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Revision History
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Revision History First release of the Intel® Desktop Board DX48BT2 Product Guide
Date November 2007
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 the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions...
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... 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 4 Configuring for RAID...
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Contents
1 Desktop Board Features
Supported Operating Systems 10 Desktop Board Components 11 Processor ...13 Main Memory...14 Intel® X48 Express Chipset 15 Audio Subsystem 15 LAN Subsystem 16 USB 2.0 Support 17 Enhanced IDE Interface 17 Serial ATA...17 Legacy I/O ...17 Expandability...18 BIOS ...18
Serial ATA and IDE Auto Configuration 18 PCI and PCI Express* Auto Configuration 18 ...
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... BIOS Update File 64 Updating the BIOS with the ISO Image BIOS Update File 64 Updating the BIOS with the Iflash Memory Update Utility 65 Recovering the BIOS 66
4 Configuring for RAID
Configuring for RAID Using Intel® Matrix Storage Technology 67 Configuring the BIOS 67 Creating Your RAID Set 67 Loading the Intel Matrix Storage Technology RAID Drivers and Software 68 Setting Up a "RAID...
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... and Component Certifications 85
Figures
1. Desktop Board DX48BT2 Components 11 2. LAN Connector LEDs 16 3. Location of the Standby Power Indicator 22 4. Onboard Power Button 24 5. Location of the VR and CPU LEDs 25 6. Installing the I/O Shield 29 7. Desktop Board DX48BT2 Mounting Screw Hole Locations 30 8. Lift the Socket Lever 31 9. Lift the Load Plate 32 10. Remove the Protective...
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Intel Desktop Board DX48BT2 Product Guide
Table 1. Feature Summary (continued)
LAN Support
Intel® 82566DC 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 symmetrical flash memory device
• Support for SMBIOS ...
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...• Desktop Board DX48BT2
http://www.intel.com/design/motherbd http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/ desktop
• Supported processors
http://www.intel.com/go/findCPU
• Audio software and utilities
http://www.intel.com/design/motherbd
• LAN software and drivers
http://www.intel.com/design/motherbd
Processor
CAUTION Failure to use an appropriate power supply and...
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... Desktop Board DX48BT2 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...
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Desktop Board Features
Intel® X48 Express Chipset
The Intel X48 Express Chipset consists of the following devices: • Intel X48 Express Chipset Memory Controller Hub (MCH) with Direct Media
Interface (DMI) interconnect • Intel 82801IR I/O Controller Hub (ICH9R) with DMI interconnect The MCH provides interfaces to the processor, memory, PCI Express bus, and the DMI interconnect. ...
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.../1000 Mb/s) Ethernet LAN controller • RJ-45 LAN connector with integrated status LEDs The subsystem features: • CSMA/CD protocol engine • LAN connect interface between ICH9R and the LAN controller • PCI bus power management
Related Links: Go to the following link for information about LAN software and drivers: http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop
Two LEDs...
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...; One PCI Express 1.1 x4 port (routed to a x16 connector) • Two PCI bus connectors
BIOS
The BIOS provides the Power-On Self-Test (POST), the BIOS Setup program, and the PCI/PCI Express and IDE auto-configuration utilities. The BIOS is stored in the Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI) Flash device. The BIOS can be updated by following the instructions on page 63 in Chapter 3.
Serial ATA and IDE...
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... and Replacing Desktop Board Components
Connecting to the Flexible Audio System
After installing the IDT* audio driver from the Intel® Express Installer DVD-ROM, the multi-channel audio feature can be enabled. Figure 28 shows the back panel audio connectors. The default connector assignments are shown in the table.
Item Description
A
Surround Left and Right
B
Center Channel and LFE...
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... current configuration and passwords for booting.
Configure (2-3) Recovery (None)
After the Power-On Self-Test (POST) runs, the BIOS displays the Maintenance Menu. Use this menu to clear passwords.
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...
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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 DX48BT2 page, click "[view] Latest BIOS updates," and select the
Express BIOS Update utility file. 3. Download the...
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...Intel Flash Memory Update Utility You can obtain either of these files through your computer supplier or by navigating to the Desktop Board DX48BT2 page on the Intel World Wide Web site at: http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop Navigate to the DX48BT2 page, click "[view] Latest BIOS updates," and select the ISO Image BIOS Update or Iflash BIOS Update utility file.
Updating the BIOS...
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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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... for RAID
Configuring for RAID Using Intel® Matrix Storage Technology
NOTE Intel Matrix Storage Technology requires Microsoft Windows Vista or Microsoft Windows XP operating system and SATA hard drives.
Configuring the BIOS
1. Assemble your system and attach two or more SATA hard drives to the SATA connectors.
2. Enter system BIOS Setup by pressing after the Power-On-Self-Test (POST) memory...
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... USB floppy disk drives. Install the Intel® ICH9 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 or after downloading it from the Internet at http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/. The Intel Matrix Storage...
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...SATA hard drives to the Desktop Board's two back panel eSATA connectors.
2. Enter system BIOS Setup by pressing the key after the Power-On-Self-Test (POST) memory tests begin.
3. Go to Advanced Peripheral Configuration Secondary SATA Controller; 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 Marvell Storage...
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A Error Messages and Indicators
Desktop Board DX48BT2 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...