Intel Desktop Board D915GVWB Product Guide
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Input/Output (I/O) Controller
The super I/O controller features the following:
• One serial port
• One parallel port with Extended Capabilities Port (ECP) and Enhanced Parallel Port
(EPP) support
• Serial IRQ interface compatible with serialized IRQ support for PCI systems
• PS/2-style mouse and keyboard interfaces
• Interface for one 1.2 MB or 1.44 MB diskette drive
• Intelligent power management, including a programmable wake up event interface
• PCI power management support
LAN Subsystem (Optional)
The optional LAN, with the Intel 82801FB (ICH6), provides a Fast PCI LAN subsystem. The LAN
subsystem provides the following functions:
• Basic 10/100 Ethernet LAN (Intel 82562EZ)
• Support for RJ-45 connector with status indicator LEDs
• Programmable transit threshold
• Configurable EEPROM that contains the MAC address
LAN Subsystem Software
For LAN software and drivers, refer to the D915GVWB link on Intel’s World Wide Web site at:
http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop
RJ-45 LAN Connector LEDs
Two LEDs are built into the RJ-45 LAN connector. Table 4 describes the LED states when the
board is powered up and the 10/100 Ethernet LAN subsystem is operating.
Table 4. RJ-45 10/100 Ethernet LAN Connector LEDs
LED Color LED State Indicates
Off 10 Mbit/sec data rate is selected. Green
On 100 Mbit/sec data rate is selected.
Off LAN link is not established.
On (steady state) LAN link is established.
Yellow
On (brighter and
pulsing)
The computer is communicating with another computer on the
LAN.