Intended Audience - Intel D945PVS Product Manual

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

Intended Audience

The Product Guide is intended for technically qualified personnel. It is not intended for general
audiences.
Use Only for Intended Applications
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:
1 Desktop Board
2 Installing and Replacing Desktop Board
board and other hardware components.
3 BIOS: instructions on how to update the BIOS
4 Configuring for RAID (Intel
or 2000 and SATA Hard
A Error Messages and
B Regulatory Compliance: safety and EMC regulations, product certification
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 D945PVS.
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Features: a summary of product features
Matrix Storage Technology) Requires Microsoft Windows* XP
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Drive(s): instructions on how to configure the system for RAID
Indicators: information about BIOS error messages and beep codes
Components: instructions on how to install the desktop
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