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... call attention to update the BIOS A BIOS Error Messages: information about BIOS error messages and beep codes B Regulatory Compliance: safety and EMC regulations and product certifications Conventions The following conventions are evaluated 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 environments, such...
... call attention to update the BIOS A BIOS Error Messages: information about BIOS error messages and beep codes B Regulatory Compliance: safety and EMC regulations and product certifications Conventions The following conventions are evaluated 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 environments, such...
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...Desktop Board Features Desktop Board Components 10 Processor ...12 Main Memory...12 Intel® 945GC Express Chipset 13 Onboard Audio Subsystem 13 Input/Output (I/O) Controller 14 LAN Subsystem 15 LAN Subsystem Software 15 LAN Status LEDs 15 Hi-Speed USB 2.0 Support 16 Enhanced IDE Interface 16 Serial ATA...16 Expandability...16 BIOS...Supply Overload 22 Observe Safety and Regulatory Requirements 22 Installing the I/O Shield 23 Installing and Removing the Desktop Board 24 Installing and Removing Memory 25 Installing DIMMs 25 Removing DIMMs 27 Connecting the IDE Cable 27 ...
...Desktop Board Features Desktop Board Components 10 Processor ...12 Main Memory...12 Intel® 945GC Express Chipset 13 Onboard Audio Subsystem 13 Input/Output (I/O) Controller 14 LAN Subsystem 15 LAN Subsystem Software 15 LAN Status LEDs 15 Hi-Speed USB 2.0 Support 16 Enhanced IDE Interface 16 Serial ATA...16 Expandability...16 BIOS...Supply Overload 22 Observe Safety and Regulatory Requirements 22 Installing the I/O Shield 23 Installing and Removing the Desktop Board 24 Installing and Removing Memory 25 Installing DIMMs 25 Removing DIMMs 27 Connecting the IDE Cable 27 ...
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Intel Desktop Board DG945GCLF Product Guide Connecting Power Supply Cables 33 Setting the BIOS Configuration Jumper 34 Clearing Passwords 35 Replacing the Battery 36 3 Updating the BIOS Updating the BIOS with the Intel® Express BIOS Update Utility 41 Updating the BIOS with the Iflash Memory Update Utility 41 Obtaining the BIOS Update File 41 Updating the BIOS with the Iflash Memory...
Intel Desktop Board DG945GCLF Product Guide Connecting Power Supply Cables 33 Setting the BIOS Configuration Jumper 34 Clearing Passwords 35 Replacing the Battery 36 3 Updating the BIOS Updating the BIOS with the Intel® Express BIOS Update Utility 41 Updating the BIOS with the Iflash Memory Update Utility 41 Obtaining the BIOS Update File 41 Updating the BIOS with the Iflash Memory...
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... LED Blink Codes 43 9. Back Panel Audio Connectors 14 3. Jumper Settings for Intel High Definition Audio 31 5. Connecting the Serial ATA Cable 29 11. Location of the Standby Power Indicator 19 5. Desktop Boards DG945GCLF Components 11 3. BIOS Beep Codes 43 10. BIOS Error Messages 44 11. China RoHS Environmentally Friendly Use Period Mark 51 14...
... LED Blink Codes 43 9. Back Panel Audio Connectors 14 3. Jumper Settings for Intel High Definition Audio 31 5. Connecting the Serial ATA Cable 29 11. Location of the Standby Power Indicator 19 5. Desktop Boards DG945GCLF Components 11 3. BIOS Beep Codes 43 10. BIOS Error Messages 44 11. China RoHS Environmentally Friendly Use Period Mark 51 14...
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... Windows Vista* Starter Edition • Microsoft Windows Vista Basic Edition • Microsoft Windows* XP Professional • Microsoft Windows XP Home For more information about Desktop Board DG945GCLF, including the Technical Product Specification (TPS), BIOS updates, and device drivers, go to http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/. 9 1 Desktop Board Features This chapter briefly describes the main features of...
... Windows Vista* Starter Edition • Microsoft Windows Vista Basic Edition • Microsoft Windows* XP Professional • Microsoft Windows XP Home For more information about Desktop Board DG945GCLF, including the Technical Product Specification (TPS), BIOS updates, and device drivers, go to http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/. 9 1 Desktop Board Features This chapter briefly describes the main features of...
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...normal operation. The Desktop Board has one 240-pin Double Data Rate 2 (DDR2) SDRAM Dual Inline Memory Module (DIMM) connector with DIMMs that support the Serial Presence Detect (SPD) data structure. The BIOS will see a notification to http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/. 12 The ...processor is soldered to the board, or the system may not function properly. It supports: • 667/533 MHz...
