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Product Guide - Page 3
...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...
Product Guide - Page 6
... Removing a PCI Express x16 Graphics Card 42 Connecting Serial ATA (SATA) Cables 44 Installing an Intel® Z-U130 USB Solid-State Drive (or Compatible Device 45 Connecting to the Internal Headers 46 Front Panel Audio Header 47 Internal Mono Speaker Header 47 S/PDIF Header 48 Parallel Port Header 48 Chassis Intrusion Header 49 Intel® RPAT Header 49 Alternate Front Panel Power LED...
Product Guide - Page 14
... processor connects to the Desktop Board through the LGA1156 socket.
For information on supported processors for Intel Desktop Board DH55HC, go to http://processormatch.intel.com.
Intel® H55 Express Chipset
The Intel H55 Express Chipset, consisting of the Intel H55 Platform Controller Hub (PCH), provides interfaces to the processor and the USB, SATA, LPC, audio, network, display, PCI, and PCI...
Product Guide - Page 17
... or optical adapters for digital audio output. The back panel audio connectors are configurable through the audio device drivers. Audio software and drivers are available from http://downloadcenter.intel.com/.
LAN Subsystem
The LAN subsystem includes: • Intel 82578DC Gigabit (10/100/1000 Mb/s) Ethernet LAN controller • RJ-45 LAN connector with integrated status LEDs LAN software and...
Product Guide - Page 19
... controller.
BIOS
The BIOS provides the Power-On Self-Test (POST), the BIOS Setup program, and the PCI Express and SATA auto-configuration utilities. The BIOS is stored in the Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI) Flash device. The BIOS can be updated by following the instructions in Chapter 3 starting on page 63.
Serial ATA Auto Configuration
If you install a Serial ATA device (such as a hard drive...
Product Guide - Page 23
... when the computer appears to be off. For example, when this green LED is lit, standby power is still present at the memory module sockets and the PCI bus connectors.
Figure 3. Location of the Standby Power Indicator For more information on standby current requirements for the Desktop Board, refer to the Technical Product Specification at http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/
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Connecting to the Audio System
After installing the Realtek audio driver from the Intel® Express Installer DVD-ROM, the multi-channel audio feature can be enabled. Figure 24 shows the back panel audio... Panel Audio Connectors
NOTE
The back panel line out connector is designed to power either headphones or amplified speakers only. Poor audio quality may...
Product Guide - Page 56
...Recovery (None)
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 mode. 1. Observe the precautions in "Before You Begin" on page 27. 2. Turn off all peripheral devices connected to the computer. Turn off the computer.
Disconnect the computer's power...
Product Guide - Page 63
...; 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 DH55HC page, click "Latest BIOS and driver updates," select "BIOS
Update [TCIBX10H.86A]," and download the Express BIOS Update utility...
Product Guide - Page 64
...; Intel Flash Memory Update Utility You can obtain either of these files through your computer supplier or by navigating to the Intel Desktop Board DH55HC page on the Intel World Wide Web site at: http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop Navigate to the DH55HC page, click "Latest BIOS and driver updates," select "BIOS Update [TCIBX10H.86A]," and download the ISO Image BIOS Update or...
Product Guide - Page 65
... system will boot from the hard drive if no key is pressed within 15 seconds. 5. At the "Welcome to the Intel Desktop Board BIOS Upgrade CD-ROM" page, press any key to confirm the BIOS upgrade operation. 6. Wait 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.
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Product Guide - Page 67
... By displaying an error message on the monitor
BIOS Error Codes
Whenever a recoverable error occurs during POST, the BIOS causes the board's speaker to beep and the front panel power LED to blink an error message indicating the problem (see Table 17).
Table 17. BIOS Beep Codes
Type F2 Setup/F10 Boot Menu Prompt BIOS update in progress Video error (no addin graphics card installed)
Memory error...
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Intel Desktop Board DH55HC Product Guide
Table 18. Front-panel Power LED Blink Codes
Type F2 Setup/F10 Boot Menu Prompt BIOS update in progress
Video error (no addin graphics card installed)
Memory error
Thermal trip warning
Pattern None
Note
Off when the update begins, then on for 0.5 seconds, then off for 0.5 seconds. The pattern repeats until the BIOS update is complete.
On-off (1.0 ...
Intel Desktop Board DH55HC Technical Product Specification - Page 2
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Revision History
First release of the Intel® Desktop Board DH55HC Technical Product Specification
Date January 2010
This product specification applies to only the standard Intel® Desktop Board DH55HC with BIOS identifier TCIBX10H.86A.
Changes to this specification will be published in the Intel Desktop Board DH55HC Specification Update before being incorporated into a revision of...
Intel Desktop Board DH55HC Technical Product Specification - Page 14
...; No Parallel ATA (PATA) IDE drive connector
1.3 Online Support
To find information about...
Intel Desktop Board DH55HC Desktop Board Support Available configurations for the Intel Desktop Board DH55HC Supported processors Chipset information BIOS and driver updates Tested memory
Integration information
Visit this World Wide Web site:
http://www.intel.com/products/motherboard/DH55HC/index.htm...
Intel Desktop Board DH55HC Technical Product Specification - Page 18
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Output from POST
VGA
DVI-D
HDMI
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Dual-screen display support by the supplied Windows graphics drivers allows mirrored or extended-desktop configurations using any of the three monitor interfaces.
1.7.1.1 Analog Display (VGA)
The VGA port supports analog displays. The maximum supported resolution is 2048 x 1536 (QXGA) at a 75 Hz refresh rate.
The VGA port is enabled for POST...
Intel Desktop Board DH55HC Technical Product Specification - Page 61
...Legacy USB Support
Legacy USB support enables USB devices to be used even when the operating system's USB drivers are not yet available. Legacy USB support is used to access the BIOS Setup program, and to install an operating system that supports USB. By default, Legacy USB support is set to Enabled. Legacy USB support operates as follows: 1. When you apply power to the computer, legacy support is...
Intel Desktop Board DH55HC Technical Product Specification - Page 62
... Desktop Board DH55HC Technical Product Specification
3.4 BIOS Updates
The BIOS can be updated using either of the following utilities, which are available on the Intel World Wide Web site: • Intel® Express BIOS Update utility, which enables automated updating while in the
Windows environment. Using this utility, the BIOS can be updated from a file on a hard disk, a USB drive (a flash...
Intel Desktop Board DH55HC Product Guide Simplified Chinese Product Guide - Page 63
...;BIOS Intel® Flash Memory Update Utility Windows Intel Express BIOS Update BIOS BIOS 1
http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/。 2. 导航至 DH55HC Latest BIOS and driver updates"（最新 BIOS
BIOS Update [TCIBX10H.86A]"（BIOS 更新 [TCIBX10H.86A Express BIOS Update（快速 BIOS 3 USB BIOS...
Intel Desktop Board DH55HC Product Guide Simplified Chinese Product Guide - Page 64
...; BIOS Iflash BIOS BIOS ISO Image BIOS（ISO 映像 BIOS BIOS Iflash BIOS BIOS Iflash BIOS BIOS Intel® Management Engine Firmware Image
Intel® Integrator Toolkit Configuration File Intel Flash Memory Update Utility DH55HC http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop DH55HC Latest BIOS and driver updates"（最新 BIOS BIOS Update...