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...Board and other hardware components 3 Updating the BIOS: instructions on how to update the BIOS 4 Configuring for RAID (Intel® Matrix Storage Technology): information about configuring your system for RAID A Error Messages and Indicators: information about BIOS error messages and beep codes B Regulatory ...may not be supported without further evaluation by Intel. The suitability of this manual: CAUTION Cautions warn the user about board layout, component installation, BIOS update, and regulatory requirements for Intended Applications All Intel Desktop Boards are used in homes, offices...
...Board and other hardware components 3 Updating the BIOS: instructions on how to update the BIOS 4 Configuring for RAID (Intel® Matrix Storage Technology): information about configuring your system for RAID A Error Messages and Indicators: information about BIOS error messages and beep codes B Regulatory ...may not be supported without further evaluation by Intel. The suitability of this manual: CAUTION Cautions warn the user about board layout, component installation, BIOS update, and regulatory requirements for Intended Applications All Intel Desktop Boards are used in homes, offices...
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... Features Supported Operating Systems 11 Desktop Board Components 12 Processor ...14 Main Memory...15 Intel® X38 Express Chipset 15 Audio Subsystem 16 LAN Subsystem 16 USB 2.0 Support 17 Enhanced IDE Interface 18 Serial ATA...18 Legacy I/O ...18 Expandability...18 BIOS ...19 Serial ATA and IDE Auto Configuration 19 PCI and PCI Express* Auto...
... Features Supported Operating Systems 11 Desktop Board Components 12 Processor ...14 Main Memory...15 Intel® X38 Express Chipset 15 Audio Subsystem 16 LAN Subsystem 16 USB 2.0 Support 17 Enhanced IDE Interface 18 Serial ATA...18 Legacy I/O ...18 Expandability...18 BIOS ...19 Serial ATA and IDE Auto Configuration 19 PCI and PCI Express* Auto...
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... x16 Card 47 Connecting the IDE Cable 48 Connecting the Serial ATA (SATA) Cables 49 Connecting to the Internal Headers 50 Front Panel Audio Header 51 HD Audio Link Header 51 Consumer IR (CIR) Headers 51 Chassis Intrusion Header 52...BIOS Update File 66 Updating the BIOS with the ISO Image BIOS Update File 66 Updating the BIOS with the Iflash Memory Update Utility 67 Recovering the BIOS 68 4 Configuring for RAID (Intel® Matrix Storage Technology) Configuring the BIOS for Intel Matrix Storage Technology 69 Creating Your RAID Set 69 Loading the Intel Matrix Storage Technology RAID...
... x16 Card 47 Connecting the IDE Cable 48 Connecting the Serial ATA (SATA) Cables 49 Connecting to the Internal Headers 50 Front Panel Audio Header 51 HD Audio Link Header 51 Consumer IR (CIR) Headers 51 Chassis Intrusion Header 52...BIOS Update File 66 Updating the BIOS with the ISO Image BIOS Update File 66 Updating the BIOS with the Iflash Memory Update Utility 67 Recovering the BIOS 68 4 Configuring for RAID (Intel® Matrix Storage Technology) Configuring the BIOS for Intel Matrix Storage Technology 69 Creating Your RAID Set 69 Loading the Intel Matrix Storage Technology RAID...
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...24. Remove the Processor from the Protective Processor Cover 35 12. Use DDR3 DIMMs 42 21. Connecting the IDE Cable 48 26. Connecting a Serial ATA Cable 49 27. Back Panel Audio Connectors 55 vii Location of Hazardous Substances (RoHS 79 EU RoHS 79 ...BIOS Error Messages 71 B Regulatory Compliance Safety Standards 73 Place Battery Marking 73 European Union Declaration of Conformity Statement 74 Product Ecology Statements 75 Recycling Considerations 75 Lead-free 2LI/Pb-free 2LI Board 78 Restriction of the VR and CPU LEDs 26 6. Desktop Board DX38BT Components 12 2. LAN...
...24. Remove the Processor from the Protective Processor Cover 35 12. Use DDR3 DIMMs 42 21. Connecting the IDE Cable 48 26. Connecting a Serial ATA Cable 49 27. Back Panel Audio Connectors 55 vii Location of Hazardous Substances (RoHS 79 EU RoHS 79 ...BIOS Error Messages 71 B Regulatory Compliance Safety Standards 73 Place Battery Marking 73 European Union Declaration of Conformity Statement 74 Product Ecology Statements 75 Recycling Considerations 75 Lead-free 2LI/Pb-free 2LI Board 78 Restriction of the VR and CPU LEDs 26 6. Desktop Board DX38BT Components 12 2. LAN...
