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Revision History First release of the Intel® Desktop Board DG45FC Product Guide
Date May 2008
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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...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 (Intel® MST)):
information about configuring your system for RAID 5 Configuring for Intel® Rapid Recover Technology (Intel®...
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...Desktop Board Components 11 Processor ...13 Main Memory...13 Intel® G45 Express Chipset 14
Intel G45 Graphics Subsystem 15 DVI-I Support 15 HDMI* Technology Support 15
Intel® Viiv™ Technology 15 Audio Subsystem 16 Legacy Input/Output (I/O) Controller 17 LAN Subsystem 17
LAN Subsystem Software 17 LAN Status Indicators 17 Hi-Speed USB 2.0 Support 18 Serial ATA...19 Serial...
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... 42 USB 2.0 Headers 43 Serial Port Header 44 Alternate Front Panel Power LED Header 44 Front Panel Header 44 Connecting to the Audio System 45 Connecting Chassis Fan and Power Supply Cables 46 Chassis Fan Cables 46 Power Supply Cables 47 Setting the BIOS Configuration Jumper 48 Clearing Passwords 49 Replacing the Battery 50
3 Updating the BIOS 55
Updating the BIOS with the Intel®...
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... a Serial ATA Cable 40 17. Internal Headers and Connectors 41 18. Back Panel Audio Connectors 45 19. Location of the Chassis Fan Headers 46 20. Connecting Power Supply Cables 47 21. Location of the BIOS Configuration Jumper Block 48 22. Removing the Battery 54 23. Desktop Board DG45FC China RoHS Material Self Declaration Table 75
Tables
1. Feature Summary 9 2. Desktop Board DG45FC...
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... edition • Microsoft Windows* XP Media Center Edition 2005 • Microsoft Windows XP Professional
• Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition
• Microsoft Windows XP Home
For more information about Desktop Board DG45FC, including the Technical Product Specification (TPS), BIOS updates, and device drivers, go to http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/.
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... more information about: • Instructions on installing or upgrading the processor, page 31 in Chapter 2 • Supported processors for Desktop Board DG45FC, http://processormatch.intel.com
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...
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... interface between ICH10R and the LAN controller • PCI Express bus power management For information about LAN software and drivers go to http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop
LAN Subsystem Software
For LAN software and drivers, refer to the DG45FC link on Intel's World Wide Web site at http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop.
LAN Status Indicators
Two LEDs are...
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BIOS
The BIOS provides the Power-On Self-Test (POST), the BIOS Setup program, the PCI Express and SATA 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 on page 55 in Chapter 3.
Serial ATA Auto Configuration
If you install a Serial...
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... Desktop Board Components
Connecting to the Audio System
After installing the IDT audio driver from the Intel Express Installer DVD-ROM, the multi-channel audio feature can be enabled. Figure 18 shows the back panel audio connectors.
Item Description
A
Rear Surround Left/Right
B
Center Channel and LFE (Subwoofer)
C
Side Surround/Line In
D
Line Out
E
Mic In
F
S/PDIF Digital Audio...
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... current configuration 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
This procedure assumes that the board is installed in the computer and the configuration jumper block is set to normal...
Product Guide - Page 55
... the functionality 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 DG45FC page. Under the "Software and drivers" heading, click on
"Latest BIOS" to locate the latest...
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...; Intel Flash Memory Update Utility You can obtain either of these files through your computer supplier or by navigating to the Desktop Board DG45FC page on the Intel World Wide Web site at http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop. Navigate to the DG45FC page. Under the "Software and drivers" heading, click on "Latest BIOS" to locate the latest BIOS files. Click on the "BIOS Update...
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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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... Windows Vista or Microsoft Windows XP operating system and SATA hard drives.
Configuring the BIOS for Intel Matrix Storage Technology
1. Assemble your system and attach one or more SATA hard drives to the SATA connectors.
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 that RAID...
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... drive, you can download the driver from http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/ to a recordable CD or USB storage media). Select to install the Intel ICH10R 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...
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... to Advanced Drive Configuration. 3. For the setting Intel Rapid Recover Technology, select to enable it. 4. For the setting Configure SATA as, ensure it is set to RAID.
CAUTION If Configure SATA as was previously not set to RAID and you already have an operating system installed, you must reinstall it. Follow the instructions in Chapter 4 to install the Intel Matrix Storage RAID driver during the...
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Creating a Recovery Volume
A recovery volume consists of two disks - a master disk and a recovery disk. A recovery volume can be created with either the RAID Option ROM (OROM) or the Intel® Matrix Storage Console application.
Creating a Recovery Volume Using the RAID Option ROM
To create a recovery volume using the RAID OROM, complete the following ...
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... system will synchronize the master disk with the recovery disk once after the creation of the recovery volume.
Disk Synchronization Mode
There are two modes of updating or synchronizing the recovery disk with the master disk - either continuous update or manual update. To change from Continuous Update mode to Update On Request mode using the Intel Matrix Storage Console, select the Advanced mode...
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A Error Messages and Indicators
Desktop Board DG45FC 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...