Intel DG43GT - Classic Series G43 micro-ATX Graphics HDMI+DVI 1333MHz LGA775 Desktop Motherboard driver and firmware
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Revision History First release of the Intel® Desktop Board DG43GT Product Guide
Date June 2009
If an FCC declaration of conformity marking is present on the board, the following statement applies:
FCC Declaration of Conformity
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions...
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...not be supported without further evaluation by Intel.
Document Organization
The chapters in this Product Guide are arranged as follows: 1 Desktop Board Features: a summary of product 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 A Error Messages...
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... Support 13 Processor ...13 Main Memory...14 Intel® G43 Express Chipset 15
Intel G43 Graphics Subsystem 15 Intel GMA X4500 Graphics Controller 15 External PCI Express x16 Graphics 16
Audio Subsystem 17 Legacy Input/Output (I/O) Controller 18 LAN Subsystem 18 Hi-Speed USB 2.0 Support 19 ATA Support...19
PATA Interface 19 SATA Interfaces 20 Expandability...20 BIOS ...21 ATA Auto...
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... PCI Express x16 Card 41 Installing a PCI Express x16 Card 41 Removing the PCI Express x16 Card 42 Connecting a PATA (IDE) Cable 43 Connecting Serial ATA (SATA) Cables 45 Connecting to Internal Headers 46 S/PDIF Header 47 Front Panel HD Audio Header 47 Serial Port Header 48 Parallel Port Header 48 IEEE 1394a Header 49 Front Panel Header 49 Alternate Front Panel Power LED Header 50 USB...
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... DIMMs 38 17. Installing a DIMM 39 18. Installing a PCI Express x16 Card 41 19. Removing a PCI Express x16 Card 42 20. Connecting the IDE Cable 44 21. Connecting a Serial ATA Cable 45 22. Internal Headers 46 23. Back Panel Audio Connectors 51 24. Location of the Chassis Fan Headers 52 25. Connecting Power Supply Cables 53 26. Location of the BIOS Configuration Jumper Block...
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... Parallel ATA (PATA) port via an onboard header • Intel® Platform Innovation Framework for EFI • 32 Mb symmetrical flash memory device • Support for SMBIOS • Intel® Rapid BIOS Boot • Intel® Express BIOS Update • Support for Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) • Suspend to RAM (STR) • Wake on USB, PCI Express, PCI, LAN, PS...
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... pin) power connector to the Desktop Board may result in damage to the board, or the system may not function properly.
Intel Desktop Board DG43GT supports an Intel processor in the LGA775 package. Processors are not included with the Desktop Board and must be purchased separately. The processor connects to the Desktop Board through the LGA775 socket. For instructions on installing or upgrading the...
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... Desktop Board DG43GT Product Guide
Main Memory
NOTE To be fully compliant with all applicable Intel ® SDRAM memory specifications, the board should be populated with DIMMs that support the Serial Presence Detect (SPD) data structure. If your memory modules do not support SPD, you will see a notification to this effect on the screen at power up. The BIOS will attempt to configure the memory...
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... x16 add-in card can be used.
Intel GMA X4500 Graphics Controller
The GMA X4500 graphics controller supports dual independent displays via HDMI and DVI-I connectors on the Desktop Board back panel. When a PCI Express Graphics (x16, x8, or x4) add-in card is installed on the Desktop Board, the Intel GMA X4500 graphics controller is disabled. The Intel GMA X4500 graphics controller has the following...
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...-I connector can be converted to VGA with a DVI-I to VGA adapter. When a non-video PCI Express add-in card is installed in the PCI Express x16 connector on the Desktop Board, the digital output of the DVI-I port is disabled.
HDMI* Technology Support The HDMI port supports standard, enhanced, or high-definition video, plus multichannel digital audio on a single cable. It is compatible with all ATSC...
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...-noise (S/N) ratio of 95 dB • Independent multi-streaming 7.1 audio (using the back panel audio connectors)
and stereo (using the front panel audio header)
Go to the following locations for more information about: • Audio drivers and utilities http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/ • Location of the onboard audio headers, Figure 22 on page 46 • The location...
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... in the BIOS reverts all USB 2.0 ports to USB 1.1 operation. This may be required to accommodate operating systems that do not support USB 2.0.
ATA Support
The board includes five ATA interface connectors: • One PATA connector that supports two devices • Four SATA connectors that support one device each
PATA Interface
The board's discrete PATA controller provides one bus-mastering PATA...
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Intel Desktop Board DG43GT Product Guide
NOTE ATA-66 and ATA-100 are faster timings and require a specialized cable to reduce reflections, noise, and inductive coupling. The PATA interface also supports ATAPI devices (such as CD-ROM drives) and ATA devices using the transfer modes. The BIOS supports Logical Block Addressing (LBA) and Extended Cylinder Head Sector (ECHS) translation modes. The ...
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Desktop Board Features
BIOS
The BIOS provides the Power-On Self-Test (POST), the BIOS Setup program, the PCI/PCI Express auto-configuration utilities, and the video BIOS. The BIOS is stored in the Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI) Flash device. The BIOS can be updated by following the instructions in Chapter 3.
ATA Auto Configuration
If you install a Serial or Parallel ATA device in your computer,...
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...Connecting to the Audio System
After installing the audio driver, the multi-channel audio feature can be enabled. Figure 23 shows the back panel audio connectors.
Item Description
A
Rear Surround
B
Center Channel and LFE (Subwoofer)
C
Line In/Side Surround/Headphones
D
Front Speaker/Headphones
E
Mic In
F
S/PDIF Digital Audio Out (Optical)
Figure 23. Back Panel Audio Connectors
NOTE...
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... and passwords for booting.
Configure (2-3) Recovery (None)
After the Power-On Self-Test (POST) runs, the BIOS displays the Maintenance Menu. Use this menu to clear passwords.
The BIOS recovers data in the event of a failed BIOS update.
Clearing Passwords in the BIOS Setup Program
This procedure assumes that the board is installed in the computer and the configuration jumper block is set to...
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... World Wide Web site:
http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/ 2. Navigate to the DG43GT page. Under the "Software and drivers" heading, click on
"Latest BIOS" to locate the latest BIOS files. Click on the "BIOS Update" link and select the Express BIOS Update file. 3. Download the file to your hard drive. (You can also save this file to a removable USB device. This is useful if you...
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...® Management Engine (Intel® ME) Firmware
Image)) • Intel® Integrator Toolkit Configuration File (optional) • Intel Flash Memory Update Utility You can obtain either of these files through your computer supplier or by navigating to the Intel Desktop Board DG43GT page on the Intel World Wide Web site at http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop. Navigate to the...
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... for the BIOS upgrade process to complete.
CAUTION DO NOT POWER DOWN YOUR COMPUTER before the update is complete. The update may take up to 5 minutes.
Updating the BIOS with the Iflash Memory Update Utility
With the Iflash Memory update utility you can update the system BIOS from a bootable CD-ROM, bootable USB flash drive, or other bootable USB media. The utility available on the Intel World Wide...
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A Error Messages and Indicators
Intel Desktop Board DG43GT 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...