Intel D945GCZ - Desktop Board Motherboard driver and firmware
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Product Guide - Page 2
... Board D945GCZ Product Guide Second release of the Intel® Desktop Board D945GCZ Product Guide Third release of the Intel® Desktop Board D945GCZ Product Guide Added operating system support
Date March 2005 August 2005 April 2006 February 2007
If an FCC declaration of conformity marking is present on the board, the following statement applies:
FCC Declaration of Conformity
This device...
Product Guide - Page 3
... features 2 Installing and Replacing Desktop Board Components: instructions on how to install the desktop board and other hardware components 3 Updating the BIOS: instructions on how to update the BIOS 4 Configuring for RAID (Intel® Matrix Storage Technology) Requires Microsoft Windows* XP or 2000 and SATA Hard Drive(s): information about configuring the system for RAID A Error Messages and...
Product Guide - Page 4
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• Intel Desktop Board D945GCZ • I/O shield • One ATA-66/100 cable • Two locking Serial ATA cables • One diskette drive cable • One VGA port cover • Quick Reference poster • Configuration and battery caution statement label • Intel® Express Installer driver CD-ROM • Intel Express Installer software CD-ROM or DVD-ROM • Trusted...
Product Guide - Page 5
... 11 Processor...14 Main Memory ...15 Intel® 945G Express Chipset 16 Graphics Subsystem ...16 Audio Subsystem ...16 Input/Output (I/O) Controller 17 LAN Subsystem ...17
LAN Subsystem Software 17 RJ-45 LAN Connector LEDs 18 Hi-Speed USB 2.0 Support 19 Enhanced IDE Interface ...19 Serial ATA...19 Expandability...19 BIOS ...20 Serial ATA and IDE Auto Configuration 20 PCI and PCI Express...
Product Guide - Page 6
...File 56 Updating the BIOS...56 Recovering the BIOS 57
4 Configuring for RAID (Intel® Matrix Storage Technology) - Optional Requires Microsoft Windows* XP or 2000 and SATA Hard Drive(s)
Configuring the BIOS for Intel Matrix Storage Technology 59 Creating Your RAID Set ...59 Loading the Intel Matrix Storage Technology RAID Drivers and Software 60 Setting Up a "RAID Ready" System 60
A Error...
Product Guide - Page 7
... a PCI Express x16 Card and Covering the Back Panel VGA Port 38 18. Connecting the IDE Cable 39 19. Connecting a Serial ATA Cable 40 20. Internal Headers ...41 21. Back Panel Audio Connectors for Flexible 6-Channel Audio System 44 22. Location of Fan Headers 45 23. Connecting Power Supply Cables 46 24. Location of Other Connectors on Desktop Board D945GCZ 47 25. Location of the BIOS...
Product Guide - Page 9
... Chipset • Intel® High Definition Audio interface • SigmaTel* codec
• Two PCI bus add-in card connectors (SMBus routed to PCI bus 2) • One PCI Express* x16 connector • One PCI Express x1 connector
• Up to eight USB 2.0 ports
⎯ Four ports routed to the back panel
⎯ Four ports routed to two USB headers • Four Serial ATA (SATA) channels...
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• Remote diode temperature sensing • Intel® Precision Cooling Technology fan speed control
• Voltage sensing to detect out of range values
Related Links: For more information about desktop board D945GCZ, including the Technical Product Specification (TPS), BIOS updates, and device drivers, go to:
http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/
Manufacturing...
Product Guide - Page 11
... Systems
The desktop board supports the following operating systems:
• Microsoft Vista* Home Premium • Microsoft Vista Home Premium 64-bit edition • Microsoft Vista Home Basic • Microsoft Vista Home Basic 64-bit edition • Microsoft Windows* XP Media Center Edition 2005 • Microsoft Windows XP Professional • Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition...
Product Guide - Page 13
...Desktop Board D945GCZ Components
Description Front panel audio header Serial ATA connectors Hi-speed USB 2.0 headers Main power connector (2x12) BIOS configuration jumper block PCI Express x16 connector PCI Express x1 connector PCI bus add-in card connectors IEEE 1394a headers (optional) Diskette drive connector Front panel header Front chassis fan header (3-pin, fan speed control) Alternate power...
