Intel 82815 System Board Technical Reference

Features

    This PGA 370 system board uses the Intel® 82815 chipset. The system board supports:

SDRAM DIMM system memory
Intel Pentium® III processor (with 100 MHz and 133 MHz front side bus) or Intel CeleronTM processor (with 66 MHz front side bus)
Ultra ATA 66/100 drives
Advanced Configuration and Power Management Interface (ACPI)
Integrated Intel 82815 Graphics and Memory Controller Hub or 4x Universal AGP connector

System board layout

    The following illustration shows the system board divided into two sections:

Section 1

    1. Auxiliary fan connector
    2. Battery
    3. PCI expansion slots
    4. Communication Network Riser (CNR) expansion slot (reserved)
    5. Front panel harness connector
    6. Front panel USB connector
    7. BIOS configuration jumper block
    8. AGP expansion slot

Section 2

    1. Diskette cable connector
    2. Primary IDE cable connector
    3. Secondary IDE cable connector
    4. Memory expansion slots
    5. Power supply cable connector
    6. Power supply fan connector
    7. Processor PGA 370 Zero Insertion Force (ZIF) socket
    8. Processor heatsink fan connector
    9. Mouse and keyboard connectors
    10. USB connectors
    11. LPT (printer) connector
    12. Monitor connector
    13. COM1 (serial) connector

BIOS configuration jumper settings

    The BIOS configuration jumper lets you clear passwords or recover your BIOS if it becomes corrupted. For information about the location of this jumper, see "Section 1".

Setting Jumper placement When used

Normal

For normal operation

(1-2 position)

Configure

For clearing passwords

(2-3 position)

Recover

For recovering the BIOS

(no jumper)

Specifications

    The following specifications are for the standard configuration. Your system may contain optional equipment. All specifications are subject to change without notice or obligation.

Supported processors

Intel Pentium® III processor
(with integrated 256 KB level two cache)

Intel CeleronTM processor
(with integrated 128 KB level two cache)

Chip set

Intel 82815

Memory

168-pin Sync 4-clock 66 MHz, 100 MHz, or 133 MHz DRAM (SDRAM) memory.

Three Dual Inline Memory Module (DIMM) slots.

Support for up to 512 MB SDRAM
(using 128 Mbit-based DRAM).

Video subsystem

Intel 82815 Graphics and Memory Controller Hub
(integrated in the chipset)

BIOS

Intel/AMI BIOS. Flash BIOS for easy updates from diskette.

Hard drive interface

Supports up to four IDE devices using two on-board PCI IDE connectors. Automatic drive type selection for easy setup.

Diskette drive interface

A diskette drive controller is integrated on the system board. Support is available for a single diskette drive.

Input/Output connectors

One parallel port and one serial port. LPT and COM settings are configurable from the system setup program. No jumper changes required.

Universal Serial Bus (USB)

2 rear ports

Support for 2 front ports

Mouse

PS/2 mouse connector

Keyboard

PS/2 keyboard connector

Battery

2032-style

PCI expansion slots

5

AGP expansion slots

1

Communication Network Riser (CNR) expansion slots

1 (reserved)

Environment

Internal temperature: 0°C to +55°C

Humidity: 20% to 80%

Altitude: -60.96 m to 3048 m

Shock: half-sine 2 ms

Vibration: 10 Hz to 40 Hz, 0.015 g2 Hz (flat)
2 Hz to 200 Hz, 0.25 g sinusoidal

CPU clearance: >10.16 mm after installation, top and sides

    Many products for Gateway and its subsidiaries are custom engineered by our suppliers to Gateway specifications and may vary from similarly marketed products.