Intel DH55TC driver and firmware
Related Intel DH55TC Manual Pages
Download the free PDF manual for Intel DH55TC and other Intel manuals at ManualOwl.com
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
... Cards 41 Installing a PCI Express x16 Graphics Card 41 Removing a PCI Express x16 Graphics Card 42 Connecting Serial ATA (SATA) Cables 44 Installing an Intel® Z-U130 USB Solid-State Drive (or Compatible Device 45 Connecting to the Internal Headers 46 Front Panel Audio Header 47 Internal Mono Speaker Header 47 S/PDIF Header 48 Parallel Port Header 48 Alternate Front Panel Power...
Product Guide - Page 14
... processor connects to the Desktop Board through the LGA1156 socket.
For information on supported processors for Intel Desktop Board DH55TC, go to http://processormatch.intel.com.
Intel® H55 Express Chipset
The Intel H55 Express Chipset, consisting of the Intel H55 Platform Controller Hub (PCH), provides interfaces to the processor and the USB, SATA, LPC, audio, network, display, PCI, and PCI...
Product Guide - Page 17
... to coaxial or optical adapters for digital audio output. The back panel audio connectors (see Figure 24 on page 51) are configurable through the audio device drivers. Audio software and drivers are available from http://downloadcenter.intel.com/.
LAN Subsystem
The LAN subsystem includes: • Intel 82578DC Gigabit (10/100/1000 Mb/s) Ethernet LAN controller • RJ-45 LAN connector with...
Product Guide - Page 19
... 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 63.
Serial ATA Auto Configuration
If you install a Serial ATA device (such as a hard drive...
Product Guide - Page 51
...# (Receive Data)
4
DTR (Data Terminal Ready)
6
DSR (Data Set Ready)
8
CTS (Clear To Send)
10
Key (no pin)
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 24 shows the back panel audio connectors. The default connector assignments are shown in...
Product Guide - Page 55
...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 63
...; 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 DH55TC page, click "Latest BIOS and driver updates," select
"BIOS Update [TCIBX10H.86A]," and download the Express BIOS Update utility...
Product Guide - Page 64
...; Intel Flash Memory Update Utility You can obtain either of these files through your computer supplier or by navigating to the Intel Desktop Board DH55TC page on the Intel World Wide Web site at: http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop Navigate to the DH55TC page, click "Latest BIOS and driver updates," select "BIOS Update [TCIBX10H.86A]," and download the ISO Image BIOS Update or...
Product Guide - Page 65
... the hard drive if no key is pressed within 15 seconds. 5. At the "Welcome 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...
Product Guide - Page 67
... 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 15).
Table 15. 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 68
Intel Desktop Board DH55TC Product Guide
Table 16. 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 seconds, then off for 0.5 seconds. The pattern repeats until the BIOS update is complete.
On-off (1.0 ...
DH55TC Technical Product Specification - Page 2
...001
Revision History
First release of the Intel® Desktop Board DH55TC Technical Product Specification
Date January 2010
This product specification applies to only the standard Intel® Desktop Board DH55TC with BIOS identifier TCIBX10H.86A.
Changes to this specification will be published in the Intel Desktop Board DH55TC Specification Update before being incorporated into a revision of...
DH55TC Technical Product Specification - Page 14
...; No Parallel ATA (PATA) IDE drive connector
1.3 Online Support
To find information about...
Intel Desktop Board DH55TC Desktop Board Support Available configurations for the Intel Desktop Board DH55TC Supported processors Chipset information BIOS and driver updates Tested memory
Integration information
Visit this World Wide Web site:
http://www.intel.com/products/motherboard/DH55TC/index.htm...
DH55TC Technical Product Specification - Page 18
...+
Output from POST
VGA
DVI-D
HDMI
x
x
x
x
x
Dual-screen display support by the supplied Windows graphics drivers allows mirrored or extended-desktop configurations using any of the three monitor interfaces.
1.7.1.1 Analog Display (VGA)
The VGA port supports analog displays. The maximum supported resolution is 2048 x 1536 (QXGA) at a 75 Hz refresh rate.
The VGA port is enabled for POST...
DH55TC Technical Product Specification - Page 21
...-pin header on the board. Use the BIOS Setup program to set the parallel port mode.
For information about
The location of the parallel port header
Refer to
Figure 10, page 39
1.11 Audio Subsystem
The board supports Intel High Definition Audio via the HDMI interface as well as via the Realtek ALC888S audio codec.
The ALC888S-based audio subsystem supports the following features: •...
DH55TC Technical Product Specification - Page 61
...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...
DH55TC Technical Product Specification - Page 62
... Desktop Board DH55TC Technical Product Specification
3.4 BIOS Updates
The BIOS can be updated using either of the following utilities, which are available on the Intel World Wide Web site: • Intel® Express BIOS Update utility, which enables automated updating while in the
Windows environment. Using this utility, the BIOS can be updated from a file on a hard disk, a USB drive (a flash...
Simplified Chinese Product Guide - Page 63
...;BIOS Intel® Flash Memory Update Utility Windows Intel Express BIOS Update BIOS BIOS 1
http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/。 2. 导航至 DH55TC Latest BIOS and driver updates"（最新 BIOS
BIOS Update [TCIBX10H.86A]"（BIOS 更新 [TCIBX10H.86A Express BIOS Update（快速 BIOS 3 USB BIOS...
Simplified Chinese Product Guide - Page 64
...; BIOS Iflash BIOS BIOS ISO Image BIOS（ISO 映像 BIOS BIOS Iflash BIOS BIOS Iflash BIOS BIOS Intel® Management Engine Firmware Image
Intel® Integrator Toolkit Configuration File Intel Flash Memory Update Utility DH55TC http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop DH55TC Latest BIOS and driver updates"（最新 BIOS BIOS Update...