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LAN Connector LEDs 17 4. IEEE 1394a Header Signal Names 53 10. Jumper Settings for the BIOS Setup Program Modes 59 14. BIOS Error Messages 71 16. ...Header Signal Names 53 11. Lead-Free Second Level Interconnect Marks 79 18. Location of the BIOS Configuration Jumper Block 58 32. Connecting Power Supply Cables 57 31. Front Panel Header Signal Names...Desktop Board DX38BT China RoHS Material Self Declaration Table 81 Tables 1. HD Audio Link Header Signal Names 51 6. Front Panel Audio Header Signal Names 51 5. Desktop Board DX38BT Components 13 3. Chassis ...
LAN Connector LEDs 17 4. IEEE 1394a Header Signal Names 53 10. Jumper Settings for the BIOS Setup Program Modes 59 14. BIOS Error Messages 71 16. ...Header Signal Names 53 11. Lead-Free Second Level Interconnect Marks 79 18. Location of the BIOS Configuration Jumper Block 58 32. Connecting Power Supply Cables 57 31. Front Panel Header Signal Names...Desktop Board DX38BT China RoHS Material Self Declaration Table 81 Tables 1. HD Audio Link Header Signal Names 51 6. Front Panel Audio Header Signal Names 51 5. Desktop Board DX38BT Components 13 3. Chassis ...
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... SMBIOS • Intel® Rapid BIOS Boot • Intel® Express BIOS Update Power Management • Support for Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) • Suspend to RAM (STR) • Wake on USB, PCI, PCI Express, LAN, CIR, and front...Intel® Precision Cooling Technology fan speed control • Voltage sensing to detect out of range values Related Links: For more information about Desktop Board DX38BT, including the Technical Product Specification (TPS), BIOS updates, and device drivers, go to: http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/ 10 Intel...
... SMBIOS • Intel® Rapid BIOS Boot • Intel® Express BIOS Update Power Management • Support for Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) • Suspend to RAM (STR) • Wake on USB, PCI, PCI Express, LAN, CIR, and front...Intel® Precision Cooling Technology fan speed control • Voltage sensing to detect out of range values Related Links: For more information about Desktop Board DX38BT, including the Technical Product Specification (TPS), BIOS updates, and device drivers, go to: http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/ 10 Intel...
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...fan header (3-pin) Back panel connectors 12 V processor core voltage connector (2 x 4 pin) Processor socket Processor fan header (4-pin) DDR3 DIMM 0 sockets DDR3 DIMM 1 sockets IDE connector Main power connector (2 x 12 pin) Front chassis fan header (3-pin) Chassis intrusion header Battery Serial ... 2.0 headers Speaker IEEE 1394a header BIOS configuration jumper block Onboard power button Alternate front panel power LED header Front panel CIR receiver (input) header Back panel CIR transmitter (output) header Front panel header High Definition Audio Link header Auxiliary PCI Express graphics ...
...fan header (3-pin) Back panel connectors 12 V processor core voltage connector (2 x 4 pin) Processor socket Processor fan header (4-pin) DDR3 DIMM 0 sockets DDR3 DIMM 1 sockets IDE connector Main power connector (2 x 12 pin) Front chassis fan header (3-pin) Chassis intrusion header Battery Serial ... 2.0 headers Speaker IEEE 1394a header BIOS configuration jumper block Onboard power button Alternate front panel power LED header Front panel CIR receiver (input) header Back panel CIR transmitter (output) header Front panel header High Definition Audio Link header Auxiliary PCI Express graphics ...
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The BIOS will see a notification to the following devices: • Intel X38 Express Chipset Memory Controller Hub (MCH) with Direct Media Interface (DMI) interconnect • Intel 82801IR I /O paths. The Desktop Board supports the dual or single channel memory configurations defined below: • Four 240-pin Double Data Rate 3 (DDR3) SDRAM Dual Inline Memory Module (DIMM...
The BIOS will see a notification to the following devices: • Intel X38 Express Chipset Memory Controller Hub (MCH) with Direct Media Interface (DMI) interconnect • Intel 82801IR I /O paths. The Desktop Board supports the dual or single channel memory configurations defined below: • Four 240-pin Double Data Rate 3 (DDR3) SDRAM Dual Inline Memory Module (DIMM...
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...is occurring 10 Mb/s data rate 100 Mb/s data rate 1000 Mb/s data rate USB 2.0 Support The Desktop Board supports up and the LAN subsystem is powered up to 12 USB 2.0 ports (eight ports routed to back panel connectors and four ports routed to two onboard headers)... via the ICH9R. Disabling Hi-Speed USB in the BIOS reverts all USB 2.0 ports to accommodate operating systems that fully support USB 2.0 transfer rates. Desktop Board Features Figure 2. USB 1.1 devices will function normally...
