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Product Guide - Page 3
...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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... DIMMs 42 Installing and Removing a PCI Express x16 Card 43 Installing a PCI Express x16 Card 43 Removing the PCI Express x16 Card 44 Connecting Serial ATA (SATA) Cables 45 Connecting to Internal Headers 46 HD Audio Link Header 47 Front Panel Audio Header 47 Serial Port Header 48 Chassis Intrusion Header 48 Alternate Front Panel Power LED Header 48 Front Panel Header 49 USB 2.0 Headers...
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... the BIOS for Intel Matrix Storage Technology 65 Creating Your RAID Set 65 Loading the Intel Matrix Storage Technology RAID Drivers and Software 66 Setting Up a "RAID Ready" System 66
5 Configuring for Intel® Rapid Recover Technology (Intel® RRT)
Enabling Intel Rapid Recover Technology 67 Creating a Recovery Volume 68
Creating a Recovery Volume Using the RAID Option ROM 68...
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Intel Desktop Board DQ45CB Product Guide
Table 1. Feature Summary (continued)
BIOS
• Intel® Platform Innovation Framework for EFI
• 32 Mbit symmetrical flash memory device
• Support for SMBIOS • Intel® Rapid BIOS Boot • Intel® Express BIOS Update
Power Management • Support for Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI)
• Suspend...
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... for more information about: • Instructions on installing or upgrading the processor, page 33 in Chapter 2 • Supported processors for Intel Desktop Board DQ45CB,
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...
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... provides interfaces to the processor, memory, PCI Express, and the DMI interconnect. The component also provides integrated graphics capabilities supporting 3D, 2D, and display capabilities. The ICH10DO is a centralized controller for the board's I/O paths. For more information on the Intel Q45 Express Chipset go to http://developer.intel.com/products/chipsets/
Intel Q45 Graphics Subsystem
The...
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...between ICH10DO and the LAN controller • PCI Express 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 Intel Desktop Board DQ45CB link on Intel's World Wide Web site at http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop.
LAN Status Indicators
Two LEDs...
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... or the power state of the system.
The Intel AMT subsystem consists of: • ARC4 microcontroller embedded in the Intel 82Q45 GMCH • ICH10DO (Intel® Management Engine function) • Intel 82567LM Gigabit (10/100/1000 Mb/s) Ethernet LAN controller • Channel A DIMM(s) • BIOS/SPI Flash • On-board Intel AMT status indicator
NOTE
Software with Intel AMT capability...
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...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
The Desktop Board supports six Serial ATA channels (3.0 Gb/s) via ICH10DO, connecting one device per channel. One channel is configured as an eSATA channel.
Serial ATA RAID
ICH10DO supports Intel® Matrix Storage Technology which...
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... • One PCI bus connector
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.
Serial ATA Auto Configuration
If you install a Serial ATA device (such as...
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IEEE 1394a Header
See Figure 22, H for...Audio System
After installing the Analog Devices audio driver from the Intel Express Installer DVD-ROM, the multi-channel audio feature can be enabled. Figure 23 shows the default back panel audio connector assignments. The audio connectors are retaskable via audio software. Table 3 on page 16 lists the supported audio...
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Table 15. Jumper Settings for the BIOS Setup Program Modes
Jumper Setting Mode Normal (default) (1-2)
Description
The BIOS uses the current configuration and passwords for booting.
Configure (2-3)
After the Power-On Self-Test (POST) runs, the BIOS displays the Maintenance Menu. Use this menu to clear passwords.
Recovery (None)
The BIOS recovers data ...
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... 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 Intel Desktop Board DQ45CB page. Under the "Software and
drivers" heading, click on "Latest BIOS" to locate the latest BIOS...
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...8226; Intel Flash Memory Update Utility You can obtain either of these files through your computer supplier or by navigating to the Intel Desktop Board DQ45CB page on the Intel World Wide Web site at http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop. Navigate to the Intel Desktop Board DQ45CB page. Under the "Software and drivers" heading, click on "Latest BIOS" to locate the latest BIOS files...
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... 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.
Updating the BIOS with the Iflash Memory Update Utility
With the Iflash Memory update utility you can update the system BIOS from...
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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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... floppy 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 ICH10DO 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...
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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...