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Product guide for Intel Desktop Board DZ68PL - 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 DZ68PL - 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 DZ68PL - Page 6
... the ISO Image BIOS Update File 63 Recovering the BIOS 64
4 Configuring Intel® Smart Response Technology and RAID Using Intel® RST
Configuring Intel Smart Response Technology 65 Configuring RAID 66
Configuring the BIOS 66 Creating Your RAID Set 66 Loading the Intel RST RAID Drivers and Software (Required for Microsoft
Windows XP Installation 67 Setting Up a "RAID Ready" System 67...
Product guide for Intel Desktop Board DZ68PL - 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 DZ68PL - 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 DZ68PL
• 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 DZ68PL - Page 16
Intel Desktop Board DZ68PL 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 DZ68PL - Page 18
Intel Desktop Board DZ68PL 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 DZ68PL - 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 DZ68PL - Page 24
Intel Desktop Board DZ68PL 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 DZ68PL - 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 DZ68PL 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 DZ68PL - Page 62
Intel Desktop Board DZ68PL 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 for Intel Desktop Board DZ68PL - Page 63
... Desktop Board DZ68PL page on the Intel World Wide Web site Download Center at http://downloadcenter.intel.com. On the DZ68PL 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 DZ68PL - Page 64
...to the Intel Desktop Board DZ68PL page on the Intel World Wide Web site Download Center at http://downloadcenter.intel.com. On the DZ68PL 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 for Intel Desktop Board DZ68PL - Page 65
... 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 DZ68PL - Page 66
Intel Desktop Board DZ68PL 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 DZ68PL - Page 67
... 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 DZ68PL 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
Intel Desktop Board DZ68PL 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®...