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Intel® Desktop Board D845EPT2
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Caution: Only the back panel USB, the front panel USB, VGA, and PS/2 connectors of the Intel® Desktop Board D845EPT2 have overcurrent protection. The Desktop Boards' internal connectors are not overcurrent protected and should connect only to devices inside the computer's chassis, such as fans and internal peripherals. Do not use these connectors to power devices external to the computer's chassis. A fault in the load presented by the external devices could cause damage to the computer, the interconnecting cable, and the external devices themselves.

This section describes the Desktop Board's connectors. The connectors can be divided into the following groups:
Note: When installing the Desktop Board in a microATX chassis, make sure that peripheral devices are installed at least 1.5 inches above the main power connector, the diskette drive connector, the IDE connector, and the DIMM sockets.

Back Panel Connectors
The figure below shows the location of the back panel connectors. The back panel connectors are color-coded in compliance with PC 99 recommendations. The figure legend below lists the colors used.

[D845EPT2 Back Panel Connectors]

ItemDescriptionColor
APS/2 mouse portGreen
B PS/2 keyboard portPurple
C USB portBlack
D USB portBlack
E Serial port ATeal
FParallel portBurgundy
G LAN (optional)Black
HUSB PortBlack
IUSB PortBlack
J Mic inPink
KAudio line out (optional)Lime green
LAudio line in (optional)Light blue


Note: The back panel audio line out connector is designed to power headphones or amplified speakers only. Poor audio quality occurs if passive (non-amplified) speakers are connected to this output.

Internal I/O Connectors
The internal I/O connectors are divided into the following functional groups: Audio
The figure below shows the location of the audio connectors.

[D845EPT2 Audio Connectors]

ItemDescriptionColor
AAuxiliary line in, ATAPI styleWhite
BATAPI CD-ROMBlack


Power and Hardware Control Connectors
The figure below shows the location of the power and hardware control connectors.

[D845EPT2 Power and Hardware Control Connectors]

ItemDescription
A+12 V power connector (ATX12V)
BRear chassis fan
CProcessor fan
DMain power
EFront chassis fan
FChassis intrusion


Note: Use only ATX12V-compliant power supplies with the Intel Desktop Board D845EPT2. ATX12V and SFX12V power supplies have an additional power lead that provides required supplemental power for the processor. Always connect the 20-pin and 4-pin leads of ATX12V and SFX12V power supplies to the corresponding connectors on the Desktop Board D845EPT2, otherwise the Desktop Board will not boot.

Do not use a standard ATX power supply. The Desktop Board will not boot with a standard ATX power supply.

Add-in Board and Peripheral Interface Connectors
The figure below shows the location of the add-in board connector and peripheral connectors for the Desktop Board. Note the following considerations for the PCI bus connectors:
  • All of the PCI bus connectors are bus master capable.
  • PCI bus connector 1 has SMBus signals routed to it. This enables PCI bus add-in boards with SMBus support to access sensor data on the Desktop Board. The specific SMBus signals are as follows:
    • The SMBus clock line is connected to pin A40
    • The SMBus data line is connected to pin A41

[D845EPT2 Add-in Board and Peripheral Interface Connectors]

ItemDescription
ACommunication and Networking Riser (CNR)
BPCI bus connector 3
CPCI bus connector 2
DPCI bus connector 1
EAGP connector
FDiskette drive
GPrimary IDE
HSecondary IDE
ISCSI LED


External I/O Connectors
The figure below shows the location of the external I/O connectors.

[D845EPT2 External I/O Connector]

ItemDescription
AFront panel audio
BSerial port B
CAuxilary front panel power/sleep/message-waiting LED
DFront panel
EFront panel USB
Front Panel Connector
This section describes the functions of the front panel connector. The table below lists the signal names of the front panel connector.

Front Panel Connector
PinSignalIn/OutDescriptionPinSignalIn/OutDescription
Hard Drive Activity LEDPower LED
1HD_PWROutHard disk LED pull-up (330 ohm) to +5 V2HDR_BLNK_GRNOutFront panel green LED
3HAD#OutHard disk active LED4HDR_BLNK_YELOutFront panel yellow LED
Reset SwitchOn/Off Switch
5Ground Ground6FPBUT_INInPower switch
7FP_RESET#InReset switch8Ground Ground
PowerNo Connect
9+5 VOutPower10N/C Not connected


For more information about the front panel connector, see the Intel® Desktop Board D845EPT2 Technical Product Specification

Updated: Monday, May 20, 2002

This applies to:
Intel® Desktop Board D845EPT2



Solution ID: CS-008762
Date Created: 25-Jan-2004
Last Modified: 14-Jun-2006
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