Intel D915GMHLK - Desktop Board - Mainboard Product Manual page 6

Intel Desktop Board D945GNT/D945GTP Product Guide
Installing and Removing the Desktop Board........................................................................31
Installing and Removing a Processor ..................................................................................32
Installing a Processor .................................................................................................32
Installing the Processor Fan Heat Sink .......................................................................35
Connecting the Processor Fan Heat Sink Cable.........................................................35
Removing the Processor ............................................................................................35
Installing and Removing Memory ........................................................................................36
Installing DIMMs.........................................................................................................38
Removing DIMMs.......................................................................................................39
Installing and Removing a PCI Express* x16 Card..............................................................40
Installing a PCI Express x16 Card ..............................................................................40
Removing the PCI Express x16 Card .........................................................................40
Connecting the IDE Cable ...................................................................................................41
Connecting the Serial ATA (SATA) Cable ...........................................................................42
Connecting Internal Headers...............................................................................................43
Installing a Front Panel Audio Solution for Intel
Connecting Hi-Speed USB 2.0 Headers .....................................................................45
Connecting IEEE 1394a Headers (Optional)...............................................................45
Connecting the Front Panel Header ...........................................................................46
Setting Up the Flexible 6-Channel Audio with Jack Re-tasking (Optional) ..........................47
Connecting Fan and Power Cables .....................................................................................48
Connecting Fan Cables ..............................................................................................48
Connecting Power Cables ..........................................................................................49
Other Connectors................................................................................................................50
Setting the BIOS Configuration Jumper...............................................................................51
Clearing Passwords ............................................................................................................52
3 Updating the BIOS
Updating the BIOS with the Intel
Updating the BIOS with the Iflash Memory Update Utility ....................................................60
Obtaining the BIOS Update File..................................................................................60
Updating the BIOS......................................................................................................60
Recovering the BIOS..................................................................................................61
4 Configuring for RAID (Intel
Requires Microsoft Windows* XP or 2000 and SATA Hard Drive(s)
Configuring the BIOS for Intel Matrix Storage Technology..........................................63
Creating Your RAID Set .............................................................................................63
Loading the Intel Matrix Storage Technology RAID Drivers and Software ..................64
Setting Up a "RAID Ready" System............................................................................64
A Error Messages and Indicators
BIOS Beep Codes...............................................................................................................65
BIOS Error Messages .........................................................................................................65
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High Definition Audio.......................44
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Express BIOS Update Utility...........................................59
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Matrix Storage Technology) - Optional