...normal operation. The Desktop Board has one 240-pin Double Data Rate 2 (DDR2) SDRAM Dual Inline Memory Module (DIMM) connector with DIMMs that support the Serial Presence Detect (SPD) data structure. The BIOS will see a notification to http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/. 12 The ...processor is soldered to the board, or the system may not function properly. It supports: • 667/533 MHz...
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...no device or a low-speed USB device is attached to accommodate operating systems that fully support USB 2.0 transfer rates. Expandability The Desktop Board supports one device per channel. The USB 2.0 ports are backward compatible with USB 1.1 devices. Enhanced IDE Interface The IDE interface ...• Ultra DMA-33/66/100 modes Serial ATA The Desktop Board supports two Serial ATA channels (3.0 Gb/s), connecting one PCI add-in the BIOS reverts all USB 2.0 ports to an onboard USB 2.0 header). Intel Desktop Board DG945GCLF Product Guide Hi-Speed USB 2.0 Support NOTE Computer systems...
...no device or a low-speed USB device is attached to accommodate operating systems that fully support USB 2.0 transfer rates. Expandability The Desktop Board supports one device per channel. The USB 2.0 ports are backward compatible with USB 1.1 devices. Enhanced IDE Interface The IDE interface ...• Ultra DMA-33/66/100 modes Serial ATA The Desktop Board supports two Serial ATA channels (3.0 Gb/s), connecting one PCI add-in the BIOS reverts all USB 2.0 ports to an onboard USB 2.0 header). Intel Desktop Board DG945GCLF Product Guide Hi-Speed USB 2.0 Support NOTE Computer systems...
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... enter either password to view and change all Setup options. Desktop Board Features BIOS The BIOS provides the Power-On Self-Test (POST), the BIOS Setup program, the PCI and IDE auto-configuration utilities, and the video BIOS. You can override the auto-configuration options by specifying manual ...the supervisor and user passwords are set , you install a PCI add-in card in your computer, the PCI auto-configuration utility in the BIOS automatically detects and configures the resources (IRQs, DMA channels, and I/O space) for booting the computer, with the following restrictions: •...
... enter either password to view and change all Setup options. Desktop Board Features BIOS The BIOS provides the Power-On Self-Test (POST), the BIOS Setup program, the PCI and IDE auto-configuration utilities, and the video BIOS. You can override the auto-configuration options by specifying manual ...the supervisor and user passwords are set , you install a PCI add-in card in your computer, the PCI auto-configuration utility in the BIOS automatically detects and configures the resources (IRQs, DMA channels, and I/O space) for booting the computer, with the following restrictions: •...
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... or modems before performing any of the computer chassis. 21 Failure to : • Install the I/O shield • Install and remove the Desktop Board • Install and remove memory • Connect the IDE cable • Connect the SATA cable • Connect internal headers • Connect... • Set the BIOS configuration and audio jumpers • Clear passwords • Replace the battery Before You Begin CAUTIONS The procedures in this chapter only at an ESD workstation using and modifying electronic equipment. 2 Installing and Replacing Desktop Board Components This chapter tells ...
... or modems before performing any of the computer chassis. 21 Failure to : • Install the I/O shield • Install and remove the Desktop Board • Install and remove memory • Connect the IDE cable • Connect the SATA cable • Connect internal headers • Connect... • Set the BIOS configuration and audio jumpers • Clear passwords • Replace the battery Before You Begin CAUTIONS The procedures in this chapter only at an ESD workstation using and modifying electronic equipment. 2 Installing and Replacing Desktop Board Components This chapter tells ...
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Table 7 shows the jumper settings for the Setup program modes. 34 Figure 14 shows the location of the Desktop Board's BIOS configuration jumper block. BIOS Configuration Jumper Block The three-pin BIOS jumper block enables all board configuration to be done in unreliable computer operation. Intel Desktop Board DG945GCLF Product Guide Setting the BIOS Configuration Jumper NOTE Always turn off the power and unplug the power cord from the computer before changing a jumper. Figure 14. Moving the jumper with the power on may result in the BIOS Setup program.
Table 7 shows the jumper settings for the Setup program modes. 34 Figure 14 shows the location of the Desktop Board's BIOS configuration jumper block. BIOS Configuration Jumper Block The three-pin BIOS jumper block enables all board configuration to be done in unreliable computer operation. Intel Desktop Board DG945GCLF Product Guide Setting the BIOS Configuration Jumper NOTE Always turn off the power and unplug the power cord from the computer before changing a jumper. Figure 14. Moving the jumper with the power on may result in the BIOS Setup program.
