Intel
®
 Core
TM
 2 Duo processor with the Mobile Intel
®
 945GME Express Chipset
May 2007 Manual
Order Number: 317443-001US   7
About This Manual—Intel
®
 945GME Express Chipset
1.0 About This Manual
This user’s manual describes the use of the Intel
®
 Core
TM
 2 Duo processor with the 
Mobile Intel
®
 945GME Express Chipset. This manual has been written for OEMs, system 
evaluators, and embedded system developers. This document defines all jumpers, 
headers, LED functions, and their locations on the board, along with subsystem 
features and POST codes. This manual assumes basic familiarity in the fundamental 
concepts involved with installing and configuring hardware for a personal computer 
system.
For the latest information about the Intel
®
 945GME Express Chipset Development Kit, 
visit:
http://developer.intel.com/design/intarch/devkits/index.htm
For design documents related to this platform please contact http://
developer.intel.com/design/intarch/core2duo/tech_docs.htm.
Note: The Intel
®
 945GME Express Chipset supports both Intel
®
 Core
TM
 Duo processors and 
Intel
®
 Core
TM
 2 Duo processors. For the Intel
®
 945GME Express Chipset with Intel
®
 
Core
TM
 Duo Processors Development Kit User's Manual, visit http://download.intel.com
1.1 Content Overview
Chapter 1.0, “About This Manual” — This chapter contains a description of conventions 
used in this manual. The last few sections explain how to obtain literature and contact 
customer support.
Chapter 2.0, “Getting Started”— Provides complete instructions on how to configure 
the evaluation board and processor assembly by setting jumpers, connecting 
peripherals, providing power, and configuring the BIOS.
Chapter 3.0, “Theory of Operation” — This chapter provides information on the system 
design.
Chapter 4.0, “Hardware Reference”— This chapter provides a description of jumper 
settings and functions, board debug capabilities, and pinout information for connectors.
Appendix A, “Heat Sink Installation Instructions” gives detailed installation instructions 
for the Intel
®
 Core
TM
 2 Duo processor heat sink.
1.2 Text Conventions
The following notations may be used throughout this manual.
#  The pound symbol (#) appended to a signal name indicates that 
the signal is active low. (e.g., PRSNT1#)
Variables  Variables are shown in italics. Variables must be replaced with 
correct values.
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