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915GME Express Chipset —Getting Started
Mobile Intel
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915GME Express Chipset
Development Kit User’s Manual April 2007
16 Order Number: 317230-001US
• BIOS recovery jumper
• Boot Block protection jumper
• Support for Serial, IrDA, serial mouse, and keyboard
2.2 Included Hardware and Documentation
The following hardware and documentation is included in the development kit:
•One Mobile Intel
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915GME Express Chipset board
•One Intel
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Pentium M
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Processor with 2 MB L2 Cache on 90 nm process in the 478
pin Flip-Chip Pin Grid Array (Micro-FCPGA) package (Installed)
• One Firmware Hub (FWH) (Installed)
• One MCH (915GME) heat sink (Installed)
• One Type 2032, socketed 3 V lithium coin cell battery (Installed)
• One DDR2 SODIMM (200 Pin)
• One CPU thermal solution and CPU back plate (included in kit box – not populated
on board)
• One hard drive
•One cable kit
2.3 Software Key Features
The software in the kit was chosen to facilitate development of real-time applications
based on the components used in the evaluation board. The driver CD included in the
kit contains all of the software drivers necessary for basic system functionality under
the following operating systems: Windows* 2000/XP/XP Embedded, and Linux*.
Note: While every care was taken to ensure the latest versions of drivers were provided on
the enclosed CD at time of publication, newer revisions may be available. Updated
drivers for Intel components can be found at: http://www.intel.com.
For all third-party components, please contact the appropriate vendor for updated
drivers.
Note: Software in the kit is provided free by the vendor and is only licensed for evaluation
purposes. Refer to the documentation in your evaluation kit for further details on any
terms and conditions that may be applicable to the granted licenses. Customers using
the tools that work with Microsoft* products must license those products. Any targets
created by those tools should also have appropriate licenses. Software included in the
kit is subject to change.
Refer to http://developer.intel.com/design/intarch/devkits for details on additional
software from other third-party vendors.
2.3.1 AMI* BIOS
This development kit ships pre-installed with AMI* BIOS pre-boot firmware from AMI*.
AMI* BIOS provides an industry-standard BIOS platform to run most standard
operating systems, including Windows* 2000/XP/XP Embedded, Linux*, and others.
The AMI* BIOS Application Kit (available through AMI*) includes complete source code,
a reference manual, and a Windows-based expert system, BIOStart*, to enable easy
and rapid configuration of customized firmware for your Mobile Intel
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915GME Express
Chipset .