Intel® P965 Express ChipsetTechnical Documents
Application notes
-
Intel® ICH Family Real Time Clock (RTC) Accuracy and Considerations under Test Conditions Application Note - AP-728
This document describes Intel ICH Family Real Time Clock (RTC) signal quality analysis under test conditions.
File Type/Size: PDF 176KB
Datasheets
-
Intel® P965 Express Chipset Family Datasheet: For the Intel® 82P965 Memory Controller Hub (MCH)
This document is the datasheet for the Intel 82Q965 Graphics and Memory Controller Hub (GMCH), Intel 82Q963 Graphics and Memory Controller Hub (GMCH), Intel 82G965 Graphics and Memory Controller Hub (MCH), and Intel 82P965 Memory Controller Hub (MCH). Topics covered include; signal description, system memory map, PCI register description, a description of the (G)MCH interfaces and major functional units, electrical characteristics, ballout definitions, and package characteristics.
File Type/Size: PDF 2584KB
-
Intel® I/O Controller Hub 8 (ICH8) Family Datasheet: For the Intel® 82801HB ICH8 and 82801HR ICH8R I/O Controller Hubs
This datasheet is for the Intel® I82801HB ICH8, 82801HR ICH8R, 82801HH ICH8DH, 82801HO ICH8DO, 82801HBM ICH8M and 82801HEM ICH8M-E I/O Controller Hubs and is intended for Original Equipment Manufacturers and BIOS vendors creating Intel® ICH8 Family-based products. This manual assumes a working knowledge of the vocabulary and principles of PCI Express*, USB, AHCI, SATA, Intel® High Definition Audio (Intel® HD Audio), SMBus, PCI, ACPI and LPC.
File Type/Size: PDF 6961KB
Design guides
-
Intel® P965 Express Chipset Family Thermal Mechanical Design Guidelines
This document presents the conditions and requirements to properly design a cooling solution for systems that implement the Intel 82Q965, 82Q963, 82G965 Graphics and Memory Controller Hub (GMCH) and the Intel 82P965 MCH. Properly designed solutions provide adequate cooling to maintain the MCH case temperature at or below thermal specifications.
File Type/Size: PDF 1239KB
-
Intel® I/O Controller Hub 8 (ICH8) Family Thermal Mechanical Design Guidelines: For the Intel® I/O Controller Hub 8 (ICH8) Desktop Family
This document presents the conditions and requirements to properly design a cooling solution for systems that implement the ICH8 component. Properly designed solutions provide adequate cooling to maintain the ICH8 component case temperature at or below thermal specifications.
File Type/Size: PDF 761KB
-
Voltage Regulator-Down (VRD) 11.0 Processor Power Delivery Design Guidelines For Desktop LGA775 Socket
This document defines the power delivery feature set necessary to support Intel processors' Vcc power delivery requirements for desktop computer systems using the LGA775 socket. This includes design recommendations for DC to DC regulators, which convert the input supply voltage to a processor consumable Vcc voltage along with specific feature set implementation such as thermal monitoring and dynamic voltage identification.
File Type/Size: PDF 1002KB
Packaging information
Specification updates
-
Intel®P965 Express Chipset Family Specification Update: For the Intel® 82P965 Memory Controller Hub (MCH)
This document is an update to the specifications contained in the Intel 965 Express Chipset Family Datasheet. This document is a compilation of device and documentation errata, specification clarifications and changes. It is intended for hardware system manufacturers and software developers of applications, operating systems, or tools.This location contains the most current Specification Update. The revision number is indicated by the last two digits in its 'pdf' file name.
File Type/Size: PDF 92KB
-
Intel® I/O Controller Hub 8 (ICH8) Family Specification Update - For the Intel® 82801HB ICH8, 82801HR ICH8R, 82801DO ICH8 DO and 82801DH ICH8DH I/O Controller Hubs
This document is an update to the specifications contained in the Intel® I/O Controller Hub 8 (ICH8) Family Datasheet. This document is a compilation of device and documentation errata, specification clarifications and changes. It is intended for hardware system manufacturers and software developers of applications, operating systems, or tools.
File Type/Size: PDF 311KB
White papers
-
Intel® P965 Express Chipset Memory Technology and Configuration White Paper
The Intel® 965 Express Chipset Family Memory Technology and Configuration Guide White Paper details the technology enhancements of Intel® Fast Memory Access, supported memory technologies, and supported configurations and population rules for the Intel® 82Q965, 82Q963, 82G965 Graphics and Memory Controller Hub (GMCH) and Intel® 82P965 Memory Controller Hub (MCH) Express Chipsets.
File Type/Size: PDF 363KB