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Intel D2550DC2 Product Manual

Intel D2550DC2 Product Manual

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  • Page 1 ® Order Number: G74459-001...
  • Page 2 I nt el Deskt op Board D2550DC2 m ay cont ain design defect s or errors known as errat a which m ay cause t he product to deviat e from published specificat ions. Current charact erized errat a are available on request .
  • Page 3 This Product Guide gives inform at ion about board layout , com ponent inst allat ion, and ® regulat ory r equirem ent s for I nt el Deskt op Boar d D2550DC2. The Product Guide is int ended for t echnically qualified personnel. I t is not int ended for general audiences.
  • Page 4 The t able below gives descript ions t o som e com m on t erm s used in t he product guide. Gigabyt e ( 1,073,741,824 byt es) Gigahert z ( one billion hert z) Kilobyt e ( 1024 byt es) Megabyt e ( 1,048,576 byt es) Megabit ( 1,048,576 bit s) Megahert z ( one m illion hert z)
  • Page 5 Operat ing Syst em Support ................... 10 Deskt op Board Com ponent s.................. 11 Processor ......................13 Syst em Mem ory ....................13 Graphics Support ....................14 I nt egrat ed Graphics Subsyst em ..............14 Ext ernal Graphics ..................14 ®...
  • Page 6 ® Updat ing t he BI OS wit h t he I nt el Express BI OS Updat e Ut ilit y ......... 47 Updat ing t he BI OS Using t he F7 Funct ion Key ............48 Updat ing t he BI OS wit h t he I flash Mem or y Updat e Ut ilit y ......... 48 Obt aining t he BI OS Updat e File ..............
  • Page 7 14. BI OS Configurat ion Jum per Block ..............39 15. Rem oving t he Bat t ery ..................45 16. I nt el Deskt op Board D2550DC2 China RoHS Mat erial Self Declarat ion Table ..58 Feat ure Sum m ary .................... 9 I nt el Deskt op Board D2550DC2 Com ponent s.............
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  • Page 9 ® This chapt er briefly describes t he m ain feat ures of I nt el Deskt op Boar d D2550DC2. Table 1 sum m arizes t he feat ur es of t he Deskt op Board. Mini- I TX ( 170 m illim et ers [ 6.7 inches] x 170 m illim et ers [ 6.7 inches] ) ®...
  • Page 10 Support for Advanced Configurat ion and Power I nt erface ( ACPI ) Wake on USB, PCI , PCI Ex press, LAN, and front panel For m ore inform at ion on I nt el Deskt op Board D2550DC2 consult t he following online resources: I nt el Deskt op Board ht t p: / / www.int el.com / product s/ m ot herboard/ index.ht m...
  • Page 11 Figure 1 show s t he locat ion of t he m aj or com ponent s on I nt el Deskt op Board D2550DC2.
  • Page 12 Back panel connect ors St andby power indicat or Main power connect or ( 2 x 12 pin) Processor SO- DI MM 1 slot SO- DI MM 0 slot I nt el NM10 Express Chipset SATA connect ors Syst em fan header Front panel header BI OS configurat ion j um per block Bat t ery...
  • Page 13 I nt el Deskt op Board D2550DC2 includes a passively- cooled, dual- core I nt el At om processor wit h int egrat ed graphics and m em or y cont r oller. The pr ocessor is solder ed t o t he Deskt op Board and is not cust om er upgr adeable.
  • Page 14 1920 x 1200 at a 60 Hz r efresh r at e. The DVI - D port is com pliant wit h t he DVI 1.0 specificat ion. I nt el Deskt op Board D2550DC2 support s ext er nal graphics cards via t he PCI bus connect or ( see Figure 1, Q) .
  • Page 15 ® The I nt el NM10 Expr ess Chipset is a cent ralized cont r oller for t he board’s I / O pat hs. For m ore inform at ion about t he I nt el NM10 Expr ess Chipset , go t o ht t p: / / www.int el.com / product s/ chipset s/ index.ht m ?iid= prod+ prod_chipset The onboard audio subsyst em support s bot h I nt el HD Audio and AC ’97 Audio.
  • Page 16 Figure 2 show s t he default assignm ent of t he back panel audio connect ors. Line I n Line Out Mic I n The back panel audio line out connect or is designed t o pow er am plified speak er s or headphones only.
