Intel DQ965GF - Desktop Board Motherboard driver and firmware
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Product Guide - Page 2
...First release of the Intel® Desktop Board DQ965GF Product Guide Second release of the Intel® Desktop Board DQ965GF Product Guide Added operating system support and updated Chapter 4
Date June 2006 August 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...
Product Guide - Page 3
... 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 (Intel® Matrix Storage Technology): information about
configuring your system for RAID A Error Messages and Indicators: information about BIOS error messages and...
Product Guide - Page 4
... (one million hertz)
Box Contents
• Intel Desktop Board DQ965GF • I/O shield • One diskette drive cable • One ATA-66/100 cable • Two locking Serial ATA cables • Intel® Express Installer Driver CD-ROM • Intel® Express Installer Software CD-ROM • Intel® Matrix Storage Technology RAID driver diskette • Quick Reference poster •...
Product Guide - Page 5
... Controller 15
Onboard Audio Subsystem 16 Input/Output (I/O) Controller 16 LAN Subsystem 17
LAN Subsystem Software 17 RJ-45 LAN Connector LEDs 17 Intel® Active Management Technology (Intel® AMT)
with System Defense Feature 18 Hi-Speed USB 2.0 Support 19 Enhanced IDE Interface 19 Serial ATA ...19 Expandability...19 BIOS ...20
Serial ATA and IDE Auto Configuration 20 PCI and PCI...
Product Guide - Page 6
... the BIOS Update File 62 Updating the BIOS with the ISO Image BIOS Update File 62 Updating the BIOS with Iflash 63 Recovering the BIOS 64
4 Configuring for RAID (Intel® Matrix Storage Technology)
Configuring the BIOS for Intel Matrix Storage Technology 65 SATA Port Mapping 65 Creating Your RAID Set 66 Loading the Intel Matrix Storage Technology RAID Drivers and Software 67 Setting Up...
Product Guide - Page 10
... control • Three fan headers • Three fan sensing inputs used to monitor fan activity • Remote diode temperature sensing • Voltage sensing to detect out of range values
Related Links:
For more information about Desktop Board DQ965GF, including the Technical Product Specification (TPS), BIOS updates, and device drivers, go to:
http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards...
Product Guide - Page 12
... BIOS configuration jumper block Alternate front panel power LED header Front panel header Serial ATA connectors Hi-speed USB 2.0 headers Speaker IDE connector IEEE 1394a header
Related Links:
Go to the following links for more information about:
• Desktop Board DQ965GF
• Supported processors • Audio software and utilities • LAN software and drivers
http://www.intel...
Product Guide - Page 13
.... The supported processors list for Desktop Board DQ965GF is located on the web at: http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/ Related Links: Go to the following links or pages for more information about: • Instructions on installing or upgrading the processor, page 31 in Chapter 2
Main Memory
CAUTION
When connected to AC power, the memory slots on the board will be powered and...
Product Guide - Page 16
... about: • Audio drivers and utilities http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/ • Installing the front panel audio solution, page 45 • The location of audio connectors, Figure 23 on page 48
Input/Output (I/O) Controller
The super I/O controller features the following: • One serial port header • One parallel port with Extended Capabilities Port (ECP) and...
Product Guide - Page 17
... LAN software and drivers, refer to the DQ965GF link on Intel's World Wide Web site at: http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop
RJ-45 LAN Connector LEDs
Two LEDs are built into the RJ-45 LAN connector located on the back panel (see Figure 2). These LEDs indicate the status of the LAN.
Figure 2. LAN Connector LEDs
Table 3 describes the LED states when the board...
Product Guide - Page 18
... management and remote diagnostics and/or recovery capabilities for networked platforms. With Intel AMT, IT organizations can easily get accurate platform information, and can perform remote updating, diagnostics, debugging and repair of a system, regardless of the state of the operating system and the power state of the system.
NOTE
Intel AMT enabled enterprise management software is required...
Product Guide - Page 20
Intel Desktop Board DQ965GF Product Guide
BIOS
The BIOS provides 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 a Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI) Flash device. The BIOS can be updated by following the instructions on page 61 in Chapter 3.
Serial ATA and IDE Auto Configuration
If you ...
Product Guide - Page 21
...: http://www.intel.com/design/motherbd http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/
Hardware Management Features
The hardware management features of Desktop Board DQ965GF 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...
Product Guide - Page 48
Intel Desktop Board DQ965GF Product Guide
Connecting to the HD Audio Link Header
See Figure 22, A for the location of the HD Audio Link header. Table 9 shows the pin assignments for the header.
Table 11. HD Audio Link Header ...to the Flexible Audio System
After installing the SigmaTel audio driver, the multi-channel audio feature can be enabled. Figure 23 shows the back panel audio connectors. The...
Product Guide - Page 61
... of the Intel® Flash Memory Update Utility and the easeof 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 DQ965GF page, click "[view] Latest BIOS updates," and select the
Express BIOS Update utility file. 3. Download the...
Product Guide - Page 62
...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 Desktop Board DQ965GF page on the Intel World Wide Web site at: http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop Navigate to the DQ965GF page, click "[view] Latest BIOS updates...
Product Guide - Page 63
... 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 Iflash
With the Iflash Memory update utility you can update the system BIOS from a bootable CD-ROM, bootable USB flash drive...
Product Guide - Page 66
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Figure 31. SATA Port Mapping for Desktop Board DQ965GF After RAID is Enabled
CAUTION
Exercise caution when replacing a failed drive within a RAID storage array. Do not replace the failed drive based on the original SATA port mapping; use the new mapping shown in Figure 31. The SATA port mapping shown in Figure 31 is consistent with the SATA port assignment...
Product Guide - Page 67
... 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...
Product Guide - Page 69
A Error Messages and Indicators
Desktop Board DQ965GF 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...