...is occurring 10 Mb/s data rate 100 Mb/s data rate 1000 Mb/s data rate USB 2.0 Support The Desktop Board supports up and the LAN subsystem is powered up to 12 USB 2.0 ports (eight ports routed to back panel connectors and four ports routed to two onboard headers)... via the ICH9R. Disabling Hi-Speed USB in the BIOS reverts all USB 2.0 ports to accommodate operating systems that fully support USB 2.0 transfer rates. Desktop Board Features Figure 2. USB 1.1 devices will function normally...
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...PCI and PCI Express* Auto Configuration If you must enter either password to access Setup. If only the supervisor password is set for the BIOS Setup and for viewing and changing depending on page 59. 19 If both the supervisor and user passwords are then available for booting the ... specifying manual configuration in your computer. Setup options are set , you install a Serial ATA or IDE device (such as a hard drive) in the BIOS Setup program. If only the supervisor password is set, pressing at the password prompt of Setup gives the user restricted access to Setup. • If...
...PCI and PCI Express* Auto Configuration If you must enter either password to access Setup. If only the supervisor password is set for the BIOS Setup and for viewing and changing depending on page 59. 19 If both the supervisor and user passwords are then available for booting the ... specifying manual configuration in your computer. Setup options are set , you install a Serial ATA or IDE device (such as a hard drive) in the BIOS Setup program. If only the supervisor password is set, pressing at the password prompt of Setup gives the user restricted access to Setup. • If...
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... Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) and the following hardware support: • Power connectors • Fan headers • LAN wake capabilities • Instantly Available PC technology (Suspend to the power state it was in the BIOS Setup program's Boot menu. Hardware Support Power Connectors ATX12V-compliant power supplies can be set by using...
... Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) and the following hardware support: • Power connectors • Fan headers • LAN wake capabilities • Instantly Available PC technology (Suspend to the power state it was in the BIOS Setup program's Boot menu. Hardware Support Power Connectors ATX12V-compliant power supplies can be set by using...
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... card • Connect the IDE and Serial ATA cables • Connect to the internal headers • Connect to the audio system • Connect chassis fan and power supply cables • Set the BIOS configuration jumper • Clear passwords • Replace the battery Before You Begin CAUTIONS The procedures in this chapter only...
... card • Connect the IDE and Serial ATA cables • Connect to the internal headers • Connect to the audio system • Connect chassis fan and power supply cables • Set the BIOS configuration jumper • Clear passwords • Replace the battery Before You Begin CAUTIONS The procedures in this chapter only...
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...emitter (output) header. Chassis Intrusion Header Signal Names Pin Description 1 Intruder 2 Ground 52 Table 8. Press at boot to enter the system BIOS, and go to Advanced > Peripheral Configuration > Enhanced Consumer IR, and set this option to detect if the chassis cover is removed. Table...Key (no pin) Pin Signal Name 2 LED 4 Learn-In 6 Vcc 8 CIR Input Table 7. Intel Desktop Board DX38BT Product Guide NOTE The Consumer IR option must be enabled in the system BIOS before it can be connected to a mechanical switch on the chassis to Enabled. This header can function...
...emitter (output) header. Chassis Intrusion Header Signal Names Pin Description 1 Intruder 2 Ground 52 Table 8. Press at boot to enter the system BIOS, and go to Advanced > Peripheral Configuration > Enhanced Consumer IR, and set this option to detect if the chassis cover is removed. Table...Key (no pin) Pin Signal Name 2 LED 4 Learn-In 6 Vcc 8 CIR Input Table 7. Intel Desktop Board DX38BT Product Guide NOTE The Consumer IR option must be enabled in the system BIOS before it can be connected to a mechanical switch on the chassis to Enabled. This header can function...
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... the jumper settings for the BIOS Setup program modes. 58 Setting the BIOS Configuration Jumper NOTE Always turn off the power and unplug the power cord from the computer before moving the jumper. Figure 31. Observe the precautions in the BIOS Setup program. Doing so may...of the Desktop Board's BIOS configuration jumper block. Figure 31 shows the location of the BIOS Configuration Jumper Block The three-pin BIOS jumper block enables all board configurations to 2 x 4 adapter when using an Intel® Pentium® processor Extreme Edition or other Intel processor that is not ...
... the jumper settings for the BIOS Setup program modes. 58 Setting the BIOS Configuration Jumper NOTE Always turn off the power and unplug the power cord from the computer before moving the jumper. Figure 31. Observe the precautions in the BIOS Setup program. Doing so may...of the Desktop Board's BIOS configuration jumper block. Figure 31 shows the location of the BIOS Configuration Jumper Block The three-pin BIOS jumper block enables all board configurations to 2 x 4 adapter when using an Intel® Pentium® processor Extreme Edition or other Intel processor that is not ...