  • Page 17 The LAN subsyst em consist s of t he following: I nt el NM10 Express Chipset I nt el 82574L Gigabit Et hernet Cont r oller for 10/ 100/ 1000 Mb/ s Et hernet LAN connect ivit y RJ- 45 LAN connect or wit h int egrat ed st at us LEDs Addit ional feat ures of t he LAN subsyst em include: CSMA/ CD pr ot ocol engine LAN connect int erface t hat support s t he Et hernet cont r oller...
  • Page 18 The Deskt op Board support s up t o seven USB 2.0 port s ( four port s rout ed t o t he back panel and t hree port s r out ed t o t w o fr ont panel USB 2.0 headers) . One of t he front panel USB headers support s an I nt el Z- U130 USB Solid- St at e Drive or com pat ible device.
  • Page 19 The BI OS includes secur it y feat ures t hat r est rict whet her t he BI OS Set up program can be accessed and who can boot t he com put er. A supervisor password and a user passw ord can be set for t he BI OS Set up and for boot ing t he com put er , wit h t he following rest rict ions: The super visor passw or d gives unrest rict ed access t o view and change all Set up...
  • Page 20 ACPI gives t he operat ing syst em direct cont r ol ov er t he power m anagem ent and Plug and Play funct ions of a com put er. The use of ACPI wit h t he Deskt op Board r equires an operat ing syst em t hat provides full ACPI suppor t .
  • Page 21 For m ore inform at ion on st andby curr ent r equirem ent s for t he Deskt op Board, r efer t o t he Technical Product Specificat ion on t he I nt el Deskt op D2550DC2 w eb page at ht t p: / / www.int el.com / product s/ m ot herboard/ index.ht m...
  • Page 22 The board’s LAN wake capabilit ies enable r em ot e wake- up of t he com put er t hr ough a net work. The LAN subsyst em net w ork adapt er m onit ors net w ork t raffic at t he Media I ndependent I nt erface.
  • Page 23 This chapt er t ells you how t o: I nst all t he I / O shield I nst all and rem ov e t he Deskt op Board I nst all and rem ov e syst em m em ory Connect SATA drives I nst all a PCI Express Mini Card I nst all an I nt el Z- U130 USB Solid- St at e Drive or com pat ible device...
  • Page 24 Failure t o ensure appr opriat e airflow m ay r esult in reduced per form ance of bot h t he processor and/ or volt age regulat or or, in som e inst ances, dam age t o t he board. All responsibilit y for det erm ining t he adequacy of any t herm al or syst em design rem ains solely wit h t he reader .
  • Page 25 When y ou inst all and t est t he I nt el Deskt op Board, obser ve all warnings and caut ions in t he inst allat ion inst ruct ions. To avoid inj ury, be careful of: Sharp pins on connect or s or headers Sharp pins on print ed circuit assem blies Rough edges and sharp corners on t he chassis Hot com ponent s ( such as v olt age regulat ors and heat sinks)
  • Page 26 The Deskt op Board com es wit h an I / O shield. When inst alled in t he chassis, t he shield blocks radio fr equency t ransm issions, pr ot ect s int ernal com ponent s from dust and for eign obj ect s, and prom ot es cor r ect airflow wit hin t he chassis.
  • Page 27 Refer t o y our chassis m anual for inst ruct ions on inst alling and rem oving t he Deskt op Board. Figure 6 show s t he locat ion of t he m ount ing screw holes for I nt el Deskt op Board D2550DC2.
  • Page 28 To be fully com pliant wit h all applicable I nt el SDRAM m em ory specificat ions, t he boards r equir e SO- DI MMs t hat support t he Serial Pr esence Det ect ( SPD) dat a st ruct ur e.
  • Page 29 The board has t w o SATA connect ors each support ing one SATA drive. The included SATA cables support t he Serial ATA prot ocol. For cor rect cable and drive funct ion: 1. Observ e t he pr ecaut ions in " Befor e You Begin" on page 23. 2.
  • Page 30 You can inst all a PCI Ex press Full- Mini Card or a PCI Express Half- Mini Card in t he Deskt op Board’s PCI Ex press Mini Card slot . To inst all a Full- Mini Card, see Figure 9 and follow t hese st eps: 1.
  • Page 32 An I nt el Z- U130 USB Solid- St at e Drive or com pat ible device can be inst alled on t he Deskt op Board by using t he onboard USB 2.0 header shown in Figure 1, S. This header pr ovides support for t he solid- st at e drive.
  • Page 33 Befor e connect ing cables t o t he int ernal header s, observ e t he pr ecaut ions in " Before You Begin" on page 23. Figure 11 show s t he locat ion of t he board’s int ernal headers.
