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Product guide for Intel Desktop Board DZ68AF - Page 3
... 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 Intel Smart Response Technology and RAID Using Intel RST A Error Messages and Indicators...
Product guide for Intel Desktop Board DZ68AF - Page 5
...Board Features
Supported Operating Systems 11 Desktop Board Components 12 Processor ...14 Intel® Z68 Express Chipset 15
Intel® RST 15 Intel® RRT 15 Intel® Smart Response Technology 15
Main Memory...16 Graphics Support 17 Audio Subsystem 17 LAN Subsystem 18 USB Support ...19 SATA Support...19 Expandability...19 Legacy I/O ...20 BIOS ...20
SATA Auto Configuration 20 PCI...
Product guide for Intel Desktop Board DZ68AF - Page 6
... the ISO Image BIOS Update File 64 Recovering the BIOS 65
4 Configuring Intel® Smart Response Technology and RAID Using Intel® RST
Configuring Intel Smart Response Technology 67 Configuring RAID 68
Configuring the BIOS 68 Creating Your RAID Set 68 Loading the Intel RST RAID Drivers and Software (Required for
Microsoft Windows XP Installation 69 Setting Up a "RAID Ready" System 69...
Product guide for Intel Desktop Board DZ68AF - Page 11
... • Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit edition • Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic 64-bit edition The Desktop Board provides minimal BIOS and driver support for the following operating systems: • Microsoft Windows* XP Media Center Edition 2005 • Microsoft Windows XP Professional • Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition • Microsoft Windows XP Home...
Product guide for Intel Desktop Board DZ68AF - Page 14
...www.intel.com/products/motherboard/index.ht m
• Desktop Board Support
http://www.intel.com/p/en_US/support?iid=hdr+supp ort
• Available configurations for Intel Desktop Board DZ68AF
• Supported processors
http://ark.intel.com http://processormatch.intel.com
• Chipset information
http://www.intel.com/products/desktop/chipsets/inde x.htm
• BIOS and driver updates...
Product guide for Intel Desktop Board DZ68AF - Page 16
Intel Desktop Board DZ68AF Product Guide
NOTE The SATA Drive Mode must be set to RAID in the BIOS Setup in order for your system to use Intel Smart Response Technology. Once RAID is enabled, you can install the operating system and the Intel Rapid Storage Technology driver. If the operating system was already installed with the SATA Drive Mode set to AHCI, you must reinstall the operating system ...
Product guide for Intel Desktop Board DZ68AF - Page 18
Intel Desktop Board DZ68AF Product Guide
Table 3 lists the supported functions of the front panel (FP) and back panel (BP) audio jacks.
Table 3. Audio Jack Retasking Support
Audio Jack FP Green FP Pink BP Blue BP Green
Microphone
Default
BP Pink BP Black BP Orange
Headphones Default
Control panel
Front Speakers
Line In
Default
Default
Microphone/ Side Surround
Default
Rear Surround
...
Product guide for Intel Desktop Board DZ68AF - Page 20
...Legacy I/O controller.
BIOS
The BIOS provides the Power-On Self-Test (POST), the BIOS Setup program, and the PCI Express and SATA auto-configuration utilities. The BIOS is stored in the Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI) Flash device. The BIOS can be updated by following the instructions in Chapter 3 starting on page 61.
SATA Auto Configuration
If you install a SATA device (such as a hard drive) in...
Product guide for Intel Desktop Board DZ68AF - Page 24
Intel Desktop Board DZ68AF Product Guide
The use of Instantly Available PC technology requires operating system support and PCI 2.2 compliant add-in cards, PCI Express add-in cards, and drivers.
+5 V Standby Power Indicator LED
CAUTION If the AC power has been switched off and the standby power indicator is still lit, disconnect the power cord before installing or removing any devices connected to...
Product guide for Intel Desktop Board DZ68AF - Page 49
...Board Components
Connecting to the Audio System
After installing the Realtek audio driver from the Intel® Express Installer DVD-ROM, the multi-channel audio feature can be enabled. Figure 21 shows the back panel audio connectors. The default connector assignments are shown in the table.
Item Description
A
Rear surround
B
Center channel and LFE (subwoofer)
C
S/PDIF out optical
D
Audio...
Product guide for Intel Desktop Board DZ68AF - Page 61
...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 DZ68AF 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 for Intel Desktop Board DZ68AF - Page 63
... Desktop Board DZ68AF page on the Intel World Wide Web site Download Center at http://downloadcenter.intel.com. On the DZ68AF page, click on the "BIOS Update" link and then select the the Iflash BIOS Update file.
Updating the BIOS with the Intel Flash Memory Update Utility
With the Intel Flash Memory Update Utility you can update the system BIOS from a bootable CD-ROM, bootable USB flash drive...
Product guide for Intel Desktop Board DZ68AF - Page 64
Intel Desktop Board DZ68AF Product Guide
CAUTION Do not interrupt the process or the system may not function properly. 1. Uncompress the BIOS update file and copy the .BIO file, IFLASH.EXE, and .ITK file
(optional) to a bootable USB flash drive or other bootable USB media. 2. Configure the BIOS or use the F10 option during POST to boot to the USB device. 3. Manually run the IFLASH.EXE file from...
Product guide for Intel Desktop Board DZ68AF - Page 67
... system BIOS Setup by pressing after the Power-On-Self-Test (POST)
memory tests begin. 3. Go to Configuration SATA Drives. 4. Select Chipset SATA Mode and change the value to RAID. 5. Press to save the settings and restart the system. 6. Install your operating system and all required device drivers on the HDD. 7. Install the latest version of the Intel RST software. 8. Run the RST software and...
Product guide for Intel Desktop Board DZ68AF - Page 68
Intel Desktop Board DZ68AF Product Guide
Configuring RAID
NOTE Intel RST RAID requires a Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows Vista, or Microsoft Windows XP operating system and SATA hard drives.
This section describes how to: • Configure the BIOS for RAID • Create a RAID Set • Load the Intel RST RAID Drivers and Software (required for Microsoft Windows XP
installation only) &#...
Product guide for Intel Desktop Board DZ68AF - Page 69
... 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 CD 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 22
... the SATA Drive Mode set to RAID.
For more information on Intel Smart Response Technology refer to http://download.intel.com/design/flash/nand/325554.pdf or download the Intel Smart Response Technology User Guide at http://www.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/dz68db/sb/CS032499.htm?wapkw=(smart+response)
1.6.2 USB
The board supports up to 14 USB 2.0 ports and two USB 3.0 ports.
The Intel Z68...
Technical product specification - Page 24
Intel Desktop Board DZ68AF Technical Product Specification
1.7.1.1 SATA RAID
The board supports Intel Rapid Storage Technology which provides the following RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Drives) levels via the Intel Z68 Express Chipset: • RAID 0 - data striping • RAID 1 - data mirroring • RAID 0+1 (or RAID 10) - data striping and mirroring • RAID 5 - distributed ...
Technical product specification - Page 63
...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 64
...8226; Intel® Flash Memory Update Utility, which requires booting from DOS. Using this utility, the BIOS can be updated from a file on a hard disk, a USB drive (a flash drive or a USB hard drive), or a CD-ROM.
Both utilities verify that the updated BIOS matches the target system to prevent accidentally installing an incompatible BIOS.
NOTE
Review the instructions distributed with the upgrade...