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Intel Desktop Board D945GCZ Product Guide
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Installing and Removing the Desktop Board........................................................................29
Installing and Removing a Processor ..................................................................................30
Installing a Processor .................................................................................................30
Installing the Processor Fan Heat Sink.......................................................................33
Connecting the Processor Fan Heat Sink Cable.........................................................33
Removing the Processor ............................................................................................33
Installing and Removing Memory ........................................................................................34
Installing DIMMs.........................................................................................................36
Removing DIMMs.......................................................................................................37
Installing and Removing a PCI Express* x16 Card..............................................................38
Installing a PCI Express x16 Card ..............................................................................38
Removing the PCI Express x16 Card .........................................................................38
Connecting the IDE Cable...................................................................................................39
Connecting a Serial ATA (SATA) Cable ..............................................................................40
Connecting Internal Headers...............................................................................................41
Installing a Front Panel Audio Solution for Intel
®
High Definition Audio.......................42
Connecting USB 2.0 Headers.....................................................................................43
Connecting IEEE 1394a Headers (Optional)...............................................................43
Connecting the Front Panel Header ...........................................................................43
Setting Up the Flexible 6-Channel Audio with Jack Re-tasking (Optional) ..........................44
Connecting Fan and Power Cables.....................................................................................45
Connecting Fan Cables..............................................................................................45
Connecting Power Cables ..........................................................................................46
Other Connectors................................................................................................................47
Setting the BIOS Configuration Jumper Block.....................................................................48
Clearing Passwords ............................................................................................................49
3 Updating the BIOS
Updating the BIOS with the Intel
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Express BIOS Update Utility...........................................55
Updating the BIOS with the Iflash Memory Update Utility....................................................56
Obtaining the BIOS Update File..................................................................................56
Updating the BIOS......................................................................................................56
Recovering the BIOS..................................................................................................57
4 Configuring for RAID (Intel
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Matrix Storage Technology) - Optional
Requires Microsoft Windows* XP or 2000 and SATA Hard Drive(s)
Configuring the BIOS for Intel Matrix Storage Technology..........................................59
Creating Your RAID Set ......................................................................................................59
Loading the Intel Matrix Storage Technology RAID Drivers and Software ...........................60
Setting Up a “RAID Ready” System.....................................................................................60
A Error Messages and Indicators
BIOS Beep Codes...............................................................................................................61
BIOS Error Messages .........................................................................................................61
B Regulatory Compliance
Safety Regulations..............................................................................................................63
European Union Declaration of Conformity Statement ........................................................63