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...computer cover. 4. Setup displays the maintenance menu again. 9. Configure (2-3) Recovery (None) After the Power-On Self-Test (POST) runs, the BIOS displays the Maintenance Menu. Clearing Passwords This procedure assumes that you confirm clearing the password. Find the configuration jumper block (see Figure 31). 5.... Replacing Desktop Board Components Table 13. Use this menu to select Clear Passwords. Observe the precautions in the event of a failed BIOS update. Turn off the computer. Disconnect the computer's power cord from the AC power source. 11. Replace the cover, plug ...
...computer cover. 4. Setup displays the maintenance menu again. 9. Configure (2-3) Recovery (None) After the Power-On Self-Test (POST) runs, the BIOS displays the Maintenance Menu. Clearing Passwords This procedure assumes that you confirm clearing the password. Find the configuration jumper block (see Figure 31). 5.... Replacing Desktop Board Components Table 13. Use this menu to select Clear Passwords. Observe the precautions in the event of a failed BIOS update. Turn off the computer. Disconnect the computer's power cord from the AC power source. 11. Replace the cover, plug ...
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...för explosion om batteriet ersätts med felaktig batterityp. Figure 32 on the computer. Brukte batterier bør kastes i henhold til gjeldende miljølovgivning. Intel Desktop Board DX38BT Product Guide 12. To restore normal operation, place the jumper on pins 1-2 as shown below a certain level, the... BIOS Setup program settings stored in the computer, and turn on page 64 shows the location of used batteries must be recycled where possible. La ...
...för explosion om batteriet ersätts med felaktig batterityp. Figure 32 on the computer. Brukte batterier bør kastes i henhold til gjeldende miljølovgivning. Intel Desktop Board DX38BT Product Guide 12. To restore normal operation, place the jumper on pins 1-2 as shown below a certain level, the... BIOS Setup program settings stored in the computer, and turn on page 64 shows the location of used batteries must be recycled where possible. La ...
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... an automated update utility that combines the functionality of the Intel® Flash Memory Update Utility and the ease of use of Windows-based installation wizards. Go to the Intel World Wide Web site: http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/ 2. 3 Updating the BIOS The BIOS Setup program can also save this file to a removable USB...
... an automated update utility that combines the functionality of the Intel® Flash Memory Update Utility and the ease of use of Windows-based installation wizards. Go to the Intel World Wide Web site: http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/ 2. 3 Updating the BIOS The BIOS Setup program can also save this file to a removable USB...
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... CD drive, and software capable of the operating system installed on the Intel World Wide Web site at: http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop Navigate to the DX38BT page, click "[view] Latest BIOS updates," and select the ISO Image BIOS Update or Iflash BIOS Update utility file. The image uses ISOLINUX* bootloader and automatically launches...
... CD drive, and software capable of the operating system installed on the Intel World Wide Web site at: http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop Navigate to the DX38BT page, click "[view] Latest BIOS updates," and select the ISO Image BIOS Update or Iflash BIOS Update utility file. The image uses ISOLINUX* bootloader and automatically launches...
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... the "Press ENTER to continue booting from the hard drive if no key is complete. The utility available on the Intel World Wide Web site provides a simple method for the BIOS upgrade process to complete. Wait for creating a bootable CD-ROM that was created in flash memory • Update the... operation. 6. The update may not function properly. Using software capable of the computer to be extracted locally to your BIOS. At the "Welcome to the Intel Desktop Board BIOS Upgrade CD-ROM" page, press any key to a blank CD. The Iflash Memory update utility allows you can also be ...
... the "Press ENTER to continue booting from the hard drive if no key is complete. The utility available on the Intel World Wide Web site provides a simple method for the BIOS upgrade process to complete. Wait for creating a bootable CD-ROM that was created in flash memory • Update the... operation. 6. The update may not function properly. Using software capable of the computer to be extracted locally to your BIOS. At the "Welcome to the Intel Desktop Board BIOS Upgrade CD-ROM" page, press any key to a blank CD. The Iflash Memory update utility allows you can also be ...
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..., IFLASH.EXE, and .ITK file (optional) to the USB device. 3. Recovering the BIOS It is unlikely that anything will be damaged. Due to : http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/sb/CS-022312.htm 68 Intel Desktop Board DX38BT Product Guide CAUTION Do not interrupt the process or the system may not function properly...
..., IFLASH.EXE, and .ITK file (optional) to the USB device. 3. Recovering the BIOS It is unlikely that anything will be damaged. Due to : http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/sb/CS-022312.htm 68 Intel Desktop Board DX38BT Product Guide CAUTION Do not interrupt the process or the system may not function properly...
