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Product Guide - Page 3
... 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...
Product Guide - Page 6
...BIOS with the Intel® Flash Memory Update Utility 64 Recovering the BIOS 65
4 Configuring for RAID Using Intel® Rapid Storage Technology
Configuring the BIOS 67 Creating Your RAID Set 67 Loading the Intel RST RAID Drivers and Software (Required for
Microsoft Windows XP Installation 68 Setting Up a "RAID Ready" System 68
A Error Messages and Indicators
BIOS Error Codes 69 BIOS Error...
Product Guide - Page 11
... Home Premium (64-bit and 32-bit editions) • Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic (64-bit and 32-bit editions) The Desktop Board provides minimal BIOS and driver support for the following operating systems: • Microsoft Windows* XP Home • Microsoft Windows XP Professional • Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition • Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005
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Product Guide - Page 14
...://www.intel.com/products/motherboard/index.htm
• Desktop Board Support
http://www.intel.com/p/en_US/support?iid=hdr+support
• Available configurations for Intel Desktop Board DX79TO
• Supported processors
http://ark.intel.com http://processormatch.intel.com
• Chipset information
http://www.intel.com/products/desktop/chipsets/index.htm
• BIOS and driver updates...
Product Guide - Page 18
... RJ-45 LAN connector with integrated status LEDs The subsystem features: • CSMA/CD protocol engine • LAN connect interface between the Intel PCH and the LAN controllers • PCI bus power management • ACPI technology support • LAN wake capabilities Go to the following link for information about LAN software and drivers: http://www.intel.com/products/motherboard/index.htm...
Product Guide - Page 20
Intel Desktop Board DX79TO Product Guide
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 Auto Configuration
If you install a Serial ATA ...
Product Guide - Page 51
... the alternate front panel power LED header.
Table 13. Alternate Front Panel Power LED Header Signal Names
Pin Description
1
Front panel green LED
2
No pin
3
Front panel yellow LED
In/Out Out
Out
Connecting to the Audio System
After installing the RealTek audio driver from the Intel® Express Installer DVD, the multi-channel audio feature can be enabled...
Product Guide - Page 55
...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 mode.
1. Observe the precautions in "Before You Begin" on page 31. 2. Turn off all peripheral devices connected to the computer. Turn off the computer.
Disconnect the computer's power...
Product Guide - Page 63
...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 Download Center at
http://downloadcenter.intel.com/ 2. Navigate to the DX79TO page. Click on the "BIOS Update" link and then select the
Express BIOS Update file. 3. Download the file to your hard drive...
Product Guide - Page 64
Intel Desktop Board DX79TO Product Guide
Updating the BIOS Using the F7 Function Key
To use this BIOS update method: 1. Download and save the Recovery BIOS (.BIO) file to a temporary directory. 2. Copy the .BIO file to a USB thumb drive. 3. Plug the thumb drive into a USB port of the target computer. 4. Shut down the target computer. 5. Enable the F7 prompt display:
a. Power the computer on. b. ...
Product Guide - Page 65
... Intel Desktop Board DX79TO page on the Intel World Wide Web site Download Center at http://downloadcenter.intel.com. On the Intel Desktop Board DX79TO page, click on the "BIOS Update" link and then select the Recovery BIOS Update file.
NOTE For more information about updating the Intel Desktop Board BIOS or recovering from a BIOS update failure, go to http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards...
Product Guide - Page 67
... the BIOS for RAID • Create a RAID Set • Load the Intel RST RAID Drivers and Software (required for Microsoft Windows XP
installation only) • Create a "RAID Ready System"
Configuring the BIOS
1. Assemble your system and attach two 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...
Product Guide - Page 68
... on supported USB floppy disk drives. Install the Intel® SATA RAID Controller driver. 3. Finish the Windows installation and install all necessary drivers. 4. Install the Intel Rapid Storage Console software via the Intel Express Installer DVD included with your Desktop Board or after downloading it from the Internet at http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/. The Intel Rapid...
Technical Product Specification - Page 16
... Web site:
Intel Desktop Board DX79TO
http://www.intel.com/products/motherboard/index.htm
Desktop Board Support
http://www.intel.com/p/en_US/support?iid=hdr+support
Available configurations for the Intel http://ark.intel.com Desktop Board DX79TO
Supported processors Chipset information BIOS and driver updates Tested memory
Integration information
http://processormatch.intel.com http://www...
Technical Product Specification - Page 22
Intel Desktop Board DX79TO Technical Product Specification
The underlying SATA functionality is transparent to the operating system. The SATA controller can operate in both legacy and native modes. In legacy mode, standard IDE I/O and IRQ resources are assigned (IRQ 14 and 15). In Native mode, standard PCI Conventional bus resource steering is used. Native mode is the preferred mode for...
Technical Product Specification - Page 24
Intel Desktop Board DX79TO Technical Product Specification
1.9 Audio Subsystem
The board supports the Intel High Definition Audio subsystem based on the Realtek ALC892 audio codec. The audio subsystem supports the following features: • Advanced jack sense for the back panel audio jacks that enables the audio codec to
recognize the device that is connected to an audio port. The back panel ...
Technical Product Specification - Page 26
... the PCH and the LAN controller • Conventional PCI bus power management
ACPI technology support LAN wake capabilities • LAN subsystem software
For information about LAN software and drivers
Refer to http://downloadcenter.intel.com
1.10.1 Intel® 82579L Gigabit Ethernet Controller
The Intel 82579L Gigabit Ethernet Controller supports the following features...
Technical Product Specification - Page 27
... LAN software and drivers
Refer to http://downloadcenter.intel.com
1.10.3 RJ-45 LAN Connector with Integrated LEDs
Two LEDs are built into the RJ-45 LAN connector (shown in Figure 5).
Item A B
Description Link LED (Green) Data Rate LED (Green/Yellow)
Figure 5. LAN Connector LED Locations
Table 6 describes the LED states when the board is powered up and the LAN...
Technical Product Specification - Page 65
...Legacy USB Support
Legacy USB support enables USB devices to be used even when the operating system's USB drivers are not yet available. Legacy USB support is used to access the BIOS Setup program, and to install an operating system that supports USB. By default, Legacy USB support is set to Enabled.
Legacy USB support operates as follows: 1. When you apply power to the computer, legacy support is...
Technical Product Specification - Page 66
Intel Desktop Board DX79TO Technical Product Specification
To install an operating system that supports USB, verify that Legacy USB support in the BIOS Setup program is set to Enabled and follow the operating system's installation instructions.
3.6 BIOS Updates
The BIOS can be updated using either of the following utilities, which are available on the Intel World Wide Web site: • Intel®...