Intel® Desktop Board

DH61CR
Specification Update

December 2011
Order Number: G27744-003

The Intel® Desktop Board DH61CR may contain design defects or errors known as errata, which may cause the product to deviate
from published specifications. Current characterized errata are documented in this Specification Update.
Revision History
Revision Revision History Date
-001 This document is the first Specification Update for the Intel® Desktop March 2011
Board DH61CR
-002 Update to the General Information Section and Specification Changes April 2011
Section
-003 PCI cards errata December 2011

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Contents

Specification Update for the Intel® Desktop Board DH61CR ...... 4

Terminology ............................................................................................ 5
General Information ................................................................................. 5
Summary of Changes ............................................................................... 6
Specification Changes ............................................................................... 6

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Specification Update for the
Intel® Desktop Board DH61CR

This document is an update to the specifications contained in the Intel® Desktop Board
DH61CR Technical Product Specification (Order Number: G23549). It is intended for
hardware system manufacturers and software developers of applications, operating
systems, or tools. It will contain Specification Changes, Errata, Specification
Clarifications, and Documentation Changes.

Refer to the 2nd Generation Intel® Core™ Processor Family Specification Update
(Order Number: 457991) for specification updates concerning the 2nd Generation
Intel® Core™ Processor Family that may apply to the desktop board DH61CR. Unless
otherwise noted in this document, it should be assumed that any Processor errata for
a given stepping are applicable to the Altered Assembly (AA) revision(s) associated
with that stepping.

Refer to the Intel® 6 Series Chipset and Intel® C200 Series Chipset Specification
Update (Order Number: 440377) for specification updates concerning the Intel® H61
Express Chipset that may apply to the desktop board DH61CR. Unless otherwise noted
in this document, it should be assumed that any Platform Controller Hub errata for a
given stepping are applicable to the Altered Assembly (AA) revision(s) associated with
that stepping.

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Terminology
Specification Changes are modifications to the current published specifications.
These changes will be incorporated in the next release of the specifications.
Errata are design defects or errors. Characterized errata may cause the desktop
board behavior to deviate from published specifications. Hardware and software
designed to be used with any given Altered Assembly (AA) and BIOS revision level
must assume that all errata documented for that AA and BIOS revision level are
present on all desktop boards.
Specification Clarifications describe a specification in greater detail or further
highlight a specification’s impact to a complex design situation. These clarifications
will be incorporated in the next release of the specifications.
Documentation Changes include typos, errors, or omissions from the current
published specifications. These changes will be incorporated in the next release of the
specifications.

General Information
Basic Desktop Board DH61CR Identification Information
AA Revision BIOS Revision Notes
G14064-202 BEH6110H.86A.0016 1,2
G14064-203 BEH6110H.86A.0016 1,2
G14064-204 BEH6110H.86A.0020 1,2
G14064-205 BEH6110H.86A.0020 1,2
G14064-206 BEH6110H.86A.0034 1,2
G14065-202 BEH6110H.86A.0016 1,2
G14065-203 BEH6110H.86A.0016 1,2
G14065-204 BEH6110H.86A.0020 1,2
G14065-205 BEH6110H.86A.0020 1,2
G14065-206 BEH6110H.86A.0034 1,2

Notes:
1. The AA number is found on a small label on the component side of the board.
2. The Intel® H61 PCH Express Chipset used on this AA revision consists of the following component:

Device Stepping S-Spec Numbers

82H61 B3 SLJ4B

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Summary of Changes
The following table indicates the Specification Changes, Errata, Specification
Clarifications, or Documentation Changes that apply to the Intel® Desktop Board
DH61CR. Intel intends to fix some of the errata in a future revision of the desktop
board, and to account for the other outstanding issues through documentation or
specification changes as noted.
The following notations are used in the table:
Doc: Document change or update that will be implemented.
Plan Fix: This erratum may be fixed in a future revision of the desktop board, driver, or BIOS.
Fixed: This erratum has been previously fixed.
No Fix: There are no plans to fix this erratum.
Shaded: This erratum is either new or modified from the previous version of the document.

No. Plans Specification Changes

1 Doc The Intel® H61 Express Chipset does not support RAID. References to RAID in the
Technical Product Specification will be deleted in the next revision of the manual.
2 Doc The maximum memory supported will be changed from 16 GB to 8 GB in all affected
sections of the Technical Product Specification in the next revision of the manual.
No. Plans Errata
1 Plan Fix PCI cards

Specification Changes
The Specification Changes listed in this section apply to the Intel® Desktop Board
DH61CR Technical Product Specification (Order Number G23549).

1. The Intel H61 Express Chipset does not support RAID. References to RAID in
Technical Product Specification will be deleted in the next revision of the manual.
The following sections of the manual are affected:
⎯ Table 1 Feature Summary
⎯ Section 1.9.1.1 Serial ATA RAID
⎯ Section 1.9.1.2 Intel® Rapid Recover Technology
⎯ The Caution in Section 3.1 Introduction

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 2. The maximum memory supported will be changed from 16 GB to 8 GB in the
following sections of the Technical Product Specification in the next revision of the
manual:
⎯ Table 1 Feature Summary
⎯ Section 1.6 System Memory
⎯ Section 2.1.1 Addressable Memory
⎯ Figure 8 Detailed System Memory Address Map
⎯ Table 9 System Memory Map

Errata
1. PCI cards that utilize a PCI Express* to PCI bridge component may
not work with Intel® Desktop Boards based on the Intel® 6 Series
Chipset.

Problem: Intel® Desktop Boards DP67DE, DP67BA, DZ68DB, DH67BL, DH67GD,

DH67CL, DH61SA, DH61CR, DH61BE, and DH61WW do not support PCI add
in cards that utilize a PCI Express to PCI bridge component. A resource
conflict between the affected board and the PCI Express to PCI bridge
component included in some PCI card designs (usually video cards, and
digital video capture cards) results in the PCI card not being recognized by
BIOS and not functioning.

Implication: PCI cards utilizing a PCI Express to PCI bridge chip will not be recognized or
function when plugged into any PCI slot on the affected Intel Desktop
boards.
PCI cards that do not include a PCI Express to PCI bridge chip will operate
normally.

Workaround: None.

Status: This problem may be fixed on future releases of these Intel Desktop Board
products.

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