................................................................................................... 16 2.1 Development Kit Contents ..................................................................................... 16 2.2 Additional Required Hardware Not Included In This Kit ............................................. 16 2.3 Additional Required Software Not Included in this Kit................................................ 17 2.4 Workspace Preparation.......................................................................................... 18 2.5 System Setup ...................................................................................................... 18 2.6 System Power-Up ................................................................................................. 19 2.7 System Power-Down ............................................................................................. 19 2.8 System BIOS ....................................................................................................... 19 2.8.1 Configuring the BIOS ................................................................................. 20 2.8.2 Programming BIOS Using a Bootable USB Device .......................................... 20 3 Development Kit Features .......................................................................................... 22 3.1 Processor Support ................................................................................................ 24 3.1.1 Clock Requirements ................................................................................... 25 3.1.2 Processor Voltage Regulator ....................................................................... 25 ® 3.1.2.1 SVID Supported in Intel MVP-7 Voltage Regulator ....................... 25 3.1.3 Power Management and Key Signals............................................................ 25 3.1.4 Memory Support ....................................................................................... 26 3.1.5 Graphics Support ...................................................................................... 27 3.1.5.1 Internal Graphics Support ........................................................... 27 3.1.5.2 External Graphics Support .......................................................... 28 3.1.5.3 Direct Media Interface (DMI)-2 Interface ...................................... 28 ® ® 3.1.6 Intel Flexible Display Interface (Intel FDI) ................................................ 28 3.1.7 Processor Thermals ................................................................................... 29 3.1.8 Processor Active Cooling ............................................................................ 29 3.2 PCH Support ........................................................................................................ 29 ® 3.2.1 Introduction to the Intel 6 Series Chipset ................................................... 29 3.2.2 Key Power Management Signals .................................................................. 29 3.2.3 PCIe* Support .......................................................................................... 30 3.2.4 On-Board LAN ........................................................................................... 32 3.2.5 Soft Audio and Modem ............................................................................... 33 3.2.5.1 Realtek* Audio Card Support ...................................................... 33 3.2.6 SATA Storage ........................................................................................... 34 3.2.7 Displays ................................................................................................... 34 3.2.7.1 DP/HDMI Support ...................................................................... 36 3.2.7.2 DMC Support ............................................................................. 37 2nd Generation Intel® Core™ Processor with Intel® 6 Series Chipset Development Kit March 2011 User Guide Document Number: 325208-001 3 About This Document 3.2.7.3 Switchable Graphics ................................................................... 37 3.2.8 USB Connectors ........................................................................................ 38 3.2.8.1 USB2.0 ..................................................................................... 38 3.2.9 LPC Super I/O (SIO)/LPC Slot ..................................................................... 40 3.2.10 Serial Port, IrDA ........................................................................................ 40 3.2.11 System Management Controller (SMC)/Keyboard Controller (KBC).................. 40 3.2.12 SPI .......................................................................................................... 41 3.2.12.1 Multi-BIOS Support .................................................................... 41 3.2.12.2 Clocks ...................................................................................... 42 3.2.12.3