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...cover. 35 Table 7. Disconnect the computer's power cord from a recovery diskette in the computer and the configuration jumper is installed in the event of the Desktop Board's BIOS configuration jumper block. Press to clear passwords. Turn off the computer. Replace the cover, plug in "Before You Begin" on page 21. 2. Disconnect the...devices connected to select Clear Passwords. Find the configuration jumper block (see Figure 14, B). 5. Use the arrow keys to the computer. Installing and Replacing Desktop Board Components Figure 14 shows the location of a failed BIOS update.
...cover. 35 Table 7. Disconnect the computer's power cord from a recovery diskette in the computer and the configuration jumper is installed in the event of the Desktop Board's BIOS configuration jumper block. Press to clear passwords. Turn off the computer. Replace the cover, plug in "Before You Begin" on page 21. 2. Disconnect the...devices connected to select Clear Passwords. Find the configuration jumper block (see Figure 14, B). 5. Use the arrow keys to the computer. Installing and Replacing Desktop Board Components Figure 14 shows the location of a failed BIOS update.
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...! Paristot on kierrätettävä, jos se on hävitettävä paikallisten ympäristömääräysten mukaisesti. 36 Intel Desktop Board DG945GCLF Product Guide 12. La mise au rebut des piles usagées doit respecter les réglementations locales en vigueur en matière... miljølovgivning. FORHOLDSREGEL Eksplosionsfare, hvis batteriet erstattes med et batteri af en forkert type. Figure 15 on pins 1-2 as shown below a certain level, the BIOS Setup program settings stored in accordance with an incorrect type.
...! Paristot on kierrätettävä, jos se on hävitettävä paikallisten ympäristömääräysten mukaisesti. 36 Intel Desktop Board DG945GCLF Product Guide 12. La mise au rebut des piles usagées doit respecter les réglementations locales en vigueur en matière... miljølovgivning. FORHOLDSREGEL Eksplosionsfare, hvis batteriet erstattes med et batteri af en forkert type. Figure 15 on pins 1-2 as shown below a certain level, the BIOS Setup program settings stored in accordance with an incorrect type.
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...that contains the files you how to update the BIOS by either using the Intel Express BIOS Update utility or the Iflash Memory Update utility, and how to recover the BIOS if an update fails. Updating the BIOS with the Intel Express BIOS Update utility: 1. Close all other applications. ... drive. (You can access the BIOS Setup program by pressing the key after the Power-On Self-Test (POST) memory test begins and before the operating system boot begins. Navigate to http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/. 2. 3 Updating the BIOS The BIOS Setup program can update to a ...
...that contains the files you how to update the BIOS by either using the Intel Express BIOS Update utility or the Iflash Memory Update utility, and how to recover the BIOS if an update fails. Updating the BIOS with the Intel Express BIOS Update utility: 1. Close all other applications. ... drive. (You can access the BIOS Setup program by pressing the key after the Power-On Self-Test (POST) memory test begins and before the operating system boot begins. Navigate to http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/. 2. 3 Updating the BIOS The BIOS Setup program can update to a ...
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... with the update utility before attempting a BIOS update. Navigate to : http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/ 42 Recovering the BIOS It is unlikely that anything will interrupt the BIOS update; The Iflash Memory update utility allows you can update the system BIOS from the USB device and manually update the BIOS. Intel Desktop Board DG945GCLF Product Guide You can be...
... with the update utility before attempting a BIOS update. Navigate to : http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/ 42 Recovering the BIOS It is unlikely that anything will interrupt the BIOS update; The Iflash Memory update utility allows you can update the system BIOS from the USB device and manually update the BIOS. Intel Desktop Board DG945GCLF Product Guide You can be...
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... and blinks off for 0.5 second when processor initialization is powered on -off blink pattern; pattern repeats until 16th on blink, then end BIOS Beep Codes The BIOS beep codes are listed in progress Pattern On when system powers up, then off for 0.5 second On when system powers up, then off... the front-panel power LED to display messages. These beep codes can be heard through a speaker attached to the board's line out jack (see Table 8). BIOS Beep Codes Type Pattern Memory error Three long beeps Thermal warning Four alternating beeps: High tone, low tone, high tone, low tone ...
