Intel DQ963FX - Desktop Board Motherboard Product Manual page 6

Intel Desktop Board DQ963FX Product Guide
Installing and Removing a Processor...................................................................... 29
Installing a Processor ................................................................................... 29
Installing the Processor Fan Heat Sink............................................................ 32
Connecting the Processor Fan Heat Sink Cable ................................................ 32
Removing the Processor ............................................................................... 33
Installing and Removing Memory .......................................................................... 33
Guidelines for Dual Channel Memory Configuration .......................................... 33
Two or Four DIMMs .............................................................................. 33
Three DIMMs............................................................................................... 34
Installing DIMMs.......................................................................................... 35
Removing DIMMs......................................................................................... 37
Connecting the IDE Cable..................................................................................... 38
Connecting the Serial ATA (SATA) Cable ................................................................ 39
Connecting to Internal Headers............................................................................. 40
Connecting to the HD Audio Link Header ........................................................ 41
Installing a Front Panel Audio Solution for Intel
Connecting to the Serial Port Header.............................................................. 42
Connecting to the Alternate Front Panel Power LED Header............................... 43
Connecting to the Front Panel Header ............................................................ 43
Connecting to the USB 2.0 Headers ............................................................... 44
Connecting to the Flexible Audio System ................................................................ 44
Connecting Chassis Fan and Power Cables.............................................................. 45
Connecting Chassis Fan Cables...................................................................... 45
Connecting Power Cables.............................................................................. 46
Other Connectors and Headers ............................................................................. 47
Setting the BIOS Configuration Jumper .................................................................. 48
Clearing Passwords.............................................................................................. 49
Back Panel Connectors......................................................................................... 50
3 Updating the BIOS
Updating the BIOS with the Intel
Updating the BIOS with the ISO Image BIOS Update File or the Iflash Memory
Update Utility ................................................................................................ 58
Obtaining the BIOS Update File ..................................................................... 58
Updating the BIOS with the ISO Image BIOS Update File.................................. 58
Updating the BIOS with Iflash ....................................................................... 59
Recovering the BIOS .................................................................................... 60
A Error Messages and Indicators
BIOS Beep Codes ................................................................................................ 61
BIOS Error Messages ........................................................................................... 61
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Express BIOS Update Utility ................................. 57
High Definition Audio ............... 41