Intended Audience - Intel D955XBK Product Manual

Preface
This Product Guide gives information about board layout, component installation, BIOS updates,
and regulatory requirements for Intel

Intended Audience

The Product Guide is intended only for technically qualified personnel.
Intended Uses
All Intel desktop boards are evaluated as Information Technology Equipment (I.T.E.) for use in
personal computers (PC) for installation in homes, offices, schools, computer rooms, and similar
locations. The suitability of this product for other PC or embedded non-PC applications or other
environments, such as medical, industrial, alarm systems, test equipment, etc. may not be supported
without further evaluation by Intel.
Information Layout
The chapters in this Product Guide are arranged as follows:
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1 Desktop Board
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2 Installing and Replacing Desktop Board
desktop board and other hardware components.
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3 BIOS: information about how to update the BIOS.
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4 Configuring for RAID (Intel
XP or 2000 and SATA Hard
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A Error Messages and
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B Regulatory
Conventions
The following conventions are used in this manual:
CAUTION
Cautions warn the user about how to prevent damage to hardware or loss of data.
NOTE
Notes call attention to important information.
® Desktop Board D955XBK.
Features: a summary of product features.
® Matrix Storage Technology) Requires Microsoft Windows*
Drive(s): information about configuring your system for RAID.
Indicators: information about BIOS error messages and beep codes.
Compliance: safety and EMC regulations, product certification.
Components: instructions on how to install the
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