Product Guide - Page 14
... through the LGA775 socket.
The supported processors list for desktop board D945GCZ is located on the web at: http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/
Related Links:
Go to the following links or pages for more information about: • Instructions on installing or upgrading the processor, page 30 in Chapter 2 • The location of the two power connectors, page 45 in Chapter...
Product Guide - Page 16
Intel Desktop Board D945GCZ Product Guide
Intel® 945G Express Chipset
The Intel 945G Express Chipset consists of the following devices: • Intel 82945G Graphics and Memory Controller Hub (GMCH) with Digital Media Interface • Intel 82801GB I/O Controller Hub (ICH7) or Intel 82801GR I/O Controller Hub (ICH7R)
supporting Intel Matrix Storage Technology • Firmware Hub (FWH)
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Product Guide - Page 17
...; 82562GZ) or 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet LAN
(Intel® 82573E) • Support for RJ-45 connector with status indicator LEDs • Programmable transit threshold • Configurable EEPROM that contains the MAC address LAN Subsystem Software For LAN software and drivers, refer to the D945GCZ link on Intel's World Wide Web site at: http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop
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Product Guide - Page 19
... Servo (LS-120) drives
Serial ATA
The desktop board supports four Serial ATA channels (3.0 Gb/s) via ICH7 or ICH7R, connecting one device per channel. Desktop boards with ICH7R support Intel Matrix Storage Technology (NCQ, Hot Plug, RAID 0, 1, 10, 5, and Matrix RAID).
Expandability
The desktop board supports the following: • One PCI Express x16 add-in card • One PCI Express x1 add-in...
Product Guide - Page 20
Intel Desktop Board D945GCZ Product Guide
BIOS
The BIOS provides the Power-On Self-Test (POST), the BIOS Setup program, the PCI/PCI Express and IDE auto-configuration utilities, and the video BIOS. The BIOS is stored in the Firmware Hub. The BIOS can be updated by following the instructions on page 55 in Chapter 3.
Serial ATA and IDE Auto Configuration If you install a Serial ATA or IDE device (...
Product Guide - Page 44
Intel Desktop Board D945GCZ Product Guide
Setting Up the Flexible 6-Channel Audio with Jack Re-tasking (Optional)
NOTE This section applies only to D945GCZ desktop boards with the triple-stack audio connector.
After installing the SigmaTel audio driver from the Intel Express Installer driver CD-ROM, the multi-channel audio feature can be enabled.
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Product Guide - Page 55
... of the Intel® Flash Memory Update Utility and the ease-of use of Windows-based installation wizards. To update the BIOS with the Intel Express BIOS Update utility: 1. Go to the Intel World Wide Web site:
http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/ 2. Navigate to the D945GCZ page, click "[view] Latest BIOS updates," and select the Express
BIOS Update utility file. 3. Download the...
Product Guide - Page 59
...* XP or 2000 and SATA Hard Drive(s)
Configuring the BIOS for Intel Matrix Storage Technology
1. Assemble your system and attach two or more SATA hard drives. 2. Enter system BIOS Setup by pressing the key after the Power-On-Self-Test (POST)
memory tests begin. 3. Go to Advanced Drive Configuration Configure SATA as; ensure RAID is selected. 4. Then save your settings by pressing .
Creating Your...
Product Guide - Page 60
...Desktop Board D945GCZ Product Guide
Loading the Intel Matrix Storage Technology RAID Drivers and Software
1. Begin Windows Setup by booting from the Windows installation CD. 2. At the beginning of Windows Setup, press to install a third-party SCSI or RAID driver.
When prompted, insert the floppy disk labeled RAID Driver. Install the Intel 82801GR SATA RAID Controller driver. 3. Finish the Windows...
Product Guide - Page 61
A Error Messages and Indicators
Desktop board D945GCZ reports POST errors in two ways: • By sounding a beep code • By displaying an error message on the monitor
BIOS Beep Codes
The BIOS also issues a beep code (one long tone followed by two short tones) during POST if the video configuration fails (a faulty video card or no card installed) or if an external ROM module...