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Product Guide - Page 3
...not be 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 A Error Messages...
Product Guide - Page 6
...Connecting Power Supply Cables 51 Setting the BIOS Configuration Jumper 52 Clearing Passwords 53 Replacing the Battery 54
3 Updating the BIOS
Updating the BIOS with the Intel® Express BIOS Update Utility 61 Updating the BIOS Using the F7 Function Key 62 Updating the BIOS with the Intel® Flash Memory Update Utility or the ISO Image
BIOS Update File 62 Obtaining the BIOS Update File...
Product Guide - 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 - 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 DZ68DB
• 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 - Page 19
Desktop Board Features
LAN Subsystem
The LAN subsystem includes: • Intel 82579V Gigabit (10/100/1000 Mb/s) Ethernet LAN controller • RJ-45 LAN connector with integrated status LEDs LAN software and drivers are available at http://downloadcenter.intel.com/. 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...
Product Guide - 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 - Page 24
Intel Desktop Board DZ68DB Product Guide
The Desktop Board supports the PCI Bus Power Management Interface Specification. Add-in cards that support this specification can participate in power management and can be used to wake the computer. 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 ...
Product Guide - 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 - Page 53
...Recovery (None)
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 27. 2. Turn off all peripheral devices connected to the computer. Turn off the computer.
Disconnect the computer's power...
Product Guide - 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 DZ68DB 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 62
Intel Desktop Board DZ68DB 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 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. Enter ...
Product Guide - Page 63
... Desktop Board DZ68DB page on the Intel World Wide Web site Download Center at http://downloadcenter.intel.com. On the DZ68DB 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 - Page 64
...to the Intel Desktop Board DZ68DB page on the Intel World Wide Web site Download Center at http://downloadcenter.intel.com. On the DZ68DB 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/desktop/sb/CS...
Product Guide - Page 65
... By displaying an error message on the monitor
BIOS Error Codes
Whenever a recoverable error occurs during POST, the BIOS causes the board's speaker to beep and the front panel power LED to blink an error message indicating the problem (see Table 16).
Table 16. BIOS Beep Codes
Type F2 Setup/F10 Boot Menu Prompt BIOS update in progress Video error (no addin graphics card installed)
Memory error...
Product Guide - Page 66
Intel Desktop Board DZ68DB Product Guide
Table 17. Front-panel Power LED Blink Codes
Type F2 Setup/F10 Boot Menu Prompt BIOS update in progress
Video error (no addin graphics card installed)
Memory error
Thermal trip warning
Pattern None
Note
Off when the update begins, then on for 0.5 second, then off for 0.5 second. The pattern repeats until the BIOS update is complete.
On-off (0.5 second ...
Product Specification - Page 24
... adapters or power supplies equipped with low-voltage power connectors.
For more information, see: http://www.serialata.org/.
For information about
The location of the SATA connectors
Refer to
Figure 10, page 43
1.8.1.1 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...
Product Specification - Page 26
Intel Desktop Board DZ68DB Technical Product Specification
1.11 Audio Subsystem
The board supports Intel HD Audio through the Realtek ALC892 audio codec as well as the DisplayPort interface. 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 ...
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...
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...
Smart Response Technology User Guide - Page 1
...for the SSD device used as cache.
System Requirements:
For a system to support Intel Smart Response Technology it must have the following: • Intel® Z68/Z77/H77/Q77 Express Chipset-based desktop board • Intel® Core™ Processor in the LGA1155 package • System BIOS with SATA mode set to RAID • Intel Rapid Storage Technology software 10.5 version release or later...