  • Page 34 Figure 11, A shows t he locat ion of t he fr ont panel audio header. The fr ont panel audio header can be used for bot h I nt el HD Audio and AC ‘97 Audio. Table 5 show s t he pin assignm ent s for t he I nt el HD Audio and Table 6 shows t he pin assignm ent s for AC ‘97 Audio.
  • Page 35 Befor e connect ing t o t he USB 2.0 headers, obser ve t he pr ecaut ions in " Befor e You Begin" on page 23. See Figure 11, B and E for t he locat ion of t he USB 2.0 header s. Table 7 and Table 8 show t he pin assignm ent s for t he headers.
  • Page 36 Befor e connect ing t o t he front panel header , observ e t he pr ecaut ions in " Before You Begin" on page 23. See Figure 11, D for t he locat ion of t he fr ont panel header. Table 10 show s t he pin assignm ent s for t he front panel header.
  • Page 37 Figure 12 show s t he locat ion of t he syst em fan header. Connect t he sy st em fan cable t o t his header .
  • Page 38 Failure t o connect an appropriat e pow er supply t o t he Deskt op Board m ay r esult in dam age t o t he board or t he sy st em m ay not funct ion pr operly. Figure 13 show s t he locat ion of t he power connect or.
  • Page 39 Always t urn off t he pow er and unplug t he pow er cord from t he com put er before changing t he j um per. Moving t he j um per wit h t he power on m ay r esult in unreliable com put er operat ion.
  • Page 40 Figure 14 show s t he locat ion of t he Deskt op Board’s BI OS configurat ion j um per block. 1- 2 Norm al ( default ) The BI OS uses t he current configurat ion and passwords for boot ing. 2- 3 Configure Aft er t he Power- On Self- Test ( POST) r uns, t he...
  • Page 41 A coin- cell bat t ery pow ers t he Deskt op Board’s r eal- t im e clock and CMOS m em or y. When t he com put er is not plugged int o a wall sock et , t he bat t ery has an est im at ed life of t hr ee y ear s.
  • Page 42 Esist e il pericolo di un esplosione se la pila non viene sost it uit a in m odo corr et t o. Ut ilizzare solo pile uguali o di t ipo equivalent e a quelle consigliat e dal pr odut t or e. Per disfar si delle pile usat e, seguir e le ist ruzioni del produt t ore.
  • Page 43 Risiko let upan wuj ud j ika bat eri digant ikan dengan j enis yang t idak bet ul. Bat eri sepat ut nya dikit ar sem ula j ika boleh. Pelupusan bat eri t erpakai m est ilah m em at uhi perat uran alam sekit ar t em pat an.
  • Page 45 1. Observ e t he pr ecaut ions in " Befor e You Begin" ( see page 23) . 2. Turn off all peripheral devices connect ed t o t he com put er. Disconnect t he com put er’s power cord from t he AC pow er source ( wall out let or pow er adapt er) . 3.
  • Page 47 / / downloadcent er.int el.com / 2. Navigat e t o t he D2550DC2 page. Click on t he “ BI OS Updat e” link and t hen select t he Expr ess BI OS Updat e file.
  • Page 48 / / www.int el.com / p/ en_US/ support ?iid= hdr+ support Navigat e t o t he I nt el Deskt op D2550DC2 page, click “ [ view] Lat est BI OS updat es,” and select t he I flash BI OS Updat e ut ilit y file.
  • Page 49 Wit h t he I flash Mem ory updat e ut ilit y you can updat e t he syst em BI OS from a boot able USB flash drive or ot her boot able USB m edia. The I flash BI OS updat e files can be ext ract ed locally t o y our hard drive and copied t o a boot able USB flash drive or ot her boot able USB m edia.
  • Page 51 This appendix describes st at us and er ror m essages generat ed by t he Deskt op Board’s BI OS. The BI OS indicat es t hese er ror m essages wit h front - panel Pow er LED blink codes, speak er beep codes, and by displaying t ext on t he video m onit or.
  • Page 52 The BI OS also blinks t he front - panel pow er LED t o signal st at us m essages and err or m essages indicat ing cer t ain recov erable err or s t hat occur during t he POST. The blink codes ar e list ed in Table 15.
  • Page 53 Product cert ificat ions I nt el Deskt op Board D2550DC2 com plies wit h t he safet y st andards st at ed in Table 17 when cor rect ly inst alled in a com pat ible host sy st em .

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