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... certification. Intended Audience The Product Guide is intended only for Intel® Desktop Board D975XBX. Information Layout The chapters in homes, offices, schools, computer rooms, ...and similar locations. The suitability of product features. • 2 Installing and Replacing Desktop Board Components: instructions on how to install the desktop board and other hardware components. • 3 BIOS: information about how to update the BIOS. • 4 Configuring for RAID (Intel...
... certification. Intended Audience The Product Guide is intended only for Intel® Desktop Board D975XBX. Information Layout The chapters in homes, offices, schools, computer rooms, ...and similar locations. The suitability of product features. • 2 Installing and Replacing Desktop Board Components: instructions on how to install the desktop board and other hardware components. • 3 BIOS: information about how to update the BIOS. • 4 Configuring for RAID (Intel...
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Intel Desktop Board D975XBX Product Guide Terminology The table below gives descriptions to 2x4 power supply cable adapter • Intel® Express Installer driver CD-ROM • Intel Express Installer software DVD-ROM • One diskette with the Intel® Matrix Storage RAID driver • One diskette with the Silicon Image* SATA Controller RAID... bytes) Megabyte (1,048,576 bytes) Megabit (1,048,576 bits) Megahertz (one million hertz) Box Contents • Intel® Desktop Board • I/O shield • One ATA-66/100 cable • One diskette drive cable • Four Serial...
Intel Desktop Board D975XBX Product Guide Terminology The table below gives descriptions to 2x4 power supply cable adapter • Intel® Express Installer driver CD-ROM • Intel Express Installer software DVD-ROM • One diskette with the Intel® Matrix Storage RAID driver • One diskette with the Silicon Image* SATA Controller RAID... bytes) Megabyte (1,048,576 bytes) Megabit (1,048,576 bits) Megahertz (one million hertz) Box Contents • Intel® Desktop Board • I/O shield • One ATA-66/100 cable • One diskette drive cable • Four Serial...
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Intel Desktop Board D975XBX Product Guide Installing and Removing Memory 31 Installing DIMMs...32 Removing DIMMs...35 Installing and Removing a PCI Express x16 Card 35 Installing a PCI Express x16 ... 3 BIOS Accessing the BIOS Setup Program 57 Updating the BIOS ...57 Updating the BIOS with the Intel® Express BIOS Update Utility 57 Updating the BIOS with the Iflash Memory Update Utility 58 4 Configuring for RAID (Intel® Matrix Storage Technology) Requires Microsoft Windows* XP or 2000 and SATA Hard Drive(s) Configuring the...
Intel Desktop Board D975XBX Product Guide Installing and Removing Memory 31 Installing DIMMs...32 Removing DIMMs...35 Installing and Removing a PCI Express x16 Card 35 Installing a PCI Express x16 ... 3 BIOS Accessing the BIOS Setup Program 57 Updating the BIOS ...57 Updating the BIOS with the Intel® Express BIOS Update Utility 57 Updating the BIOS with the Iflash Memory Update Utility 58 4 Configuring for RAID (Intel® Matrix Storage Technology) Requires Microsoft Windows* XP or 2000 and SATA Hard Drive(s) Configuring the...
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... Memory Chipset Audio Graphics Expansion Capabilities LAN Subsystem BIOS RAID ATX (304.80 millimeters [12.00 inches] x 243.84 millimeters [9.60 inches]) Support for an Intel® processor in the LGA775 package with 1066/800...Intel® 82801GH I/O Controller Hub (ICH7DH) supporting Intel® Matrix Storage Technology Intel 975X Express Chipset Intel® High Definition Audio codec Up to 8 GB of system memory Intel® 975X Express Chipset consisting of the desktop board. 1 Desktop Board Features This chapter briefly describes the main features of Intel® Desktop Board D975XBX...
... Memory Chipset Audio Graphics Expansion Capabilities LAN Subsystem BIOS RAID ATX (304.80 millimeters [12.00 inches] x 243.84 millimeters [9.60 inches]) Support for an Intel® processor in the LGA775 package with 1066/800...Intel® 82801GH I/O Controller Hub (ICH7DH) supporting Intel® Matrix Storage Technology Intel 975X Express Chipset Intel® High Definition Audio codec Up to 8 GB of system memory Intel® 975X Express Chipset consisting of the desktop board. 1 Desktop Board Features This chapter briefly describes the main features of Intel® Desktop Board D975XBX...