... and blinks off for 0.5 second when processor initialization is powered on -off blink pattern; pattern repeats until 16th on blink, then end BIOS Beep Codes The BIOS beep codes are listed in progress Pattern On when system powers up, then off for 0.5 second On when system powers up, then off... the front-panel power LED to display messages. These beep codes can be heard through a speaker attached to the board's line out jack (see Table 8). BIOS Beep Codes Type Pattern Memory error Three long beeps Thermal warning Four alternating beeps: High tone, low tone, high tone, low tone ...
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... CMOS Battery Low CMOS Checksum Bad Memory Size Decreased No Boot Device Available Explanation The battery may be bad. Intel Desktop Board DG945GCLF Product Guide BIOS Error Messages Whenever a recoverable error occurs during POST, the BIOS displays an error message on the PC monitor that describes the problem. If no memory was removed, then memory...
... CMOS Battery Low CMOS Checksum Bad Memory Size Decreased No Boot Device Available Explanation The battery may be bad. Intel Desktop Board DG945GCLF Product Guide BIOS Error Messages Whenever a recoverable error occurs during POST, the BIOS displays an error message on the PC monitor that describes the problem. If no memory was removed, then memory...
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... incompatibilities arising from future changes to specifications and product descriptions at any time, without notice. Contact your local Intel sales office or your distributor to only the standard Intel® Desktop Board D945GCLF with BIOS identifier LF94510J.86A. Intel Corporation may cause the product to the presented subject matter. Changes to this document, or other Countries 708...
... incompatibilities arising from future changes to specifications and product descriptions at any time, without notice. Contact your local Intel sales office or your distributor to only the standard Intel® Desktop Board D945GCLF with BIOS identifier LF94510J.86A. Intel Corporation may cause the product to the presented subject matter. Changes to this document, or other Countries 708...
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... A description of these symbols and abbreviations appear in this specification. iii Intended Audience The TPS is specifically not intended for the Intel® Desktop Board D945GCLF. CAUTION Cautions are used in all of the BIOS error messages, beep codes, and POST codes Regulatory compliance and battery disposal information Typographical Conventions This section contains information about...
... A description of these symbols and abbreviations appear in this specification. iii Intended Audience The TPS is specifically not intended for the Intel® Desktop Board D945GCLF. CAUTION Cautions are used in all of the BIOS error messages, beep codes, and POST codes Regulatory compliance and battery disposal information Typographical Conventions This section contains information about...
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Intel Desktop Board D945GCLF Technical Product Specification 2.5.2 Fan Header Current Capability 51 2.5.3 Add-in Board Considerations 52 2.6 Thermal Considerations 52 2.7 Reliability 54 2.8 Environmental 54 3 Overview of BIOS Features 55 3.1 Introduction 55 3.2 BIOS Flash Memory Organization 56 3.3 Resource Configuration 56 3.3.1 PCI* Autoconfiguration 56 3.4 System Management BIOS (SMBIOS 57 3.5 Legacy USB Support 58 3.6 BIOS Updates 59 3.6.1 Language Support 59 3.6.2 Custom Splash Screen...
Intel Desktop Board D945GCLF Technical Product Specification 2.5.2 Fan Header Current Capability 51 2.5.3 Add-in Board Considerations 52 2.6 Thermal Considerations 52 2.7 Reliability 54 2.8 Environmental 54 3 Overview of BIOS Features 55 3.1 Introduction 55 3.2 BIOS Flash Memory Organization 56 3.3 Resource Configuration 56 3.3.1 PCI* Autoconfiguration 56 3.4 System Management BIOS (SMBIOS 57 3.5 Legacy USB Support 58 3.6 BIOS Updates 59 3.6.1 Language Support 59 3.6.2 Custom Splash Screen...
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... Recommended Power Supply Current Values 51 Fan Header Current Capability 51 Thermal Considerations for Components 53 Desktop Board D945GCLF Environmental Specifications 54 BIOS Setup Program Menu Bar 56 BIOS Setup Program Function Keys 56 Acceptable Drives/Media Types for BIOS Recovery 60 Boot Device Menu Options 61 Supervisor and User Password Functions 63 vii Location of...
... Recommended Power Supply Current Values 51 Fan Header Current Capability 51 Thermal Considerations for Components 53 Desktop Board D945GCLF Environmental Specifications 54 BIOS Setup Program Menu Bar 56 BIOS Setup Program Function Keys 56 Acceptable Drives/Media Types for BIOS Recovery 60 Boot Device Menu Options 61 Supervisor and User Password Functions 63 vii Location of...