Intel DQ963FX - Desktop Board Motherboard driver and firmware
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Product Guide - Page 2
... History First release of the Intel® Desktop Board DQ963FX Product Guide Second release of the Intel® Desktop Board DQ963FX Product Guide Added operating system support Date June 2006 September 2006 December 2006
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...
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... be supported without further evaluation by Intel.
Document Organization
The chapters in this Product Guide are arranged as follows: 1 2 3 A B Desktop Board Features: a summary of product features Installing and Replacing Desktop Board Components: instructions on how to install the desktop board and other hardware components Updating the BIOS: instructions on how to update the BIOS Error Messages...
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... (1024 bytes) Megabyte (1,048,576 bytes) Megabit (1,048,576 bits) Megahertz (one million hertz)
Box Contents
Intel® Desktop Board DQ963FX I/O shield One ATA-66/100 cable Two locking Serial ATA cables One Floppy Drive cable Quick Reference poster Configuration and battery caution statement label Intel® Express Installer driver CD-ROM Intel® Express Installer software CD-ROM
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... 3000 (Intel® GMA 3000) ...15 Onboard Audio Subsystem ...16 Input/Output (I/O) Controller ...16 LAN Subsystem...17 LAN Subsystem Software...17 RJ-45 LAN Connector LEDs ...17 Hi-Speed USB 2.0 Support ...18 Enhanced IDE Interface ...18 Serial ATA ...18 Expandability...18 BIOS ...19 Serial ATA and IDE Auto Configuration ...19 PCI and PCI Express* Auto Configuration ...19 Security Passwords ...19...
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...38 Connecting the Serial ATA (SATA) Cable ...39 Connecting to Internal Headers...40 Connecting to the HD Audio Link Header ...41 Installing a Front Panel Audio Solution for Intel® High Definition Audio ...41 Connecting to the Serial Port Header...42 Connecting to the Alternate Front Panel Power LED Header...43 Connecting to the Front Panel Header ...43 Connecting to the USB 2.0 Headers ...44...
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.... 24. 25. 26. 27. Desktop Board DQ963FX Components ...11 LAN Connector LEDs ...17 Location of Standby Power Indicator ...23 Installing the I/O Shield ...27 Desktop Board DQ963FX Mounting Screw Hole Locations...28 Lift Socket Lever ...29 Lift the Load Plate...29 Remove the Protective Socket Cover ...30 Remove the Processor from the Protective Processor Cover ...30 Install Processor ...31 Close the...
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... out of range values LAN Support Intel 82566DC Gigabit (10/100/1000 Mb/s) Ethernet LAN controller
Related Links: For more information about Desktop Board DQ963FX, including the Technical Product Specification (TPS), BIOS updates, and device drivers, go to: http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/
Supported Operating Systems
The desktop board supports the following operating systems...
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... power LED header Front panel header Serial ATA connectors IDE connector High-speed USB 2.0 headers Speaker
Related Links: Go to the following links for more information about Desktop Board DQ963FX Supported processors Audio software and utilities LAN software and drivers
http://www.intel.com/design/motherbd http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop http://support.intel.com/support...
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... with the desktop board and must be purchased separately. The processor connects to the desktop board through the LGA775 socket. The supported processors list for Desktop Board DQ963FX is located on the web at: http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/ Related Links: Go to the following page for more information about: Instructions on installing or upgrading the processor, page 29...
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... DQ963FX 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 controller...
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... Related Links: Go to the following link or pages for more information about Audio drivers and utilities http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/ Installing the front panel audio solution, page 41 The location of audio connectors, Figure 21 on page 44
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Input/Output (I/O) Controller
The super I/O controller features the following Low pin count (LPC) interface One...
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...1000 Mb/s) Ethernet LAN controller Intel 82801HB I/O Controller Hub (ICH8) Support for RJ-45 connector with status indicator LEDs Programmable transit threshold Configurable EEPROM that contains the MAC address
LAN Subsystem Software
For LAN software and drivers, refer to the DQ963FX link on Intel's World Wide Web site at: http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop
RJ-45 LAN Connector...
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Hi-Speed USB 2.0 Support
NOTE
Computer systems that have an unshielded cable attached to a USB port might not meet FCC Class B requirements, even if no device or a low-speed USB device is attached to the cable. Use a shielded cable that meets the requirements for a full-speed USB device. The desktop board supports up to 10 USB 2.0 ports via ICH8 (six ...
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... the Power-On Self-Test (POST), the BIOS Setup program, the PCI/PCI Express and IDE auto-configuration utilities, and the video BIOS. The BIOS is stored in the Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI) Flash. The BIOS can be updated by following the instructions on page 57 in Chapter 3.
Serial ATA and IDE Auto Configuration
If you install a Serial ATA or IDE device (such as a hard drive) in your computer...
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Hardware Management Features
The hardware management features of Desktop Board DQ963FX enable the board to be compatible with the Wired for Management (WfM) specification. The board has several hardware management features including the following Fan speed monitoring and control Thermal and voltage monitoring Chassis intrusion detection
Hardware ...
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Connecting to the USB 2.0 Headers
Before connecting to the USB 2.0 headers, observe the precautions in "Before You Begin" on page 25. See Figure 20, F on page 40 for the location of the black USB 2.0 headers. Table 10 shows the pin assignments for each USB 2.0 header. Table 10. USB 2.0 Header Signal Names
USB Port A Pin 1 3 5 7 9 Signal Name Power (+5 V) ...
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... 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 DQ963FX page, click "[view] Latest BIOS updates," and select the Express BIOS Update utility file. 3. Download the...
Product Guide - Page 58
... Engine Firmware Image) Intel® Integrator Toolkit Configuration File (optional) Intel Flash Memory Update Utility
You can obtain either of these files files through your computer supplier or by navigating to the Desktop Board DQ963FX page on the Intel World Wide Web site at: http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop Navigate to the DQ963FX page, click "[view] Latest BIOS updates...
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...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 Iflash
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...
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A Error Messages and Indicators
Desktop Board DQ963FX 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...