Intel Desktop Board D975XBX Product Guide
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Installing and Removing Memory ........................................................................................31
Installing DIMMs.........................................................................................................32
Removing DIMMs.......................................................................................................35
Installing and Removing a PCI Express x16 Card ...............................................................35
Installing a PCI Express x16 Card ..............................................................................36
Removing the PCI Express x16 Card .........................................................................37
Connecting the IDE Cable...................................................................................................38
Connecting the Serial ATA Cable........................................................................................39
Connecting Internal Headers...............................................................................................40
Front Panel Audio Header ..........................................................................................41
IEEE 1394a Header....................................................................................................41
USB 2.0 Headers .......................................................................................................41
Front Panel Header....................................................................................................42
Alternate Front Panel Power LED Header ..................................................................42
Installing the Rear Panel USB 2.0 Adapter.................................................................43
Installing the Front Panel USB/IEEE 1394/Audio Adapter...........................................44
Connecting Chassis Fan Cables .........................................................................................45
Connecting Power Supply Cables.......................................................................................46
Connecting 2x10 Power Supply Cables......................................................................46
Connecting 2x12 Power Supply Cables......................................................................47
Other Connectors................................................................................................................48
Setting the BIOS Configuration Jumper...............................................................................49
Clearing Passwords ............................................................................................................50
Back Panel Connectors.......................................................................................................51
Replacing the Battery..........................................................................................................52
3 BIOS
Accessing the BIOS Setup Program....................................................................................57
Updating the BIOS ..............................................................................................................57
Updating the BIOS with the Intel
®
Express BIOS Update Utility..................................57
Updating the BIOS with the Iflash Memory Update Utility ...........................................58
4 Configuring for RAID (Intel
®
Matrix Storage Technology) Requires
Microsoft Windows* XP or 2000 and SATA Hard Drive(s)
Configuring the BIOS for Intel Matrix Storage Technology..........................................61
Creating Your RAID Set .............................................................................................61
Loading the Intel Matrix Storage Technology RAID Drivers and Software ..................61
Setting Up a “RAID Ready” System............................................................................62
5 Intel
®
Quick Resume Technology Driver (Intel
®
QRTD)
Overview.............................................................................................................................63
Installation and Configuration..............................................................................................63
A Error Messages and Indicators
BIOS Beep Codes...............................................................................................................67
BIOS Error Messages .........................................................................................................67