Intel D975XBX - Desktop Board Motherboard driver and firmware
Drivers and firmware downloads for this Intel item
Related Intel D975XBX Manual Pages
Download the free PDF manual for Intel D975XBX and other Intel manuals at ManualOwl.com
Product Guide - Page 2
...003
First version of the Intel® Desktop Board D975XBX Product Guide Second version of the Intel Desktop Board D975XBX Product Guide Third version of the Intel Desktop Board D975XBX Product Guide
Date
October 2005 May 2006 August 2006
If an FCC declaration of conformity marking is present on the board, the following statement applies:
FCC Declaration of Conformity
This device complies with...
Product Guide - Page 3
...Components: instructions on how to install the
desktop board and other hardware components. • 3 BIOS: information about 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 your system for RAID. • 5 Intel® Quick Resume Technology Driver (Intel®...
Product Guide - Page 4
... One ATA-66/100 cable • One diskette drive cable • Four Serial ATA cables • One rear panel USB 2.0 adapter • One front panel USB 2.0/IEEE 1394/audio adapter • One 2x2 to 2x4 power supply cable adapter • Intel® Express Installer driver CD-ROM • Intel Express Installer software DVD-ROM • One diskette with the Intel® Matrix Storage RAID driver...
Product Guide - Page 5
...10 Desktop Board Components 11 Processor...13 Main Memory ...13 Intel® 975X Express Chipset 14 Audio Subsystem ...14 Input/Output (I/O) Controller 15 LAN Subsystem ...15
LAN Subsystem Software 15 RJ-45 LAN Connector LEDs 16 Hi-Speed USB 2.0 Support 16 Enhanced IDE Interface ...17 Serial ATA...17 Expandability...17 BIOS ...17 Serial ATA and IDE Auto Configuration 17 PCI and PCI Express...
Product Guide - Page 6
Intel Desktop Board D975XBX Product Guide
Installing and Removing Memory 31 Installing DIMMs...32 Removing DIMMs...35
Installing and Removing a PCI Express x16 Card 35 Installing a PCI Express x16 Card 36 Removing the PCI Express x16 Card 37
Connecting the IDE Cable 38 Connecting the Serial ATA Cable 39 Connecting Internal Headers 40
Front Panel Audio Header 41 IEEE 1394a Header...41 USB ...
Product Guide - Page 7
...Dual Channel Memory Configuration Example 3 32 16. Use DDR2 DIMMs ...33 17. Installing a DIMM ...34 18. Installing PCI Express Graphics Cards 36 19. Removing the PCI Express x16 Card 37 20. Connecting the IDE Cable 38 21. Connecting Serial ATA Cables 39 22. Internal Headers ...40 23. Connecting the Rear Panel USB 2.0 Adapter 43 24. Connecting the Front Panel USB/IEEE 1394/Audio Cables 44 25...
Product Guide - Page 9
...) One PCI Express x16 connector (electrical x4) Intel® 82573V or 82573L Gigabit Ethernet LAN controller with RJ-45 connector Intel® Platform Innovation Framework for Extensible Firmware Interface 8 Mbit Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI) device Support for SMBIOS Intel® Rapid BIOS Boot Intel® Express BIOS Update Intel® Matrix Storage Technology for Serial ATA Silicon Image...
Product Guide - Page 10
... control ⎯ Voltage sensing to detect out of range values
Related Links For more information about Intel Desktop Board D975XBX, including the Technical Product Specification (TPS), BIOS updates, and device drivers, go to: http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/
Supported Operating Systems
The desktop board supports the following operating systems: • Microsoft Windows...
Product Guide - Page 12
... links for more information about:
• Intel Desktop Board D975XBX
http://www.intel.com/design/motherbd http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop
• Supported processors
http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop
• Audio software and utilities
http://www.intel.com/design/motherbd
• LAN software and drivers
http://www.intel.com/design/motherbd
12
Product Guide - Page 13
... socket. The supported processors list for Desktop Board D975XBX 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 27 in Chapter 2 • The location of the power connectors, page 46 in Chapter 2
Main Memory
NOTE To be...
Product Guide - Page 14
Intel Desktop Board D975XBX Product Guide
Related Links Go to the following links or pages for more information about: • The latest list of tested memory, http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/ • SDRAM specifications, http://www.intel.com/technology/memory/ • Installing memory, page 31 in Chapter 2
Intel® 975X Express Chipset
The Intel 975X Express Chipset ...
Product Guide - Page 15
... the following functions: • Intel 82573V or 82573L Ethernet LAN supporting 10/100/1000 Mbit/sec • Support for RJ-45 connector with status indicator LEDs • Configurable EEPROM that contains the MAC address LAN Subsystem Software For LAN software and drivers, refer to the D975XBX link on Intel's World Wide Web site at: http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop
15
Product Guide - Page 49
... Setup Program Modes
Jumper Setting
3
Mode Normal (default) (1-2)
Description
The BIOS uses the current configuration and passwords for booting.
1
Configure (2-3)
After the Power-On Self-Test (POST) runs, the BIOS
3
displays the Maintenance Menu. Use this menu to clear
passwords.
1
Recovery (None)
The BIOS recovers data from a recovery diskette in the
3
event of a failed BIOS update...
Product Guide - Page 57
... 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 D975XBX page, click "[view] Latest BIOS updates," and select the
Express BIOS Update utility file. 3. Download the...
Product Guide - Page 61
... Intel Matrix Storage Technology RAID Driver. Install the Intel® 82801GH SATA RAID Controller driver. 3. Finish the Windows installation and install all necessary drivers. 4. Install the Intel Matrix Storage Console software via the Intel Express Installer CD included with your desktop board or after downloading it from the Internet at http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop...
Product Guide - Page 62
...Desktop Board D975XBX Product Guide
Setting Up a "RAID Ready" System The Intel Matrix Storage Technology Console software offers the flexibility to upgrade from a single Serial ATA drive to RAID without reinstalling the operating system, when a second SATA hard drive is added to the system. Follow the steps described in the headings from this section: "Configuring the BIOS for Intel Matrix Storage...
Product Guide - Page 63
... Driver by loading the Intel Viiv software which includes the Quick Resume Technology Driver. Install the Intel Viiv software via the Intel® Express Installer Driver CD included with the desktop board or after downloading it from the Internet at http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/. After the Intel Quick Resume Technology Driver is installed, the Power Options need to be set...
Product Guide - Page 64
Intel Desktop Board D975XBX Product Guide
2. Select the Advanced tab.
3. Set the following Power buttons options: When I press the power button on my computer: Do nothing When I press the sleep button on my computer: Do nothing NOTE When using the Microsoft* Windows* XP Media Center Edition remote control, the power button on the remote is controlled by the sleep button option on this properties ...
Product Guide - Page 65
... Away tab.
Intel Quick Resume Technology Driver
5. Verify the Enable Away mode is selected. 6. Verify the Return the computer from Away mode on mouse or keyboard activity is
selected. If this is not selected, the Intel Viiv platform can only be turned on by pressing the power button on the PC or remote control. The keyboard, remote, and...
Product Guide - Page 67
... (a faulty graphics card or no card installed) or if an external ROM module does not properly checksum to zero.
Table 10. Beep Codes
Beep 3 Siren
Description No memory CPU overheat (on reboot)
BIOS Error Messages
When a recoverable error occurs during the POST, the BIOS displays an error message describing the problem.
Table 11. BIOS Error Messages
Error Message PROCESSOR_THERMAL_TRIP_ERROR...