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Revision History First release of the Intel® Desktop Board DP55WG Product Guide Second release of the Intel® Desktop Board DP55WG Product Guide Third release of the Intel® Desktop Board DP55WG Product Guide
Date July 2009 December 2009 April 2010
If an FCC declaration of conformity marking is present on the board, the following statement applies:
FCC Declaration of...
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... 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 4 Configuring for RAID Using Intel® Matrix Storage Technology: information about
configuring your system for RAID A Error Messages and...
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... 11 Desktop Board Components 12 Processor ...14 Main Memory...15 Intel® P55 Express Chipset 16 Audio Subsystem 16 LAN Subsystem 16 USB 2.0 Support 17 Serial ATA Support 17 Legacy I/O ...19 Expandability...19 BIOS ...19
Serial ATA Auto Configuration 19 PCI Express* Auto Configuration 19 Security Passwords 20 Hardware Management 20 Hardware Monitoring and Fan Speed Control 20
Intel...
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... BIOS Update File 66 Updating the BIOS with the ISO Image BIOS Update File 66 Updating the BIOS with the Iflash Memory Update Utility 67 Recovering the BIOS 68
4 Configuring for RAID Using Intel® Matrix Storage Technology
Configuring the BIOS 69 Creating Your RAID Set 69 Loading the Intel Matrix Storage Technology RAID Drivers and Software
(Required for Microsoft Windows XP Installation...
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... 12 2. LAN Connector LEDs 17 3. SATA Drive Activity LED 18 4. Location of the Standby Power Indicator 23 5. Onboard Power Button 25 6. Location of the Processor and Voltage Regulator LEDs 26 7. Location of the Back to BIOS Button 27 8. Installing the I/O Shield 31 9. Intel Desktop Board DP55WG Mounting Screw Hole Locations 32 10. Unlatch the Socket Lever 33 11. Lift the Load Plate 34...
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Intel Desktop Board DP55WG Product Guide
Table 1. Feature Summary (continued)
RAID
Intel® Matrix Storage Technology for Serial ATA
LAN Support
Intel 82578DM Gigabit (10/100/1000 Mb/s) Ethernet LAN controller including an RJ-45 back panel connector with integrated status LEDs
BIOS
• Intel® Platform Innovation Framework for extensible firmware interface
• 16 Mb ...
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Desktop Board Features
Supported Operating Systems
The Desktop Board supports the following operating systems: • Microsoft Windows* 7 Ultimate 64-bit edition • Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate 32-bit edition • Microsoft Windows 7 Home Basic 64-bit edition • Microsoft Windows 7 Home Basic 32-bit edition • Microsoft Windows Vista* Ultimate • Microsoft Windows Vista ...
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...8226; Desktop Board Support
http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/deskt op/DP55WG
• Available configurations for Intel Desktop Board DP55WG
http://www.intel.com/products/motherboard/DP55WG /index.htm
• Supported processors
http://processormatch.intel.com
• Chipset information
http://www.intel.com/products/desktop/chipsets/inde x.htm
• BIOS and driver updates...
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... system and drivers that fully support USB 2.0 transfer rates. Disabling Hi-Speed USB 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.
Serial ATA Support
Intel Desktop Board DP55WG supports six onboard 3.0 Gb/s Serial ATA (SATA) channels via the PCH.
The Desktop Board includes a SATA drive activity...
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...Desktop Board DP55WG Product Guide
Figure 3. SATA Drive Activity LED The six onboard SATA channels support the following Intel Matrix Storage Technology RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Drives) levels: • RAID 0 - data striping • RAID 1 - data mirroring • RAID 0+1 (or RAID 10) - data striping and data mirroring • RAID 5 - distributed parity NOTE In order to use supported...
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... x1 ports • Two PCI bus connectors
BIOS
The BIOS provides the Power-On Self-Test (POST), the BIOS Setup program, and the PCI/PCI Express and SATA auto-configuration utilities. The BIOS is stored in a Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI) Flash device. The BIOS can be updated by following the instructions in Chapter 3 starting on page 65.
Serial ATA Auto Configuration
If you install a Serial ATA...
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... x16 Graphics Card
Installing Linked PCI Express Graphics Cards
The Desktop Board supports technology that allows you to install linked PCI Express graphics cards such as NVIDIA* SLI* (Scalable Link Interface) cards. Make sure you use two identical SLI-ready graphics cards that are NVIDIA certified and the latest graphics driver. You can use the connector included with the Desktop Board to connect...
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...Desktop Board Components
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 28 shows the back panel audio...28. Back Panel Audio Connectors
NOTE
The back panel line out connector is designed to power either headphones or amplified speakers only. Poor audio quality may occur if...
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... BIOS displays the Maintenance Menu. Use this menu to clear passwords.
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 29. 2. Turn off all peripheral devices connected...
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... 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 DP55WG page, click "[view] Latest BIOS updates," and select the
Express BIOS Update utility file. 3. Download the file to your hard drive...
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...New BIOS file (including the Intel® Management Engine 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 DP55WG page on the Intel World Wide Web site at: http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop...
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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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...or more SATA hard drives to the black SATA connectors.
2. Enter system BIOS Setup by pressing after the Power-On-Self-Test (POST) memory tests begin.
3. Go to Advanced Drive Configuration Configure SATA as; ensure that RAID is selected.
4. Then save your settings by pressing .
Creating Your RAID Set
1. Upon re-boot, you will see the following Intel Matrix Storage Manager option ROM status message...
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... Intel Express Installer CD included with your Desktop Board or after downloading it from the Internet at http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/. The Intel Matrix Storage Console software can be used to manage the RAID configuration.
Setting Up a "RAID Ready" System
The Intel Matrix Storage Technology Console software offers the flexibility to upgrade from a single Serial ATA drive...
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Intel Desktop Board DP55WG Product Guide
BIOS Error Messages
When a recoverable error occurs during the POST, the BIOS displays an error message describing the problem. Table 16 gives an explanation of the BIOS error messages.
Table 16. BIOS Error Messages
Error Message
PROCESSOR_THERMAL_TRIP_ERROR
CMOS_BATTERY_ERROR CMOS_CHECKSUM_ERROR CMOS_TIMER_ERROR
MEMORY_SIZE_DECREASE_ERROR
...