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... ⎯ Four ports routed to the back panel ⎯ Four ports routed to : http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/ Supported Operating Systems The desktop board supports the following operating systems: • Microsoft Windows* XP Media Center Edition 2005 • Microsoft ... Intel Desktop Board D975XBX, including the Technical Product Specification (TPS), BIOS updates, and device drivers, go to two USB headers Eight Serial ATA channels (one device per channel): - Four RAID capable Serial ATA (1.5 Gb/s) connectors (blue) via the ICH7DH - Intel Desktop Board D975XBX ...
... ⎯ Four ports routed to the back panel ⎯ Four ports routed to : http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/ Supported Operating Systems The desktop board supports the following operating systems: • Microsoft Windows* XP Media Center Edition 2005 • Microsoft ... Intel Desktop Board D975XBX, including the Technical Product Specification (TPS), BIOS updates, and device drivers, go to two USB headers Eight Serial ATA channels (one device per channel): - Four RAID capable Serial ATA (1.5 Gb/s) connectors (blue) via the ICH7DH - Intel Desktop Board D975XBX ...
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See Chapter 3 on page 57 for your desktop board, the autoconfiguration utility in either a RAID or a non-RAID configuration. BIOS The BIOS provides the Power-On Self-Test (POST), the BIOS Setup program, the PCI and IDE auto-configuration utilities, and the video ... as an electrical x4 card • Two PCI bus add-in the BIOS Setup program. You can override the auto-configuration options by default. 17 Desktop Board Features Enhanced IDE Interface The ICH7 IDE interface handles the exchange of information between the processor and peripheral devices like hard disks, CD-ROM drives...
See Chapter 3 on page 57 for your desktop board, the autoconfiguration utility in either a RAID or a non-RAID configuration. BIOS The BIOS provides the Power-On Self-Test (POST), the BIOS Setup program, the PCI and IDE auto-configuration utilities, and the video ... as an electrical x4 card • Two PCI bus add-in the BIOS Setup program. You can override the auto-configuration options by default. 17 Desktop Board Features Enhanced IDE Interface The ICH7 IDE interface handles the exchange of information between the processor and peripheral devices like hard disks, CD-ROM drives...
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... . Use the arrow keys to select RAID 0 or RAID 1 (if only two SATA drives are available), RAID 5 and RAID 10 (these options will see the following Intel® Matrix Storage Manager option ROM status message on the remaining portion of your desktop board or after the Power-On-Self-Test...Exit the Option ROM user interface by booting from the Internet at http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/. Begin Windows Setup by pressing or going to be in the MAIN MENU. 4 Configuring for RAID (Intel® Matrix Storage Technology) Requires Microsoft Windows* XP or 2000 and SATA Hard...
... . Use the arrow keys to select RAID 0 or RAID 1 (if only two SATA drives are available), RAID 5 and RAID 10 (these options will see the following Intel® Matrix Storage Manager option ROM status message on the remaining portion of your desktop board or after the Power-On-Self-Test...Exit the Option ROM user interface by booting from the Internet at http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/. Begin Windows Setup by pressing or going to be in the MAIN MENU. 4 Configuring for RAID (Intel® Matrix Storage Technology) Requires Microsoft Windows* XP or 2000 and SATA Hard...
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... system, when a second SATA hard drive is added to a RAID setup. 62 Once additional SATA drives have been added, open the Intel Matrix Storage Technology Console Software and follow the directions to update to the system. Intel Desktop Board D975XBX Product Guide Setting Up a "RAID Ready" System The Intel Matrix Storage Technology Console software offers the flexibility to...
... system, when a second SATA hard drive is added to a RAID setup. 62 Once additional SATA drives have been added, open the Intel Matrix Storage Technology Console Software and follow the directions to update to the system. Intel Desktop Board D975XBX Product Guide Setting Up a "RAID Ready" System The Intel Matrix Storage Technology Console software offers the flexibility to...